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Philadelphia archdiocese sets up victims’ reparation fund Matthew Gambino Catholic News Service

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Requiem Mass for the homeless

The Missionaries of Charity and the Benedict XVI Institute choir led a Mass of the Dead for Our Homeless Brethren at St. Patrick Church in San Francisco Nov. 8. Six days a week the sisters and their volunteers serve a home-cooked dinner to the homeless and poor who live near or under the freeway overpass at Potrero Avenue and Cesar Chavez Street in San Francisco. See story on Page 6.

PHILADELPHIA – Acting on his promise to find new ways to support survivors of clerical sexual abuse, Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announced Nov. 8 that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is creating a new reparations program open to anyone abused by clergy in the archdiocese. Philadelphia’s archbishop made the announcement in his column on CatholicPhilly.com, explaining the archdiocese will fund the program and “pay the amounts that independent claims administrators deem appropriate.” The Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program seeks to compensate all victims but especially those whose claims are currently see philadelphia, page 18

Padua Dining Room: No fees, no questions, and no one turned away Nicholas Wolfram Smith Catholic San Francisco

As a small group of children played outside, the noise from the dining hall at St. Anthony of Padua overflowed with dozens of conversations. Seated at long rows of tables, a few hundred men and women talked Monday Nov. 5 over trays of beef stew, rice and salad or lingered over cups of coffee. All were guests of the Padua Dining Room, which has served hundreds of lunches six days a week since 1974. The dining room is a portrait of the service of the church in an area notable for its economic inequality. Many of the parishioners at St. Anthony of Padua in the North Fair Oaks section of San Mateo County, where the dining room is located, have financial struggles. According to Data USA, 19.6 percent of North Fair Oaks residents make less than $25,000 a year. A redwood fence running on the edge of the parish grounds marks the border between Atherton and North Fair Oaks. On one side of the fence lies the most expensive zip code in 2017, according to Forbes. On the other side are hundreds of people “hungry enough to stand in line for a meal,”

As families begin to think about Thanksgiving, the Padua Dining Room is preparing for its biggest day of the year. Dehn said the holiday was “by far” the biggest day for the dining room, estimating that each year they serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal for 750 to 1000 people. Dehn said an important part of the dining room’s success is its approach to its guests. Padua Dining Room “charges no fees, asks no questions, and turns no one away,” he said. The staff of the dining room take pride in the lack of barriers to service. Mimi Melvin, who has volunteered with the dining room for 29 years, told Catholic San Francisco the open-door policy was important to her. By embracing hospitality without any conditions, the dining room can (Photo by Nicholas Wolfram Smith/Catholic San Francisco) serve the largest possible number of people, Tom Romine has been coming to the dining room at St. Anwithout concern for whether they qualify for a thony of Padua for five years. He told Catholic San Francisco meal. “we’re so blessed to have an organization like this that feeds “Maybe their income is $100 dollars over qualipeople six days a week.” Padua Dining Room serves hundreds fying, but that money could be going to medicine, of meals a day to locals in need of a meal. A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. or to pay for groceries,” she said. received a flag honoring yourcoordinator, loved one's military service and would like to donate it Bob Dehn,If you thehave dining room’s volunteer to the cemetery to be flown as part of an “Avenue of Flags" on Memorial Day, 4th of July Veterans' Day, told Catholic San Francisco. seeand padua dining room, page 18

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2 ARCHDiocesE Need to know ‘ALPHA’: Alpha season at St. Dominic Church is Mondays, Nov. 19 through Dec. 10, Parish Hall, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco, 7-9 p.m., including a weekend overnight retreat in Oakland Nov. 30-Dec. 2nd. Alpha is an opportunity to hear the Gospel of Jesus Christ, ask questions and be welcomed. Enjoy dinner, a dynamic short film, and conversation. Invite a friend. Sign-up at stdominics.org or at the parish office; or “just show up,” the parish said. For more information, contact Michael O’Smith at michaelosmith@stdominics.org or (415) 567-7824 ext. 102.

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Cardinal: Sacraments, social work key to parish evangelization

Priests and laity need to look not only at what happens inside their walls for evangelization, but also meet the needs of people in their local community. “The parish that wants to be evangelizing gives Concern about an aging church and loss of faith service to the poor, and regards this as a high prioramong the young has concentrated many Catholics’ ity,” he said. minds on the need for evangelization. At an Oct. 30 Cardinal Arinze said parishes should look at adlecture, more than 100 people turned out to hear dressing material and spiritual needs in its social about how a parish community can meet that need. service and encouraged people to reimagine who In his lecture at Star of the Sea Parish in San Fran2-DAY GOOD SHEPHERD SISTERS FUNDcisco, Cardinal Francis Arinze, the 86-year-old former the needy are. While some people live with addiction or poverty, he added others need encouragement in RAISER: “Purchase with a Purpose” sale. Looking prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship at their faith or in living their vocation, or attention if for a great place to start your Christmas shopping? the Holy See, said parish evangelization depends on they have not been to Mass. Stop by the convent of the Good Shepherd Sisters, parishes recommitting to their liturgical and sacra“All these people need to find in the church a comNov. 17, 18, and see the products made by women mental life in partnership with a renewed dedication munity that gives them a sense of belonging,” he in their self-sufficiency projects in Thailand. The projto the needy in their communities. Cardinal Arinze said. ects allow the women to work with dignity and prodiscussed many of the ideas about how parishes can Cardinal Arinze outlined the kinds of service parvide a future for their children – especially those with evangelize their communities in his new book “The ishes could do, from serving the homeless, to paying special needs. There are many products including Evangelizing Parish,” published in July by Ignatius hospital fees and school tuition for those who cannot toys, tees, totes, backpacks, men’s and women’s Press. afford their bills, to engaging with unemployed youth clothing, baptismal dresses, smocked Christmas In addition to the importance of placing the Euchaor victims of prostitution. dresses, cards, home goods and more. 1310 Bacon rist in a central position in the church, and encourag“While not all situations can be resolved by the St., San Francisco, noon-6 both days. For more ing reverence toward it through adoration, Cardinal parish,” he said, “every parish is called to liberation information, contact phylis4hope@mac.com. Arinze proposed parishes rethink how they present of the poor, enabling them to be part of society.” other sacraments. The sacraments of initiation, espeCardinal Arinze suggested parish councils estab‘STORIES OF CHRISTMAS’: Actor Frank Rucially baptism, are opportunities, he said, for priests lish social service committees to discern the needs of nyeon, known for his time on daytime dramas or parish assistants to reach out to people who have their local community and how to serve them. including “As the World Turns,” presents “The 3½ grown apart from the church. Cardinal Arinze also Failing to uphold their obligations to the poor carStories of Christmas,” told from an angel’s point asked priests to sacrifice their time to make reconciliries spiritual danger, Cardinal Arinze said, pointing of view, Dec. 2. The actor also studied at Fuller ation more available for people seeking forgiveness. to the words of Pope Francis in “Evangelii Gaudium,” Seminary and Yale Divinity School. Adults and chilAnointing of the sick, the cardinal added, should be where the Holy Father wrote that however much a dren of all ages are invited. Christmas treats will offered as a means of healing to anyone who is serichurch community “may talk about social issues be served. St. Anselm Church, Shady Lane and ously sick, and not just the dying. or criticize governments,” failing to take concrete Bolinas Road, Ross, 3 p.m. www.saintanselm.org, Parishes can also approach the sacrament of matactions to help the poor means “it will easily drift (415) 453-2342. Donations accepted. rimony differently, he said, by putting an emphasis into a spiritual worldliness camouflaged by religious on psychological, theological, pastoral and theoretipractices, unproductive meetings and empty talk.” cal preparation for married life, and “not just on the After talk, one audience member asked the cake.” Church Goods & Candles Religious Giftsthe & Books Archbishop cordileone’s schedule cardinal about how to engage atheists about the Cardinal Arinze also encouraged parishes to set faith. Cardinal Arinze said to “meet them, love them, times to pray together the Liturgy of the Hours, respect them,” and move gradually in inviting them which the Second Vatican Council praised as “the Nov. 15-18: International symposium, “Humanae to the church. public prayer of the church.” While time could be an Vitae,” Austria “If they see you as a good witness of Christ, it beissue, he reminded the audience that “there is enough comes more powerful than words,” he said. time for things you consider important.” Nov. 22-24: San Diego 5 locations in California Nov. 27-29: EWTN visit, Alabama Dec. 1: Adult confirmations, 5:30 p.m., cathedral Dec. 2: Cathedral Mass, 11 a.m. Dec. 5: Chancery meetings Dec. 6: Cabinet and chancery meetings; Lessons & Carols, St. Dominic; Catholic Charities board meeting Dec. 7: Clergy adoration in reparation, Cathedral, St. Isabella and St. Matthew Dec. 8: Guadalupana and “Mass of the Americas,” cathedral 2 p.m.

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‘We’re very lucky to have her on our team,’ SVdP says of Peggy Cooney Tom Burke catholic San Francisco

The St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County is running up to the holidays much with the help of volunteer Peggy Cooney. “Peggy is a huge asset to the society’s Development Department,” said marketing and communications director Krissy Lagomarsino. Peggy has been SVdP’s Database Volunteer for seven years. “She has worked diligently to ensure our supporter Krissy Lagomarsino and records remain up to date Peggy Cooney and accurate,” Krissy said. In addition she helps organize the group’s large bulk mailings and fundraising events. “We’re very lucky to have her on our team!” Krissy said. “Peggy is a wonderful woman who continuously gives her time and energy to help SVdP thrive.” “I am a San Francisco native, raised in St. Cecilia Parish, and graduated from Mercy High School, San Francisco,” Peggy said. She was an active parishioner at Daly City’s Our Lady of Mercy Parish for more than 40 years, and is a parishioner today at St. Veronica’s in South San Francisco. Peggy found her way to SVdP through meeting now retired executive director Lorraine Moriarty. “I met the staff and found out I was familiar with their computer program. I then decided I would volunteer once a week to help out in the office.” Peggy likes “giving back and helping those less fortunate and in need. I truly believe in all the good work of SVdP and their tireless staff.” From its B Street headquarters and conferences throughout San Mateo County, SVdP works to ensure the forgotten, suffering or deprived get the help they need every day, Krissy said, but the holidays bring on increased needs. Krissy summed up the holiday plan: “Every year, our conferences make special Thanksgiving home visits to provide food and gift cards to families who cannot afford a Thanksgiving dinner. Our Homeless Help Centers serve a turkey feast to our homeless

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Dominican retreat leader blurs line between life and afterlife Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

Anyone interested in cultivating a “sense of living in eternity now” should open themselves up more intentionally to the communion of saints and souls, said the leader of an All Souls weekend contemplative retreat at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Bolinas Nov. 3. “If you don’t already have the custom of intimate prayer with the saints or the souls, I want to give you a few tips,” said Dominican Father Nathan G. Castle, a priest and author with a unique ministry to what he calls “stuck souls” struggling in afterlife after harrowing deaths. If you want to create a relationship with anyone who has died you can just ask, said Father Castle who joined the Dominican order in 1979 and has led the Catholic communities at Stanford University and Arizona State University. “You don’t have to “project yourself out” or “telepathically send a message,” he said. “You just have to say I want you to be with me right now.” “St. Dominic was very helpful to me in the years when I needed a lot of help,” he said. If you ask one of

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Dominican Father Bruno Gibson holds his hands out in prayer at the shore of Bolinas Lagoon after leading a contemplative walk with participants of his “View from the Shore” retreat Dominican speaker series. the saints or souls to be with you, they will be with you just as you are now. Father Castle’s presentation called, “Living in Eternity Now: Friendship with Jesus, the Saints and the Souls,” shared insights

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people who died suddenly and often traumatically, adjust to the afterlife. “Nobody drags you down that road or into that light,” he said. “You have to go willingly into the afterlife and participate as you are able.” There’s a certain portion of the population that struggle and it’s not a statement of morality or being “sentenced” to it. In his self-published book “Afterlife, Interrupted: A Catholic Priest Explores the Interrupted Death Experience” (Fluid Creations, 2018), Father Castle shares the stories of 13 such people who over the course of 20 years have come to him in his dreams seeking help in resolving their afterlife experience. Father Nathan and a prayer partner were able to help come to terms with their fate. Father Castle was invited to lead the part silent, part interactive retreat at the historic rural parish by Dominican Father Bruno Gibson who travels each week from Tiburon where he lives to celebrate Sunday Mass at St. Mary Magdalene, a mission of Sacred Heart Parish see retreat, page 7

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Archbishop: Homeless a symbol of ‘the spiritual state’ of all Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

In the heart of a city becoming as well known for the size of its homeless population as it is for its golden-hued bridge, about 200 people gathered at St. Patrick Church Nov. 8 to pray for the eternal rest of the human lives ended unceremoniously on the streets of San Francisco. Students from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School, ICA Cristo Rey, St. Ignatius College Preparatory High School and Archbishop Riordan High School flanked the doors and walked the aisles of the Mission Street church handing out programs and “Our Lady of the Streets” holy cards in advance of the archdiocese’s Requiem Mass of the Dead for Homeless Brethren. The Mass was organized by the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Human Life and Dignity and Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone presided. “The Catholic Church believes one of the greatest acts of charity we can perform is to pray for the eternal salvation of those who have gone before us,” said Martin Ford, social action coordinator for the office and organizer of the first-time Mass. Joining the archbishop on the altar were seven priests and two deacons including St. Patrick pastor Father Roberto Andrey, Mission Dolores Basilica pastor Father Francis Garbo; Star of the Sea Parish pastor Father Joseph Illo; rector of the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi Capuchin Father John De La Riva; retired St. Matthew pastor Father Anthony Maguire; archdiocesan vicar of administration and moderator of the curia Jesuit Father John Piderit and Father Patrick Summerhays, the archbishop’s priest-secretary. Deacons Ed Te and Ferdinand Mariano assisted. There are some 2,100 chronically-homeless people on the streets of San Francisco, although total homeless including families or individuals living in cars, tents or parks is estimated to be as high as 7,500, organizers said, citing a 2017 homeless census and survey. Mortality is four to nine times

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Seven priests and two deacons of the Archdiocese of San Francisco joined Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone on the altar of St. Patrick Church for the Mass of the Dead for our Homeless Brethren Nov. 8. The first-ever Mass was organized by the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Human Life and Dignity. Left, a man at the altar with his dog received Communion from the archbishop. higher among chronically homeless people whose life expectancy is 25 years shorter than among the general population. The archbishop noted autumn’s signal of “things coming to an end” and the passage into the “silence of winter,” a reminder of the silence of death and the fleeting nature of human life. In his homily he elaborated on St. Paul’s comparison of the human body to an “earthly tent” in the first reading of 2 Corinthians 5: 1, 6-10, calling the homeless “a symbol, a sort of sacrament of the spiritual state of every one of us.” A tent is a temporary dwelling, a sort of a makeshift dwelling, he said, and “this is a disturbingly accurate description of those who have died on the streets.” Missionaries of Charity, the religious order founded by St. Teresa of Kolkata to serve “the

poorest of the poor,” led song with the Benedict XVI Institute choir. At a reception following the Mass, Spencer and Rachel Christiansen, parishioners at Star of the Sea Parish, cradled their three sleeping children while they told Catholic San Francisco they came to pray for a college friend, Michael Cunningham, who died under a freeway underpass in Marin County a few years ago. “I am a native San Franciscan, so I’ve always been very familiar and close to the problem, said Spencer. “It’s been hard bringing three kids tonight but we are offering it up,” he said. “The homeless need rest and I hope that they will pray for me as well.” Eric Jackson, a St. Dominic parishioner, said he prayed that “all those who had no home here on earth be welcomed into their eternal home, the mansion, that has been prepared for them.”

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in Olema. He and a small group of dedicated friends have created an extension of his longtime “View from a Ridge” retreats in Marin County in the metaphorically-named “View from the Shore” retreat series in Bolinas. Although such contact with the “other side” was not something he sought out, Father Castle said that he has come to believe that providing such help is something the Holy Spirit has given him to do. “Inside the body of Christ, I believe that you and I can talk to anybody because we are connected physically,” he said. It’s not just wishful thinking, he said. “Aren’t there people you love who live in different states? It’s the same thing with death and the afterlife.” About 20 participants began the day with morning prayers and contemplation of question: “How would my life be different if I lived my entire life conscious of the eternal companionship of Christ, the saints and the souls? Lunch was taken silently in the serene coastal graveyard followed by a contemplative walk led by sprightly 87-year-old Father Bruno, who took retreat-goers down the dirt driveway of the historic church, past a rural farm stand and through a denselyvined coastal trail to the sweeping

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Dominican Father Nathan G. Castle celebrated Mass at the end of a daylong contemplative retreat called “Living in Eternity Now” at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Bolinas Nov. 3.

shore of the Bolinas Lagoon. The day concluded with evening Mass concelebrated by both Dominican priests. Father Castle spoke in a hush to Catholic San Francisco in the graveyard that the topic was “especially fitting here.” “What I try to do is help people understand that to be human, to have a human nature is to be both temporary and permanent, mortal and immortal, in different ways at the same time,” he said.

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Peruvian Catholics at St. Timothy celebrate centuries-old Lord of Miracles devotion Marta Rebagliati

On Sunday, Oct. 28, devotees of a centuries-old Peruvian tradition attended Mass and participated in a solemn procession escorting the image of the Lord of Miracles, patron of Lima, Peru, at St. Timothy Parish in San Mateo. The event, which included a lively kermesse (festival) with folk music, dance and traditional food, was organized by the men and women of the Hermandad del Senor de los Milagros of San Mateo – one of seven guilds in the Bay Area whose mission is to foster and propagate the devotion to the Lord of Miracles. Followers wear a variation of the Carmelite habit in purple color, a sign of penitence, sometimes throughout their lives as a token of gratitude for an answered prayer and protection from earthquakes. St. Timothy pastor Father Alner Uy Nambatac celebrated the Mass to a standing-room only congregation. “My father was Chinese,” he said. “I am Filipino and I only speak ‘poquito Español’ and I can’t find my homily in Spanish,” as altar servers scrambled to find it, to the applause and laughter of all. The readings and his message highlighted God’s love for his people and his miracles, a testimony that “he is among us.” Jimmy Cano, secretary general of San Mateo’s hermandad and a parishioner at St. Timothy, told Catholic San Francisco that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of St. Timothy’s “hermandad” which initially had the spiritual guidance of the late Father John S. Isaacs, “We had his untiring help all the time,” he said. After the procession, an award ceremony recognized the service of longtime members and leadership. A pastel portrait of Jesus donated by a Peruvian artist was raffled off among attendees. The procession in San Mateo is one of many around the world held to coincide with the procession in Lima, where, since colonial times,

Children celebrate the Lord of Miracles devotion at St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo, Oct. 28. throngs of faithful have poured to the streets with great fervor to escort a replica of a mural that still exists, painted by a slave of the likeness of the crucified Christ. The procession of the patron of Lima makes its way through the Peruvian capital on different days every October and is considered one of the largest and oldest in the world. It demands the presence of a 2,000-strong permanent police squad to safeguard the crowds, sahumeras (women bearing incense), musicians and the

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California, Mexican border bishops meet in ‘fraternal’ conversation Martin Ford

TIJUANA, Mexico – As caravans of Honduran and Guatemalan immigrants traveled through Mexico toward the U.S. in a cacophony of media reporting and political rhetoric, a group of California and Mexican bishops met quietly in Tijuana in their annual meeting of prayer and friendship Oct. 22-23. “We made much progress in building up bonds of communion between our (Photo by Martin Ford/Office of Human Life & Dignity, communities with much friendship Archdiocese of San Francisco) and fraternity,” Archbishop Salvatore Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone speaks J. Cordileone said, speaking on the last with a migrant at a repatriation center in day of the two-day meeting. Tijuana during trip to meet with Mexican “Today our church, our Catholic border bishops. Church has a great opportunity to Afterward, the California bishops evangelize our communities that are S T I N visited C Tthe Icenter, V where E L Mexicans Y UareN not just here or thereD butIcommunities assisted in the often very difficult prowho don’t have bread for their children,” said Mexicali Bishop José Isidro cess of re-entering Mexico. The center provides a variety of assistive services Guerrero Macías, speaking of the including offering hot meals, helping Catholic Church’s mission to the poor them to find places to stay, job finding and disenfranchised, and the bishops’ assistance and language services. The opportunities to work together despite bishops were given an opportunity to the border. meet, ask questions and encourage A powerful moment took place when and pray with several migrants. the bishops were shown an ordinary“They are doing tremendous work looking door on the border that sepawith our brothers and sisters who are rates the U.S.-Mexico border through in such a state of desperation,” Archwhich migrants walk to return to bishop Cordileone said. “Obviously Mexico. The bishops witnessed a short this is a very difficult and frustrating line of Mexican people, mostly teenagmoment.” ers, returning to Mexico through this The Mexican bishops were Tijuana door to meet Mexico’s border patrol. Archbishop Francisco Moreno BarThey would then be allowed to walk rón, Ensenada Bishop Rafael Valdez through another corridor which led to Torres, Mexicali Bishop Macías and the repatriation center.

Hermosillio Archbishop Ruy Rendón Leal. In addition to Archbishop Cordileone and Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto, Fresno Bishop Armando Ochoa and San Diego Auxiliary Bishop John Dolan were from California. The bishops came together to discuss migration, care for the environment and life and family and to find other areas of common ground, said Bishop Soto, president of the California Catholic Conference. “How do we care for children and their mothers … mothers oftentimes in desperate circumstances D Bishop I S TSotoI looking toward abortion,” said. “It is encouraging for us to share ideas, to see the different ways that we try to reach out to those in need. How do we together proclaim the Gospel?” were warmly met I The Q U.S. Ubishops E bishops by the Mexican and representatives of the National Institute of Migration at the border in Tijuana. NIM is a unit of the government of Mexico that controls and supervises migration into Mexico. The bishops were then driven along the border wall to the end where it meets the Pacific Ocean. Archbishop Cordileone recounted how a moving special posada had been celebrated very close by. At the end

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Appeals court: Trump can’t end DACA

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal appeals court ruled Nov. 8 in favor of keeping in place the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, rejecting the Trump administration’s efforts to end it. The decision, made by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in San Francisco, upheld a lower court’s preliminary injunction blocking the federal government’s attempts to stop the program implemented by the Obama administration in 2012. “We conclude that plaintiffs are likely to succeed on their claim that the rescission of DACA – at least as justified on this record – is arbitrary, capricious or otherwise not in accordance with law,” the court ruled. Although several trial judges have found fault with Trump’s decision to end DACA, this decision was the first from a federal appeals court, and it could move the issue to the Supreme Court. The Trump administration has already asked the Supreme Court to review the injunction keeping DACA in place. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2017 called Trump’s efforts to end DACA “reprehensible” and a move that caused “unnecessary fear for DACA youth and their families.” The USCCB, along with a variety of Catholic groups, organizations and religious orders, have called for a solution to help these young adults. Currently, DACA protects about 700,000 people.

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Atlanta archbishop releases list of credibly accused priests

ATLANTA – Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Atlanta has released a list of the priests, deacons, seminarians and religious credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor from 1956, when the diocese was established, until now. Atlanta became an archdiocese in 1962. In a statement published on the archdiocese’s website, the archbishop said Nov. 6 that he was publicly releasing these names “in a spirit of transparency and the hope of continued healing for the survivors of abuse.” He also renewed his apology “for the damage that young lives have suffered and the profound sorrow and anger that our families have endured” because of sexual abuse they experienced from someone in the church. “It is a response in faith that must accompany this listing,” he added. Archbishop Gregory said the Atlanta Archdiocese is committed to the protection of minors and to compliance with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.”

Archbishop praises West Virginians for ending taxpayer funding of abortion

WHEELING, W.Va. – The people of West Virginia have shown their devotion to the culture of life by voting to end taxpayer funding of abortion in the state, said Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori, who is apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. Voters Nov. 6 approved Amendment 1, which adds to the state constitution: “Nothing in this constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion. West Virginians told lawmakers that they stand for life through the passage of Amendment 1,” the archbishop said. “Their voices put an end to decades of taxpayer-funded abortions through Medicaid that have resulted in more than 35,000 deaths.” He added: “The passage of Amendment 1 is just another way that the people of the Mountain

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High court to consider if 40-foot-cross war memorial endorses religion

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court announced Nov. 2 that it would hear oral arguments this term to consider if a 40-foot cross in Maryland endorses religion or is simply a secular memorial. The cross in question sits at a busy intersection in the Washington suburb of Bladensburg, Maryland, and memorializes soldiers who died in World War I. Last year, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in Richmond, Virginia, ruled 2-1 that the 93-year-old monument is unconstitutional and must be removed or destroyed. “(It) has the primary effect of endorsing religion and excessively entangles the government in religion.” Known as the Bladensburg Cross or the Peace Cross, the cement and marble memorial was erected by the Snyder-Farmer Post of the American Legion of Hyattsville, Maryland, to recall the 49 men of Prince George’s County who died in World War I. The cross, whose construction was funded by local families, was dedicated July 13, 1925. The American Humanist Association, a Washington-based group that represents atheists and others, filed suit against the memorial because it is in the shape of a cross. It argued that having a religious symbol on government property violates the establishment clause of the First Amendment. The group said the cross “discriminates against patriotic soldiers who are not Christian, sending a callous message to non-Christians that Christians are worthy of veneration while they may as well be forgotten.” Supporters of the Peace Cross stress that its message is secular: to commemorate war victims. They also have argued that the monument’s cross shape was not intended for religious reasons but to look similar to cross-shaped grave markers in Europe used for American soldiers who died there. Catholic News Service

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Resist ‘cold shadow’ of euthanasia, cardinal says

TORONTO – The “cold shadow” of euthanasia is spreading, warned Cardinal Thomas Collins. Speaking at the 39th annual Cardinal’s Dinner in Toronto Nov. 8, the cardinal urged 1,600 Cardinal Thomas attendees to fight attempts to expand Collins Canada’s euthanasia law to include minors. “The time for review of the federal euthanasia law is upon us, and there is great pressure to eliminate the so-called ‘safeguards’ which made it seem to be not so terrible,” he told the audience at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “One such safeguard is that euthanasia is to be only for adults. Now we hear arguments made that the concept of ‘adult’ is to be made so elastic that even minors are to be eligible for euthanasia, even without the consent of their parents. The cold shadow of euthanasia is spreading further in our land, and we must resist that,” the cardinal said. In December, a government committee is expected to deliver a report that examines extending assisted suicide to youth under 18, psychiatric patients, and consenting adults who give an advance directive to be euthanized in the event they become incapacitated by illness or disease. The cardinal stressed the need for

access to palliative care. “That, not euthanasia, is the way forward,” he said.

Sacraments are not for sale, pope says at Mass

VATICAN CITY – The sacraments are gifts from God that are given freely and are not a way for the church to fill up its coffers to cover expenses, Pope Francis said. “Sometimes,” he said, “I have seen – not here in Rome, but in another area – I saw a list of prices” for the sacraments, the pope said. If someone wants to give an offering, “they should put it in the poor box, secretly, so that no one can see how much they have given.” In his homily at his early morning Mass Nov. 9, the pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from St. John, in which Jesus drives the moneychangers and merchants from the temple. “Take these out of here and stop making my father’s house a marketplace,” Jesus said. Pope Francis said Jesus’ action was prompted by the presence of “idolaters,” people who were enslaved by “the idol of money. This calls for our attention and makes us think about how we treat our temples, our churches; if it is a house of God, a house of prayer, of encounter with the Lord” or “if it resembles a marketplace,” the pope said.

every “wall” of gloom and resignation and help the world realize people need to take care of one another because they are all part of one human family, Pope Francis told Catholic journalists. He also urged them to continue to call out injustices, follow ethical standards and put people first. The pope spoke Nov. 9 during an audience with some 340 students, alumni and faculty representing the Institute for the Promotion of Young Journalists – a Catholic school of journalism based in Munich. The school was established 50 years ago, after the Second Vatican Council, to provide professional training to Christians in the fields of journalism, media and communications, either for the church or secular outlets. “As Christian journalists, you stand out for your positive approach toward people and for your professional ethics,” the pope told the group. The work is more than just a job, he said; it is a responsibility and commitment, especially today when it has become all too easy “to let oneself be carried away by popular opinion, defeatism and a pessimism that paralyzes and blinds.”

Book offers perspective on former nuncio’s claims, author says

VATICAN CITY – The decision to appoint Archbishop Theodore E.

McCarrick to lead the Archdiocese of Washington and eventually to make him a cardinal went forward at the insistence of St. John Paul II’s inner circle despite reservations stemming from reports of misconduct, a new book claimed. The book, titled “Il Giorno del Giudizio” (“Judgment Day”), was released Nov. 6 and reconstructs the events leading to Archbishop McCarrick’s rise in the hierarchy while countering claims made by Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, former nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Vigano called on Pope Francis to resign and claimed he personally informed the pope about then-Cardinal McCarrick’s misdeeds. He also claimed that Pope Benedict XVI imposed sanctions on the cardinal because of allegations of sexual misconduct with and sexual harassment of seminarians. “We want to try to give an account of the facts but to also offer some perspective on the current crisis in which it is increasingly clear that some people – including some bishops – have forgotten what the church is, confusing it with a corporation and demanding the pope’s resignation as if he were a CEO,” Italian journalist Andrea Tornielli told Catholic News Service Nov. 9. Catholic News Service

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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time DANIEL 12:1-3 In those days, I Daniel, heard this word of the Lord: “At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time. At that time your people shall escape, everyone who is found written in the book. “Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake; some shall live forever, others shall be an everlasting horror and disgrace. “But the wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of the firmament, and those who lead the many to justice shall be like the stars forever.” PSALM 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 You are my inheritance, O Lord! O Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot. I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. You are my inheritance, O Lord!

Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. You are my inheritance, O Lord! You will show me the path to life, fullness of joys in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. You are my inheritance, O Lord! HEBREWS 10:11-14, 18 Brothers and sisters: Every priest stands daily at his ministry, offering frequently those same sacrifices that can never take away sins. But this one offered one sacrifice for sins, and took his seat forever at the right hand of God; now he waits until his enemies are made his footstool. For by one offering he has made perfect forever those who are being consecrated. Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer offering for sin.

MARK 13:24-32 Jesus said to his disciples: “In those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. “And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky. “Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leaves, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. “But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

Jesus: Human and divine

esus teaches us many things about the end of the world and his Second Coming. The Church meditates on these truths in November, the final month of the liturgical year. At the conclusion of our Gospel passage, Our Lord says something very strange about his own knowledge of the end of the world: “But of that day or hour no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father.” What does He mean here? Is it possible that Jesus, true God and true man, does not know when the world will end? The heretics, Arius and Eunomius, who denied the divinity of Jesus, taught that this passage showed that Father Joseph Christ’s knowledge was less Previtali than the Father’s. However, believing the true doctrine about Jesus’s divinity, we cannot hold Him to be teaching that He does not know the “day or hour” in his divine intellect. As St. Thomas Aquinas points out, the Gospel of John

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teaches us that all things were made by the Word of God, including all times. St. Hilary of Poitiers connects the dots for us: “… Let common sense decide whether it is credible that He, who is the cause that all things are, and are to be, should be ignorant of any out of all these things.” Clearly it would be the most senseless heresy to attribute ignorance to Jesus as God, especially because God cannot be ignorant of anything that was made by Him. But what about Jesus’s human knowledge? Is Jesus teaching here that He doesn’t know the “day or hour” in his human intellect? This was the opinion of the Agnoetes, a heretical sect in the sixth century, led by Deacon Themistios of Alexandria. The Agnoetes taught that Christ was ignorant in his human intellect of the day and hour of his Second Coming. This heresy, which is promoted by many contemporary theologians and preachers, was condemned by Pope St. Gregory the Great, who taught that Christ, in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, was not ignorant in his human intellect of anything created, past or future. That includes the day and the hour of his Second Coming. So why did Jesus say that only the Father knows? St. Gregory teaches us that the day or hour is said to be unknown to the Son in that He makes it to be unknown to us, just as a day is said to be happy not

because the day itself is happy but because it makes us happy. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (§474) takes up this line of thought when it teaches that “Christ enjoyed in his human knowledge the fullness of understanding of the eternal plans he had come to reveal. What he admitted to not knowing in this area, he elsewhere declared himself not sent to reveal.” Regarding this hidden nature of some mysteries, St. Hilary teaches, “… if there are in Him all the treasures of knowledge, He is not ignorant of this day; rather we ought to remember that the treasures of wisdom in Him are hidden ….” And St. Thomas explains further that Jesus says that the Father does know the day and the hour because He made it to be known to the Son. Thus, the hidden nature of the Last Day is part of our salvation, in which we trust in Jesus without exact knowledge of when He will come again in glory. St. Gregory explains further that Christ teaches that the Father alone knows the day or the hour because the Father is the eternal source of this knowledge. Thus, Jesus knows the day or the hour in his humanity but not from his humanity. His knowledge of the Last Day belongs to that knowledge that He possesses only because the Father has given it to Him. As St. John Chrysostom teaches, see previtali, page 15

Liturgical calendar, daily Mass readings Monday, November 19: Monday of the Thirtythird Week in Ordinary Time. Rv 1:1-4; 2:1-5. Ps 1:12, 3, 4 and 6. Jn 8:12. Lk 18:35-43. Tuesday, November 20: Tuesday of the Thirtythird Week in Ordinary Time. Rv 3:1-6, 14-22. PS 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5. 1 Jn 4:10b. Lk 19:1-10. Wednesday, November 21: Memorial of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Rv 4:1-11. Ps 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6. See Jn 15:16. Lk 19:11-28. Thursday, November 22: Memorial of St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr. Rv 5:1-10. Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b. Ps 95:8. Lk 19:41-44.

Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Dn 7:13-14. Ps 93:1, 1-2, 5. Rv 1:5-8. Mk 11:9, 10. Jn 18:33b-37.

Jer 33:14-16. Ps 25:4-5, 8-9, 10, 14. 1 Thes 3:12—4:2. Ps 85:8. Lk 21:25-28, 34-36.

Monday, November 26: Monday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. Rv 14:1-3, 4b-5. Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6. Mt 24:42a, 44. Lk 21:1-4.

Monday, December 3: Memorial of St. Francis Xavier, priest. Ps 122:1-2, 3-4b, 4cd-5, 6-7, 8-9. See Ps 80:4. Mt 8:5-11.

Tuesday, November 27: Tuesday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. Rv 14:14-19. Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13. Rv 2:10c. Lk 21:5-11.

Tuesday, December 4: Tuesday of the First Week of Advent. Optional Memorial of St. John Damascene, priest and doctor. Is 11:1-10. Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17. Lk 10:21-24.

Wednesday, November 28: Wednesday of the Thirty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Rv 15:1-4. Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 7-8, 9. Rv 2:10c. Lk 21:12-19. Thursday, November 29: 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 21:28. Lk 21:20-28.

Friday, November 23: Friday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorials of St. Clement I, pope & martyr; St. Columban, abbot; Bl. Miguel Pro, priest and martyr. Thanksgiving Day. Rv 10:8-11. Ps 119:14, 24, 72, 103, 111, 131. Jn 10:27. Lk 19:45-48.

Friday, November 30: Feast of St. Andrew, apostle. Rom 10:9-18. Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11. Mt 4:19. Mt 4:18-22.

Saturday, November 24: Memorial of St. Andrew Dung-Lac, priest and martyr, and Companions, martyrs. Rv 11:4-12. pS 144:1, 2, 9-10. See 2 Tm 1:10. Lk 20:27-40.

Saturday, December 1: Saturday of the Thirtyfourth Week in Ordinary Time. Bl. Charles de Foucauld. Rv 22:1-7. pS 95:1-2, 3-5, 6-7ab. Lk 21:36. Lk 21:34-36.

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Sunday, December 2: First Sunday of Advent.

Wednesday, December 5: Wednesday of the First Week of Advent. Is 25:6-10a. Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. Mt 15:29-37. Thursday, December 6: Thursday of the First Week of Advent. Optional Memorial of St. Nicholas, bishop. Is 26:1-6. Ps 118:1 and 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a. Is 55:6. Mt 7:21, 24-27. Friday, December 7: Memorial of St. Ambrose, bishop and doctor. Is 29:17-24. Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14. Mt 9:27-31. Saturday, December 8: Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Gn 3:9-15, 20. Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4. Eph 1:3-6, 11-12. See Lk 1:28. Lk 1:26-38.

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letters Focus on reparations for victims

As I read a recent issue of Catholic San Francisco, I was disappointed to see the headline, “Crisis response tops agenda for bishops’ fall meeting” (Oct. 25) rather than what I would have hoped for, “Helping abuse victims heal tops agenda for bishops’ fall meeting.” As I read the associated article, I felt I was hearing more of a defense of the preventive actions that have been taken rather than a focus on trying to repair the inestimable damage that has been done to the victims. Further, it’s hard to believe that only now has the Administrative Committee “initiated the process of developing a code of conduct for bishops” in regard to these matters. I resonated with Father Rolheiser’s column later in the same issue of the paper admonishing us to move on from anger to empathy for those who have failed us, but doing so is difficult in this situation. I am reminded of the line from an old folk song, “When will they ever learn?” John Mikulsky San Carlos

Make hotlines more available

I wish to thank Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for the listening sessions provided regarding clergy sexual abuse. I attended the St. Mary’s Cathedral Oct 17 session. It was truly heartbreaking listening to these narratives of betrayal: a nun abused by a priest, children, altar boys, and more. I went to Catholic school in the ‘50s and knew exactly what priest to stay away from and why. These terrible abuses have been around for a long time. It has to stop. I wish to offer a suggestion that the clergy abuse hotlines (415) 614-5503 and (415) 614-5506 be posted in every vestibule, in every Catholic Church and the phone numbers be listed in every parish bulletin – no exceptions. I test-called both numbers and got a recording that someone will call back, and the other said information will be provided and opportunities to speak to other victims. Abuse is serious! It is an emergency situation and should be handled immediately – not given resource information. I recommend a live person, not a machine to leave a number. If I called 911, I would get a live person concerned about the situation. When someone is being abused, immediate help is needed. That hotline should be visible and easily accessed, same as a 911 number. As part of the protection and stewardship offered by our archdiocese, the hotline should be posted as soon as possible. I truly thank and praise God for outstanding holy and wonderful priests, religious brothers, sisters and all those who have dedicated and given their lives to the Lord in services to his people. They are cherished by all. We pray that they know that we are grateful. Mary Beaudry South San Francisco

Historical lens on the abuse crisis

The sexual abuse scandal in Pennsylvania and Archbishop McCarrick’s alleged sexual misconduct is disheartening to say the least. It has shocked and angered many people in this country. I, also, know a lady who was sexually abused by a priest in the ‘60s when she was in her early 20s. She left the church for some years because of it, but returned. Yet, she still has a lot of anger about it; I can’t say I blame her. As bad as it seems, there is a silver lining. Allegations of sexual abuse by priests have decreased substantially since 2002. All priests and most people working for the church get training in how and what to do if they suspect child abuse. I recommend two books by Philip Jenkins, professor of history at Baylor University and a head of the school’s Program on Historical Studies of Religion: “Pedophiles and Priests: Anatomy of a

Contemporary Crisis,” (Oxford, 1996); and “Moral Panic: Changing Concepts of the Child Molester in Modern America,” (Yale, 1998). Jenkins makes many points in his books and a few stand out: Only 4 percent of priests have been convicted of molesting minors. That is a small amount of priests but still big enough to cause many problems. It also means the majority of priests are not molesting minors. Jenkins also states that the majority of the cases were not pedophilia, the sexual abuse of young children, but ephebophilia, the sexual abuse of teenage boys. Obviously, this is immoral, criminal and harmful to teenage boys, but as Jenkins states therapists and psychiatrists treat ephebophiles differently than pedophiles. Finally, Jenkins states in the second book that there was never a consistent way of dealing with the problem of sexual abuse of minors in this country in the 20th century. In the ‘60s and ‘70s it was not treated as a serious problem by law enforcement, psychotherapists, the church and society as a whole. This is when the majority of the abuse happened. At the time it was thought to be curable by therapists. It was also thought that if a minor was a victim of sexual abuse it was better not to make a big deal of it and the minor would get over it. Obviously that was totally wrong as we now know. The good thing is that this kind of immoral and criminal behavior is treated seriously by society, law enforcement, psychotherapy and the church presently and will not be tolerated anymore. James Watrous San Mateo

Response to a rebuttal

After reading Gemma Hon’s rebuttal (“Commending Pope Francis on China deal,” Oct. 25) to my letter (“Questions on the China deal,” Oct. 11) the following questions require answers: Where is the language in the ‘deal’ that would support Hon’s assertion that, “the spread of Catholicism will not be impeded in China” despite over 70 years of Communist rule in China that has been unequivocally intolerant to religious freedom? Does Hon have firsthand knowledge of the “deal” since the terms of the “deal” have not been disclosed by Beijing or the Curia? Charles J. Wallace Novato

A painful farewell

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my resignation from the Catholic Church. It is a scary thing to do when you are 75 and have been a devout Catholic, educated in Catholic schools through postgraduate level, and have had a Catholic marriage and raised three married children who have produced 10 grandchildren, all Catholic. The institutional Catholic Church is so riddled with corruption that I must, finally, follow my conscience. I refer to the ongoing and ubiquitous scandal involving the rape and other assault on children placed in its care. It is abundantly clear that the “old boy” system which allows bishops and those in power to not only conceal these heinous crimes, but to generate a culture which enables them, is never going to change. That is, until women are allowed at the table. If women shared the power and the burden of leadership, I believe they would protect the children. Also, they would correct outdated and onerous rules such as no birth control. Are married cou-

ples having children unto fecundity? No, and why should they!? When will we realize that controlling women’s reproduction is controlling women. Catholic women standing up to the male only institutional church would bring swift reform. Saying “We’re out of here until we are allowed to share the power, be priests, have married priests, embrace all people despite their sexual orientation,” would change the institutional church. So today, I stand up to be counted. Kate Powell Sausalito

Welcoming the stranger

I opened up Catholic San Francisco just now and eagerly expected an enlightened view of the plight of the thousands of refugees fleeing violence and poverty in Central America to combat their vilification by Donald Trump. Trump has called these people dangerous, diseased and bad. I figured that there would be something from the bishops’ conference or from other prominent Catholic clergy. After all, these people fleeing Honduras and El Salvador are probably Catholics. And violence in those countries is well documented. I had to search for a tiny article about the one Catholic group that has spoken out for humane treatment of the refugees. This from the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. However, you could have missed this article since it was thrown together with other small articles. Perhaps this little article is further evidence to follow Grace Garcia’s advice in her letter to the editor (“Let women lead a ‘clean sweep,” Nov. 1) to make a clean sweep of the hierarchy and bring in Catholic nuns. They seem to have the moral fiber that the clergy lack. However, I am still horrified and disappointed by the deafening silence of the Catholic Church in regard to the refugees. Is this another instance in history where the Catholic Church has stood by and said little or nothing? Richard Morasci San Francisco Editor’s note: Archbishop Cordileone and other California bishops met with Mexican border bishops in October in Tijuana. See story on Page 11 of this issue.

Saluting police and fire priest-chaplains

Re “Chaplains comfort, counsel, cheer police, fire personnel,” Oct. 11: Thank you so much for your outstanding article on Fathers Green and Quinn. They are truly wonderful men bringing counsel and comfort to our wonderful first responders. Their selfless dedications have brought peace and understanding to those in pain and conflict. As a 28-year patrolman for the SFPD, I have seen the great works of these “men of the cloth” on many occasions. They delve into a world of chaos and confusion and always seem to help so many see the light of hope and God’s love. The presence of these two men along with the great Sister Lil make all of our lives so much better and manageable! God bless our first responders and our chaplains. They are truly God’s grace! Kevin M. Martin Retired, SFPD #24 Editor’s note: The article, by Lidia Wasowicz, also featured the work of Father Andrew Spyrow, pastor of St. Rafael Parish and chaplain for the San Rafael Police Department.

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Previtali: Jesus: Human and divine FROM PAGE 14

the Father established the man Jesus as Judge and therefore Jesus also knows in his human intellect all that pertains to his judgment, including the time of the judgment. St. Hilary teaches us about this generosity of the Father: “… how much more room for blasphemy will there be, if a feeling of envy is

ascribed to God the Father, in that He has withheld the knowledge of His beatitude from Him to whom He gave a foreknowledge of His death.” Indeed, it is blasphemous and heretical to attribute ignorance to Christ, either in his divine intellect or in his human intellect. Rather, we entrust ourselves with full confidence to his great Mercy, before He comes in glory. He has been established

by the Father as our Judge. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, to bring perfect justice to all creation. We are not meant to know exactly when that will happen. We can only pray with the Church: Come, Lord Jesus! Father Joseph Previtali is currently studying at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

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A right way of dying

do not want to die from some medical condition; I want to die from death! Ivan Illich wrote that. What’s meant here? Don’t we all die from death? Of course, in reality that’s what we all die from, but in our idea of things, most often, we die from a medical condition or from bad luck through cancer, heart disease, diabeFATHER ron tes, Alzheimer’s, rolheiser or as the victim of an accident. Sometimes, because of how we think of death, we do die from a medical condition. That’s what Ivan Illich is trying to highlight here. Death is meant to be met and respected as a normal human experience, not as a medical failure. Death and its inevitability in our lives are to be understood as a growth point, a necessary maturation, something to which we are organically and spiritually destined and not as an aberration or unnatural intrusion into the life cycle (an intrusion that could have been avoided except for an accident or failure of medicine.) We need to understand death the way a woman carrying a child contemplates its delivery, not as some aberration or risky medical procedure but as the full flowering of a life process. We pay a price for our false idea on dying, more than we imagine. When

death is seen as a medical failure or as tragic bad luck, its threat then becomes a menacing specter and a threatening darkness inside that cauldron of all those other energies and fears we do not consciously deal with and into which we dare not venture. Ernest Becker speaks of something he calls “the denial of death” and suggests that our refusal to meet and respect death as a natural process rather than as an aberration impoverishes us in untold ways. When we falsely fear death then the inchoate sense of our own mortality becomes a dark corner from which we stay away. We pay a price for this in that, paradoxically, by falsely fearing death we are unable to properly enter into life. Martin Heidegger affirms much the same thing in his understanding of life. He suggests that each of us is (in his words) a “being-towards-death”, that is, from the second we are born we already have a terminal condition (called life) and we can only be free of false fear if we consciously live out our lives in the face of that non-negotiable truth. We are dying. His language around this can leave us depressed but, like Illich, he makes a positive point. For Heidegger, in the end, we don’t die because of bad medicine or bad luck. We die because nature has its course and nature runs that course and we will, in fact, enjoy our lives more if we respect that natural course because that acceptance will help us to value more how precious our moments of life and love are. Ironically, euthanasia, for all its sophisticated claims to be something

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that lets us control death, would have us die precisely from a medical condition and not from death (which is a natural process). Of course, wanting to die from death and not from a medical condition does not mean we do not value medicine and what it offers for our health and the preservation of our lives. We are obliged by our nature, by our loved ones, by common sense, and by an inalienable principle right within the moral order itself to take all ordinary medical measures available to preserve our health. Modern medicine is wonderful and many of us, including myself, are alive today thanks only to modern medicine. But we must be clear too that when we come to die it won’t be because of a medical failure but rather because death is our natural end. Just as we were once born from our mother’s womb, there comes a time when we need to be born again from the earth’s womb. Moreover accepting death in this way is not a negative stoicism which robs life of delight and joy. To the contrary, as anyone who has ever had a health crisis the brought him or her close to death will tell you, facing death makes everything in life all the more precious since it is no longer taken for granted. One cautionary flag: This kind of talk is not necessarily for the young in whom the denial of death is, for a good reason, very powerful. While young people should not be willfully blind to their own mortality or live their lives as if life here were to go on forever, they shouldn’t yet be focused on death. Their task is to build a future for themselves and the world. Death can be dealt with later. Metaphorically speaking, they need to be focused more on nurturing the embryo than worrying about its delivery. At the center of Jesus’ teaching lies a great paradox: Whoever clings to life will lose it and whoever lets go of life will find it. Ivan Illich, it would seem, agrees. Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

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n a recent column, Father Ron Rolheiser cited James Hillman’s 1993 book “Suicide and the Soul.” Hillman addresses complex issues that “go against common sense, medical practice and rationality.” A “restlessness” can invade a person’s soul and body and create distress, conflict, and even insanFATHER gerald ity. According D. Coleman, PSS to the Gospel writers, Jesus engaged in battle against overwhelming agitations. He fought against his own temptations in the desert and expelled demons from individuals. Luke and John testify that the resurrection overturns the domain of Satan and replaces it with the kingdom of God. Perhaps the afflicted ones who caught the attention of the New Testament writers suffered something irrational and undiagnosable. Luke relates the heart-wrenching story of the man

from the Gerasenes who suffered demons who severely tormented him (8:26-33). He screamed and was kept under guard with chains for fear of what he might do. He was a person torn away from his right mind. Jesus brought him peace. At Christmas one reason for tidings of comfort and joy is the birth of Jesus who came “to save us all from Satan’s power when we had gone astray.” As in other places in the world, the call for exorcism has been rigorous in the United States. Many books, journalistic investigations, and movies have placed before us horrifying and malevolent demons who cling with unbelievable tenacity and exhibit superhuman strength. Secular media’s appetite for gratuitous violence exploded in William Friedkin’s 1973 film “The Exorcist,” and Malachi Martin’s 1976 book “Hostage to the Devil: The Possession and Exorcism of Five Americans.” A resurgence of demonism and exorcism ministries were rejuvenated. Whatever a person’s problem – depression, anxiety, substance addiction, a runaway sexual appetite, mood swings, blurred self-identities, disturbing visions and sensations

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Exorcism is too often a ritualized placebo that promises to mend body, mind and soul. It’s an alternate medical therapy for those who see demons everywhere. In 1983, Harvard-educated psychiatrist and author M. Scott Peck testified in “The Road Less Traveled” that he participated in two exorcisms. On both occasions, he “confronted a profoundly evil spirit.” He concluded, however, that “genuine possession is very rare” and exorcism should be used only when it fits, for example, with the Charles Mansons of the world. Leading authority on evil spirits Francis MacNutt reached the same conclusion in his 1993 book “Deliverance from Evil Spirits.” Without denying the possibility that the devil might be found in a rare bush, there is a real danger of seeing the devil in every bush. The papacies of St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI fostered a revival see coleman, page 19

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of theological thought about the devil and created an environment conducive for an explosion of academic classes on exorcism, frequently called “Demonology Theory.” As recently as September, Pope Francis asked for daily prayers to “protect the Catholic Church from ‘attacks of the devil’ and ‘devil turbulence.’” His remarks come in response to the clerical sex abuse scandal roiling the church and the papacy. Vatican II’s document “The Church in the Modern World” states that “a monumental struggle against the powers of darkness” pervades all human history (no. 37). Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals, along with a host of nonChristian traditions, the Chinese Taoist belief as one example, affirm that darkness can torment the church and the world. The Rite of Baptism for Children and the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults acknowledge that those being baptized will have to “fight the devil and all his cunning.” The exorcism prayer at our baptism, strengthened by the sacrament of confirmation, is a pledge by the church that the power of God will always be greater than the powers of darkness (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1237). For a significant minority of Americans, Satan and his henchmen are very much alive. Designated priest-exorcists should serve this ministry only for a limited time and never use the Catholic ritual, “De exorcismis,” to encourage satanic superstition. Fears of an external enemy can cloak the important work of self-assessment. Priests would better use their time not as demonologists but helping ordinary people explain their fears and appreciate that they are created in God’s image and likeness.

Dominican Sister John Martin Fixa died Oct. 27 at St. Elizabeth Convent, Oakland. She was 78 and in the 58th year of her religious profession as a Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose. Born in San Francisco, Sister John Martin was a graduate of St. James School and Immaculate Conception Academy now ICA Sister John Cristo Rey. Martin Fixa, OP Sister John Martin’s entire ministry was in education. She taught at School of the Madeleine, Berkeley; St. William’s School, Los Altos; St. Joseph School, Portland, Oregon; and St. Elizabeth High School, Oakland. For 14 years, from 1976-1990, she was principal of her alma mater, Immaculate Conception Academy, where she led a campaign to construct a new building on the campus, a project called “the Miracle of the Mission.” Given her unique talents in development work, the Dominican Sisters appointed Sister John Martin Development Consultant for the schools where they ministered. In 1995, she founded Dominican Sisters Vision of Hope to support eight inner-city parochial schools affiliated to the Dominican Sisters. Under her leadership, Vision of Hope established an endowment to support the schools. Sister Johnnie, as she was affectionately called, maintained a great circle of friendships with her former students whom she called “her kids.”

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MISSION DOLORES PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: About 50 people gathered at Mission Dolores Nov. 3 toting glow sticks, cellphone flashlights and electric lanterns to illuminate their path during a “flashlight” tour of the old mission, museum and cemetery. The tour was led by curator Andy Galvan whose ancestors are buried in the historic graveyard. The flashlight tours were held for three-days on “Dia de los Muertos” weekend.

ST. PAUL OF THE SHIPWRECK PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: The parish began a “Year of Prayer” Nov. 4 to coincide with Black Catholic History Month. During November, parishioners will learn about five Catholic Church leaders of African descent who are on the road to Sainthood. They are Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Mother Mary Elizabeth Lange, Venerable Henriette deLille, Father Augustus Tolton, and Julia Greeley. Pictured is Jesuit Father Arturo Araujo, celebrant of the Nov. 4 Mass. The parish celebrates a Gospel Mass Sundays at 10:45 a.m.

HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, COLMA: Bishop Robert F. Christian, OP, pictured here with members of the assembly, was principal celebrant and homilist for All Souls Day Mass Nov. 2 in the cemetery’s Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel. “By offering this Mass for the souls in purgatory, we train the supreme power of Christ’s passion and death on our loved ones,” Bishop Christian told the more than 200 people gathered for the liturgy.

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HOLY CROSS CEMETERY, COLMA: Father Raymund Reyes, pictured here with (back left) cemeteries director, Monica Williams, and members of Holy Spirit Music Ministry, was principal celebrant and homilist for first Saturday Mass Nov. 3 in the cemetery’s Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel with more than 400 people in attendance. The first Saturday Mass and the All

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MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, KENTFIELD: The library staff along with members of the multicultural club and students taking Spanish language courses created and displayed large and small altars of their beloved

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The Cathedral Business Manager serves as a key resource in support of the pastor, fulfilling administrative needs in managing finances, overseeing buildings, grounds, property maintenance and personnel. Works independently while advising the Pastor and collaborating with the Chancery offices. Responsible for developing and managing to the annual operating and capital budgets.

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• Manages operations of offices, event center, gift shop and team of five employees • Administers cash flow management system and is responsible for recording and depositing of all Cathedral Revenue • Purchasing and inventory • Monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reporting • Prepares and presents financial and operational performance reports for Pastor, Finance Council and ADSF Finance Department • Negotiates contracts with suppliers, vendors and construction firms in coordination with Archdiocesan Finance Department. • Maintains the premises and anticipates needed repairs and replacements as part of facility maintenance and capital Improvements plans • Develop and update a three-five year Capital improvement and maintenance plans for the Cathedral. These should be prepared in collaboration with the Archdiocesan Real Property Support Corporation (RPSC), Pastor and Moderator of the Curia • Maintenance of Cathedral membership and sacramental records • Administers archdiocesan salary, hiring and benefit policies as directed by the pastor in coordination with the Archdiocesan Human Resources Department.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. • Bachelor’s degree; two to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. • Must be a practicing Roman Catholic who upholds and understands the teaching and traditions of the Catholic Church. • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret financial statements, general business periodicals or governmental regulations. • At least three years of management experience and strong knowledge of finance and budgeting and should have knowledge of MS Word, Excel and Outlook. Proficiency with QuickBooks Desktop and Online sotware Please submit resume and cover letter to: Attn: Christine Escobar-Human Resources Manager Archdiocese of San Francisco One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109-6602 E-mail: escobarc@sfarch.org Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates with criminal histories considered.

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ST. ANDREW PARISH, DALY CITY: Seniors were treated by the parish SVdP conference to a Golden Treasures Luncheon Aug. 4 as part of the parish’s 50th anniversary celebrations. “Over 100 ‘young at heart’ guests enjoyed fellowship, food, and fun,” conference president, Madeleine Licavoli, said. Conference members, pictured with Father Piers Lahey, pastor, and parochial vicar, Father Ngoan Phan, served as waitpersons and entertained with a sing-along.

PAULINE BOOK AND MEDIA CENTER, MENLO PARK: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert Christian, OP dedicated the Pauline Sisters new Book and Media Center Oct. 23 with Mass and blessing. The bishop said he hoped the site will become a “center for spreading the Gospel.” About 50 people attended the ceremony at the new Pauline Book and Media Center, 3250 Middlefield Road. Blessed James Alberione who founded the Daughters of St. Paul in 1915 and died in 1971 said the book centers “are not stores but a service to the faithful,” the sisters’ said. The sisters’ mission statement is to “bring the truth of the Gospel in all forms of communications and in a way that is both relevant and beautiful.”

SACRED HEART SCHOOLS, ATHERTON: The schools put the “you do not learn everything from books” adage into action Oct. 26 when students handpicked olives from the more than 50 century-old olive trees lining an edge of the campus. The olive picking goes back to the early 20th century when Religious of the Sacred Heart, founders of the

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ST. PIUS PARISH, REDWOOD CITY: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone installed Father Thomas Martin as the fifth pastor of St. Pius Oct. 28. Ordained in 2013, Father Martin succeeds retired Father Paul Rossi. The archbishop and the new pastor are pictured distributing Communion at the installation Mass. Just behind them is Father Patrick Summerhays, Archbishop Cordileone’s priest-secretary and the day’s master of ceremonies.

CAPUCHIN FRIARS: The Franciscans’ float was admired by many in the 150th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade Oct. 7 in North Beach. Joining Father John De La Riva, right, rector, National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi for the festivities are, from left, Brother Peter Ciolino, Brother Niko Barth and Brother Austin Cambon. The float was built by Linda and Rich Kosta.

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FRIDAY, NOV. 16 GRIEF SUPPORT: Monthly Grief Support Program, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Msgr. Bowe room. Sessions provide information on the grief process, and tips on coping with the loss of a loved one. No charge. Facilitator: Deacon Christoph Sandoval. For further details, please call Sister Elaine at (415) 567-2020, ext. 218.

SATURDAY, NOV. 17 HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch, both in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Please RSVP by contacting Diane Prell, activities coordinator, (415) 452-3500; www. Handicapables.com. Dates are subject to change.

2-DAY ‘NOEL NOTIONS’: Our Lady of Mount Carmel School auditorium, 17 Buena Vista Ave., Mill Valley, Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 9-noon, homemade bake goods and other treats for purchase, many vendors, Santa’s Toy Booth, lunch available for purchase on Saturday. 2-DAY GOOD SHEPHERD SISTERS FUNDRAISER: “Purchase with a Purpose” Sale! Looking for a great place to start your Christmas shopping? Stop by the convent of the Good Shepherd Sisters Saturday and Sunday and see the fabulous products made by women in their self-sufficiency projects in Thailand, which allow the women to work with dignity and provide a future for their children—especially those with special needs. There are many products including toys, tees, totes, backpacks, men’s and women’s clothing, baptismal dresses, smocked Christmas dresses, cards, home goods and more! You’re sure to find some very unique something that you can’t live without! Come and be amazed1310 Bacon St., San Francisco, noon-6 p.m. both days. For more information, contact phylis4hope@ mac.com.

END OF LIFE CONFERENCE: The Archdiocese of San Francisco, in partnership with St. John Paul II Foundation, the University of San Francisco and the Catholic Medical Association, will host a medical ethics conference at St. Mary’s Cathedral on “The Heart SUNDAY, NOV. 18 of End of Life Care: Catholic Social Doctrine.” The conference is scheduled 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The $79 general HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE: St. Dunstan admission cost includes breakfast, Parish, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., a day of holilunch, and a wine and hors d’ oeuvres day shopping with gifts from over 25 reception following a 5:30 p.m. White local vendors offering unique, artisMass at the cathedral. Continuing tic, and handmade goods. Mimosa education credits for physicians and bar, eggnog, hot cocoa, coffee and nurses are offered at an additional delicious holiday treats available for cost. Detailed information and registrapurchase plus entertainment and a visit tion can be found at convergingroads. from Santa. Large lot for parking. St. U B L I C A T Dunstan I OParish N Center, S 1133 Broadway com. Ave., Millbrae. Holiday Raffle tickets 2-DAY CHRISTMAS FAIR: All Souls also for sale, $40, with $3,000 grand Women’s Club Christmas Fair, Nov. prize. Ann (650) 697-4730; secretary@ 17, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-6 saintdunstanchurch.org, p.m. All Souls Parish Hall, 315 Walnut Ave., South San Francisco; free admission, food and pictures with Santa MONDAY, NOV. 19 available for purchase. allsoulswomensclub@yahoo.com. ‘ALPHA’: Alpha season at St. Dominic’s TURKEY DRIVE: Bring turkeys to is Mondays through Dec. 10, Parish St. Emydius Church parking lot, 350 Hall, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco, 7-9 De Montfort Ave., San Francisco, 9 p.m., including a weekend overnight a.m.-noon. All donations benefit St. retreat in Oakland Nov. 30-Dec. 2nd. Anthony’s Dining Room, contact Pierre Alpha is an opportunity to hear the at SFPierre@aol.com, www.SFTurkeyGospel of Jesus Christ, ask questions, Drive.com. and be welcomed. Enjoy dinner, a dy-

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SUNDAY, DEC. 2 SATURDAY, NOV. 24 PEDRO TOURNAMENT: Our Lady of Angels Parish gym, Burlingame, 9 a.m. coffee with games at 10 a.m., $40 for games and lunch, $25 games only, $15 lunch only. Dorene Campanile, (650) 344-7870. 2-DAY CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE: Holy Angels Parish Christmas Boutique, Nov. 24, 11 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Nov. 25, 8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Parish Hall, 107 San Pedro Road, Colma. Free admission. Handmade articles for sale from many vendors. Snacks will be sold as well as pictures with Santa. (650) 755-0478; e-mail croller@pacbell.net.

TUESDAY, NOV. 27 ‘EL SALVADOR’S MARTYRS’: Francisco Mena Ugarte speaks from his own experience on the legacy that martyrs have left to the younger generations of El Salvador including how Salvadorans interpret the canonization of St. Oscar Romero and challenges it has brought, 6:30 p.m. Ignatian Spiritual Life Center, 1611 Oak St., San Francisco, an event that is part of St. Agnes parish 125th anniversary. RSVP, Grace grace@saintagnessf.com.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28 HOLIDAYS COMING: Christmas at Kohl, Mercy High School Burlingame Alumnae Association’s annual holiday boutique, 5-9 p.m., Kohl Mansion, 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. More than 65 vendors, docent presentations and musical entertainment are part of the evening. Tickets are $10 adults, children under 12 free. Visit www.mercyhsb.com.

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Christmas Remembrance Mass/ Feast of the Immaculate Conception We invite you to gather with us for Christmas Remembrance Mass and Feast of the Immaculate Conception Mass on Saturday, December 8th in the All Saints Mausoleum Chapel at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma. As we prepare for the Christmas season, remembering our loved ones, Rev. Msgr. John Talesfore will celebrate our Christmas Remembrance Mass at 10:00 am. On the feast of the Immaculate Conception, we pray for Our Lady’s motherly care and comfort in our grief. During this Christmas season, the names of those you wish to remember and your message of love may be written on ornaments decorated by Our Lady of Mercy School students and Girl Scout Troop #31971. We invite you to place an ornament on our Memory Trees in our All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. These Christmas Trees represent the ongoing hope of life and will remain in All Saints Mausoleum chapel from December 8th until January 8th, 2019. Please stop by our Cemetery Office to pick up an ornament and write your greetings. You can place the ornament on the trees or we will be happy to hang the ornament for you. There is always a staff member available in All Saints Mausoleum on weekends and holidays to assist you. They will also have memory tree ornaments available for your messages through December 31st.

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