October 12, 2012

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Prelates from around the world gather for the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization celebrated

by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 7.

Pope: Christ is the answer to humanity’s questions CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN – To evangelize means to help people understand that God himself has responded to their questions, and that his response – the gift of salvation in Jesus Christ – is available to them as well, Pope Benedict XVI said.

“Our role in the new evangelization is to cooperate with God,” the pope told the more than 260 cardinals, bishops and priests who are members of the world Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization.

“We can only let people know what God has done.”

In a 21-minute, off-the-cuff reflection during morning prayer at the synod’s opening session Oct. 8, Pope Benedict spoke of the importance of prayer in the church’s push for a new evangelization, the meaning of evangelization, and sharing the Gospel through both proclamation and charity.

The pope examined the use of the word “evangelion,” the Greek term that is the root of the English word “evangelization,” and which is itself translated as “Gospel.”

In the Book of Isaiah, he noted, the Hebrew equivalent of the word describes “the voice that announces a victory, that announces goodness, joy and happiness,” transmitting the message that

Like the people of Israel suffering under Roman rule, people today ask: “Is God a reality or not?

Why is he silent?”

VATICAN CITY – Catholic efforts to reach out to lapsed members must show them the relevance of faith today, but “must do so without losing its rootedness in the great living faith tradition of the church,” Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington told Pope Benedict XVI and bishops from around the world gathered at the Vatican.

Cardinal Wuerl, appointed by the pope as relator of the world Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization, introduced the synod’s work Oct. 8 with a global overview of the challenge of evangelization today, and laid out the values that he said must be the foundation of the church’s outreach.

Speaking in Latin, the cardinal addressed the pope, synod members, experts and observers for more than 45 minutes.

The cardinal said a “tsunami of secularism” has SEE CARDINAL, PAGE 13

Tragic crash kills 6-year-old religious ed student VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

“God has not forgotten his people,” and that he intervenes with power in history to save them.

In the New Testament, the pope said, “evangelion” is the good news of the incarnation of Christ, the coming of God’s son into the world to save humanity.

For the people of Israel suffering under Roman rule, it was truly good news that God spoke to his people and came to live among them, the pope said. News of Jesus’ birth was the answer to those who questioned whether there really was a God; whether he knew his people and the circumstances

Six-year-old Danielle Naval was walking to her religious education class when a vehicle struck and killed her in the parking lot of St. Andrew Church in Daly City Oct. 6. Danielle was enrolled in class to prepare for first Communion, the pastor said.

Her mother and another woman were also struck in the accident shortly before 9 a.m.

Six or seven parishioners immediately rushed out and tried to lift the car off of them, failing until someone found a jack and boosted the car up, said pastor Father Piers Lahey. Daly City police were still investigating the accident and declined to offer more details other than to say the female adult driver of the 2007 Toyota minivan involved in the collision was at the scene and uninjured.

The driver of the minivan was a mother dropping

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ARCHBISHOP BACKS PROP. 34

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on Oct. 9 endorsed Proposition 34, which would repeal the death penalty in California and replace it with a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.

At a news conference at St. Raphael Church and Mission San Rafael in San Rafael, the archbishop issued a letter backing the measure through Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice, saying, “I write you today in strong support of Proposition 34.”

The California Catholic bishops on Sept. 26 said they strongly support Proposition 34, which is on the ballot Nov. 6.

ELECTION TALKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS: It’s a potent combination: beer, wine, theology and politics. The City on a Hill, the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Young Adult Council, is sponsoring “Theology on Tap: Faith in Public Life.” Young adults, 21-39, are invited to the events at Schroeder’s, 240 Front St. in San Francisco near the Embarcadero BART station. George Wesolek, director of the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, will speak on the death penalty at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 16. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy will discuss Catholics and the vote Tuesday, Oct. 30. “There are so many people who are in transition, moving to San Francisco as young adults, or even getting out of school, figuring out where they’re going to get a job in today’s market,” said Maura Lafferty, who chairs the young adult council. “Part of what we are doing is helping to network resources and opportunities.”

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CHAVEZ MONUMENT DEDICATED: California’s Catholic bishops said they were grateful that a national monument was being dedicated to farmworker labor leader Cesar Chavez, who “was profoundly influenced by Catholic social justice teaching,” Catholic News Service reported.

Chavez, who co-founded the United Farm Workers union in 1962, “strived to be a good disciple of the Lord Jesus by bringing the kingdom of God to the vineyards, fields and groves of America,” they said in a statement released Oct. 3. The dedication was Oct. 8 in Keene, the birthplace of the UFW. POPE ADDS ARABIC: An Arabic speaker has joined the other speakers who provide a summary of the papal catechesis in various different languages during the general audience of Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. The change took effect Oct. 10, reflecting the pope’s “perpetual concern and support” for Mideast Christians and the duty of all to pray for peace in the region, the Vatican said.

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Kids, creatures celebrate St. Francis Red-necked parrot Esteban perches on the head of St. Rita School kindergartener Juan David Morales during St. Rita Parish’s blessing of the animals Oct. 2 at the school in Fairfax.

Father Ken Weare, pastor, presided. The ceremony is a regular commemoration of the Oct. 4 feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Blessings were bestowed upon goldfish, birds, guinea pigs, goats, snakes, cats, kittens and dogs of all shapes and sizes – “the usual menagerie,” the school said.

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, alcohol-related reckless driving, and was given the standard sentence for the charge, three years probation, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office said Oct. 5.

He entered the plea on Oct. 1 and his arraignment of date Oct. 9 was vacated, said Gina Coburn, a spokeswoman for the city attorney’s office.

Archbishop Cordileone was stopped by police Aug. 25 at a DUI checkpoint near San Diego State University. He had had dinner with friends in San Diego, where he was an auxiliary bishop before being named bishop of the Diocese of Oakland in 2009.

He described the incident as “the regrettable mistake in judgment I made with regard to my driving and for which I apologize” at his Mass of Installation as archbishop of San Francisco on Oct. 4 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

The charge he pleaded guilty to is also known as “wet reckless,” said Coburn, and is a lesser offense often faced by first-time offenders when certain circumstances exist.

The archbishop must also pay the standard $1,120 fine, attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving session on the impact of drunk driving and enroll in a program for first offenders conducted by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, said Coburn.

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OBITUARIES

Marianists’ University of Dayton and completed his priestly studies at Marianist International Seminary, Switzerland.

Retirement brought him to Villa St. Joseph and the Marianist Center in Cupertino in 2006.

Survivors include a brother Lawrence O’Connell and his wife Fern, of Moraga.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Oct. 11 at Chapel of the Marianist Martyrs, Marianist Center, Cupertino, with interment at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Cupertino.

Remembrances may be made to the Cupertino Marianist Community, 22683 Alcalde Road, Cupertino 95014-3903.

Father Robert Cipriano – former St. Francis shrine rector Father Robert Cipriano, retired pastor of St. Rita Parish, Fairfax and a former rector of the National Shrine of St. Francisco of Assisi, died of a heart attack Oct. 2 en route to Marin General Hospital. He was 73 years of age and celebrated his 25th year as a priest May 9.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., he held a degree in languages, Spanish and French, from Gannon University in Erie, Pa., and taught high Father Robert school on the East Coast before Cipriano moving to San Francisco and taking a position as an employee trainer.

Encouraged by now retired Diocese of Santa Rosa priest Father Jerald Thomas, Father Cipriano began studies for the priesthood at Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Conn. and completed his studies at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park. He was ordained May 9, 1987, by Archbishop John R. Quinn.

Father Cipriano also served as parochial vicar at St. Elizabeth Parish and St. Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco and St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo and following his retirement in 2009, has lived at St. Brendan parish, San Francisco and St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito.

A funeral Mass is scheduled Oct. 12, 10 a.m., with viewing at 9 a.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco.

Remembrances may be sent to the Priests Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.

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More than 100 students from Mercy High School, Burlingame, Notre Dame High School, Belmont, and Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo, walked 4.4 miles in a Walk for Justice that raised $5,000 to benefit the San Bruno Catholic Worker Hospitality House. Pictured are walkers Claudia Arquero and Alison Bryant, both juniors at Notre Dame.

MARIANIST FATHER WILLIAM O’CONNELL – FORMER HIGH-SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Marianist Father William Arthur O’Connell died Oct. 1, at Marianist Center, Cupertino. He was 85 years old, a Marianist for 66 years and a priest for 56 years. He is a former principal of Archbishop Riordan High School, San Francisco.

Born in Oakland, Father O’Connell was baptized and confirmed in St. Margaret Mary Church, Oakland, and graduated from St. Joseph High School, Alameda where he encountered the Marianist order.

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In a published obituary, the Paulists said, “He was sought after for weddings – a kind and gentle counselor, a man of faith and spirituality.” Father Shea assisted for many years in helping young couples prepare for marriage in the church, the Paulists said.

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Women religious continue as sparkle in eye of local church TOM BURKE CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Notre Dame Sister Alberta Marie Karp celebrated her 75th year as a religious Aug. 26 at the congregation’s provincial property in Belmont.

Many family members and friends including Sister Alberta’s sister Clarice Keane Watson were at her side for the Sister Alberta Marie Karp, SND, rites. “It was a wonderful day,” said Sister Alberand Clarice Keane Watson. ta’s nephew Jon Kurpinsky in a note to this column. “My aunt is an awesome woman. She is 93 years old and still tutors children.”

Sister Alberta is a native San Franciscan, growing up in St. Anthony’s parish and attending Notre Dame High School, San Francisco. She taught for many years at Mission Dolores School, San Francisco.

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SI WALKERS: Team AMDG, all moms, dads and grads at St. Ignatius College Preparatory came out in force for September’s “Your Next Step is the Cure” walk in honor of Jill Costello, a 2006 SI alumna who died in 2010 from lung cancer.

More than 240 people from the SI community participated raising $10,000 for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.

Jill competed as a coxswain both at SI and at UC Berkeley where she led the women’s eight member crew to a national title just weeks before her death.

Since then, thousands of people around the country have participated in “Jog for Jill” events.

Jill’s classmate Kelcey Harrison is running across the U.S. to raise money to fight lung cancer.

Classmate Giana Toboni, a producer for the new Katie Couric daily talk show has featured the run and the life of Jill Costello on the show’s website. Visit www.thegreatlungrun.com/ GLR/Blog/Blog.html.

ANNIVERSARY: Congratulations to Carmen and Domingo Palarca of Holy Name of Jesus Church on their 40th wedding anniversary, Oct. 7. The couple will renew their vows at a Mass October 13,

HAPPY DAYS: Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Belmont celebrated its 60th anniversary, Sept. 22. Among members of the 1955 first graduating class to attend were Bill Torre, Ed Hill and Ron Thomas. Pictured are principal Teri Grosey; Terri Cook, Belmont city clerk and member of the school’s class of 1972; and IHM pastor Father Stephen Howell with proclamation presented to IHM by the city of Belmont. four children and spouses and 14 grandchildren marked the occasion with Mass at St. Isabella Church with pastor, Father Mark Ruburiano as principal celebrant. A luncheon followed and a family vacation in Sonoma. Pat is a graduate of St. Rose Academy and Lone Mountain College for Women. Gene graduated from Sacred Heart High School, the University of San Francisco and completed an MBA at Golden Gate University.

LONG-LASTING GOOD WORK: The Young Ladies Institute marked its 125th anniversary June 29 with Mass and annual convention in Burlingame. More than 400 women attended including representatives from the eight institutes in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee proclaimed June 29 Young Ladies Institute Day. Pictured, from left, are YLI Grand President June McJunkin of Yuba City accepting the honor from Andrea Shorter, San Francisco commissioner on the status of women, with St. Mary’s Cathedral rector Msgr.

John Talesfore at right. Earlier this year, the institutes of the archdiocese donated $5,000 for priests education at the group’s Golden Jubilee Burse Presentation. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy accepted the gift for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. followed by a luncheon. “May the good Lord continue to give them abundant blessings in their lives and the tenacity to continue their loving and unconditional service to God,” said fellow Holy Name parishioner Louise Lee in a note to this column.

ANNIVERSARY: Congratulations to Pat and Gene Gallagher of San Rafael who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 21. The couple, their

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GRAVEYARD SMASH: St. James School alumni unmask a second “Halloween Hop” Oct. 20, 6-10 p.m., at nearby Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th at Guerrero in San Francisco. While ghosts and goblins bring out the kid in all of us, this is an adult affair with tickets at $25, and fun including a costume contest and a carved pumpkin contest – bring an already carved masterpiece with you. There will be eats and beverages will be available for purchase. Call the school (415) 647-8972 or visit www.saintjamessf.org.

“Come and join in the `Monster Mash’ fun,” Sheri Stuckey, chairwoman of the school’s development board, said in a note to this column.

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Legislative roundup: New law continues abortionists’ training VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

A University of California at San Francisco pilot program that trains midlevel clinicians to perform first- trimester surgical abortions got an 18-month extension – another step forward in efforts by activists for keeping abortion legal to train non-physicians to do abortions statewide. Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB 623 on Sept. 22, giving the four-year-old program more time to continue training and to develop better statistics.

That was just one of a long list of bills that Brown signed or vetoed after the legislative session ended.

Several bills in the areas of family and life that were opposed by the California Catholic Conference were signed by the governor. However, Brown signed several bills, supported by the California bishops, that are aimed at eroding human trafficking.

The UCSF pilot program, backed by Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice California and other advocates for keeping abortion legal, trains nurse midwives, physician’s assistants and nurse practitioners to perform first-trimester surgical abortions, said Carol Hogan, spokeswoman for the California Catholic Conference. The extension will give the program administrators an opportunity to submit their conclusions for peer review and return to try again to legalize allowing non-physicians to perform abortions statewide, said Hogan.

“The law now is you have to be a physician to do an aspiration abortion,” said Hogan. An earlier abortion bill, which would have expanded the training to the non-doctors statewide, was defeated after a Democratic lawmaker and medical doctor questioned the pilot program’s self-reported numbers on medical complications, saying they were lower than national statistics by licensed MDs.

Expanded bill predicted by 2014

The legislation, SB 623, introduced in a parliamentary maneuver known as “gut and amend,” will allow the program to continue as a pilot, said Hogan, who predicted a new bill to allow non-physicians to do abortions statewide will be back before lawmakers by 2014.

AT A GLANCE Bills signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown included: SB 623: A University of California at San Francisco pilot program that trains midlevel clinicians to perform firsttrimester surgical abortions got an 18-month extension.

AB 2348: Authorizes nurses to dispense hormonal contraceptives including the Pill, patch and ring, without a doctor’s involvement.

SB 1172: Bars “sexual orientation change efforts” for patients under 18.

AB 2040: Victims of human trafficking, who were forced into prostitution, will be able to have their criminal records expunged.

SB 1193: Requires specified businesses to post a notice with information on slavery and human trafficking and information on where victims can find help.

AB 2466: Authorizes forfeiture of property to remove the financial gains from trafficking. SB 1133 also authorizes forfeiture so criminals would not be able to retain financial benefits from trafficking that forces minors into prostitution.

A second bill signed into law by Brown, AB 2348, authorizes nurses to dispense hormonal contraceptives including the Pill, patch and ring, without a doctor’s involvement.

California allows girls as young as 12 to get abortions and to procure contraceptives without parental involvement.

Both bills were opposed by the California Catholic Conference. Supporters of AB 2348 include Planned Parenthood, the California Family Health Council, American Nurses Association-California, and Physicians for Reproductive Choice. Supporters of SB 623 include the American Civil Liberties Union of California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates

of California, ACCESS Women’s Health Justice, NARAL Pro-Choice California and California Latinas for Reproductive Justice.

The governor also signed into law legislation that bars “sexual orientation change efforts,” also called reparative therapy, for minors – a measure the conference opposed as “undermining parental rights.”

The authors of the bill, SB 1172, cited studies saying that such therapy can be harmful.

The Pacific Justice Institute, which led the fight against the bill, filed a federal lawsuit against the measure in Sacramento on Oct. 1.

“This outrageous bill makes no exceptions for young victims of sexual abuse who are plagued with unwanted same-sex attraction, nor does it respect the consciences of mental health professionals who work in a church,” said Brad Dacus, president of the institute. “We are filing suit to defend families, children, and religious freedom.”

“Cultural competency” training required

In another measure opposed by the bishops, the governor also signed into law legislation requiring “cultural competency” and sensitivity training in how to treat homosexual, bisexual and transgender foster youth. The new law, which affects foster parents, group home administrators, relative and non-relative extended family care givers, does not require any special training for children of any other group – such as race, religion or disability.

The governor signed into law several laws supported by the bishops’ conference, intended to help victims and to make it harder for criminals to profit from human trafficking, a major problem in California.

Victims of human trafficking, who were forced into prostitution, will be able to have their criminal records expunged with the signing of AB 2040.

SB 1193 will require specified businesses to post a notice with information on slavery and human trafficking and information on where victims can find help.

AB 2466 authorizes forfeiture of property to remove the financial gains from trafficking. SB 1133 also authorizes forfeiture so criminals would not be able to retain financial benefits from trafficking that forces minors into prostitution.

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Young adults don’t think alike on religion, race, government CAROL ZIMMERMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – The youth vote – which was big in 2008 when more than 22 million young adults in the U.S. under the age of 30 went to the polls – looks elusive this year.

New surveys, including one from the Pew Research Center, show that young voters are more disengaged this election year. Forty-eight percent of this group is giving the election “a lot of thought” this year compared to 65 percent in 2008. Similarly, only 63 percent definitely plan on voting, compared to 72 percent four years ago.

Another study, conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and Georgetown University’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs, finds that nearly two-thirds or 66 percent of younger millennials (age 18-25) are currently registered to vote and 50 percent said they are certain to vote in the November election.

The study: “Diverse, Disillusioned and Divided: Millennial Values and Voter Engagement in the 2012 Election” was released Oct. 4. Daniel Cox, director of research and co-founder of Public Religion Research Institute, who presented the survey results at Georgetown University, said the reasons given in the survey for voter apathy included: disinterest, bored by politics, too busy to vote, not

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More white younger millennials (71 percent) reported being registered to vote than blacks (60 percent) or Hispanics (53 percent) in their age group.

Overall, the respondents gave Democratic President Barack Obama a 16-point advantage. When the group was broken down into various faith practices, 55 percent of Catholic younger millennials favored Obama while 38 percent favored Mitt Romney, his Republican opponent.

Eighty percent of white evangelical Protestants in the survey group support Romney, while 15 percent support Obama. A slim majority (51 percent) of white mainline Protestants younger millennial voters also prefer Romney.

The young voters also have very diverse opinions about religion and politics.

Nearly half (49 percent) of younger millennials said it is somewhat or very important for a candidate to have strong religious beliefs, while 48 percent said it is not too important or not at all important.

Cox said he assumed there would be more of a consensus in the group because of its religious, ethnic and racial diversity and was surprised at the wide range of viewpoints.

Even on the issue of affirmative action programs, respondents lacked agreement. Overall, 47 percent of younger millennials opposed these programs while 38 percent favored them. When broken down by race, 75 percent of blacks and 63 percent of Hispanics favored affirmative action, and 66 percent of whites opposed it.

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I O S S N I M S U D N L D R O OCTOBER 21, 2012 AY W “Called to Radiate the Word of Truth” BE A MISSIONARY EVERYDAY

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October 21 – World Mission Sunday is a special day for all of us who are called, by Baptism, to be involved in the missionary work of the Church.

On that Sunday, every nation, even the poorest mission countries, contributes to the mission needs of the Church worldwide.

World Mission Sunday truly belongs to the world. It is celebrated in every country, in every diocese and in every parish – in a remote chapel far out in the African bush, in a predominantly Muslim or Hindu in Asia, in a poor village in Latin America. We are citizens of the world, members of the one Body of Christ, and are at our best when we act lovingly and generously to our brothers and sisters in the Missions.

So this year remember that on October 21, World Mission Sunday, the family of the Church celebrates that we are “one family in mission.” Please pray for the people of the Missions and for missionaries. I ask also for your generous help, such as: • a week’s support of a young man in a mission seminary ($15.00) • a month’s help for the formation of a religious Sister in the Pacific Islands ($25.00) • to assist a local priest in Bangladesh, traveling great distances – celebrating the Sacraments, while providing concrete help for the poor there, the workers and their families on the country’s tea estates ($75.00) • to cover the cost of a desk and textbook for five of the 300 children in the catechism class at a parish on the Galapagos Islands off Ecuador ($100.00) Whatever you can contribute to the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith will be a great blessing to local priests, religious and lay catechists throughout Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands and remote regions of Latin America.

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Chicago meeting brings together Catholic-Muslim dialogues MICHELLE MARTIN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO – Bringing members of three Muslim-Catholic regional dialogue groups together for their first national plenary session in Chicago was a groundbreaking event, but its members agreed that the dialogue must move forward.

The “Living Our Faiths Together” plenary, held Oct. 3-5 at Catholic Theological Union, included a retrospective look at Muslim-Catholic dialogue, keynote talks by both Catholic and Muslim speakers, and opportunities for members to share what they have done so far and what direction they think the dialogue should take in the future.

The meeting took place in the aftermath of the killing of J. Christopher Stevens, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, and the uprisings throughout the Arab world that participants say are a response to a YouTube video that was highly offensive to Muslims.

But members of the dialogue groups said that it’s important for all to remember that Muslims and Christians have lived in peace with one another far more than they have lived in conflict, and that neither group should make the mistake of blaming the other for the actions of a few.

Muslim keynote speaker Jamal Badawi said the short answer to whether Muslims and Catholics can live their faiths together is, “Yes, we

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Badawi is an Egyptian-born Canadian who has the distinction of having served on both management and religion faculties at St. Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and has written extensively about Islam.

Jesuit Father Tom Michel, who was secretary of the Jesuit Secretariat for Interreligious Dialogue in Rome for 12 years, said the first request he received to speak at the gathering gave the title as “Living Our Faith Together,” and he preferred the idea

of discussing Muslims and Christians as sharing different branches of one faith in a single creator God to whom people will be called to account for their deeds.

Both men spoke of their faith traditions’ common heritage, displayed in the submission and faith of Abraham, and both shared how the hospitality Abraham showed to strangers provides a model for how Christians and Muslims should treat those of different faiths.

But Badawi keyed in on passages of the Quran that clearly teach that Muslims are to treat Christians with “more than justice.” Indeed, he said, the Arabic word used by the Quran is the same that describes how Muslims are to treat their parents.

Those who advocate abuse of nonMuslims are engaging in a “cut-andpaste” reading of the Quran, Badawi said, even if they sincerely believe what they are doing.

Father Michel spoke of “Nostra Aetate,” the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on the Relationship of the Church to Non-Christian Religions.

“The church regards with esteem also the Muslims,” the document says. “They adore the one God, living and subsisting in himself; merciful and all-powerful, the creator of heaven and earth, who has spoken to men; they take pains to submit wholeheartedly to even his inscrutable decrees, just as Abraham, with whom the faith of Islam takes pleasure in linking itself, submitted to God.” He also told a story about the nature of hospitality. When he was in Cairo doing his studies in Arabic, he said, he was walking the streets and enjoying the unusual quiet as the sun was about to set during Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims. During Ramadan they fast from dawn to sunset, and break their fast in the evening with prayer and a festive meal called “iftar.”

As his feet and his mind wandered, he was accosted by a man who ran out of his house, grabbed the priest by the arm and tried to bring him inside, saying, “Hurry! It is almost time for iftar.”

MARTIN is a staff writer at the Catholic New World, newspaper of the Chicago archdiocese.

YOU CAN BE AN ANGEL AND YOUR PARISH CAN BE A HOST OF ANGELS The Gabriel Project of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, which recently celebrated its third anniversary, is seeking additional volunteers to serve as “angels” to pregnant mothers in need.

Do you feel called to offer emotional and spiritual support, friendship, and a great deal of love to pregnant mothers in need of support? If so, please consider joining our devoted team of volunteers who, by employing their individual talents, collaborating with various ministries in the parish or diocese and utilizing community resources, stand ready to provide pregnant mothers with the kinds of assistance they need.

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FORMER BISHOPS’ OFFICIAL PLANS CENTER TO GUIDE LAITY’S ROLE IN CIVIC ARENA

WASHINGTON – John Carr, who stepped down this summer after nearly 25 years at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, plans to develop a new center for the laity, based at The Catholic University of America.

Carr, who most recently as the bishops’ executive director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, left to begin a one-semester visiting fellowship at Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.

After decades of representing the church’s interests with everyone from U.S. presidents and foreign leaders to parish activists and celebrity advocates such as rock musician Bono, Carr spoke in hopeful terms.

Even when mentioning the frustrations of working in a highly politicized Washington, he pointed to ways of working outside the politicized realm.

“What I won’t miss is the polarization: in politics and, sadly, in the church,” Carr said, “It’s just getting in the way of the Gospel and the mission.”

Growing up in a bipartisan family, with a diehard Republican mother and a diehard Democratic father, “I learned at an early age that we could express our values in different ways,” he explained. “I’m somebody who’s strongly pro-life and deeply committed to social justice. I don’t see those

things as opposing. I see them as part of the same root and values.”

“I find the polarization, the assumption of bad will, the questioning of people’s motives and tactics very discouraging,” Carr said. “We should be different. Civility is a civic virtue, but respect for one another and how we seek to carry out the faith, ought to mark who we are.”

Carr added, “I’m going to try find ways to cross some of those walls and divisions.”

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Father Morris, Jesuit Father known as “Jack” John Morris to the thousands of laypeople who served in the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for more than a halfcentury, had long been ill with cancer.

John James Morris was born Oct. 22, 1927, the second of three boys in his family, in Anaconda, Mont. After high school, he served in the Navy before attending Georgetown University in Washington and what is now Regis University in Denver. He entered

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It was while in his pre-ordination training that Father Morris, serving at the time in the Alaska Territory, was given a charge by the bishop of Fairbanks – himself a Jesuit – to organize a service corps. It was Father Morris who did the organizing and gave it the name of Jesuit Volunteer Corps.

The Jesuit Volunteer Corps enables laypeople to work directly with poor people, live a communal life, pray together and seek structural reform in society.

It was at a 50th anniversary celebration of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps that Father Morris said its members challenge “our staid, vapid, jelly-bean culture.”

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BALTIMORE – Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and other religious leaders Sept. 26 asked supporters of traditional marriage to join efforts to overturn Maryland’s new law legalizing same-sex marriage.

More than 200 people attended an invitation-only event at St. Mary’s Seminary. The group included representatives from Christian, Muslim and Mormon communities, as well as written support from the Orthodox Jewish community, who were observing Yom Kippur.

Church leaders urged those in attendance to take their “feet to the street” and “get souls to the polls” to vote “no” on Question 6, the Maryland ballot referendum that seeks to legalize same-sex marriage.

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NEW ORLEANS – It has been more than 12 years since Blessed John Paul II promulgated “Ex Corde Ecclesiae,” an apostolic constitution that clarified the relationship between the diocesan bishop and the Catholic colleges and universities within his diocese.

While the 1990 document is known best for the Latin word “mandatum,” which required Catholics teaching theology at a Catholic college or university to seek a “mandate” to do so from the local bishop, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond told an audience at Loyola University New Orleans Sept. 20 that the document overwhelmingly affirmed the essential role of Catholic higher education as “a ministry of the church.”

In launching the Presidential Centennial Guest Series that celebrates the 100th anniversary of Loyola University New Orleans, Archbishop Aymond said the “mandatum” is rooted in Canon 812, which requires any Catholic who teaches theology in a Catholic institution to have a license or approval to teach from the competent ecclesiastical authority – the local bishop.

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Vatican butler found guilty, sentenced to 18 months CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – A three-judge panel of Vatican jurists found Paolo Gabriele, the papal butler, guilty of aggravated theft and sentenced him to 18 months in jail for his role in leaking private papal correspondence and other confidential documents.

The butler said he leaked the documents out of concern for the pope, who he believed was not being fully informed about the corruption and careerism in the Vatican – a motive the court deemed erroneous.

The verdict was read Oct. 6 by Giuseppe Dalla Torre, president of the three-judge panel, just two hours after the fourth and final session of the trial.

Dalla Torre began reading the sentence with the formula, “In the name of His Holiness Benedict XVI, gloriously reigning, the tribunal, having invoked the Most Holy Trinity, pronounced the following sentence. ...”

He then said the judges had found Gabriele guilty and sentenced him to three years in jail, but reduced the sentence for four reasons: Gabriele had never been convicted of a crime before; the value of his previous service to the Vatican; the fact that he was convinced, “although erroneously” of having acted for the good of the church; and his declaration that he was aware of “betraying the Holy Father’s trust.”

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters Pope Benedict was informed of the results of the trial immediately and was studying

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Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler, Paolo Gabriele, center, is flanked by his lawyer, Cristiana Arru, right, during the final session of his trial in a courtroom at the Vatican Oct. 6. A three-judge panel of Vatican judges found Gabriele guilty of aggravated theft and sentenced him to 18 months in jail for his role in leaking private papal documents. the matter. Father Lombardi said he believed it was likely the pope would pardon Gabriele, although he had no idea when that would occur.

Before the verdict was issued, the court heard the closing arguments of Arru and Nicola Picardi, the Vatican City prosecutor. Gabriele, a 46-year-old father of three, was given the opportunity to have the last word.

Gabriele told the court, “What I feel strongly is the

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conviction of having acted out of an exclusive – I’d say, visceral – love for the church of Christ and for its visible head.”

“If I have to say it again, I’d say I do not feel like a thief,” he told the court.

In his closing arguments, Picardi reminded the court that during the interrogations before the indictment and trial, Gabriele had said he passed on only photocopies and never removed original documents, but the testimony of Msgr. Georg Ganswein, the pope’s personal secretary, and six police officers proved he had, in fact, taken originals.

The prosecutor also told the court that Gabriele was fascinated by secret service operations and thought the Holy Spirit sent him as an agent to help the pope. Picardi also said Gabriele believed “the pope was not sufficiently informed” about Vatican scandals and careerism, and he told investigators he hoped to help bring those problems to light.

Picardi said that while it is difficult to believe that one person collected all the stolen documents alone, Gabriele claimed he acted on his own, and the investigation found no proof of other accomplices – other than, perhaps, the Vatican computer expert, who is facing charges of aiding and abetting Gabriele.

Gabriele’s lawyer, Arru, urged the judges to consider Gabriele’s motives for acting and to impose only a minimal sentence. “He felt forced (to act) by the evil he saw” around him at the Vatican, Arru said.

The defense lawyer said she hoped one day Gabriele would be “rewarded” for his desire to help the church and the pope.

Testifying Oct. 2, Gabriele had said he was innocent of theft, but “I feel guilty for having betrayed the trust the Holy Father placed in me.”

“I loved him like a son would,” Gabriele told the court on the second day of his trial.

Being so close to the pope, Gabriele said he became aware of how “easy it is to manipulate the one who holds decision-making power in his hands,” and he tried raising some of his concerns with the pope conversationally.

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Australian archbishop: Same-sex marriage dismantles institution CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

PERTH, Australia – Same-sex “marriage” is not an extension of marriage rights but a dismantling of an institution on which the well-being of societies depends, wrote an Australian archbishop.

Archbishop Timothy Costelloe of Perth wrote his comments in the archdiocesan newspaper, The Record, before heading off as one of Australia’s two elected delegates to the world Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization at the Vatican.

In September, same-sex marriage proposals were defeated in the Australian federal parliament and the Tasmanian state parliament. South Australia is set to be the next battleground, with a gay-marriage bill expected to be debated in the state’s parliament early next year.

Archbishop Costelloe wrote that any “attempt to

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“Our governments did not create the institution of marriage, and they should not seek to dismantle it by altering its fundamental character,” he wrote.

“Rather, as many commentators have noted, the foundational role which families play in the wellbeing of a society underpins the responsibilities of governments to provide special protection and support to this institution.”

Catholic tradition, Archbishop Costelloe wrote, does not compartmentalize between religious matters and “purely secular matters.” Catholic convictions about marriage are based on the common good and the teachings of the faith, he said.

“We are not so much against things as we are for

things. We are for the family and for the rights of children to be raised by their mother and father,” he wrote.

“It is because we are for marriage, for the family and for the rights of children that we stand so firmly against any attempt to legislate to change the nature of marriage.”

The archbishop wrote that it is wrong to accuse people opposed to the redefinition of marriage of unjust discrimination or homophobia. “The latter accusation is a sweeping generalization which by its very nature is itself unjust,” he wrote. “The former accusation is premised on the notion that marriage should be open to everyone.”

Marriage by definition unites a man and a woman “for the purposes of their mutual love and support and for the raising of their children, should they have any, in a stable environment,” the archbishop wrote.

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Catholic leaders: Nobel Prize for medicine a triumph for ethics SIMON CALDWELL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MANCHESTER, England – Catholic leaders in Europe hailed the decision to give a Nobel Prize to two pioneers of adult stem-cell research as a triumph for ethics.

A statement from the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community, known as COMECE, said that awarding the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka represented an “important milestone” in recognizing the superior potential of adult stem-cell research over destructive experimentation on human embryonic stem cells.

The Anscombe Bioethics Centre, an institute serving the Catholic Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland, also described the award as an “achievement of great ethical significance.”

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Kyoto University Professor Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work on the potential therapeutic properties of adult stem cells. research without relying on the unethical destruction of human embryos,” said David Jones, director of the Anscombe center in Oxford, England.

“The past attempts to clone human embryos and the bizarre experiments to create admixed human-nonhuman embryos have delivered nothing,” he said.

“In contrast, the transformation of adult cells into stem cells is making great progress,” he continued.

“This is science at its best: both beautiful and ethical.”

The Nobel committee said England’s Gurdon and Yamanaka of Japan had “revolutionized” science through their work.

“These discoveries have also provided new tools for scientists around the world and led to remarkable progress in many areas of medicine,” the committee said.

Both scientists were involved in research into changing mature cells into stem cells, which have the potential to become specialist organ cells and be harvested in the potential treatment of a variety of diseases.

Many hope such work may prepare the ground for therapies to repair heart tissue after heart attacks, for instance, or to reverse the progress of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

Gurdon distinguished himself by using an intestinal sample to clone frogs, and Yamanaka pioneered a technique of reprogramming mature cells to become “pluripotent” by altering their DNA. In an Oct. 8 statement, COMECE said the award should encourage European Union institutions to switch funding from “ethically problematic and scientifically and economically less-promising” embryonic stem-cell research to non-embryonic stem cell research, which held out greater potential.

“This is an important milestone in recognizing the key role that non-embryonic stem cells play in the development of new medical therapies as alternatives to human embryonic stem cells,” the statement said.

“There have been continuing scientific advances in fields of research involving alternative stem cells ... (that) present better prospects for clinical applications; or have indeed already demonstrated widespread clinical results and do not raise any special ethical problems,” it said.

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Archbishop Cordileone calls for renewal in spirit of St. Francis ‘Each one of us’ must begin the work, he tells 2,000 attending installation Mass

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More than 2,000 worshippers filled St. Mary’s Cathedral Oct. 4 for the installation Mass for Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, ninth archbishop of San Francisco. Below, cathedral pastor and rector Msgr. John Talesfore greets the new archbishop as he enters the church. Cardinal William J. Levada is pictured at left.

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On the feast of St. Francis of Assisi in the city of St. Francis, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was installed as the ninth archbishop of San Francisco at St. Mary’s Cathedral, and found inspiration in that patron saint to whom Jesus had said, “Francis, rebuild my house.”

Thus, on Oct. 4 at a Mass of Installation, with some 40 other bishops from around the world and more than 250 priests and 64 deacons participating, Archbishop Cordileone began his work as shepherd to more than a half million Catholics of San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties and, with a word he used, as a collaborator with 416 priests, to help people get to holiness.

“To you my flock here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, please know how much I am looking forward to getting to know you all and together with you crafting a vision and plan for furthering the new evangelization here and so continue the good work that has been carried on in this local church for over 150

years,” said Archbishop Cordileone, who succeeds Archbishop George Niederauer, who is retiring.

Outside the cathedral, protestors denouncing the archbishop’s opposition to same-sex marriage held forth, but the two-hour-long Mass was without interruption and the

only competition for the attention of the capacity crowd was the occasional flyover by the Blue Angels.

The Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, presided, and Msgr. C. Michael Padazinski, the chancellor of the archdiocese, read the apos-

tolic letter from Pope Benedict XVI making the appointment of the archbishop, who was transferred from Oakland where he has been bishop for three years. “After consultation with the Congregation for Bishops, we judge you, venerable brother, endowed as you are with proven qualities and much pastoral experience, to be suitable for governing” the archdiocese, the letter read.

The new archbishop, with humility and a dash of self-deprecating humor, mentioned in his homily that “God has always had a way of putting me in my place with little and sometimes big ways of reminding me of my need to depend upon him and to attend to the work of my own rebuilding from within.” He added, “I would say, though, that with the latest episode of my life God has outdone himself ” – a reference to his Aug. 25 arrest for driving under the influence in San Diego.

At the time, he said he hoped that something good would come of it, and, indeed, something good has happened, he said – “the outpouring SEE INSTALLATION, PAGE ABC6

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‘The path to holiness lies open before us’ Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone gave this homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral Oct. 4 during his Mass of Installation as ninth archbishop of San Francisco. The homily is titled “Rebuilding from Within: The Path to True and Lasting Joy.” “Francis, rebuild my house.” These words which our Lord spoke to St. Francis from the Cross in the church of San Damiano are certainly well known to us. And repair that little delapidated structure he did, zealously and within a short time. He did not build a new one, but he repaired an old one; he did not tear out the foundation, but he built upon it.

Of course, as we know and as he discovered, these words had a much deeper, spiritual significance beyond the material reconstruction of a church edifice. St. Francis’ time was one of spiritual unrest, in which ideas were circulating that taught the evil of all created things and saw the condition of the human person as being totally debased, even to the point of denigrating marriage on the claim that it was a purely material reality and brought more debased human beings into the world. There was also a need for the reform of the clergy, who had become self-indulgent and too absorbed with worldly things.

Francis’ response was as timeless as it was simple: holiness. He focused on the universal call to holiness, the inclusion of all of God’s people in the life of the Church and pursuing this call to holiness each according to their vocation in life, but with a particular emphasis on the life of the parish priest – if he lives a holy life, his people will follow after his example. First and foremost, though, he began with himself, knowing that the work of rebuilding ultimately must start from within. It was his personal holiness which led the way in the needed reform of the Church at that time.

Rebuilding from within

These seem to be perennial themes throughout the life of our Church, and are certainly as applicable to our time as they were to St. Francis’, as well as to any number of other periods in the history of the Church. We, likewise, need to attend to the work of rebuilding – I will not say “begin,” nor even “resume,” but rather “continue” this work, because we have a foundation to build upon and lots of building material to use, just as with the little church of San Damiano.

Of course, as our Father Francis teaches us, that work of rebuilding must necessarily begin within each one

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Let St. Francis’ “universal call to holiness” inspire the church anew, Archbishop Cordileone said. of us – clergy, consecrated religious, lay faithful. I know in my own life God has always had a way of putting me in my place, His little and sometimes big ways of reminding me of my need to depend upon Him and to attend to the work of my own rebuilding from within. I would say, though, that with this latest episode in my life God has outdone Himself !

(Now, I realize I’m going out on a limb here, because I’m not sure if it’s really theologically correct to speak of God “outdoing Himself,” and here I’m saying this in the presence of him who, until a few weeks ago, was charged with overseeing doctrinal integrity for the entire Church. So, Your Eminence, as your former student, I would ask, please, let’s just keep this off the record.)

I cannot adequately express my gratitude to all of you for the outpouring of love, support and promise of prayers I have received in the wake of the regrettable mistake in judgment I made with regard to my driving and for which I apologize. What I found most significant and comforting, though, is that the very many messages of support I received came from people of different religious and political viewpoints. This has made it clear to me that most people have an instinctive sense of compassion, and are naturally inclined to reach out to anyone who is hurting and in need of being bolstered by the moral support that only the solidarity of friendship can offer. So we have right here a valuable building block: people’s instinctive sense of compassion. This good will can go a long way in rebuilding God’s house as it manifests itself in the different communities to which we belong.

The legacy we have inherited

But there is also a foundation to build upon. We can begin by considering the fact that we are all here because others – our family members principally, but also our teachers, pastors and others – have taken care to hand onto to us

the faith and values that we cherish so dearly, and have built a legacy for future generations.

At this time I cannot but think of my own grandfather, who first settled in this city a century ago seeking to escape the poverty and misery of his homeland at the time and build a better life for himself and his new wife and the family they would create together. If someone had told him that in 100 years time his grandson would become the Archbishop of this place, I’m sure he would have thought they were out of their mind!

Yet, what has come to pass is a testimony to the power of faith and the noble vision in the founding of our nation: a land where people are free to develop their full potential according to their merits and hard work; where they can engage their spiritual energy in this great enterprise because they are free to worship as they choose and express their faith in the public square, especially through their service of others; a land where such God-given rights are respected and protected. Yes, in every generation we relearn the lesson that we cannot take these freedoms for granted, but they are woven deep within the American ethos. These founding principles, along with the legacy of our ancestors who have benefited from them and who have left us a better life because of the values these principles support, remain a foundation for us to build upon.

The Year of Faith

The timeliness of what we are about today is significant, though, for an even greater reason: in seven days we Catholics will begin the observance of the “Year of Faith,” called for by Pope Benedict XVI in the motu proprio “Porta Fidei” to mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council.

He speaks of the situation of our own time, not entirely dissimilar to that of the time of St. Francis: likewise a time of spiritual unrest, a “crisis of faith” as he calls it, in which Christians sometimes take the presupposition of faith

for granted and so at times, as he says, are “more concerned for the social, cultural and political consequences of their commitment.”

Pope Benedict, then, is calling us to take a fresh look at the Council, to dig more deeply into the treasures of its wisdom by taking into account these last 50 years of Church life and interpreting them in light of the Church’s 2,000 years of teaching, prayer and lived experience. This is not, then, simply an occasion to relive the excitement of a very eventful period of time in the history of the Church and the world.

Rather, he says, the Year of Faith “is a summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the one Savior of the world.”

Authentic joy

In reading through this writing of Pope Benedict, I was struck by how often he touches on the theme of joy.

He speaks of rediscovering the “joy of believing” and that faith is received “when it is communicated as an experience of grace and joy.” Indeed, joy is the hallmark of the authentic Christian life – that is, a deep, abiding, lasting joy, not the passing happiness of pleasurable experiences.

This must be what our Lord is teaching us in the Gospel reading we just heard proclaimed when he speaks of his yoke being easy and his burden light. I must confess here to another mistaken judgment of mine, in that I so often have difficulty really comprehending this teaching: the burden usually seems anything but light! Of course, I recognize that the problem is me; here again we need to dig deeper into the truth of our Lord’s teaching.

The yoke signifies discipline and direction, and in the tradition of our grandparents in the faith, our Jewish brothers and sisters, it is an image of the acceptance of the obligations of the Torah. The Torah is summed up in what our Lord calls, and every Jewish believer knows is, the greatest commandment, the Shema Israel, which we hear in the Book of Deuteronomy: “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Therefore you shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.”

Yes, the Lord alone is God, and the love to which He calls us is the love of the covenant, the marriage covenant that He made with His people Israel.

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on the Cross; the Church receives this seed of life to generate and nourish new children for his Kingdom through the grace of the sacraments and the truth of his teaching. He is the head of his body, the Church, laying down his life for her as a bridegroom for his bride; he calls us, in turn, to the same unconditional fidelity of self-oblative love.

The brand marks of Jesus

Such fidelity, of course, requires discipline, signified by the yoke: not to restrain us from moving toward joy but, on the contrary, so that our passions might be rightly directed toward it and not go off the wrong path. This will inevitably entail some sort of suffering and much self-sacrifice: perseverance in one’s vocation is impossible without it, and one cannot arrive at authentic joy without persevering in one’s vocation.

What more perfect example can we look to than that of our patron saint whom we celebrate today?

The simple joy of St. Francis is the first image to come to mind when we think of the “poverello of Assisi.” We all yearn for that kind of joy, yet his joy appears so ironic from a worldly perspective: his rejoicing in the goodness of creation against the popular beliefs of the time; what he suffered for Christ in seeking the reform of the Church from within; freely espousing a life of evangelical poverty. His suffering for Christ becomes no more poignantly manifested than in the stigmata he received, those “[brand]marks of Jesus on [his] body” to which St. Paul refers in regard to himself. That word – stigmata

– in the ancient world meant a brand placed on an animal and even a slave to indicate ownership by the master. In St. Paul’s case he is referring to the many physical and emotional scars which he endured for the sake of his Lord: illness, floggings, shipreck, famine, “beasts,” “afflictions.” All of these were the signs that he belonged to Christ. In the case of our Father Francis, our Lord blessed him with the physical marks of his Passion as a way of certifying his complete conformity to him.

The attainment of holiness is not possible without passing through this way of suffering for Christ, in whichever way he calls each individual to do so. An “easy yoke” does not mean an easy life; it means doing the hard work of spiritual discipline, bearing the marks of our Lord’s Passion in our own lives, so that we may pursue holiness and arrive at the deep, eternal joy he wants for us.

Renewal of the Eucharist

People’s good will and instinctive sense of compassion, the freedoms and values upon which our nation was founded, the treasures to be mined from the teachings of the Second Vatican Council, the joy that true believing holds out to us: all of these are building materials we have to work with in the task of rebuilding. Our Father Francis knew, though, that the true reform of the Church would come from a renewal of the sacrament of the Eucharist. This surely is our most valuable building block, indeed the cornerstone, Christ himself present in our midst, the life blood of Jesus Christ shared with us under sacramental signs.

The renewal of this sacrament as

central to the life of the Church is effected by attending to all that is connected with it: frequent use of the sacrament of Penance so that we may be properly disposed to worthily receive so precious a gift; the practice of Eucharistic Adoration; study of the Bible and of the content of the faith; daily prayer and, especially, the rosary. Let us not underestimate the power of this prayer, which has brought about true miracles at other turning points in the history of the Church. The daily rosary, prayed individually and, especially, together in the family, is a time-tested means of acquiring spiritual stamina in the face of temptations to settle for mediocrity in the life of faith and even the abandonment of faith altogether.

Conclusion

Let us, then, get on with the work of rebuilding, grateful to those who have gone before us and who collaborate with us in the work of building God’s house, knowing that, “Unless the Lord build the house, (we) labor in vain who build.”

At this point I wish to thank my predecessors, Archbishop Quinn, Cardinal Levada and Archbishop Niederauer, and also Bishop Brom under whom I served for seven years as auxiliary bishop in San Diego. Thank you for your wise counsel and support to me over these years, especially during the past three years in my ministry as the Bishop of Oakland and in particular these last few weeks. By the grace of God I hope to continue the good work you have built up here.

I also wish to thank all of my valued collaborators in the Diocese of Oakland, first and foremost my fellow priests:

Your love for the Church has always been apparent to me, and I will always remain grateful to you for your support, especially when I have needed it the most. You, along with the deacons, religious and lay leaders have taught me much about envisioning new possibilities for furthering the mission of the Church and putting creative, practical provisions in place to translate that vision into reality. Thank you.

To my new flock here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, please know how much I am looking forward to getting to know you all and, together with you, crafting a vision and plan for furthering the New Evangelization here and so continue the good work that has been carried out in this local Church for over 150 years. I also look forward to joining with my fellow believers of other faith traditions, and with leaders in the civic community, to work together to advance the common good and to address the many pressing concerns weighing heavily upon the hearts and minds of us all.

This Year of Faith will be a year of grace, a time to deepen our resolve to heed the call to conversion in our life. I look forward to this opportunity in my own life, and I ask you to pray for me, that it may bear fruit for the good of my ministry among you. And let us all seize the opportunity that this year of grace offers us for becoming ever more perfectly conformed to Christ.

The path to holiness lies open before us. Let us use the means the Lord has placed at our disposal, so that with his help we may know the easy yoke of the eternal joy of him who has already won the victory for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Reciba nuestra más sincera y calurosa bienvenida Oficina del Vicario Episcopal para los Hispanos, Ministerio para los asuntos Hispanos, Consejo Pastoral Hispano, y toda la Comunidad Hispana de la Arquidiócesis de San Francisco.

Oración de San Francisco Señor, hazme un instrumento de tu paz. Que donde haya odio, ponga yo amor. Donde haya ofensa, ponga el perdón. Donde haya discordia, ponga la unión. Donde haya error, ponga la verdad. Donde haya duda, ponga la Fe en ti. Donde haya desesperación, ponga la esperanza. Donde haya tinieblas, ponga la luz. Donde haya tristeza, ponga la alegría. Oh Señor, que no busque tanto ser consolado, sino consolar, ser comprendido, sino comprender, ser amado, sino amar. Porque es dándose como se recibe, es olvidándose de sí mismo como uno se encuentra a sí mismo, es perdonando, como se es perdonado, y es muriendo como se resucita a la vida eterna.

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Friends, faithful travel from near and far for installation VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Vickie Danton flew from Estes Park, Colo., to see the fellow she started kindergarten with be installed as the ninth archbishop of San Francisco.

“I went to elementary, junior high and high school with Bishop Cordileone, and a lot of CCD classes too!” said Vickie Danton.

Peter and Kathy Pomilia drove from Danville, but Peter Pomilia has known Archbishop Salvatore Joseph Cordileone since they were babies – their fathers were both commercial fishermen.

His sister Josephine Pomilia Keating was there too, with her husband Dan. “He’s like family. My mom and dad were his sister’s godparents,” Keating said.

John Tatmon, another invited guest, came as a friend of the archbishop from the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. “I’ve waited a long time to witness something like this,” Tatmon said.

The more than 2,000 people who filled St. Mary’s Cathedral included invited guests who knew the archbishop personally, parishioners selected by their parishes, priests, religious and representatives of area Catholic schools and others.

Immaculate Conception Academy junior Ashley Bonilla was among those representing her school, sitting next to school principal Lisa Graham. Ashley was confirmed by the archbishop at St. Clement Parish in Hayward, and said it was a “tremendous honor” to be at the cathedral. “He’s a really nice person,” Ashley said.

“This is an extremely special moment,” said San Franciscan Nanette Miller, who was one of the scores of volunteers at the cathedral for the ceremony.

“We’re so happy to support the archbishop,” said Sarah Arnold, who came from San Diego with her husband Ray Arnold, a deacon who had assisted at Archbishop Cordileone’s ordination as a bishop in San Diego in 2002. “We are very happy he has been appointed archbishop here,” she said.

The Collins didn’t know the archbishop personally, but John Collins said the homily “was amazing. He’s going to be a very credible leader of this church.”

“Ditto, ditto,” said his wife Lydia Collins, principal of St. Raphael School in San Rafael.

The Villalobos came to the installation, said Margie Orfanos-Villalobos, because, “the archbishop was friends with our family from Calexico” where he was pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe from 1991 to 1995. She and her husband, Rolando, and son Joseph live in Pacifica and belong to Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Daly City. Joseph is a junior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

Glenn and Pat Barroga’s friendship dates to a conversation when Archbishop Cordileone was auxiliary bishop in San Diego. Barroga said he accosted the bishop and asked why there were pilgrimages to Lourdes and Fatima and none to the Philippines. Shortly thereafter, Bishop Cordileone was on a pilgrimage to the Philippines, visiting famous pilgrimage sites. He also celebrated Mass for the poor families who live on a garbage dump in Manila, Barroga said. “The archbishop is not only a man of the church, but a man of the world,” said Barroga. Barroga said he hosted Bishop Cordileone and former Philippine President Fidel Ramos for dinner and “the two were like old buddies. That’s the kind of guy he is. He’s worth nine hours of driving to come here.”

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Top, members of El Camino el Neocatechumenal grew louder and more energized in their dancing and singing celebrating the installation of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as protesters gathered on the street in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral to gain media attention for messages critical of the church or the archbishop. Below left, guitarists for the pro-church demonstrators flank a member of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Below right, a young woman played a tambourine in the pro-church demonstration, and a young man, Brandon Clawson, held a sign to express his support for marriage for all.

More than 150 Catholics celebrating the installation of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone raised their voices in singing and prayer as smaller groups of protesters critical of the archbishop and the church competed for media attention.

The contrasting demonstrations, blocked by police barricades from the St. Mary’s Cathedral plaza and mingling on the crowded sidewalk in front of the cathedral, organized an hour before the installation Mass Oct. 4 and continued throughout the liturgy. The sounds of clashing voices could be heard inside the cathedral, especially when the doors opened for the new archbishop to make his ceremonial entrance. On the street the roar rivaled that produced by the Navy Blue Angels practicing in their F-18 Hornets overhead.

The largest demonstration was the work of El Camino el Neocatechumenal (the Neocatechumenal Way) of Northern California. Parishioners from St. Charles, St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Anne of the Sunset and St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception parishes in San Francisco participated, carry-

ing banners and singing and dancing to the accompaniment of a chorus of guitars.

Catholics from Oakland, San Jose and Fresno joined in. “We came to support and welcome the new archbishop,” said Erika Rodriguez, a member of St. John Parish in Fresno.

Speaking for the group, Daniele Rebaggiani said the demonstrators wanted to welcome the archbishop and show their support. “And also we very much appreciate his defense of the Christian family,” he said.

Standing quietly in front of the celebratory demonstration was Brandon Clawson, 20. He held a sign that read “Love thy neighbor. Hate is a sin.”

He said he came to express his support for marriage for all. “Everyone should have the right to be married,” he said.

The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is only between a man and a woman.

Dressed in costume nearby was Sister Zsa Zsa Glamour, leading a contingent from the activist group the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, which touts “humor and irreverent wit to expose SEE DEMONSTRATIONS, PAGE ABC7

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Voices of the faithful Catholic San Francisco’s Tom Burke interviewed local Catholics attending the installation Mass.

JIM BRUNSMANN, KNIGHTS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI: “We had a special treat here today with the Blue Angels going over for Fleet Week. I’m glad to be here and glad the Knights of St. Francis of Assisi are represented here. Everybody seems to be watching out for one another and being kind as we assemble so Francis is definitely here. I absolutely wish Archbishop Cordileone well and we’re looking forward to his leadership and his coming to the Porziuncola Nuova.”

MARYBETH CODY, HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: “I’m really welcoming Archbishop Cordileone to San Francisco and it is an exciting time.”

CHRISTOPHER CODY, HOLY NAME OF JESUS PARISH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCO: “Our son, Patrick, is among the people who will officially welcome Archbishop Cordileone today, so we are doubly blessed,” Chris said.

KATHY KHALVATI, SENIOR AND STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT AT MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, REPRESENTED HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO AT THE MASS: “I am grateful for my Catholic school education and I am in very close touch with my faith.

I am very happy today to represent high school students in meeting Archbishop Cordileone.”

GOOD SHEPHERD SISTER MARGUERITE BARTLING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GRACENTER, SAN FRANCISCO, A LICENSED RECOVERY RESIDENCE AND TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FOR WOMEN IN ADDICTION: “We’re just thrilled to welcome the new archbishop.

This is a wonderful occasion. The archbishop is our chief shepherd and as Good Shepherd Sisters, we feel an affinity for that image and he really does look after his flock. The women we serve and the people we serve as Sisters of the Good Shepherd are in that fold and really needing his help and protection.”

PATRICK CODY, REPRESENTING THE ARCHDIOCESAN PASTORAL COUNCIL: “I’m happy to be here to welcome Archbishop Cordileone as he takes his cathedra, his chair.”

DEACON RICHARD FOLEY, DIRECTOR, DEACONATE FORMATION, ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO: “It’s a real pleasure for the deacons of the archdiocese to be present today. Our service goes to our pledging our assistance and service to our bishop. It’s an affirmation of the promises we made to Archbishop Niederauer and his successors. We are all here present to reaffirm that for Archbishop Cordileone.”

GUIDO SALOMONE, SACRISTAN, ST. STEPHEN PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: “I’m looking forward to the Mass. I throw my support behind Archbishop Cordileone.”

RORY DESMOND, MOST HOLY REDEEMER PARISH, DEACON CANDIDATE, ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO: “I’m here to celebrate and welcome Archbishop Cordileone and enjoy this occasion for its history and in making the new archbishop at home among us.”

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of love and support and promises of prayers,” making it clear that “most people have an instinctive sense of compassion and are naturally inclined to reach out to anyone who is hurting and in need of being bolstered by the moral support that only the solidarity of friendship can offer,” he said.

That’s a building block, he said, one of the building blocks that St. Francis used in rebuilding God’s house “as his house manifests itself in the different communities to which we belong.”

Archbishop Cordileone began the homily saying, “Francis, rebuild my house,” a reference to Christ’s instruction to St. Francis as he prayed in the dilapidated San Damiano, a church with a monastery near Assisi. St. Francis did repair it, using the original foundation, but Christ’s words had a much deeper spiritual significance, said the archbishop.

St. Francis’ time was one of spiritual unrest, not unlike this time, and St. Francis’ response “was as timeless as it was simple – holiness.” The story and message is as applicable to our time as they were to St. Francis’ as well as to any number of other

“This is a man of principle and integrity, and he doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk.”

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Retired Archbishop George Niederauer, the eighth archbishop of San Francisco, and retired Archbishop John R. Quinn, the sixth, are pictured far left and far right respectively as Archbishop Cordileone celebrates Mass. periods in the history of the church, said Archbishop Cordileone.

“Of course, as our father Francis teaches us, the work of rebuilding must necessarily begin within each one of us, clergy, consecrated religious, lay faithful,” he said.

He mentioned his grandfather, a

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fisherman who had settled in San Francisco to start a new and better life. “If someone had told him that in 100 years time his grandson would become the archbishop of this place I’m sure he would have thought that they were out of their minds. Apparently, there are people who think that today,” he said to laughter.

He spoke, too, of Pope Benedict XVI, who called for a Year of Faith, during which time – again, a time of spiritual unrest – when Catholics will take a fresh look at Vatican II. “It is a summons to an authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, our

one savior of the world,” said Archbishop Cordileone.

At a reception that followed, Jeff Bialik, the executive director of Catholic Charities in San Francisco, said he thought that building a homily on St. Francis was an ideal tone and start for the archbishop. He added, “It was a terrific introduction for those of us in the archdiocese who don’t know him too well. He showed us a spiritual side, a pastoral side, a sense of humor, a sense of family and his roots in the city of St. Francis.”

Father George E. Mockel, the vicar general and moderator of the curia in the Diocese of Oakland, asked if the archbishop was affected by his critics in the marriage debate, said he was not. “This is a man of principle and integrity, and he doesn’t just talk the talk, he walks the walk,” he said.

Father Brian Costello, the pastor of Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco, said he liked the word “collaborator” that the archbishop had used. “That is so important,” he said, “because it is all of us working toward the same goal.”

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CLARIFICATION ON BISHOP ANDRUS The Archdiocese of San Francisco issued this clarification to the priests on Bishop Marc Andrus, Episcopal bishop of California, and the installation Mass Oct. 4: Bishop Andrus, our guest, arrived before the 2 p.m. start of the Mass but after the interfaith delegation was seated in the front pews of St. Mary’s Cathedral. Because there were so many participants, the interfaith delegation, which is seated first, took their seats at 1:45 p.m. Bishop Andrus was asked to wait in the conference rooms below the cathedral, which was the staging area for the 40 bishops, two cardinals and some 250 priests.

Bishop Andrus began to speak with the Greek Orthodox Metropolis who, because of his rank and affinity to Roman Catholicism, was to be seated in the sanctuary. The Orthodox participants were escorted to their place in the procession but the installation Mass staff asked Bishop Andrus to wait because he was to be seated with the interfaith group in the pews. A staff member was trying to determine how and when to seat him in a way that was appropriate and would not cause any disruption. When Bishop Andrus suggested that perhaps he should leave, the employee thanked him for his understanding the cause of the delay. However, when staff members came to get him and seat him, he had left. There was never any intention to exclude the bishop.

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the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.”

“We’re not going to change anything, but we just want him to know he’s not universally welcomed,” Glamour added, saying the group came to get its view across to the media and did not plan to disrupt the service.

Later in the day, members of a group called Stop Patriarchy joined the mix of demonstrators.

“We believe the Catholic Church is a patriarchal society,” said Alexandria Petersburg, a group member from Oakland. “It’s anti-woman, anti-gay. We think it’s time from this generation to reject this and embrace the acceptance of everyone.”

For Sets Amann, a parishioner at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church in Union City, the installation was an opportunity to call others in the fight to reform the church she loves. She carried a sign reading “Reform Catholic Church: Include married priests, women priests, gays/ lesbians.”

“Rather than drop out, we continue to fight,” she said.

When a TV reporter interviewed a man wearing a T-shirt with “The gay agenda” printed on it,

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Demonstrators celebrating the installation Oct. 4 played music in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral. and several members of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence chanted “Shame, shame, shame,” Blanca Rodriguez stood quietly in the crowd.

“We’re here to let (Archbishop Cordileone) know that we are on his side,” Rodriguez said, “because it’s hard to be on the side of the church in San Francisco.”

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Pre-installation vespers service at Old Mission chapel Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, left, is pictured at a vespers service Oct. 3 at Old Mission Dolores chapel in San Francisco on the eve of his installation Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Pictured in prayer are, from left, Archbishop John R. Quinn; Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.; Archbishop Cordileone; Archbishop George Niederauer; Cardinal William J. Levada.

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“We kind of fell in love with the city when we were kids. My godparents lived here,” said Theresa Cordileone, sister of the new archbishop. “There’s just something about the city; it’s a charming city.”

Theresa Cordileone’s three children, two in college and one who just completed a doctorate in applied physics, attended the installation of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone with their mother and brought up the gifts at the offertory in the Mass.

His brother Ben, mother and numerous aunts were among the several hundred family and friends who came to San Francisco to see Archbishop Cordileone installed Oct. 4 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

“His vocation is such a blessing to me and my children and the whole family,” Theresa Cordileone said. “All three of my children have caught the faith and I do attribute it to his vocation,” she said.

She said she wanted to make a spe-

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Cordileone family members watch Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone process during his installation Mass Oct. 4. cific point about her brother. “People that learn the faith and purposely seek to learn the teachings of the church and live them out in their everyday life – that inspires him in his priesthood and makes him a better priest,” Theresa Cordileone said. “It’s encouraging for him.”

Just like when a parent tries to teach something to their child over and over

again, and they get it, she said. “That’s what being a priest is all about, you want to draw people closer to Christ.”

The new archbishop’s brother Ben, in comments relayed via his sister, said, “It was a very beautiful ceremony and he delivered a very inspiring homily.” Ben Cordileone also noted that at the celebratory dinner afterward, Archbishop George Niederauer

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said being a good archbishop required being humble, a great sense of humor especially about yourself, and to be compassionate and have a heart for the people you serve. “Check,” Archbishop Niederauer said after each of those about his successor. “Those were very nice words,” Ben Cordileone said.

For Mary Cordileone, who turns 89 in November: “It was awesome. Am I blessed or am I blessed? It was unexpected. How did my little boy become an archbishop?”

With so many friends and family from all over in attendance, she said, “It was nice to see so many people I haven’t seen in a long time.”

“Everything was fantastic,” Mrs. Cordileone said. Although the archbishop was born and raised in San Diego: “The Cordileone roots were here. I was glad he mentioned that.”

Two of his uncles and the new archbishop’s father were baptized at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, she said.

A fourth brother was born in San Diego after the family moved south.

However, she noted, “My husband was born on Lombard Street.”

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washed across the world, leaving in its wake a tendency to deny God’s existence, or to deny that God’s existence is relevant to human thinking and action.

Yet, without God “the very understanding of what it means to be human is altered,” he said.

A key task of the new evangelization is to help people see that human dignity and human rights flow from the fact that human beings are created in God’s image, he said.

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by Blessed John Paul II and enthusiastically embraced by his successor, is a project aimed at reviving Christian faith in increasingly secular societies.

“Whatever we hope to achieve in this synod and whatever pastoral goals we set for re-proposing Christ to this age, we must do so firmly rooted in the biblical vision of man created in the image and likeness of God, as part of a creation that reflects God’s wisdom and presents a natural, moral order for man’s activities,” Cardinal Wuerl said.

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MARRIAGE A KEY TOPIC OF THE NEW EVANGELIZATION, POPE SAYS Here is an excerpt from Pope Benedict XVI’s homily Oct. 7 at Mass at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for the opening of the synod of bishops.

The theme of marriage, found in the Gospel and the first reading, deserves special attention.

The message of the word of God may be summed up in the expression found in the Book of Genesis and taken up by Jesus himself: “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh” (Genesis 2:24; Mark 10:7-8). What does this word say to us today?

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Marriage is linked to faith, but not in a general way. Marriage, as a union of faithful and indissoluble love, is based upon the grace that comes from the triune God, who in Christ loved us with a faithful love, even to the cross. Today we ought to grasp the full truth of this statement, in contrast to the painful reality of many marriages which, unhappily, end badly. There is a clear link between the crisis in faith and the crisis in marriage. And, as the church has said and witnessed for a long time now, marriage is called to be not only an object but a subject of the new evangelization.

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of their lives; and whether he had any power to change their situation.

People today have the same questions, the pope said: “Is God a reality or not? Why is he silent?”

When Christians evangelize, they must remember that their “faith has content,” and that what they believe and seek to share with others is outlined in the creed, he said. They must use their intelligence to reflect on the tenets of their faith and use their mouths to proclaim it.

Because faith isn’t an abstract notion, Christians also must live their faith and share it with the world through acts of charity and love, the pope said.

“Being tepid is the greatest danger for Christians,” he said. “We pray that faith becomes like a fire in us and that it will set alight others.”

The synod formally opened Oct. 7 with a Mass in St. Peter’s Square.

During his homily, Pope Benedict said that the “church exists to evangelize” by sharing the Gospel with people who have never heard of Christ, strengthening the faith of those who already have been baptized and reaching out to those who “have drifted away from the church.”

“At various times in history,” he said, “divine providence has given birth to a renewed dynamism in the church’s evangelizing activity,” as happened, for example, with the evangelization of the Americas beginning late in the 15th century.

“Even in our own times, the Holy Spirit has nurtured in the church a new effort to announce the good news,” the pope said.

The modern effort to proclaim salvation in Christ to the modern world found “a more universal expression and its most authoritative impulse in the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council,” which opened 50 years ago this Oct. 11.

The pope said the synod is dedicated to helping people strengthen their faith and to helping those who have drifted away “encounter the Lord, who alone fills existence with deep meaning and peace; and to favor the rediscovery of the faith, that source of grace which brings joy and hope to personal, family and social life.”

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“Whatever we hope to achieve in this synod … we must do so firmly rooted in the biblical vision of man created in the image and likeness of God.” CARDINAL DONALD W. WUERL OF WASHINGTON The church must reach out to them, he said, sharing the faith and educating them with the contents of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Cardinal Wuerl told the synod members that Christians are not called to scold others, but to share the good news of salvation in Christ, lived out in his body, the church.

“The new evangelization must speak about God’s universal salvific will and, at the same time, recognize that Jesus has provided a clear and unique path to redemption and salvation,” the cardinal said. “The church is not one among many ways to reach God, all of them equally valid.”

The teaching of the church, he said, is what verifies the truth of what people preach as they try to share the Gospel with others, and the church is the means through which God distributes his grace, particularly through the sacraments.

Cardinal Wuerl told synod members that as they spend the next three weeks looking at almost every area of church life and at a variety of opportunities and barriers to new evangelization, their task would be to respond with “boldness or courage, connectedness to the church, a sense of urgency and joy.”

At a news conference following his speech, Cardinal Wuerl was asked if the synod would examine and acknowledge ways, such as the clerical sex abuse crisis, in which the church has alienated Catholics.

“The church is always called to reflect on herself,” the cardinal said.

“Every member of the church is called to ask, ‘Am I living out the faith to the fullest?’”

The synod members must ask themselves: “How well are we proclaiming Christ?” he said. “It’s not a matter of words; it’s also a matter of actions, it’s a matter of how we respond to others, it’s also a matter of our prayer life.”

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her own children off for religious education classes, said Michele Bussey, director of religious education, who said the woman came up to her right after the accident and asked her for prayers. Danielle would have turned 7 on Oct. 12, said Bussey.

No funeral or memorial arrangements had been made for Danielle at Catholic San Francisco’s deadline.

“We’re just kind of waiting to see what the family wants,” Father Lahey said. Danielle’s mother was due to be released from the hospital early in the week. All three had been transported to San Francisco General Hospital with “life-threatening injuries,” police said.

The two adults survived the collision.

“The only thing we are doing so far is on Saturday Catholic Charities is going to have grief counselors for the kids in religious education,” Father Lahey said. Catholic Charities will send someone to meet with staff on Thursday, “to give us some guidance on how we might provide support to our folks: people who witnessed the accident, people who went out to help.”

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hat’s the good word? It’s “consubstantial.”

Yes, that much maligned word that seemed to draw the most criticism of the new Englishlanguage translation of the Roman Missal when it was introduced last fall. The translation of the Nicene Creed replaced the phrase “one in being with the Father” to “consubstantial with the Father.” Stilted and awkward, difficult to sing, said its critics.

However, it is the perfect word, in its nontheological use, to provide some insight into the disassociation found in today’s culture.

The Oxford English DictionSTEPHEN KENT ary defines consubstantial as “of the same substance or essence,” while noting it is primarily used to describe the Trinity.

Its utility came to mind when reading a news article about the state of Washington paying $5 million in a settlement of a liability claim in connection with the deaths of two police officers.

“It’s not the state that is paying $5 million, it is coming from the taxpayers,” said one comment the article.

That’s true, but that is not what the complainant intended to say. It is true because the state and the taxpayers are the same, or of the same substance or essence, consubstantial, if you will.

This is important because it illustrates what is at the root of some of today’s social problems: divisions and rancor.

It’s the anti-government, the “us vs. them” attitude. But if understood as the same, one can’t be anti-government without being anti-self.

Government is the way a community choses to organize and administer itself. It may be easier to understand in terms of a family or a small group, more difficult to understand as the scale becomes larger.

A family, as a small community, has little difficulty in redistribution. It is called sharing and it comes naturally.

The family agrees to these behaviors because that is how things are done.

A larger group, such as a homeowners’ association, requires more formality with written rules to be enforced.

Still, these come from the people who have the opportunity for input and to agree to regulations that include the mundane, such as dogs should not roam off-leash on common grounds.

The recognition of consubstantial is still apparent in the smaller community of a family and the larger community of homeowners.

It is not until the community gets larger and larger that the meaning is diluted, fades into disuse so that anger and rancor are directed against “the government” or “the church.”

If one is of the same substance of the other, then there should be little difficulty in maintaining community.

The early church did not speak of redistribution or socialism. It did not talk of the 47 percent or the 1 percent but of all, as described in the Acts of the Apostles: “All who believed were together and had all things in common. They would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need.”

Pogo, the possum philosopher so familiar to baby boomers, said famously: “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”

Walt Kelly, Pogo’s cartoonist creator said: “I attempted to explain each individual is wholly involved in the democratic process, work at it or no. The results of the process fall on the head of the public and he who is recalcitrant or procrastinates in raising his voice can blame no one but himself.”

Consubstantial is a good word to help come to an understanding on the true meaning of community. Community is not just a collection of units but results from individual pieces related and integrated by a common goal.

KENT, now retired, was editor of archdiocesan newspapers in Omaha and Seattle. He can be contacted at Considersk@ gmail.com. ©CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LETTERS

Time to move beyond society’s desire for revenge In regard to George Raine’s article on the death penalty (“Bishops urge voters to end death penalty’s failed system,” Oct. 5): Abortion gives women the right to reject life. Euthanasia gives dying people the right to reject life. The death penalty gives society the right to reject life.

Wait, you say, people who murder have ended a life and destroyed the hopes and dreams of that victim’s family. They have committed a heinous crime and should be punished. We are told that the victim’s family will be comforted by their execution. We are told justice will be done and society will be safe from another assault.

Wait, we might ask, does a loving mother of a victim rejoice when another mother’s child is executed? Are our jails incapable of adequately incarcerating people? Is the death penalty justice or vengeance? Life in prison without parole punishes the perpetrator, protects the innocent, and allows time for the repentance and rehabilitation of the one who killed.

Isn’t the real cost of maintaining the death penalty our increasing callousness regarding the sanctity of human life? We are all less – less loving and less holy.

Now is the time to move beyond society’s desire for revenge. We need to use our tax money more wisely. We need to study and follow the teaching of the bishops of the California Catholic Conference. To learn more, please visit www.cacatholic.org/index.php/issues2/ reverence-for-life/death-penal.

We need to act on the moral imperative to support life. It’s time to end the death penalty.

Vote yes on Proposition 34.

Tuty Lockhart San Francisco Editor’s note: The Catholic bishops of California strongly support Proposition 34 on the Nov. 6 state ballot. The measure would replace the death penalty with a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.

The bishops speak with one voice on Proposition 34

After reading the front-page article on the death penalty in last week’s Catholic San

Unions vital for true social-justice advocates In Robert Jimenez’s letter “Labor memories incompatible with church issues now” (Sept. 21), Jimenez raised questions about unionism. I taught in a public school in East San Jose for many years, and I often had to stand up against administrators to advocate for ESL, high-poverty and Hispanic children.

I considered this part of my personal social justice mission as a Catholic.The union was right there to protect me and to ensure that I could continue my social justice advocacy for improved education. Some people today criticize unions for protecting bad teachers. I, too, believe every child deserves a high-quality teacher. However, it is important to consider that certain administrators would have happily labeled me a “bad teacher” just to get rid of my social advocacy even though my test scores were amazing. Moreover, many so-called “bad teachers” actually become great teachers when given state-of-the-art resources and training by the administrators.Thus, we need to analyze teacher-quality problems carefully and correct all aspects of the problem. Moreover, unions are a vital tool for true social-justice advocates. Finally, I wonder how Mr. Jimenez’s salary compares to that of a teacher. And I wonder if his job currently carries a higher level of respect than that of “teacher”–one of

Francisco, I went away scratching my head wondering why a Catholic archdiocesan newspaper would so aggressively seek out points of view from those in high-profile political offices, especially when they hold steadfast positions in opposition to the view of church leadership and Catholic social teaching. For those who argue that deathpenalty stories in a Catholic newspaper deserve to be “fair and balanced,” I would ask them if their fundamental desire to protect free speech equally applies to all pro-life issues. It would be interesting to see if this journalistic integrity would stand the test by highlighting former Gov. Pete Wilson’s wellchronicled position on abortion, which, like his position on the death penalty, is contrary to Catholic social teaching. Giving the exgovernor, a district attorney and a sheriff a forum to argue the need for state-sponsored homicides, does satisfy that desire, deep within many of us, to exact retaliation. Admittedly, this lust to kill seems to be deeply embedded in the human condition. To own it, however, means to repudiate the words of a young carpenter from Galilee, who said in his sermon on the mount, “You have heard it said, an eye for an eye, and tooth for a tooth, but I say ... “ and thereafter tried to change our mode of thinking.

It is time to recognize that the death penalty is not only bankrupting us financially in California, but morally bankrupting us as well. Just maybe we as priests, sisters and laypeople should at least consider why the California Conference of Catholic Bishops is speaking with one voice in supporting Proposition 34, which will replace the death penalty with life without parole. Just maybe the bishops are humbly saying that vengeance is not ours when there are other means to safely protect society. Perhaps they are being guided, as some of us still believe, by a higher authority, with whom we should all long to be in relationship.

Jerry Hurtubise Burlingame The writer is a member of Catholic Lawyers Against the Death Penalty.

the titles given to Jesus. (In fact–all jobs should be highly respected.)

Mary McElroy Walnut Creek

Transitional deacons deserve mention

I am unsure of how long it takes to publish your paper. However, given that it’s a weekly circular, I am guessing just short of a week.

If this is the case, how tragic that Catholic San Francisco completely ignored the ordination of 13 men to the transitional diaconate last Saturday. The ordination on Saturday, Sept. 29, was a beautiful ceremony. St. Pius Church was packed to the rafters; the music and singing were incredible. Family members and friends celebrated in the Mass and watched reverently as 13 young men vowed to devote their lives to Christ, the church. The archbishop was present along with dozens of priests. Yet, Catholic San Francisco mentioned not a word.

I hope that next week’s paper has photos of, and perhaps interviews with, the young men who have decided to devote their lives to the church. It would be wonderful to learn a bit more of the lives of these young men, as well as how they found their way to Christ.

Julie Kanzaki Belmont

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An important invitation to deepen our faith

ately I have been reflecting on what the Year of Faith, proclaimed by our pope for Oct. 11, 2012Nov. 24, 2013, can mean for those Catholics who seek to grow spiritually. It is similar to the purpose of the season of Lent, which is a time of renewal and conversion. The Year of Faith affords every Catholic the opportunity to focus on his or her relationship with Jesus Christ and belief in what the church teaches.

During this year it might be well to examine just how much you really know about the church and what SISTER MARGIE it teaches. Many of us recite LAVONIS the creed by heart but do not know or think very much about the words we profess.

We hear about the Vatican Council, which opened 50 years ago on Oct.11, but some, or should I say a great number of Catholics, have never really taken time to read or study any of its documents.

Hopefully, as Pope Benedict XVI has said, this Year of Faith will stir up a “new impetus to the mission of the whole church to lead men (and women) out of the desert in which they find themselves, to the place of life, of friendship with Jesus.” He hopes it will “arouse in every believer the aspiration to learn what the church really teaches and to profess the faith with new conviction.”

Our pope also reminds us that faith must be rooted in love. Faith without love is empty. Our faith should draw us to Jesus Christ and to his mission of building God’s kingdom of love and justice he gave to his followers.

This is an important invitation for each of us to assess the state of our own faith and reflect on the way we live. We might ask ourselves these questions: How important is the Eucharist to me? Do I go to Mass only because it is an obligation? Do I have an active relationship with Jesus? Do I communicate with him regularly? Are doing acts of charity part of the routine of my life? How much or what do I know about church teaching?

Do most people know that I am a Catholic or a Christian? Do I ever express my faith in Jesus to others, especially the people who touch my daily life? Do I separate my religion from the rest of my life or is it integral to how I live?

This Year of Faith can be a time for each of us to

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YEAR OF FAITH COMMEMORATES COUNCIL Here are the highlights of the opening ceremony of the Year of Faith, presided by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican at 10 a.m. Oct 11.

“IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY to revisit that event which left such a deep mark on the life of the church in the twentieth century, and to examine the influence its teachings have had during the intervening decades and will have over the coming years of church commitment to new evangelization. In fact, Vatican Council II was itself intended as a special moment of new evangelization,” said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelisation.

THE ANNIVERSARY of the council “deserves to be not only commemorated but also celebrated by the church,” he said, to energize believers “with a new and more convincing spirit of evangelization.”

STUDY AND EXAMINATION of the conciliar teachings will be part of the project, in order to help in the formation of believers – particularly through catechesis – “in the sacramental life of the Christian community and in its life witness,” he said.

THE INAUGURAL CEREMONY of the year “will be deeply impregnated” with symbols evoking Vatican Council II. Extracts from the four conciliar constitutions will be read out as expressions of the council’s work and of renewal in the life of the church. This will be followed by a long procession that will lead the collective imagination back to Oct. 12, 1962.

A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE CATECHISM, published for the Year of Faith, will be consigned by the pope to two representatives of catechists. The year marks the 20th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. renew and strengthen our faith. It can be a time of conversion if we are open to the Holy Spirit and cooperate with God’s grace. If we participate fully in the activities offered, we will strengthen ourselves, our parish, our diocese and the entire church.

I hope you take this golden opportunity.

HOLY CROSS SISTER MARGIE LAVONIS is a freelance writer in Notre Dame, Ind.

When adversity threatens, joy is the antidote

good friend of mine from our college days at Fordham University lost his wife of 62 years to Parkinson’s disease. I was unable to attend the funeral but offered to come to his home a month later and have a memorial Mass for her happy repose.

With few exceptions, his whole family attended: children, grandchildren and his brand-new greatgranddaughter. The in-laws were present as well. We had a blessed reunion.

His wife suffered a great deal in her eight-year battle with this dreaded disease, but she never complained.

FATHER JOHN My friend told us during CATOIR Mass about how bravely she carried herself throughout the ordeal. There wasn’t a dry eye among us.

Though we were sad, we were also grateful that her suffering was at last over.

I noticed that one of the sons seemed to have an extremely sad look on his face the entire weekend.

When his father told me that he had just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, too, I understood why he was sad. I wanted so much to help him, but at the time, the opportunity didn’t arise.

The next day, after breakfast, I completed a puzzle called “Cryptoquote,” a kind of word game where you have to decode a disguised message. This was the solution: “It is only in sorrow bad weather masters us; in joy we face the storm and defy it.”

I was immediately inspired to send the quote to my friend’s son.

Here is what I wrote: “Dear _____, I saw the sorrow on your face over the weekend. Of course you have every reason to be feeling down: the loss of your dear mother and the medical diagnosis that you now have the same disease that took her life. I can’t blame you for being overwhelmed; however, I do not pity you.

“It is not what happens to you in life that will bring you down, it is how you choose to react to it. Your choice in facing this challenge will make all the difference. Your future happiness is still in your hands.

“You have this choice: either to live in fear, shutting down on the very possibility of ever feeling joy again, or to decide to be a joyful person no matter what, refusing to let anything rob you of the joy that God wants you to have. When Jesus said, ‘I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete,’ he was talking to you directly. ‘Fear is useless,’ he said, ‘what you need is trust. Come to me ... and I will refresh you.’

“You don’t have to carry this alone.

“Joy is a choice, my friend, but joy can only flow if you put on a grateful heart. Ponder how many blessings you have been given. God has so much more that he wants to give you.

“There is a noble quality of the soul, which the saints called ‘the duty of delight.’ St. Paul put it this way: ‘Be joyful in all circumstances, pray constantly and for all things give thanks to the Lord, because this is what God expects of you in Christ Jesus’ (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

“With love, Father Jack.” ©CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Respect Life Month and the election

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icking the best man for president and voting for the best candidates for other elected offices may seem easy – that is, if you’re a single issue person.

For instance, if the economy or the issue of abortion is what’s driving you to the polls, than the choices may appear to be quite clear for you. But even here, there’s more that needs to be considered than just simply liking what a candidate says.

A politician’s record, TONY MAGLIANO not rhetoric, is what really counts. And even if a politician has proved his or her commitment to the issue of concern, how much will that person likely be able to accomplish?

A governor has to win the approval of the majority of the legislature. The president needs the consent of most of Congress. And even Supreme Court justices appointed by him, can and have, sometimes changed their positions on issues once they have been seated on the bench.

Voting for a candidate who will probably not be in a strong position to significantly move a particular issue forward may make one feel good, but it won’t make much difference.

Furthermore, many politicians who support the Catholic Church’s stand on one issue often work against the church on other issues.

Single-issue voting has serious flaws, and is not the Catholic position. Instead, Catholics are called to consider the big picture.

“As Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate’s position on a single issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter’s support” (“Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship”/U.S. Catholic bishops).

Respect Life Month puts the spotlight on Catholic social teaching, which instructs us to work and vote for the protection of all life – especially the poor and vulnerable.

Not just the unborn, not just the poor, not just the hungry, not just the homeless, not just the war-torn, not just the undocumented, not just the medically uninsured, not just condemned prisoners, not just the environment and not just future generations, but all of the above deserve our care.

Everyone’s life and dignity needs to be fully protected and respected.

The social doctrine of the Catholic Church links social justice, peace and prolife issues – it doesn’t rank them!

In his powerful encyclical “Evangelium Vitae” (“The Gospel of Life”), Blessed Pope John Paul II is crystal clear on this. He wrote, “As disciples of Jesus, we are called to become neighbors to everyone (Luke 10:29-37) and to show special favor to those who are poorest, most alone and most in need. In helping the hungry, the thirsty, the foreigner, the naked, the sick, the imprisoned – as well as the child in the womb and the old person who is suffering or near death – we have the opportunity to serve Jesus. …

“Where life is involved, the service of charity must be profoundly consistent. It cannot tolerate bias or discrimination, for human life is sacred and inviolable at every stage and in every situation; it is an indivisible good. We need then to ‘show care’ for all life and for the life of everyone.”

Sadly, since very few politicians are committed to caring for all life and the life of everyone, our morally difficult task is to try to figure out who is going to do the most good for the most people – especially the vulnerable and poor – and the least harm.

MAGLIANO is an internationally syndicated social justice and peace columnist.

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SUNDAY READINGS

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.” MARK 10:17-30 WISDOM 7:7-11 I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me. I preferred her to scepter and throne, and deemed riches nothing in comparison with her, nor did I liken any priceless gem to her; because all gold, in view of her, is a little sand, and before her, silver is to be accounted mire. Beyond health and comeliness I loved her, and I chose to have her rather than the light, because the splendor of her never yields to sleep. Yet all good things together came to me in her company, and countless riches at her hands.

PSALM 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. Return, O Lord! How long?

Have pity on your servants!

Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. Make us glad, for the days when you afflicted us, for the years when we saw evil.

Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

Let your work be seen by your servants and your glory by their children; and may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands!

Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!

HEBREWS 4:12-13 Brothers and sisters: Indeed the word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

MARK 10:17-30 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.” He replied and said

to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, “Then who can be saved?”

Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.” Peter began to say to him, “We have given up everything and followed you.” Jesus said, “Amen, I say to you, there is no one who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands for my sake and for the sake of the gospel who will not receive a hundred times more now in this present age: houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and eternal life in the age to come.”

Give up control and follow him

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ometimes, when I’m teaching religion to my eighth graders, I’ll stop for a moment to ask them how important religion actually is in their daily lives. Religion, they’ll say, may be pretty important, but right now, they’re just too busy, and they don’t really have time for it. The thing I love about their answers is their underlying assumption that when they get to be my age, they won’t be busy anymore and will have all sorts of free time. But when I look out and see those 14-year-olds trying to juggle school and sports, lessons and homework, all wrapped around their friends and social life, it’s hard to argue with them.

Of course, no matter our DEACON MICHAEL age, many of us feel the same MURPHY way. While we’d love to have time for church, and prayer, and nurturing our spiritual lives, we’ve first got to go to work, clean the house, drive the kids, and so on. Our faith is sort of like exercise and our resolu-

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POPE BENEDICT XVI AVOID JEALOUSY TOWARD OTHER CHRISTIANS

Catholics should rejoice, and not be jealous, when other Christians succeed in doing the work of the Lord, Pope Benedict XVI said. “God can do good and even amazing things outside the circle” of the Catholic Church, the pope said Sept. 30 at the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, commenting on the day’s Gospel reading during his midday Angelus address. He said Catholics “must not be jealous” of good works by those outside the community and must recognize the good other Catholics do. “We must all always appreciate each other and value each other,” he said.

tion to read good books is a promise for when our schedule opens up and we can take a breath.

I’ve come to realize, though, that my question to those kids is actually a very poor one, because it assumes that our religion, our faith, is merely one other aspect of our busy day. The question in effect asks us to prioritize our relationship with God, figuring how to fit him in among paying the bills and feeding the dog. But that’s not the way faith works.

Instead, it’s at our very core, central to who we are, flowing through us, touching us and everything we do, every moment of our lives.

Fitting faith into his life is the dilemma faced by the man in this week’s Gospel. He feels he’s already doing a good job. He’s marked off every box on his God checklist, following the commandments and observing all the rules. He’s obviously a good person, someone sincerely seeking the path that will bring him closer to God. Jesus recognizes this, looks at him with love, but then turns his life upside down. He asks the man to give himself to God totally and completely, to hold nothing back.

There’s nothing easier; there’s nothing harder.

Jesus cares little about what the man does, but instead looks to who he is, at the depth of his heart and his soul.

I think it’s very easy for us to sympathize with

the man in the Gospel. What Jesus is asking of him, and of us, is very frightening. He wants us to give up that tightfisted control that’s so important to so many of us, where we put God into neat little slots that we’re comfortable with. But to have a relationship with God that transforms, that elevates, we have to be willing to let go, to take a risk. We have to do more than just pencil God in on certain days or at certain times.

But don’t worry; it all works out for the best!

By allowing God to surround and consume our lives, we suddenly find our world enriched with energy and life and joy. We begin to love freely and unconditionally, as God loves us. We begin to forgive without limit and without question, as God forgives us. We begin to understand in turn the incredible reality that we are loved and we are forgiven, by God and by others. We find ourselves living in the kingdom of peace and justice that our Lord wants so desperately for all those who turn to him.

And suddenly, it seems quite easy, and it seems quite reasonable, when Jesus asks us to give up everything, and follow him.

DEACON MURPHY serves at St. Charles Parish, San Carlos.

He teaches religion at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, OCTOBER 15: Memorial of St. Teresa of Jesus, virgin and doctor of the Church. Gal 4:2224, 26-27, 31-5:1. Ps 113:1b-2, 3-4, 5a and 6-7. Lk 11:29-32.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16: Tuesday of the Twentyeighth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Hedwig, religious; St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, virgin. Gal 5:1-6. Ps 119:41, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48. Lk 11:37-41.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17: Memorial of St. Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr. Gal 5:18-25. Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6. Lk 11:42-46.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18: Feast of St. Luke, evan-

gelist. 2 Tm 4:10-17b. Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18.

Lk 10:1-9.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19: Memorial of St. John de Brébeuf and St. Isaac Jogues, priests and martyrs, and their companions, martyrs. Eph 1:1114. Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 12-13. Lk 12:1-7.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20: Saturday of the Twenty-eighth Isaac Jogues Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Paul of the Cross, priest. Eph 1:15-23. Ps 8:2-3ab, 4-5, 6-7. Lk 12:8-12.`

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Willpower alone is not enough

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ohn Shea once wrote a haunting poem about John the Baptist. The poem begins with the Baptist in prison, hearing the dancing above his head and knowing that this is soon to culminate in his being beheaded.

Strangely, he’s not too upset. Herod is about to give Herodias’ daughter half FATHER RON his kingdom ROLHEISER and John feels that he might as well die in the bargain, given that he’s only half a man.

Why does he feel only half a man?

Because, as the poem puts it, he’s only a half-prophet who can only do a half-job.

Thus thinks the Baptist: I can denounce a king, but I cannot enthrone one.

I can strip an idol of its power, but I cannot reveal the true God. I can wash the soul in sand, but I cannot dress it in white.

I can devour the word of the Lord like wild honey, but I cannot lace his sandal.

I can condemn sin, but I cannot bear it away.

Grace and community empower us to accomplish what is impossible by our willpower alone.

Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

John the Baptist is aware of both his strength and his impotency. He can point out what’s wrong and what should be done, but after that, he’s helpless, with nothing to offer in terms of the strength needed to correct the wrong.

In essence, that’s what we bring to any situation when we criticize something. We are able, often with brilliance and clarity, to show what’s wrong. That contribution, like John the Baptist’s, is not to be undervalued. The Gospels tell us that, next to Jesus, there isn’t anyone more important than John the Baptist. But, like John, criticism too is only a half-job, a half-prophecy: It can denounce a king, by showing what’s wrong, and it can wash the soul in sand, by blasting off layers of accumulated rust and dirt, but ultimately it can’t empower us to correct anything.

Something else is needed. What?

Anyone who has ever tried to overcome an addiction can answer that question. A a clear vision of what’s to be done and a solid resolution to leave a bad habit behind is only a half-job, a first step. The tough part is still ahead: Where to find and how to sustain the strength needed to actually change our behavior? Anyone who has ever given up an addiction will tell you that, in the end, they didn’t do it by willpower alone. Grace and community were needed, and they were what ultimately provided what willpower alone could not.

At one point in the Gospels, Jesus tells his disciples that it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. The disciples are stunned and Peter responds by saying: If that is the case than it is

impossible! Jesus appreciates that response and adds: It is impossible for humans, but not for God. Anybody who is in recovery from an addiction knows exactly what Jesus means by that. They’ve experienced it: They know that it is impossible for them to give up the object of their addiction – and yet they are giving it up, not by their own willpower, but by some higher power, grace.

The Gospels speak of this as a baptism and they speak of two kinds of baptisms: the baptism of John and the baptism of Jesus, adding that John’s baptism is only a preparation for Jesus’ baptism. What’s John’s baptism?

It’s a baptism of repentance, a realization of what we are doing wrong and a clear resolution to correct our bad behavior. What’s Jesus’ baptism? It’s an entry into grace and community in such a way that it empowers us internally to do what is impossible for us to do by our willpower alone.

There’s a mystery to all energy. But what we can lay out empirically is its effect: Spiritual energy works. Grace works. This has been proven inside the experience of thousands of people (many of them atheists) who have been able to find an energy inside them that clearly does not come from them and yet empowers them beyond their willpower alone. Ask any addict in recovery about this.

Sadly, many of us, who are solid believers, still haven’t grasped the lesson.

We’re still trying to live out our lives

by John’s baptism alone, that is, by our own willpower. That makes us wonderful critics but leaves us mostly powerless to actually change our own lives.

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

Crying babies; Mass for a deceased atheist

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Not too long ago, I moved to a different town and now attend a new parish. I have a question about the behavior of children at Mass. In my old parish, the priest would stop Mass and have the ushers assist a mother with a crying baby to a separate (and soundproof) “cry room,” which I thought was a good practice.

But at my new parish, FATHER toddlers (not KENNETH DOYLE so much crying infants) are forever making noise and causing disruption and nothing seems to happen.

Our priest is young and new to the parish, and I think he doesn’t want to rock the boat. Couldn’t there be a particular area of the church set apart for parents with children?

(Iowa) I think that a having a “cry room” is a good idea, both for crying babies and disruptive toddlers. (In our parish, the entire gathering area serves such a purpose, with a speaker system and

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large glass doors offering a full view of the interior of the church.)

I would be leery, though, of stopping Mass and asking ushers to escort a noisy family to the cry room. Most parents, I think, would be grandly embarrassed at being singled out this way and might never come back.

In an ideal world, all parents would exercise infallible discretion as to when to take their child out, but nothing human is perfect. An occasional notice in the parish bulletin can help – a simple reminder that a moderate amount of sound and movement is to be expected from small children, but if the point is reached where those nearby are distracted from worshipping attentively, then the “cry room” is available.

When I met my husband 10 years ago, he had three sons who had been baptized as Catholics but were living with their non-Catholic mother and never went on to make their confirmation. The middle son is now 21 and is a selfproclaimed anarchist and atheist.

As devout Catholics, his father and I have tried to help him to see the error of his ways, but he blatantly refuses. He blasphemes against Catholicism and religion in general and says foul, hateful things about Jesus on social websites.

His destructive and high-risk behavioral lifestyle also saddens us deeply, and we wait daily halfexpecting to hear of his demise. My

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husband is his next-of-kin and would be charged with making funeral arrangements, and his current dilemma is whether to have a Catholic funeral Mass and burial service since his son’s beliefs are no longer Christian. (Louisiana) A Catholic funeral Mass serves two purposes: First, to gather friends so that, together, they can pray for the salvation of the deceased; and second, to give spiritual comfort to the family as they remember and celebrate Christ’s promises of resurrection and of mercy. So even if the deceased person has been nominally a Catholic and hasn’t practiced regularly in years, a Catholic funeral may be held should the family request it.

In the circumstance you describe, however, a Catholic funeral service would clearly ride roughshod over the wishes of the deceased and therefore might well expose the church to criticism and even to ridicule, particularly from the young man’s non-Catholic friends. Better in this situation, I think, is that following a wake and a secular burial, it’s better simply to request Masses for the deceased at a local parish or through a religious order.

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

Catechesis by rosary Editor’s note: October is the month the church dedicates to the rosary. The church synod on the new evangelization began Oct. 7, the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

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t Fatima, as at Lourdes before, Our Lady prayed the rosary with the seers and taught them how to do so devoutly.

Consider the rosary as a catechetical tool.

This thought arises from many bishops and lay catechists and all the religious and lay educator groups in between.

BROTHER JOHN Religious M. SAMAHA, SM educators and parents often comment that many today – youth and adults – are lacking in Christian formation. A certain religious illiteracy has infiltrated the family, school, and society in general. Children especially lack a strong basic understanding of fundamentals of our faith and of how to pray. The challenge is clear for catechists at all age levels. In addition, we must remember that faith and virtue are caught more than taught. We must model what we teach. We must echo Christ; resound faith, hope, and charity by walking the talk.

Catechists and parents often seek new methods, programs, and books of religious instruction, and we are at a loss for knowing any. But one surefire method is centuries old, tried and true, and easy to handle – the rosary.

If youngsters and adults learn the rosary, they are learning the basics of the Christian faith as well as learning how to pray. They would know from memory the Apostles’ Creed, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Glory Be – the latter three lifted literally from the Gospel. By praying the rosary they would be reviewing the fundamental truths handed on by Jesus and practicing the art of praying. By teaching the rosary we help others to learn that prayer is simple, biblical, done in union with our mother Mary, and leads us to become absorbed in the mysteries of the life of Christ and of salvation history.

To know how to pray the 20 mysteries of the rosary means that we know the basics about the life of Jesus and his teachings – his life, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension; the meaning of Jesus’ incarnation and redemption. This challenges us to ponder what these mysteries mean for us today. In reality the rosary is a compendium of the Gospel; it is the Gospel strung on beads.

The rosary is not a panacea; it does not solve all the challenges of catechesis and faith formation. But it is one effective catechetical tool for teaching and praying. In the past noted saints and teachers have utilized it successfully. It worked for St. Dominic and his companions in combating the Albigensian heresy in his day.

Let’s try again.

MARIANIST BROTHER SAMAHA lives in Cupertino.

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Hope for reconciliation, enlightenment inspired council EDWARD P. HAHNENBERG CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

On Jan. 25, 1959, before a small group of cardinals gathered in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, the newly elected Pope John XXIII announced his intention to call a council. It would become the Second Vatican Council.

The announcement caught everyone by surprise.

First of all, an ecumenical (or “worldwide”) council such as Vatican II is a rare event in the life of the church. Catholics count only 21 such councils in the church’s 2,000-year history. Since the Protestant Reformation 400 years ago, there have been only two such councils. An announcement like Pope John’s does not come along every day.

Another cause for surprise had to do with the reason for a new council. Previous councils were all called to respond to some threat facing the church. The Council of Nicaea, for example, was convoked in 325 to address the Arian heresy that was tearing the church apart.

Similarly, the Council of Trent (1545-1563) was an attempt to answer the challenge of the Reformation.

When Pope John made his announcement, no such threat loomed on the horizon. No obvious enemy mobilized Vatican II. Instead, Pope John said that the idea for the council came to him as a divine inspiration, “like a flash of heavenly light.” In his announcement, he chose not to identify problems. Rather, he named two positive goals. The first was to promote “the enlightenment, edification and joy” of the entire church.

The second was to reach out to other Christians in a spirit of reconciliation.

The reason for the council was proactive, not reactive. Pope John framed its purpose in the positive terms of hope and opportunity, rather than the negative terms of danger and threat.

This basic posture gave Vatican II the freedom to consider a wide array of concerns. One of the first things Pope John did was send an open-ended letter to all of the world’s bishops, asking for suggestions for the agenda. As the council unfolded, the language

VATICAN II AT A GLANCE THE COUNCIL was committed to promoting growth in the church’s understanding of itself and in its relationship with the world.

THE GATHERING raised ideas about the church’s engagement with the modern world, liturgical reform and a continued conversation about the nature of the church, including the laity.

ITS DOCUMENTS joyfully express an ongoing commitment to ecclesial renewal as a force for good in the modern world.

of collaboration, cooperation and dialogue took center stage. In the end, the breadth of topics treated and the positive tone of its final documents set Vatican II apart from all previous ecumenical councils.

When Vatican II began in October of 1962, the Roman Catholic Church stood as a bulwark against the world. At the grass-roots level, the Catholic experience was marked by a rich devotional life, regular sacramental practice and consistent catechesis. Vocations climbed, religious life flourished. The postwar boom, particularly in the United States, brought a period of construction and institutional expansion as schools, hospitals, seminaries and parishes grew.

If this grass-roots vitality fed the faith of thousands, it also kept Catholics somewhat on the margins, separated from the broader society within which they lived.

At the upper levels of the Vatican, this separation took the form of a defensive and reactionary stance toward all things “modern.” Ever since the French

Revolution, with its violent and anti-clerical cast, the papacy had thrown up the defenses. Statements from the Vatican condemned new democratic movements, new scientific theories, new currents in art and culture.

All of these developments were seen as an assault on the authority of the pope and a threat to the ancient truths of the tradition. Such a siege mentality continued well into the 20th century.

In this context, Pope John’s vision came as a breath of fresh air. In his opening speech at the council, the pope publicly disagreed with those “prophets of gloom” around him who saw in modern times only “prevarication and ruin.” Instead, the pope believed, God was moving humanity to a new order of human relations. The church needed aggiornamento – or “updating” – not because the church felt threatened but because of its great desire to share Christ with others.

John XXIII was no naive optimist. As a papal diplomat in Bulgaria, Turkey and postwar France, he had seen the horrors of war and the tremors shaking Europe to its core. He became pope in the shadow of the Holocaust, amid the dismantling of colonialism, the rise of the Cold War and on the cusp of a technological transformation unlike anything the world had seen since the Industrial Revolution.

What is remarkable is that Pope John – and by extension the Second Vatican Council – did not retreat from the challenges of the times. His experience taught him that the church cannot escape the world or simply pronounce judgment on it.

Instead, the church must engage the world in a positive way, he said. He encouraged the council to use “the medicine of mercy rather than of severity.”

We must demonstrate the truth of our teaching and not simply condemn those who disagree, he thought.

In the end, the church should “show herself to be the loving mother of all, benign, patient, full of mercy and goodness” toward all, he said.

HAHNENBERG is Breen Chair of Catholic Systematic Theology at John Carroll University in Cleveland.

V2 opened the church to a wide audience of voices SHAWN COLBERG CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

On Jan. 25, 1959, Pope John XXIII publicly announced his intention to convoke a new ecumenical council. The gathering would be a pastoral one, committed to promoting growth in the church’s understanding of itself and its relationship with the world. Its distinctly ecclesiological direction was reinforced by its global-universal membership. The Vatican Secretariat of State issued about 2,850 invitations to bishops, abbots and the heads of religious orders of men.

These council fathers were drawn from 116 different countries; notably, many of the bishops from outside of Europe were native to their countries and diocese.

Bishops often brought with them a secretary and a theologian-adviser, and in addition to the council fathers themselves, the pope called for theological experts, known as “periti,” as well as non-Catholic observers and guests to attend the assembly. The particular inclusion of Protestant observers underscored the council’s efforts to engage the separated churches in deeper dialogue.

Modifying St. Peter’s Basilica into the central gathering place for the council, the historic space could barely contain the assembled participants. While in session, between 1962 and 1965, this diverse gathering lived with each other, shared meals, buses, informal conversation and, ultimately, the responsibility for developing the church’s engagement with itself and the modern world. This dynamic world-church community added decisive insight and inspiration to the breadth and content of the council’s vision and decrees.

Few could imagine the direction or content of the council’s work. Nearly 100 years had elapsed since the preceding council. Many expected the pope and the Roman Curia to frame topics and schemas for consideration.

Holders of such expectations were startled when, on June 18, 1959, the Vatican issued a letter that said: “The Venerable Pontiff wants to know the opinions or views and to obtain the suggestions and wishes of all their excellencies, the bishops and prelates who

(CNS PHOTO/GIANCARLO GIULIANI, CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO)

Bishops are pictured on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica following a meeting of the Second Vatican Council in 1962. Pope Benedict XVI is marking the 50th anniversary of the Oct. 11, 1962, opening of the council and the start of the Year of Faith with an Oct. 11 Mass in St. Peter’s Square. are summoned by law to take part in the ecumenical council.”

This call invited bishops to assist in setting the horizon and agenda of the council during the “antepreparatory phase.” The curia received responses on topics spanning the widest conceivable spectrum.

Historians note that while this spectrum generally sought to affirm existing dogma, it also raised ideas about the church’s engagement with the modern world, liturgical reform and a continued conversation about the nature of the church, including the laity.

In June 1960, the pope initiated the preparatory stage by developing commissions that would develop statements based on the initial survey of bishops.

These commissions were headed by the prefects of corresponding congregations in the curia, including the newly formed Secretariat for Christian Unity.

The preparatory commission, as it was known, produced a volume of work that filled 32 volumes.

The same commission structure was maintained

during the council, but the commissions were populated more widely with council fathers and assisted by periti. The commissions were responsible for preparing and introducing draft documents to the entire assembly for deliberation and revision. This constituted the basic structure through which the official documents of the council traveled.

As the bishops gathered for the opening of the council, they perhaps naturally expressed concern over the centralization and sheer size of the preparatory documents, which included seven schema and over 70 draft documents.

In the opening sessions, the council fathers sought to assert greater direct control over the standing commissions and the progression of their work. Supported by Pope John’s vision for a pastoral council committed to internal “aggiornamento” and renewed engagement with the modern world, the bishops gained stronger direction over the day-to-day work of the commissions and the documents that followed.

They cultivated an increasingly deliberative and collegial spirit that aimed to engage modern challenges. To do so, the bishops recognized the need to develop an expansive vision for the council and its message before attending to specific questions.

To that end, the bishops did not produce a single document in the council’s first session during the fall of 1962. That would fall to the remaining three sessions in the autumns of 1963-1965 under the new pope, Paul VI. More confident of its mission and vision, the council fathers subsequently produced 16 documents that amounted to more than 300 pages. The documents include four constitutions (“Sacrosanctum Concilium” on the liturgy, “Lumen Gentium” on the nature of the church, “Dei Verbum” on divine revelation and “Gaudium et Spes” on the church in the modern world), nine decrees and three declarations.

These documents joyfully express an ongoing commitment to ecclesial renewal as a force for good in the modern world.

COLBERG is assistant professor of theology at St. John’s University and the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota.

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Agnostic author effectively argues for Jesus’ existence REVIEWED BY BRIAN WELTER

Ancient wisdom inspires parenting book REVIEWED BY PEGGY WEBER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

“IF ARISTOTLE’S KID HAD AN IPOD: ANCIENT WISDOM FOR MODERN PARENTS”

by Conor Gallagher. St. Benedict Press (Charlotte, N.C., 2012). 376 pp., $26.95.

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“DID JESUS EXIST? THE HISTORICAL ARGUMENT FOR JESUS OF NAZARETH” by Bart D. Ehrman.

HarperOne (San Francisco, 2012). 361 pp., $26.99.

In “Did Jesus Exist?”, New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman successfully refutes the idea that Jesus never existed, pointing out the weaknesses and irrelevancy of points raised by the so-called mythicists, who fight belief in God partly by denying the historical person of Jesus of Nazareth.

Ehrman uses well-known writings to prove his point. The differing and independent traditions we have about Jesus, many of which are found in the New Testament, show that Jesus wasn’t simply made up by a group with an agenda.

These sources show that Jesus really lived. Ehrman points out how St. Paul cites older Christian traditions in his writings, such as ancient hymns which acted as creeds. Luke uses many ancient authorities in Acts of the Apostles, usually in the form of speeches. The Gospels, with much in common, also differ greatly in many areas, which indicates the variety of groups attesting to Jesus’ existence.

How could so many Christian and non-Christian sources exist independently about a man who had been made up? Such a diverse collection of stories shows that many had seen and heard Jesus, and talked about him to others. Mostly just common sense, this reflects the author’s point that the mythicists mislead people with faulty logic that hides their atheist agenda.

Ehrman takes things one step further, showing how religious history sheds light on Jesus’ existence: “The idea of a suffering Messiah ran so counter to Scripture and the righteous expectations of God’s people that it was completely unthinkable, even blasphemous.”

Jews at the time did indeed believe that the coming of the Messiah was at hand. Yet he would be a triumphant anointed one, a king ready to overturn the social order and install God’s chosen ruler.

The crucifixion of Jesus certainly happened, then, because it was such a terrible shock, something that people had no notion of ever happening. What would anyone gain from making up something so at odds with Jewish messianic expectations?

A big book, “Did Jesus Exist?” leaves no stones unturned. Ehrman spends at least one chapter examining each of his major reasons for believing that Jesus existed. Much more than a narrow polemic against mythicists, Ehrman offers a general introduction to the life and times of Jesus of Nazareth, with a particular focus on the surrounding cultural milieu.

Ehrman argues forcefully that mythicists themselves often misunderstand this culture. In refuting Jesus and indeed Christianity, they have argued that Mediterranean peoples worshiped dying-rising gods, and that Christians had simply copied this.

Ehrman shows the uniqueness of basic Christian belief. “Golden Bough” author James Frazer and other mythologists were simply projecting Christian doctrine onto these other religions. Their arguments have been strongly refuted by scholars. No precedent existed for the basic Christian belief in the Son of Man dying and then rising.

Ehrman, an agnostic himself, doesn’t aim to destroy anyone’s faith, though he avoids discussing the virgin birth, Jesus’ miracles and the resurrection as historical realities.

Readers are not forced to agree with his agnosticism on these points, so believers can still take a lot away from the book.

Based on the available scholarship, Ehrman provides a clear image of who he thinks Jesus was.

A first-century apocalypticist, Jesus believed in the supernatural world of angels, demons and the devil, and that God would come within a very short time to overturn the social order. Jesus followed the Jewish law, but not as the Pharisees did. He preached the heart of the law as loving God first, and then your neighbor as yourself.

He was concerned with the poor, yet without having an agenda of fixing society himself. He left that in God’s hands.

WELTER is studying for his doctorate in systematic theology and teaching English in Taiwan.

Conor Gallagher has a gift. He can make the complex seem simple – even enjoyable.

He takes the serious writings of Aristotle and other philosophers and applies them to the art of parenting. He also manages to throw in references to “Star Wars,” “Jerry Maguire” and “Sandlot” along the way.

His book, “If Aristotle’s Kid Had an iPod: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Parents,” really offers some good advice to those who are trying to raise children in today’s world.

Gallagher is not just a philosopher spouting ideas from “Nichomachean Ethics.” He is the father of eight children under the age of 10.

It’s a wonder he found the time to write this book!

Gallagher holds a master’s degree in philosophy from The Catholic University of America. He also earned a law degree there.

He and his family are involved in their own publishing house and have released videos that try and explain church teachings in a modern and easy-to-understand manner.

In this book, he demonstrates that Aristotle had a good understanding of human nature that helps all people, but especially in the forming of young minds. He writes in his introduction: “When I was studying philosophy in graduate school, I noticed that Aristotle’s concepts of moderation, habit formation, friendship, pleasure versus happiness, and so on – were very helpful in raising my three little kids.”

This book is quite practical and organized well. After each chapter, Gallagher offers a “playlist” that summarizes the points of the chapter.

The book also contains Aristotle’s Parenting Assessment Test, Aristotle’s Dictionary for Parents, and Notes with helpful links.

This book is significant and inspiring, but it is not really spiritual until the last chapter. (There is a good reference to King David in Chapter 4.) In the final chapter, Gallagher focuses on “Why Your Kid Exists.” He writes that ultimately “your kid was made to worship God.” This book is certainly a welcome addition to any parent’s bookshelf. Sometimes parents are just caught up in a flurry of activities – many necessary ones like cooking and laundry. But this book asks families to think about what is important to them and why.

The book is not just a parenting guide. It also provides food for thought for others as they see how Aristotle might help them live a virtuous life. Teachers might be helped by this as well.

This book is wonderful. The only quibble might be the title. It tries too hard to be catchy.

Gallagher has a gift for explaining philosophy well. Here’s hoping he is working on something regarding Thomas Aquinas! He would have a lot to say about parenting and life!

WEBER is a reporter and producer for Catholic Communications in the Diocese of Springfield, Mass.

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RED MASS: Liturgy for members of the legal profession, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 666 Filbert St. on Washington Square, San Francisco, 5:30 p.m., banquet, 7 p.m., San Francisco Italian Athletic Club, 1630 Stockton St. Honorees are attorney J. Dennis McQuaid and late attorney Don Casper. Banquet tickets $90, $45 clergy/students. Email timothy. crudo@lw.com.

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GRIEF SUPPORT: Free grief support session, St. Mary’s Cathedral, third Wednesday of the month, 10:30 a.m.noon, Msgr. Bowe Room, parking lot level. Sister Esther, (415) 567-2020, ex.

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FRIDAY, OCT. 19 YOUNG ADULT RETREAT: Men and women, 21-40, “Autumn: How am I engaging this season of grace for my life?” Sacrament of reconciliation is available. Bring Bible, journal, rosary.

Begins Friday 4:30 p.m., ends with dinner Saturday. blessings@msjdominicans.org. (510) 933-6335. Dominican Sisters of MSJ Motherhouse, 43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont, entrance on Mission Tierra Place.

REUNION: St. Paul High School class of ’72, Irish Cultural Center, San Francisco. sphs1972reunion@gmail.com.

WEEKEND ENGAGED ENCOUNTER: Visit www.sfcee.org. Scholarships are available. Engaged Encounter is nonprofit, volunteer ministry dedicated to marriage preparation in the Catholic faith.

ST. JUDE NOVENA: Oct. 20–28, St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner Street, San Francisco, preached by Dominican Father Michael Amabisco, pastor St. Mary Magdalen Church, Berkeley, Masses 8 a.m., 5:30 p.m. MondaySaturday; 11:30 a.m., Sunday. Dominican Father Felix Cassidy leads the rosary before each Mass. Confessions 15 minutes before each Mass. Blessing with St. Jude relic after weekday Masses. Send petitions to Father Allen Duston, OP, Shrine of St. Jude, P.O. Box 15368, San Francisco 94115. (415) 931-5919. www. stjude-shrine.org. info@stjude-shrine.org.

RESTLESS HEART: Special showing of “Restless Heart: Confessions of St. Augustine,” 6:30 p.m. at Cinemark 485 Theater, 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, $40, group tickets available, proceeds benefit St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park, deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 12. tdonovan06@gmail.com. (714) 904-0096. See trailer at www.restlessheartfilm.com.

HALLOWEEN HOP: St. James’ annual “Halloween Hop” at Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th and Guerrero streets, San Francisco, 6-10 p.m., $25, must be at least 21, evening includes food, dancing, music, no-host bar, raffle, silent auction, costume contest and carved pumpkin contest - bring your pumpkin already carved. (415) 647-8972. www.saintjamessf.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 20

TUESDAY, OCT. 23

STAND UP: Religious freedom rally, 1 p.m., Seventh Street Plaza, U.S, Federal Building, 90 Seventh St., San Francisco with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and speakers including Abby Johnson, Dolores Meehan.

Frances Peterson will sing the National Anthem. (510) 225-4056. religiousfreedom@civilrightsfoundation.org.

WOMEN’S BOOK CLUB: Discussion and sharing based on Richard Rohr’s book “Falling Upward.,” 4:30-6 p.m., Pauline Books & Media Center, 935 Brewster Ave., Redwood City, (650) 3694230. redwood@paulinemedia.com.

CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION: Celebrate 100-year anniversary, St. Elizabeth Church, 459 Somerset St., San Francisco, Mass, 4:30 p.m. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy, principal celebrant. (415) 468-0820. stelizabethcentennial@yahoo.com.

GOD’S CALL ANSWERED: A spirituality workshop on Elizabeth Leseur with Paulist Father Terry Ryan at Old St. Mary’s Paulist Center, 614 Grant Ave. at California, San Francisco, 9 a.m.noon. Workshop is free but donations welcome. Call (415) 288-3845.

PERSPECTIVES: Social Justice Committee of St. Matthias Church sponsors League of Women Voters on propositions on November ballot, 1685 Cordilleras, Redwood City, 7-9 p.m. Evie Dwyer (650) 368-9372.

THURSDAY, OCT. 25 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 VATICAN II TALKS: “Why Vatican II?” with Archbishop John R. Quinn at St. Pius Parish, Homer Crouse Hall, Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City, 7 p.m. (650) 361-1411, ext. 121. laura@ pius.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27 ALL SAINTS MASS: Todos Los Santos, 11 a.m. Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel, 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma, Bishop William J. Justice, celebrant. (650) 756-2060.

REUNION: Class of ’62, St. Matthew School, San Mateo, noon, Poplar Creek Golf Course, San Mateo. Angela Harrington Norton, angeliz49cal@ gmail.com. www.stmatthewcath.org.

LIVING FAITH TODAY: Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women celebrates the Year of Faith with a “Growing in Faith” conference at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. Program features speakers discussing living the faith in the current culture. (415) 664-1700.

ST. JUDE PILGRIMAGE: Begins at Church of the Visitacion, 655 Sunnydale Ave., San Francisco, 9 a.m. ending at St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner streets, about 1:30 p.m. with closing bilingual Mass with San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice, Dominican Father Mark Padrez, provincial, Western Dominican Province, celebrating. (415) 931-5919. www.stjude-shrine.org. info@stjudeshrine.org.

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OKTOBERFEST LUNCH: The Good Shepherd Guild’s Oktoberfest luncheon and bingo at the Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco, 11:30 a.m.

Tickets at $40 include a three-course lunch and bingo cards. Judy Terracina, (415) 753-2081. Proceeds benefit Good Shepherd Gracenter.

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Benefits Immaculate Conception Academy. $150. www.icacademy.org.

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CONFIRMATION RETREAT: “Catch the Spirit” archdiocesan confirmation retreat, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with Brother Scott Slattern at St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 Broadway, Millbrae. This retreat is for junior high and high school students preparing for the sacrament of confirmation. For more information or to register, contact Vivian Clausing at clausingv@sfarchdiocese.org.

THURSDAY, NOV. 1

LIFE IN SPIRIT: St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah at Funston, San Francisco, 7-9 p.m., Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Norma Calip, (415) 468-8369, Letty Ramos, (650) 5154980, Mina Sunga, (415) 290-8629. www.SFSpirit.com.

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HONOR RETIRED PRIESTS: St. John Vianney Luncheon for retired priests at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco.

Father Tom Proceeds Moran benefit Priests Retirement Fund. Opportunities to contribute toward the cost of the event as well as to purchase tickets to attend the event are available. Contact Office of Development (415) 614-5580 or email development@sfarchdiocese.org.

Father Tom Moran, retired pastor, St. Charles Parish, San Carlos, is among the more than 100 priests who will be honored at the luncheon.

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, invites you to

Colma

Todos Los Santos

All Saints Day Mass

Please join us to celebrate

Saturday, October 27, 2011 at 11:00 am

Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel

Most Rev. William J. Justice Holy Spirit Music Ministry y

Refreshments following Mass sss

125 years of history, ministery and service. e.

A book celebrating the story of Holy Cross is now available for $20

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Santa Cruz Ave. @ Avy Ave., Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 415-479-9020

Tomales Catholic Cemetery 1400 Dillon Road, Tomales, CA 415-479-9021

St. Anthony Cemetery Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 650-712-1679

Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1679