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VATICAN CITY – Migrants are among the poorest, most vulnerable people in the world, and a church committed to defending strong families must be particularly engaged in assisting migrant couples and their children, a U.S. bishop told a Vatican conference. “Across the globe, 175 million migrants seek safety and sustenance in an unknown land,” Bishop John C. Wester of Salt Lake City told the Vaticansponsored World Congress for the Pastoral Care of Migrants. Those who move looking for a better life for themselves and their families, as well as those forced to ﬂee violence, persecution and war share hopes for a better future and the pain of separation from loved ones and familiar places, he said Nov. 18. Migrant parents worry about keeping their children fed, housed, healthy and ﬁnding schools for them, Bishop Wester said. “Spouses separated by migration struggle to maintain their families, and children endure feelings of abandonment, alienation and often insecurity due to their separation from parents,” even when their parents are moving SEE MIGRANTS, PAGE 20

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with another woman for 25 years before rejecting the lifestyle and discovering her Catholic faith. She is one of three subjects of the Courage documentary “Desire of the Everlasting Hills.” A second subject, Paul, a former international model will also be on hand to answer questions. Simpson and Paul are members of Courage, an international apostolate of the Catholic Church, which ministers to persons with same-sex attractions and their family and friends. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone supports Courage and the screening at the Faith Formation Conference. “The new evangelization depends upon a culture of witness both personal and public. I was reminded

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis said he would attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September, making it the first confirmed stop on what is expected to be a more extensive papal visit to North America. The pope made the announcement Nov. 17 in a speech opening an interrePope Francis ligious conference on traditional marriage. “I would like to confirm that, God willing, in September 2015 I will go to Philadelphia for the eighth World Meeting of Families,” the pope said. The announcement had been widely expected, since Pope Benedict XVI had said before his retirement that he hoped to attend the Philadelphia event. Popes typically fulfill their predecessors’ publicly known travel plans, as Pope Francis did in July 2013 when he attended World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro. Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, who was in Rome for the families meeting, told Catholic News Service the announcement was “a surprise in the sense that it was announced so early; you know usually they don’t make these announcements – four months out is the typical and here we are 10 months away, and the Holy Father said he is coming to Philadelphia.” “The Holy Father has said that he’s going to be coming to Philadelphia for quite a few months,” he told Catholic News Service. “He’s been telling me that personally, but for him to announce it officially that he is coming so early is really quite an unusual thing, so it’s going to re-energize our efforts. There’s lot of enthusiasm already, but I think 90 percent of the enthusiasm’s based on the fact that the Holy Father will be with us, and now that he’s

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A migrant handles rosaries made by other migrants which are to be given away at the Aid Center for Deported Migrants Oct. 11 in Nogales, Mexico. The center is part of the Jesuit-run Kino Border Initiative that provides food, shelter and assistance to migrants in Nogales.

Courage movie to be shown at Faith Formation Conference Nov. 21 VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Every youth minister and high school teacher faces this problem at one time or another: One of his or her kids confides he or she identifies as gay. “They are hurt or angry or ashamed. They don’t know why they feel the same-sex attraction, or how to feel about themselves, they don’t know who they are or they feel their loved ones don’t know them,” said Rilene Simpson, who will speak at the Faith Formation Conference at the Santa Clara Convention Center Nov. 21 in conjunction with the film “Desire of the Everlasting Hills.” The screening is free and open to the public. Simpson knows all the feelings she described, because she was that teenager and went on to live

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St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room started with a couple of guys who wanted to do something to help others – one of them knew how to cook and the other one was a parish priest at St. Anthony of Padua in Menlo Park. Forty years later, St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room is located in a large building on the grounds of St. Anthony. It employs 10 staff, and has 45 volunteers a day who serve 500 people a full meal six days a week—and sandwiches on Sundays. It also has a visiting San Mateo County public health nurse on Fridays, and a clothing distribution center open two days a week. Each diner also can pick up a bag of groceries including loads of fresh fruits and vegetables. The meals and groceries are free and given with no questions asked, said operations manager Max Torres. On Thanksgiving Day, staff and volunteers will show up to serve about

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1,000 people a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings. On Christmas Eve morning, firefighters will distribute toys for 2,000 children. “They say when you help someone else, you get more back,” said Nancy Tuck, a widowed mother of four grown children, who has been volunteering at the 3500 Middlefield Road dining room “forever” – first coming with her husband, and now without him since his death 14 years ago. “We call our people who eat here our stockholders. Some of them have been here since I started here,” said Tuck, who enjoys the camaraderie among the volunteers and the diners. “I love the people here, they are very special.” The dining room draws volunteers and diners from southern San Mateo County. It is an archdiocesan ministry, operated by and located on the grounds of the large Spanish-speaking parish of St. Anthony of Padua in Menlo Park, with an advisory council that includes the pastor of St. Anthony’s. St. Anthony’s needs over

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$800,000 in cash a year to operate, said Bob Dehn, a Church of Nativity parishioner and volunteer fundraiser. Silicon Valley companies, Catholic parishes and schools, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints send volunteers. Retirees volunteer. High-priced bakeries, caterers and Safeway and Whole Foods are among the many who donate food. The food for meals is donated, purchased, and contributed by Second Harvest Food Bank, which distributes food from the U.S. Department of Agriculture as well, Torres said. The dining room began in 1974 because St. Anthony parishioner Dominic Pereira, who lived at the parish at the time, went on a Cursillo, a three-day Christian retreat that calls each person to treat the rest of their life as the fourth day - and to go to their parish and make a difference, said Larry Purcell, founder of Redwood City Catholic Worker House. Pereira, Father John Coleman of St. Anthony’s, and a third priest, Father Paul Isaacs, started serving meals

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COURAGE MOVIE: To be shown at Faith Formation Conference Nov. 21 FROM PAGE 1

of the power of personal witness when viewing the ﬁlm ‘Desire of the Everlasting Hills’,” the archbishop said Nov. 10 during his report on the state of marriage at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore. “It was profoundly moving to see three courageous witnesses who experience same-sex attraction testify to Jesus’ concrete love in their lives. Personal witness speaks volumes,” the archbishop said. The Nov. 21-22 annual Faith Formation Conference is a continuing education opportunity for religion teachers, catechists, and others in Catholic ministry. It attracts as many as 2,000 people. Begun in 2003, the Faith Formation Conference is sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and the dioceses of San Jose, Santa Rosa, Monterey, Oakland and Stockton. The Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Marriage and Family Life and Courage are sponsoring the movie event. The documentary can also be viewed online at www.everlastinghills.org. “It is a story of hope, healing and reconciliation. It is an important work that puts a human face on an issue that is too often politicized and polarizing,” said Simpson, who also works with EnCourage, a ministry to those whose family members are experiencing same-sex attraction.

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Rilene Simpson is one of three subjects of the Courage ministry documentary “Desire of the Everlasting Hills” to be screened at the Faith Formation Conference Nov. 21. The documentary was released in July. “It doesn’t preach, it doesn’t harangue, it simply tells our stories, and gives the viewer a new opportunity to think about this group of God’s children from a different perspective,” said Simpson. “This is the story of our struggles, and frankly, the struggle of all Christians: to turn away from whatever is distancing us from God – our idol, whatever it is – and to turn toward Jesus. This is a story of people wrestling with the big issues in life: Who am I? Who is God? What does he ask of me?” said Simpson.

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The San Francisco Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women installed new elected officers at its annual fall convention Nov. 8 at St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco. Cathy Mibach, was elected president; Hildegarde Thums, vice president; Sue Barry, secretary and Josephine Longhitano, treasurer. The ACCW named all women this year for its “Woman of the Year” award recognizing nominees “from throughout the archdiocese in honor of all the work these women do for their parishes and organizations,” Mibach said. The group’s Christ Child Layette which collects baby clothes and items each Christmas helps women in difficult pregnancies.

The film will be shown at the Faith Formation Conference Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m. and again at 7:30 p.m., Santa Clara Convention Center, Ballroom H. Each screening will be followed by a question-and-answer session with two of the documentary’s subjects. Pizza will be served after the first screening. Admission is free to the public. There is a cash bar but the first 50 to register at the Courage exhibit at the convention will receive a complimentary drink coupon.

Ed Hopfner, director of the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life said the opportunity to view the movie and talk with two of its subjects is particularly timely in the San Francisco Bay Area, where same-sex attraction is more publicly prevalent. “It is an honest portrayal of the beauty and the difficulties of trying to live the Catholic Church’s teaching on sexuality, and is particularly valuable because it avoids politicizing the issue or polarization, but simply presents their stories and offers a chance to reﬂect on the topic,” Hopfner said.

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December 21-23

St. John the Evangelist

December 16-19; 22-24 6:00 a.m.

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December 20-21

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December 21

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December 16-24

6:00 a.m.

St. Stephen

December 16-24

6:00 a.m.

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December 15-23

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December 16

6:00 p.m.

Church of Epiphany

December 15-23

7:00 p.m.

Church of Visitacion

December 15-23

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Corpus Christi

December 20-21

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December 15-23

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St. Gregory

December 18

7:00 p.m.

St. Elizabeth

December 15-23

7:00 p.m.

St. Robert

December 14-22

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December 21-23

6:00 p.m.

Holy Angels

December 15-23

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December 15-23

7:30 p.m.

December 15-23

7:30 p.m.

St. Thomas More

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December 15-19; 22-23

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December 15-19; 21-23

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December 20

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December 20

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December 15-17; 19-23

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December 15-19, 22-23

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December 20

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December 15 ; 22-23

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December 21

8:00 p.m.

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December 16, 19

7:00 p.m.

December 21-23

7:00 p.m.

St. Matthias*

December 18

7:00 p.m.

St. Charles*

December 17; 21

7:00 p.m.; 5 p.m.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel*

December 20

5:00 p.m.

Church of the Good Shepherd

December 15, 18, 22

7:00 p.m.

Marin County: St. Isabella

St. Veronica

December 15-19; 22-23

December 16-20

7:00 p.m.

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The chow at Table of Plenty has many “dashes of this” and “sprinkles of that” but the major ingredient of what’s cooked up is love. “We honor the dignity of each person,” said Notre Dame Sister Jeanette Braun, director of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish ministry, in an email. “Whether you cook the food, serve it, or greet our guests, our standard is high: We all strive Martha Drendell to reflect loving one another.” Thursday is the day diners are welcomed at Table of Plenty and TOP, as it has become known, serves its second Thanksgiving dinner in just a few days. TOP was founded just two years ago. “Our TOP team recognized that hunger doesn’t take a holiday,” said Debbe Kennedy, a TOP volunteer. “There were no other suppers serving the hungry in Half Moon Bay on Thursdays evenings. We also learned hunger was a big issue on the coast. Our parish family put its support behind a bold idea to serve struggling families, seniors and homeless.” While Thursday and Thanksgiving strike the perfect chord for service, the day is not changed to accommodate what might be called movable feasts. “We always serve on Thursday at the same time,” Debbe said. If the dates don’t line up with a holiday, we celebrate it on Thursday.” Each Thursday evening a meeting hall is transformed by TOP volunteers into a dining room, complete with table cloths, fresh flowers, real plates and flatware, and music, Debbe said. Each guest is seated and served a warm, healthy meal by a TOP volunteer. Volunteers are teenagers to octogenarians, Debbe said. “They work together, bringing their smiles, warmth and kindness to each guest.” TOP called volunteer Martha Drendell “a remarkable cook” and “natural leader” who brings “calm, warmth, and know-how” to the kitchen. Funding for the program comes primarily from an annual wine tasting event. “At our first wine tasting, we raised $16,000 to seed the idea we all believed in,” Debbe said. The 2013 event netted $25,000. TOP has served more than 12,000 diners during the last year. Debbe said the ministry’s standard is “to reflect the face of Jesus. It makes for good team work.” GIVING OPPS: Thanksgiving guests at San Francisco’s St. Anthony’s dining room will be the beneficiaries of turkeys donated Nov. 22, St. Emydius Parish, 260 Ashton Ave. in San Francis-

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REUNION: Mercy High School, San Francisco’s, class of 1964 celebrated Sept. 18-19 starting with an on-the-water lunch in Sausalito. The next day they joined the Sisters of Mercy for tours of the campus and a reception in the school’s Rist Hall. Ave., San Anselmo, 5:30 p.m., followed by dinner. Evening is free with guests asked to donate to the Chaldean cause. WELCOME ABOARD: Now handling marketing for the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose’s Vision of Hope is Nancy Slepicka. Vision of Hope helps support schools where the sisters serve and include in San Francisco, St. James School and St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School. Nancy moved to San Francisco last year from Illinois where she and her husband RichNancy Slepicka ard were owner/operators of The Montgomery County News, which had been in the family for four generations. They retired in 2007 to a lot of RV travel. Richard died from cancer in 2012.

ROYAL DAY: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, pictured here with Shannon Sanfilippo Mendez, this year’s queen of Madonna del Lume, Mother of Light, festivities, was principal celebrant of a Mass as part of the blessing of the fishing fleet weekend Oct. 5 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. It was the 79th year for the rite which remembers Our Lady and her care for those at sea. co’s Ingleside District. Volunteers will be out from 9-noon. Pierre Smit is among the organizers of the good work. Father Bill Brady is St. Emydius pastor. The Knights of Columbus and Marin Network for Life sponsor a fundraiser for Chaldean Catholic victims of ISIS. It’s at the KofC Hall, 167 Tunstead

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Assisted suicide bill rejects God’s design for life, death, says bishop CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

TRENTON, N.J. – The state of New Jersey is “now on the road” to legalizing physician-assisted suicide, but “it is an option and a choice that we should never make,” said Trenton Bishop David M. O’Connell. He made the comment in a statement released Nov. 13, the day the New Jersey Assembly passed the Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act with a 41-31 vote. The measure now goes to the state Senate for consideration. Gov. Chris Christie has previously stated he opposes efforts to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Bishop O’Connell described a “slow but steady erosion” in U.S. society “of the conviction that all human life is sacred and worth preserving at every moment from conception through natural death.” “I call upon all Catholics within the Diocese of Trenton, indeed, upon all people of good will,” he continued, “to recommit themselves to the belief that God is the only Creator and source of all human life and that, therefore, God alone has the right to determine its natural end.” The bill “permits a qualified terminally ill patient to self-administer medication to end life in humane and dignified manner.” A person who wants to obtain lethal medication must have two doctors confirm he or she has no more than six months to live. Both doctors also have to verify the person is mentally able to make independent and rational decisions. Terminal disease is defined in the bill as “an incurable and irreversible disease that has been medically confirmed and will, within reasonable medical judgment, result in a patient’s death.” The terminally ill patient must first request the lethal dose from his or her doctor verbally and then 15 days later put a second request in writing and have it signed by two witnesses. A doctor can then

‘I call upon all Catholics within the Diocese of Trenton, indeed, upon all people of good will to recommit themselves to the belief that God is the only Creator and source of all human life and that, therefore, God alone has the right to determine its natural end.’ TRENTON BISHOP DAVID M. O’CONNELL write the prescription for the patient, who decides when to take it. The New Jersey Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state’s bishops, asked Catholics before the Assembly vote to contact their representatives and urge them to vote against the measure. The conference has asked Catholics to now urge their senators to oppose the bill. “Our duty is to assist those who are dying – not kill them,” it said. “Human life is about joys and sorrows, good times and bad, health and sickness, love and loneliness, abundance and sacriﬁce, time and eternity and every human experience in between: yesterday, today and forever,” Bishop O’Connell said in his statement. “Everyone who lives will eventually die. That’s the way God made us and there are no exceptions and no escape.” He said that “no one wants, seeks or enjoys sickness,

suffering or the pain that touches every one of us in this journey through natural human life. But natural human life is, truly, a journey from its ﬁrst moments in the womb through its last heartbeat and breath on earth.” Bishop O’Connell said that God is “the thread that ties every moment, every instance of that journey together from beginning to end. Laws do not alter that reality, try as they might. Laws should not interrupt that continuum, try as they do.” Supporters of assisted suicide argue that allowing a person to end his or her life when faced with a terminal disease is “death with dignity,” the bishop noted, but said “the only real ‘death with dignity” is the one that follows a full ‘life with dignity’ as God our Creator has designed and intends it to be, with all its natural, God-given human moments. “Anything else is a rejection of God our Creator as Creator and an affront to the human nature God has implanted within us, one and all,” he added. Physician-assisted suicide is legal in Washington state, Oregon and Vermont. The New Jersey Assembly’s passage of the bill “represents another instance of society turning its back on the medically vulnerable who are at risk because they are either depressed or worried about what their future holds,” said Burke Balch, director of National Right to Life’s Robert Powell Center for Medical Ethics. “Contrary to what we’re told by assisted suicide advocates, these laws do not offer a patient ‘dignity,’ but only abandonment from health care workers and family who are supposed to be caring for patients and loved ones. The’right to die’ rapidly becomes a ‘duty to die,’” Balch added.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Catholics want to learn more about their faith, bishops report CAROL ZIMMERMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BALTIMORE – For three and a half years, members of several U.S. bishops’ committees have been trying to pinpoint what Catholics in the pew are thinking and why they accept or reject church teachCardinal ings. O’Malley To this end, they have conducted multiple surveys and interviews of various groups of Catholics: fervent believers, Latinos, singles, parents, priests and church leaders. Although responses have varied, one of the takeaways is that Catholics by and large want to learn

more about what it means to be Catholic. Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, introduced the findings to the bishops Nov. 11 during their annual fall assembly in Baltimore. He said the research was initially conducted to determine how to better communicate with Catholics and why they accept or disregard church teachings on the value of human life. Cardinal O’Malley said the research grew in scope from its initial quest and he noted that the working group’s committee leaders would only be able to present a fraction of their findings in the time allotted for their report. He said they planned to make their research available online to the bishops and to conduct workshops to further explain their findings.

Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski, chairman of the Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, presented a snapshot of the ﬁndings and said they reveal both challenges and opportunities for church leaders. Among the challenges evident in the responses was that many Catholics experience a disconnect between the teachings of the church and teachings of Jesus. He also said many of those surveyed and interviewed have had little or no catechesis. They also expressed how the clergy sex abuse scandal impacted the church and felt that not enough had been done to rectify it. On a positive side, he said many Catholics expressed a sense of God’s love and they also were more involved in parish life when parish ministries were tied into the Gospel message.

Across the board, some Catholics felt there were too many rules in the church that they didn’t understand and others felt that people in the church can be too judgmental. Some sensed that their parishes are divided into pro-life and social justice camps. Many wanted to understand the whys of church teaching. Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, who is chairman of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth, told the bishops that the research was “enlightening and sobering.” He acknowledged that it was “a lot to unpack and unfold” but urged the bishops to be “encouraged, not discouraged” by it. He said the ﬁndings essentially point to the need “to proclaim the Gospel and bring people to a renewed encounter with Jesus.”

Priests for Life: Mandate ruling ‘wrong and we will not obey’ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said a federal appeals court that ruled against his organization in its challenge to the federal contraceptive mandate “is wrong, and we will not obey the mandate.” A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued the unanimous decision Nov. 14. “The court stated, ‘We conclude that the challenged regulations do not impose a substantial burden on plaintiffs’

religious exercise,’” Father Pavone said. “After studying the decision further, we will release more commentary.” Priests for Life argued that the Obama administration’s procedure that nonexempt religious employers must follow to opt out of the contraceptive mandate violates the organization’s religious rights. As part of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires nearly all employers to cover contraceptives, sterilizations and some abortion-inducing drugs for all employees in company

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must advise HHS in writing of their religious objections. HHS itself will then notify the insurer for a health plan, or the Department of Labor will notify the third-party administrator for a self-insured plan, that the organization objects to providing contraception coverage. The insurer or third-party administrator must provide the coverage at no cost to the employee. The District of Columbia circuit court ruled on an appeal filed by Priests for Life, after the same court dismissed the group’s lawsuit last December. Judge Cornelia Pillard wrote the Nov. 14 decision, calling the “bit of paperwork” required to opt out of the mandate “straightforward and minimal.” “Religious nonprofits that opt out are excused from playing any role in the provision of contraceptive services, and they remain free to condemn contraception in the clearest terms,” she added. Employers that do not comply with the mandate face fines of $1,000 a day per enrollee in their health plan.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

JESUS INVITES ALL TO TAKE RISK ‘OF BEING MORE,’ SAYS CHICAGO ARCHBISHOP

CHICAGO – At his installation as the ninth archbishop of Chicago Nov. 18, Archbishop Blase J.Cupich urged the congregation at Chicago’s Holy Name Cathedral to fearlessly share their faith recognizing that God calls them “to more” and “to greater things.” Before an overﬂow crowd, the archbishop said he had “a bit of a Archbishop panic attack” when he saw the day’s Blase J. Cupich Gospel reading was about Jesus walking on water and calling his disciples to follow him. The archbishop, who succeeds Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, said the passage asks believers to “join Christ in seeking out, inviting and accompanying, by abiding with those to whom he sends us.” In particular, he said Catholics today face the “formidable task of passing on the faith to the next generation, of evangelizing a modern and sometimes skeptical culture, not to mention inspiring young people to serve the church as priests and religious.” Archbishop Cupich noted that catechists and educators are “on the front line of this struggle,” along with parents, grandparents, bishops and priests who can “ﬁnd that the good news is increasingly difficult to proclaim in the midst of great polarization in church and society.” In moving forward, he said Catholics need to go back to where their journey of faith began – at their baptism – and be “willing to share it with the next generation.”

DUBLIN ARCHBISHOP SEES POPE AS PROPHETIC YET PRAGMATIC

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Pope Francis’ approach to Catholic social teaching “is not political or sociological,” but fundamentally “rooted in the person,” said Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin. A month after attending the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family, Archbishop Martin described Pope Francis’ prophetic yet pragmatic vision for the church during a Nov. 12 interview with Catholic News Service while he was at Villanova University in Pennsylvania. “The pope recognizes that the social teachings of the church are not abstract reﬂections or analyses,” said Archbishop Martin. “They are primarily a call on the church to be close to people, especially those who need closeness, those who are troubled, anxious and

lonely. This idea of closeness embodies an acceptance, understanding and loving of others. The church that refuses to do that may be able to repeat doctrine, but it may not actually be living the life of Jesus Christ.”

CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED IN FEEDING, THINKING ABOUT THE WORLD’S HUNGRY

ST. PAUL, Minn. – With projections putting the planet’s population at 9 billion by 2050, the question of how to feed them is taking on ever-greater importance. But at the “Faith, Food & the Environment” symposium Nov. 5-7 in St. Paul, held at the University of St. Thomas and sponsored by more than a dozen Catholic and agricultural organizations, some speakers suggested the question may need to be asked differently. “It’s the wrong question,” said Fred Kirschenmann, a distinguished fellow at the Leopold Center of Iowa State University, giving people “a moral justiﬁcation to continue doing more of what they’ve been doing.” Kirschenmann said enough food is being grown today to feed 10 billion people, yet 1 billion people remain chronically hungry. “It’s a problem of poverty, it’s a problem of entitlement, it’s a problem of inequality,” he said. “It’s also a problem of waste.”

HYPOALLERGENIC INCENSE CAN EASE MASSGOERS’ ALLERGIES

ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Billowing clouds of incense at Mass and the inability to receive Communion can force some Catholics to cover their face or get out of the pew because of allergies and a sensitivity to wheat. Frankincense – the incense traditionally burned in

religious ceremonies – can act on the brain to lower anxiety and diminish depression. It also can deeply affect people with respiratory problems and cause coughing fits and force them out of church to seek fresh air. Rather than doing away with censing, an ancient symbolic ritual used for purification and sanctification, Mercy Sister Janice Marie Johnson, coordinator of the Office for Ministries with Persons with Disabilities for the Allentown diocese, said alternative incenses can be used. After researching the issue, she discovered a hypoallergenic incense called Trinity Brand at two local stores that sell religious items. An Internet search turned up church supply companies that sell it on their websites. “The scents are flowers, forest and powder. Powder is the lightest scent. This type of incense will accommodate those who are allergic to the present incense being used at liturgical celebrations,” said Sister Janice. The use of the hypoallergenic incense accommodates people who develop headaches or breathing problems during religious ceremonies when incense is used during the entrance procession and to incense the altar, the Gospel, the offerings and the priests and faithful. “Once parishes run out of their present supply, our hope is that they will consider purchasing the Trinity Brand hypoallergenic incense,” she told The A.D. Times, newspaper of the Diocese of Allentown. Parishes that decide to begin using the hypoallergenic brand are advised to place a sign in the vestibule or put a notice in the bulletin to alert parishioners of the change.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Conference called ‘strong sign’ of importance of traditional marriage ALLANA HAYNES CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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cance of marriage,” said Russell D. Moore, who is president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Titled “Complementarity of Man and Woman,” the gathering was scheduled Nov. 17-19, with more than 30 speakers representing 23 Russell D. Moore countries from various religious backgrounds – including various Christian churches as well as Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Taoism and Sikhism. “I think it’s significant for Pope Francis to recognize the crisis that we see all around the world,” Moore said in a phone interview with Catholic News Service. “I commend his leadership in calling together this group to talk about these issues.” The conference is officially sponsored by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, headed by German Cardinal Gerhard Muller. The co-sponsors are the pontifical councils for Promoting Christian Unity, for Interreligious Dialogue and for the Family. Pope Francis will open the conference and preside over the first session. The gathering aims to “examine and propose anew the beauty of the relationship between the man and the woman, in order to support and reinvigorate marriage and family life for the flourishing of human society,” according to coordinators. Attendees are expected to take up the issues of cohabitation, nonmarital parenting and same-sex marriage, which are dominating the global conversation on family. Just a few weeks after speaking at an October conference on “The Gospel, Homosexuality and the Future of Marriage” in Nashville, Tennessee, Moore will be representing the Southern Baptist Convention at the Vatican. Moore, who is based in Nashville, believes the

conference will help provide the opportunity to hear from other religions and gain a variety of different viewpoints. He also said he believes it will not be a place where each religion represented will try to hide their differences, but rather a place where religious leaders can speak out on what is happening as far as marriage globally. “I am willing to go anywhere, when asked, to bear witness to what we as evangelical Protestants believe about marriage and the Gospel, especially in times in which marriage is culturally imperiled,” said Moore. According to Moore, the church’s duty is to stand firm on the teachings of Bible – especially when it comes to the idea of redefining traditional marriage. “We will never change our view on marriage because marriage is clearly viewed in Scripture between a man and a woman,” said Moore. “The Southern Baptist community holds to the authority of Scripture and we will not back down on that.” The church that stands strong with the word of God needs to be commended, said Moore. The church needs to clearly articulate what it believes to be the meaning of “marriage,” and to also embody a marriage culture, he added. “One of the things I am concerned about is that many of our churches are slowly accommodating sexual revolutions,” said Moore. “We have to remain strong on these issues.” After attending the conference, he said, he hopes to have a better perspective on what is happening around the world as it relates to marriage and the family. “I hope that this gathering of religious leaders can stand in solidarity on the common grace, creational mandate of marriage and family as necessary for human flourishing and social good,” said Moore. “I also hope that we can learn from one another about where these matters stand around the world.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

New Pew survey shows Latin Americans leaving Catholicism DAVID AGREN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MEXICO CITY – Increasing numbers of Catholics in Latin America are abandoning the church in favor of evangelical congregations or nonreligious life, according to a new survey, making Pope Francis’ calls for renewed evangelization efforts in the region ever more urgent. The Pew Research Center survey of 30,000 residents of 18 countries and Puerto Rico showed 69 percent of respondents conﬁrming they were Catholic, even though 84 percent of people said they had been raised in the church. The Catholic population has slipped sharply over the past century, when their numbers topped 90 percent. Evangelicals have pulled people away from parishes and into their church pews often by promoting what those converting would consider more attractive ways of worshipping the Lord, an emphasis on morality and solutions for their earthly afflictions – mostly poverty related, said Andrew Chesnut, religious studies professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. Some Central American countries and Uruguay now have almost as many Protestants or religiously unaffiliated people as Catholics in their populations. If the trend continues, “even Brazil, home to the largest Catholic population on earth, will no longer have a Catholic majority by 2030,” said Chesnut, author of a book on evangelicals in Brazil. The survey underscores the urgency of the pope’s pleas for action in Latin America, where Catholicism has been intimately associated with culture, governance and history for more than 500 years. Pope Francis has called for Catholics to adopt a more missionary mindset and take their faith to people on the periphery of society – places where Protestants often ﬁnd converts.

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Pope Francis embraces a boy as he arrives at a park to hear confessions in Rio de Janeiro July 26, 2013. The election of Pope Francis, the first Latin American to assume the papacy, was interpreted as a sign of the importance of the region to the Catholic Church and concern over its seeming loss of stature. The Pew survey found evangelicals showing more enthusiasm for their faith, expressed by attending church services and praying more frequently, adherence to moral teachings and the level to which religion is important in their daily lives. The level of enthusiasm “often is more demanding in terms of personal commitment,” said Chesnut, an academic consultant to the Pew survey. Protestants now make up 19 percent of the Latin

American population, while another 8 percent now profess no religious affiliation – a ﬁgure reaching 37 percent in Uruguay. Roughly half these people did not grow up in their current congregations or in nonreligious homes, according to the survey. Some 65 percent of Protestants in Latin America belong to evangelical congregations. “Christianity in Latin America is thoroughly ‘Pentecostalized,’ with 70 percent of Protestants and 40 percent of Catholics identifying as charismatic,” Chesnut said. “If it weren’t for Charismatic Renewal, Catholic decline probably would have been even greater.” Some 81 percent of respondents cited “seeking a personal connection with God” as their main reason for switching to a Protestant church. Another 69 percent said they “enjoy (the) style of worship” at their new church and 60 percent “wanted greater emphasis on morality.” In Brazil, where 60 percent of the population is Catholic, evangelical pastor Jay Bauman said the style of worship attracts people to Protestant congregations – along with the promotion of “prosperity Gospel” teachings by Pentecostals. “You go in and there are services for healing and liberation, all sorts of things and even a message that basically is that Jesus Christ can renew your life, can change you,” said Bauman, director of Restore Brazil ministries in Rio de Janeiro. “But what they add on to it ... is: (God’s) going to make you rich or he’s going to make you prosperous,” he added. The 2013 election of Pope Francis, the ﬁrst Latin American to assume the papacy, was interpreted as a sign of the importance of the region to the Catholic Church and concern over its seeming loss of stature.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

POPE CALLS ABORTION, EUTHANASIA, IVF SINS ‘AGAINST GOD THE CREATOR’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis denounced a “false compassion” that would justify abortion, euthanasia, artificial reproduction technologies and medical research violating human dignity. And he urged medical doctors to “go against the current” and assert “conscientious objection” to such practices. “The dominant thinking sometimes suggests a false compassion, that which believes it is helpful to women to promote abortion; an act of dignity to provide euthanasia; a scientific breakthrough to produce a child and consider it to be a right, rather than a gift to welcome; or to use human lives as guinea pigs, presumably to save others,” Pope Francis said in remarks Nov. 15 in a meeting with members of the Association of Italian Catholic Medical Doctors. “We are living in a time of experimentation with life. But a bad experiment. Making children rather than accepting them as a gift, as I said. Playing with life,”the pope said. Catholic moral teaching forbids abortion, euthanasia, the use of artificial reproduction technologies such as in-vitro fertilization and research that involves the destruction of human embryos.

THE POPE SAYS DEFENDING TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE MATTER OF ‘HUMAN ECOLOGY’

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called for preserving the family as an institution based on marriage between a man and a woman, which he said is not a political cause but a matter of “human ecology.” “The complementarity of man and woman ... is at the root of marriage

aries with the courage to seek true and lasting love, going against the current.” But he also warned against falling into the “trap of being swayed by ideological concepts.”

POPE: DON’T FORM ‘ECCLESIASTICAL MICRO-CLIMATE’ TO KEEP OUT NEEDY

VATICAN CITY – Christians who believe they have their eyes fixed firmly on the Lord can, without meaning to, create an “ecclesiastical micro-climate” where the poor and others in need cannot enter, Pope Francis said. In a homily at his morning Mass Nov. 17, Pope Francis commented on the day’s Gospel story from the Gospel of St. Luke about the blind man who hears Jesus passing by and

shouts for help. People tell the man to be quiet and not disturb Jesus, but Jesus hears him and heals him. During the Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae where he lives, the pope said the crowds and even Jesus’ disciples wanted to keep the Lord “away from a periphery,” away from someone who could be a bother. “This periphery could not reach the Lord because this circle – filled with good will, you know – closed the door,” the pope said, according to Vatican Radio. “This happens frequently with us believers. When we have found the Lord we create this ecclesiastical micro-climate without even realizing it.”

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Pope Francis gestures as he speaks during a special audience with Catholic doctors at the Vatican Nov. 15. and the family,” the pope said Nov. 17, opening a three-day interreligious conference on traditional marriage. “Children have the right to grow up in a family with a father and mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child’s development and emotional maturity.” Pope Francis said that “marriage and the family are in crisis. We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment. The revolution in mores and morals has often flown the flag of freedom, but in fact it has brought spiritual and material devastation to countless human beings, especially the poorest and most vulnerable.” Pope Francis voiced hope that young people would be “revolution-

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Lives in the balance: Pope calls accountants to promote solidarity CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Meeting with thousands of accountants from around the world, Pope Francis pleaded with them to remember that behind every piece of paper that crosses their desks there are real human beings. “When money is the aim and reason for every activity and initiative,” he said Nov. 14, everything and everyone is placed at its service, and both solidarity and respect for people decline. Speaking to about 7,000 people participating in the World Congress of Accountants, Pope Francis said the global financial situation particularly highlights the importance of work and the disaster of unemployment. “From your professional observation point, you are well aware of the dramatic reality of so many people whose employment is precarious, or who have lost their jobs” and of the “many families that pay the consequences.” Many young people struggle to find their first job and, he said, many immigrants are “forced to work ‘under the table,’ lacking the most basic juridical and economic protections.” When the economy is so tough, he said, people are tempted to try to defend their own positions and interests “without worrying about the common good and without giving much attention to justice and legality.” In such situations, he said, accountants and others involved in guaranteeing the smooth functioning of economic activity not only must do their jobs well, but also must promote the greater good by remem-

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Pope Francis arrives to lead an audience with accountants in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Nov. 14. bering that “behind every piece of paper there is a story, there are faces.” Christian accountants are called to live up to their profession’s code of ethics, Pope Francis said, but they also are called to “go beyond, which means: reaching out to people in difficulty; exercising creativity to ﬁnd solutions to problems that seem blocked; and ensuring human dignity is valued in the face of rigid bureaucracy.” For all accountants, he said, it is not enough to be

able to answer questions about a balance sheet. “You must keep alive the value of solidarity as a moral attitude and expression of attention toward others who have legitimate needs.” Repeating his suspicion that the word “solidarity” has been “thrown out of the dictionary” and banned from many people’s vocabularies, Pope Francis said that anyone who wants to pass on a better world to future generations will “assume responsibility for promoting a globalization of solidarity.”

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Cardinal urges pope to take hot-button issues off table for next synod SARAH MACDONALD CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LIMERICK, Ireland – A recently reassigned Vatican official has urged Pope Francis to take the issues of Communion for the divorced and remarried, cohabitation and same-sex marriage “off the table” for next year’s Synod of Bishops. Addressing more than 300 delegates at the family and marriage conference in Limerick Nov. 15, U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said these issues had distracted the work of the synod in its ﬁrst session in October. Warning that Satan was sowing confusion and error about matrimony, the cardinal patron of the Knights of Malta said, “Even within the church there are

those who would obscure the truth of the indissolubility of marriage in the name of mercy.” The 66-year-old former archbishop of St Louis instead recommended that next year’s synod devote itself to promoting the church’s teaching on marriage. Cardinal Burke also ruled out any easing of the restriction on Communion for those divorced and remarried without an annulment. “I fail to be able to comprehend how – if marriage is indissoluble and someone is living in a state contradicting this indissolubility of marriage – the person can be admitted to holy Communion,” he said. He urged the faithful to write to Pope Francis and Vatican and Irish church officials to make their views known.

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Lashing out at the “so-called contraceptive mentality,” he warned it was “anti-life” and blamed it for “the devastation that is daily wrought in our world by the multi-million dollar industry of pornography” and the “incredibly aggressive homosexual agenda,” which he claimed could only result in “the profound unhappiness and even despair of those affected by it.” Cardinal Burke said he was reduced to tears by attempts to introduce “socalled gender theory” into schools. He warned that such theory was “iniquitous” and that exposing children

to such “corrupt thinking” could not be permitted. Speaking ahead of the conference to RTE News, Cardinal Burke said he would refuse Communion to a Catholic politician who voted for same-sex marriage. In his opening address to the conference, Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick said the family needs to be rediscovered as the essential agent of evangelization. However, he reminded conference delegates that “people need to be accepted in the concrete circumstances of life.”

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A sculpture showing an expectant Mary with Joseph en route to Bethlehem.

Throughout the archdiocese, Catholics in schools, parishes and individually reach out to those in need. Here are just a few examples.

Schools

ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA SCHOOL in Burlingame is collecting items for the homeless and children are also donating to the Holy Childhood Association to help poor children in mission countries. ST. JAMES SCHOOL children are collecting toiletries for the elderly at the Little Sisters of the Poor St. Anne Home while ST. FINN BARR is sponsoring families with Adopt a Family.

Advent, which begins Nov. 30, is a season of devout and expectant delight as Catholics await Christ’s birth

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP second and third graders will sing Christmas carols at St. Francis Pavilion, and grades one and four will sing carols and share art at another convalescent home, Home Sweet Home. ST. CHARLES in San Carlos fourth graders visit the elderly at Gordon Manor in Redwood City during Advent and kindergarteners will sing at San Carlos Elms.

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PRAYER & WORSHIP Check your parish for more opportunities for prayer and the sacrament of reconciliation.

Prayer services

DEC. 1: Immaculate Heart of Mary, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, school prayer service and blessing of Advent wreaths in the church, 11:30 a.m.

ST. CHARLES also holds a Christmas boutique, where grades kindergarten through fifth grade shop for gently used items, with funds going to class-selected charities. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY collects for the Second Harvest Food Bank during November and December. ST. GABRIEL students participate in a class-selected projects including seventh graders writing letters to the sick and homebound and first-graders selling popcorn to benefit Martin de Porres Hospitality House. SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL high school set a goal of collecting $6,000 in money, children’s clothes, books and toddler toys for the Season of Giving campaign, Dec. 1-16, to benefit Hamilton House, St. Boniface parish families, and Presentation Sisters’ Epiphany Center. ARCHBISHOP RIORDAN HIGH SCHOOL students collect for the San Francisco Firefighters toy drive as does St. Finn Barr School. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY SCHOOL collects toys, as does All Souls School in South San Francisco. ST. PIUS in Redwood City collects toys for its neighbors at the St. Francis Center. ST. CECILIA’S kindergarten through sixth grade will contribute to

Christmas hospitality at St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room, Menlo Park. Toys for Tots the week of Dec. 8. Our Lady of Perpetual Help send toys to the San Mateo St. Vincent de Paul Society. Riordan and the University of Dayton team up for a “Winter Wonderland” Dec. 2 Christmas event for the kindergarten classes of ST. CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL and MISSION DOLORES ACADEMY.

Parishes

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY in Belmont’s Advent giving tree benefits St. Francis Center in Redwood City. The Catholic tradition of filling a tree with notes detailing the gift needed and parishioners bringing the unwrapped presents back for distribution to those in need has been adopted by a number of parishes. At ST. CECILIA, the seventh and eighth graders will contribute to the parish tree, and ST. CHARLES in San Carlos and ST. RITA in Fairfax are among parishes with giving trees. St. Rita also is collecting shoes and vitamins for the parish Guatemala Mission Project. IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY collects for the Second Harvest Food Bank during November and December. STAR OF THE SEA, San Francisco, will have a giving tree for Star Community Home. We’d like to know of more examples of what our parishes, schools and individual Catholics are doing to help others this Advent season. Please email schmalzv@sfarchdiocese.org.

DEC. 1: St. Pius School, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, blessing of Advent wreath in the church, 12:15 p.m. DEC. 2: St. Anselm Church, 97 Shady Lane, Ross, “Awaiting the Blessed Hope,” 7-8:30 p.m. Beginning the church’s liturgical year, Advent is the season encompassing the four Sundays and weekdays leading up to the celebration of Christmas. As described in liturgical notes on the U.S. bishops’ website, Advent has a twofold character: It is a time of preparation for the solemnities of Christmas, in which the first coming of the son of God to humanity is remembered, and a time when, by remembrance of this, minds and hearts are led

to look forward to Christ’s second coming at the end of time. As the notes state, for these reasons Advent is a period of devout and expectant delight. Preparing for Christ’s birth means sharing time, talent and treasure. On these pages and on Page 16, our archdiocesan parishes and schools and other Catholic organizations share their planned devotional, celebratory and charitable activities as we anticipate the first coming of the son of God.

Liturgy of the Hours

DAILY: Morning prayer, St. Cecilia Church, Our Lady’s Chapel, 2555 17th Ave., San Francisco, 8:25 a.m.

The shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage destination in the world. Here in our archdiocese, Our Lady of Guadalupe is widely celebrated.

Novenas

ALL SOULS AND ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL PARISHES: Dec. 6, 5: 30 a.m., Guadalupana pilgrimage, 5:30 a.m. 11-mile procession begins at All Souls in South San Francisco and ends with a Mass at the cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice and archdiocesan vicar for Spanish-speaking Father Moises Agudo. Transportation from St. Mary’s to All Souls and back is provided.

SUNDAYS UNTIL DEC. 8: Corpus Christi Church, 62 Santa Rosa Ave., San Francisco, novena to the Immaculate Conception, a Nicaraguan tradition.

Posadas

DEC. 16-23: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto. (650) 322-2152. DEC. 16-23: St. Charles Borromeo Church, 713 S. Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, 6 p.m. DEC. 20: St. Veronica Church, 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, 7-10 p.m.

Spanish retreat

ST. VERONICA PARISH, SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO: Dec. 12, procession, Mass and reception, 5-7 p.m. The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated Friday, Dec. 12.

Cantonese retreat

MISSION DOLORES, SAN FRANCISCO: Dec. 12, 4:45 a.m., Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, celebrant. Guadalupanos serving Mexican hot chocolate and tamales.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH, EAST PALO ALTO: Dec. 4-11, Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, 7-10 p.m.; Dec. 7, novena following 1:30 p.m. Spanish Mass, includes Mexican folk dances and refreshments; Dec. 12, mañanitas, 5 a.m. followed by 6 a.m. Spanish Mass; 5 p.m., procession followed by folk dance and live music and 6 p.m. Spanish Mass.

Mandarin retreat

MERCY CENTER, BURLINGAME: Dec. 12, A Day of Advent Prayer, Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer, song and icon gazing in Mercy Chapel, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH, NOVATO: Dec. 12, procession down Grant Avenue to church, 5 p.m. Spanish Mass, 7 p.m.

ST. MATTHEW PARISH, SAN MATEO: Dec. 14, pro-life procession to Planned Parenthood, 2 p.m.

ST. RAPHAEL PARISH, SAN RAFAEL: Dec. 12, mañanitas, 5 p.m., procession at 6 p.m. followed by Mass, 7 p.m.

NOV. 29: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. DEC. 6: Holy Name of Jesus Church, 1555 39th Ave., San Francisco, Sister Esther Ling, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: Dec. 3-11, Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, 6 p.m., Mass, 7 p.m.; Dec. 12, Mass at 5:30 a.m. with mañanitas song following Mass; Dec. 14, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass, procession and festival.

ST. JAMES SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Dec. 12, all-school Mass to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, followed by pan dulce and Mexican hot chocolate.

NOV. 29: Corpus Christi Church, 62 Santa Rosa Ave., San Francisco. All day at parish hall, (415) 585-2991.

Worshippers process at St. Mary’s Cathedral during the 2013 Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass.

On Dec. 9, 1531, a peasant named Juan Diego reported that he saw a vision of a young girl he recognized as the Blessed Virgin Mary on Tepeyac Hill near Mexico City. When the church requested proof, Juan Diego returned to the site where the girl asked him to gather flowers from the barren hilltop. There he found Castilian roses, not native to Mexico, which the Virgin arranged inside his cloak. When Diego opened his cloak before Bishop Zumárraga on Dec. 12, the flowers fell to the floor and revealed the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe. St. Juan Diego was canonized in 2002.

Eucharistic adoration

DEC. 5, 12, 19: St. Cecilia Church, San Francisco. Friday, 6:30 a.m., Saturday, 6:30 a.m.

Simbang Gabi is a novena of Masses ﬁrst introduced in the Philippines by Spanish missionaries around 1587 as a practical compromise for farmers who began work before sunrise. Priests offered Mass at dawn instead of the evening novenas more common in the rest of the Hispanic world. This cherished Christmas custom eventually became a distinct feature of Philippine culture and a collective expression of faith, hospitality and community. Philippine-born churchgoers reminisce about early morning walks to church with family, school children, neighbors and friends, with the aroma of salabat, a ginger tea, and bibingka, puto bumbong and suman, a variety of rice cakes, scenting the morning air. According to the archdiocesan Filipino Ministry Consultative Board, the beloved, four-century-old tradition includes a rite that sends forth Filipinos to “be the light” in their parishes and communities. Simbang Gabi Masses are held daily from Dec. 16-24. In the Archdiocese of San Francisco where approximately 25 percent of parishioners are Filipino, 42 of 91 parishes in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties offered Simbang Gabi Masses last year. This year, on Dec. 3, Filipino Archbishop Bernardito C. Auza, Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, will preside at the Seventh Annual Simbang Gabi Commissioning Mass and Parol Lighting Ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice is concelebrant. The event heralds the beginning of Simbang Gabi Masses held in parishes around the archdiocese. Check your parish website or bulletin or refer to the ad on Page 3 of this issue to find local Simbang Gabi Mass times. Or call Nellie Hizon at (415) 699-7927.

DEC. 19: St. Pius Church, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, school prayer service, 12 p.m.

DEC. 3, 10: Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond St., San Francisco, vespers, 7:30 p.m.

SIMBANG GABI: ‘BE THE LIGHT’

OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

DEC. 10, 11: Holy Angels Church, 107 San Pedro Road, Colma, 4 p.m.

DEC. 13: St. Matthew Church, 1 Notre Dame Ave., San Mateo, Chinese ministry director Father Peter Zhai, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. DEC. 13: St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic Ave., San Francisco, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Leonor@SaintAgnesSF.com

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CONCERTS & PLAYS Caroling & Concerts

DEC. 1: Belmont city tree lighting and Immaculate Heart of Mary School choral singing. DEC. 7: National Shrine of St. Francis, 610 Vallejo St., San Francisco, City College Choir concert, 2 p.m. DEC. 7: St. Finn Barr Parish, 415 Edna St., San Francisco, Advent concert, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 10: Advent lessons and carols by St. Mary’s Cathedral Choir and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church Choir at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, 7 p.m.

Advent wreaths The Advent wreath is a tradition enjoyed by Catholics as they prepare for the birth of Jesus Christ. Everything about the wreath is symbolic: The circle of evergreen in which the candles are placed represents everlasting life through Christ, and the decorative seed pods, nuts and cones signify the fruitfulness of Christian life. The successive lighting of the four candles, one on each Sunday of the Advent season, helps to symbolize our expectations and hopes in our savior’s ﬁrst coming into the world. Virtually every Catholic parish and school in the archdiocese displays an Advent wreath and lights each candle communally. St. Pius School in Redwood City and St. John School in San Francisco let us know about their Advent wreath lightings Dec. 1.

DEC. 11: St. Gabriel Parish, San Francisco, Christmas caroling, meet at Taraval police station, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 12: Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires, 659 Pine St., San Francisco, Christmas music program, 2:15 p.m. DEC. 14: Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, Christmas carol concert, 2 p.m. DEC. 14: Mission Dolores Basilica, 3321 16th St., San Francisco, basilica choir candlelight Christmas concert, 5 p.m. DEC. 14: National Shrine of St. Francis, Golden Gate Boys Choir, 2 p.m. DEC. 14: St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1100 Gough St., San Francisco, “Cookies and Carols.” Cathedral Choir, Archdiocesan Children’s Choir, St. Brigid School Honor Choir. St. Francis Hall, 7 p.m. DEC. 14: St. Veronica Church, 434 Alida Way, South San Francisco, adult choir, “Reflections of Christmas,” 3 p.m. DEC. 15: St. Mary’s Church, Nicasio, Christmas concert and reception, 2 p.m. Tickets required. DEC. 16: Convent & Stuart Hall Alumni, carol singing, Flood Mansion, 2222 Broadway, San Francisco, 6 p.m.

concert at Immaculate Conception Academy, 3625 24th St., San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 18: St. Finn Barr School, Christmas concert at Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan Ave., 7 p.m. DEC. 19: St. Rita School, “Happy Birthday, Jesus,” at the church, 11 a.m.

High schools

DEC. 3: St. Ignatius College Prep, Winter Instrumental Concert, Bannan Theatre, 2001 37th Ave., San Francisco, 3 and 7 p.m. DEC. 5, 7: Sacred Heart Cathedral, “Christmas Around the World” concert, 1055 Ellis St., San Francisco, Dec. 5 and 7, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 7, 3:30 p.m.

DEC. 18: All Souls Church, 315 Walnut Ave., South San Francisco, Christmas carols in the church hall, 7 p.m.

DEC. 9, 11: St. Ignatius College Prep, Winter Choral Concert, St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Ave., San Francisco, 7 p.m.; Dec. 12, at SI, 2001 37th Ave., 3 p.m.

DEC. 20: San Mateo Pro-Life, Christmas carols outside Planned Parenthood, San Mateo, 2 p.m.

DEC. 12: St. Ignatius College Prep, Winter Instrumental Concert, Bannan Theatre, San Francisco, 3 and 7 p.m.

Grade schools

DEC. 9: Convent Elementary School, Christmas concert, Syufy Theatre, 2222 Broadway, San Francisco, 6 p.m. DEC. 11: Convent & Stuart Hall, winter concert, K-12, Syufy Theatre, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 16: St. Cecilia School, 2555 17th Ave., San Francisco, Christmas concert, 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. DEC. 16: St. Raphael School, 1100 Fifth Ave., San Rafael, “Carriers of the Light” musical, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 17: Star of the Sea School, 360 Ninth Ave., San Francisco, Christmas concert, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 17: Stuart Hall Christmas carols and lessons, St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco, 7 p.m. DEC. 18: St. Rita School, 102 Marinda Drive, Fairfax, Christmas concert, 7 p.m. DEC. 18: St. James School, Christmas

DEC. 14: Archbishop Riordan High School, 175 Phelan, San Francisco, band concert, “Deck the Halls,” 1:30 p.m.

Christmas plays & pageants

DEC. 3:St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School, 299 Precita, San Francisco, Christmas program, 7 p.m. DEC. 4: St. Brigid School, Christmas pageant, St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, 6 p.m. DEC. 12: Holy Angels School, Christmas program at Riordan high school, San Francisco, 7 p.m.

DEC. 16: St. Stephen School, kindergarten Advent program and Christmas play, Donworth Hall, 6:30 p.m. Allschool Advent program, in the church, 7 p.m., 401 Eucalyptus Drive, San Francisco. DEC. 16: Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, 60 Wellington Ave., Daly City, Christmas show, 7 p.m. DEC. 17: St. John School, 925 Chenery St., San Francisco, Christmas pageant, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 17: St. Vincent de Paul School, Advent pageant in the church, 2320 Green St., San Francisco, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 17: St. Rita Parish, Fairfax, Christmas show with actor Frank Runyeon. Call for time. DEC. 18: St. Pius School, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, eighth grade play, “Arrest These Merry Gentleman,” 7 p.m. DEC. 18: Immaculate Heart of Mary School, Christmas program in church, 1040 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, 7 p.m. DEC. 18: St. Anne School, at Moriarty Hall, 850 Judah St., San Francisco, Christmas show, 6:30 p.m. DEC. 18: St. Catherine of Siena School, Burlingame, all-school Christmas pageant, in the church, 1310 Bayswater Ave., 7 p.m. DEC. 18: St. Gabriel School, “Don’t Stop Believing” play, Bedford Hall, 2550 41st Ave., San Francisco, 1 p.m. DEC. 18: Sts. Peter and Paul School, Christmas show, in the church, 666 Filbert St., San Francisco, 7 p.m.

DEC. 14: St. Cecilia School, primary grades Advent pageant during 9:30 a.m. Mass at church, 2555 17th Ave., San Francisco.

DEC. 19: St. Cecilia School, student council “Spirit of Christmas” pageant, in the church, 11:30 a.m.

DEC. 15: St. Charles Parish and School, Advent Sing at the church, 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos, 12:30 p.m.

DEC. 19: Ecole Notre Dame des Victoires, Christmas pageant, San Francisco, 8:30 a.m.

DEC. 15: St. Charles Borromeo School, Christmas pageant, in the church, 713 S. Van Ness Ave., San Francisco, 6:30 p.m.

DEC. 19: St. Patrick School and Parish, Christmas pageant and Mass, in the church, 114 King St., Larkspur, 11 a.m.

Preparing for Christmas in the Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church

he Byzantine rite of the Catholic Church observes the preparation for the celebration of Christ’s birth on Dec. 25 differently than most Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In Byzantine Christianity, both Orthodox and Catholic, FATHER KEVIN there is no KENNEDY four-week liturgical season of Advent as celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church. However, there is a preparatory period of 40 days preceding Christmas known as the Nativity fast. This fast corresponds to the Lenten fast which precedes the celebration of Pascha or Easter. Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church is located at 5920 Geary Blvd., in the chapel of the former convent adjacent to St. Monica Church. During the Nativity fast, Byzantine Catholics abstain from meat, fish, dairy products, oil and wine on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Fish, oil and wine are permitted on Saturdays and Sundays; and oil and wine are permitted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Unlike the Lenten fast, the Nativity fast is more joyful than penitential and is accompanied by prayer and works of charity in preparation for the celebration of the wondrous Nativity of the Lord. The Nativity fast begins on Nov. 15 and extends through Dec. 24. In the Roman liturgical tradition Advent focuses on two themes: commemoration of the first coming of the Lord at his birth, and awaiting the second coming of the Lord (Parousia). In the Byzantine liturgical tradition the Nativity fast is a means to attain the spiritual purification necessary in order to enter into the saving mystery of the Lord’s birth (Nativity) and manifestation at baptism (Theophany). In a certain sense the Nativity and Theophany celebrate a single event; the Lord’s entrance into our world and the beginning of his ministry. Through the Nativity fast Byzantine Catholics seek to make that event more central to their lives. FATHER KENNEDY is the pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church. For more information about Our Lady of Fatima go to byzantinecatholic.org or attend Divine Liturgy Sundays at 10 a.m., which fulfills the Sunday Mass obligation, and is followed by an “agape” luncheon. Father Kennedy lectures on Byzantine Catholicism at 1 p.m., the first Saturday of every month. Free parking in the St. Monica Church lot.

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LETTERS Rich and poor

Thanksgiving reflection: All good gifts come from God

t the time of Jesus, leprosy was among the most dreaded of diseases. Because it was contagious, like Ebola, the lepers had to be sequestered off on their own, out of contact with the rest of society. In the Gospel story, the 10 lepers stood at a distance, and, in order to be heard and noticed, cried out, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” Only one of the 10 lepers returned to thank Jesus. In response to the thanks and praise that the former leper gave to God, Jesus said, “your faith has saved you.” For ARCHBISHOP Jesus the true measure SALVATORE J. of faith was the prayer of CORDILEONE thanksgiving and praise. The initial prayer of petition, “Have pity on us,” is a worthy prayer, but it needs to be purified, by the acknowledgement that all good gifts come from God. And that is exactly what the former leper did; he returned “glorifying God in a loud voice.” Any leper could have been resentful or felt angry at God who let him suffer in this way. In which case, the leper may have felt that God owed him a cure. But this leper was truly thankful to God and he knew Jesus had at least to be close to Almighty God to bring about this cure. One of the 10 lepers was thankful. On the feast of Thanksgiving, we assume that all Americans are thankful, especially for the beauty and bounty of the land in the United States and for our physical health. These are indeed wonderful gifts, but they are passing gifts in the sense that eventually we may get sick and one day we all will die. Material blessings have their importance, but they are worthless without the greatest blessing, which St. Paul identifies in his first letter to the Corinthians: “I give thanks to my God always on your account for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus, that in him you were enriched in every way, with all discourse and all knowledge, as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you, so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ. He will keep you firm to the end, irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:3-9).

I am pleased to align my thoughts on Thanksgiving with President Lincoln. Thanksgiving is a day of thanks to Almighty God for fruitful fields and healthful skies. But it is also a day to recall that the merciful God can be angry with us for our sins. Both are fundamental Catholic convictions.

St. Paul says we are wealthy people, not because we are, for example, successful dot-com entrepreneurs but because we have a wealthy, generous brother. St. Paul says we were enriched in every way through Christ, who has given us every spiritual gift, and he’s the Son of God. How much wealthier can one be? On Thanksgiving, when our nation gives thanks, we must keep uppermost in mind what is most important: to give thanks to the One to Whom all thanks is due. President Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving Day as a national holiday in 1863, and through a proclamation he directed that the feast be observed on the same day throughout our country. And he did this right in the middle of the Civil War, the bloodiest war (in terms of Americans killed) in which the United States has ever been involved. Amid suffering, violence and grief, in a nation torn apart even within families, President Lincoln established a day for the entire nation to give thanks to God. Lincoln’s proclamation acknowledges the many blessings to be thankful for: “fruitful fields and healthful skies,” and “harmony (which) has prevailed everywhere except in the theater of military conflict.” It goes on to note that these blessings are “so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the source from which they come.” He adds that the blessings “are of so extraordinary a nature, that they cannot fail to penetrate and soften even the heart which is habitually insensible to the ever watchful providence of Almighty God.” In the midst of great national distress, the president deemed it important to remind the nation of its blessings and the source of its blessings. The source is Almighty God. Further on in the proclamation, using moving religious language, Lincoln spoke about the appropriate human response to such bounty and mercy. “No human counsel hath devised nor hath any moral hand worked out these great things. They are the gracious gifts of the Most High God, Who, while dealing with us in anger for our sins, hath nevertheless remembered mercy … I therefore invite my fellow citizens … to set apart and observe the last Thursday of November … as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” The God who dwells in the heavens is the source of all good things; he is the beneficent Father. Toward the end of the proclamation, referring to the terrible realities of the Civil War, Lincoln urges all citizens that “they do also, with humble penitence for our national perverseness and disobedience, commend to His tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife in which we are unavoidably engaged, and fervently implore the interposition of the Almighty Hand to heal the wounds of the nation and to restore it as soon as may be consistent with the Divine purposes to the full enjoyment of peace, harmony, tranquility and Union.” I am pleased to align my thoughts on Thanksgiving with President Lincoln. Thanksgiving is a day of thanks to Almighty God for fruitful fields and healthful skies. But it is also a day to recall that the merciful God can be angry with us for our sins. Both are fundamental Catholic convictions.

Re “Newly beatiﬁed pope championed justice and peace,” Tony Magliano, Nov. 14: Now Tony Magliano is complaining that “the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer” – as if this were a new idea. Who are all these people he is crying for – donate your car, your boat, your house – trying to lay a guilt trip on everybody as if we all should go to the bank and withdraw our lifelong savings and give it to the poor? Where are all these poor people coming from anyway, and why come to this most expensive of cities? Are they being encouraged to come here? And if they already live here, they’re protected by rent control, and just got a raise in the minimum wage. According to the San Francisco Chronicle there are more than 800 nonproﬁts in the city, and still they can’t get the job done. Or are they really trying? After all, if they are successful they’d be out of their tax-free jobs. In the late ‘80s when I was working as a realtor, I had a client who was making $40,000 a year – then a very good salary. I had been showing her properties under $200,000 in the Ingleside and Merced Heights neighborhoods – a charming farmhouse on a large lot with dozens of rose standards in the backyard, and a just right-sized home for her with a picket fence on Victoria, near Holloway and Junipero Serra. But she couldn’t decide – she was worried that the market might drop and kept complaining about the “rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer.” She was already rich as far as I was concerned. My response was that the rich get richer because they take chances that the “poor” are hesitant to take. Virginia B. Hayes San Francisco

Outreach to young adults Praise the Lord. I was so excited and happy to read Angela Pollock’s article, Nov. 9, on young adult ministry coming to the parishes. God bless her in the work ahead. I have great faith that the success of young adult ministry will come with the emphasis in parish communities through Scripturebased faith-sharing groups. As an ongoing participant I have witnessed within our parish the growth over time to service and outreach by following Jesus’ word and focusing on God’s law of love through small faith- sharing groups. Our prayers are with you, Angela, in the upcoming events reaching out to our young adults. Rosa Gomez The writer coordinates small faith-sharing groups at All Souls Parish, South San Francisco.

Higher than what? Despite all the great information regarding religious vocations in the Nov. 2 edition, I was jarred by the use of the words “higher order” in the title of the article on the Verbum Dei Fraternity (“Young woman trades one vocation for another of a higher order”). Does that mean that a new rung has been created on the ladder of church worthiness just above lay folks and a bit beneath the nuns, priests, bishops, cardinals, and the pope? Please explain. I thought Pope Francis wanted us to rid our church of this type of thinking. Karen Leach San Francisco The writer is a member of St. Stephen Parish.

Compelling pairing Congratulations to the editor who thought to put on the same page George Weigel’s column “Wanted: A Synod of Affirmation” and the editorial from The Tablet, “Frowns do not defend marriage” (Oct. 3). Weigel wrote in his usual clear, intellectual and rigorous mode. He pushed the synod to defend the orthodox doctrines and St. John Paul II’s “most compelling account of sexuality.” The Tablet on the other hand does not contest Weigel’s position. It simply points out that the introduction to the synod “announces to the world that henceforth the church will address marriage as it really is, not some abstract state of perfection.” One need not read these as in irreconcilable conﬂict. One can aspire to the laudably high standards in Weigel’s view, and yet those do not by themselves address the pastoral issues of how best to deal with the imperfect, which of course means all of us. John W. Weiser Kentfield The writer is a member of St. Anselm Parish, Ross.

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A universe of thanks

very parent understands that a child must be encouraged to give thanks and taught how to do it appropriately. As the child matures from 3-year old to 4-year old, to teenager, to college student, a parent ups the ante. “Maria, thank Grandma for your gift by giving her a hug.” “Maria, what do you say when you reFATHER JOHN ceive something PIDERIT, SJ nice?” “Maria, have you written yet your thank-you note to grandma for the nice dress she got you for the prom?” “Maria, grandma is paying for your trip to Spain. Be sure to write her a nice long letter from Spain about your experiences and speak about the impact her generous gift has made on you.” For her part, grandma does not need the thanks from her granddaughter. But every handwritten note or finely turned phrase of Maria demonstrates to grandma what an appealing and articulate young adult Maria is becoming. In this grandma takes pleasure. Over time a person should become more articulate in thanking someone for a gift, and genuine thanksgiving means the person perceives how significant gifts have influenced some of the person’s fundamental experiences. One aspect of maturity is the growing realization that many family and friends have bestowed gifts of which the recipient was only dimly aware at the time the gift was given. Just as a child advances in age and maturity, a country grows in appreciation of the gifts it has received. How should our national Thanksgiving this year differ from, say, the Thanksgiving in 1863, when President Abraham Lincoln issued his proclamation that the last Thursday of November should be set aside as a day of “Thanksgiving

Perspectives from Archbishop Cordileone and guest writers and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens”? Unfortunately for the United States, religious conviction has diminished over the past century-and-a-half. As a result, a larger percentage of Americans think of Thanksgiving not as a religious feast but simply an occasion for family and friends to gather and enjoy a wonderful meal. That is, they give thanks, but to no one in particular. Many shy away from giving thanks to our beneficent Father who dwells in the heavens. For them, that has become too big a claim. But what has changed for the still large percentage of people who believe in God as a beneficent Father who sent his Only Begotten Son to bring us the good news of salvation? Some of our experiences over the past 150 years should alter the degree and expression of our gratitude. One of the most dramatic changes is our understanding of the development and complexity of the universe. One-hundred-and-fifty years ago Americans had no knowledge that there are billions of stars in the Milky Way galaxy, or that because the solar system is an integral component of the Milky Way, the solar system is hurtling around the Milky Way at a speed of 515,000 miles per hour, but without changing its position relative to the other stars in the Milky Way galaxy. Only in the past 50 years have we learned that not only are there billions of stars in each galaxy, but also there

The Whirlpool Galaxy is about 25 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy. One light-year is the distance light travels in a single year, or approximately 5.7 trillion miles. are billions of galaxies. In addition, there is currently good evidence that the universe continues to expand outward and may do so until God declares the end of the world as we know it. At the current time scientists do not have any evidence that life exists in other parts of the universe. If evidence or even proof of life elsewhere is found, we will have to incorporate that realization in our experience here on Earth. One more simple fact is signiﬁcant. We now have powerful evidence that

the age of the universe is 13.8 billion years. None of this information is contrary to God’s revelation in the Bible. How should this change our Thanksgiving 150 years after President Lincoln’s proclamation of Thanksgiving? First of all, the universe is now known to be a much greater, awesome, and energy-filled gift than was ever conceived in previous generations. Second, this entire universe, with its billions of galaxies and its billions of stars in each galaxy, has been given to men and women on Earth. Even better, as Christians, we believe it is a gift from our brother, Jesus Christ, the Son of God who became one of us to redeem us from sin, which was not originally part of creation. Collectively, men and women of all generations have been selected by God to be the stewards of the universe. They are to take care of it, use it, develop it, and be careful to avoid destroying things that future generations will need. Men and women are also the only animals who can articulate thanks to God for the gift of the universe and the life forms that, under God’s guidance, emerged from that universe. As was the case with Maria’s grandma, God does not need the praise. However, God is pleased that his creation, and in particular, the human beings who are at the apex of creation, are maturing. Human beings are certainly learning more about the universe. To the extent that human beings, akin to Maria in Spain, also perceive what precious opportunities they have been given by God and express them in prayers of thanksgiving and praise “to the beneficent Father who dwelleth in the heavens,” religious people of all denominations show their increasing maturity this Thanksgiving Day. In this God, our beneficent Father, takes delight. JESUIT FATHER PIDERIT is moderator of the curia and vicar for administration in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. He also organizes seminars for teachers in Catholic high schools on science and religion.

Physician-assisted suicide and confronting our fears

he prospect of a very attractive, recently married young woman with a terminal illness facing excruciating pain and suffering as she dies is enough to move anyone. The life and death of 29-year-old Brittany Maynard recently captured enormous media attention when she declared she was moving to Oregon to commit suicide after having been informed by her doctors that she had an aggressive form of brain cancer FATHER TADEUSZ and likely had PACHOLCZYK only six months to live. She brought her life to a close on Nov. 1, a date she had selected ahead of time, by taking a lethal dose of barbiturates prescribed by her doctor. In the public discussions that have ensued, some have ventured to argue that suicide under such desperate circumstances would, in fact, be justiﬁ-

MAKING SENSE OUT OF BIOETHICS

able. A recent online article from Time magazine observed that few fault those who were trapped on the top floors of the twin towers on 9/11 when they jumped to their deaths below as the flames surged around them. Similarly, the article suggests that those who face the prospect of a difficult, painwracked death from a terminal disease should be able to take their own life through physician-assisted suicide without fault or blame. For those jumping out of the twin towers, however, we recognize a horrific situation of desperation, and even the possibility of a kind of mental breakdown in those final panic-stricken moments. Their agonizing choice to hurl themselves out of the building to their deaths below would be, objectively speaking, a suicidal act, and would not represent a morally good choice, but their moral culpability would almost certainly be diminished, if not eliminated, by the harrowing circumstances in which they found themselves, driven by raw terror more than by anything else. Clearly, grave psychological disturbances, anguish or grave fear of suffering can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. Yet in the face of a terminal medical diagnosis, it is not reasonable to let our fears dictate our choices; instead it be-

hooves us to confront and resolve those fears without yielding to panic and without allowing unpleasant future scenarios to loom large in our imagination. Brittany Maynard not only greatly feared a difficult death for herself, but also argued that protecting her family from pain and suffering was an important consideration in her decision to carry out physician-assisted suicide: “I probably would have suffered in hospice care for weeks or even months. And my family would have had to watch that. I did not want this nightmare scenario for my family.” Yet even with very noble intentions and a loving concern for our family, we can unwittingly become overzealous in our desire to “protect” them from suffering. Brittany’s desire to protect her family and friends from pain by committing suicide also led her to cross over critical moral boundaries such that she deprived her family and friends of the chance to love her through her sickness. Suicide in any form runs contrary to our duty to love – to love ourselves and to love our neighbor – because it unjustly breaks important ties of solidarity we have with family, friends and others to whom we continue to have obligations. It is always violent to eliminate suffering by eliminat-

ing the sufferer. We effectively give up on the creator and all he has created. We refuse the help of our neighbor, the love of a family member, or even the beauty of another sun-drenched day to lighten our affliction. Even as our lives wind down, we have a calling to be good stewards of the gift of life. Hospice and palliative care, along with careful pain management, can lighten our burdens during the dying process. The mutual support of family and friends enables us, and them, to grow in unexpected ways. By respecting and working through the dying process, we can encounter deep and unanticipated graces. We may recognize the need to ask for and receive forgiveness from others and from God. We may become aware of God’s presence and receive a strengthened faith. We gain peace in our dying days and hours by accepting our mortality and our situation, journeying down the road that still opens ahead of us, even as it becomes shorter, living it with the same tenacity and generosity we did when the road was yet longer. FATHER PACHOLCZYK is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and serves as the Director of Education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center, Philadelphia.

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The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe ‘And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ MATTHEW 25:31-46 EZEKIEL 34:11-12, 15-17 Thus says the Lord God: I myself will look after and tend my sheep. As a shepherd tends his flock when he finds himself among his scattered sheep, so will I tend my sheep. I will rescue them from every place where they were scattered when it was cloudy and dark. I myself will pasture my sheep; I myself will give them rest, says the Lord God. The lost I will seek out, the strayed I will bring back, the injured I will bind up, the sick I will heal, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy, shepherding them rightly. As for you, my sheep, says the Lord God: I will judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats. PSALM 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. 1 CORINTHIANS 15:20-26, 28 Brothers and sisters: Christ has been raised from the dead, the ﬁrst fruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through man, the resurrection of the dead came also through man. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order: Christ the ﬁrst fruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all. MATTHEW 25:31-46 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the

sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of the least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal ﬁre prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

Serving the least serves the king

ndian Nobel-laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore in “Gitanjali” proposes a parable. An itinerant beggar on a dusty road sees the golden chariot of the king in the distance. His hopes soar skyhigh because he knows the king will scatter wealth and end his poverty forever. The chariot stops. The king comes down smiling serenely. But before the beggar could stretch out his hands for alms, the king stretches out his hands to beg from the beggar. What a kingly jest it is! Bewildered, the beggar picks out one little grain of corn from his poor bag and places it in the palm of the king. In the evening, when the beggar empties his bag on the ﬂoor, he ﬁnds FATHER CHARLES one resplendent grain of PUTHOTA gold among the poor heap of grains. Bitterly sad, the man weeps that he should have given all he had to the king. We celebrate the feast of Christ the King this Sunday. It may be that we are accustomed to beg-

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ging from him always. But have we ever wondered that the king might actually be at our door to beg from us? The Incarnation itself is his gesture of begging humanity from us so that he could experience our human nature. His suffering and death are his ways of receiving from us what we face as human beings. In the course of his life and ministry, while this king gave of himself totally, he invited – and challenged – everyone to give him their best. Paradoxically, the only way we can receive blessings from the king is to give of ourselves completely to him and his people. The parable of the last judgment celebrates our ability to give to the king. There are three insights we could take away. First, there will be judgment at the end of our lives and of the world. This judgment will be based on only one thing: love. The judge-king will ask one simple, haunting question: “Did you love?” Let us keep in our hearts, especially this month of November when we honor the dear departed, when our own uneasy sense of mortality rises to the surface, that death and judgment are inevitable and that the only way to embrace them is through love. Second, while Jesus the king dwells with and in us, he makes the radical identiﬁcation with the least of our brothers and sisters. If we want to search for and honor the king, we have to go to the

poor, the underprivileged, unfortunate, neglected, marginalized, oppressed, helpless, homeless and the abandoned. Disguised in the poor and the powerless, Jesus begs of us to give to him. St. Francis of Assisi, St. Vincent de Paul, Mother Teresa, and others have shown us the way. Will a time ever come when governments, policies, laws, religions, economic and banking systems are so organized as to serve the glorious king in the most vulnerable? Third, those who care for the poor are not to be aware that they are actually serving Jesus. They are un-self-conscious of the object of their service. They go about helping the needy not out of programs or policies, but it is just the essence of being human and Christian to do so. We are most profoundly human when we help those who are helpless. When we thus un-self-consciously serve the least and the lost, we are actually serving Jesus who identiﬁes with them really and mysteriously. At the feast of Christ the King, close to the heartwarming feast of Thanksgiving, leading up to the Season of Advent, are we ready to give of ourselves to the king of all kings, the shepherd-king, the beggar-king, the servant-king, and the eternal king of hearts.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27: Thursday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. RV 18:1-2, 21-23; 19:13, 9a. PS 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5. LK 21:20-28.

IS 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7. PS 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19. 1 COR 1:3-9. PS 85:8. MK 13:33-37.

FATHER PUTHOTA is pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24: Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and companions, martyrs. RV 14:1-3, 4b-5. PS 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6. LK 21:1-4. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25: Tuesday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Catherine of Alexandria, virgin and martyr. RV 14:14-19. PS 96:10, 11-12, 13. LK 21:5-11. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26: Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. RV 15:1-4. PS 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9. LK 21:12-19.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28: Friday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. RV 20:1-4, 11-21:2. PS 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a. LK 21:29-33. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29: Saturday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. RV 22:1-7. PS 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab. LK 21:34-36. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30: First Sunday of Advent.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 1: Monday of the First Week of Advent. IS 2:1-5. PS 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9. SEE PS 80:4. MT 8:5-11. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent. IS 11:1-10. PS 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17. LK 10:21-24. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest. IS 25:6-10a. PS 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. MT 15:29-37.

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PHILADELPHIA: Pope confirms first stop in visit to US FROM PAGE 1

said that I expect that there will be even a double amount of enthusiasm ... and I’m very happy about that.” Catholicphilly.com reported the archbishop noted that Pope Francis has focused “on the many challenges that families face today globally. His charisma, presence and voice will electrify the gathering. “As I’ve said many times before, I believe that the presence of the Holy Father will bring all of us – Catholic and non-Catholic alike – together in tremendously powerful, unifying and healing ways. We look forward to Pope Francis’ arrival in Philadelphia next September, and we will welcome him joyfully with open arms and prayerful hearts.” In August, Pope Francis told reporters accompanying him on the plane back from South Korea that he “would like” to go to Philadelphia. The pope also noted that President Barack Obama and the U.S. Congress had invited him to Washington, D.C., and that the secretary-general of the United Nations had invited him to New York. “Maybe the three cities together, no?” Pope Francis said, adding that he could also visit the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico on the same trip – “but it is not certain.” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters Nov. 17 that Pope Francis wanted to “guarantee organizers” that he would be present at the meeting in Philadelphia, “but he did not say anything about other possible stops or events during that trip. And for now I do not have anything to add in that regard.” Although few details of the papal visit have made been public, organizers for the families’ congress expect Pope Francis to arrive Sept. 25 for an afternoon public visit with civic officials. That would begin his ﬁrst trip as pope to the United States and the second papal visit to Philadelphia in a generation; St. Pope John Paul II visited the city in 1979. He will be the fourth sitting pope to visit the U.S. During his visit, Pope Francis is expected to attend the Festival of Families Sept. 26, a cultural celebration for hundreds of thousands of people along Philadelphia’s main cultural boulevard, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Donna Farrell, executive director for the 2015 World Meeting of Families and its chief planner, said although Philadelphia has hosted St. Pope John Paul’s visit, the city has “not had anything like this unique Festival of Families. It’s really going to be something special.” Registration for the congress opened in mid-November. The meeting will be a weeklong series of talks, discussions and activities. Pope Francis is expected to celebrate a public Mass for an estimated 1 million people on Sept. 26 on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in full view of the crowds arrayed from the museum down the Ben Franklin Parkway. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, welcomed the pope’s announcement. “The presence of Pope Francis at the World Meeting of Families in our country will be a joyful moment for millions of Catholics and people of good will. Our great hope has been that the Holy Father would visit us next year to inspire our families in their mission of love. It is a blessing to hear the pope himself announce the much anticipated news,” Archbishop Kurtz said.

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Men pray before breakfast in the Aid Center for Deported Migrants Oct. 11 in Nogales, Mexico. The center is part of the Jesuit-run Kino Border Initiative that provides food, shelter and assistance to migrants in Nogales.

MIGRANTS: Catholic defense of family means aiding those fleeing to seek better lives, bishop says FROM PAGE 1

abroad specifically to provide a better future for their children. Currently in the United States, the bishop told the congress, the “most pressing family-related immigration concern of the moment” is the “alarming growth in the number of unaccompanied minors and families from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico seeking safety in the United States.” From 2004 to 2011, he said, “the average number of children arriving to the U.S. alone was 6,800. In 2012, the number was over 13,000. In 2013, it nearly doubled to 24,000. By August of this year, the number was 53,000, with several thousand more expected by the end of the year.” “Though the number is growing, the children can and should be easily cared for in the richest country in the world,” he said. “The sheer desperation of parents represented by the numbers” is alarming, Bishop Wester said. A delegation of U.S. bishops who visited the Central American countries found “a perfect storm” of root causes: lack of economic opportunities, lack of educational facilities, escalating violence and the inability of the governments to protect their people. The U.S. bishops, he said, are trying to educate Catholics and others “on the causes of flight and move them to respond in a compassionate way.” “The picture for immigrants can be bleak, but we are a church of hope and action,” Bishop Wester said. “The arrival of unaccompanied children and families is a test for our country, the United States,” to see if it can counter what Pope Francis has described as “the globalization of indifference and the throwaway culture of our world.” “As an immigrant nation and an immigrant church,” he said, the Catholic Church in the United States is obliged “to set an example to the world and demonstrate our solidarity with migrants.” Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila spoke to the congress about the ways migrants become bridges between their country of origin and their countries of destination, a daily experience for millions of Filipinos working overseas. The idea of “diaspora” – living outside one’s ancestral home but maintaining ties at least culturally, if not personally – is a concept “filled with images and stories of pain” of people separated from their families and often experiencing rejection in a new land, the cardinal said. But the reality also has a positive side, one of

‘The arrival of unaccompanied children and families is a test for our country, the United States,’ to see if it can counter what Bishop John Wester Pope Francis has described as ‘the globalization of indifference and the throwaway culture of our world.’ potential to create bridges between countries and cultures through the migrants, he said. Catholics and people of good will are called to shift their perspective and stop viewing and speaking of migration simply as a problem, he said. “Our creativity, optimism and solidarity with migrants could direct the narrative, the story of pain and humiliation” and turn it into “the experience of resurrection and renewed mission,” Cardinal Tagle said. Part of the key to making that shift, he said, is to realize that all people are temporary guests, strangers, on this earth, and to realize that in a church that claims to be catholic or universal, everyone must be made to feel at home. The Filipino overseas workers and migrant groups from other predominantly Catholic countries are filling and reviving Catholic parishes in countries where attendance has fallen, he said. They are witnesses to a living faith. “We say this not with pride, but with holy pride,” he added. In addition, the cardinal said, “by ministering to migrants in the diasporas, the church challenges the system of social and economic inequality, ethnic, political and religious conflicts, and ecological degradation that force many people to migrate, leave their countries of origin.” The Catholic Church, he said, is called to challenge “policies that are inhuman and unreasonably restrictive to migrants, preventing them from being dignified and productive” in a new land. “It causes Christians a lot of pain to see some governments win – gain votes – with an explicitly anti-migrant policy,” he said.

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OBITUARIES FATHER EUGENE FRANCIS DUGGAN, 93 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 68-YEAR PRIESTLY CAREER IN ARCHDIOCESE

Cathedral by Archbishop John J. Mitty, Father Duggan celebrated his ďŹ rst Mass at St. Augustine Church in Oakland, where he grew up and attended school. Father Duggan, who served at parishes including St. Jarlath, Oakland; St. Vincent de Paul, Most Holy Redeemer, St. Brigid, San Francisco; and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Redwood City, was always held in high regard by pastors with whom he served. In 1969, Father Duggan was named pastor of Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Portola Valley, and a year later, pastor of St. Denis Parish, Menlo Park, where he served for 14 years.

MARIANIST BROTHER PATRICK MCMAHON, 79

Brother Patrick went on to Archbishop Riordan High School through 10th grade, when his family moved to Sacramento. He earned a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in history, with a minor in mathematics, from St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College, Moraga. For a decade beginning in 1973, Brother Pat taught at Archbishop Riordan. Marianist Father Tom French, who lived in community with Brother Pat for 15 years, said he was hospitality personiďŹ ed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever came to the community, he would make them feel welcome,â&#x20AC;? said Father Tom. He remained a tutor at Riordan through 2008, patiently helping special needs students. In 2005, the school awarded him the Blessed Chaminade Award for his dedication in more than 50 years with the Society of Mary and 23 years of teaching and service to Riordan. Remembrances may be made to the Marianist Province of the U.S., 4425 West Pine Blvd., St. Louis MO 63108.

Father Eugene Francis Duggan, retired pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea Parish, Sausalito, died Nov. 7 at Nazareth House, San Rafael.Â He was 93. A funeral Mass was celebrated at Star of the Sea Nov. 14. His Father Eugene now late brothers Duggan Father Paul Duggan and Father William Duggan also served in the archdiocese. Ordained June 15, 1946, at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Marianist Brother Patrick McMahon, 79, a one-time student and later teacher at San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Archbishop Riordan High School, died Nov. 1 at his communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement facility in Cupertino. He had been a religious for 60 years. A funeral Mass Marianist was celebrated Nov. Brother Patrick 13 with interment at McMahon Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Los Altos. Brother Patrick attended St. Joseph School in San Francisco. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My third grade teacher, Brother Francis Tribull, inspired me to consider Marianist religious life,â&#x20AC;? Brother Patrick wrote in a jubilee remembrance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through his kindness, he encouraged his students to see life as good. He became a living example for me.â&#x20AC;?

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In 1983, Archbishop John R. Quinn named him pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea. Father Duggan, along with Msgr. Jim Keane, were special honorees at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Oct. 24 at the fourth annual St. John Vianney Luncheon honoring retired priests of the archdiocese. Father Raymund Reyes, archdiocesan vicar for clergy, introduced highlights of the careers of the two priests, each of whom received a papal blessing at the luncheon. Father Reyes noted that in 1954, Father Thomas N. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Kane, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul, said in a letter to the chancery about Father Duggan â&#x20AC;&#x153;how indebted this parish in general and

RELIGIOUS OF THE SACRED HEART SISTER CONSTANCE CAMPBELL, 95

Religious of the Sacred Heart Sister Constance Campbell died Nov. 13 at Oakwood her congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retirement facility in Atherton. She was 95 years old and a religious for 71 years. Her late sister, Sister Susan Sister Constance Campbell was also a Campbell, RSCJ Sacred Heart Sister. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. at Oakwood with interment in the sistersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cemetery there. Sister Connie was â&#x20AC;&#x153;a woman of great common sense and wonderful judgmentâ&#x20AC;? her congregation said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An educator in both the classroom

myself in particular are to him for his gracious and Christ-like ministry here.â&#x20AC;? Archbishop Quinn, in a note to a parishioner writing him in praise of Father Duggan, wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could not agree with you more as to Father (Dugganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) kindness, warmth and deep pastoral sense. His priestly dedication is an example to all of us in the archdiocese, and I thank God with you for the many years of service which he so selďŹ&#x201A;essly has rendered to the church.â&#x20AC;? Father Duggan retired in 1994. Remembrances may be made to the Priestsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109. and administrative offices, she was gracious always and in all ways to everyone and was much loved by many.â&#x20AC;? Sister Connie held a doctorate in sociology from St. Louis University and is a former faculty member of San Francisco College for Women, formerly of her congregation and now the University of San Francisco. She is also a former president of her congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Duchesne College in Omaha. Sister Connie is survived by her brother Richard L. Campbell of Denver, sisters Sharon C. Melchior and Anne E. Marshall of Omaha and sisters-in-law Joanne L. Campbell of Calgary, Alberta and Joan L. Campbell Foote of Lincoln, Nebraska. Remembrances may be made to the Society of the Sacred Heart, 4120 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO 63108 or Duchesne Academy, 3601 Burt St., Omaha, NE 68131.

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Archdiocesan deacon writes book to bolster marriage formation The Couple to Couple League, a national natural family planning education organization, is raising funds to publish a resource book by San Francisco archdiocesan Deacon Bill Turrentine that will bolster marriage formation. The book, called “Your Love Story,” presents a short, clear, compelling case for the church’s teaching on marriage, the Cincinnati-based organization said in an announcement Nov. 5. The organization noted Pew public opinion surveys showing that only 26 percent of millennials are married and that the median age of marriage is the highest in history at 29. “Marriage preparation has become

so much more challenging than it used to be because couples are formed in a way that is opposed to the truth about marriage, that is based on a consumerist view and use of other people,” Deacon Turrentine told Catholic San Francisco. “The good news is with the teaching of St. John Paul II, we have a phenomenal tool for showing couples the beauty of God’s plan,” he said. “We have both a tremendous challenge and a tremendous opportunity. Getting marriage right helps couples get their whole faith right. It ties into the essence of the Gospel, Christ’s love for his church and the community that is the Trinity.”

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A prayer vigil at the University of San Francisco Nov. 16 remembered the 25th anniversary of four Jesuit priests and two others assassinated in El Salvador during the nation’s civil war.

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Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuría, Ignacio MartínBaró, Segundo Montes, Amando López, Joaquin López y López and Juan Ramón Moreno, their housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina, were remembered in a three-part commemorative event attended by San Francisco’s Jesuit community Nov. 16, the 25th anniversary of their assassinations in El Salvador. The priests were gunned down by the Salvadoran government at their residence on the University of Central America campus on Nov. 16, 1989, for their pursuit of economic justice for the poor. Their cook and her daughter were at the residence at the time. A crowd of 700 from the University of San Francisco, St. Ignatius College Preparatory and the parishes of St. Agnes and St. Ignatius gathered first to attend a commemorative Mass at St. Ignatius Church at 5 p.m. In his homily Jesuit Father Gerdenio Manuel, director of the university’s St. Ignatius Institute, said the focus today should be less about the martyrs’ brutal killings and more about “how they changed the world for good.”

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“Who are the poor seen through the eyes of the Salvadoran martyrs?” Father Manuel said. “I would like to direct our attention to the poor for whom these martyrs gave their lives and stand witness so that we can – as their witness invites us – see in the weak of this world the triumph of God.” The event also honored the lives of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador and Maryknoll Sister Ita Ford, who were killed in 1980 during El Salvador’s 12-year civil war. More than 70,000 Salvadorans also died in the conflict. The day of commemoration culminated with a candlelight procession from the university’s main campus to the Martín Baró Garden on the Lone Mountain campus, where USF president Jesuit Father Paul J. Fitzgerald led a prayer service. Banners bearing the martyrs’ faces were displayed as crosses were planted in the soil for each victim. “God of the poor and marginalized, we come together this night to remember these men and women who gave their lives in the service of justice,” Father Fitzgerald said. ”May their lives continue to inspire peace and a true sense of the dignity of every human person.”

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CUSTODIAN RESPONSIBILITIES PRIMARY FUNCTION: Seeking a full time janitorial position for St. Gabriel Parish. We are seeking an individual with experience in the upkeep of Parish buildings and grounds. He/ she will be taking direction from the Pastor and Staff but will be working independently at times. Candidate must be punctual, reliable, trustworthy, selfmotivated, observant, helpful and courteous as well as work well with a variety of age and ethnic groups. He/she must maintain and demonstrate a cooperative attitude and effective working relationship with all groups, employees, volunteers and parishioners. Candidate must have good basic fix-it skills. Candidate must be able to drive and have use of his/her own car. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Please submit resume, cover letter and two references to: Fr. Thomas Hamilton, St. Gabriel Church 2559 40th Avenue, San Francisco, Ca 94116 Fax: (415) 731-1270 E-mail: locotommie@gmail.com

ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT - FINANCE Looking to make a difference? We, the Catholic Church of San Francisco, pledge ourselves to be a dynamic and collaborative community of faith known for its quality of leadership; richness of diversity of culture and peoples; and united in faith, hope and love. The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking a qualified Administrative Assistant. This is a regular, full-time non-exempt position based on a workweek of 37.5 hours. Compensation is competitive in the Religious Non-profit market with a very substantial benefits package including employer-funded Pension Plan, 403B and Flexible Spending Account, generous holiday schedule and free, gated parking. The Administrative Assistant reports to the Chief Financial Officer. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: Assists the Chief Financial Officer by acting as a major participant in various activities with outside business and financial institutions such as, but not limited to, stock brokerage transactions and insurance and banking arrangements. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: • Ability to interact professionally, especially in dealing with committees, financial vendors. • Excellent communication and PC skills with experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access. • Good working knowledge of finance and accounting concepts. • Ability to multitask while working fairly independently with a minimum of detailed supervision or guidance. • Excellent time management and organizational skills. DESIRED EDUCATION: • BS/BA or relevant work experience PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: • Experience and working knowledge of finance and accounting concepts – experience working in an accounting office and/or financial institution. • A general understanding of the Catholic Church and the workings of parishes and schools. Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants with criminal histories considered.

Please submit resume and cover letter to: Archdiocese of San Francisco Attn: Patrick Schmidt, Office of Human Resources Archdiocese of San Francisco One Peter Yorke Way , San Francisco, CA 94109-6602 Fax: (415) 614-5536 E-mail: schmidtp@sfarchdiocese.org

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SATURDAY, NOV. 22 TURKEY DRIVE: Annual Turkey Drive at St. Emydius Church, 260 Ashton Ave., San Francisco benefiting St. Anthony’s Dining Room, 9 a.m.-noon. Pierre Smit, sfpierre@aol.com. KNIGHTS FUNDRAISER: Knights of Columbus and Marin Network for Life benefiting Chaldean Catholic victims of ISIS; Knights of Columbus Hall, 167 Tunstead Ave., San Anselmo, beginning 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Evening is free with guests asked to donate to the Chaldean cause. A refugee family and clergy from St. Mary Assyrian Chaldean Catholic Church in Campbell will attend. National Knights of Columbus will match donations raised. Joe Tassone, (415) 215-8571. 2-DAY CRAFTS: Amazing and magnificent crafts sale benefiting Children’s Medi-Fund, a 100 percent nonprofit organization supporting efforts of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd and projects making a difference in the lives of children facing serious challenges. Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 1310 Bacon St., San Francisco, noon-7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (415) 586-2822. BOUTIQUE: Mercy High School, McAuley Pavilion, 19th Avenue, San Francisco Holiday Boutique, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. with more than 40 vendors, raffle, silent auction and Irish coffee with student entertainment. Admission is free. Proceeds benefit Mercy athletics. HANDICAPABLES MASS: Marin Catholic High School, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at Bon Air Road, Kentfield, noon, followed by lunch, Father Mark Taheny, pastor, St. Sebastian Church, principal celebrant and homilist. All disabled people and their caregivers are invited. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in this cherished tradition. Randy DeVoto, (415) 321-5100. 2-DAY BOUTIQUE: Shop with the Dominican Sisters of Mission San

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3

THURSDAY, DEC. 4

SIMBANG GABI: Mass opening novena of prayer anticipating birth of Christ, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 7:30 p.m. Archbishop Bernardito Auza, Archbishop permanent obBernardito Auza server of the Vatican at the U.N., is principal celebrant. Nelliehizon01@ gmail.com, (415) 699-7927.

3-PART ADVENT TALK: Advent, a time of devout and expected joy, and the joy of the Gospel, exploring Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation with Father David Pettingill, 7-8:30 p.m., Dec. 4-11-18, St. Emydius Church, Father David 286 Ashton Ave., Pettingill San Francisco. Donation for three-part series is $15. (415) 587-7066.

Jose, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both days, at motherhouse, 43326 Mission Blvd., entrance off Mission Tierra Place, Fremont. Ornaments, holiday toys, baked goods and the sisters’ Dominican Olive Oil and old-world fruitcakes and more will be on sale. Popular booths feature wreaths and decorations, homemade cookies and breads, knitwear, cards and stationery created by the sisters and local artists and a general store offering motherhouse persimmons. Stop for lunch in the Boutique Café. Visit www.msjdominicans.org.

SUNDAY, NOV. 23 RIORDAN MOMS: Archbishop Riordan High School alumni moms brunch, Lake Merced Golf Club benefiting Campus Ministry programs, $50. Reservations required. Tickets online, www.riordanhs.org. Sharon Udovich, (415) 586-8200, ext. 217; sudovich@riordanhs.org. PHOTO EXHIBIT: “Therefore I Have Hope,” through Dec. 31, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, weekdays 8:305 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday 10-3 p.m. in

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2-DAY BOUTIQUE: Holy Angels Parish Hall, 107 San Pedro Road Colma, Saturday, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Sunday, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Admission is free. Handmade articles for sale from many vendors. Snacks will be sold; pictures with Santa. (650) 755-0478; croller@ pacbell.net.

SUNDAY, NOV. 30 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring various artists. Freewill offerings accepted at door. (415) 567-2020, ext. 213; www. stmarycathedralsf.org.

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FRIDAY, DEC. 5 FIRST FRIDAY: Contemplatives of St. Joseph offer Mass at Mater Dolorosa Church, 307 Willow Ave., South San Francisco, 7 p.m., followed by healing service and personal blessing with St. Joseph oil from Oratory of St. Joseph, Montreal. TAIZE: All are welcome to Taizé prayer around the cross, Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame, 8 p.m. Taizé prayer has been sung on first Fridays at Mercy Center with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan since 1983. (650) 340-7452. GRIEF SUPPORT: Holiday Grief and Self-Care, St. Peter Parish, 700 Oddstad Blvd, Pacifica. 10 a.m.-noon, tonilyng@aol.com; www.sfarchdiocese. org/grief.

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CABARET NIGHT: St. Stephen Women’s Guild presents a fun night of dinner, dancing and auction at Olympic Club Lakeside. $135; www.cougarcabaret.com; SSauction2014@gmail.com; Mary Kerford, (415) 624-6180. ‘LOOKING EAST’: Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, 5920 Geary Blvd. at 23rd Avenue, San Francisco, Divine Liturgy 10 a.m.; luncheon noon, talk by Father Kevin Kennedy, pastor, 1 p.m. All are welcome throughout the day. Series continues first Saturdays of the month. Parking is in St. Monica Church lot. www.byzantinecatholic.org; (415) 7522052; OLFatimaSF@gmail.com. FOOD FESTIVAL: Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th Street at Guerrero, San Francisco, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Las Latinas, Fil-Am and the Black Student Union will offer a variety of ethnic treats plus entertainment and raffles. Dora Gomez-Loeza, mxloeza@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, DEC. 7 CONCERT: Choirs and musicians of St Bartholomew Parish, Alameda and Crystal Springs Road, San Mateo, annual Christmas Concert, 3 p.m. Christmas favorites old and new sung by four choirs accompanied by a 13-piece orchestra conducted by Tim Cooney. Freewill donations appreciated. CONCERT: Schola Seraphic will be performing a festival of carols, 2:30 p.m., St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, 320 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, $20/$15

SATURDAY, DEC. 6

PILGRIMAGE: Our Lady of Guadalupe pilgrimage and Mass from All Souls Church, South San Francisco to St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco and Mass with Archbishop Salvatore Archbishop Cordileone at 2 Salvatore J. p.m. at the catheCordileone dral. www.cruzadaguadalupana. org; (415) 333-4868

CEMETERY MASS: Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, All Souls Mausoleum Chapel, 11 a.m., Father Daniel Carter, pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, San Francisco, principal Father Dan celebrant and Carter homilist. (650) 756-2060; www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

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CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 7 p.m., Cookies and Carols with the Cathedral Choir, the Archdiocesan Children’s Choir, St. Brigid School Honor Choir plus dessert service; $20/$10 students/seniors. Takes place in St. Francis Hall, lower level of the cathedral. (415) 567-2020, ext. 213; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.

CATHEDRAL CHRISTMAS EVE: Mass at 5:30 p.m. with carol prelude at 5 p.m. by Archdiocesan Children’s Choir and St. Brigid School Honor Choir; Mass at midnight with carol prelude at 11:30 p.m. by the Cathedral Choir and Golden Gate Brass Quintet; St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. (415) 567-2020, ext. 213; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | NOVEMBER 21, 2014

In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of October

HOLY CROSS COLMA Violeta Agtarap Romana Aguirre Ida E. Pagan Amaya Maria Virginia Miranda Anzoategui Rustico P. Apostol Jorge Arguello Joan F. Baker Nello Baldisseri Inez Marion Belson Beulah L. Benazzo Ellen Frances Berg Carmel “Charlie” Borg August J. Bottaro Juan Bruno Kellie Buono Dennis A. Cabral Lilia P. Calimlim Helvethia (Angel) Castillo Jack L. Ceccacci Mary Lee Choi Hyung Rae Choi Louisa Cobbaut John P. Collins Gerald Colombi Clarence Joseph Cravalho Jeremiah K. Cronin Jovito I. Cruz Domenic Daniele Betty J. de la Rosa Visitacion Dela Pena Jeannine A. Diming Aldo Diodati Eleanor O’Brien Dyer Leland R. Evans, Jr. Yvonne K. Featherstone Edward E. Fernandez Pat B. Flores Ruth Marie Flores Helena Fokin Loretta F. Gassie Paul Joseph Giovannoni Esequiel A. Gonzales, Sr. LaVerne B. Hallett-Wood Mary Helen Hansen Sr. Helen Hansen William G. Hartmann Shirley P. Hayes Julia C. Healy

Mary C. Hernandez Ian Roy James Patsy Jeglum Zeola A. Johnson Rosalinda D. Kircher Rosemary A. Kyrie Helen Grace Lake Virginia Malloy Lamerdin Doris L. Lewin Albert F. Lille Joseph Maggiora Bruno Malucchi Vicente A. Marapao Rose M. Marty Maria “Dora” Michno Emanuel Paul Mifsud Robert Miguel Rita M. Mihalek Jeanne D. Miller Jane Elizabeth Modrell Lelio M. Montagnoli Priscila Corral Moreto Henry John Norman Sandra Nungesser Elaine Barbara O’Brien Emmett O’Connell Joseph E. O’Dea Hector Olivas Rita Oropeza Vittorio Ottoboni Catalina Perez Robert Francis Phipps Richard W. Puccinelli Ralph E. Pujolar Juanita T. Pulido Ernest J. Raabe Isabel G. Ramirez Elvira A. Ravella Paul Leo Raymond Paulina B. Renteria Laurens Hawn Reyburn Maddox Risano Sr. Mary Joan of Arc Rodriguez Daniel Rubi Lorraine Ruiz Jesus Saldajeno Rosalina Saldajeno Rodolfo A. San Agustin Mario G. Sandoval Arnold S. Schade Adele Louise Schou Caroline A. Seibel

Lorraine Serracino Michael Shanahan Daie Sheehan Patricia Matheu Stamps Joseph Paul Stivala Anna Marie Stivala Carmen E. Taylor-Cotton Pedro “Peter”Torres, Jr. Joseph “Andy”Trizuto Nonita T. Velarde Joseph C. Vella Marian Brady Ward John Marshall Warnock Gloria Wermes Suzette Silva Williams Diane Winchell Howard Wyrsch Patricia Wyrsch Joseph Naim Yaghmour

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Maria Teresa Espinosa Maurice Julius Galvez Richard Kusa Maria Angela Madrigal Tomaso Malia Mahe

MT. OLIVET, SAN RAFAEL John George Affonso Rita Kroncke Bullian Crispin Fernandez John (Jack) Hossfeld JoAnn Kessler Paul Pascal Perez Lena Scherini Rose Camporeale Scotto

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR Lucinda T. Cardoza Justina Rivas

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA FIRST SATURDAY MASS – Saturday, December 6, 2014 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am |

Rev. Daniel Carter, Celebrant

CHRISTMAS REMEMBRANCE SERVICE – Saturday, December 13, 2014 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am |

Msgr. John Talesfore, Officiate

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A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.