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Communities of Faith, Knowledge & Service

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CSW2: Archbishop’s column CSW6: Adolescent boys and God CSW8: SHCP star: Tragedy to triumph CSW12: How to succeed in kindergarten

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Catholic education forms whole person as child of God

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hat is unique about a Catholic education?

The Catholic parochial school system is a revered institution in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. This has been attested to by many well-known and not so well-known San Franciscans for over 100 years.

Catholic education is based on formation of the whole person in light of their dignity as being made in the image and likeness of God. Children in Catholic schools are educated within the structure of a core curriculum that is aimed at their SALVATORE J. integral human developCORDILEONE ment: spiritual, moral, intellectual, social and physical. They are taught to put these gifts at the service of others, growing in their relationship with Jesus Christ as they share his love with those less fortunate than themselves. Perhaps this last element is the key for understanding the ultimate purpose of Catholic education: to produce saints for God’s Kingdom through whom God will in turn sanctify the world.

As Archbishop it is my duty to assist in keeping this mission in the forefront of the minds of the faithful. In all that we do we must bring Catholic culture to life as witnesses to God’s love, as we work to bring the po-

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tential of a respectable education to people of all economic and cultural backgrounds. Put simply, we make an offering of our lives as good stewards of the gifts and talents which God has given us in our service to others.

Youth who are well-formed in their Catholic identity play an invaluable role in this mission as they share Christ’s love with other young people, so desperately needed in today’s world. As Blessed Pope John Paul II wrote in “Ecclesia in America” “Young Christians, trained to have a mature missionary consciousness, must become apostles to their contemporaries. There is need for pastoral outreach to young people wherever they are found: in schools, universities, the workplace, the countryside, with appropriate adaptation to their particular inclinations” (no. 47).

As we take a glance back nostalgically over these past 100-plus years, it is good to be both proud and self-critical in the work that we have done in the realm of education and formation of youth. As we evaluate the present moment, we see that we are greatly blessed with a well-developed education system poised and ready to serve our families and greater community well into this new Christian millennium, thanks especially to dedicated teachers, parents, administrators, benefactors and volunteers. To all of you I say: Thank you!

As we look forward, let us focus our attention on using our Catholic school system not only as a launching pad for individual development but also as a reference point for the ongoing enculturation of the Gospel, a stabilizing resource for the Catholic family in the world today.

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Communities of faith, knowledge, and service

often wonder how people without faith or a spiritual connection to our Lord Jesus deal with the daily ordeals of life. My Catholic faith, passed on to me by my parents and nurtured in me by my pastor and Catholic school teachers, sustains and uplifts me each day. This faith, this understanding and love of God, emboldens me to continue striving for a better world.

The day-to-day experience of a Catholic school student is one where the personal dedication of teachers and administrators is a lived reality. This daily modeling by adults powerfully exemplifies the reason the Catholic Church MAUREEN expends so many of its resources HUNTINGTON to educate our children in our faith. Students and adults together learn what it means to be a person of faith through their interactions, observations, and language. What we say, do, text, and write, does count. Schools, especially Catholic schools, are places where children and teens learn how to interact, connect, collaborate, cooperate and compete in appropriate and healthy ways. In the classroom, on the athletic field, on the stage or just hanging around school, children observe how adults interact, solve problems, make mistakes and enjoy time together. Catholic schools are teaching and learning environments that immerse students in an atmosphere steeped in Jesus Christ.

The benefits we received from our Catholic school education continue to enrich our lives every day. During Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 26-Feb. 1, take some time to reflect on the many challenges and blessings that lay before each of our Catholic schools and how you might be able to assist in solving them. Your prayers will enable us to move forward, providing quality Catholic education for our Bay Area families.

HUNTINGTON is superintendent of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Department of Catholic Schools.

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Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo is much more than an outstanding Catholic college preparatory school for young men. It is a place where classmates become brothers, teachers become mentors and ordinary moments become extraordinary experiences.

Located in the heart of the Peninsula between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, Serra students take advantage of all that the Bay Area has to offer.

At Serra, you will be known and you will belong.

451 West 20th Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 650.345.8207

www.serrahs.com Serra Blue is GOLD

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CONSIDER CONTRIBUTING TO CATHOLIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND TO HELP POOR CHILDREN

If you valued your Catholic education, or that of your children, or did not have the opportunity but would like to help the children of today – the Archdiocese of San Francisco Department of Catholic Schools has a great opportunity for you.

In 2000, the archdiocese created a special endowment that has now grown to $20 million. This endowment provides partial scholarships to more than 700 elementary students and to more than 300 high school students.

In addition, parishes and high schools also offer scholarships. These scholarships are offered based on financial need to give the poorest of our

families an opportunity to send their children to Catholic school.

If you would like to support our poor families in educating their children, you may send a donation to Department of Catholic Schools, 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109 or call Assistant Superintendent for Planning and Finance Annette Brown at (415) 614-5662.

Delivering on the Power and the Promise of Catholic Education

ON THE COVER CLOCKWISE: Students at St. Patrick School in Larkspur; Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at St. Dunstan School in Millbrae; Holy Name of Jesus pastor Father Arnold Zamora with first communicants; Junipero Serra High School boys.

Catholic Elementary Schools of Southern San Mateo County

Southern San Mateo County parish schools have been providing Catholic education to children on the San Francisco Peninsula for more than 125 years. Combining the power of Catholic faith formation and the promise of academic excellence, students and families enjoy the benefits of a fully credentialed faculty, a clear mission, vision and values, and the commitment of principals and pastors to prepare children for high school and beyond.

Immaculate Heart of Mary

St. St. Charles Charles School School

1000 dede LasLas Pulgas, Belmont 1000Alameda Alameda Pulgas, Belmont www.ihmschoolbelmont.org www.ihmschoolbelmont.com Pre-K -8 tel 650-593-4265 fax 650-593-4342 tel 650-593-4265 fax 650-593-4342 ihmschool@ihmschoolbelmont.com See us on Facebook at Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont PreK-8 Open House: Jan 30, 10:30 am –1:30 pm Open House: January 24, 2014, 10:30 am–1:00pm

850 Avenue, San San Carlos 850Tamarack Tamarack Avenue, Carlos www.stcharlesschoolsc.org www.stcharlesschoolsc.org tel fax 650-593-9723 tel650-593-1629 650-593-1629 fax 650-593-9723 Open House: January 24,23, 2014, 9:45am–12:00pm Open House: January 10:00 am –12:30pm

Nativity School Nativity 1250 LaurelSchool Street, Menlo Park

2701 Hacienda St. 2701 Hacienda Street, San Mateo San Mateo, CA 94403 www.stgregs-sanmateo.org (650) 573-0111 fax (650) 573-6548 tel 650 573-0111 fax 650-573-6548 www.stgregs-sanmateo.org lpaul@stgregs-sanmateo.org Open House: January 24, 2014, Open House: February 6, 10:00 am Kindergarten new families only 9:00am–10:00am All other visitors 11:30am–1:00pm

1250 Laurel Street, Menlo Park www.nativityschool.com www.nativityschool.com tel 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 JrK - 8 Open House: January 30, 11:00 am –1:00 pm tel 650-325-7304 fax 650-325-3841 Open House: January 24, 2014, 11:00am–1:00pm

Notre Dame Elementary A sponsored ministry of the Notre Dame Elementary Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur An educational ministry in the tradition 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur www.nde.org 1200 Notre Dame Avenue, Belmont tel 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 www.nde.org Open House: January 22, 9:00 am–12:00pm tel 650-591-2209 fax 650-591-4798 K-8, Open House: January 25, 2014, 9:30am–11:00am

Our Lady of Angels 1328 Lady Cabrillo Our ofAvenue, AngelsBurlingame

St. St. Gregory Gregory School School

St. Pius School 1100 Woodside St. Pius SchoolRoad, Redwood City

www.stpiusschool.org 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 www.stpiusschool.org office@stpiusschool.org Pre-School -8 Open House: January 30, 10:30am–12:00pm tel 650-368-8327 fax 650-368-7031 office@stpiusschool.org Open House: January 24, 2014, 10:30am–1:30pm St. Matthew Catholic School

www.olaschoolk8.org 1328 Cabrillo Avenue, Burlingame tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 www.olaschoolk8.org Open House: January 27, 6:00 –8:00 pm tel 650-343-9200 fax 650-343-5620 Open House: January 30, 2014, 6:00pm–8:00pm

910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo www.stmatthewcath.org St. Matthew Catholic School tel S. 650-343-1373 650-343-2046 910 El Camino Real,fax San Mateo www.stmatthewcath.org bviotti@stmatthewcath.org tel 650-343-1373 650-343-2046 Open House: fax January 30, 11:45am–1:30pm Open House: January 24, 2014, 11:45am–1:30pm

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School 301 Grand Redwood City School Our LadyStreet, of Mount Carmel

St. Raymond 1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park St. Raymond Catholic Jk-8 School

www.mountcarmel.org 301 Grand Street, Redwood City tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 www.mountcarmel.org tel 650-366-8817 fax 650-366-0902 info@mountcarmel.org Applications being accepted for Pre-School K Info Night: January 18, 7:00 – 8:00 pm– 7th grade Pre-School-Grade 8 Jan 30, 10:00am–12:00pm PreK-7 Open House: Open House: January 24, 2014, 11:15am–12:30pm

St. Catherine of Siena School St. of Siena School 1300Catherine Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame 1300 Bayswater Avenue, Burlingame www.stcos.com www.stcos.com tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 tel 650-344-7176 fax 650-344-7426 Open House: January 30, 10:00 am–1:00pm Open House: January 24, 2014, 10:00am–1:00pm

1211 Arbor Road, Menlo Park www.straymond.org www.straymond.org tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 Pre-K - 8House: January 30, 11:00 am–1:00 pm Open tel 650-322-2312 fax 650-322-2910 K-8 Open House: January 24, 2014, 11:00am–1:00pm

St. Timothy School

1515 Dolan Avenue, San Mateo

St. Timothy School www.sttimothyschool.org

1515 Dolan Avenue, San tel 650-342-6567 faxMateo 650-342-5913 www.sttimothyschoool.org K Open House: January 19, 7:00 pm tel 650-342-6567 fax 650-342-5913 K-8 Open House: February 1, 7:00 pm K-8 Open House: January 24, 2014, 10:00am–12:00 pm

All schools are fully accredited by the Western Catholic Educational Association and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

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Catholic Schools Build Great Communities

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St. Finn Barr teacher brings math to life Math Common Core comes to Catholic schools VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATING YOUNG MEN IN FAITH, 1949

INTELLECT, LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE visit us today at www.riordanhs.org

St. Finn Barr School mathematics teacher Lilia Patriarca uses movie ratings and shopping to teach math to her middle school students.

“I emphasize application. If we are doing percent – I use shopping. I always give myself as an Lilia Patriarca example because I love shopping. How many percent is that savings, calculate!” Patriarca said.

Patriarca’s approach at the San Francisco parish K-8 school is translating very well to instruction in this year’s newest curriculum adventure, the much ballyhooed newest new math – the Common Core national education standards which place a greater emphasis on real world applications in teaching mathematics.

“My goal in teaching math is–how are they going to apply this in the world?” said Patriarca, who works

one on one with her students in regular after school tutoring sessions and sets up peer tutoring in her classroom. “I like the Common Core. It is not just a matter of computation based on the problems. That is always my goal, relevance.”

But Patriarca has been making math relevant to St. Finn Barr students for 14 years, said St. Finn Barr principal Mele Mortonson.

“Lilia’s competence as a math instructor goes without saying, but I am most impressed by her ability to develop such a rigorous approach to learning math within a classroom setting that so clearly prioritizes our values of community, service, and faith,” said Mortonson.

“Her enthusiasm for the subject matter is infectious, and as a result her students develop the persistence required to succeed in math.

The Common Core standards are a great fit for her classroom as she has always emphasized the real-world, analytical application of math processes,” the principal said.

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CREATING TOMORROW’S

STEWARDS

OF GOD’S CREATION

CYO Camp’s Environmental Education Programs provide an extensive outdoor education experience for all students that builds on academic understanding and develops skills necessary for self-respect, social cooperation and strong communities.

Visit www.cyocamp.org for more info about our Environmental Education Programs or call 707.874.0200

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Academic Excellence Values-Based Curriculum Nurturing Community

OPEN HOUSE & TOUR February 4, 9 a.m.

RSVP (415) 221-8558 * Now Accepting Applications * Visit our website www.staroftheseasf.com

Terry Hanley, Principal Star of the Sea School 360 Ninth Avevene San Francisco, CA 94118 thanley@staroftheseasf.com

St. Monica School

Notre Dame des Victoires

Where Students Are Loved and Challenged

K-8 grades Extended Care & After school Enrichment Programs (including a Chinese Language Program)

5950 Geary Blvd. (@ 24th Ave.) San Francisco, CA 94121 415-751-9564

www.stmonicasf.org SCHOOL TOUR: Tuesday, January 28, 8:30am COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, April 6th, 11:30am - 1:30am

659 Pine Street

NORTH SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT SCHOOLS

(between Grant & Stockton) San Francisco, CA 94108

Catholic Elementary & Middle School Kindergarten through 8th Grade Strong Academics Innovative Curriculum Daily French Instruction in All Grades Before and After School Care Convenient Downtown Location

Call for tour schedule (415) 421-0069 www.ndvsf.org

Check our website for additional tour schedule

5950 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94121 415-751-9564 • www.stmonicasf.org

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SALESIAN SS. Peter and Paul School

Saints Peter and Paul Salesian School 660 Filbert St. San Francisco 415-421-5219 www.sspeterpaulsf.org

Saint Brigid School

Please Call for tours and information

Over 125 years of excellent Catholic education A WASC accredited elementary school with strong academic foundation.

We are Pre-Kinder to Grade 8 Saints Peter and Paul School 660 Filbert Street S.F., CA 94113

Spanish, Technology, Music and P.E. are part of the curriculum in all grades. After school care and other after school programs - sports, piano, dance, chess, karate, band, choir, & other languages.

415.421.5219 Lharris@sspeterpaulsf.org www.sspeterpaulsf.org

Be our guest. Call 415 673-4523 to schedule.

Visit www.saintbrigidsf.org for more information.

Principal: Lisa Harris, Ed.D.

Saint Vincent de Paul School

St. Mary’s School

A WASC/WCEA accredited Kindergarten through 8th grade elementary school

838 Kearny Street San Francisco, 94108

A strong academic experience in a faith filled environment includes art, drama, music, P.E., Spanish, and technology for all grade levels.

Extracurricular activities include CYO Sports, Chess club, Boys’ Choir and Girls’ Chorus, and many student driven clubs.

Extended Care is available.

2350 Green Street San Francisco 415-346-5505

New Facility Financial District, North Beach and Chinatown Grades K – 8th Grade After school programs Mandarin curriculum P.E., Music, and Sports program Fully Accredited by WCEA and WASC

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS Call 415-929-4690 for School Tours www.stmaryschinese.org

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Nurturing a sense of God in adolescent boys Faith formation at Junipero Serra and Archbishop Riordan high schools VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

At all-boys Catholic Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, the role model is Jesus and the culture is brotherhood.

“What we try to foster is Jesus is our role model,” said Serra theology chair Gary Meegan.

“We look at what does Jesus say,” said Meegan “And that becomes very powerful. The whole idea, is if you have a man to look up to and you can really focus on that – that makes a big difference.”

At Serra and at Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco, the archdiocesan boys Catholic high schools, brotherhood is central.

“We look at that idea of brotherhood – which is the most important word for us, brothers in Christ,” Serra chaplain Father Joe Bradley said.

“You are a gift in yourself from God here and therefore, you are our brother.”

At the same time, said Kyle Lierk, who spoke at the regional Faith Formation Conference in Santa Clara in November, competiveness is “a component of nature to boys, to men.” For boys trying to grow into men, “I think the underlying question is do I have what it takes?” Lierk said.

Serra focuses also on its namesake Blessed Father Junipero Serra, founder of the California missions, who traveled the coast with a lame leg, intent on his mission to evangelize, Meegan noted.

At Riordan High School, Christ seen through

(PHOTOS COURTESY SERRA HIGH SCHOOL)

Adolescent boys seek heroes and Christ is the ideal role model, says Serra theology chairman Gary Meegan. Left, a Serra student holds the crucifix during Mass. Right, Serra chaplain Father Joe Bradley celebrates Mass at school.

Mary is a strong motif, drawing on the school’s Marianist heritage. From 1949 to 2011, the Marianist fathers and brothers taught and administered Riordan and the school works closely

with the retired religious in Los Altos and with Marianist University of Dayton, said Alex Datoc, director of campus ministry.

“Part of the Marianists’ charism is Mary’s hospitality of welcoming and building relationships,” said Datoc, citing Mary going to see her cousin Elizabeth after she accepts her role as the mother of the savior and the Angel Gabriel tells her that Elizabeth is pregnant. The school requires 100 hours of community service, most with those in need, he noted. “Also her courage to say yes in taking God’s call – we try to build that with our boys,” Datoc said.

Riordan does not have a priest or brother on staff, but for the past two years a seminarian from St. Patrick’s Seminary & University has taught theology at the school and different priests, including Riordan graduate Father Michael Quinn, celebrate the monthly Masses.

Riordan works on bringing “a sense of God in their lives” to the students, Datoc said. “One of the best ways we do that is through our retreats – helping them look at their gifts and talents that God has given them.”

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Marin Catholic We support our Catholic Elementary Schools in celebrating

Catholic Schools Week.

St. Patrick

St. Hilary

St. Rita

St. Isabella

Billy Alten

Ellie Zimmer

Nick Gonella

Carmela Karcher

Engineering Club Baseball and Football Volunteer, El Carmen Project

President, Assoc. High Schools of Marin National Merit Scholar, Commended Captain, Field Hockey Swim Team Volunteer, Manzanita Child Volunteer, St. Vincent DePaul Development Center

AP Scholar Cross Country and Soccer Volunteer, The Canal Family Support Service’s Kids Club

Our Lady of Loretto

San Domenico

St. Anselm

St. Raphael

Marco Martin

Maggie McCallister

Austin Couch

Madeline Spiess

National Honor Society Captain, Football and Lacrosse Link Crew Leader

President, Junior Class Council National Honor Society Volunteer, Special Olympics

Winner of Presentation High School Scholarship Award Captain, Volleyball Volunteer, Bello Gardens & Be2Live

AP Scholar Captain, Lacrosse Volunteer, St. Raphael’s food pantry and Parish School of Religion

Our Lady of Loretto — Novato

St. Anselm — San Anselmo

St. Hilary— Tiburon

St. Isabella — San Rafael

St. Patrick — Larkspur

St. Raphael — San Rafael

St. Rita — Fairfax

Outstanding students

are admitted every year to Marin Catholic from each of our Catholic elementary schools.

These students are ZHOO URXQGHG IDLWK ÀOOHG DQG service oriented. They excel in academics, arts, music, athletics, and more.

It is on the solid foundation established in our parochial schools that we build our legacy at Marin Catholic— a legacy of faith, knowledge, and service.

San Domenico — San Anselmo

Visit www.marincatholic.org for more information

FAITH

KNOWLEDGE

SERVICE

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SHCP basketball star, coach turns tragedy into triumph LIDIA WASOWICZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Tierra Rogers’ story reads like the Book of Job. In the first 19 years of her life, the former superstar and current coach of women’s basketball at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory endured childhood in an impoverished, violence-riddled neighborhood, struggled with learning challenges in school, grappled with the loss of her father’s being shot dead at age 39 during halftime in one of the dozens of games she led to victory, and coped with a sudden health crisis that derailed a promising athletic career.

Through the trials, she patiently persisted. “Tierra took the bad things that happened to her, things that would have destroyed the rest of us, and turned them into gold,â€? said Cally Salzman, SHCP director of academic resource services. “I have never, ever in my 40 years of teaching met a student with a work ethic like hers ‌ It is not in her constitution to quit.â€?

Now 23, a graduate of UC Berkeley, and the new assistant coach of the SHCP’s women’s junior varsity basketball team, Rogers credits a strong support system for her stamina. “There has been a lot to overcome, and it hasn’t been easy,� admitted Rogers, who suffered bouts of depression as she fought to come to terms with her father’s Jan. 12, 2008, murder and, 20 months later, her diagno-

St. Charles Borromeo Established 1894 Grades: K-8, Extended Care 3250 18th St., 94110 (415) 861-7652 Principal: Sr. Nelia Pernecia, OP Fax: (415) 861-0221 email: npernecia@sfstcharlesschool.org

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Former Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory basketball star Tierra Rogers now coaches at her alma mater. sis of a life-threatening heart defect that put an end to her playing days. “I believe all my friends and family and my faith got me through it.�

The high school All-American, who started dribbling at age 3, showed strength from her earliest days in San Francisco’s Hunters Point district, where her grandfather was gunned down when her dad was 8. “Growing up in the projects, seeing nothing but African-Americans and thinking it normal that crime and

homelessness were part of everyday life, I had a real eye opener when I got to SHCP,� said Rogers, a scholar in the Piro Program for low-income, first-generation college-bound San Franciscans.

She handled the most difficult adjustment – academic rigors exacerbated by a learning disability affecting reading comprehension and number identification – with characteristic dedication and determination. “Tierra’s greatest victories ... came during the long hours of extra study time in her counselor Cally Salzman’s office,� said John Vigo, director of school advancement. “They came at home in her room while she studied for countless tests and quizzes, worked tirelessly on projects and prepared for the SAT.�

All the while, the basketball wins stacked up. Rogers led the SHCP team – ranked No. 1 in the nation and posting perfect 32-0 seasons in 2007 and 2008 – to three state titles and a national championship. During her four-year high school career the highly touted guard lost only three games.

In 2009, she became the first female in SHCP and San Francisco history to be named McDonald’s All-American, joining the ranks of Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal and other court legends. “She could win games with her athleticism, but she could also do it with her will and determination,� said Scott Bergen, associate director of community life and sports communications coordinator.

UC Berkeley women’s basketball coach Joanne Boyle took note, offering her a scholarship. Before playing a single game with the Golden Bears, Rogers collapsed during training Sept. 21, 2009. Doctors faulted arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, a SEE SHCP STAR, PAGE CSW15

ST. J/HN C!4(/L)# SC(//, (K–8) where community matters

SCHOOL Established OF THE EPIPHANY 1938 Grades: K-8, Day Extended Care 600 Italy Ave., 94112 (415) 337-4030 Principal: Diane Elkins Fax: (415) 337-8583 email: d.elkins@sfepiphany.org

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St. Finn Barr Established 1962

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Grades: K-8, Extended Care 419 Hearst Ave., 94112 (415) 333-1800 Principal: Maria Sablan Mortonson Fax: (415) 452-0177 email: m.mortonson@stfinnbarr.org

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Saint Philip the Apostle School ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE & FAITH Offering Pre-School, K-8 Grades

Open 26,2014 2014 OpenHouse: House: January January 26, Pre-school 10:30 a.m. to Noon K-8 Grades 11:30 to 1:00 p.m.

Catholic and Non-Catholic families welcome.

A diverse, warm, and accepting environment committed to developing the full and unique potential of each student.

665 Elizabeth Street San Francisco, CA 94114 415-824-8467 saintphilipschool.org email: info@saintphilipschool.org

415-282-0143 saintphilippreschool.org email: preschoolinfo@saintphilipparish.org

offering traditional faith-based education while incorporating cutting edge technology

The BASIC Fund is a privately funded program dedicated to broadening the educational opportunities for children by helping low-income families afford the cost of tuition at private schools.

SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR A MAXIMUM OF $1,600 ANNUALLY PER CHILD. For information and Application Please Call Bay Area Scholarships for Innercity Children

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St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School A Catholic, Dominican School Serving the Mission District and Bernal Heights Since 1894

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School

Holy Angels Elementary School

"Top of the Hill, Daly City" 80 Wellington Avenue (between Mission & Brunswick Sts. (650) 755-4438 • www.olphdc.org e-mail: olphdc@yahoo.com – CALL SCHOOL FOR PRIVATE TOUR – Open House: Sun., Jan. 26 11:00–1:00 pm

7 Elmwood Drive, Daly City 94015 (650) 756-3395 Fax: (650) 756-5872 www.olmbulldogs.org e-mail: office@olmbulldogs.com Tours everyday at 9:15 a.m.

Open House: Sun. January 26 12:30 – 2:00 pm

20 Reiner Street, Colma 94014 (650) 755-0220 Fax: (650) 755-0258 www.holyangelscolma.com Open House: Sun., January 26 11 am – 2 pm School tours by appointment

South San Francisco

All Souls Catholic School 479 Miller Avenue So. San Francisco 94080 Preschool - 8th Grade (650) 583-3562 • Fax: (650) 952-1167 www.ssfallsoulsschool.org e-mail: info@ssfallsoulsschool.org Sunday, January 26, 9:00 am Mass followed by Open House / Science Fair

CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF NORTH SAN MATEO COUNTY

South San Francisco

St. Veronica Catholic School Celebrating 50 years of:

Students who live our Faith, Open and honest communicators, Active members in our community, Responsible, Life-long learners

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Faith community unites to honor MLK CHRISTINA M. GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Bay Area Catholics, Jews, Protestants, Muslims and other people of faith marched side-by-side in San Francisco Jan. 20 in memory of the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated in 1968 and would have been 85 years old Jan. 15.

The San Francisco Interfaith Council invited faith communities around the Bay Area to join the fourth annual celebration of King’s life planned in partnership with the Northern California Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Foundation. King was a Baptist pastor who used nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs to advance African-American civil rights in the 1960s.

About 5,000 people participated in the day’s events, 1,000 of whom had traveled on Caltrain from San Jose in a commemorative “Freedom Ride” in memory of the Selma to Montgomery, Ala., train ride King and other activists took in 1965 calling for voting rights for blacks.

The crowd gathered at 11 a.m. at the downtown Caltrain depot for a one-and-a-half-mile march across the Lefty O’Doul Bridge in another SEE MLK, PAGE 15

Bishops see Gaza as ‘man-made disaster, scandal’ JUDITH SUDILOVSKY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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A marcher in San Francisco Jan. 20 during the city’s fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. parade holds a sign bearing King’s words. The sign was so popular on the parade route that marchers asked to pose for a photo with it.

JERUSALEM – Bishops from North America, Europe and Africa called on international leaders to act immediately so people living in the Gaza Strip can have access to basic necessities.

“Gaza is a man-made disaster, a shocking scandal, an injustice that cries out to the human community for a resolution. We call upon political leaders to improve the humanitarian situation of the people in Gaza, assuring access to the basic necessities for a dignified human life, the possibilities for economic development and freedom of movement,” they said in their Jan. 16 statement.

The bishops spent the two days of their Jan. 11-16 trip visiting Christian schools and social and health institutions in Gaza as well as meeting with the local parishioners. Their visit, known as the Holy Land Coordination, is an annual event that began in 1988 at the request of the Vatican. Each year they come at the invitation of the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of SEE GAZA, PAGE 15

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

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Archbishop urges youths to attend weekend pro-life events

“TRY PRAYER!” ESSAY CONTEST: K-12 students are invited to submit entries in the 2014 “Try Prayer! It Works!” contest sponsored by Family Rosary for the chance to win $100. Entries must be postmarked by Feb. 1 and can be art, poetry or prose. This year’s theme – “Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief” – focuses on The Presentation in the Temple. The fourth joyful mystery of the rosary tells the story of Simeon, who recognizes that Jesus is the Messiah when Mary and Joseph bring the baby to the temple. He has waited a lifetime to witness this moment and is rewarded for his faith. Entries may be in English or Spanish. To download an application, go to www.FamilyRosary.org/TryPrayer. Questions?

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More than 50,000 people are expected to gather Saturday, Jan. 25, for the 10th annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone making a special appeal to youths to take part in the pro-life gathering and related worship and witness the previous day.

The crowd will gather at Civic Center Plaza for a 12:30 p.m. rally, then walk down Market Street starting at 1:30 p.m. The event will conclude with a celebration at Justin Herman Plaza near the Ferry Building.

Archbishop Cordileone will deliver the invocation for the walk at Civic Center Plaza. He has invited the priests and people of all the parishes and schools of the archdiocese to attend.

“The growth and enthusiasm surrounding the walk proves that our pro-life message continues to resonate with the culture to fill the void secular society creates when it excludes God, virtue and an understanding of the profound dignity of human life,” Archbishop Cordileone wrote in his letters to pastors, priests, Catholic school teachers and students in the San Francisco archdiocese.

The archbishop also will celebrate

ARCHBISHOP’S BLOG POST ON MARRIAGE: Writing on the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ blog, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone critiqued U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision on same-sex marriage in Utah. Holder said the federal government will begin recognizing those unions even though the state does not and the issue is currently in the courts.

On Dec. 20, a federal district court judge struck down Utah’s marriage law but the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the decision while the case is appealed. Read more at http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/2014/01/ attorney-general-holder-acts-contrary.html

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Many Walk for Life West Coast 2012 marchers held signs expressing their support for the rights of the unborn. a 9:30 a.m. Walk for Life West Coast Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

“People, especially our young people, are more and more receptive to the message that abortion hurts women, men and families. They understand that it is inherently unfair to generations of their peers who never had the opportunity to experience life. This is why turnout by our students and young people continues to rise,” the archbishop wrote.

On Friday, Jan. 24, a Youth Event for students in grades seven through 12 will be held at the cathedral, with a

presentation by the Sisters of Life followed by Mass celebrated by San Jose Auxiliary Bishop Tom Daily assisted by seminarians of the archdiocese.

The Sisters of Life is a new religious community based in New York City serving thousands of women who are pregnant and in crisis and who turn to the sisters for hope and support at the community’s centers in New York and Toronto. They cohosted the largest English-speaking catechetical site at World Youth Day in Madrid in 2012.

The Youth Event reflects on “the crucial need for the young people of our archdiocese to hear the message of their incomparable worth, created in the very image and likeness of God,” the archbishop wrote in a letter with archdiocesan schools Superintendent Maureen Huntington.

Archdiocese names new chief financial officer

SOCIAL MINISTRY GATHERING: The 2014 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington Feb. 2-5 will focus on Pope Francis’ vision of becoming “a poor church for the poor.” In his first audience, March 16, 2013, Pope Francis told the media, “How I would like a church which is poor and for the poor.” The gathering will include an opening plenary address by John Allen, former senior correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, associate editor at the Boston Globe and Vatican expert for CNN and National Public Radio, Feb. 2.

Michael Naughton, professor of Catholic studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, will give the Feb. 4 keynote.

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The archbishop stresses ‘the crucial need for the young people of our archdiocese to hear the message of their incomparable worth, created in the very image and likeness of God.’

Joe Passarello, a finance executive with more than 20 years of leadership responsibility, joined the Archdiocese of San Francisco Jan. 6 as chief financial officer.

Passarello succeeds Rick Hannon, who decided to step down after 20 years of service and accept a part-time Joe Passarello position as director of the Capital Assets Corp. in the archdiocese.

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Passarello, who began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche, served in finance leadership roles at public and private companies and most recently served as chief financial officer of Serena Software.

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Passarello told Catholic San Francisco that he is committed to ensuring that the archdiocesan finances remain strong. He stressed not only his faith but also his experience in financial leadership in the private sector. “I come from a background and am an advocate of being transparent in financial matters,” he said.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Call to remove pro-life banners termed censorship CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Banners displayed on light posts to promote the Jan. 25 Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco received the proper permitting from the city and calls for the signs’ removal are ridiculous, said a leader of the event.

San Francisco Supervisor David Campos introduced a resolution Jan. 14 opposing the banners posted along Market Street to promote the 10th annual Walk for Life West Coast. The Board of Supervisors will vote on the resolution after the walk occurs.

The flags, a common sight in many a city to announce various festivals and civic events, carry the slogan “Abortion hurts women,” and announce the date and place for the march, along with the event’s website, www.walkforlifewc. com.

Campos contended the message on the banners “isn’t true.”

“Not only is abortion one of the safest medical procedures in the United States, but denied abortion care is what hurts women,” he said in introducing the resolution.

He called for a review of the city’s process of granting permits for banners and his resolution claimed the walk organization violated various city regulations.

Campos was the primary sponsor of a buffer ordinance to keep pro-life sidewalk counselors away from those entering a Planned Parenthood clinic in the Mission District.

Eva Muntean, Walk for Life co-chair, said the walk properly obtained a permit and met all the criteria for banners laid out by the city’s Department of Public Works.

“Physically and psychologically, families are hurt by abortion. I welcome them (critics of the signs) to come and to listen to these talks and

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This Walk for Life West Coast banner is one of 50 hanging on light poles on Market Street in San Francisco.

just find out exactly first hand from people that have abortions, how it has hurt them,” she said in a KCBS radio interview.

San Francisco is known as “a tolerant city,” she said, but efforts to censor the signs show such tolerance doesn’t cover different viewpoints.

“We certainly welcome all San Franciscans to attend the Walk for Life West Coast and to listen to post-abortive women share their stories. Decide for yourself whether what you are hearing is ‘hate speech,’” she said.

Campos is treading on sticky ground constitutionally, said a pro-life legal expert. The city’s regulations have to be content neutral, said Katie Short, Life Legal Defense Foundation legal director. “They cannot explicitly say we are only going to allow speech on one side of an issue on these banners,” Short told Catholic San Francisco.

“San Francisco lives in a bubble if they think the words ‘abortion hurts women’ are so provocative,” said Short, noting that when the walk began in 2005 a previous Board of Supervisors created “Stand up for Choice” day and then-Mayor Gavin Newsom and other elected officials held a rally to try to counter the walk.

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist of a Mass commemorating women and men religious at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 11 a.m. Feb. 2. The liturgy will have a special focus on those celebrating milestone or jubilee years in their vocation. The Mass is in conjunction with liturgies around the world celebrating consecrated life, said Presentation Archbishop Sister Rosina Conrotto, director Salvatore J. of the archdiocesan Office for Cordileone Consecrated Life. Women and men religious will serve as ministers of the Mass and a luncheon for jubilarians and their guests follows the Mass.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Sister Pauline says it’s ‘wonderful’ TOM BURKE CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Mercy Sister Pauline Borghello has been a Sister of Mercy for 55 years, 50 of them in Catholic education and the last 32 years as principal at St. Gabriel School, San Francisco. Sister Pauline will be honored Jan. 26 at St. Gabriel beginning with Mass at 10 a.m. followed by Sister Pauline a reception.

Borghello, RSM “Wonderful,” Sister Pauline said when I asked how her 55 years as a religious have been. Sister Pauline was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of St. Peter Elementary School and St. Peter Academy which were long under the leadership of the Mercy sisters. “I entered the Sisters of Mercy after high school,” Sister Pauline told me. “You can say I was influenced by the works of many kind and caring Sisters of Mercy.”

More than half a century as a religious is a long time but more than three decades as principal of one school is of itself remarkable and worth every minute, Sister Pauline said. “It’s been wonderful to walk with parish and school families as their children grow through the different stages of development. Many of those students are now parents of present St. Gabriel students and/or active alumni.

Quite a few of their parents are still parishioners who love and support the school. St. Gabriel is truly a wonderful, supportive, caring, community.”

Sister Pauline’s best moments as a religious have been realized through her ministry as an educator: “Always the opportunity to work, and communicate with staff and students.”

Sister Pauline said she has not been alone at the wheel at St. Gabe’s. “Over the years I have been blessed by great pastors and surrounded by an excellent faculty and staff. What more can I say but a big thank you for all that has been!”

Everyone is welcome for the Jan. 26 celebrations especially parish mem-

DIVE: Students at Mercy High School, Burlingame took an “Urban Plunge” at The Lantern Center, a work founded in San Francisco by the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 2006 offering language and computer classes to the immigrant community. Mercy’s “Urban Plunge” helps students “learn about a particular marginalized group and then reflect on their experiences,” Mercy said. Pictured are top from left: Hui Ran Huang, Presentation Sister Maire Sullivan, Lily Zhao, Anissa Silva, Gali Prado, Cami Fruehe and Liue (Ricky) Wang, and bottom from left: Kaili Zheng, Isabella Lim and Mercy teacher Peter Diaz.

BATTER UP: Having sharpened his skills on the baseball teams of Junipero Serra High School and the University of San Francisco Justin Maffei recently returned to his high school alma mater to give athletes there a look at life on the road.

Justin was drafted in Justin Maffei June by the Pittsburgh Pirates and now plays in the organization’s minor league division.

“Playing pro ball is something that I have dreamed about my whole life,” Justin told the group. “I have realized what a blessing it was for me to attend Serra. You guys should be thankful every day that this is where you get to go to school.” Justin said the minor league reality is a tough one with long bus rides between game locations and “less than glamorous” accommodations. “Serra taught me that nothing comes easily – you have to work for what you want,” Justin said.

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PUFFED UP: Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary have sewn up the pillow market having created 325 heartshaped pillows for men, women and children at facilities including Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco and Children’s Hospital, Oakland.

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St. Rita School to launch ‘big picture’ academic model becoming increasingly important in our global society. The various themes used in the IB-PYP program are always presented within an international framework that encourages students to better understand the world around them. This tends to foster a greater sense of tolerance and cultural understanding.”

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St. Rita School in Fairfax will become one of a short list of Catholic K-8 schools in the nation to implement a new academic model that emphasizes learning across disciplines and cultures and cultivates critical thinking and lifelong learning.

Principal John Black believes the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program, to be introduced in August, will improve teaching and learning at the 57-year-old school, differentiate it from other Catholic K-8 schools in the area and help boost enrollment.

The Marin County parish school was faced with closing last year but won a reprieve after a six-month fundraising campaign by the parish community raised enough money to keep the school open for another year.

Black said the program cultivates lifelong learners who understand and appreciate countries and cultures outside their own. The program, which Black said is recognized worldwide for its academic standards, was established in Geneva, Switzerland, in the late 1960s and is used by nearly 4,000 schools in 145 nations.

He said the school’s Catholic values are “an ideal foundation” for the program, adding that daily religious classes, morning prayer and monthly Mass will continue to be part of students’ experience at St. Rita.

Catholic San Francisco asked Black, who began his teaching career in the early 1990s with the Peace Corps in central Africa and came to St. Rita last year with years of teaching and administrative experience in Catholic and international schools, to respond to our questions about the initiative.

CSF: What have you observed about students who go through this program?

Black: “I’d say they are able to see the ‘big picture’ and develop critical thinking skills at a much younger age than those who do not come up in this model. They can also look at real-world issues from a perspective that’s not dependent upon where and how they grow up. They tend to be more compassionate, service-oriented and interested in helping their communities too.”

CSF: How do Catholic values and spiritual teachings fit into the program?

(PHOTO COURTESY ST. RITA SCHOOL)

St. Rita kindergarten teacher Natalie Bensky introduces a “line of inquiry” during a science and social studies lesson. Inquiry is an instructional feature of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program launching at the parish school in August.

CSF: How is the IB program different from a more traditional educational model?

Black: “It makes an existing curriculum, such as the Common Core Standards, more meaningful and useful. A traditional educational model is more focused on the acquisition of facts, rather than how to use such facts to solve real-world problems. This may be one reason why American students often test below their international counterparts on exams that evaluate problem-solving skills. The IB-PYP approach balances the need for students to acquire facts with their need to see the ‘big picture.’

“Trans-disciplinary instruction also means that students do not

always learn in the traditional format of 45 minutes of science, 45 minutes of math, etc. Rather, they explore various subjects thematically, allowing them to make connections between the disciplines. This enhances their ability to think critically.”

CSF: What are its advantages to the next generation of young people and the world they will live in?

“International-mindedness is

Black: “Our shared Catholic values are an ideal foundation for this values-based teaching model.

It encourages students to be ‘outward looking,’ something that Pope Francis has encouraged all Catholics to emphasize. But everything that makes St. Rita a Catholic school will remain untouched. Students will continue to have daily religion class, they will participate in morning prayer assembly, attend monthly student Masses and be prepared to receive the sacraments.”

St. Rita School, www.strita.edu, (415) 456-1003

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Saturday, February 22, 2014 10:00 am Mass followed by reception $20 suggested donation per family Saint Mary’s Cathedral of the Assumption 1111 Gough Street, San Francisco Principal Celebrant: His Excellency Salvatore Cordileone Archbishop, Archdiocese of San Francisco

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Study shows increase in hostility toward religion MARK PATTISON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – A Pew Research Center study issued Jan. 14 shows another increase in hostility toward religion by most of the world’s 198 nations.

The share of countries with a high or very high level of social hostilities involving religion reached a six-year peak in 2012, the study said. The share of countries with a high or very high level of government restrictions on religion, though, stayed roughly the same in 2012, the year reviewed.

This is the fifth time the Pew Research Center has reported on religious restrictions around the globe.

The report was issued in advance of the U.S. observance of Religious Freedom Day, Jan. 16.

The number of nations showing hostilities toward Christians rose from 106 to 110, according to the study.

Christians have been the subject of religious hostility in more nations than any other group. But those countries showing hostilities toward Muslims jumped from 101 to 109 in 2012.

In fact, hostilities toward Jews, Hindus, Buddhists and folk religionists were all up from 2011 levels. The only group recording a decrease were “oth-

ers,” which includes Sikhs, Baha’is, Zoroastrians and other groups.

In overall changes taking into account both social hostilities and government restrictions, 61 percent of nations recorded an increase, 29 percent recorded a decrease and 10 percent had no change.

On a scale of 0 to 10, 20 nations were given a score of at least 7.2, indicating very high social hostilities on religion, up from 14 in 2011. Pakistan once again topped the list. New countries joining the list were Syria, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar.

In the case of government restrictions, the number of countries given a score of 6.6 or higher on a zero-to-10 scale indicating very high restrictions increased from 20 in 2011 to 24 in 2012.

Egypt led both years. New to the list are Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Morocco, Iraq and Kazakhstan; Yemen dropped off the list.

“Overall, across the six years of this study, religious groups were harassed in a total of 185 countries at one time or another,” the study said. “Members of the world’s two largest religious groups – Christians and Muslims, who together comprise more than half of the global population – were harassed in the largest number of countries, 151 and 135, respectively.”

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Mourners attend a candlelight vigil in 2012 at the Sikh Temple in Brookfield, Wis., in memory of the victims of a mass shooting at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis. On social hostilities involving religion, the Middle East-North Africa region had a score of 6.4, more than twice that of the next-most-hostile region. The Americas had the lowest score, at 0.4.

The Pew study cited the August 2012 shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin that left six worshippers dead and three others wounded as an incidence of “religion-related terrorist violence.” The report said episodes took place in about 20 percent of all

countries in 2012, more than double the 9 percent figure of 2007.

The Middle East-North Africa region also had the highest regional score of government restrictions toward religion, at 6.2. The Americas were given the best score here, too, at 1.5.

The United States received its third straight year of “moderate” for both government restrictions on religion and social hostilities toward religion.

Pew does not issue scores for individual countries, it said, “because there are numerous tie scores and the differences between the scores of countries that are close to each other on this table are not necessarily meaningful.”

“None of the 25 most populous countries had low social hostilities involving religion in 2012,” the report said, while only five – Brazil, South Africa, the Philippines, Japan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo – had low government restrictions on religion.

Countries whose score increased by at least one full point on Pew’s “social hostilities index” were Afghanistan, Somalia, the Palestinian territories, Syria, Kenya, Lebanon, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Mali, Tunisia, Kosovo, Mexico, Greece, Algeria, France, Georgia, Italy, Vietnam, Turkey, Libya, Bahrain, Guinea, Ghana, Tuvalu, the Netherlands, China, Angola, Poland, Belgium, Zambia, Samoa, South Sudan, Comoros, Madagascar, Malawi, Slovenia, Ireland and Mozambique.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Archbishop: Staffer’s departure over marriage follows church teaching CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SEATTLE – Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain said a local Catholic school’s requirement that the vice principal quit after it learned of his same-sex marriage was not discriminatory but held to church teaching and the school’s Catholic mission.

According to a statement from Archbishop Eastside Catholic Sartain High School in the Seattle suburb of Sammamish, vice principal Mark Zmuda resigned in mid-December during a meeting with school officials “for violating his signed agreement to abide by Catholic Church teachings.”

In the weeks since his departure, Eastside Catholic students have staged a sit-in protest and launched a petition not only in support of Zmuda, asking for his reinstatement, but in an effort “to change the Catholic Church’s opposition (to) gay marriage.” As of Jan. 17, the petition had more than 33,000 signatures of people around the country.

Archbishop Sartain said in his Jan. 15 statement that he had received a copy of the petition that morning.

“Leaders of Catholic schools are charged with the responsibility of both imparting and modeling” the Catholic Church’s teaching, he said, adding that the decision by the board and administrators of Eastside, an independent Catholic school, asking Zmuda to resign “was made after a great deal of prayer and consultation.”

“In no way was their goal to be discriminatory to anyone but to be faithful to their mission as a Catholic school,” the archbishop said.

“The archdiocese supports their decision. The decision has been misunderstood and mischaracterized by some, and we now have an opportunity to help our students learn even more about Catholic teaching.”

A statement from the school, released in January, said all school employees are required to sign an agreement in the employee handbook stating that “the public behaviors of our faculty and staff must

at all times be consistent with the values and teachings of the Catholic Church.”

The school added that the Catholic Church opposes same-sex marriage.

The church teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman and sex outside marriage is a sin.

It also noted that when Zmuda “married his same-sex partner, the school administration was left with no acceptable alternative that would allow him to remain eligible for employment at Eastside Catholic School” and the school’s president and CEO, Sister Mary Tracy, a member of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary “had no choice other than to discuss resignation.”

The school’s statement acknowledged that students have expressed their views regarding Zmuda’s dismissal.

“We are proud of our students.

Throughout this challenging time, they have been respectful and thoughtful in asking questions and we will continue to offer ways to help our students work through this issue, understand Catholic teaching and to express their thoughts in a manner that allows (Eastside Catholic) to effectively fulfill its educational mission as a Catholic school,” it said. “Administrators at the school have met with students, both individually and in small groups, listening to their concerns and opinions regarding this situation.”

In a similar situation in the Diocese of Toledo, Ohio, the band and choir director of Sandusky Central Catholic School, Brian Panetta, was asked to resign in mid-January after announcing his plans to marry his same-sex partner next year.

According to local news reports, he was initially fired, but then advised to resign.

A Jan. 13 statement from the Toledo diocese said the diocese supported the school’s decision because it reflected the terms of the school’s contract with its teachers.

It noted that “in light of the church’s clear teaching on sacred marriage” and because the teacher had “publicly indicated his marriage plans are contrary to church teachings,” the school leadership “properly determined that his employment could not continue.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Stockton action to help ministry, aid abuse victims CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

STOCKTON – The decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was difficult for the Diocese of Stockton but will allow it to “compensate as fairly as possible” victims of abuse, “including those who have not yet come forward or had their day in court,” said Bishop Stephen E. Blaire.

Bankruptcy protection, filed Jan. 15, also will “provide a way for us to continue the ministry and support we provide to the parishes, the poor and the communities located within our diocese,” he said in a Jan. 13 statement.

“After months of careful consideration and prayer,” Bishop Blaire said, it became clear to him it was the right course of action. “This decision was reached through consultation with experts in finance and law, as well as with priests, parishioners and many others in the community,” he added.

In the past 20 years, the Stockton diocese has paid more than $14 million in legal settlements for victims of clergy sexual abuse and the total amount of payments, including funds from insurers and others, amounts to $32 million.

Stockton becomes the 10th U.S. archdiocese or diocese that has filed bankruptcy protection as a result of the costs of clergy sexual abuse lawsuits since 2004.

Bishop Blaire wrote to Catholics in the diocese last summer saying that funds used to settle sexual abuse lawsuits were almost depleted and the diocese had “no apparent way to meet the expenses of pending lawsuits and possible future claims.”

In that letter, he said that since his arrival in the diocese 14 years ago, he has tried to settle abuse cases when possible and to “heal the deep wounds caused to our church and our diocese by the evil of sexual abuse.”

Today, the cash reserves are nearly gone, and the remaining cash “is a small fraction of what is needed to face pending lawsuits as well as any new claims,” he said.

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Pro-life activists lay down in front of the White House Pro-life activists lay down in front of the White House during a snowstorm in Washington Jan. 21. The action took place a day before thousands were to take part in the annual March for Life to mark the 41st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion on demand.

CHICAGO RELEASES FILES ON 30 PRIESTS ACCUSED OF ABUSE

CHICAGO – The Archdiocese of Chicago Jan. 15 released more than 6,000 pages of documents on 30 priests accused of sexual abuse. In most of the cases, the abuse occurred before 1988 and all were referred to civil authorities. Fourteen of the 30 priests have died and all but two have been laicized.

The documents, revealing the story of the priests, the abuse, information the archdiocese had and what action they took and released as part of a mediation agreement signed in 2006, were given to Jeffrey Anderson, an attorney for abuse victims. Anderson is expected to make the files public the week of Jan. 26.

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INDIANA BISHOPS ENDORSE MARRIAGE AMENDMENT

INDIANAPOLIS – The six Catholic bishops in Indiana have endorsed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman. The proposed amendment also states that other legal unions “identical or substantially similar to that of marriage” will not be recognized by the state.

The amendment is “a means for defending the nature of marriage as the union of one man and one woman,” Glenn Tebbe, executive director of the Indiana Catholic Conference, said in testimony Indiana House Judiciary Committee before House Joint Resolution 3, or H.J.R. 3.

He was joined by several other witnesses representing various groups – some supporting the measure, some opposing it. The committee meeting ended without a vote being taken on the proposal.

No date has been set for a vote. In his testimony, Tebbe affirmed the Catholic Church’s teaching on the dignity of every human person, “including persons with same-sex attraction.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Court takes up whether buffer zone excessively limits free speech CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – Supreme Court justices Jan. 15 pressed attorneys about when it is constitutional to prohibit certain kinds of speech in a case over buffer zones around abortion clinics.

In oral arguments in a case over a 35-foot buffer zone around Massachusetts Planned Parenthood clinics, the attorney for people who want to approach clinic patients for “sidewalk counseling” to discourage them from having abortions argued that the state law “runs into a big First Amendment problem of even eliminating peaceful, consensual conversation that doesn’t disrupt anything.”

Mark Rienzi, attorney for the people who sued the state, told the court that the idea of the government picking one topic, in this case abortion, “and saying, well, around this, suddenly the character of the public forum changes from a place where people can have peaceful, consensual conversations to a place where we will imprison them for doing that, I think that’s a dramatic restriction of First Amendment rights.”

“It looks like the court will strike down the law,” said Katie Short, legal director for Life Legal Defense Foundation, a pro-life legal advocacy group. She noted this is the first time the high court has directly addressed buffer zones targeted at abortion clinics.

In San Francisco, a 25-foot buffer zone put in place last year by the Board of Supervisors primarily affects the Planned Parenthood clinic on Valencia Street. Any impact on the local law by the pending Supreme Court case depends on whether the court rules narrowly on Massachusetts’ 35-foot buffer or generally on the constitutionality of such restrictions on free speech, Short said.

If the ruling is on the 35-feet it “will leave the local law in limbo,” Short said.

Several justices questioned attorneys on both sides about how a law could be structured narrowly enough to prevent aggressive conduct at clinics that was targeted by the Massachusetts statute, without stepping too far into First Amendment rights.

Attorneys conceded that no other states have laws creating such large restricted zones at abortion clinics.

The case, McCullen v. Coakley, was brought by several people who volunteer as “sidewalk counselors” outside Planned Parenthood clinics in Boston, Springfield and Worcester, Mass. Under a 2007 state law, there are yellow semicircular lines painted 35 feet from the entrances to the clinics, delineating how far away the sidewalk counselors and abortion protesters must stay.

The law prohibits conversations about abortion within the zone by anyone except employees of the abortion clinics.

In arguing that the 35-foot zone and its restrictions are necessary, Jennifer Grace Miller, Massachusetts assistant attorney general, disagreed with Justice Antonin Scalia’s assertion that “this is not a protest case. These people don’t want to protest abortion.

They want to talk to the women who are about to get abortions and try to talk them out of it.”

She said the 35-foot zone was necessary to prevent people from impeding the entrances to clinics.

The last time the court considered the constitutionality of buffer zones around abortion clinics in

2000, it upheld Colorado’s law prohibiting abortion protests or sidewalk counseling within eight feet of people approaching any medical facility. The court ruled 6-3 that the law was not a regulation of speech but “a regulation of the places where some speech may occur.”

Eleanor McCullen, a parishioner of St. Ignatius Parish at Boston College, is the lead plaintiff among those who sued, saying the law limits their ability to exercise their rights under the First and 14th Amendments to free speech and equal protection under the law.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

POPE: VOCATIONS ARE CALLS TO BUILD UP GOD’S KINGDOM

VATICAN CITY – A vocation to the priesthood, consecrated life or marriage is a call to center one’s life on Christ and build up his kingdom, Pope Francis said.

All Christians are called to adore the Lord and allow the seed of his word to grow in their lives and be transformed into service of others, the pope said Jan. 16 in his message for the 2014 World Day of Prayer for Vocations, which will be celebrated May 11 at the Vatican and in many dioceses around the world.

“No vocation is born of itself or lives for itself. A vocation is a fruit that ripens in a well-cultivated field of mutual love that becomes mutual service,” the pope said, and that takes place in the context of an authentic Christian community.

MUSLIMS, CATHOLICS PRAISE CHOICE OF FILIPINO FOR CARDINAL

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ newly named cardinal works in the heart of the country’s Muslim region, and Muslims as well as Catholics praised him and his work.

The chief peace negotiator of the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, whose administrative camp is on the outskirts of Cotabato, said the city’s archbishop, Cardinal-designate Orlando Quevedo, “has been very supportive of the peace process.

Even during the dark days of martial law (in the 1970s), he was really for the protection of human rights here, especially for the Moro people who have been persecuted,” said chief negotiator Mohager Iqbal. “Moro” was the word the Spanish colonizers used to describe Muslims in the southern Philippines.

Cardinal-designate Quevedo, 74, will be among 19 men elevated to the College of Cardinals in a consistory at the Vatican Feb. 22. Iqbal told Catholic News Service in a phone interview that Archbishop Quevedo has been “very fair” and even-handed about understanding the plight of the Muslims as they fought for the right to self-determination.

VATICAN CONFIRMS OBAMA WILL VISIT POPE IN MARCH

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Vatican March 27, the White House announced and the Vatican confirmed.

The spring meeting would be Obama’s second visit to the Vatican as president, but his first with Pope Francis, who was elected March 13, 2013.

The White House said the Vatican visit would be part of a presidential trip to the Netherlands, Belgium and Italy.

“The president looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality,” said the Jan. 21 White House statement.

During the same trip, Obama will participate in a summit in the Netherlands on nuclear security, visit the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission in Brussels, and hold talks in Rome with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister Enrico Letta.

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Animals blessed in St. Peter’s Square Cardinal Angelo Comastri looks at ducks as he blesses farm animals and pets outside St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Jan. 17. The tradition involves a spectrum of animals, from cows brought by ranchers to small dogs and kittens brought by children.

Vatican reps testify before UN panel on abuse CINDY WOODEN AND CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Testifying before the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child, a Vatican representative acknowledged the horror of clerical sexual abuse and insisted the Vatican was serious about protecting children.

Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican observer to U.N. agencies in Geneva, said the church recognizes abuse of children as both a crime and sin, and the Vatican has been promoting policies that, “when properly applied, will help eliminate the occurrence of child sexual abuse by clergy and other church personnel.”

The archbishop spoke in Geneva Jan. 16 during the committee’s annual session to review reports from states that signed the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Holy See signed the treaty in 1990.

“There is no excuse for any form of violence or exploitation of children,” the archbishop said.

“Such crimes can never be justified, whether committed in the home, in schools, in community and sports programs, in religious organizations and structures.”

Pope Francis, in a homily at his early morning Mass the same day, spoke generally about the shame of the “many scandals” perpetrated by members of the church. Those who abuse and exploit others, he said, may wear a holy medal or a cross, but they have no “living relationship with God or with his word.”

Instead of giving others “the bread of life,” he said, they feed them poison.

‘Only the truth will help us move on.’

AUXILIARY BISHOP CHARLES SCICLUNA OF MALTA Former sex abuse investigator in the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Within the church, accusations of clerical sexual abuse are investigated by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and those found guilty may be dismissed from the priesthood. According to statistics published in the “Attivita della Santa Sede” (“Activity of the Holy See”), a collection of annual reports from Vatican offices, 135 priests accused of abuse requested dismissal from the priesthood in 2011 and another 125 were dismissed by Pope Benedict XVI. In 2012, the book said, 67 accused priests voluntarily left the priesthood and 57 were dismissed by Pope Benedict.

Archbishop Tomasi told the committee that, in December, Pope Francis approved the establishment of an international commission to promote child protection and prevent abuse. He said Vatican City State recently updated its laws to define and set out penalties for specific crimes against minors, including the sale of children, child prostitution, the military recruitment of children, sexual violence against children and producing or possessing child pornography.

In late November, the Vatican responded in writing to questions from the committee about its last

report on compliance with the treaty; much of the Vatican response involved explaining the difference between the Vatican’s direct legal jurisdiction over Vatican City State and its moral and canonical influence over Catholics around the world.

“Priests are not functionaries of the Vatican,” Archbishop Tomasi told the committee. “They are citizens of their own state and fall under the jurisdiction of that state.”

One of the committee members told Auxiliary Bishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, the former sex abuse investigator in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Archbishop Tomasi that Vatican procedures “aren’t very transparent and the victims don’t take part” in the proceedings.

The Holy See knows “there are things that need to be done differently,” Bishop Scicluna said, particularly to address concerns about whether a local church has covered up cases of alleged abuse.

“States need to take action against the obstruction of justice,” no matter who is involved, he said.

“Only the truth will help us move on.”

Bishop Scicluna and Archbishop Tomasi were asked several times why the Vatican had not made it obligatory for local bishops and religious superiors to report every case of suspected abuse to civil authorities whether local law required reporting or not.

Bishop Scicluna said he believed a more effective strategy would be to educate all Catholics about their rights and responsibilities concerning abuse.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Pope meets with migrants, homeless, youths CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME – Meeting 80 immigrants assisted by members of a Rome parish, Pope Francis said leaving one’s homeland is always painful, but faith can give one the strength to keep going.

“The faith that your parents instilled in you will help you move forward,” the pope told the immigrants Jan. 19 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus near Rome’s central train station.

The parish offers about 400 immigrants material aid, Italian lessons and discussion groups. The pope said the groups are important because they give immigrants an opportunity to talk about the homesickness and the frightening and painful experiences many of them went through as they made their way to Italy.

Acknowledging pain can help heal it, the pope said, so that it does not make them bitter.

Faith, too, has a role, he said.

Prayer and Scripture reading can bring solace, he said: “you who are Christian, with the Bible, and you who are Muslim, with the Quran.”

Earlier in the day, reciting the Angelus at the Vatican, Pope Francis called attention to the church’s celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees.

He told migrants and refugees in St. Peter’s Square, “You are close to the heart of the church, because the church is a people journeying toward the kingdom of God.” “I hope you can live in peace in the countries that have welcomed you, safeguarding the values of your cultures,” he told them.

The pope also asked those gathered in the square to pray for refugees and he thanked those who

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Pope Francis greets people at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Rome Jan. 19. In his homily, he said Jesus can handle the heaviest of sins. assist them, particularly those who defend migrants and refugees from the “merchants of human flesh who want to enslave” those seeking a better life.

During his evening visit to Sacred Heart parish, Pope Francis spent almost four hours with the thousands of people who braved the rain to see him. The basilica was packed for Mass, which he celebrated after meeting immigrants, young families, the parish youth group and a group of homeless people who receive assistance from parishioners. He also heard five parishioners’ confessions.

The pope told the young people that, knowing God loves them, they should take risks and make some noise in the parish, taking care not

to end up like some “people who are just 40 or 50 years old and have hearts more prepared for a funeral than a feast.”

Pope Francis said that as archbishop of Buenos Aires he met with a “group of young people who wanted to renew the church: they were all serious.... Then at Mass, they all had their hands clenched, rigid. At a certain point I thought I was with a bunch of statues, not people.”

“A young person who doesn’t smile, who doesn’t make a bit of noise, has grown old too quickly,” he said.

In his brief homily at the Mass, Pope Francis focused on a line from John’s Gospel (1: 29): “John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward

‘Little bishop of the savannah’ surprised to be cardinal JONATHAN LUXMOORE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – When Archbishop Philippe Ouedraogo of Ouagadougou was told he had been named a cardinal Jan. 12, he thought it was someone playing a joke.

The telephone call from Rome was in Italian, a language the prelate hardly understood, and he had not been notified of the pope’s decision in advance.

“I asked the caller what the pope wanted from the little bishop of the savannah,” Cardinal-designate Ouedraogo told Burkina Faso’s Aouaga.com news agency Jan. 13.

“I myself am just a little pastor from the Burkina savannah who tries to get the job done and do what I can. As St. Augustine said, this is a service of love, and I try my best to do it without ambition or pretension,” he said.

The archbishop from the landlocked African nation will be among 19 men, including one other African, elevated in a consistory at the Vatican Feb. 22.

The United Nations ranks Burkina Faso as the world’s thirdpoorest nation. It has a literacy rate of 21 percent and life expectancy of 55 years.

In July, the bishops said a “dangerous mixture” of growing literacy, access to information and desire for riches was widening the social gap and fueling hopelessness and violence.

Cardinal-designate Ouedraogo has been critical of the government.

In his Christmas homily, he deplored Burkina Faso’s domination by “a handful of citizens who hold the great part of its wealth” in a society “characterized by disparities, inequality, injustice, poverty and misery.”

He added that Africa risked “falling prey to fratricidal conflicts and wars” that would decimate populations and destroy natural wealth through “tribalism, regionalism, ethnicism, religious intolerance and thirst for power and money.”

“This oppressed and deprived world includes an immense throng of poor, incapable of feeding and looking after themselves,” said the archbishop, whose homily was published on his church’s website.

“How numerous are the unemployed, the jobless dropouts, the prisoners languishing without sentences, the victims of injustice, violent crimes and economic crimes,” he said.

Cardinal-designate Ouedraogo, who turns 69 Jan. 25, was ordained in July 1973 in Kaya, his home diocese. He spent five years as vicar of its cathedral parish.

In 1978, he was sent to Rome to study canon law. He obtained a doctorate in the field from the Pontifical Urbanian University in 1983.

For 16 years, he ministered in parish work in his homeland while also serving as vicar general of the Kaya diocese and director of the diocesan seminary. In July 1996, he was named bishop of Ouahigouya. Cardinal-designate Ouedraogo also was president of the bishops’ conference of Burkina Faso and Niger from 2001 to 2007.

In May 2009, the cardinal-designate was appointed archbishop of Ouagadougou.

In his Aouaga.com interview, Archbishop Ouedraogo said, “None of Africa’s sees traditionally carry a cardinal’s title, so the pope wasn’t obliged to appoint me.”

“I think God’s people in Burkina should see this as an act of grace, that the Lord has cast a favorable eye on our family church in choosing one of its sons as the pope’s immediate collaborator,” he said.

him and said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.’”

“But how can a lamb, so weak, a weak little lamb take away so many sins, so much evil?” the pope asked.

“With love and with his meekness.”

Pope Francis said some might think their sins are too big to be carried away “even with a truck,” but Jesus can handle them.

Jesus “came for this reason: to forgive, to bring peace to the world, but first to hearts. Maybe each of us has a torment in our heart, an area of darkness, maybe we feel sad because of something we’ve done,” the pope said. “He came to take away all of this. He will give us peace. He will forgive everything.”

NEW CHILEAN CARDINAL HOPES TO SERVE WITH HUMILITY, SIMPLICITY

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – Cardinal-designate Ricardo Ezzati Andrello of Santiago, Chile, said he would serve the church with “humility and simplicity” when he is elevated to cardinal in February.

“I’m the son of a simple family, a small business owner in a rural village.

I always remember my origins, and I think this has helped me in much of my life,” Cardinal-designate Ezzati said Jan. 12, according to remarks provided to Catholic News Service by the Archdiocese of Santiago.

Pope Francis chose a Chilean church leader whose career has been marked by the same characteristics that defined the pope’s own work in South America, a spokesman for the Chilean bishops’ conference told Catholic News Service.

Jaime Coiro, director of communications for the conference, said Cardinaldesignate Ezzati, 72, has dedicated his career to working alongside the people, much the way Pope Francis did when he was a bishop in Argentina.

“We pray for the responsibility entrusted in Archbishop Ezzati, so that in his new position he will help make the Chilean church increasingly similar to the church that Jesus Christ and that Pope Francis want us to build; a church for the poor,” Coiro emailed CNS. He added that Cardinal-designate Ezzati is man who has “served the people, especially those who are marginalized and excluded.”

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Women in the church and in the world This unsigned editorial from the Jan. 9 issue of the Rhode Island Catholic, newspaper of the Providence, R.I., diocese, was redistributed by Catholic News Service as a sample of current commentary in the Catholic press. The views presented in this or any guest editorial are those of the individual publication and do not necessarily represent the views of CNS, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops or Catholic San Francisco.

Beginning this January, the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano will feature a new insert that focuses particularly on women in the church and in the world. The impetus for this new section – to be offered monthly – has come from Pope Francis’ recent comments about the need to encourage discussion on the role and theology of women.

Back in 1988, Blessed John Paul II, always attentive to culture and what the church refers to as the “signs of the times,” likewise recognized the inherent necessity for focusing on the dignity and vocation of women. He issued his apostolic letter “Mulieris Dignitatem,” which, like our late beloved Holy Father himself, continues even now to inform and guide the church.

It is no coincidence that the men who have held the keys of St. Peter during these modern times have also held a special place in their teaching, and in their hearts, for women. They personally witnessed the Second Vatican Council, a council that in its closing message to women declared: “The hour is coming, in fact has come, when the vocation of woman is being achieved in its fullness, the hour in which woman acquires in the world an influence, an effect, and a power never hitherto achieved.”

The challenges today in general, and the crises that the human family faces in particular, can seem overwhelming and perhaps even insurmountable.

Nonetheless, the council continues, “That is why, at this moment when the human race is undergoing so deep a transformation, women impregnated with the spirit of the Gospel can do much to aid mankind in not falling.”

Editor’s note: Here are excerpts from Pope Francis’ exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel,”) paragraphs 103 and 104. … I READILY ACKNOWLEDGE that many women share pastoral responsibilities with priests, helping to guide people, families and groups and offering new contributions to theological reflection. But we need to create still broader opportunities for a more incisive female presence in the church.

DEMANDS THAT THE LEGITIMATE RIGHTS OF WOMEN be respected, based on the firm conviction that men and women are equal in dignity, present the church with profound and challenging questions which cannot be lightly evaded. The reservation of the priesthood to males, as a sign of Christ the spouse who gives himself in the Eucharist, is not a question open to discussion, but it can prove especially divisive if sacramental power is too closely identified with power in general. It must be remembered that when we speak of sacramental power we are in the realm of function, not that of dignity or holiness.

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The moral imperative of a family wage JEFF BIALIK

I grew up in a working class family in a small mill town where nearby forests of cedar and Douglas fir drove much of the local economy.

My father worked at the plywood mill and supplemented the family income with second and third jobs as needed. My mother canned the beans and pears that grew in the backyard and my siblings and I earned what we could after school and during summer vacations working for minimum wage. From a very young age, I understood the primacy of a work ethic that celebrated gainful employment as the leading indicator of social acceptance. Back then it was understood that if you had a job, you could earn enough to provide for your family.

My parents were most likely not aware that the word economy is derived from the Greek term “oikonomos” or one who manages a household. Beyond the theory of supply and demand or endless debates over monetary policy lies a practical reality: A family is, among other things, an economic unit. A family earns and spends money, it plans and saves for future needs and it invests in things like education and housing.

Key to this ideal is the relationship between the family and work and between work and wages.

In our current debate on whether or not to raise the minimum wage, the economic value of work and the ability of workers to earn a wage sufficient to support a decent standard of living are more than abstract concepts. There is a harsh reality playing out in homes throughout the archdiocese as working families struggle to support a decent standard of living when jobs pay a mar-

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Fast-food workers demand higher wages at a rally in New York July 29. ket wage that is too low. The teachings and traditions of our Catholic faith have historically referred to the moral imperative of employers paying a family wage: a wage that allows a family to sufficiently provide for its well-being.

We would be hard pressed to identify a higher priority in raising wages above the current minimum than in allowing a family to provide for its own basic needs: food, shelter, health care, education and a dignified retirement. Our economic policies should seek to strengthen the primacy of the family as the essential element of society. A strong family is a system of love, support and resiliency, regardless of economic well-being, and is the very nucleus of a healthy community. Families that cannot provide for their own well-being are more likely to spiral from crisis to crisis – requiring an even greater level of outside help to get back on their feet.

The free market system has worked remarkably well for many people, usually when combined with a sizeable element of government

provided infrastructure, regulation and subsidies. However, the free pursuit of economic self-interest is not a panacea for curing all economic ills.

In his encyclical “Centesimus Annus” (“Hundredth Year”), Pope John Paul II writes, “Economic freedom is only one element of human freedom.

When it becomes autonomous, when man is seen more as a producer or consumer of goods than as a subject who produces and consumes in order to live, then economic freedom loses its necessary relationship to the human person and ends up by alienating and oppressing him.”

Which brings us back to the relationships between family and work and between work and wages. We need good jobs and we need those jobs to pay a just wage; one that transcends the economic ledger of profit and loss in favor of that which restores and supports the dignity of what it means to be human and what it means to be a family.

BIALIK is executive director of Catholic Charities CYO in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

LETTERS The inspiring story of a simple chalice I was awash in memories as I pondered the cover photo of the new Archdiocese of San Francisco Official Directory.

The chalice and paten of my first pastor, the late Father Bill Knapp.

Bill guided me through my transitional deacon year and my first priest-assignment, 1970-77, at Mater Dolorosa and he mentored me to the end of his awesome life. His simple chalice bears images of the compassionate suffering Christ and his sorrowing and holy mother. Its ivory stem is now darkened from 63 years’ use in Bill’s holy hands, it quietly proclaims that Christ is the beginning and the end (Chi Rho, Alpha and Omega), and the holy Eucharist which he brought to tens of thousands witnessed a dedication to the Good Shepherd’s loving care and service that even today most of us can only hope to match. He taught me so very much about being a shepherd in today’s and tomorrow’s church.

He had no use for un-priest-like trappings, no time for un-priest-like politicking, was fearless in journeying with hope toward the third millennium, and he left no challenge unmet in his lifelong desire to be a

kind, loving and good shepherd with his people, a true disciple of the Good Shepherd and an inspiring precursor to the holy Don Francesco in Rome.

Thank you for this serendipitous choice of your Directory cover photo.

Father Joe Gordon Gilroy

‘A government of laws, not of men’ As stated in his letter of Jan. 17,

John McCord wants the ability to object to being mandated or then fined for paying for a procedure that he religiously, morally and ethically is forbidden to contribute to. He must understand that the morality to which he refers is a religious choice, not an imposition by the government.

Is he willing to allow people who conscientiously object to war to not pay taxes that are used for that purpose? How about people who are against “welfare” as being immoral?

What about their being forced to contribute to that?

In the elected representative form of government to which we belong, if we are unhappy with what our elected representatives enact into law, we can work to vote them out and elect individuals who are more likely to enact laws with which we agree. However, to selectively choose which laws we will obey and which we won’t is not our option. Conscientious objection status is narrowly defined and selectively granted. As one of our nation’s founders, John Adams, said: “We are a government of laws, and not of men.”

Jim McCrea Piedmont

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Accelerating Catholic reform

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wo recent books suggest that, amidst challenges and problems, the pace of authentic Catholic renewal is accelerating in these United States.

Anne Hendershott and Christopher White’s “Renewal” (Encounter Books) was nicely timed to coincide with Pope Francis’ recently published GEORGE WEIGEL comments on seminary reform. There, the pope stressed the imperative of integral formation, in which human development, spiritual growth, intellectual formation and the development of pastoral skills mesh together in preparing the priests of the future. As Hendershott and White demonstrate, American seminaries, once deeply troubled by the confusions of the immediate post-Vatican II decades, are at the forefront of that renewal, in ways that might well be imitated by other countries in the West.

The Long Lent of 2002, and the corruptions it exposed, made it clear that dumbing down seminary formation

had had disastrous consequences for the church’s ministry and credibility.

Not without difficulty, the bishops of the United States took seminary reform in hand. And today, rather than playing defense, American seminaries like Mundelein in Chicago are exploring how the church might go on offense – not in an offensive way, but by developing new models of a 21st-century apologetics that invites disenchanted postmoderns to experience the divine mercy and come to know the truths to which that experience leads.

As Hendershott and White show, the days of seminaries dominated by various forms of psychobabble are, in the main, over. Moreover, the recent increase in the number of applicants for priestly formation demonstrates both the enduring influence of John Paul II (who many 21st-century seminarians continue to identify as their role model) and the importance of a strong sense of Catholic identity in attracting and forming future pastors.

That strong sense of Catholic identity will yield evangelical effectiveness if it is deepened by a man’s immersion in the mystery of the Eucharist, in which the redemption wrought by the unique, salvific priesthood of Jesus Christ is extend-

ed through history sacramentally.

Cardinal Edwin O’Brien, himself a reforming seminary rector when that was no easy thing, once remarked that “a man will give his life for a mystery, but not for a question mark.”

That is why, in the reformed American seminaries of the 21st century, immersion in the eucharistic mystery, theological scholarship, pastoral skills, a strong sense of Catholic identity and a commitment to evangelical mission go together.

And that, Hendershott and White suggest, is true of U.S. Catholicism as a whole, especially in its pastoral leadership. Among the most effective priestly and episcopal leaders in U.S. Catholicism today, there is no antinomy between pastoral compassion and evangelical zeal, on the one hand, and robust Catholic identity, on the other.

It’s all of a piece. The growing ends of the church in the United States are those that have grasped that truth and are living it in mission.

Then there is Duncan Stroik’s splendidly illustrated essay collection, “The Church Building as a Sacred Place: Beauty, Transcendence, and the Eternal” (Hillenbrand Books). The book’s publisher takes its name from a pioneer of the liturgical movement in its classic period, Chicago’s Msgr. Reynold Hillenbrand.

The imperative for wholeness inside Christ

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or more than 1,000 years, Christians have not had the joy of being one family around Christ.

Although there were already tensions within the earliest Christian communities, it was not until the year 1054 that there was a formal split so as to, in efFATHER RON fect, establish ROLHEISER two formal Christian communities, the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church in the West. Then, with the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century, there was a further split within the Western church and Christianity fragmented still further. Today there are more than 100 Christian denominations, many of them, sadly, not on friendly terms with each other.

Division and misunderstanding are understandable, inevitable, the price of being human. There are no communities without tension and so it’s no great scandal that Christians sometimes cannot get along with each other. The scandal is rather that we have become comfortable, even smug, about not getting along with each other. The scandal is that we no longer hunger for wholeness and that we no longer miss each other inside our separate churches.

In virtually all of our churches today there is too little anxiety about those who are not worshipping with us, whether these separated brothers and sisters belong to other denominations or whether they belong to our own. For instance, teaching Roman Catholic seminarians today, I sense a certain indifference to the issue of ecumenism. For many

seminarians today this is not an issue that is of particular concern to them. Sad to say, this holds true for most Christians in all denominations.

But this kind of indifference is inherently unchristian. Oneness was close to the heart of Jesus. He wants all his children at the same table, as we see in this parable in the Gospels: A woman had 10 coins and lost one. She became extremely anxious and agitated and began to search frantically and relentlessly for the lost coin, lighting lamps, looking under tables, and sweeping all the floors in her house. Eventually she found the coin. She was delirious with joy, called together her neighbors and threw a party whose cost far exceeded the value of the coin she had lost (Luke 15, 8-9).

Why such anxiety and such joy over the loss and the finding of a coin whose value was that of a dime?

The answer lies in the symbolism: In her culture, nine was not a whole number; 10 was. Both the woman’s anxiety on losing the coin and her joy in finding it had little to do with the value of the coin but with the value of wholeness; an important wholeness in her life had been fractured, a precious set of things was no longer complete. Hence the parable might recast this way: A woman had 10 children. With nine of them, she had a good relationship, but one of her daughters was alienated. Her nine other children came regularly to the family table, but this daughter did not.

The woman could not rest in that situation; she needed her alienated daughter to rejoin them. She tried every means to reconcile with her daughter and, one day, miracle of miracles, it worked. Her daughter came back to the family. Her family was whole again, everyone was back at table. The woman was overjoyed, withdrew her modest savings from

the bank, and threw a lavish party to celebrate that wholeness.

Christian faith demands that, like that woman, we need to be anxious, dis-eased, lighting lamps and searching, until the church is whole again.

Nine is not a whole number. Neither is the number of those who are normally inside our respective churches. Roman Catholicism isn’t a whole number. Protestantism isn’t a whole number. The evangelical churches aren’t a whole number. The Orthodox churches aren’t a whole number.

No one Christian denomination is a whole number. Together we make up a whole number.

Thus we are meant to ask ourselves uncomfortable questions: Who no longer goes to church with us? Who feels uncomfortable worshipping with us? Are we comfortable that so many people can no longer join us in our church?

Sadly, today, too many of us are comfortable in churches that are far, far from whole. Sometimes, in our less reflective moments, we even rejoice in it: “Those others aren’t real Christians in any case! We’re better off without their kind! There’s more peace this way! We are a purer, more faithful, church because of their absence! We’re the one true remnant!”

But this lack of a healthy solicitude for wholeness compromises both our maturity and our following of Jesus. We are mature loving people and true followers of Jesus, only when, like Jesus, we remain in tears over those “other sheep that are not of this fold” and when, like the woman who lost one of her coins and would not sleep until every corner of the house was turned upside down in a frantic search for what was lost, we too set out solicitously in search of that lost wholeness.

OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

And it’s altogether appropriate that a house named in Hillenbrand’s honor should publish 23 reflections by one of the architects who is leading American church architecture into a nobler future.

If seminaries were in trouble in the immediate postconciliar period, so was church design. Happily, the days of Pizza Hut “worship spaces” seem over. And in no small part that’s because scholar-practitioners like Stroik have helped Catholicism rediscover how various classical approaches to architecture and decoration can suggest, through stone and glass and other worldly materials, something of the divine mystery at the center of Catholic worship.

Beauty, Stroik knows, is a uniquely attractive path to the true and the good in a world confused about truth and goodness. Thus in the approach to church design and decoration taken by Stroik and those who share his convictions, the full richness of Catholic theology, not a spare modernism, informs the architect’s vision – and the church’s worship.

Identity and mission, as always, go together.

WEIGEL is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

Act of thanksgiving

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I have often wondered why we don’t teach our children an act of thanksgiving. I believe we often forget to thank God for all we have. As children, we learned the acts of faith, hope, charity and contrition, and I still try to say each of them daily.

Why not an act of thanksgiving? (Cumming, Iowa) I think you’re on to something. Of FATHER the four main KENNETH DOYLE types of prayer (adoration, contrition, petition and thanksgiving), probably the one that is most neglected is thanksgiving. That may be because children don’t learn a short and simple way to say “thank you” to God. Grace at meals, of course, expresses our gratitude for food, but what about thanking the Lord also for family, friends, teachers, fun, etc.? (I’m not forgetting that the word “Eucharist” means “thanksgiving” and the Mass thanks God for the greatest gift of all, our redemption – but we need a shorter prayer, too.)

Many parents have their kids kneel at their bedside at night and thank God for the blessings of the day, which, I think, goes a long way in helping them to live with an attitude of gratitude.

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Send questions to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, NY 12208.

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SUNDAY READINGS

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time He said to them, ‘Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.’

MATTHEW 4:12-23 ISAIAH 8:23-9:3 First the Lord degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land west of the Jordan, the District of the Gentiles. Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness: for there is no gloom where but now there was distress. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as people make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian.

PSALM 27:1, 4, 13-14 The Lord is my light and my salvation.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The Lord is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid?

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, that I may gaze on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

I believe that I shall see the bounty of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.

The Lord is my light and my salvation.

1 CORINTHIANS1:10-13, 17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers and sisters, by Chloe’s people, that there are rivalries among you. I mean that each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Cephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.

MATTHEW 4:12-23 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. He left Nazareth and went

to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen. From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen.

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left their nets and followed him. He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him. He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people.

United by the one who calls

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hortly after arriving at my first assignment, I was approached by one of the parishioners who asked me, rather pointedly, “Are you an orthodox priest, or are you a heretic?” In another place, I was not asked, but instructed, “Father, you will eventually learn that we are more liberal in this parish” and proceeded to tell me which teachings of the church they did not want to hear. A friend was once asked by a woman in his parish, “Are you a Marian priest?” (whereupon I believe he answered, “No, I’m from San Bruno.”) Finally, there is scarcely a priest who has never heard either praise or criticism from parishioners that was not based in some FATHER WILLIAM part on the memory of a preNICHOLAS vious priest who had at one time served at the particular location.

Divisions, factions, differences in style, opinion, outlook or even (can you imagine!) taste have, no doubt, been a part of every institution since the dawn of human civilization (maybe even before).

The church is no exception, nor does she pretend to be.

Over the last year, comparisons have been made between Pope Francis and the retired Pope Benedict, with some indicating a preference of one or

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

POPE FRANCIS GOD CALLS EVEN THE MOST HUMBLE BY NAME

We must safeguard our smallness in order to have a personal dialogue with God, Pope Francis said in his Jan. 21 homily at morning Mass at his residence in Vatican City. He said God speaks to the humblest among us on a personal level, using our names. “It’s never a dialogue between the powerful and the masses,” he said.

Divisions, factions, differences in style, opinion, outlook or even (can you imagine!) taste have, no doubt, been a part of every institution since the dawn of human civilization (maybe even before). The church is no exception, nor does she pretend to be. the other, usually in the comparative sense. Parishes can be divided between those who are close to the current pastor and those who long for the “glory days” of a previous one. Even clergy often grin or glower over having gotten one vicar over another, or one bishop over another, or who is to be considered the ideal model of priesthood in a given region or diocese. Catholics like to classify themselves as liberal or conservative, traditional or progressive, Marian, eucharistic, of this Mass time or that Mass time, in endless lists of classifications where Jesus is roaming aimlessly somewhere between “me,” the Blessed Mother, the pope and Mother Angelica.

St. Paul was no stranger to this phenomenon.

No doubt, Paul, too, had to deal with Christians who regularly reminded him, “that is not the way Apollos did it!” or “I remember the good old days when Cephas was our leader!” or “we sure miss it, Paul, when you were our Apostle!” There may even

have been those who regularly asserted, “I am sure this is the way Jesus would have done it!” His First Letter to the Corinthians (1:12) demonstrates that there are some things about Christians that clearly will never change.

In response, Paul simply reminds us, not of what divides, but of who unites; that it was not Paul, nor Apollos, but Christ who died for us. It is not this pastor or that pastor, but Christ who calls us to be baptized. It is not this bishop or that bishop, but Christ who took up the message of John the Baptist to “repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” It is not Pope Francis or Benedict, but Christ who calls us to preach, and who guides and gathers us into a church that is holy, Catholic, apostolic and ONE. Whether popes, bishops, priest or faithful – all are called in deference to the ONE who calls us to “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” This is not a Marian message that Paul gives us; nor is it liberal or conservative, orthodox or progressive, modern or old-fashioned.

It is a basic Christian truth.

During one of his Wednesday audiences, Pope Francis evoked a cheer from the people, who proceeded to repeatedly shout his name. In response, the Holy Father diverted from his text and earnestly admonished the crowd, “non Francesco, non Francesco! – Cristo! Cristo! Cristo!” Whereupon they proceeded to cheer even louder.

FATHER NICHOLAS, a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is on temporary assignment as parochial vicar at St. Rose of Lima Parish, Simi Valley. His website is frwcnicholas.com.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, JANUARY 27: Monday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Angela Merici, virgin. 2 SM 5:1-7, 10. PS 89:20, 21-22, 25-26.

MK 3:22-30.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 30: Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. 2 SM 7:18-19, 24-29. PS 132:1-2, 3-5, 11, 12, 13-14. MK 4:21-25.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28: Memorial of St. Thomas Aquinas, priest and doctor of the church. 2 SM 6:12b15, 17-19. PS 24:7, 8, 9, 10. MK 3:31-35.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31: Memorial of St. John Bosco, priest, founder of Salesians of Don Bosco. 2 SM 11:14a, 5-10a, 13-17. PS 51:3-4, 5-6a, 6bcd-7, 10-11. MK 4:26-34.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29: Wednesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. 2 SM 7:4-17. PS 89:4-5, 27-28, 29-30. MK 4:1-20.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1: Saturday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time. 2 SM 12:1-7a, 10-17. PS 51:12-13, 14-15, 16-17. MK 4:35-41.

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MLK: People of many faiths join hands in march GAZA: Bishops decry ‘shocking scandal’ FROM PAGE 1

(PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA M. GRAY/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

Father P. Gerard O’Rourke, director emeritus of the archdiocese’s ecumenical and interreligious affairs office, offered the invocation during a day of commemoration for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 20 in San Francisco. Students from St. Ignatius College Preparatory and parishioners from St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish in San Francisco joined a wide range of people of faith in the city’s fourth annual march celebrating the life and legacy of the slain civil rights leader.

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symbolic act of solidarity with civil rights activists who were attacked as they attempted to cross Alabama’s Edmund Pettis Bridge in 1965.

The procession led past AT&T Park to Yerba Buena Gardens for an interfaith prayer service, music, theatre and lectures.

With St. Patrick Church and its rectory serving as backdrop for the stage at Yerba Buena Gardens, Father P. Gerard O’Rourke, director emeritus of the ecumenical and interreligious affairs office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, gave the invocation.

“Care for the poor is back in the headlines,”

Father O’Rourke said. “Two kindred souls of Dr. King have helped greatly to accomplish this – the passing to eternal rest of the great Nelson Mandela who moved our consciences about this failure, and Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome … has reawakened our hearts to commit ourselves to take on the divine call to care for the poor.

“Our brothers and our sisters all across this nation and indeed across the world inspire us, oh God, to take on this essential, unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr.,” Father O’Rourke said. “Let us take it on with a national outpouring of generosity – no holding back this time, as befits a great and generous nation.”

the Holy Land and focus on prayer, pilgrimage and advocacy with the aim of acting in solidarity with the local Christian community.

The tiny Christian community of Gaza is made up of about 2,500 Christians out of a total Gazan population of more than 1.5 million people. The majority of the Christians belong to the Greek Orthodox Church, with just under 200 Catholics living in Gaza. Israel has blockaded the Gaza Strip since Hamas took control in 2007, although it loosened restrictions in 2010. Egypt opened one border crossing to Gaza in 2011.

“In the seemingly hopeless situation of Gaza, we met people of hope,” the bishops said. “We were encouraged by our visit to tiny Christian communities which, day after day, through many institutions, reach out with compassion to the poorest of the poor, both Muslim and Christian.”

At least one bishop remarked on the destroyed buildings and pock-marked facades that remain from Israeli shelling of Gaza.

In their statement, the bishops noted the warmth with which they were received in Gaza, and also the Christians’ request that they not be forgotten by the world’s Christians, whom they asked to pray for them and support them in whatever way they can.

Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, said he was impressed by the “efforts for education” at Bethlehem University, the Schmidt’s Girls College in East Jerusalem, and the Catholic schools in Gaza.

Rudiger Hocke, headmaster, told the bishops that several graduates of the school have already served in Palestinian governmental positions. He said while the school does not encourage emigration, it sees its mission as preparing its students for wherever life might take them.

“Palestine is a country where children do not know where they will end up in 10 years. They must be able to function in all parts of the world,” he said. In addition, he said, he sees his charges as the future leaders of their society for negotiations and contact with the Israelis, and they must be able to function on an equal level with their Israeli counterparts.

Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, Quebec, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, said he was struck by the important role Christian institutions and organizations such as the schools play in reconciliation between Christians and Muslims.

“We often picture Muslim-Christian relations in the rest of the world being antagonistic but here ... at least where Christian institutions are running (programs), they really build relationships. It is quite remarkable and hope-filled,” said Archbishop Durocher.

SETON: Search begins for new owner to maintain hospital’s pastoral model FROM PAGE 1

of the Daughters’ pastoral ministry at Seton after the Daughters depart? Can a new Catholic or non-Catholic owner be found to sustain an acute-care hospital with an ethic of pastoral ministry that does not merely treat but also honors the dignity of the human person at every stage from conception to natural death?

In an interview with Catholic San Francisco, Robert Issai, the Los Altos-based health system’s Robert Issai president and chief executive officer, said everything is being done to make sure that is the outcome.

“It’s too early to tell because I don’t know who the potential buyers would be and what their stand would be,” he said. “We would like it to stay a Daughters of Charity ministry but that wasn’t in the cards for us. Our next choice would

be to partner or sell to a Catholic entity – if that’s not possible, to a nonprofit, and so forth.”

Issai said that although possible Catholic successors are few, “I never give up.” Alternately, the system could negotiate with non-Catholic entities to transfer one or more properties.

“One of the greatest things about Catholic health care, which we believe is the best around, is that we attend to body mind and spirit – and pastoral care is a big part of that,” Issai said.

“I think it’s a bridge we’re going to cross when we get there. Our heart and soul is into Catholic relief and Catholic religious directives” – and pastoral care in particular, he added.

“We believe access to quality medical care and access to jobs is a social good, provided we can find someone to continue that time-honored tradition,” he said.

Whether or not a Catholic presence or ethic remains at Seton, the hospital will continue to serve the needy, Issai said. A new owner may be able create a more stable business model by expanding

to include all services that consumers need in an acute-care hospital, including preventive care, he said.

The Daughters’ system did not have the financial ability to make this transition in a health care market much affected by changes in spending patterns stemming from the recession of 2008 and the Affordable Care Act enacted in 2010.

“This business is no different than any other business,” Issai said. “If you do not grow, you die.”

DCHS’ affiliation with Ascension Health, the nation’s largest not-for-profit health care system, remains in effect but negotiations to merge the two systems did not come to fruition. Issai said California is a difficult market for health care, with high service delivery and labor costs among other factors.

“It’s important to say we always see the silver lining,” Issai said. “For the Daughters of Charity, health care was their first ministry. It started 380 years ago in Paris. We are not getting out of health ministry – that always will be with the Daughters.

We’re getting out of the acute inpatient business.”

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Author proposes plan for keeping the ‘Catholic’ in Catholic universities REVIEWED BY SISTER MONA CASTELAZO, CSJ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

“REVISIONING MISSION: THE FUTURE OF CATHOLIC HIGHER EDUCATION� BY JOHN RICHARD WILCOX WITH JENNIFER ANNE LINDHOLM AND SUZANNE DALE WILCOX. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (North Charleston, S.C., 2013). 322 pp., $29.95.

In “The Future of Catholic Higher Education,� John Wilcox addresses the problem of maintaining Catholicity at the university level. The author proposes a concrete plan that entails creating a mission community on campus that provides both “education of the mind and formation of the heart� for faculty, administration and staff.

Wilcox, a retired professor of religion at Manhattan College in Danbury, Conn., sees the transition from religious congregational leadership to lay administration as the most crucial challenge.

He therefore suggests a revisioning mission program in which religious and lay leaders work in association to acquaint new faculty with the nature of a Catholic college, its life and its mission. Primary is the attempt to offer dignity and respect to each individual within a relational community.

The author envisions a faculty learning committee, an orientation program for new hires which provides support and prevents fragmentation, isolation, neglect and loneliness.

Sessions emphasize education concerning Catholic culture and intellectual life, the history of change in the church, and the importance of personal commitment to a spiritual path. Following the sessions, members are invited to become part of a mission committee, which works with the founding congregation to preserve and enhance the integrity of the university.

The book offers six excellent essays reflecting the orientation sessions.

Concerning change, Wilcox points out that scholasticism, undergirding pre-Second Vatican Council Catholic ideology, provided “a comprehensive, tightly ordered system,� an overarching philosophical and theological worldview that has been swept away.

Catholics have been absorbed into the larger American culture, which has moved through the enlightenment and postmodern thought into a world of fragmentation. Religious congregations, the originators of Catholic universities, have diminished. Fewer feeder schools supply students; fewer of those students are religiously literate and universities have become religiously and nonreligiously pluralistic.

On the positive side, Wilcox notes that the church has become more ecumeni-

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ALSO OF INTEREST: “College and University Chaplaincy in the 21st Century: A Multifaith Look at the Practice of Ministry on Campuses across America,� edited by the Rev. Dr. Lucy A. Forster-Smith. SkyLight Paths (Woodstock, Vt., 2013). 368 pp., $40. cal, interreligious, and open to global worldviews, leading to the discovery of possible “common ground� spirituality.

Two fine essays appear in the book on adult spiritual growth and development,

by Jennifer Lindholm and Suzanne Dale Wilcox, respectively.

The Catholic university reflects American society in that there is more interest in spirituality today than in religion per se. Both essays point out differences between the two. Spirituality emphasizes wholeness, connectedness, personal experience, stages of commitment and movement “from inward to outward action.� Religion concerns organized ritual worship, doctrine, codes of behavior, beliefs and devotional practices.

Suzanne Wilcox’s essay explains the process of spiritual growth in terms of the Ox Herding Pictures of the East.

She lists the qualities of spiritual maturity as an ongoing quest for meaning, an ecumenical worldview, an ethic of caring, charitable involvement, and a sense of equanimity in difficult times.

John Wilcox sees the Catholic university as “the place where the church does its thinking,� a creative partner in developing the Catholic message to today’s generation. Higher education offers both an expanding wealth of knowledge and presents revelation as participation, rather than information.

The Catholic vision is based on a sacramental universe with God as its horizon, toward which all creation is moving. Since interiority is at the heart of Catholicism, individuals grow through “overcoming the divided self.�

Transformation is the goal, not merely career achievement. Finding our authentic self enables us to find our deepest calling or vocation, “the place where your deep gladness meets the world’s deep need.�

The book is both widely researched and realistic, containing a wealth of reference material, recommended readings and frequent discussion questions for group study. Insights and details were drawn from the tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers’ institutions of higher learning. Those responsible for the mission in Catholic universities will find Wilcox’s work extremely helpful in developing their programs.

SISTER MONA CASTELAZO, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, has taught English for many years in Los Angeles. She is the author of “Under the Skyflower Tree: Reflections of a Nun-Entity,� published by iUniverse.

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PRO-LIFE: Volunteers to peacefully witness the message of life at Planned Parenthood, 35 Baywood Ave., San Mateo, Fridays, 2-4 p.m. Group prays and offers help with accurate information verbally or with pamphlets. Jessica, (650) 572-1468.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25 LIFE AND DEATH: “The Gift of Life: Death and Dying, Life and Giving,” with Father Thomas Keating at Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Ellard Hall, 100 Diamond St., San Francisco, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. with registration and refreshments at 9:30 a.m. Freewill donations welcome. Email secretary@mhr.org. (415) 863-6259.

NEWMAN TALK: Paulist Father Terry Ryan on the spirituality of 19th-century Cardinal John Henry Newman at Old St. Mary’s Paulist Center, 614 Grant Ave. at California, San Francisco, 9 a.m.-noon.

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MARDI GRAS: Mardi Gras Zydeco dance, St. Finn Barr Church, Goode Hall,415 Edna Street, San Francisco, 8 p.m.-midnight, $19 in advance; $24 at the door. (415) 333-3627; (415) 760-1454.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 8 CCCYO DINNER: CYO Athletics Hall of Fame will induct its 2014 roster, including John Bickle (honored posthumously), Tom King and Peggy Youngblood, at the CYO Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner at the O’Reilly Catholic Charities CYO Center in St. Emydius Gym in San Francisco. For tickets, go to bit.ly/7thHOF.

SUNDAY, FEB. 9 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 3:30 p.m., Ryan Enright, organist; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213. All recitals open to the public, freewill offering accepted at the door; www.stmarycathedralsf.org. Ample free parking.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25 WALK FOR LIFE WEST COAST: Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, 12:30 p.m., Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone delivers invocation. Walk down Market Street begins 1:30 p.m.

Day begins with Archbishop Mass, 9:30 a.m., St. Salvatore J. Mary’s Cathedral, Cordileone Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, principal celebrant.

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SATURDAY, FEB. 8 TUESDAY, FEB. 11 DIVORCE SUPPORT: Meeting takes place second and fourth Tuesdays, St. Bartholomew Parish Spirituality Center, Alameda de las Pulgas at Crystal Springs Road, San Mateo, 7 p.m. Groups are part of the Separated and Divorced Catholic Ministry in the archdiocese and include prayer, introductions, sharing. It is a drop-in support group. Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf, (415) 422-6698, grosskopf@usfca.edu.

WEDNESDAY, FEB 12 9 DAYS OF GRACE: “Nine Days of Grace: A Jesuit Retreat,” at St. Ignatius and St. Agnes churches, San Francisco daily through Feb. 20. This collaboration of the Jesuit ministries in San Francisco is open to all. Jesuit Father Peter

WORLD DAY OF SICK MASS: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant and homilist, 11 a.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. “A special time of prayer and sharing, of offering

Byrne of the Oregon Province of Jesuits and Megan Pryor Lorentz, director, St. Agnes Ignatian Spiritual Life Center are presenters of this preached retreat on everyday life. Weekdays and Saturday Feb. 15, the sessions take place 12:05 p.m. at St. Ignatius Church, corner of Fulton and Parker streets and weekdays and Sunday Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. at St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic at Oak Street, parking in Oak Street lots.

The retreat theme is “Fall in love, Stay in love…it will make all the difference.”

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by Blessed John Paul II. Mass is hosted by men and women of the Order of Malta. Kenneth Ryan, kenmryan@aol.com; (415) 6130395.

SUNDAY, FEB. 16 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 3:30 p.m. featuring Hans Uwe Hielscher, organist. (415) 5672020, ext. 213. All recitals open to the public, freewill offering accepted at the door; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.

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SUNDAY, FEB. 23

ANNIVERSARY MASS: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant of English/Spanish bi-lingual Mass marking “Five-year” anniversaries – 5, 10, 15 through 50 years and over 50 years - of married Catholic couples in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 10 a.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. Reception follows.

To register and more information visit www.sfanniversary.info; email hopfnere@sfarchdiocese.org; Betty Reichmann, (415) 614-5680.

BUBBLY BINGO: Lunch,, champagne and bingo, 11:30 a.m., 1630 Stockton St. in North Beach, $35 tickets include, hot lunch, bubbly and two bingo cards.

Raffle during intermission. Antonette, (415)509-4810.

CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 3:30 p.m., Angela Kraft, organist; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213.

All recitals open to the public, freewill offering accepted at the door; www. stmarycathedralsf.org. Ample free parking.

Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe urging the practical act of finding and falling in love with God. All are welcome. No registration is necessary. Free will offerings gratefully accepted. Email DaysofGraceSF@gmail.com; visit www.saintagnessf.com, www.stignatiussf.org.

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HELP WANTED Assistant Administrator School Year 2014-2015 St. Gabriel School, San Francisco, is seeking an assistant administrator to work in partnership with the administrator.

St. Gabriel School is a double grade K – 8 school located in the Sunset District. For more information, you may visit our website: www.stgabrielsf.com.

Desired Qualifications: • A practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church • A valid teaching credential • Teaching experience at different K – 8 levels preferred • Strong understanding of the elementary curriculum • Administrative experience preferred • Good relational skills Resume may be sent to: smpauline@stgabrielsf.com

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS SOUGHT The Department of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking elementary principals for the 20132014 school year. Candidates must be practicing Roman Catholic, possess a valid teaching credential, a Master’s degree in educational leadership, an administrative credential (preferred), and five years of successful teaching experience at the elementary level.

Please send resume and a letter of interest by March 28th, 2014 to: Bret E. Allen Associate Superintendent for Educational & Professional Leadership One Peter Yorke Way San Francisco, California 94109 Fax (415) 614-5664 E-mail: allenb@sfarchdiocese.org

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St. Timothy’s Parish Office St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in San Mateo is looking for an enthusiastic, detail oriented person with office administration skills. St. Timothy’s is a dynamic and diverse parish located in the North Shoreview area.

Job duties to include: Management of facilities, accounts payable and receivable.

Excellent communication skills, general computer knowledge and the ability to multi-task a must. Spanish speaking a plus. Familiarity with the Catholic Church highly desirable. **comprehensive benefits package offered.

Please send resumes to: jobs@sttims.us

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT St. Denis Church in Menlo Park is looking for an Administrative Assistant. The position is part-time. The candidate must have excellent computer skills, is familiar with QuickBooks, works with a high level of confidentiality, provides clerical support to the pastor and has excellent phone manners and positive attitude.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience Quali ied candidates will be contacted PLESE SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER TO: Rev. Jose shaji Joseshaji.62@gmail.com St Denis Church 2250 Avy Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025

HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH 1555 39th Ave. San Francisco, CA 94122 Position Title: Director of Music Experience: Previous Pastoral Experience Salary: Commensurate with Experience with benefits Starting Date: February 1, 2014 Holy Name of Jesus Parish in San Francisco is seeking a dynamic person for a part-time Director of Music position. The Director of Music will oversee the overall music program of the parish. The candidate must demonstrate a solid understanding of Catholic liturgy promoting a conscious, active and full participation of the congregation. He or she must have the ability to play the organ and piano, direct the parish choir and develop other vocalists and instrumentalists for the liturgy.

Specific Requirements include: Provides music for Saturday, 5PM Vigil Mass, and Sunday, 7:30 AM (if needed) , 9:30 AM, 11:30 AM Masses.

Directs Holy Name Choir at the 11:30 AM Mass and rehearses with them once a week or as needed.

Attends and works together with the Liturgy Committee to prepare community celebrations.

Provides incidental music, preludes and postludes, as necessary for all the Masses.

Oversees maintenance of all music instruments and organizes the music library.

Recruits new members for music ministry.

Provides liturgical aides (eg. Lyrics of songs) to be projected on the screen.

(Occasionally available for weddings and funerals when necessary – additional stipend.)

Leads and accompanies the community as the principal Music Minister for liturgies that may fall outside the regular weekend Masses: Paschal Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday Solemn Liturgical Services, Easter Vigil), Christmas Midnight Mass, and all Christmas Day Masses (7:30 AM; 9:30 AM and 11:30 AM) Ash Wednesday Masses on the Holy Days of Obligation (Assumption, Immaculate Conception, Mary, Mother of God (New Year’s Day), All Saints Day Morning Mass on the National Holidays of Memorial Day and Labor Day. Thanksgiving Day whenever the school music director is unavailable.

Desired Characteristics: A person of faith with a worshipping attitude Able to work with and supervise others Skilled in church organ and piano Skilled in choral conducting and direction Well-rounded musically, with knowledge of all styles of music from Traditional Gregorian Music to Contemporary Ability to train others in Choral Singing and Cantoring Ability to work with ipad/Mac/projector/ screen Strong organizational skills with great attention to detail Perform other duties assigned by the Pastor Able to work collaboratively as part of a team with various age groups.

Requirements: Music degree Previous successful experience in planning liturgy and music in the Roman Catholic Rite Previous supervised Pastoral experience in Parish Ministry Excellent communication and organizational skills Available for weekend work Job opened date: December 30, 2013 Job closed date: January 31, 2014 Job type: part time with benefits Special Instructions: Applicants must submit a letter of interest along with resume and send to: Rev. Arnold E. Zamora, Pastor

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Epiphany School celebrates 75th anniversary ARACELI MARTĂ?NEZ SAN FRANCISCO CATĂ&#x201C;LICO

School of the Epiphany celebrated its 75th anniversary Nov. 16 with a day that included Mass with Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy as principal celebrant and a party joining students, alumni, parents, teachers and administrative staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We invited all people of our school to celebrate this anniversary,â&#x20AC;? said Sharon Fenech, vice principal of the parish school in San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Excelsior neighborhood.

Founded in 1938 by the Sisters of the Presentation, the K-8 school today has 437 students, 45 percent of them Latino, Bishop McElroy said.

Largely serving students from the Excelsior and Mission districts, the school prepares students on the academic, community and religious levels.

Religious formation is offered daily, third graders attend Mass weekly and all students attend Mass monthly.

In spite of economic changes that

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School of the Epiphany eighth graders are pictured reading in their classroom. have led to the closing of some urban Catholic schools, Epiphany has maintained its high academic standards and has grown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that our most important goal of the last 75 years at this school is

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to ensure that all our students are well prepared to attend high school and, at a religious level, that they have very good values and are encouraged to participate in community services,â&#x20AC;? Fenech said.

The school has a new science lab and a gym, both located in a building named for Honora â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nanoâ&#x20AC;? Nagle, foundress of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The building includes an online library with more than 10,000 books and additional classrooms with a computer and multimedia lab. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really like it because this is a very diverse school, with Latinos, Filipinos, and all kinds of cultures,â&#x20AC;? said Susana Santos, a former student whose daughters also attended Epiphany and whose son Pablo is a fifth grader.

Santos said eighth graders receive thorough preparation for high school.

Students of School of the Epiphany participate in a spelling game in the cafeteria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My 17-year-old son is a senior at (Archbishop) Riordan High School and my 19-year-old son is attending the University of San Francisco,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Santos added that Epiphany teaches all children to be creative and to be good citizens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They learn how to be honest people and how to accept people of all the world,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sonia Serrano has two children at Epiphany, seventh grader Daniela and fifth grader Isabela. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a very good school,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am really surprised how well prepared the kids are â&#x20AC;Ś Classes are very good and parents almost donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to help children with their homework.â&#x20AC;?

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

Offering excellent Catholic education in a nurturing environment HOLY NAME SCHOOL Pre-School through Eighth Grade 1560-40th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122 415.731.4077 www.holynamesf.com

St. Anne School Pre-School through Eighth Grade 1320 - 14th Avenue San Francisco, CA 94122 (415) 664-7977 www.stanne.com

Tours on Wednesdays by appointment OPEN HOUSE Wednesday, January 29, 2014 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

St. Brendan School 940 Laguna Honda Blvd.

San Francisco, CA 94127 415-731-2665 sbs@stbrendansf.com www.stbrendansf.com OPEN HOUSE Sunday, March 2, 2014 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Excellence in Catholic Education Since 1947

Visit our website for school tour dates Educating students in the Catholic tradition since 1920

SAINT CECILIA SCHOOL A Parkside Institution Since 1930 Saint Cecilia Students Are: Active Christians Lifelong Learners Socially Responsible Citizens Effective Communicators Problem Solvers Saint Cecilia School 660 Vicente Street San Francisco, CA 94116 415-731-8400 www.stceciliaschool.org For more information, please call the school office or visit our website.

School Tour: January 28, 2014 at 9:00 a.m.

Many thanks to the faculty and staff in each of our Catholic schools, who work so hard to provide our students with the best education possible!

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

What does it take to succeed in kindergarten?

(PHOTOS BY CHRISTINA M. GRAY/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

Parents can partner with educators to help children such as these St. Patrick students develop the social skills needed to become happy, confident kindergarteners.

CHRISTINA M. GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Just because your 4-year-old has the vocabulary of a high school sophomore or can work an iPhone more capably than you can does not necessarily mean he or she is ready for kindergarten. This may surprise parents vying for coveted kindergarten spots in Catholic schools.

But according to longtime teachers and administrators, academic or intellectual development is only one measure of a child’s readiness for kindergarten – and not necessarily the most important one.

“Social skills are the most critical,” said Linda Kinkade, principal of St. Patrick School in Larkspur, where 27 kindergarteners are enrolled this year.

When assessing kindergarten applicants, she says she’s less concerned about academic hallmarks than about social maturity, which she describes as “independence, the willingness to engage with others, the readiness to work collaboratively with others and the ability to follow simple rules.”

Maureen Huntington, superintendent of Catholic schools for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which has nearly 1,700 kindergarteners enrolled this year, agreed. “Kindergarten is more about learning ‘school culture,’” she said. Students need to be able to understand they must wait their turn with others to kick a ball or share a toy or the attention of the teacher, she said, “But if a child has been at home with grandma all day, for example, they may not be ready to interact with other kids their age.”

Most kindergarteners enter school at the age of 5 (by a Sept. 1 cutoff date) after a satisfying preschool experience.

But chronological age and developmental age for the kindergarten set don’t always sync up , according to kindergarten teacher Robbie Renzi, who has helped 34 consecutive kindergarten classes transition into first grade at Notre Dame des Victoires in San Francisco. This year her class is the largest yet – 35 students.

Teacher Robbie Renzi’s kindergarten students at Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires take turns answering Marist Father Rene Iturbe’s animated questions during Bible hour.

‘We know that if students are ready to handle kindergarten emotionally it’s a much better experience for everyone.’

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Kindergarten teacher, Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires

Changing the minimum kindergarten age to 5 and entry cutoff date from Dec. 1 to Sept. 1 has helped ensure that students are developmentally ready, says St. Raphael kindergarten teacher Sue Duryee.

NDV and other Catholic schools employ the Gesell School Readiness Test in the application process to assess would-

be kindergarteners with a “developmental age” based on motor, language, adaptive and personal-social skills.

If the developmental age is “young,” educators and parents may want a child to wait a year despite the child’s intellectual readiness.

Renzi said that this can be difficult for parents to understand and accept. “But we know that if students are ready to handle kindergarten emotionally, it’s a much better experience for everyone,” she said.

Kinkade added that St. Patrick’s gently talks with parents about the

“gift of time” and how it is not only a gift for their child, but it is a gift to them as well. “It is so wonderful to see a child who is ready for kindergarten,” she said. “They ‘soar’ when they start school.”

Nearly all the longtime educators who talked to Catholic San Francisco mentioned that while the current generation of kindergarten-age children is tech savvy and high achieving, in some ways they are more challenged in navigating a social world than previous generations. Cultural changes in parenting style, family size, child care and playtime can mean a child entering kindergarten comes to school with poorly formed conflict-resolution skills.

“Not as many children are growing up in large families anymore where they learn to navigate and negotiate conflicts with their siblings,” Huntington said. She said playtime – which in the past was spent running around the neighborhood with a pack of neighbor kids – is now often spent alone with a computer or cellphone.

“The reflex for kids without social skills is to go get the adult if someone else has picked up the red crayon they wanted,” said Huntington, who suggested that parents resist the urge to jump in at the first sign their child is struggling with a social interaction. “Step back and let your child take the first and second steps to conflict resolution.”

At an information night in the school gym on Jan. 14, St. Raphael kindergarten teacher Sue Duryee asked parents of prospective kindergarteners to become partners in creating happy, confident kindergarteners.

“As parents, you are your child’s first teachers,” she said. Parents can help prepare their children for a positive kindergarten experience by teaching them self-help and personal-responsibility skills instead of doing everything for them.

“What I really want to see when our kindergarteners enter first grade is character development,” she said.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

MARIN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Celebra ng 50 years of Excellent Educa on x

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St. Anselm School

• The International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program • Gateway to Technology–Middle School Engineering Program • After-school Mandarin Program

Learn more about these programs February 6, March 6, and April 3, 7pm - 8pm 102 Marinda Drive, Fairfax, CA 94930 www.strita.edu 415-456-1003 TUITION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Since its founding in 1924, St. Anselm School has enjoyed a long tradition of providing high-quality Catholic education to elementary school children.

OPEN HOUSE: Sunday January 26, 2014 12-1:30 p.m.

Call to schedule a tour (415) 454-8667 40 Belle Avenue, San Anselmo, CA 94960 Phone: 415-454-8667 Email: stanselmsschool@comcast.net

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Saint Raphael School A community of faith, diversity and educational excellence since 1889

OPEN HOUSE: Sunday January 26 10 a.m.-12 noon OneTrinity Way, San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 479-3727 Call to schedule a school tour www. stisabellaschool.org admissions@stisabellaschool.org

Saint Raphael School is located in the heart of downtown San Rafael. We are a community steeped in Catholic tradition while dedicated to addressing intellectual, social and spiritual challenges. We celebrate diversity and inclusiveness in a warm and welcoming school community for students Preschool through 8th grade. Saint Raphael School welcomes students of all religious, ethnic backgrounds, race and color. We celebrate our differences and unite as friends and family.Saint Raphael School is a fully accredited Catholic elementary school located in the heart of downtown San Rafael, adjacent to the Church and historic Mission. The school, Pre-School, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten through eighth grade, is part of the educational system of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

*private tours available by appointment

415.454.4455

Outstanding students graduate every year from the Catholic elementary schools in Marin County.

These students are well-rounded, faith-filled, and service-oriented.

They excel in academics, the arts, music, athletics, technology and leadership skills.

Our Lady of Loretto School A Christ-centered community focused on the development of students who are Compassionate, Humble, Responsible, Involved, Spiritual Thinkers.

Open House: Sunday January 26, 2014 10:00 – 11:30am Accepting Applications for TK – 8th Grades C ll f Where T faith(415) 892 meet 8621 The OLL Advantage: & knowledge and become life.

1811 Virginia Avenue, Novato, California 94945 www.ollnovato.org/school

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 24, 2014

NURTURING: Faith formation at Junipero Serra and Archbishop Riordan FROM PAGE CSW6

(PHOTOS COURTESY RIORDAN AND SERRA HIGH SCHOOLS)

Riordan students take a moment of quiet prayer in the Chapel of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on campus.

Serra chaplain Father Joe Bradley distributes Communion at a school Mass.

Riordan senior Steven Zhu takes a break during a drywall installation assignment. For the past seven years, Riordan has dispatched a group of students over spring break to work on home rebuilding projects in St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans, where only eight of 27,000 houses survived Hurricane Katrina.

Retreats, including a silent Cairos retreat in students’ junior year, are where much spiritual growth occurs at Serra too, Meegan said. The school also has special chapels before football games and baseball games for the players and coaches, and Masses for the basketball teams.

Adolescent males are different than teenage girls, noted Lierk, who worked in campus ministry at Serra until December when he left to take a similar position at the Jesuit Creighton University in Omaha, Neb. Scientists have shown that other species also exhibit a marked difference between adolescent males and females. Teenage boys are risk takers – they are tactile, competitive and they need fathers or father-like role models, Lierk said.

“What were you thinking?” was the question that Lierk said he asked almost every day at Serra, as boys did things that really defied logic, such as driving too fast or shoplifting. But, he said, scientists have found that adolescent male gazelles who track the predators who are tracking them, if they are not killed in that process, live longer because they have learned how the predator thinks. Therefore, Lierk said, he has had to learn that “Some of the risk taking is very healthy for our boys.”

Father Bradley and Lierk said there are situations unique to American culture today that make it harder for the boys. The fast pace of social media decimates some of what used to be quiet thinking time.

The traditional family of a married couple with children is no longer the norm for many boys, Lierk said. “Dad not being present is one of the deepest pains of his experience. Time and again on retreat, that is what most of our boys talk about,” Lierk said.

Boys are looking for heroes – they want to be part of their own hero story, said Meegan, and Jesus is the ultimate hero. “That’s the whole idea about male spirituality. Who are our heroes?

What do you fight for and how do you fight? Jesus does all of those perfectly.”

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The Common Core approach for both English and mathematics is less textbook driven, will require more ability to read factual social studies and scientific texts, requires more writing and analysis, and also will include more practical applications of mathematics as well as greater use of digital and multimedia technology.

The English Common Core may take as long as five years to implement in the classroom, said Catholic Schools Superintendent Maureen Huntington. Archdiocesan Catholic schools have begun using the Common Core for math in some classrooms.

The Common Core State Standards, accepted by 45 states including California, are the result of collaboration by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers that began in 2009. California public schools are required to implement the Common Core standards. Catholic schools, which are not required to, have chosen to do so in all 12 California Catholic dioceses and archdioceses.

Associate Superintendent for Curriculum/School Improvement Nina Russo said teaching with the Common Core method will mean “a lot of retraining of how we teach, but all for the better.”

Common Core math depends much less on tricky steps or algorithms that are memorized, but empha-

COMMON CORE STANDARDS The shift in teaching to the Math Common Core centers on eight practice or methodology standards. Every math standard is taught with an emphasis on students.

MAKING SENSE of problems and showing perseverance in solving them REASONING abstractly and quantitatively CONSTRUCTING viable arguments and critiquing arguments of others SOLVING problems with a variety of tools and technology USING tools strategically ATTENDING to precision

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St. Finn Barr teacher Lilia Patriarca is pictured with math students at the San Francisco parish school. sizes an understanding of how math works, Russo said. There are eight practice or methodology standards, she said.

“Our classrooms ought to look a bit different with this shift in instructional delivery. You will see a lot more student activity, engagement, math talk, group work, and work with tools … and a deeper understanding of what math is and how it works,” Russo said.

Although the way the information will be conveyed will change somewhat, the underlying motivation is educating within the context of faith, the 12 Catholic school superintendents noted when they announced their support of Common Core in August.

For Patriarca, who also teaches spelling and religion, that’s what matters most. “I feel I am called by God to serve the students. I always

LOOKING FOR and making use of structure LOOKING FOR and expressing regularity in repeated reasoning NINA RUSSO

tell them you share your talents – and this is my talent and I am sharing it with you.”

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SHCP STAR: Athlete turns tragedy into triumph FROM PAGE CSW8

rare, often fatal disorder.

Rogers retained her scholarship and stayed with the team, attending every practice and meeting and assisting any way she could, while earning a bachelor’s degree in African-American studies – her proudest achievement.

Back at SHCP, her trials and triumphs make her an ideal role model.

“Besides the Xs and Os of coaching, she also has so much to teach our student-athletes about how to handle both soaring success and life-shattering trag-

edy gracefully,” Bergen said.

Her hardships have deepened her spirituality, said Angel-Max Guerrero, director of student support and head of the Piro program.

“She’s humble, grateful and beautiful in how she’s increased her awareness of God working through her,” he said.

Rogers looks forward to sharing the lessons she’s learned.

The most important: “Never give up, and know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel,” she said. “That light comes from God.”

Former Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep women’s basketball star Tierra Rogers has risen above personal tragedy to become a basketball coach at her alma mater at age 23.

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ST. HILARY SCHOOL, TIBURON: Sixth graders visit Nazareth House, an assisted living facility in San Rafael, on Halloween.

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➠ Education which addresses personal growth of the whole person

➠ Dedicated faculty, staff and administrators committed to Catholic education

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Substantial scholarship and financial aid programs for students and families who qualify are available.

ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL 175 Phelan Avenue, San Francisco 94112 (415) 586-1256 Web Site: www.riordanhs.org

NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 1540 Ralston Avenue, Belmont 94002 (650) 595-1913 Web Site: www.ndhsb.org

CONVENT OF THE SACRED HEART HIGH SCHOOL 2222 Broadway Street, San Francisco 94115 (415) 292-3125 Web Site: www.sacredsf.org

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY 1055 Ellis Street, San Francisco 94109-7795 (415) 775-6626 Web Site: www.shcp.edu

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION ACADE MY 3625 - 24th Street, San Francisco 94110 (415) 824-2052 Web Site: www.icacademy.org

SACRED HEART PREP HIGH SCHOOL 150 Valparaiso Avenue, Atherton 94027 (650) 322-1866 Web Site: www.shschools.org

JUNÍPERO SERRA HIGH SCHOOL 451 West 20th Avenue, San Mateo 94403 (650) 345-8207 Web Site: www.serrahs.com

SAN DOMENICO SCHOOL 1500 Butterfield Road, San Anselmo 94960 (415) 258-1905 Web Site: www.sandomenico.org

MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 675 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, Kentfield 94904 (415) 464-3800 Web Site: www.marincatholic.org

ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREPARATORY 2001 - 37th Avenue, San Francisco 94116 (415) 731-7500 Web Site: www.siprep.org

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL – BURLINGAME 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame 94010 (650) 343-3631 Web Site: www.mercyhsb.com

STUART HALL HIGH SCHOOL 1715 Octavia St. (at Pine), San Francisco 94109 (415) 345-5812 Web Site: www.sacredsf.org

MERCY HIGH SCHOOL – SAN FRANCISCO 3250 – 19th Avenue, San Francisco 94132 (415) 334-0525 Web Site: www.mercyhs.org

WOODSIDE PRIORY SCHOOL 302 Portola Road, Portola Valley 94028 (650) 851-8221 Web Site: www.WoodsidePriory.com

A Catholic high school can make all the difference in your child’s teenage years and for the rest of their lives!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL SCHOOLS CELEBRATING C ATHOLIC S CHOOLS W EEK !

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SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY

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6 Our Lady of the Visitacion Elementary School 785 Sunnydale Ave. 94134 (415) 239-7840 Fax: (415) 239-2559 Web Site: www.olvsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

7 Convent of the Sacred Heart Elementary School 2222 Broadway St. 94115 (415) 563-2900 Fax: (415) 563-0438 Web Site: www.sacredsf.org Grades: K-8, Girls, Extended Care

8 DeMarillac Academy 175 Golden Gate Ave. 94102 (415) 552-5220 Fax: (415) 621-5632 Web Site: www.demarillac.org Grades: 4-8

9 Stuart Hall For Boys Elementary School 2222 Broadway St. 94115 (415) 563-2900 Fax: (415) 292-3165 Web Site: www.sacredsf.org Grades: K-8, boys, Extended Care

10 Saint Anne Elementary School 1320 – 14th Ave. 94122 (415) 664-7977 Fax: (415) 661-6904 Web Site: www.stanne.com Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care Saint Anne Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (415) 731-2355 Email: stanneps@gmail.com

11 Saint Brendan Elementary School 940 Laguna Honda Blvd. 94127 (415) 731-2665 Fax: (415) 731-7207 Web Site: www.stbrendansf.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

12 Saint Brigid Elementary School 2250 Franklin St. 94109 (415) 673-4523 Fax: (415) 674-4187 Web Site: www.saintbrigidsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

13 Saint Cecilia Elementary School 660 Vicente St. 94116 (415) 731-8400 Fax: (415) 731-5686 Web Site: www.stceciliaschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

14 Saint Charles Borromeo Elementary School 3250 18th St. 94110 (415) 861-7652 Fax: (415) 861-0221 Web Site: www.sfstcharlesschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

15 Saint Finn Barr Elementary School 419 Hearst Ave. 94112 (415) 333-1800 Fax: (415) 452-0177 Web Site: www.stfinnbarr.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

16 Saint Gabriel Elementary School 2550 41st. Ave. 94116 (415) 566-0314 Fax: (415) 566-3223 Web Site: www.stgabrielsf.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

17 Saint James Elementary School 321 Fair Oaks St. 94110 (415) 647-8972 Fax: (415) 647-0166 Web Site: www.saintjamessf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care, Multi-Age Literacy Program

18 Saint John Elementary School 925 Chenery St. 94131 (415) 584-8383 Fax: (415) 584-8359 Web Site: www.stjohnseagles.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

19 Saint Mary School 838 Kearny St. 94108 (415) 929-4690 Fax: (415) 929-4699 Web Site: www.stmarysf.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care, Mandarin and Cantonese classes

20 Saint Monica Elementary School 5950 Geary Blvd. 94121 (415) 751-9564 Fax: (415) 751-0781 Web Site: www.stmonicasf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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22 Saint Peter Elementary School 1266 Florida St. 94110 (415) 647-8662 Fax: (415) 647-4618 Web Site: www.sanpedro.org Grades: K-8-D, Extended Care

23 Saints Peter and Paul Elementary School 660 Filbert St. 94133 (415) 421-5219 Fax: (415) 421-1831 Web Site: www.sspeterpaulsf.org Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

26 Saint Thomas the Apostle Elementary School 3801 Balboa St. 94121 (415) 221-2711 Fax: (415) 221-8611 Web Site: www.sfsta.org Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care Saint Thomas the Apostle Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (415) 387-5511 Email: hpeterson@sfsta.org

27 Saint Thomas More Elementary School 50 Thomas More Way 94132 (415) 337-0100 Fax: (415) 333-2564 Web Site: www.StThomasMoreSchool.org Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care Utopia School Ages: 3-5 (415) 317-6369 Email: movando@stmsf.org

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Laura Vicuña Pre-school Age: 4-5 (415) 296-8549 Email: bsimons@sspeterpaulsf.org

401 Eucalyptus Dr. 94132 (415) 664-8331 Fax: (415) 242-5608 Web Site: www.ststephenschoolsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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665 Elizabeth St. 94114 (415) 824-8467 Fax: (415) 282-0121 Web Site: www.stphilipschool.com Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

360 9th Ave. 94118 (415) 221-8558 Fax: (415) 221-7118 Web Site: www.staroftheseasf.com Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

Saint Philip Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (415) 282-0143 Email: preschoolinfo@saintphilipparish.org

Star of the Sea Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (415) 221-7449 Email: ehalloran@staroftheseasf.com

25 Saint Vincent de Paul Elementary School 2350 Green St. 94123 (415) 346-5505 Fax: (415) 346-0970 Web Site: www.svdpsf.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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102 Marinda Dr., Fairfax 94930 (415) 456-1003 Fax: (415) 456-7946 Web Site: www.strita.edu Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care Saint Rita Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (415) 456-1843 Email: gdavidson@strita.edu

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1100 Fifth Ave., San Rafael 94901 (415) 454-4455 Fax: (415) 454-5927 Web Site: www.saintraphaelschool.com Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care Saint Raphael Pre-school Ages: 3-4 (415) 456-1702 Email: preschool@saintraphael.com

4 Saint Anselm Elementary School 40 Belle Ave., San Anselmo 94960 (415) 454-8667 Fax: (415) 454-4730 Web Site: www.stanselmschool.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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120 King St., Larkspur 94939 (415) 924-0501 Fax: (415) 924-3544 Web Site: www.stpatricksmarin.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

1500 Butterfield Rd., San Anselmo 94960 (415) 258-1910 [Primary] (415) 258-1908 [Middle] Fax: (415) 258-1900 Web Site: www.sandomenico.org Grades: PreSchool-8

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1 All Souls Elementary School

434 Alida Way, So. San Francisco 94080 (650) 589-3909 Fax: (650) 589-2826 Web Site: www.stveronicassf.org Grades: K-8 , Extended Care

909 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica 94044 (650) 359-4544 Fax: (650) 359-4558 Web Site: www.goodshepherdschool.us Grades: K-8, Extended Care

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Our Lady of Mercy Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (650) 756-4916 Email: preschool@olmbulldogs.org

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7 Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School 7 Elmwood Dr., Daly City 94015 (650) 756-3395 Fax: (650) 756-5872 Web Site: www.olmbulldogs.org Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City 94061 (650) 368-8327 Fax: (650) 368-7031 Web Site: www.stpiusschool.com Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

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Elementary School 1000 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont 94002 (650) 593-4265 Fax: (650) 593-4342 Web Site: www.ihmschoolbelmont.org Grades: Pre-School-8, Extended Care

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (650) 366-6587 Email: marnott@mountcarmel.org

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302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley 94028 (650) 851-8221 Fax: (650) 851-2839 Web Site: www.prioryca.org Grades: 6-8

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850 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos 94070 (650) 593-1629 Fax: (650) 593-9723 Web Site: www.scharlesschoolsc.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

19 Saint Gregory Elementary School 2701 Hacienda St., San Mateo 94403 (650) 573-0111 Fax: (650) 573-6548 Web Site: www.stgregs-sanmateo.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

15 8 Saint Dunstan Elementary School 1150 Magnolia Ave., Millbrae 94030 (650) 697-8119 Fax: (650) 697-9295 Web Site: www.st-dunstan.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

9 Holy Angels Elementary School 20 Reiner St., Colma 94014 (650) 755-0220 Fax: (650) 755-0258 Web Site: www.holyangelscolma.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

10 Sacred Heart Schools Lower and Middle 150 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton 94027 (650) 322-9931 (MAIN) Fax: (650) 322-7656 Web Site: www.shschools.org Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care Sacred Heart School Pre-school Ages: 3-5 (650) 473-4060 Email: csalberg@shschools.org

11 Saint Raymond Elementary School 1211 Arbor Rd., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 322-2312 Fax: (650) 322-2910 Web Site: www.straymond.org Grades: PreK-8, Extended Care St. Raymond Pre-kindergarten Ages: 3-5 Email: areed@straymond.org

12 Saint Catherine of Siena Elementary School 1300 Bayswater Ave., Burlingame 94010 (650) 344-7176 Fax: (650) 344-7426 Web Site: www.stcos.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

13 Nativity Elementary School 1250 Laurel St., Menlo Park 94025 (650) 325-7304 Fax: (650) 325-3841 Web Site: www.nativityschool.com Grades: K-8, Extended Care

20 Saint Matthew Elementary School 910 South El Camino Real, San Mateo 94402 (650) 343-1373 Fax: (650) 343-2046 Web Site: www.stmatthewcath.org Grades: K-8, Day/Extended Care

21 Saint Timothy Elementary School 1515 Dolan Ave., San Mateo 94401 (650) 342-6567 Fax: (650) 342-5913 Web Site: www.sttimothyschool.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

22 Saint Robert Elementary School 345 Oak Ave., San Bruno 94066 (650) 583-5065 Fax: (650) 583-1418 Web Site: www.saintroberts-school.org Grades: K-8, Extended Care

23 Saint Matthias Pre-school 1685 Cordilleras Ave., Redwood City, 94062 Ages: 3-5 (650) 367-1320 Email: director@st.matthiasparish.org

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