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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, left, is greeted by Catholic chaplain Jesuit Father George Williams, right, at the gates of San Quentin State Prison Sept. 30 during a pastoral visit by the archbishop and eight other California Catholic bishops. Behind the archbishop is Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia.

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WASHINGTON – Up until a few weeks ago, Iliana Maldonado was a typical 20-something in the U.S. She had a steady job and income. On her days off, she went out with friends her age, regularly posting and commenting on Facebook from a Samsung Galaxy smartphone that she rarely left behind. But there was something more attractive to her than the smartphone and her group of friends. A man had entered her life. That man was St. Francis of Assisi. These days, the 21-year-old is experimenting living in a community of cloistered nuns in a Wilmington, Del., convent, embracing the life of poverty, service and community that St. Francis and his followers,

including St. Clare, began in the 12th century. If all goes as planned, she will one day be a religious sister like the rest. Her life now means no money, no cellphone, no car, no night out with her friends – only a series of prayers, manual labor, and instruction about the Franciscan way of life as a postulant with the Poor Clare sisters at the Monastery of St. Veronica Giuliani. It is a vastly different way of life from the one most of us live, but it is not surprising that people today still choose to follow the more austere way of Francis, said Franciscan Father Larry Dunham, guardian of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in Washington. Those who choose to follow St. Francis aim for lives of simplicity, with few material goods, an emphasis on serving others, communal

prayer and fraternal brotherhood with God at the center. Even though he died in 1226 and was canonized 1228, St. Francis and the charism he championed cast a long shadow in our time.

VATICAN CITY – In his latest wideranging interview, Pope Francis said that he aimed to make the Catholic Church less “Vatican-centric” and closer to the “people of God,” as well as more socially conscious and open to modern culture. He also revealed that he briefly considered turning down the papacy in the moments following his election last March, and identified the “most urgent problem” the church should address today as youth unemployment and the abandonment of elderly people. The pope’s remarks appeared in a 4,500-word interview, published Oct. 1 in the Rome daily La Repubblica, with EuSEE REFORM, PAGE 20

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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio embraced not just Francis’ name when he became pope this year, but also what the saint stood for. He bypassed the more luxurious papal digs at the Vatican and went to live in the nearby, simpler guesthouse where he could live near others, pray and interact with them. Like St. Francis, he speaks every chance he gets about the poor and tries to be inclusive of all – even nonbelievers. In interviews about why he took SEE FRANCIS, PAGE 20

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and eight other California bishops made a daylong visit to San Quentin State Prison Sept. 30 – a pastoral mission that included discussions with inmates and staff, a tour of death row and prayer inside the prison’s death chamber. The delegates left with a broad view of life at the Marin County prison and some ideas from longtime prisoners about how to help keep today’s young people from spending – or ending – their lives in prison. “I didn’t show up to school one day and no one came looking for me,” said Miguel, 32, who grew up in the Central Valley. He has been locked up since he

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USF CALIFORNIA PRIZE: The University of San Francisco will honor Drs. Tricia and Richard Gibbs with its 2013 USF California Prize for Service and the Common Good at ceremonies at the school Oct. 29. The physicians are founders of the San Francisco Free Clinic focused on community wellness and now in its 20th year. The couple met at Yale University Medical School. They have five children. “Richard and Tricia have selflessly devoted themselves to caring for those who otherwise would not have access to the high quality health care that the Free Clinic delivers,” said Jesuit Father Stephen A. Privett, USF president, in materials promoting the event. “In doing this, they have also provided clinical placements for medical students who have subsequently made career-altering decisions to include service to the uninsured in their practice. These two doctors have created a circle of benevolence that is reverberating across the country, one physician at a time.” The USF California Prize Dinner begins 6 p.m. at the school’s Memorial Gymnasium. Individual tickets are available for $350; proceeds benefit USF service-learning programs. Visit www.usfca.edu/ ca_prize, or call (415) 422-2697.

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According to her immigration lawyer, Marisol Hernández, the single mother of 13-month-old Samuel couldn’t realistically expect to be able to remain in the United States. “I had managed to get permission to stay in the country for another six months because my child needed special medical care but it had expired on September 9,” said Marisol, who has been in the United States for 10 years. “My lawyer had told me that it would be very difficult to manage to stay and that ICE had no basis that would warrant an extension,” she said. About a year ago, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up abruptly at Marisol’s house and arrested her. “I did not stay in custody because they saw that I had a 2-month-old son but I had to wear a monitoring bracelet for 10 months,” she said. With the support of the Catholic Church and the perseverance of the community, Marisol Hernández achieved what so far had seemed impossible: an extension to remain in the country for another year. This young mother, a member of the St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo prayer group for two years, said: “I am very happy.“ The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns of the Archdiocese of San Francisco together with other faith and community groups has been working hard to halt the deportation of Catholics facing the breakup of their families. Although President Obama’s administration has ordered a deportation review process in cases of parents with young children, ICE has placed Bay Area mothers with young children born in the U.S. like Marisol Hernández and Maribel Solorio Arroyo on the verge of deportation. After learning about her case, Marisol Hernández’ prayer group told Father Armando Gutiérrez from St. Matthew Parish, and the entire parish mobilized. “What we did as parishioners and clergy was to put pressure on ICE with letters and calls to end the separation of families with the deportation of residents like Marisol and Maribel who have children who are citizens,” said

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING: A three-part series of classes regarding natural family planning under the auspices of The Couple to Couple League begins Oct. 15 in Tiburon. “Women who discover natural family planning love it for being completely organic and risk-free,” said information about the classes. “Because it involves no drugs or devices, there are zero health worries and it is immediately reversible when you want to try to conceive a baby. No doctor visits needed, no prescriptions to fill. Intimacy by God’s design is amazingly freeing!” Register or find more info and other class dates at www. live-the-love.org. ALL SAINTS’ DAY MASS: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant of the All Saints’ Day Mass, also called Todos Los Santos, at Holy Cross Cemetery’s Holy Cross Mausoleum, 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma, Nov. 2, 11 a.m. (650) 756-2060; www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

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Catholic and other clergy have been putting pressure on federal immigration enforcement authorities to weigh the consequences of deportation for immigrants who have children who are citizens. Among those attending a Sept. 6 immigration rally in San Francisco were, second from right, Father Armando Gutiérrez of St. Matthew Parish. The San Mateo parish has rallied to support two women in the community who face deportation and have young, U.S.-born children. San Francisco Organizing Project organizer Lorena Melgarejo, who has been working with the archdiocesan public policy office on immigration issues. “Exemplary mothers like Marisol and Maribel, who have been members of the community for a long time and have enriched and contributed to our lives should not be a high priority for deportation,” she said. While a comprehensive immigration reform bill is awaiting action in the U.S. House of Representatives, the program known as Secure Communities continues to have an impact on families across the country. ICE describes Secure Communities, which centers on sharing information with the FBI, as “a simple and common sense way to carry out” the agency’s priorities to remove criminal aliens, those who pose a threat to public safety and repeat immigration violators. But advocates say immigrants who are established members of their communities also can get caught in the net. Maribel Solorio Arroyo is a parish leader and lector at St. Matthew Parish. For 15 years she has lived in this country with her husband Filigonio Cruz. They have three children born here: Briseyda, 14, Giselle, 11, and Yamille, 10. The Cruz family owns Tacos al Vapor Nueva Italia, a small business in San Mateo where they employ four workers. This past

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‘Magical,’ ‘voices of saints’: The rosary’s transformative power Here is Part 2 of readers’ personal rosary stories, shared with Catholic San Francisco in anticipation of the rosary rally at Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, Oct. 12. Thanks for all your contributions. The stories were invited and edited by assistant editor Valerie Schmalz.

Praying the rosary brings perspective

Praying the rosary hasn’t made me rich. Praying the rosary hasn’t made me famous. Praying the rosary hasn’t given me a promotion at work. So why do I pray the rosary? Praying the rosary regularly gives me perspective. I start to see things the way God wants me to see them. I don’t obsess over the little things in this world that aren’t important to my eternal salvation. Praying the rosary helps me focus on what is truly important – my relationship with God. It hasn’t made my problems go away, but it has given me the strength to endure and overcome them just as Jesus Christ did in the sorrowful mysteries. BRENT VILLALOBOS, St. Robert Parish, San Bruno

Praying the rosary answered prayers throughout life

The rosary is “magical.” It brings the life of Christ to a present form that I can enter into and be a part of. All of the characters have been an integral part of my life since my first Communion and so are viable and real for me. There are days when the Holy Spirit uses a specific mystery to help me ponder a bit more. When I pray the most holy rosary these days it is in front of the tabernacle. Today it was in a board and care facility with an 89-year-old new friend and she didn’t miss a beat. Both of us were very much at peace as we finished the litany to the Blessed Virgin. Soon after my brother entered the seminary, we began to pray the family rosary together. Two of my older brothers were drafted during

Just think: What if the US presidents had requested that everyone recite the rosary in times of crisis? G. RICHARDS, ST. RITA PARISH, FAIRFAX

ROSARY STORIES World War II, my sister entered the convent and with just my mom and dad and a younger brother I think the family rosary brought my brothers home from the South Pacific and China. Those in the religious life did their share for sure. It is nice to be able to share this. JOAN NORTZ, St. Vincent de Paul Parish, San Francisco

The rosary brings protection

I was encouraged to recite the rosary daily after I discovered that my sister Rosemary C. Richards (1948-2012) had been reciting about eight rosaries a day – and that as a result she had made a tremendous improvement in her condition! I was also inspired by my friend David C. Lewis, who told me that he recited the rosary daily at 5 a.m. and after three years he said that he could hear the voices of saints! Many monasteries have a prayer hour at that time, and a friend told me that “Angels put a special blessing on the first rays of the sun before dawn.” So, I try to do rosaries at 5 a.m. or before dawn, and if I fall asleep, I just continue when I wake up! The rosary is a very special prayer, and I consider it to be a “key” to obtaining divine

intervention via Mother Mary, and there is no problem that she cannot remedy. Just think: What if the U.S. presidents had requested that everyone recite the rosary in times of crisis? I especially enjoy reciting the luminous mysteries, which were more recently made available (by Blessed John Paul II), and cover the active ministry period of Christ. I propose that the luminous mysteries be expanded from five to 10 mysteries. G. RICHARDS, St. Rita Parish, Fairfax

Hearing-impaired parents trusted to Mary, rosary

My parents, Joseph and Julia Guella gave me the gift of devotion to Mary through the rosary. My mother was born on Oct. 7, the feast of the holy rosary. Mom had great devotion to Mary and passed it on to her children. My parents were hearing impaired. They could speak but they could not hear. We did not have a car. Both sides of the family were afraid for my parents’ safety and wished they would not travel. They had great faith and trust that God would protect them. Mom always said, “I have the rosary in my hand and I pray it as I travel, I am safe.” I feel the same way, I have a rosary on my nightstand, in my desk at St. Timothy’s, on the altar behind my desk and in my pocketbook. Fingering the rosary, especially during sleepless nights, makes me feel safe. TRUDY MARIE GUELLA, secretary, St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo

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Stanford Hospital Medical Center for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy held a conference Sept. 21 titled “In our Genes: Living with an Inherited Heart Disease,” featuring medical experts and current patients, including Patrick Dunne, a senior at St. Ignatius College Preparatory. Patrick was asked to share his experiences as a patient/ athlete and as a leader trying to Patrick Dunne raise awareness among young high school students. NBC News came to SI a few days later to interview Patrick for its educational website. Patrick’s parents are Iwona and Keith Dunne, a member the SI board of regents. The family belongs to St. Isabella Parish in San Rafael. PRESIDENTIAL: Congratulations to Abraham Alvarez, a sophomore at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, and recently named a White House Champion of Change. The White House designates this honor to “ordinary Americans doing extraordinary things in their communities,” SHC said. Abe was honored at ceremonies in the Abraham Alvarez nation’s capital Sept. 26. Over the summer, Abraham worked with the San Francisco Police Department and as a paid intern at Media Relevance, a tech startup, on correlating how video affects behavior in consumers. He aspires to a career in health care. GOD’S TENOR: Franciscan Friar Alessandro, known as “the voice of Assisi,” performs at the National Shrine of St. Francis, Nov. 1, 2 at 7:30 p.m. The evenings commemorate the great Franciscan tradition and the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Knights of St. Francis of Assisi at the Porziuncola, which adjoins the shrine church. The Knights have branches around the world and will be principal participants in liturgies in Assisi celebrating St. Francis’ feast Oct. 4. Ticket information is available at www.knightsofsaintfrancis. com; (415) 434-8700; email event@knightsofsaintfrancis.com. The Francesco Rocks gift shop has moved to 1318 Grant Ave. in San Francisco. The store is chock full of religious goodies and “everything Pope Francis,” Angela Alioto, the origi-

CONGRATS: Mercy High School, Burlingame juniors, from left, Amangeet Samra, Jenna McCormick and Yena Kim recently won recognition from the National Catholic Campaign for Human Development with their project “The Network of God.” Judges were very impressed with both the creativity and the thoughtfulness of the artwork, Mercy said, stating it “conveyed a very powerful message about poverty in the United States, its causes and how people of faith can walk with ‘two feet’ to address it.” The young women will divide a $500 prize with $500 also going to Mercy and a $500 gift in their name to a CCHD-funded organization here. ANNIVERSARY: Congratulations to Elaine and Rich Garbarino of South San Francisco’s St. Veronica Parish on their 50th wedding anniversary and 70th birthdays. A surprise celebration for many friends and family wishing them many more years of happiness was given by their three children at Kingfish Restaurant in San Mateo.

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still living there,” Mary, with her husband Clarence also an OLA parishioner, said. THEY’RE OFF: What might be called a Noe Valley Derby takes place Oct. 12 with a “Day at the Races” at St. Philip’s hall, Diamond Street at Elizabeth, San Francisco. It’s a Saturday so you can park in the schoolyard and the $40 ticket includes a mimosa – be sure to bring a designated jockey for the ride home. The good time benefits the work of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #3. Kathleen Manning is secretary. The Mannings are forever St. Cecilia’s. Kathleen and her husband, John, were married there June 10, 1967; their sons all attended the parish school and their grandchildren are students there today. The lady Hibernians number about 15 now, Kathleen said and they are regular volunteers at Laguna Honda Hospital and sponsor a Palm Sunday Mass at the grave of Father Peter Yorke, the group’s namesake, at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Call Kathleen at (415) 664-0828 or Chris Del Carlo at (415) 648-4522. SCRUB-A-DUB: There used to be a self-serve laundry in the Richmond District called “Let’s Do Wash.” I’ve often thought someone should open a bar next door called “Let’s Not.” Email items and electronic pictures – jpegs at no less than 300 dpi to burket@sfarchdiocese.org or mail to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. Include a follow-up phone number. Street is toll-free. My phone number is (415) 614-5634.

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Nikkie Singhâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s academic bags are packed but sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not ready to go. The Notre Dame High School senior loves learning at the Belmont school not to mention â&#x20AC;&#x153;spending a lot of time with my family.â&#x20AC;? Nikkie grew up in South San Francisco. Chemistry is her subject of choice. The future physicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents are Sandy Bains and Randy Singh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I aspire to go into medicine, which has been a dream of mine since I can remember,â&#x20AC;? Nikkie told Catholic San Francisco in an email interview. The continuing science bug is thanks to Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elizabeth Hegarty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Hegarty has inspired my interest in chemistry and has shown me how amazing and broad chemistry is,â&#x20AC;? Nikkie said. Notre Dame has been home for Nikkie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew it was where I belonged,â&#x20AC;? Nikkie said. Her first look at Notre Dame showed her students interested in being there. She has found the academics challenging and a warm and caring environment. Leadership and community service opportunities also

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was 16 and is serving two life sentences. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If one kid can get lost, two kids can get lost,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Red,â&#x20AC;? 37, a prisoner for 13 years, echoed the need to reach at-risk youth before they get into trouble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe laypeople can get involved to reach kids before they get here,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that broken families, poverty, substance abuse and funding cuts for youth programs all make kids vulnerable to a life of crime. The full names of the inmates have been withheld for privacy reasons. Though the bishops did have encounters with inmates in the death row block, it was the small group discussions in the prisonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic chapel with Level 1 and Level 2 inmates like Miguel and Red â&#x20AC;&#x201C; those deemed the least dangerous â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that gave them the opportunity to ask â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can we help?â&#x20AC;? Though barely into their 30s or 40s, the inmates answered with almost universal protectiveness for the youth of today and for inmates at other, smaller prisons who lack access to programs such as music, yoga, sports, anger management and restorative justice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This prison is unique â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we are privileged,â&#x20AC;? said Dwight, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;liferâ&#x20AC;? who also fronts a prison band called The Blues Brothers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a reference to the color of its

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Cardinal sees soul, heart, head of religion embodied in 3 popes BETH GRIFFIN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

RYE, N.Y. – The three most recent popes exemplify the soul, head and heart of religion, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York told an interfaith group Sept. 29. “All religions come to look to the pope for spiritual guidance and example,” he said. “Every religion, faith, church, organization, family needs a soul, a head and a heart.” Cardinal Dolan addressed more than 600 people at the 35th annual conference of the Rye Women’s InCardinal Dolan terfaith Council, convened at the Church of the Resurrection in Rye. He acknowledged that the program was postponed from March to accommodate “my flimsy excuse of having to be in Rome to elect a new pope. Thank you for your patience.” Blessed John Paul II was a “particularly gleaming example of the primacy of the soul,” Cardinal Dolan said. Despite the challenges he faced in wartorn Poland and throughout his life, the cardinal said, Blessed John Paul lived by the words he spoke to the pubic when he was elected pope in 1978: “Be not afraid.” “The primacy of the spiritual, the essence of the soul,” he said, was demonstrated during the pope’s June, 1979 visit to Poland, when 1.5 million people gathered for Mass chanted spontaneously for 17 minutes: “We want God!” Blessed John Paul “died before the world and was able to radiate the primacy of the soul even better,” Cardinal Dolan said. Pope Benedict XVI “brilliantly reminded us of the role of the head,” he said. Benedict showed

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that reason, truth and faith blend together and “faith and reason are allied, they are best friends,” Cardinal Dolan said. God’s great gifts of faith and reason sometimes appear to be at odds, but they are not, he said. “In a culture that would reduce religion to a personal hobby at best, and superstition at worst, it is good for us to recall that religion has been an engine of learning, education and human progress and that it is people of faith who best know that the world around us, of science and discovery, doesn’t take us away from God, but points to an architect beyond our wildest imaginations,” he said. Religious groups should avoid the extremes of theism on one side and rationalism on the other, he added. “Now, in Pope Francis, we have a man of heart on steroids,” Cardinal Dolan said. “He couldn’t play for the Yankees, his pastoral heart is so pumped up.” Cardinal Dolan recounted examples of the pope’s tenderness and his compassionate interactions with individuals and groups during the first month of his papacy. Through his actions and his homilies, Francis is urging people to be kind to themselves, one another and God’s creation, Cardinal Dolan said. He said the pope, like his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, “has a radar for those in need.” “In Pope Francis, we got a pope with heart, so buckle your seat belts!” he said. Cardinal Dolan said each of the three popes was called in his own era to demonstrate the gifts needed in his time. In an aside before the closing hymn, Cardinal Dolan wondered if a collection would be taken. “Soul, head, heart, wallet?” he asked, to laughter from the clergy in the sanctuary from five different houses of worship.

NJ GOVERNOR TO APPEAL MARRIAGE RULING

TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planned to appeal a state judge’s Sept. 27 ruling that same-sex couples “must be allowed to marry” to receive “equal protection of the law” under the state constitution. Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson said her ruling would take effect Oct. 21. New Jersey currently recognizes civil unions, and last year Christie vetoed a measure to legalize same-sex marriage, saying the issue should be put before voters this November.

SUSPENDED PRIEST ARRESTED

PHILADELPHIA – Father Robert L. Brennan, a priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia whose priestly faculties have been suspended since 2005, was arrested Sept. 26 in Maryland on charges of sexually abusing a Northeast Philadelphia boy between 1998 and 2001. Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams made the announcement at a news conference in Philadelphia the same day. Father Brennan, 75, was arrested on charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and aggravated indecent assault in Perryville, Md., where he was living in a private residence. He was being held in Maryland’s Cecil County, where he faced an extradition hearing.

FAITH LEADERS DECRY SHUTDOWN

WASHINGTON – Anticipating the worst, religious leaders gathered the day before the federal government shutdown to denounce what they called “political brinkmanship.” The government shut down its nonessential operations Oct. 1, the start of a new federal fiscal year, furloughing hundreds of thousands of workers. At issue is a dispute between the Republicancontrolled house and the Democratic-run Senate.

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Pope: Humility, service attract people to church CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – As a series of consultations aimed at the reform of the Vatican bureaucracy began, Pope Francis told his group of cardinal advisers that humility and service attract people to the church, not power and pride. “Let us ask the Lord that our work today makes us all more humble, meek, more patient and more trusting in God so that the church may give beautiful witness to the people,” he said Oct. 1 during morning Mass in his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae. The strength of the Gospel “is precisely in humility, the humility of a child who lets himself be guided by the love and tenderness of his father,” he told the cardinals. The pope was concelebrating the Mass with the eight cardinals he chose in April to advise him on reforming the governance of the Roman Curia. The group’s first formal meeting was to be held Oct. 1-3, with the first day of deliberations falling on the feast of St. Therese of Lisieux – a saint the pope is particularly devoted to. He once told journalists, “Whenever I have a problem I ask the saint, not to resolve it, but to take it in her hands and help me accept it.” In his homily, the pope said the 19th-century French Carmelite nun displayed a “spirit of humility, tenderness and goodness,” as well as meekness that God “wants from all of us.” The faithful should be imitating

CROATIAN PRIEST BEATIFIED

PULA, Croatia – A young priest who was murdered by communist partisans during a wave of anti-church violence in 1947 was beatified as a martyr in Croatia. Father Miroslav Bulesic, 27 at the time of his death, was portrayed as a victim of a hate crime during a time of upheaval in post-World War II Croatia by Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Saints’ Causes, during the Sept. 28 ceremony. “All hate crimes are an abomination against religion, but the circumstances of the murder of Father Miroslav Bulesic were particularly loathsome,” Cardinal Amato told hundreds of priests and 20,000 Catholics at the beatification Mass.

‘ENCOUNTER’: POPE’S COMMUNICATIONS THEME

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Pope Francis poses with cardinal advisers during a meeting at the Vatican Oct. 1. Pictured from left are: Chilean Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, Italian Bishop Marcello Semeraro, secretary to the Council of Cardinals, Indian Cardinal Oswald Gracias, German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Pope Francis, Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga, Italia n Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, U.S. Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, Australian Cardinal George Pell and Congolese Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya. St. Therese’s approach of humility, patience and trust in God so that “seeing the people of God, seeing the church, (others) feel the desire to come with us,” he said. People feel the desire to follow when they see others being living witnesses of charity, which requires being “humble, without vehemence, without conceit,” he said. In the day’s Gospel reading from

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St. Luke, Jesus rebuked his disciples for wanting to “call down fire from heaven” on those who did not welcome him, the pope said. Christians don’t take “the path of revenge,” he said; their path is humility and meekness.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has chosen the topic of bringing people together for his first message for World Communications Day. “Communication at the service of an authentic culture of encounter” will be the theme of the church’s celebration of World Communications Day, which most dioceses will mark June 1, the Sunday before Pentecost. The pope’s message for the day is expected to be released Jan. 24, the feast of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of journalists.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | OCTOBER 4, 2013

Gabriel Project in archdiocese now includes 15 parishes VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Four years ago, the Archdiocese of San Francisco started something different –The Gabriel Project, an independent program for local parishes to help pregnant women. The Gabriel Project is unique because it gives members of the parish an opportunity to help a pregnant mom and baby as a community through prayer, emotionally and financially – building a culture of life by living it, said Fredi D’Alessio, program coordinator for the archdiocese. The program is autonomous, working with the California organization of The Gabriel Project, but completely independent and under the auspices of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The program collaborates with sister Gabriel Projects in California. A few years earlier The Gabriel Project was begun in the archdiocese as part of a larger area organization, but it was reorganized and brought directly under the archdiocese with D’Alessio. “It’s a parish-based ministry for pregnant mothers in need, regardless of age or phase of development in the pregnancy, whether they are rich or poor, married or not,” with or without faith, said D’Alessio. “We help everyone,” D’Alessio said. “There’s no stereotype to the client call we get.” Fifteen parishes of the 95 parishes in the three counties of Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo have signed up so far, says D’Alessio, and they are geographically dispersed from the farthest south, St. Francis of Assisi in East Palo Alto, to Our Lady of Loretto and St. Anthony in Novato in north Marin County.

Each member parish posts a sign with The Gabriel Project telephone number and the call comes to D’Alessio who connects the woman to a parish volunteer who follows up the first call with a visit by two “angels” or Gabriel Project volunteers to see what the woman needs. “Then, they hold their hands throughout the pregnancy and beyond, sometimes way beyond,” D’Alessio said. “We’re doing quite a bit. We are helping a lot of people. Our angels are doing an outstanding job with the calls we are getting,” D’Alessio said. While the ministry is parish based, volunteers whose parish does not belong to The Gabriel Project also help. They are called “auxiliary angels,” or “angels without borders,” D’Alessio said. The archdiocesan Gabriel Project is a way to build the culture of life at the parish level, because school children see the parish helping a pregnant woman in need and other parishioners see that their parish is living the person to person love and help that is the core of Jesus’ life-giving message, D’Alessio said. The Gabriel Project is the only Catholic

pregnancy outreach and the only one sponsored by the archdiocese, and is separate and complementary to area pregnancy resource centers in its mission and its implementation, D’Alessio said. All volunteers who work with women must embrace the Catholic Church’s teaching on life and its teaching on artificial contraception, he said. The organization does not confine its help just to those women who might be considering abortion, D’Alessio said. Someone who started out with no intentions of aborting may experience boyfriend, husband or financial troubles along the way or in a later pregnancy, that make abortion seem like a solution. “By helping them when they’re not vulnerable to abortion we are basically short circuiting the possibility down the road,” said D’Alessio. “It’s really huge, such a big difference.” The parishes who have joined The Gabriel Project are: Our Lady of Loretto and St. Anthony of Padua, Novato; St. Raphael, San Rafael; St. Hilary, Tiburon; St. Ignatius, St. Agnes, Church of the Epiphany and Sts. Peter and Paul, San Francisco; St. Augustine, South San Francisco; St. Andrew, Daly City; St. Dunstan, Millbrae; St. Matthew, San Mateo; Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame; Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park; St. Francis of Assisi, East Palo Alto. To learn more about The Gabriel Project or to volunteer, email Fredi D’Alessio at sfgabrielproject@gmail. com or leave a message at (415) 614-5551. The project’s website is http://sfgabrielproject.wordpress. com. For those who are pregnant and need help, call (800) 910-2848.

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PROTECTING THE DIGNITY, SANCTITY OF HUMAN LIFE

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Under the U.S. bishops’ 2001 Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, Catholics are called to witness a “consistent ethic of life”– an approach that sets abortion and euthanasia in the context of other issues involving threats to human life and human dignity, including capital punishment, war, poverty, population control, child abuse and abandonment, false views of human sexuality, human cloning and research that destroys human embryos. Examples of witness include: Abortion and contraception: An end to abortion will not come from contraceptive campaigns but from a deeper understanding of our human sexuality, and of human life, as sacred gifts deserving our careful stewardship. Post-abortion healing and reconciliation: The church offers reconciliation as well as spiritual and psychological care for those suffering from abortion’s aftermath primarily through diocesanbased programs, most often called Project Rachel. Care for those who are chronically ill, disabled or dying: Euthanasia and assisted suicide are not real solutions – they do not solve human problems, but only take the lives of those most in need of unconditional love. Care for prisoners, those on death row and victims of violent crime: The Gospel calls for rehabilitation, reconciliation and restoration and teaches us to respect the dignity of all human beings, even those guilty of committing horrendous crimes.

Marin pro-life supporters including 40 Days For Life founder Shawn Carney prayed the rosary together Sunday, Sept. 22. as they walked from the San Rafael location of Planned Parenthood to St. Vincent’s Dining Room for the kickoff of their local campaign Sept. 25-Nov. 3. 40 Days for Life is an international campaign that strives to show local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods. To date it has helped close 40 abortion facilities through prayer and fasting, public vigil and community outreach.

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Respect Life Month: Cardinal urges Catholics to ‘share truth about human life’ far and wide WASHINGTON – Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley urged Catholics to “share the truth about human life” with the world in his Respect Life Month message. The cardinal, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities, said any work on behalf of life must be grounded in “love that seeks to serve those most in need, whatever the personal cost.” October is annually designated as Respect Life Month by the (CNS) U.S. Conference of An image of Pope Francis Catholic Bishops, with embracing a boy who has Respect Life Sunday to cerebral palsy is featured in be observed in parthe poster promoting the U.S. ishes Oct. 6. bishops’ 2013 Respect Life Invoking Pope Francampaign. Respect Life Sunday cis’ oft-repeated call to is observed Oct. 6 this year. have hope in Christ, Cardinal O’Malley said that opening hearts to the

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love and mercy of Jesus allows people to see more deeply the “intricate and unique beauty of each person.” “We must respond to Pope Francis’ call with great urgency,” he said. “Opening our hearts to life in Christ empowers us for loving, merciful action toward others. We must give witness to the Gospel of life and evangelize through our lives. “We must personally engage others and share the truth about human life. We must continue to show love and mercy, especially with those who have been involved in abortion. All members of the church can bring healing to the world by upholding the beauty of human life and God’s unfailing mercy.” The message also lamented the loss of more

than 55 million lives since abortion became legal following a pair of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the early 1970s and the growing acceptance of physician-assisted suicide. The practice is legal in Montana, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. “These laws pave the way for euthanasia by undermining true respect and care for people with serious illness,” he said. Cardinal O’Malley also invited Catholics to reflect on how God might be calling them to assist in prolife efforts, whether by helping parents welcome an unborn child as a “miracle of God’s creation”; visiting the elderly or aiding the sick and suffering; praying and fasting for life; approaching elected officials as advocates for life-affirming policies and laws; or assisting in parish educational efforts.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Both North Carolina Catholic bishops are resigning from the North Carolina Council of Churches, an ecumenical organization comprised of Christian church leaders from across the state, because the group supports some issues that contradict Catholic teaching. In a Sept. 27 statement, Charlotte Bishop Peter J. Jugis and Raleigh Bishop Michael F. Burbidge said they “deeply value the long-standing relationship with the North Carolina Council of Churches and have informed the council of their strong desire to continue to work together on issues where there is substantial agreement.” However, the North Carolina Council of Churches has taken positions contrary to Catholic teaching on marriage, and the council does not formally oppose abortion. Catholics believe marriage is a covenant only between one man and one woman, and that the evil of abortion must be opposed in every instance. The bishops said they and the council’s leadership were unable to agree on a way they could remain members while continuing to uphold Catholic teaching. The two dioceses will end their memberships effective Dec. 31, when the first year of the two-year term of the council’s president, Alberta Hairston, ends. Hairston will step down in accordance with the bishops’ decision. Hairston, a member of St. Pius X Parish in Greensboro, has represented the Charlotte diocese on the council for about 16 years. She said she is disappointed that the council and the bishops could not find a way they could remain members, but the issue has been something they have all been struggling with for “four to five years.” “It was given quite a bit of consideration,” Hairston said, adding, “For me as a Catholic, it’s been

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Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Raleigh, N.C., is pictured in a 2012 file photo. In a Sept. 27 statement announcing the departure of the state’s Catholic bishops from the North Carolina Council of Churches, he and Charlotte Bishop Peter J. Jugis said the bishops were were unable to agree on a way they could remain members while continuing to uphold Catholic teaching.

a very difficult time. I hate to see that there is an organization that is trying to do ecumenical things, but the Catholic Church will not be part of that.” Other Catholics in council leadership positions also will leave Dec. 31. They include at-large member Father Carlos Arce, vicar of Hispanic ministry for the Raleigh diocese; at-large member Atonement Brother Bill Martyn of Cary, who chairs the Raleigh diocese’s ecumenical commission; and the council’s business and finance committee chairwoman, Marie Vetter of Durham. According to its website, the North Carolina Council of Churches was founded in 1935 to promote Christian unity and justice. Membership includes 18 Christian denominations and more than 6,200 congregations, its website states. The Raleigh diocese, followed by the Charlotte diocese, became full members of the North Carolina Council of Churches in 1977, under the leadership of then-Raleigh Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, who died in August. The Catholic bishops noted in their statement that they decided to quit the council only after “an extensive series of discussions” with the council’s leadership, in which they had proposed remaining with the organization in a newly created role as “observer.” The council rejected that proposal, they said. Hairston said the council offered to let the two dioceses shift from full membership to an existing loosely defined category of affiliates called “Covenant Partners,” but that was not agreeable, either. Current “Covenant Partner” St. Pius X in Greensboro also will withdraw from the council, said its pastor, Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio. In their statement, the North Carolina bishops emphasized they want to continue working with the council on shared interests that align with Catholic teaching – including comprehensive immigration reform, repeal of the death penalty, advocacy of just wages and working conditions, as well as efforts to eliminate poverty, hunger and racial discrimination.

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“Love Made Medicine: Christian Answers to Health Care Challenges,” a conference for medical professionals, is scheduled for Nov. 9, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral Event Center, Geary Boulevard and Gough Street, San Francisco. The conference is sponsored by the archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, whose Respect Life ministry is focusing on the medical profession this year. Conference speakers include physicians who have made important contributions to the practice of medicine by specifically addressing the spiritual dimension of health care. They include Dr. Mary Davenport on the effectiveness and rewards of natural family planning and pro-life infertility treatment; Dr. Robert Forester, explaining the St. Luke’s Family Practice Model as a sustainable response to today’s health care crisis; Dr. Dennis Manning, assistant professor of medicine at the Mayo Clinic, on meeting the spiritual

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THE ARTIST & THE SAINT Because of a quirky Italian-born sculptor and pacifist, the arms of St. Francis of Assisi stretch out, blessing some of the most public, and unlikely, places in San Francisco

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St. Francis sculptures by Benny Bufano are on public display at, top left to right, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco; San Francisco State University; Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Far right, Bufano’s “Bear and Cubs” is located at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. Below, Bufano’s “St. Francis of the Guns,” on Phelan Avenue in front of City College of San Francisco.

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eniamino Benvenuto Bufano, who died in 1970, was a prolific sculptor whose stone and metal sculptures of St. Francis, Madonnas of peace, and animals grace public spaces from Fisherman’s Wharf to the Valencia Gardens public housing project in the Mission District to City College of San Francisco. His 14-foot stainless steel and red granite statue of Chinese revolutionary hero Sun Yat-sen glitters at St. Mary’s Square in Chinatown. “He’s an amazing little man and a true legend,” said Alessandro Baccari, whose family was close to the 5-foot-tall Bufano. The youngest of 15 children who immigrated to New York and grew up with little formal education, Bufano first came to San Francisco to work on the Panama Pacific International Exposition in 1915 and returned to reside here permanently in 1921. Over the course of his life, Bufano created more than 500 works of art, according to a 2007 article written by E. Breck Parkman, an archeologist with the California Department of Parks and Recreation. A favorite of San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen and a local legend, Bufano married and divorced twice. He was an inconsistent husband and parent, at one point

leaving his first wife and infant daughter in 1918 to travel to China for two years to study ceramic glazes, Parkman wrote. “To Benny, his pieces were his children,” said Baccari. “He had his peculiarities.”

Vision of the peacemaker

However, in the city named for the 12thcentury saint, Bufano’s powerful vision of St. Francis the peacemaker continues. Anyone driving along Phelan Avenue can see the statue of “St. Francis of the Guns,” positioned beneath the science building at City College of San Francisco. The 9-foottall, gunmetal St. Francis was forged from guns collected in a 1968 voluntary gun turn in drive by Mayor Joe Alioto after the assassinations of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and presidential candidate Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. The statue reflects the turbulent ‘60s with an inset mosaic of four of America’s assassinated leaders: presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and King, perhaps echoing in sculpture Dick Holler’s 1968 hit song, first recorded by Dion, “Abraham, Martin and John.” Beneath the heads of the leaders are portraits of children, a recurring motif of Bufano’s. On a tree-shaded park corner of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union parking lot, a 12-foot-tall granite St.

Francis extends its arms over the Fisherman’s Wharf intersection of Taylor and Jefferson streets. Bufano created the figure while in Paris in 1927-28. It was erected briefly from 1955 to 1960 at the Shrine of St. Francis and eventually relocated to North Beach. Grace Episcopal Cathedral’s Bufano St. Francis sculpture greets visitors to the cathedral as they come into the vast space. The cathedral gift shop carries a postcard with its picture. Bufano’s red marble head of St. Francis rests on a block in San Francisco State University’s main quad while his stylized figure of the saint of Assisi on horseback stands in Westside Courts, a public housing project at Sutter and Broderick streets, part of the city’s civic art collection, according to the San Francisco Arts Commission.

‘Damn fool to cut finger off’

In addition to his sculptures, Bufano is perhaps best known for the widely circulated story that he cut off his trigger finger and sent it President Woodrow Wilson to protest U.S. involvement in World War I. In a televised interview Baccari conducted with Bufano, “he explains ‘what a damn fool I was to cut my finger off,’” Baccari said. One of the main drawbacks, he told Baccari, was figuring out how to hold a cup of coffee. However, another story is that Bufano

WHERE TO SEE BENNY BUFANO’S PUBLIC ART IN SAN FRANCISCO “ST. FRANCIS ON HORSEBACK”: Westside Courts public housing, Sutter and Broderick streets

“ST. FRANCIS OF THE GUNS”: City College of San Francisco, Ocean Avenue campus, stairs to Science Building

VARIOUS ANIMALS: Sculpture gardens at Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park

“SEAL,” “FROG”: Maritime Museum, Fisherman’s Wharf

“PEACE”: 38-foot Madonna sculpture of Madonna with four-eyed universal child, Brotherhood Way near 19th Avenue (temporarily in storage)

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Benny Bufano addresses St. Mary’s Cathedral School elementary students in 1970. capitalized upon a woodcutting accident, Parkman wrote. “From an early age, Bufano believed in peace, but he was not the typical ‘peacenik,’” writes Parkman. “He was eclectic, suspicious, egotistical, occasionally hostile, and often given to exaggeration if not outright lies. People either loved him or they hated him.” His date of birth has been variously reported as 1886, 1890 and 1898, but his grave and death certificate list 1890.

“HEAD OF ST. FRANCIS”: Tree grove on main quad at San Francisco State University

In addition to his preoccupation with St. Francis, Bufano sculpted peace Madonnas, in the shape of a missile and many works also featured the recurring motif of the universal child. One Madonna is at Fort Mason, another situated along Brotherhood Way, although temporarily displaced due to construction and a third is located on the grounds of San Francisco General Hospital. His smoothly rounded sculptures of bears,

“BEAR AND CUBS”: Valencia Gardens public housing project “ST. FRANCIS”: Jefferson and Taylor streets, Longshoremen’s Memorial Building parking lot “PENGUINS”: Golden Gateway, Jackson and Davis streets

frogs, porpoises and other animals can be found throughout the Bay Area, with a large collection at the Valencia Gardens public housing project, according to the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Animal sculptures

The Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park has several Bufano sculptures including one of a mother bear nursing her cubs.

Primarily a sculptor of large pieces, Bufano also painted and created smaller works in ceramic. The Oakland Museum of California and Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco both hold collections of his pieces. Elsewhere, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore has a Bufano menagerie of animals in a sculpture garden, donated by his son in 1983. In a fitting capstone to the life of Bufano, he is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery beneath a statue he sculpted of St. Francis of Assisi – a statue 5 feet tall, as he was. It is set alone on the top of a grassy hill at the back of the cemetery, above the old mausoleum and up the hill from the statue of Rachel Mourning which marks the graves of unknown small children who are buried there. “When he died, no prearrangements had been made for his funeral, but his friends wanted one of his works of art to be used as his headstone,” said Monica Williams, director of cemeteries for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Holy Cross worked with them to determine a meaningful spot for his burial that could also accommodate a work of art that size, said Williams. “It was determined that, because of Bufano’s work for peace and a peaceful future for children, a spot in Section W where so many children are buried, would be the right place.”

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Cutting food aid makes the problem worse JEFF BIALIK

On Sept. 19, the U.S. Census Bureau released 2012 poverty data from the American Community Survey. Thankfully, the percentage of the U.S. population living below the federal poverty line ($23,550 for a family of four) has not increased. Unfortunately, the rate has also not declined. In the three counties that make up the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 11 percent of our friends and neighbors are living below the federal poverty rate; 12 percent of children. These numbers more than double, however, if we take into consideration the actual cost of living in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is sadly ironic that on the very day this information was being made available, the House of Representatives voted to cut the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by $40 billion over the next 10 years. SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps and called Cal Fresh in California, is a nutrition program and a fundamental element of our social safety net. SNAP offers children and families a modicum of stability while the world around them is falling apart and provides a subsistence level foundation upon which charitable organizations, like Catholic Charities and the St. Vincent de Paul Society, layer complementary levels of service to help families get back on their feet. For the unemployed and the working poor, SNAP is an indication that the entire country stands in solidarity with them and that we care about the dignity and worth of each person. Spending on the SNAP program has grown significantly since 2007 because the country was in recession and people lost their jobs. Contrary to the political rhetoric, the growth in SNAP spending

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A man wakes up after sleeping in a tent on downtown Los Angeles’ Skid Row in early March. There are 46.5 million people living in poverty in the United States. does not reflect a welfare state gone wild; rather, the level of SNAP expenditures is an extremely accurate barometer of the general well-being of the country. People are struggling and they need our help. Most families on SNAP have at least one person in the household who is working. SNAP expenditures go up when incomes go down and when incomes do not keep pace with the cost of living. Put people back to work with jobs that pay a decent wage and SNAP spending will go down. Cutting SNAP does not address the problem, it

makes the problem worse. In fact, within the Archdiocese of San Francisco, we have families who are eligible for food stamps and do not enroll. Marin and San Mateo counties have the lowest level of SNAP enrollment for people who are eligible than any county in the state. In San Francisco, only about half of the eligible families are enrolled. We should be encouraging people to get the help they need rather than trying to make political points at the expense of the poor. Food and shelter are fundamental to people’s wellbeing. As incomes decline or stagnate, and rents increase, people make tradeoffs between housing, food and health care. Because SNAP can only be used for food, it is often the critical safety net that separates survival from despair. It is telling that despite a dramatic increase in poverty since 2007, people’s access to food has been relatively stable due primarily to the growth in SNAP. For decades, the Farm Bill, which provides subsidies to farmers and funds the food stamp program, has received bipartisan support in Congress. Back when Bob Dole and George McGovern roamed the U.S. Senate, a “grand bargain” joined together the political ideals of the right and left and protected the interests of both the agricultural industry and the working poor. Perhaps it was fitting that on Sept.21, a few days after the vote to cut SNAP, we celebrated the feast of St. Matthew, who, in chapter 25 of his Gospel, shared the Lord’s perspective on our obligations to each other, “For I was hungry and you gave me to eat.” Bialik is executive director of Catholic Charities CYO in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

LETTERS

8 cardinals, and we the people, advise the pope A large organization has to have a centralized governing body. In the Catholic Church, that body also has the obligation of preserving the faith. We believe that the Holy Spirit guides the pope and his central officials in matters of faith and morals. These are the basics. Guidance of the Holy Spirit does not extend to matters outside of faith and morals. Even in matters of faith and morals, individual humans of the central body of the church may not hear the guidance of the Holy Spirit correctly. Pope Francis will certainly agree with this. Given these premises, what are his obligations regarding the Curia? For managing the physical organization he must choose honest and competent people, without regard to their position in the hierarchy. The positions should have limited terms, with a means of returning the incumbent to an equivalent of his or her prior position. There should be standard boards of directors. This approach seems workable, and fair. For Curia positions connected to faith and morals, Pope Francis should consider more serious review and possible replacement. Aside from their personal holiness and ability to manage, the pope will look for cardinals who share his key convictions and priorities. These cardinals individually must also give acceptable answers to a number of questions not previously considered. Here are a few important questions. Is he willing to accept and fairly consider points of view that oppose his own; aware that historical developments require review of even strongly held church positions; willing to review and even change the pronouncements of his predecessors on high-profile items, where the guidance of the Holy Spirit may not have been correctly heard; willing to share responsibility with local church authorities, and consult these authorities before taking action? None of these questions should be a surprise to a cardinal who has read the documents of Vatican II. Individual responsibilities may need to answer more specifically on a just treatment of religious women; theologians who write books that challenge current beliefs but do not challenge present church authority; matching of liturgy with local culture. Alex M. Saunders San Carlos

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What US commanders said about the atomic bombings of Japan This is the third commentary in as many issues of the paper about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in light of Catholic just-war theory. See “The fruit of the bomb” by columnist Christopher Stefanick, in the Sept. 20 issue, and the letter “Did Japan atomic bombings meet just-war criteria?” by Paul Finagan, in the Sept. 27 issue. Was the use of the atomic bomb against Japan justified or were MacArthur, Leahy, Eisenhower totally wrong about the facts? This is what they had to say. Gen. Douglas MacArthur stated that in his military judgment the bomb had been unnecessary. Gen. MacArthur was appalled and depressed by this Frankenstein’s monster (the bomb). He saw no military justification for dropping the bomb. The war might have ended weeks earlier if the United States had agreed, as it later did, to the retribution of the emperor. Gen. George C. Kenney, commander of the Air Force in Southwest Pacific, told Gen. “Hap” Arnold, commander of the Army Air Force, that Japan will not last long. Clearly Japan was defeated and ready to surrender before the bomb was used. Admiral William C. Leahy, the five-star admiral presided over the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima

and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender. His feeling was that in being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. He was not taught to make war in that fashion, and that wars cannot be won by destroying women and children. Eisenhower stated, after Secretary of War Henry L. Stinson informed him the atomic bomb would be used against Japanese cities: “I had been concious of a feeling of depression, so I voiced my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was already defeated, and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly because he thought that the U.S.should avoid shocking the world opinion by the use of a weapon whose employment was, I thought no longer mandatory as a measure to save American lives. It was my belief that Japan was at that very moment seeking some way to surrender with a minimum loss of face.” Also having 12,000 aircraft without fuel is not of any help. Lenny Barretto Daly City

A dangerous silence

It is understandable that younger Americans ages 18-39 readily accept the dubious assertion that U.S. presence overseas could be a reason for the 9/11 attack on America. In their lifetime the media, academia, Hollywood and religious leaders have discredited U.S. presence overseas. In 1944 the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish chaplains on the torpedoed U.S.S. Dorchester gave up their lifejackets. Today Islamic jihad is torpedoing civilization. Where are such religious today? Their silence is like that which elected Hitler and would have lost civilization were not for the blood and treasure of U.S. presence overseas. Is there a Catholic school in the archdiocese that teaches this inspiring story; if not – why not? Mike DeNunzio San Francisco

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Junipero Serra: Created to amaze CHRISTIAN CLIFFORD

I recently went to the circus for the first time since I was a child. The show lived up to its name, “Built to Amaze.” I saw awe in my 5-year-old’s face. After immersing myself in Blessed Junipero Serra’s story, I can say with confidence that he was created to amaze. For me, the gist is this: Serra left the comforts of Mallorca, Spain, to bring a new vision of love to total strangers. He personally baptized 98 percent of adult converts at Mission Carmel. He walked an estimated 4,000 miles in what is now California, with a seriously injured leg. When at his headquarters in Carmel, he slept on a wood board with four legs. He often pleaded with the crown and its agents, always suggesting to never forget the words of Jesus: “I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in him will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing” (John 15: 5). Nothing could get in Serra’s way of pruning the vineyard he founded himself. According to records at The Early California Population Project, Serra’s legacy was 101,000 baptisms, 28,000 marriages and 71,000 burials at all 21 missions and from the Los Angeles Plaza Church and the Santa Barbara Presidio. He alone con-

Nothing could get in Serra’s way of pruning the vineyard he founded himself. According to records at The Early California Population Project, Serra’s legacy was 101,000 baptisms, 28,000 marriages and 71,000 burials at all 21 missions and from the Los Angeles Plaza Church and the Santa Barbara Presidio. (PHOTO BY DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

firmed 4,076. He embodied what St. Augustine shared, “Do not turn away from the one who made you, even to turn toward yourself.” By visiting The Huntington Library exhibit commemorating Serra’s 300th birthday in San Marino, I wanted to learn more how to be a man of faith through Serra’s experiences. My prayer to Serra was that by visiting the exhibit and its 250 artifacts from 60 lenders, more light would be shed on his life so that I can better inspire the young men that I teach. The Huntington is such a massive place that I actually got lost.

When I saw two Norbertine priests and their students from St. Michael Preparatory School in Silverado, I knew I was on the right track. Many of the objects at the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries, Erburu Wing resonated with my own faith journey. There was Serra’s notebook used as a student from 1731-1735 in Palma, Mallorca, reminding me of the intellect’s place in discipleship. I reflected on my vocation as teacher while peering at Serra’s personal Bible (Venice, 1508), used while a professor in Palma. The letter from Abraham Lincoln dated March 18, 1865, returning the mission property

to the Order Friars Minor, made me hope for better days ahead in churchstate relations in America. While driving back to the Bay Area and hearing my 5-year-old son say “Are we home yet?” for the upteenth time, I recalled the 18th-century Franciscan tunic (habit) on display, worn until it fell off the body, a physical reminder of the order’s vow of Christian poverty. Serra must have been smiling down on us. What I was most amazed by was an artifact that told so many stories. The baptism record from Petra, dated Nov. 24, 1713, for “Miguel Joseph Serre, son of Antoni and Margarita Ferrer, a married couple,” made me think of my own baptism being noted at St. Andrew’s in Daly City. I am part of a 2,000-year heritage! Let us pray that Serra’s life devoted to the service of others becomes better understood and that we more sincerely live the words of St. Francis of Assisi, “Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words when necessary.” He will amaze. CLIFFORD teaches theology at Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo. The exhibition “Junipero Serra and the Legacies of the California Missions” runs through Jan. 6 at The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino. Visit http://huntington.org.

6 months after conclave, assessing Francis’ progress This unsigned editorial from the Sept. 30 issue of America, a national Catholic weekly magazine run by the Jesuits, was redistributed to Catholic News Service clients as an example of current commentary from around the Catholic press. As a guest editorial it represents the views of the individual publication and not necessarily the views of CNS or Catholic San Francisco. It is with both caution and charity that we set out to assess the first months of the papacy of Pope Francis. Six months is not a long time in the church, and it seems unfair to evaluate an individual’s achievements after so short a period. We are also aware that as a Jesuit journal we have a special relationship to the first Jesuit pope, who kindly agreed to allow America to print the English translation of his interview with Jesuit journals from around the world. Yet St. Ignatius Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, calls us to look back over our lives to discern the fruits of the Spirit. In this spirit, we look at the gifts Pope Francis has bestowed upon the church. We begin, as St. Ignatius recommends, with gratitude. We are thankful to Pope Francis for embracing his role as pope with a “big heart open to God.” The joy he takes in his ministry is abundantly evident. Called by his brother cardinals to the Petrine office, he took up his new role with surprising energy. His heart was open to the workings of the Spirit, and he has in many ways been transformed. The pope offers a lesson to Christians of all ages: Always be free enough to answer God’s call, as the fishermen did by the Sea of Galilee. Pope Francis’ style has proved to be both simple and profound. By riding in a modest car and living in an unadorned apartment, he sends a clear message: material possessions are fleeting. Choose to attach yourself to

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Pope Francis blesses a boy as he leaves his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Sept. 25. “The joy he takes in his ministry is abundantly evident,’” the editors of the Jesuit magazine America say in an editorial assessing the first six months of Francis’ papacy. “The pope offers a lesson to Christians of all ages: Always be free enough to answer God’s call, as the fisherman did by the Sea of Galilee.” God, not the things of this world. By reaching out to workers at the Vatican and calling upon ordinary Catholics in moments of crisis, he lives out the Lord’s command to love our neighbor. These have always been the messages of Jesus Christ, but they need to be presented again in every generation. Pope Francis has been wonderfully adept at calling us to these Christian principles. He has won over many disaffected Catholics, and his words of compassion for the suffering, for gays and lesbians, and for unbelievers have already reshaped the image of the church in the world. The pope has also embodied a refreshingly collegial style. By publicly seeking the counsel of eight cardinals, whose report on church reform is due in October, Pope Francis put his trust in the wisdom of his brother

bishops. He seems to know where his gifts lie and where he can profit from the assistance of his colleagues in ministry. He is, to use a term from St. Ignatius, “indifferent,” “poised like a scale at equilibrium” as he considers his options. Whether the issue at hand is the viability of the Vatican Bank or the workings of various curial offices, the pope does not come across as attached to any one plan of action, but to what best advances the work of Christ in today’s world. Pope Francis has not shrunk from assuming an international profile as the world debates the morality of war. His vigil for peace in Syria drew an estimated 100,000 people to St. Peter’s Square, where the pope sat with them in prayer for hours. “Is it possible to walk the path of peace?” the pope asked. “Can we get out of this spiral

of sorrow and death? Can we learn once again to walk and live in the ways of peace? Invoking the help of God, under the maternal gaze of the Salus Populi Romani, Queen of Peace, I say: Yes, it is possible for everyone!” At a time of increased militarism around the world, the pope is putting the church forward as an unwavering advocate for peace. Today, when violence tears at the fabric of so many societies, this is the prophetic role the church is called upon to play. Finally, the pope has displayed a steadfast commitment to the poor. He has reached out to families in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and migrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa. While built on such personal encounters, his witness extends to a substantive critique of the economic and social structures that divide our society into rich and poor. The pope’s bracing words that the “golden calf of old has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money” made many people uncomfortable. That is as it should be. It is clear from his interview that Pope Francis has developed a deep spirituality over many years in ministry, learning from his mistakes and seeking counsel from his brothers and sisters in Christ. Nowhere is this more apparent than in his radical embrace of the poor. Pope Francis has been subject to mostly gentle criticism thus far. Some had hoped for more lay involvement in a reform process that now includes only eight prelates. Others have noted that Pope Francis’ winning style and instinct for collaboration may not be enough, on their own, to bring about necessary changes in the Curia. These questions are worth exploring, but we should be careful not to burden the pope by placing in him all of our hopes for the flourishing of the church in the world. He would be the first to remind us that the work of Christ begins with us and that our hope rests in God alone.

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time At the end of the day, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’ LUKE 17:5-10 HABAKKUK 1:2-3; 2:2-4 How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene. Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and clamorous discord. Then the Lord answered me and said: Write down the vision clearly upon the tablets, so that one can read it readily. For the vision still has its time, presses on to fulfillment, and will not disappoint; if it delays, wait for it, it will surely come, it will not be late. The rash one has no integrity; but the just one, because of his faith, shall live. PSALM 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the Rock of our salvation. Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him.

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord who made us. For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, Where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.” If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 2 TIMOTHY 1:6-8, 13-14 Beloved: I remind you, to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and selfcontrol. So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the Gospel with

the strength that comes from God. Take as your norm the sound words that you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard this rich trust with the help of the Holy Spirit that dwells within us. LUKE17:5-10 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”

Life is a struggle – and ‘what a relief’

hen the apostles asked Jesus in the Gospel to “increase their faith,” what exactly were they asking of him? At first, it is hard to see how Jesus granted the apostles’ request. He answers them and us by saying that the quantity of faith is not really the issue (even “faith the size of a mustard seed” is enough), and then goes on to tell a parable about fulfilling everyday obligations. These obligations are not dramatic. They are somewhat ordinary expectations – serving at the table, waiting on the master, obeying his commands. The point is to be faithful to the master and his commands. This may be one of the DEACON strangest parables that FAIVA PO’OI Jesus ever told. It seems out of character for him, for the themes of mercy and grace are missing. In today’s parable, a master takes ad-

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

POPE FRANCIS SEEK PEACE, NOT FLAWLESS EFFICIENCY

VATICAN CITY – The day before he was set to meet with a select group of cardinals to discuss Vatican reform, the pope said the signs of God’s presence in the church are peace and joy, and not necessarily a perfectly efficient operation. “The disciples wanted efficiency, they wanted the church to go forward without any problems and this can become a temptation for the church – the church of functionalism,” he said Sept. 30 during the morning Mass in his residence. A church that focuses only on functioning smoothly, being “well organized” and having “everything is in its place, but (is) without memory and without promise,” he said, “will not work out.”

vantage of his position and demands to be served. This is the very attitude that Jesus repeatedly opposed so many times. But if the story is strange, the application is stranger still. Jesus instructed his disciples to say to themselves: “We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty.” What does all of this mean? One thing we can say with certainty: This parable story is true of life. Many of us can relate to that slave’s experience. When we get home after an eight-hour or more day at work, there is still more work to be done. And so often, we do these other tasks with no expression of appreciation from anyone. Think of the mother who works outside of the home. She is a teacher, a secretary, or a laborer. When she gets home, she will probably cook, clean and feed her family. Does the family thank her for all of her hard work? Hopefully, yes – but probably not. Life is like that. This story about the master and his slave may not be a typical parable for Jesus, but it is a slice of reality. Life is essentially hard. William James, the great American philosopher, once spent a week at the assembly grounds on the shores of Lake Chautauqua, in Western New York. It was a kind of “heaven on earth.” He later

described it in one of his books: “No poverty, no crime, no police. A cafeteria offered delicious food for the body. A choir and orchestra provided food for the soul. Athletic events afforded both entertainment and exercise. He had intended to stay for only a day, but remained for a week, held spellbound by the charm and ease of that middle-class paradise.” But upon leaving, James found himself saying: “What a relief. The human spirit is made for struggle, and cannot be content for very long without it.” One week of effortless living was all that he could endure. And as strange as it may seem, this seems to be true for most people! In today’s Gospel, the disciples ask Jesus to increase their faith. In response, he tells them this strange story about duty and fulfilling obligations. What is the connection? Perhaps Jesus is telling us that faith, in itself, does not make life easier. It did not work that way for him. Why should it work that way for us? Faith makes us stronger so that we may be equal to the ever-increasing demands of life. Faith is obedience to responsibility, to discipleship. Faith is obedience to Jesus who encourages us, helps us, and never abandons us. DEACON PO’OI serves at St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, OCTOBER 7: Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary. Jon 1:1–2:1-2, 11. Jon 2:3, 4, 5, 8. Lk 10:25-37. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8: Tuesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Jon 3:1-10. PS 130:1b2, 3-4ab, 7-8. Lk 10:38-42. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9: Wednesday of the Twenty-seventh Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Denis, bishop and martyr and companions, martyrs; St. John Leonardi, priest; Bl. John Henry Newman (Eng/Wales). Jon 4:1-11. PS 86:3-4, 5-6, 9-10. Lk 11:1-4. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10: Thursday of the Twentyseventh Week in Ordinary Time. Mal 3:13-20b. PS 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6. Lk 11:5-13. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11: Friday of the Twenty-seventh Week of Ordinary Time. Bl. John XXIII, pope. Jl 1:1315; 2:1-2. PS 9:2-3, 6 and 16, 8-9. Lk 11:15-26.

LOUIS BERTRAND 1526-1581 October 9 Louis became a Dominican at 18 and was ordained a priest in 1547. He was novice-master in his native Spain on and off for 30 years and gained a reputation for holiness by caring for plague victims in Valencia in 1557. In 1562, he went as a missionary to the Caribbean, working in Colombia, and the Leeward, Virgin and Windward islands for six years. His apostolic zeal, aided by the gift of tongues and other miraculous events, resulted in 15,000 conversions among the Indian populations.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12: Saturday of the Twentyseventh Week in Ordinary Time. Jl 4:12-21. PS 97:12, 5-6, 11-12. Lk 11:27-28.

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A lesson from the road

everal years ago, Hollywood produced a movie about the famous Camino walk in Spain. Titled “The Way,” it chronicles the story of a father whose son was killed in an accident shortly after beginning this famous 500mile pilgrimage. The father, played by Martin Sheen, had been largely estranged from his son, but when he goes to France (where the Camino begins) to collect the ashes of his dead son, he feels a compulsion to complete the walk for his son and sets out with his son’s hiking equipment and backpack, carrying FATHER RON his ashes. ROLHEISER He’s unsure as to exactly why he is doing this, except that he senses that somehow this is something he must do for his son, that this will somehow address his estrangement from his son, and that this is something he must do to ease his own grief. Despite being in a rather depressed and antisocial state, he is befriended on the trail by three people, each on the trail for different reasons. The first of these people is a man from the Netherlands who is walking the trail to lose weight, fearing that, if he doesn’t, his wife will divorce him. The second of his new friends is a French-Canadian woman, ostensibly walking Camino to give up her addiction to smoking, but clearly also trying to steady her life after the breakup of a relationship. The third person is an Irish writer, hoping to overcome “writer’s block.” And so the story focuses on four unlikely walking companions, each doing this pilgrimage with a certain goal in mind. They persevere and complete the pilgrimage, enter the Cathedral of Santiago, observe the customs that have marked the end of the Camino for countless pilgrims for a thousand years, and then realize that what each of them had hoped to achieve hadn’t happened. The man from the Netherlands hadn’t lost any weight; the French-Canadian realized that she would not give up smoking; the Irish writer realized that his real issue was not writer’s block, and the father who was doing this walk vicariously for his son realized that he had done it for other, more personal, reasons. None of them got what they wanted, but each of them got what he or she needed. The roads of life work like that, as the Camino Santiago. I learned that exact lesson, walking the Camino a year ago. I went there with a certain dream in mind. I was six months beyond chemotherapy treatments, refreshed with new energy, on sabbatical, and looking forward to walking this ancient and famed road to stretch myself physically and spiritually. The physical stretch happened and fitted the fantasy I’d

Having lived as a celibate priest, outside of the conscriptive demands of marriage, children and family, I realized how idiosyncratic and self-centered my patterns and habits had become. had before leaving for the walk. But the spiritual stretch was a long, long ways away from what I’d fantasized. My dream had been that I would use this walk to do some deeper inner work, to read some classical books on mysticism, blend the depth of the mystics with the mystique of this ancient trail, do some journaling, and return a deeper and more contemplative person. Such was my dream, but the trail had other ideas. We were many long hours on the trail each day so that there was basically no time to read or to journal. Evenings found me exhausted, without energy for much inner work. A shower and a hot meal were essentially the only things I was up to. The major book that I’d taken along, “The Cloud of Unknowing” lay unopened at the bottom of my suitcase. I managed some hours each day, walking alone on the trail, to pray, but it wasn’t the kind of inner work I’d fantasized about. I’d had a fantasy about what I’d wanted to achieve, but, just as for the characters in the movie, apparently this wasn’t what I needed. The trail taught me something else, deeper, more needed, and more humbling: What I learned from walking the road in the company of three close friends was how spoiled and immature I’d become. Having lived as a celibate priest, outside of the conscriptive demands of marriage, children and family for more than 40 years, I realized how idiosyncratic and self-centered the patterns and habits of my life had become. I was used to calling the shots for my own life, at least in its day-to-day rhythms. The Camino taught me that I need to address other issues in my life that are more pressing and more deeply needed than understanding “The Cloud of Unknowing.” The Camino taught me that in a number of important ways, I need to grow up! Robert Funk once wrote that grace is a sneaking thing: It wounds from behind, where we think we are least vulnerable. It’s harder than we think and we moralize in order to take the edge off it. And, it’s more indulgent than we think; but it’s never indulgent at the point where we think it ought to be indulgent. Such too is the Camino Santiago. OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

Reordering an age that’s out of order

ithin a week’s time, I experienced a shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard a mile-anda-half from where I live and two lockdowns in our neighborhood on Capitol Hill. I’m sad to say these disorders, for lack of a better word, are becoming more common and will happen again. Shootings and heightened security concerns aren’t the only new millennium challenges confronting us. Protest groups are forever marching around the U.S. Capitol or Supreme Court, demanding rights or objecting to abuses FATHER EUGENE they contend are out of order. HEMRICK Video games now exist that have reached new heights of violence. These and a surge in obscene music have many feeling that something is radically wrong in our society. Reports of an unsteady economy, people out of work, the growing gap between the haves and havenots, and barbaric atrocities entering our living rooms daily cause us to wonder, “Is this now an accepted part of daily life?” These experiences are but a few bombarding our human psyche, causing us to question if they are one reason why some disturbed people go over the edge.

Life has always been complicated, but never has our psyche had to digest its complexities as it does today. Our senses are drinking in more than they ever saw or heard before at a speed unlike before. Not only that, but we have now created virtual-reality sensations never experienced by past generations. We have entered a “new order” in need of reordering. How can we cope with it? When God created the world, God put order in it. To seek that order is to practice temperance, and it is temperance we need most to cope effectively. To generate order, we need to stop what we are doing and earnestly reflect on the causes of the disorder we keep witnessing. Conscientious reflection on what is adversely affecting us is our optimum means for generating order. For example, let’s ask ourselves: Is our electronic age and media, as wonderful as they are, generating more tensions than peace of mind? What do we need in our daily life to correct this? Have we entered an age of hyperstimulation that is damaging our psychological well-being? If so, how do we control its intake? Have we entered an age of fascination with the bizarre? If so, why are we fascinated with it? Temperance not only prompts restraint. It especially encourages us to avoid being matter-of-fact and to actively seek the causes of disorder. Equally important, it inspires us to reflect on the beautiful order within God’s creation and to rededicate ourselves to it for the well-being of all.

Jesus rose again; Communion after divorce?

Thank you for your column, which helps me to understand the nuances of our faith. Here is my question: In both the Nicene Creed and the Apostles’ Creed, we say that Jesus “rose again” from the dead; the word “again” puzzles me – did Jesus rise twice? (McFarland, Wis.) Every week, several questions are submitted from readers across the country to be answered in this column. Given the space limitations, I am forced to select only one or two. When making that choice, I try to gauge which ones might be on most people’s minds. The problem, of course, is that there is a FATHER built-in bias: I see things KENNETH DOYLE through the prism of my own mind. If an issue has never occurred to me, I can’t imagine how it could be creating a problem for anyone else. And so for months, I have resisted responding to the question you have raised, simply because the word “again” in the creed never struck me as odd. But since several readers have now mentioned it, I concede that the use of the word does merit an explanation. If you look at any dictionary, you’ll find that the first and most common meaning of “again” is “once more,” which suggests repetition and prompts the logical question, “When did Jesus ever rise before?” But another meaning – acceptable and often used – is “anew”; and so we say, “The man tripped and fell, but he got right up again,” or “I woke up during the night, but I rolled over and went back to sleep again.” So Jesus rose only once, on Easter Sunday. He lived once, he died once, and now he lives again. I was married outside the church in 1979. In 2003, I was divorced. I am a practicing Catholic and attend Mass regularly. Is it all right for me to receive holy Communion? And if I were to remarry, could I be married in the church? (Hope, Ark.) I would guess that you continued to attend Mass even after your 1979 marriage, and that was the right choice. Far too often, someone who has been married outside the church gives up going to Mass at all, feeling that it is pointless since they have separated themselves from participating fully. But being present at the Eucharist, besides offering comfort and guidance in life’s challenges, can also prompt people to regularize their status in the church so as to be eligible to take Communion. If you have not done so yet, you should first receive the sacrament of penance. Tell the priest of your 1979 marriage outside the church, as well as any other serious matters since the time of your last confession. Then, having been forgiven, you would by all means be welcome to receive holy Communion. If you are contemplating remarriage, you should meet with a priest to fill out a short questionnaire regarding your 1979 marriage. The priest would then submit this paperwork to your diocesan marriage tribunal for a determination of what is called technically the “Absence of Canonical Form” – i.e., a decision that the 1979 marriage ceremony did not “count” in the eyes of the Catholic Church. This normally has a very short turnaround, a few weeks maybe – not the full-scale annulment process, since your 1979 ceremony never was recognized by the church as valid. Having done this, you would then be free to be married in a Catholic ceremony, with a Mass if you so choose.

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genio Scalfari, a co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the newspaper. Scalfari, an avowed atheist, publicly addressed the pope in a pair of articles on religious and philosophical topics over the summer, and Pope Francis replied in a letter that La Repubblica published Sept. 11. The journalist reported that the two met in person at the Vatican Sept. 24. Their conversation touched on a range of topics, including economic justice, dialogue between Christians and nonbelievers, and reform of the Vatican bureaucracy. “Heads of the church have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers,” the pope said. “The court is the leprosy of the papacy.” Pope Francis said that the Roman Curia, the church’s central administration at the Vatican, is not itself a court, though courtiers can be found there. The Curia “has one defect,” he said. “It is Vatican-centric. It sees and looks after the interests of the Vatican, which are still, for the most part, temporal interests. This Vatican-centric view neglects the world around us. I do not share this view and I’ll do everything I can to change it.” “The church is or should go back to being a community of God’s people,” he said. “Priests, pastors and bishops who have the care of souls are at the service of the people of God.” In response to Scalfari’s opinion that “love for temporal power is still very strong within the Vatican walls and in the institutional structure of the whole church,” and that the “institution dominates the poor, missionary church that you would like,” Pope Francis agreed, saying: “In fact, that is the way it is, and in this area you cannot perform miracles.” Yet the pope offered reason for hope in the eight-member Council of Cardinals advising him on church governance and reform of the Vatican

TOWARD A CHURCH CLOSER TO THE ‘PEOPLE OF GOD’ Excerpts from the pope’s remarks in an interview published Oct. 1 in the Rome daily La Repubblica:

eight cardinal advisers ‘is the beginning of a church that is not just topdown but also horizontal.’

THE ‘MOST URGENT’ PROBLEMS ‘I THINK SO-CALLED SAVAGE LIBERALISM only makes the the church should address today as strong stronger and the weak weakyouth unemployment and the abaner and excludes the most excluded.’ donment of elderly people. ‘PROSELYTISM IS SOLEMN NONSENSE, it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our ‘THE ROMAN CURIA’S ‘VATICAN- knowledge of the world around us.’ CENTRIC VIEW neglects the world around us. I do not share this ‘I BELIEVE THAT CATHOLICS INVOLVED IN POLITICS carry the view and I’ll do everything I can to values of their religion within them, change it.’ but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them.’ THE POPE’S APPOINTMENT of ‘HEADS OF THE CHURCH have often been narcissists, flattered and thrilled by their courtiers.’

bureaucracy, which he convened for three days of initial meetings that began Oct. 1. “The first thing I decided was to appoint a group of eight cardinals to be my advisers, not courtiers but wise people who share my own feelings,” he said. “This is the beginning of a church that is not just top-down but also horizontal.” Pope Francis called for greater commitment by the church to the alleviation of social problems, particularly those of the young and the elderly. “The most serious of the evils that afflict the world these days are youth unemployment and the loneliness of the old,” he said. “This, to me, is the most urgent problem that the church is facing.” The pope said “the church must feel responsibility for both souls and bodies.” He echoed his numerous earlier calls for greater restraint on market forces. “Personally I think so-called savage

liberalism only makes the strong stronger and the weak weaker and excludes the most excluded,” he said. “We need great freedom, no discrimination, no demagoguery and lots of love. We need rules of conduct and also, if necessary, direct intervention from the state to correct the more intolerable inequalities.” The pope said that the “church will not deal with politics,” and suggested that church leaders should not pressure Catholic office holders to take particular positions in matters of public policy. “I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them,” he said. “The church will never go beyond its task of expressing and disseminating its values, at least as long as I’m here,” the pope said, agreeing that church leaders have “almost never” observed such limits.

“Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them,” the pope said elsewhere in the interview. “That would be enough to make the world a better place.” Pope Francis joked that he had been warned that his atheist interviewer might try to convert him, but the pope told Scalfari that he would not try to do likewise. “Proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense,” he said. “We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.” The Second Vatican Council “decided to look to the future with a modern spirit and to be open to modern culture,” the pope said. “The council fathers knew that being open to modern culture meant religious ecumenism and dialogue with non-believers. But afterwards very little was done in that direction. I have the humility and ambition to want to do something.” The pope and his interviewer voiced similar views of clericalism. Pope Francis praised Scalfari for avoiding anti-clericalism although he is not a believer, but the journalist told the pope, “I become so when I meet a clericalist.” Scalfari said the pope smiled and replied, “It also happens to me that when I meet a clericalist, I suddenly become anti-clerical. Clericalism should not have anything to do with Christianity.” Pope Francis also recounted what he said was one of his rare mystical experiences, just after his election as pope, when he was “seized by a great anxiety” and even contemplated refusing the office. “At a certain point I was filled with a great light,” he said. “It lasted a moment, but it seemed to me very long. Then the light faded, I got up suddenly and walked into the room where the cardinals were waiting and the table on which was the act of acceptance.”

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Francis’ name, the pope said he thought of the Italian saint when Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes embraced him and whispered, “Don’t forget the poor,” during conclave. By choosing Francis as his name, Cardinal Bergoglio called much attention to “el poverello de Asis,” or the poor man from Assisi, and what he and his followers stood for besides their love for animals and nature. At the center is embracing a life of poverty for the riches of the kingdom of God. But when St. Francis spoke of embracing poverty, he wasn’t just addressing getting rid of the material, Father Dunham said. Poverty meant getting rid of anything that harms us, including getting rid of prejudice, or of our lack of forgiveness, of our love of objects and things over people, Father Dunham said. “He was saying, ‘Don’t let these things be your God,’” Father Dunham said.

Shunning any form of hierarchy

So strict was he about changing the order of things that he didn’t want to become a priest, to be superior to anyone, or to have someone be inferior to

him or others. He did his best to shun any form of hierarchy, even when it came to founding an order, Father Dunham said. He goes against the order of the world we live in, said Monica Zeballos, who belongs to the third order, the secular arm of the Franciscans. “Our world is centered on the having, he was centered on the giving,” she said of St. Francis. “It is a challenging feat in this world.” In a society that is so strict about hierarchy and one in which people strive to be and say that they are better than someone else, it’s incredible to find those who would still choose Francis, Zeballos said. Members of the third order are no less beholden to the Franciscan way of life, which asks that they seek to help and serve anyone who may need from them, she said, to be brotherly, detached from the material and to form community. You wouldn’t think that was subversive, said Father Dunham, but in Francis’ day, and even today, some of Francis’ ideas, can still be considered controversial. It’s important to distinguish, however, that Francis didn’t condemn anyone, and he was a brother to all, the poor as well as the rich, the believers as well as the nonbelievers.

Honored by religious and nonreligious

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Postulant Iliana Maldonado sits near a statue of St. Francis outside the Monastery of St. Veronica Giuliani in Wilmington, Del., Sept. 23. The 21-year-old from Guatemala is living in the community of cloistered Poor Clare nuns to see if she is called to become a nun and follow the order’s life of poverty and service. In our day, Pope Francis is embracing the same, Father Dunham said. Just as Francis chose to be a saint for all, Pope Francis chooses to be a pope for all, not a pope to the exclusion of others, Father Dunham said. He’s reminding us to form relationships with all, to be a servant to all, not to condemn but to care for one another.

And that’s why so many – Catholic and non-Catholic, believer and nonbeliever – express a love for Francis, said Father Dunham. The saint is honored not just by Catholics, but also by Anglicans, who also follow the order of Francis. Even the nonreligious have expressed a love for him, Father Dunham said. Donning the brown robe comes with an understanding of his ideals said Friar Manuel Aviles, 33, who lives with a Capuchin community in Washington. At first glance, he said, the medieval dress, the long brown habit is not one of the most beautiful pieces of clothing to look at it. But what’s beautiful is what it represents and to embrace it with your heart, he said. They’re the vestments of one who begs but not for money. “In that sense, we’re all begging for something,” he said. “We’re begging for love, for mercy.” He reminds himself of this as he dons the brown robe each morning. What would Francis think of all the attention he’s getting in the modern world? “He’d head off to a cave and go into seclusion,” said Father Dunham. “He’d say, ‘I don’t want to be king.’”

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Tale of parish’s conversion offers valuable insights REVIEWED BY DANIEL S. MULHALL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

“REBUILT: THE STORY OF A CATHOLIC PARISH: AWAKENING THE FAITHFUL, REACHING THE LOST, MAKING THE CHURCH MATTER” BY MICHAEL WHITE AND TOM CORCORAN. Ave Maria Press (Notre Dame, Ind., 2013). 292 pp., $16.95. The Church of the Nativity is located in northern Baltimore. “Rebuilt: The Story of a Catholic Parish” tells how the parish has been transformed from a typically lethargic suburban parish with weekly Mass attendance of 1,400 into an evangelical Catholic mega-church with weekly Mass attendance of more than 4,000. Written by Father Michael White, pastor, and Tom Corcoran, associate to the pastor, “Rebuilt” provides insights into the problems many Catholic parishes face today and the steps that Father White and Corcoran have taken to extricate Nativity from those problems. The duo offer a compelling look into areas of parish life that need changing and suggestions that other parishes might find of value in addressing their own issues. In the opening chapter, Father White and Corcoran name some of the many problems they faced at Nativity and what they did to try to address the problems. Many a pastor or pastoral associate will understand firsthand the frustration the authors express. Here, Father White and Corcoran establish the notion that Catholic parishioners have become consumers of religion and not engaged disciples

2 priests turn to Protestant mega-church pastors for ideas on how to reinvent a Catholic parish. of Jesus. This is a core concept that is addressed throughout the book. As they became aware that their best efforts at changing this consumer attitude were failing, Father White and Corcoran realized that trying to “fix” individual parts of the problem would not lead to success. They came to understand that a complete and honest assessment was needed of how ministry was being done at Nativity. This assessment then led to a conversion of heart and a conversion of attitude. Not finding the help they needed within Catholic circles, Father White and Corcoran turned to the Revs. Rick Warren and Bill Hybels, pastors of two Protestant mega-churches, for guidance on how to reinvent Nativity. Much of “Rebuilt” tells how Father White and Corcoran used what they learned from these sources. The authors were not afraid to critically examine each part of their ministerial approach to understand what it did or didn’t do well. Their critique of the situation is very harsh, both about former members of the staff and former members of the parish.

The authors suggest that they could not reinvent the parish with the staff or parishioners they had, but fortunately for them, these people left the parish as new ways of ministry were introduced. Chapter 4, titled “War in Heaven,” tells of this battle for the soul of the church. The authors write, “Religion is not faith. It is a cultural system that collects faith and belief and then aims at supporting and sustaining them. And, like any cultural system, it is inherently resistant to change. The people in the system have what they want, or at least they have something that they want.” This is important advice for all in pastoral ministry. “Rebuilt” offers useful insights that will be of value to anyone involved in parish ministry, whether or not they think that their parish is a sinking ship. Among these are that having a clear mission and vision - knowing where you are going and why - is essential to success, and that the quality of the Sunday worship experience is paramount in accomplishing the mission and vision. The ideas presented here for creating engaging worship are a must read. “Rebuilt” is a very valuable contribution to the field of pastoral planning. That said, it is not a “how-to” book that can be picked up and simply implemented. Father White and Corcoran write of their conversion experience. Their story points the way for others to have similar experiences of their own. MULHALL is a speaker, writer and catechist living in Laurel, Md. He is the author of “Let the Lord Build the House: 8 Steps to Successful Pastoral Planning.”

Books provide excellent formation for evangelizers-in-training REVIEWED BY BRIAN T. OLSZEWSKI

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“NEW EVANGELIZATION: PASSING ON THE CATHOLIC FAITH TODAY” BY CARDINAL DONALD WUERL. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing (Huntington, Ind., 2013). 96 pp., $4.95.

“Catholic Update Guide to the New Evangelization,” edited by Mary Carol Kendzia. Franciscan Media (Cincinnati, 2013). 54 pp., $5.99.

“THE NEW EVANGELIZATION AND YOU: BE NOT AFRAID” BY GREG WILLITS. Servant Books (Cincinnati, 2013) 160 pp., $16.99. “JESUS THE EVANGELIST: A GOSPEL GUIDE TO THE NEW EVANGELIZATION” by Allan Wright. Franciscan Media (Cincinnati, 2013). 176 pp., $14.99. The enormity of the new evangelization and what it means for the church, i.e., the people of God and the institution of which they are a part, should be evident to anyone, especially Catholics invested in their church, of this way of living and being, as Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington describes it in “New Evangelization: Passing on the Catholic Faith Today.” A triad of new books, including the cardinal’s, is for those “investors,” those who, through their dioceses, parishes or by way of personal commitment, are being trained to evangelize or who are already doing so. Basic resources for evangelization include the Bible, the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. One might consider Cardinal Wuerl’s work another basic resource. One of 250 bishops from throughout the world to participate in the October 2012 synod on the new evangelization, Cardinal Wuerl provides an insider’s look at that event – a look that shares with nonattendees what the synod was, what it discussed and why its work is an important facet of the new evangelization. The cardinal has a knack for presenting what could appear to be daunting material in an easyto-read, easy-to-grasp manner. This book provides practical guidance for those willing to carry out this aspect of their baptism, or who at least are willing to learn how to carry it out. Two chapters in particular are worth noting and should have readers uncapping their highlighters. One provides a simple, but needed explanation of the role and value of sacraments in a Catholic’s life. Emphasizing how God’s love is evident in forgiveness, the author quotes Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan’s contention that penance should be seen as “the sacrament of the new evangelization,” and follows it by

including a synod proposition titled “The Sacrament of Penance and the New Evangelization.” The chapter titled “Parishes – Centers for the New Evangelization” reminds parishes and their members how they can and are expected to evangelize. He quotes several synod propositions in making his case. Whereas Cardinal Wuerl’s message is primarily factual and instructional, Greg Willits’ “The New Evangelization and You” provides the instruction amid autobiography, anecdotes and witness from evangelizers, written in a “you-can-do-this” style. That last point is important, particularly as people in the pews take to heart the need for they themselves to be the evangelizers. To their response of, “I can’t do that,” Willits, director of evangelization and family life for the Archdiocese of Denver, can say, “Yes, you can!” and then demonstrate how. A radio talk show host and a blogger, his ability to speak to readers, i.e., potential evangelizers, is evident in how he defines the new evangelization: renewed spiritual devotion and catechesis, knowing Christ and understanding Christianity and Catholicism; and living the faith; and sharing it with others. A nice touch is that a prayer concludes each chapter, e.g., “A Prayer to Get to Know God Better,” “Prayer for Inspiration,” etc. Like Willits, Allan Wright includes a prayer at the end of each chapter in “Jesus the Evangelist.” It is fitting for a book whose purpose, according to the author, is to “assist those who read it to develop the mind of Christ and an evangelizing mindset so that we may bear fruit that will last.” Wright’s work is organized into six sections, the middle four titled for the witness of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Thus it is evident that Scripture is a foundation block in evangelization and in this particular work. As do Cardinal Wuerl and Willits, Wright, academic dean for evangelization in the Diocese of Paterson, N.J, includes questions at the end of each chapter – questions that require evangelizers and

evangelizers-in-training to think about the mission on which they are embarking. But he asks questions throughout the instruction, and yes, it is instruction. As readers absorb the text, they will be asked questions that will require thought and prayer. For example, in a chapter on mercy and truth, Wright asks, “In a culture which denies the existence of sin, how do we present the Gospel which seeks to save us from sin?” In a chapter titled “Evangelizing People Where They Are,” he asks, “In your parish, how much time is allocated to reaching out to those who don’t know Christ? How much time is spent outside the parish going to meet lapsed Catholics and the unchurched?” In a nonthreatening style, Wright raises the questions that need to be asked as the new evangelization forms and undertakes its mission to invite people to know Christ. He is helping would-be evangelizers to be prepared for the battle. Sometimes it’s just a statement that offers readers something to ponder: “It’s easier to get on a plane, fly to Israel, and walk where Jesus walked than it is to stay home and live as Jesus lived” and “When we encourage others to examine their lives, we are also examining our own lives.” Those who use this volume as a text in their evangelization formation can expect to underline passages, circle sentences or add exclamation points to particular paragraphs. Each of these books addresses the new evangelization in its own way – from Cardinal’ Wuerl’s factual foundation to Willits’ witness approach to Wright’s emphasis on Scripture accompanied by soul-searching words. By itself, each is useful and a worthwhile addition to the resources those undertaking evangelizing will find helpful. Together, they reflect the vastness of the new evangelization and what it faces – Wright titles one chapter “Nicodemus: Evangelization and Confrontation” – and the potential for bringing people to Jesus. OLSZEWSKI is general manger of the Catholic Herald, publication serving the Catholic community in southeastern Wisconsin.

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Fellini’s working-class fable ‘La Strada’ pope’s favorite movie KURT JENSEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK – Never has passing praise of a Federico Fellini film drawn so much attention. The bulk of the recent interview with Pope Francis by Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, editor of the Italian journal La Civilta Cattolica, concerned how the Holy Father’s experience as a member of the Society of Jesus informs his papacy. Worldwide news coverage of the sit-down, not surprisingly, has focused instead on the pontiff ’s comments about such issues as abortion, contraception, homosexuality and the role of women in the church. Yet, trailing just behind those topics in the race for spilt ink have come the pope’s cultural picks, especially this one: “’La Strada,’ by Fellini, is the movie that perhaps I loved the most. I identify with this movie, in which there is an implicit reference to St. Francis.” Whoosh! The commentariat descended as if the pope were handing out Academy Awards. Francis mentioned quite a few other creative figures whose works he enjoys. Among writers he cited Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky (“Crime and Punishment”), German lyric poet Friedrich Holderlin, Italian novelist and Catholic literary stalwart Alessandro Manzoni (“The Betrothed”), as well as Victorian-era Jesuit priest and poet Father Gerard Manley Hopkins. The pope’s favorite musical works include Richard Wagner’s Christian-themed opera “Parsifal,” Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Mozart’s Mass in C Minor. As for paintings, Francis singled out

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realist drama – which won the first Oscar awarded to a foreign-language film – that seems to have rendered observers breathless, reinforcing Francis’ already existing reputation as the “hipster pope.” Seen in context, though, that idea is something of a U.S.-centric canard. Present-day Americans who reference Fellini, unless they’re film students, may find themselves labeled hipsters because their knowledge of his work suggests they’ve been frequenting art-house cinemas. To Pope Francis, who speaks fluent Italian and who saw the film in its original release, however, “La Strada” would never have come across as exotic or foreign. Thus the Holy Father also recalls having seen, as a child, all the films co-starring Anna Magnani and Aldo Fabrizi. The pair made three movies together, including director Roberto Rossellini’s classic, “Rome, Open City” (1945), about the Nazi occupation of the Italian capital during World War II. This beloved and influential drama finds the stout Fabrizi, who was usually cast in comic roles, playing a priest named Don Pietro. An ally of the Italian resistance, Don Pietro overlooks creedal divides to help an atheist who’s on the run from the Germans. After both are arrested, moreover, Don Pietro courageously withstands the Gestapo’s efforts to twist his faith into a pretext for betraying the nonbeliever. On a lighter note, it’s amusing to remember that the earthy and sensuous Magnani was so wellknown to Americans during her 1950s heyday that Lucille Ball mimicked her in the memorable episode of “I Love Lucy” in which the comedienne stomped wine grapes in a giant barrel. To return to “La Strada,” though, a summary of the film’s plot may help to clarify some of the more insightful reactions to the pope’s comments about it. “La Strada” is a powerfully expressive workingclass fable set among traveling performers. Giulietta Masina, Fellini’s wife, plays the childlike Gelsomina. Gelsomina’s family sells her to Zampano (Anthony Quinn), a crude, brutal strongman with only one trick: He can break chains binding his chest. She later runs away from him and joins a high-wire SEE MOVIE, PAGE 23

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Jason Farago notes that the pope’s admiration for such fare is “in line with his modest and humble public image.” Annette Insdorf, a respected film scholar who teaches at Columbia University, wrote for the Reuters news agency: “Given that the interview articulates Pope Francis’ vision for an inclusive church, “La Strada” suggests a vivid shape in the form of a big circus tent. In elevating Fellini’s film, the head of the Catholic Church expresses his solidarity with the female underdog.”

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Notre Dame High School, Belmont, students had a special opportunity to learn more about how the conflict in Syria has created an intense refugee crisis that particularly affects women and children. The Religious Studies Department helped to arrange the visit by Caroline Brennan, who serves as a communications officer for Catholic Relief Services and has spent much time in the countries that are helping refugees from Syria, particularly Jordan. In a Sept. 18 slideshow to a full room of students, she explained the background of the conflict and described the efforts of CRS and other agencies to support and care for the refugees. The slideshow included powerful images of women and children refugees whom she had met. The presentation took place during lunch after the Mass of the Holy Spirit â&#x20AC;&#x153;and provided a wonderful opportunity for the students to continue reflecting upon how they could be a light to the world, which was the theme of the Mass,â&#x20AC;? the school said.

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Caroline Brennan of Catholic Relief Services spoke with Notre Dame High School, Belmont, students Sept. 18 about the refugee crisis caused by the conflict in Syria. In an article she wrote for the CRS website on the refugee crisis, Brennan said the agency is working in close coordination with its long-term partners, Caritas Jordan and Caritas Lebanon, to provide people with: Food: CRS is supplying vegetable cooking oil, beans, rice, lentils and sugar to refugees.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 5 ST. BRIGID 125TH: St. Brigid School, San Francisco, celebrates its 125th anniversary with food, entertainment and a look at the school’s history, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at St. Brigid School, 2250 Franklin St., San Francisco. Tickets for food and beverage purchases are available at the door. Visit www.saintbrigidsf.org. (415) 673-4523. PEACE MASS: St. Augustine Church, 3700 Callan Blvd., South San Francisco, 9 a.m. Father Rene Ramoso, pastor, principal celebrant. ANNIVERSARY DANCE: St. Matthew School Auditorium, 6-10 p.m. 910 S. El Camino Real, next to parish church, San Mateo. Tickets at $75 include dinner, dancing, cocktails, auction. www. stmatthew-parish.org/150th; (650) 343 1373, ext. 139.

SUNDAY, OCT. 6 PRO-LIFE RALLY: Assemble at Geary Boulevard and Park Presidio Boulevard, San Francisco, 2 p.m. Posters for rally will be provided. Ron Konopaski, (360) 460-9194.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 5 FIRST SATURDAY MASS: All Saints Mausoleum, 11 a.m., Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma. Father Michael Strange, celebrant, (650) Father Michael 756-2060; Strange, SS www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

days, St. Bartholomew Parish Spirituality Center, Alameda de las Pulgas at Crystal Springs Road, San Mateo, 7 p.m. Groups are part of the separated and divorced Catholic ministry in the archdiocese and include prayer, introductions, sharing. It is a drop-in support group. Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf, (415) 422-6698; grosskopf@usfca.edu. FAMILY FELLOWSHIP: San Francisco Catholic Infertility Fellowship meets monthly to provide emotional, spiritual, and practical support to married individuals and couples who have been struggling to conceive a child for six months or more. Meetings are second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Siena Room, St Dominic Parish, Bush Street at Steiner, San Francisco. http://sfcatholicif. blogspot.com/.

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3-DAY FESTIVAL: “County Fair and Fall Festival,” Oct. 18, 19, 20, St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 Broadway, Millbrae. Carnival rides, games, food, drink, chili cook-off, pie eating contest, raffle, silent auction. Champagne brunch on Sunday; Friday 5 p.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday noon-10 p.m.; Sunday noon8 p.m. (650) 697-4730; secretary@ saintdunstanchurch.org. 3-DAY RETREAT: Beginning Experience Weekend, Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos for widowed, separated and divorced taking a step toward closure. Includes two-night stay, meals, materials, $260, scholarships available. (650) 692-4337; sjbeginexp@aol.com; www.sanjosebe.com. 3-DAY GARAGE SALE: Italian Catholic Federation Branch 19, Oct 18, 19, 20, 225 Wildwood Drive, South San Francisco. All proceeds go to charity. Choose from furniture, household items, clothes and more.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | OCTOBER 4, 2013

Last fall, they were seniors at SHC. This fall, Daniel is going to New York

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University, Brooke is going to the University of Pennsylvania and Lisa is going to Harvey Mudd College.

Where do you want to go?

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