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Women religious serve a man at the Most Holy Redeemer parish hall in San Francisco on March 10 during a garden party in honor of National Catholic Sisters Week. Women and men religious from communities throughout the archdiocese greeted people in need with a free hot meal, clean socks and even pet treats. Story and more photos on Page 3.
VATICAN CITY – Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Community of Sant’Egidio’s founding, Pope Francis urged its members to continue to safeguard the poor, the elderly, the young and the excluded. “Today, more than ever, continue audaciously along this path. Continue to be close to the children of the peripheries through your Schools of Peace which I have visited, continue to be close to the elderly who are often discarded but who, for you, are friends. Continue to open humanitarian corridors for refugees of war and hunger. The poor are your treasure!” he said March 11 during an evening prayer service with members of the Rome-based Community of Sant’Egidio. The community, founded in Rome’s Trastevere see pope, page 28
Author looks into ‘divided hearts’ of Irish-Americans Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco
“To this day I can go to a party and I can tell who is Irish in the room,” James Silas Rogers told Catholic San Francisco on March 9 over a pint and a view of the bay. The author of “Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More,” (The Catholic University of America Press, 2016), had arrived to San Francisco a few days ahead James Silas of his March 11 talk at the city’s Rogers main library as part of the 15th Annual Irish-American Crossroads Festival and agreed to tell us about his book. San Francisco-based Irish-American Crossroads is an organization that promotes an understanding of the Irish experience in America. The annual Crossroads Festival is a cultural event running through April that brings Irish and Irish-American writers, musicians, dancers, filmmakers and more to venues throughout the Bay Area.
includes the stories of American-born boxers, dancers, In his book, Rogers, the longtime director of the Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thom- priests, actors, writers and others of Irish descent. “It is my hope that the chapters that follow persuade as in St. Paul, Minnesota, and editor of its quarterly readers that the story of the Irish in America is in literary journal, “New Hibernia Review,” says that some way the story of an ‘ethnic fade’ that never quite Irish identity has survived beyond the historic era happened,” he writes in the book’s introduction. of Irish immigration even if Irish-Americans themRogers said that the “linking thread in all this” is selves often can’t quite put their fingers on it. that there are two parts of the self at war in Irish “What I say in this book is that I think that IrishAmerican life,” he said. American ethnicity has certainly moved out of the In the book’s first chapter, “Sporting Gentlemen,” quantifiable,” he said. “Ethnicity is handed on to us Rogers reflects on the memoirs of three Irish athletes in ways that are below our consciousness.” He said his Midwestern parents, a “Yankee” father of the late-19th century: rough-and-tumble bare-knuckle champion boxer John L. Sullivan, James “Gentlewith a vague and perhaps more-wishful Irish anman Jim” Corbett and baseball player Connie Mack. cestry than his second-generation Irish-American These Irish-American men were preoccupied with mother, loved pop culture Irish expression – green their “respectability” in different and often paradoxieggs and marching in the St. Patrick’s Day parade cal ways, said Rogers, perhaps a vestigial by-product and the like. “My parents believed there was something very dis- of Ireland’s history of British suppression, national poverty and the weight of anti-Catholic sentiment in tinctive about being Irish even if they couldn’t really America. say what that was,” he said. John L. Sullivan’s wish to have it both ways, to be Twenty-two years in the making, “Irish-American able to walk into a saloon, crash his fist down on the Autobiography” is a compilation of 10 themed essays A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. based on memoirs and other autobiographical material table and declare he could “lick” any opponent in If you received a flag your loved life one'sfrom military service and would like to donate it that follows thehave progression of honoring Irish-American to the to beto flown partof of the an “Avenue of Flags" on Day,page 5 roughly thecemetery beginning theasend 20th century. It Memorial Day, 4th of July and Veterans' see author,
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Speaker looks to Francis as model in ‘age of anger’
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To a roomful of Catholics in Marin County whose frustration with the current presidential administration appeared strikingly shared and vocal, a Catholic ethicist offered Lisa Cahill the example of Pope Francis in effecting positive change amid deep divisions. Lisa Cahill, a professor of theology at Boston College, spoke to about 50 people gathered in the St. Rita parish hall in Fairfax on March 6 as one of six guest speakers for the parish’s annual Lenten lecture series. This year’s series, which ends March 27, is themed, “Becoming Church in the Age of Anger.” Cahill said that when longtime colleague and St. Rita pastor Father Ken Weare first invited her to the parish as one of this year’s six guest speakers, she wasn’t keen about talking about anger. “But I realized it’s very apropos of the situation that we are in in our culture generally, and to a lesser degree, in the church,” she said. Cahill’s work includes more than 200 scholarly publications and five books on Christian ethics. According to a professional summary, her work attempts to
discuss “the complexity of moral issues while lowering tensions about theological disagreements between the church and society.” In her presentation, “Beyond Anger and Impasse: Pope Francis on Consulting, Discerning and Mobilizing for Positive Change,” Cahill pointed to the pontiff ’s leadership style and process in his attempt to break the “gridlock” on controversial topics such as marriage, violence and climate change. She began by noting the deep polarization in the U.S. since the 2016 election, the “cultural anxiety” it revealed in an apparent majority of the American voting public and the almost immediate rise in bias-related hate crimes including the murder of a protester at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last summer. Republican voters have responded to a “mixture of resentment of political elites, personal economic stagnation if not loss of ground, and a tendency to blame other racial groups and immigrants for their adversity,” she said. Democrats and others, meanwhile, are aghast by the administration’s actions or lack thereof on immigration, racism, climate change and gun violence, to name a few, she said. Speaking to the politically cohesive audience, Cahill named another problem. “There’s also the problem that we get together to talk with
people we already agree with,” she said. “More important is how we reach across the divides.” Cahill said Pope Francis’ emphasis on consultation, discernment and mobilization symbolizes his approach to positive change. She offered three models of how the pope has attempted, not always successfully, to “break gridlock” on hot button issues: The family synods of 2014 and 2015, the resulting 2016 apostolic exhortation, “Amoris laetitia,” (The Joy of Love) and the 2016 encyclical “Laudato si’” (On Care for Our Common Home). In preparation for the family synods, the pope asked bishops around the world to consult with Catholic laity by distributing a detailed, anonymous survey of their attitudes and practices in regard to the church’s teachings on marriage and family. Pope Francis was unafraid to let conflict out in the open and attempt to deal with it constructively by listening to the other side, Cahill said. Such openness, she said, is “something we are not very good at in the Catholic Church.” “The family synods and Pope Francis teach us that it’s important to convene and consult even when there may be conflict,” Cahill said. In the post-synodal “Amoris laetitia,” Pope Francis demonstrated his belief that solutions
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Men and women religious provided hospitality, a hot meal and toiletries to guests during a March 10 garden party at Most Holy Redeemer parish hall in honor of National Catholic Sisters Week.
National Catholic Sisters Week celebrated in the Bay Area Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco
Two very different celebrations of Catholic sisters took place March 10-11 in the Archdiocese of San Francisco to mark the March 8-14 celebration of National Catholic Sisters Week. At Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco, women and men religious of the archdiocese stood at the door of the parish hall March 10 beckoning the local homeless community to join them for a garden party that was moved indoors due to weather. Mercy and Presentation sisters as well as religious and secular Franciscans sat with their guests – and their pets – enjoying food and conversation. Clean socks
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SI, USF grad helping spread word for ICA Cristo Rey Tom Burke catholic San Francisco
Matthew Tominaga, media designer and photographer at San Francisco’s ICA Cristo Rey, was just out of college and needed a job: “Graphic design is a competitive field and every company wanted someone with more experience,” Matthew told me via email. ICA Cristo Rey’s Tim Szarnicki was able to help Matt secure a position with ICA and he’s now been with the school for five years. Matthew Matthew, a sacristan at St. Agnes Tominaga Church, had seen Tim’s dad at the parish and asked him “if he could ask Tim if he needed a graphic designer,” Matthew said. “I thank Tim and his dad both for that.” Matthew said his “first major project at ICA was to create an annual report with Patty Cavagnaro who I learned so much from.” Patty, a 1960 ICA alumna who then went on to serve almost 40 years at the school in a variety of roles, died in 2017. Matthew said his “goal is to design materials to increase the recognition and reputation of ICA Cristo Rey. I hope my designs would motivate others to take interest in ICA Cristo Rey with financial support or becoming a co-educator, teaching a student how to interact in the work environment.” Catholic San Francisco maintains contact with communications representatives at all of our Catholic high schools, a corps Matthew has now joined. “From this point, you can refer to me for any ongoing news and stories from ICA Cristo Rey,” he told me. Matthew is a 2008 graduate of St. Ignatius College Prep, a 2012 graduate of the University of San Francisco and currently working on his MFA at the Academy of Art University. His grade school alma mater is Notre Dames des Victoires. CATHEDRAL TALK: Lenten series continues March 18 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco at 3 p.m., Deacon Christoph Sandoval and Mercy Sister Elaine Stahl will address caring for the sick and dying. Cathedral pastor, Father Arturo Albano, leads opening and closing prayers. (415) 567-2020; www. stmarycathedralsf.org. Father Albano
LOAVES AND FISHES: Second graders at San Francisco’s Sts. Peter and Paul School reenact the iconic Bible story of the feeding of thousands from just a few loaves of bread and as many fish with the help of teaching assistant and religion teacher Anita Manfreda. discussed. All are welcome, refreshments, Frank Lavin (415) 310.8551, franklavin@comcast.net. PALM SUNDAY BRUNCH: As Easter approaches so do the many traditions tied to the great day. It’s food galore March 25 at St. Mary’s, Nicasio, 10 a.m.1 p.m., The table is set at Druid’s Hall on the square. Goodies of all kinds will tempt the palate. $16 adults, $6 children 5-12, (415) 488-9799, PalmSundayBrunch@gmail.com, www.stcecilia-lagunitas.org.
WINNING SCRIBE: Julienne Cancio, a freshman at ICA Cristo Rey, San Francisco was honored Feb. 23 in ceremonies at St. Mary’s Cathedral as grand prize winner for high school age youth in the annual archdiocesan Respect Life Essay Contest. Campus minister Kim Reiner helped along the way with Julienne’s and other entrants’ submissions, the school said. “Thanks to Mrs. Riener for her guidance as her students formed and expressed their values about the dignity of human life, and congratulations to Julienne for presenting her thoughts so compellingly.” Pictured from left at the event are Julienne’s dad, Joselito Cancio; Julienne; ICA Cristo Rey president Dominican Sister Diane Aruda, and Julienne’s mom, Fatima Cancio. CONCERT: Martin Valverde performs March 17 at St. Matthew Church, San Mateo, 7:30 p.m. Tickets for adults are $40 and for children $30. (650) 3447622, (650) 773-5418, www.stmatthew-parish.org. DON BOSCO STUDIES: Regular sessions on a variety of topics, next one March 20, are held at Sts. Peter and Paul, 666 Filbert St., San Francisco at 7 p.m. A look at some of Bishop Robert Barron’s “7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively Virtues” will be shown and
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Parishioner’s Irish Famine memorial moves ahead Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco
St. Brendan parishioner John O’Riordan’s yearslong mission to build a San Francisco memorial to the victims of the Irish Famine earned the unqualified support from mayoral candidates during a mayoral forum at the Irish Cultural Center Feb. 28. Former state Sen. Mark Leno, supervisors London Breed and Jane Kim and former supervisor Angela Alioto expressed support for the permanent memorial to honor the 1.5 million Irish men, women and children who died in “The Great Hunger” in Ireland in the 1840s and 1850s. The famine led to the emigration of millions more. “We have been working behind the scenes for the past couple of years explaining the need for a memorial to public representatives,” said O’Riordan, who emigrated from Ireland in the 1990s and lives with his
wife Paola and their two children in San Francisco’s Sunset District. “We are grateful that our mayoral candidates are now in a position to publicly proclaim support for the memorial within San Francisco.” Leno said that the memorial, a project of the Irish Famine Memorial Committee created with the support of a coalition of Irish organizations and individuals in San Francisco, is “long overdue” and will serve as a “message of recognition for those who suffered the poverty of the famine in Ireland but also recognize those that escaped oppression and prospered in the United States.” O’Riordan said the memorial to the victims and survivors of the Irish Famine will recognize the millions of Californians and San Franciscans who trace their Irish heritage to those who died or survived the famine. “There are in fact more people in San Francisco who can trace themselves back to the Irish famine than to the American Revolution,” he said.
The barrier to progress on the project has centered on finding an appropriate location within city boundaries. Leno suggested Golden Gate Park for the memorial while suggested the waterfront. Breed promised her support for the project as mayor, noting the Irish immigrant community’s resilience in escaping the famine only to meet discrimination in America with signs on local businesses reading: “No Irish Need Apply.” Supervisor Kim, who is of Korean descent, said she feels a kindred spirit with the Irish and supports the memorial. “While I am not Irish, the Koreans are the ‘Irish of Asia’,” she said, adding that Koreans were denied ownership of the land where they grew up during Japanese colonization. Visit the San Francisco Irish Famine Memorial Committee on Facebook.com/IrishMemorialSF.
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the room but also take tea with the Prince of Wales “might in fact be a paradigmatic expression of Irishness of America,” Rogers said. Rogers said it is easy today to forget what a profound distrust of Catholics there was in America at that time. “And the Irish were the face of Catholicism,” he said. Rogers’ books demonstrate how much respectability continued to be a concern for Irish Americans, said the author. In many ways it drives the “divided hearts” of the book’s subtitle. “Indeed, one way or another, we can discern a certain psychic or emotional split in the heart of all of
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imagination” – a way of looking at the world and structuring reality that can be traced to Catholic origins. “As I looked more and more at the generations before me and what it meant to be an Irish-American Catholic, the church, faith, doctrine, conviction, was only one spice in a complicated soup,” he said. “Irish-American Autobiography: The Divided Hearts of Athletes, Priests, Pilgrims, and More” can be found online at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com.
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Traditional Chinese dancers perform a ritual dance called “Veneration of the Ancestors” during the 27th Annual Chinese New Year Mass on Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.
T The “Lion Dance” was performed on the cathedral steps after the Mass. Performed in costumes mimicking the movements of a lion, the traditional Chinese New Year dance symbolizes good luck and prosperity.
he 27th Annual Chinese New Year Mass coordinated by the archdiocese’s Office of Chinese Ministry was celebrated Feb. 24 at St. Mary’s Cathedral with more than 500 faithful attending. The afternoon included a ritual dance venerating the memory of ancestors and a fundraising banquet in St. Mary’s Patrons’ Hall. “In celebrating the Lunar New Year, we may promote Chinese cultural traditions and manifest the love of Christ,” Father Peter L. Zhai, SVD, archdiocesan director of Chinese ministry, told Catholic San Francisco. “We express our great gratitude toward God at the joyful celebration of the New Year of the Dog.” Principal celebrant and homilist Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was joined on the altar by two retired San Francisco auxiliary bishops – Bishop William J. Justice and Bishop Ignatius Wang – as well as by retired Santa Rosa Bishop Daniel Walsh and a half-dozen local priests and deacons. In his homily, the archbishop linked the liturgical season of Lent with the “time of renewal” that marks the celebration of the Chinese New Year. Father Zhai said he was thankful for those in the Chinese Catholic community who helped organize the event. “I am really inspired by the faithfulness and dedication to Chinese ministries and to spreading the Gospel of love to all people,” he said.
Many generations of Chinese families attended the Mass, many of them honoring ancestors in the Mass program.
Principal celebrant and homilist Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was joined on the altar by two retired San Francisco auxiliary bishops – Bishop William J. Justice and Bishop Ignatius Wang – as well as by retired Santa Rosa Bishop Daniel Walsh and a halfdozen local priests and deacons.
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Wuerl: ‘Enduring presence of Christ in Eucharist’ at heart of the faith Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Spending time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is an opportunity “to reflect on something at the very heart of our faith – the enduring presence of Christ in the Eucharist,” Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington said March 8. “As we make our way along our Lenten pilgrimage ... we come together to recognize the presence of Jesus, not just in his words, not just in his actions, but in his enduring presence in the Eucharist,” Cardinal Wuerl said. Cardinal Wuerl made his remarks during a Mass in the Crypt Church at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington to open the national shrine’s observance of “24 Hours for the Lord.” A worldwide initiative to encourage adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, “24 Hours for Lord” was introduced by Pope Francis during the 2016 Year of Mercy. It has since become an annual Lenten event orga-
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nized by the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization. Cardinal Wuerl called the Eucharist “bread that contains eternal life for those who eat it” and “a perpetual memorial to Christ’s death and resurrection.” Stressing “the real presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament,” the cardinal reminded those in the Crypt Church that “wherever the Sacrament is, there Christ is. Jesus chose to be with us (in the Blessed Sacrament) out of love for us.”
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relies heavily on Cross Catholic to financially support its clinics. Cross Catholic Outreach has even helped the network of clinics expand into previously unreached areas. The ministry has also helped a sister clinic increase its services in downtown Cochabamba, where homeless street dwellers can receive quality medical care. According to Cavnar, Catholic medical ministries like the San Lucas Foundation are worthy of support because they vastly improve the lives of impoverished families around the world. “In developing countries, children are dying because they aren’t receiving immunizations or basic care. Adults are succumbing to preventable diseases or dying from minor injuries because they are left untreated. Poor mothers run a tremendous risk of infection or death because they’re forced to give birth at home. Our goal is to keep these preventable tragedies from happening, and we believe the most effective way to do that is to support Catholic
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Poor Bolivian families in rural mountain areas lack access to health facilities. Cavnar said. Cavnar says he’s confident American Catholics will continue to stand for what is right. “In 1 John 3:18 it says, ‘Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.’ Being a Catholic myself, I know American Catholics understand what this means when it comes to helping their poor brothers and sisters in Christ. I know they will continue to bring life-saving care to the poor — it’s what they do,” Cavnar said. It is what they did for Donata and her sons. The rural clinic in Sapanani Alto has helped Donata in many ways: staff there provided prenatal care, they delivered both of her children, they monitored the children’s health, they immunized them, and they provided psychological counseling when her husband passed away. “It has helped my children be healthy — and helped me be healthy too. That means more than I can say,” Donata said.
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US Catholics’ political leanings affect their approval ratings of pope Pope Benedict eight times total over 25 years – five times for Pope Benedict and three for Pope John Paul. Pope Francis still maintains marks any religious or civil leaders would covet: 94 percent of Catholics say he is compassionate and 91 percent say he is humble – numbers unchanged from a 2015 Pew survey. His overall favorable rating is down one point, from 85 to 84 percent, from a 2014 poll. Those with unfavorable views of the pope were double that of 2014, but still in the single digits at 8 percent. But “the share of American Catholics who say Pope Francis is ‘too liberal’ has jumped 15 percentage points between 2015 and today, from 19 percent to 34 percent,” the poll said. And 24 percent of U.S. Catholics now say he is naive, up from 15 percent in 2015. Since 2014, “the share of Catholic Republicans who say Francis represents a major, positive change for the Catholic Church has declined from 60 percent to 37 percent. By contrast, there has been little movement since the end of Francis’ first year as pope in the share of Catholic Democrats who view him as a major change for the better,” the poll said – 71 percent today vs. 76 percent four years ago. Other groups hold Pope Francis in high esteem, although not as much as Catholics do. Of white mainline Protestants, 67 percent approve of Pope Francis’ tenure, as do 58 percent of religiously unaffiliated adults. Slimmer majorities of black Protestants (53
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WASHINGTON – In the advent of Pope Francis’ fifth anniversary in the papacy, a new Pew Research poll of U.S. Catholics shows their regard of the pope is, for the first time, colored by their political leanings. The survey, released March 6, said it saw “signs of growing discontent with Francis among Catholics on the political right, with increasing shares of Catholic Republicans saying they view Francis unfavorably, and that they think he is too liberal and naive.” In 2014, one year into Pope Francis’ papacy, “there was no discernible difference between the share of Catholic Republicans (90 percent) and Democrats (87 percent) who expressed a favorable view of Francis,” the survey said. “Today, by contrast, the pope’s favorability rating is 10 points higher among Catholic Democrats (89 percent) than among Catholic Republicans (79 percent).” “In our polling about John Paul II and Benedict XVI, when we look at them we don’t see any falloff from them over time,” Greg Smith, a Pew senior researcher, told Catholic News Service. “What’s interesting about this survey is that this is the first one where this political polarization among American Catholics really stands out.” The March 6 poll was the eighth time Pew had asked Catholics their views about the pope. Pew had asked Catholics about Pope John Paul or
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percent) and white evangelical Protestants (52 percent) also approve of the pope. Nine percent of white evangelicals were unfavorable toward Pope Francis when he was chosen pope in 2013. That number has since tripled to 28 percent; it had been 31 percent last year. The survey introduced new questions not asked in past polls. Fifty-five percent of Catholics said the priests at their parish are “very supportive” of Pope Francis. Another 23 percent say their priests are “somewhat supportive” of the pontiff. Similar approval numbers were generated when Catholics were asked whether Pope Francis was doing an “excellent” or “good” job appointing new bishops and cardinals; 58 percent said so. And 55 percent say he is doing an “excellent” or “good” job addressing environmental issues. A somewhat larger majority – 63 percent – said Pope Francis “has done at least a little to promote acceptance of homosexuality,” the survey said, adding he has done “about the right amount” or that they would like to see him “do more” on this issue. Also, 64 percent of Catholics say the pope has done at least a little to increase acceptance of divorce and remarriage. The survey further asked Catholics to describe the most significant thing Pope Francis has done in his time as pope. In response, American Catholics named a broad range of accomplishments without being prompted as to specific issues. Nine percent noted Francis’ work in setting a good Christian example, another 9 percent cited his “opening up the church and becoming more accepting.” Eight percent said helping the poor; 7 percent said Pope Francis has made the church more accepting toward gays and lesbians; 6 percent mentioned his global outreach; and 5 percent said he is uniting the Catholic community and encouraging open communication and dialogue. Four percent each cited two negative or neutral actions: becoming overly involved in politics or alienating conservative Catholics. Another 4 percent of respondents said he hasn’t done anything significant at all, or that they are still waiting to see what he will do. And 29 percent either did not know or could not name any significant thing that Pope Francis has done. The Pew survey was conducted Jan. 10-15 by phone among 1,503 adults, including 316 Catholics – three times as many being contacted by cellphone than by landline. The margin of error was 2.9 percentage points for the full survey, and 6.4 percentage points for Catholics.
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US Catholics surveyed on perception of Christian persecution worldwide
NEW YORK – Four in 10 U.S. Catholics say that half or more of religiously based attacks around the world are directed at Christians and believe Christian persecution is “extremely severe” in North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan. At the same time, when asked to rank their concerns about global issues, U.S. Catholics put Christian persecution last as the issue they are most concerned about. At the top of the list of global concerns for the largest majority were human trafficking (86 percent) and poverty (also 86 percent). Next were climate change (74 percent) and the refugee crisis (also 74 percent). Then came Christian persecution; 69 percent said it was a top concern. U.S. Catholics were asked for their views on global Christian persecution in a national survey conducted by the pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need – USA, based in New York, and McLaughlin & Associates, a national survey research company. “What the survey reveals quite clearly,” said George Marlin, chairman of Aid to the Church in Need – USA, “is that there is a need to increase the engagement level of the US Catholic Church when it comes to global Christian persecution – both at the grass-roots and leadership levels.”
Bishops urge action on conscience protection for health care workers
WASHINGTON – The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and religious freedom committees have asked U.S. Catholics to contact members of Congress and urge them to enact the Conscience Protection Act as part of the funding bill for fiscal year 2018. Congress faces a March 23 deadline to approve an omnibus appropriations measure that likely would fund the government through the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Lawmakers will consider whether to include the Conscience Protection Act of 2017 in the bill. “Increasing and fierce attacks on conscience rights regarding abortion cry out for an immediate remedy,” said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky. Catholic News Service
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Hispanic Catholics seen as the emerging ‘voice, conscience’ of church Michael Brown Catholic News Service
PHOENIX – Hispanic Catholics are being called “to be the ecclesial voice and conscience of the church in the U.S.,” said Hosffman Ospino, a leading expert on the intersection of Catholicism and Latino culture. “When the Hispanic Catholic community speaks, the church speaks,” he told participants in Phoenix for the Southwestern Regional Encuentro. The Colombian-born Ospino, the final keynote speaker at the gathering, is an associate professor of theology and religious education at Boston College. He is a member of the leadership team for the U.S. Catholic Church’s Fifth National Encuentro, or
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“V Encuentro,” to be held Sept. 20-23 in Grapevine, Texas. Leading up to the national encuentro has been a four-year process of reflection and action that included parish- and diocesan-level encuentros. Regional encuentros will be going on around the country through June. The Feb. 23-25 regional in Phoenix drew about 480 delegates from 10 Catholic dioceses in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, which are in the U.S. church’s episcopal Region XIII. The delegates reviewed the diocesan reports and discussed recommendations for consideration in Grapevine in September. Ospino spoke only in Spanish; there was simultaneous translation of his remarks. His topic was “Bearing Fruit,” on the beneficial effects of the integration of Spanish-speaking Catholics into American church life. Ospino credited the U.S. bishops for organizing the national dialogues to discuss the relationship
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between the U.S. institutional church and Hispanic Catholics’ growing numbers and presence in the church. “We are talking about walking together, smelling like the sheep, like Pope Francis says,” Ospino said. He listed dynamics that show the fruit borne by the presence of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S. church over the years. The U.S. bishops, seeing the influx of Hispanics from Central and South America, initiated “V Encuentro” to “clear space that allows you to express your prophetic voice without fear,” Ospino said. Now that they have spoken out, Hispanic Catholics “have the responsibility of acting.” The U.S. church’s First National Encuentro was in 1972. For the upcoming “V Encuentro,” 163 dioceses and archdioceses and more than 2,500 parishes across the country are involved.
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1:30pm - Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross
7:30pm w/Adoration 3pm - Confessionsin Church Hall until 11pm 7pm - Stations of the Cross
12pm - Last 7 Words of Jesus (by Fr. Tony McGuire )Good Friday Easter Vigil at 8pm Morning Prayer – 8:40 a.m. 1:30pm - Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross Easter Sunday: 7:30am, 9am, 10:30am (w/Easter Egg Hunt following) Liturgical Services – 12 noon to 3p.m. Evening Service – 7 p.m. 12pm (Mass in Chinese) 3pm - Confessions 7pm - Stations of the Cross Holy Saturday:
Holy Saturday Morning Prayer – 8:40 a.m. Easter Vigil Mass – 8 p.m. Easter Sunday Masses: 5 a.m. (Salubong) Sunrise Mass, 7:45 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m NO 5:30 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday
Easter Vigil at 8pm Mercy Novena Annual Divine
7:30am, 9am, 10:30am (w/Easter Egg Hunt following) and Celebration of Divine 12pm (Mass inSunday Chinese) April 8th Mercy
The Holy Name Society of Star of the Sea Church is inviting everyone to join them in the Annual Novena & Celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday with our Speaker Fr. Joseph Hommick of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
HOLY WEEK LITURGIES Palm Sunday Regular MASS schedule 9:30 am Solemn Procession with Palms
Novena Starts
March 30th - Good Friday through April 7th -Easter Saturday Time: 3pm Place: Star of the Sea Church 4420 Geary Blvd, SF, CA 94118
Divine Mercy Sunday - April 8th
2pm - Speaker Fr. Joseph Hommick will speak about “Save A Soul Today” Let’s start harvesting souls for the Kingdom of God by praying The Divine Mercy Chaplet! 3pm Holy Hour - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament - Chaplet of the Divine Mercy - Litany of Divine Mercy - Prayer of Entrustment of the world to the Divine Mercy - Veneration of the Image - Benediction of The Blessed Sacrament ***Light Refreshment will be served right after the Holy Hour on Sunday***
Star of the sea Church 4420 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94118 (415) 751-0450 • www.starparish.com
HOLY THURSDAY NO DAILY MASSES 7:00 pmMass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm (Fromm Hall) GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION NO DAILY MASSES 12:00 pm Meditations Upon the Passion 1:45 pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (with Veneration of the Cross and communion) 7:00 pm Family Stations of the Cross Confessions: 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm & 3:00–5:00 pm
HOLY SATURDAY NO DAILY MASSES | NO 5:00 pm VIGIL MASS 8:00 pm Easter Vigil
EASTER MASS SCHEDULE NO 5:00 pm MASS 8:00 am Cantor and organ 9:30 am Choir, organ, and trumpet 11:00 am Choir, organ, and trumpet free PARKING AVAILABLE IN ALL UNIVERSITY LOTS 650 Parker @ Fulton, San Francisco, CA 94118
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Nuns’ spirit of service can lead to abuses, Vatican magazine says are chosen to provide the domestic services of cooking, cleaning and laundering for cardinals, bishops, parishes and other church structures, but with little or no little financial compensation to their religious orders, no contractual arrangements and no formal work schedule like laypeople would have. “The idea that religious women don’t work with a contract, that they are there for good, that conditions are not stipulated,” Sister Marie said, creates situations marked by “ambiguity and often great injustice.” The long history of religious congregations built on the spirit of freely serving and giving oneself for
Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Misunderstanding the generous service and obedience of women religious leads to their being exploited and underappreciated, according to an investigative report in a Vatican magazine. “Sisters are seen as volunteers that one can have available as one wishes, which gives rise to genuine abuses of power,” said a nun identified only as Sister Cecile. Her testimony appeared in the monthly magazine, Women Church World, published March 1 in conjunction with the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano. Sister Cecile was one of three women religious interviewed – and given pseudonyms – by a French journalist based in Rome for the expose titled, “The (almost) free work of nuns.” The article described how religious women often
see magazine, page 14 (CNS photo/Sivaram V, Reuters)
Nuns stand on a beach in Cochin, India, in this 2014 file photo. Misunderstanding the generous service and obedience of women religious leads to their being exploited and underappreciated, said an investigative report in a Vatican magazine.
Our Lady of Angels Church
STAR of the SEA A Catholic Stewardship Parish
1721 Hillside Drive Burlingame Capuchin Franciscans
4420 Geary Blvd. San Francisco, CA 94118 www.starparish.com | (415)751-0450
2018 Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday
Easter Vigil
Good Friday (March 30)
Holy Saturday (March 31) 8:30pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday (April 1)
8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Latin)
Divine Mercy Sunday (April 8)
2:00pm Talk by Fr. Joseph Homick COSJ 3:00pm Sung Chaplet
Easter Sunday Masses 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m, 10:00 a.m. & 12 noon Want to reconnect with the church? E-mail landings@olaparish.org
Confessions Wednesday 6:30pm-7:30pm and Friday 3:00pm-4:00pm
Patrick’s Church Church St.St. Patrick’s
756 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 • (415) 421-3730
756 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 • (415) 421-3730
Holy Week Liturgical Services
MarchLiturgical 25 – April 1, 2018 Holy Week Services
March 25 – April 1, 2018
March 25, Palm Sunday 5:15 pm (Vigil), 7:30 am, 9:30 am 25,12:00 Palm pm,Sunday 5:15 pm Masses
March 5:15 pm (Vigil), 7:30 am, 9:30 am March 26, Holy Monday 12:00 pm, 5:15 Masses 7:30 ampm & 12:10 pm Masses
5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross
March 26, Holy Monday March 27, Holy Tuesday 7:30 am &† Perpetual 12:10 pmHelp Masses Devotion only after 12:10 pm Mass † 5:15 pmMass followed 7:30 am & 12:10 by pm Stations Masses of the Cross 5:15 pm Tuesday Mass followed by Stations of the Cross March 27, Holy March 28,Devotion Holy Wednesday † Perpetual Help only after 12:10 pm Mass † am &pm 12:10 pm Masses 7:30 am&7:30 12:10 Masses 5:15 pm Mass followed by Stations of the Cross 5:15 pmMass followed by Stations of the Cross Agape/Seder Supper – Parish Hall at 6:30 pm
March 28,March Holy29, Wednesday Holy Thursday Mass today - at 5:15 pm † 7:30 am &† Only 12:10onepm Masses 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 5:15 pmMass followed by Stations of the Cross 5:15 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Agape/Seder Supper – Parish Hall at 6:30 pm Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament
3:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
March 31, Holy Saturday 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 8:00 pm Easter Vigil Mass (vigil candles will be provided)
Blessing of Palms before all Masses: Saturday 4:30pm; Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:30am (Latin) 5pm (Latin) 7:30pm
12noon Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion 1:30pm-3:00pm The Seven Last Words 3:00pm Divine Mercy Novena 6:30pm Stations of the Cross
8:00 p.m.
March 30, Good Friday March 31, Holy Saturday † No Masses today † 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer 9:00 am Community Prayer 8:00 pm EasterMorning Vigil Mass (vigil candles will be provided) 12:00 pm-1:45 pmimmediately Seven Last Words Salubong follows the Liturgy Confessions 12-12:45 & 1-1:45 April 1, Easter Sunday 2:00 pm Stations of the Cross 7:30, 9:30, 12:00 pm (NO Tagalog at 2:00pm and NO Mass at 5:15 pm) 3:00 pm Celebration ofMass the Lord’s Passion
Palm Sunday (March 25)
7:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:30 p.m. Mass of Lord’s Supper Adoration until Midnight
Adoration until 10:00 pm March 29, Holy Thursday 9:00-10:00 pm Parish Family † Only one Mass today - at 5:15 pmHoly † Hour March 30, Good Friday 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer † No Masses † Supper 5:15 pm Mass of the today Lord’s 9:00 am Community Morning Prayer Transferof the Blessed Sacrament 12:00 pm-1:45 pm Seven Last Words Adoration until 10:00 pm & 1-1:45 Confessions 12-12:45 9:00-10:00 pmpmParish Family Holy Hour 2:00 Stations of the Cross
Holy Week and Easter Liturgy Holy Thursday (March 29)
Good Friday 12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 1:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word 1:45 p.m. Veneration of the Cross Communion Service 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross
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Alleluia! A Blessed and Happy Easter to All!
Alleluia!
The Priests and Rectory Staff Blessed St.A Patrick Churchand
Happy Easter to All!
The Priests and Rectory Staff St. Patrick Church
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Magazine: Nuns’ spirit of service can lead to abuses FROM PAGE 13
others has created for some people in the church the belief that compensation has no place “in the natural order of things for whatever service we offer,” Sister Cecile said. The lack of financial compensation is a real and urgent problem, Sister Paule said, because how else are women religious communities to find the resources needed to support their members, their formation and health care. Even priests ask the sisters for a nominal donation for saying Mass at their chapel, Sister Cecile said, noting she now specifically requests compensation for speaking engagements. A lack of recognition or respect is also a problem, the three women said, as it often seems their work is considered less valuable or appreciated than that of consecrated men. Sister Marie asked how a priest can let a
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woman religious serve him his meal at a table and then “let her eat alone in the kitchen once he has been served.” “Is our consecration not the same as theirs,” she wondered, noting how consecrated women and nuns “almost always” end up as the domestic workers for consecrated men. “Behind all of this, unfortunately, there is still the idea that women are worth less than men and, especially, that a priest is everything while a sister is nothing in the church. Clericalism kills the church,” Sister Paule said. She recalled a sister who served one place for 30 years and when she fell ill, “not one of the priests she served went to visit her,” adding that often the women are moved around “as if we were interchangeable.” Assignments also may not take advantage of a woman’s qualifications, Sister Paule said, explaining that she knew sisters with doctorate degrees in theology who were assigned cooking and cleaning jobs “without explanation.” The women’s orders themselves can contribute to the problem, Sister Marie said. For example, she said, mother superiors sometimes keep a sis-
2018 Holy Week Schedule March 29 Holy Thursday
March 30 Good Friday
March 31 Easter Vigil
April 1st Easter Sunday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Church is open for quiet prayer
Easter Vigil Mass
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(Church remains open until 10 PM for quiet prayer)
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12NN - 3:00 PM Service of the Lord’s Passion
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8:00 AM 10:00 AM 6:30 PM
(A reception will follow the 8 AM & 10 AM Masses in Ellard Hall)
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SAINT VERONICA CHURCH
434 Alida Way, So. San Francisco, CA 94080 650-588-1455 www.stveronicassf.com
2018 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 25 Masses: 5:00 p.m. March 24 (English) 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 & 11:30 a.m. (English); 6:00 p.m. (Spanish) Procession prior to 10:00 a.m. Mass Gather in the Parish Center at 9:45 a.m. HOLY THURSDAY, MARCH 29 No Morning Masses 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer 6:30 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 p.m. GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 30 No Morning Masses 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. – Stations of the Cross 12:45 – 1:15 p.m. – Adult Choir Performance 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. – Good Friday Liturgy HOLY SATURDAY, MARCH 31 No 8:30 a.m. Mass 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – Confessions N o 5 : 0 0 p . m . Ma s s 8 : 0 0 p . m. - E a s t e r V i gi l M a s s EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 1 Masses: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00, & 11:30 a.m. (English); 1:30 p.m. (Spanish)
ter from advancing in a particular profession as a way to head off an emphasis on an individual and reinforce the importance of the community. Women religious from poorer countries may be afraid to speak up, Sister Marie said, if they feel indebted to their community for its support of them or family members back home. “Some say they are happy, they don’t see the problem, but they still feel intense strain,” while others may turn to sedatives to cope, she added. “Sometimes people criticize religious women, they look closed off, their personality. But behind all of that are many wounds,” Sister Cecile said. Sister Marie said it can be a spiritual struggle for some women because “Jesus came to free us and we are all children of God in his eyes.” “But some sisters don’t live this in real life and they experience great confusion and deep discouragement,” she said. The author said some religious women think their vows of poverty and obedience could become a richness for the church only if “the male hierarchy would see this as an occasion for a true reflection about power.”
ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH 1571 Southgate Avenue, Daly City, CA 94015 (650) 756-3223
2018Holy Week Schedule March 29, Thursday HOLY THURSDAY 9:00 am – 4:00 pm "P A B A S A" (Passion) 8:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30-11:00 pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (Chapel) March 30 Friday GOOD FRIDAY 10:00 am – 12:00 noon "P A B A S A" (Passion) 1:00 pm Stations of the Cross 3:00 pm
5:00 pm
(Around the Neighborhood)
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Liturgy of the Word, Veneration of the Cross and Communion Stations of the Cross (Inside the Main Church)
March 31, Saturday HOLY SATURDAY 8:00 pm EASTER VIGIL MASS April 1, Sunday EASTER SUNDAY 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am & 12:30 pm MASSES After 12:30pm Mass Easter Egg Hunt
SAINT ROBERT’S PARISH 1380 Crystal Springs Road San Bruno, CA 94066 (650) 589-2800
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St. Francis of Assisi Church 1425 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 Phone: (650) 322-2152; FAX (650) 322-7319 Email: sfofassisi@sbcglobal.net
Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:00PM Bi-Lingual Adoration until 12:00 MidnightGood
Holy Week Schedule SAINT ROBERT’S PARISH Easter 2018
Palm Sunday - March 25 (Palms will be distributed at all Masses) Saturday evening Vigil Mass, 4:30 pm Sunday Masses 7:30 am, 9:30 am 11:30 am and 5 pm Holy Thursday - March 29 Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 pm Good Friday - March 30 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 12 noon – 1:30 pm Confessions 1:30 pm - 3 pm Youth Passion Play, 7:30 pm Holy Saturday - March 31 No Morning or 4:30 pm Masses Confessions 3:00 - 4:30 pm Easter Vigil Mass 8:00 pm Easter Sunday - April 1 7:30 am, 9:30 am 11:30 am and 5 pm Mass
Good Friday, March 30, 2018 12:00 to 2:00PM Three Hours English 2:00PM Solemn Liturgy English 5:00PM The Way of the Cross re-enacted from Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto 7:00PM Solemn Liturgy Spanish
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Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018 Confessions 10:30AM to 12:00PM and 3:30 to 5:00PM 8:30PM Easter Vigil, Bilingual
Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 7:30AM English 9:30AM Spanish 12:30PM Bi-Lingual followed by Easter egg hunt.
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Broader representation of women in church is a process, cardinal says Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service
ROME – The fuller participation of women in decision-making in the Catholic Church is a continuing process that still needs time, Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell said. Speaking during a question-and-answer session in Rome March 1 after the presentation of the book, “A Pope Francis Lexicon,” Cardinal Farrell said that a greater role for women in the church “is going to take more than just issuing a decree.” “It’s a question of changing a culture, and I believe that will take time, but I think that Pope Francis – more than anybody – has tried and continues to try and continues to bring about that change each and every day,” he said. The book features a collection of essays edited by Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service Rome bureau chief, and Joshua McElwee, Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter. Responding to a question regarding an essay written by Tina Beattie, a theologian, in which she noted the exclusion of women “from many offices of
Catholic teaching,” Cardinal Farrell said the pope would not totally agree that “he has not tried and is not bringing women into positions of authority in the church.” Some dicasteries once led by cardinals are now led by bishops and priests and, thus, pave the way for more participation by laypeople, especially women, in church decisions, said Honduran Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, who also spoke at the conference. “Every day, more and more, the presence of the laity is taking place,” the cardinal said. “It’s a process of changing the culture, but I can assure (you) it’s taking place.” Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, a member of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals, also was a contributor to the book, writing an essay on reform. Cardinal Farrell also was asked about reports that he prevented a conference on women in the church, Voices of Faith, from meeting in the Vatican March 8, although the conference had been held for the past four years in the Casina Pio IV, a villa located in the Vatican gardens.
Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion - March 25th
Masses: 5 p.m. (Sat. Vig.), 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 12 noon (Span.) Blessing of Palms and Procession at 10 a.m. & 12 noon Masses
Holy Thursday, March 29
Holy Thursday - March 29th
7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel ending with Night Prayer at 10:55 p.m.)
6:00 p.m. - Seder Supper (tickets required) 8:00 p.m. - Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper [Bilingual] followed by procession and adoration until 11 p.m.
Good Friday, March 30
12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Stations of the Cross 1:15 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 7 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion 8:00 p.m.
Celebration of the Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, April 1
Easter Sunday Masses 7:30, 9, 10:30 a.m. & 12 noon
St. Bruno’s Church (650) 588-2121
555 W. San Bruno Avenue, San Bruno, CA 94066 www.saintbruno.org Fax (650) 588-6087
2018 Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday (March 25)
Blessing of Palms at all masses (Including the vigil masses on Saturday)
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The Parish of St. Catherine of Siena 1310 Bayswater Ave., Burlingame CA 94010
Holy Saturday, March 31
Organizers of the conference said they had to change locations after the cardinal rejected the participation of several speakers, including former Irish President Mary McAleese, an advocate of gay marriage and women’s ordination. Events held within the Vatican, Cardinal Farrell explained, are “presumed to be sponsored by the pope” and people assume that “the pope is in agreement with everything that is said.” After being told “what the event was about, it was not appropriate for me to continue to sponsor such an event,” he said. However, Cardinal Farrell said that while he could not sponsor the event, the church is “always open to listening and we are always open to dialogue.” “It would appear sometimes that we are not, but this is one case when I would say the circumstances don’t correspond to what some people would like to make out that we don’t want to listen,” the cardinal said.
Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion - March 30th
Mission Dolores Basilica
12:00 noon - Stations of the Cross and Passion Play 6:30 p.m. - Liturgy of Good Friday [Bilingual] followed by Santo Entierro Procession
16th & Dolores St., San Francisco 415-621-8203
Holy Saturday - March 31st
Rev. Francis P. Garbo, Pastor Dcn. Vicente Cervantes, Deacon Dcn. Mario Zuniga, Deacon Jerome Lenk, Director of Music & Liturgy Maria Rosales Uribe, Director of Religious Ed.
Easter Sunday - April 1st
www.missiondolores.org
3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Sacrament of Reconciliation 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Liturgy [Bilingual] 8:00 a.m. Mass [cantor and organ] 10:00 a.m. - Mass [Basilica Choir – brass and organ] 12:00 noon - Mass [Spanish – Coro y organo]
2018 HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE
SAINT MONICA - SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH SAINT MONICA
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE
7:00 PM MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (bilingual) 9PM-12MN Adoration of the Bl. Sacrament (parish hall)
PALM SUNDAY, March 25 Saturday March 24, Evening Vigil - 5:00 pm, Sunday - 8:00 am, 9:00 am (Cantonese) 10:30 am (Choir) (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses)
PALM SUNDAY, March 25 Saturday Evening Vigil - 4:00 pm, March 24 Sunday- 8:30 am, 11:00 am Vietnamese Mass 6:00 pm (Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses)
Good Friday (March 30)
HOLY THURSDAY, March 29 Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:30 pm (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm)
HOLY THURSDAY, March 29 Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Saint Monica - 7:30 pm (Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 pm at Saint Monica)
Holy Saturday (March 31)
GOOD FRIDAY, March 30 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service- 12:00 noon Confessions - 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Easter Sunday (April 1)
HOLY SATURDAY, March 31 No 8:30 am Mass or 5:00 pm Mass Easter Vigil Mass - 8:00 pm
GOOD FRIDAY, March 30 Stations of the Cross- 12:00 noon Seven Last Words of Jesus - 1:00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Communion Service- 2:00 pm Vietnamese Service - 8:00 pm
Happy Easter to everyone!
EASTER SUNDAY, April 1 8:00 am, 9:00 am (Cantonese) 10:30 am (Choir) No Evening Mass
Holy Thursday (March 29)
1PM Stations of the Cross (English) 2:00 PM Liturgy of the Passion & Death of the Lord 5:00 PM Via Crucis (Spanish) 6:00 PM Viernes Santo de La Pasión del Señor 8:00 PM VIGIL MASS OF EASTER (bilingual)
Sprinkling of Holy Water at all masses
Geary Boulevard at 23rd Avenue, San Francisco
3835 Balboa Street, San Francisco
HOLY SATURDAY, March 31 No 8:30 am or 4:00 pm Mass Easter Vigil Mass at Saint Monica - 8:00 pm EASTER SUNDAY, April 1 8:30 am, 11:00 am Mass 3:00 pm Vietnamese Mass
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Catholic san francisco | March 15, 2018
Cardinal: Heresy claims over ‘Amoris’ out of place Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ exhortation on the family should prompt discussion and even debate, but accusing him and others of heresy is completely out of place, said German Cardinal Walter Kasper. “A heresy is a tenacious disagreement with formal dogma. The doctrine of the indissolubility of marriage has not been called into question on Pope Francis’ part,” the cardinal, a theologian, told Vatican News March 5. Cardinal Kasper was interviewed about his new book, “The Message of ‘Amoris Laetitia’: A Fraternal Discussion.” The interview was published just a few days after Italian Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington issued detailed guidelines for accompanying couples, including those who are divorced and civilly remarried. In his book, Cardinal Kasper describes “Amoris Laetitia” as “a creative renewal of traditional teaching.” Vatican News asked Cardinal Kasper specifically about the path of discernment Pope Francis sees for some divorced and civilly remarried to return to the sacraments, including Communion, in some circumstances. “Sin is a complex term. It not only includes an objective principle, but there is also the intention, the person’s conscience. And this needs to be
‘People need mercy, empathy, the sympathy of the church in these difficult times in which we are living today. I think that mercy is the response to the signs of our times.’ Cardinal Walter Kasper examined in the internal forum – in the sacrament of reconciliation – if there is truly a grave sin, or perhaps a venial sin, or perhaps nothing,” the cardinal responded. “The Council of Trent says that in the case in which there is no grave sin, but venial, the Eucharist removes that sin.” “If it is only a venial sin, the person can be absolved and admitted to the sacrament of the Eucharist,” the cardinal said. “This already corresponds with the doctrine of Pope John Paul II and, in this sense, Pope Francis is in complete continuity with the direction opened by preceding popes. I do not see any reason, then, to say that this is a heresy.” Catholic tradition, he insisted, “is not a stagnant lake, but is like a spring, or a river: it is something alive. The church is a living organism and thus it always needs to validly translate the Catholic tradition into present situations.” Speaking more generally about “Amoris Laetitia,” Cardinal Kasper said that reading the document has helped many engaged and married couples come to a deeper appreciation
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of the church’s teaching on marriage and family life and about the joys and challenges facing families today. “It is not high theology incomprehensible to people,” he said. “The people of God are very content and happy with this document because it gives space to freedom, but it also interprets the substance of the Christian message in an understandable language.” In a world where there is so much violence, the cardinal said, “many people are wounded. Even in marriages there are many who are wounded. People need mercy, empathy, the sympathy of the church in these difficult times in which we are living today. I think that mercy is the response to the signs of our times.” Also in early March, Bishop Semeraro, secretary of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals, released a pastoral instruction on “welcoming, discerning, accompanying and integrating into the ecclesial community the faithful who are divorced and civilly remarried.” The guidelines for the Diocese of Albano, Italy, were published after every meeting of the diocesan presbyteral council in 2016-17 was dedicated to discussing the pastoral care of such couples. The discussions made it clear that welcoming and integrating into parish life “those who approach us with the desire to be readmitted to
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Reconciliation Service: March 27, 7:00pm, Sacred Triduum Holy Thursday: March 29, 7:00pm, Mass of the Lord's Supper followed by Adoration until 11:00 pm Good Friday: March 30, Noon to 3:00, 7:00pm Stations of the Cross, Confessions 3pm - 4pm Holy Saturday: March 31, 9:00am Morning Prayer, Easter Vigil 8pm Easter Sunday: April 1, 8:00, 9:30, 11:15am, No Evening Mass
Saint Agnes Jesuit Parish – Easter Week 2018 Reconciliation service, Sat., March 24th, 11:00 AM Holy Thursday, March 29th
participation in ecclesial life requires an appropriate amount of time for accompaniment and discernment that will vary from situation to situation,” Bishop Semeraro wrote. “Therefore, expecting a new general, canonicaltype norm, the same for everyone, is absolutely inappropriate.” No “right” to the Eucharist exists, the bishop said, but there is a right to be welcomed and to be heard. Couples who have remarried civilly without an annulment of their sacramental marriage and who have started a new family will be asked “to make a journey of faith starting from becoming conscious of their situation before God” and looking at the obstacles that would prevent their full participation in the life of the church. Couples who have recently divorced and remarried, those who “repeatedly fail” to uphold responsibilities toward their children and original spouse and those who pretend that there is nothing wrong with divorce and remarriage should be encouraged to spend time studying and praying before trying to begin the process, the guidelines said. “Amoris Laetitia,” Bishop Semeraro wrote, “never speaks of a generalized ‘permission’ for all divorced and civilly remarried to access the sacraments; nor does it say that the path of conversion initiated with those who want them must necessarily lead to access to the sacraments.” At the same time, he said, priests must recognize that “it is no longer possible to say that all those who find themselves in a so-called ‘irregular’ situation are living in a state of mortal sin, deprived of sanctifying grace,” precisely because, as “Amoris Laetitia” taught, a host of factors are involved in determining the degree of guilt of the individuals involved.
Palm Sunday, March 25 Palm Sunday, March 25
5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (Saturday, March 24); 7:30 a.m. Quiet Mass; 9:15 a.m. Palm
5:30 p.m. Vigil Mass (Saturday, March 24); 7:30 a.m. Quiet Mass; Sunday Procession with donkey followed by the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass; 11:30 9:15 PalmChoral SundayMass; Procession with St. donkey the Lourdes Grotto to the a.m. a.m. Solemn 1:30 p.m. Judestarting PilgrimatMass in Spanish; 5:30 p.m.main entrance of the church, followed by the 9:30 a.m. Family Mass; 11:30 a.m. Solemn Choral Mass with Contemporary music; 9:00 p.m. Mass by candlelight Mass; 1:30 p.m. St. Jude Pilgrim Mass in Spanish; 5:30 p.m. Mass with Contemporary music; 9:00 p.m. Mass by candlelight The Sacred Triduum
Holy Thursday, March 29 The Sacred Triduum 7:30 a.m. Tenebrae; 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Holy Thursday, March 29 7:30 a.m. Tenebrae; 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday, March 30 7:30 a.m. Tenebrae
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Miracles attributed to Pope Paul VI, Romero clear way for sainthood Carol Glatz Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has cleared the way for the canonizations of Blesseds Paul VI and Oscar Romero. At a meeting March 6 with Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, Pope Francis signed decrees for the causes of 13 men and women – among them a pope, an archbishop, two young laywomen and a number of priests and nuns. He recognized a miracle attributed to Blessed Paul, who, according Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, will be declared a saint in late October at the end of the Synod of Bishops on youth and discernment. Blessed Paul, who was born Giovanni Battista Montini, was pope from 1963 to 1978. Pope Francis also formally signed the decree recognizing the miracle needed to advance the sainthood cause of Archbishop Romero of San Salvador, martyr. El Salvador’s ambassador to the Holy See, Manuel Roberto Lopez, told Catholic News Service March 7 that the news of the pope’s approval “took us by surprise.” “They told us before that the process was going
Melbourne court to decide if cardinal stands trial
MELBOURNE, Australia – A Melbourne court began a month-long hearing to see if a top Vatican official would stand trial on decades-old charges of sexual abuse, which he consistently denied. Cardinal George Pell, head of the Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court March 5 for a committal hearing scheduled to conclude by March 30. The cardinal has taken a leave of absence from his position to face the charges in Melbourne, where he served as archbishop from 1996 to 2001. No charges have been announced against the cardinal, but his lawyer
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well and that all we needed was the approval of the miracle, and it turns out the pope approved it yesterday,” he said. Lopez told CNS that he was happy that Blessed Oscar Romero’s canonization was imminent and that his holiness was recognized alongside one of his earliest supporters.
told the court he believed Victoria police investigated the abuse claims presuming he was guilty, instead of presuming he was innocent. The lawyer said some witnesses’ written testimony could help clear the cardinal of some of the charges. Up to 50 witnesses could be called during the committal hearing; much of the hearing will be conducted in private.
Pope urges church-government dialogue on migrants
VATICAN CITY – Liberating the poor, the oppressed and the persecuted is an integral part of what God wants his church to do, Pope Francis said. “In order to set free those who today are oppressed, rejected and enslaved,”
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“To see that he will be canonized along with (Blessed) Paul VI, who was a great friend of Archbishop Romero and supported his work, is a great blessing,” Lopez said. The Vatican did not announce a date for Blessed Romero’s canonization. The pope also recognized the miracles needed for the canonization of: Father Francesco Spinelli of Italy, founder of the Sisters Adorers of the Blessed Sacrament; Father Vincenzo Romano of Italy; and Mother Maria Katharina Kasper, founder of the religious congregation, the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ. He recognized the miracle needed for the beatification of Maria Felicia Guggiari Echeverria, a Discalced Carmelite from Paraguay whom Pope Francis has upheld as a model for the youth of Paraguay. Affectionately called, “Chiquitunga,” she died from an unexpected illness in 1959 at the age of 34 before she could make her final vows. The pope also recognized the martyrdom of a 16-year-old laywoman from Slovakia. Anna Kolesarova, who lived from 1928 to 1944 in the eastern town of Pavlovce, was murdered during Slovakia’s occupation by the Soviet army in World War II after refusing sexual favors to a Russian soldier.
Catholics must promote dialogue with government leaders, “a dialogue that takes into account people’s actual experiences, sufferings and aspirations, in order to remind everyone once more of his or her responsibilities,” he told Catholic leaders working on refugee and migration issues. That dialogue is key to help develop “much-needed new ways for the international community to respond with foresight to these phenomena typical our time,” he said March 8. The pope’s comments came in his address to participants in the plenary council of the International Catholic
Migration Commission, which was meeting in Rome. Pope Francis praised the commission’s work over the past 67 years, noting how it also offers expert assistance to bishops’ conferences and dioceses to respond to local and national challenges. “It is my hope that this work will continue to inspire local churches to do all they can for persons forced to leave their home countries and who, all too often, become victims of dishonesty, violence and abuse of every sort,” he said.
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‘The time has come!’
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he Gospel according to John is divided into two main parts – The Book of Signs and The Book of Glory. Between these two parts, John 12:20-30 marks the virtual halfway point in the Gospel of John. As the Book of Signs wraps up and the Gospel flows into the Book of Glory, Jesus sets His sights on preparing for his glorification. In what appears to be a bold proclamation indicating a pivotal moment he declares repeatedly the father william importance of nicholas his “hour.” After 11 chapters of revealing himself to his disciples through signs, Jesus now prepares for his final glorification as the Son of God. Jesus’ glorification will involve nothing less than his death: “Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies …” Jesus, however, does not preach only his Death. He begins to preach on what it truly means to be his follower: “Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me…” Up until now in the Gospel of John
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Fifth Sunday of Lent JEREMIAH 31:31-34 The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers the day I took them by the hand to lead them forth from the land of Egypt; for they broke my covenant, and I had to show myself their master, says the Lord. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord. I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer will they have need to teach their friends and relatives how to know the Lord. All, from least to greatest, shall know me, says the Lord, for I will forgive their evildoing and remember their sin no more. PSALM 51:3-4, 12-13, 14-15. Create a clean heart in me, O God. Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
HEBREWS 5:7-9 In the days when Christ Jesus was in the flesh, he offered prayers and supplications with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered; and when he was made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him. JOHN 12:20-33 Some Greeks who had come to worship at the Passover Feast came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and asked him, “Sir, we would like to see Jesus.” Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went
Monday, March 19: Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16. Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29. Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22. Ps 84:5. Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a.
Thursday, March 22: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Gn 17:3-9. Ps 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9. Ps 95:8. Jn 8:51-59.
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Tuesday, March 20: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Nm 21:4-9. Ps 102:2-3, 16-18, 19-21. Jn 8:21-30.
Friday, March 23: Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Optional Memorial of St. Turibio de Mogrovejo, bishop. Jer 20:10-13. Ps 18:2-3a, 3bc-4, 5-6, 7. See Jn 6:63c, 68c. Jn 10:31-42.
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Wednesday, March 21: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Dn 3:1420, 91-92, 95. Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56. See Lk 8:15. Jn 8:31-42.
Saturday, March 24: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent. Ez 37:21-28. Jer 31:10, 11-12abcd, 13. Ez 18:31. Jn 11:45-56.
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and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there also will my servant be. The Father will honor whoever serves me. “I am troubled now. Yet what should I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? But it was for this purpose that I came to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it and will glorify it again.” The crowd there heard it and said it was thunder; but others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered and said, “This voice did not come for my sake but for yours. Now is the time of judgment on this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And when I am lifted up from the earth, I will draw everyone to myself.” He said this indicating the kind of death he would die.
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March 24,2017 2018 - PALM SUNDAY VIGIL MASSES April 8, 4:00p.m. & 5:30 p.m. - Blessing of Palms/Mass (with procession)
April 9, March 28,2017 2018 - PALM SUNDAY 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., & 12:00 p.m. Blessings of Palms/Mass (with procession) March April 13, 29, 2017 2018
- HOLY THURSDAY 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer
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March 30,2017 2018 - GOOD FRIDAY April 14, 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 2:00 PM - Stations of the Cross 3:00 PM - Good Friday Liturgy: Word, Veneration 4:30 PM Confessions 7:30 PM - Evening Good Friday Liturgy.
A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. Create a clean heart in me, O God. Give me back the joy of your salvation, and a willing spirit sustain in me. I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners shall return to you. Create a clean heart in me, O God.
March 31, 2017 2018 - HOLY SATURDAY April 15, 9:00 AM - Morning Prayer 2:30 PM Confessions 8:30 PM - Mass : Blessing of Fire, Paschal Candle, Procession, Exultet.
April 1, 2018 April 16, 2017 - EASTER SUNDAY 5:30 AM - Easter Sunrise Service / Salubong with Mass @ 6:00 AM. Then Regular Sunday Mass schedule follows: 7:30 AM / 9:00 AM / 10:30 AM (Children's Choir) 12 Noon (Parish Choir)
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER SCHEDULE Saturday, March 24th and 25th – Palm Sunday Saturday, March 24th Confessions from 3:00pm to 4:00pm 5:00pm English Vigil Mass – 7:00pm Spanish Vigil Mass Sunday, March 25th 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses in English 12:30pm in Spanish Palms will be distributed after all the Masses March 29th – Holy Thursday No 9am Mass today 7:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Altar of Repose / Adoration in Parish Hall until 10 pm March 30th – Good Friday No 9am Mass today 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – School Passion Play 1:00pm – Choir Performance 2pm – Liturgical Service: Veneration of the Cross and Communion 8pm Spanish Liturgical Service: Veneration of the Cross and Communion March 31st – Holy Saturday No 9am Mass. No Confessions. 8:00pm - Easter Vigil April 1st – Easter Mass 8am and 10am English; 12:30pm Spanish
Sunday, March 25: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16. Is 50:4-7. Ps 22:8-9, 1718, 19-20, 23-24. Phil 2:6-11. Phil 2:8-9. Mk 14:1—15:47 or Mk 15:1-39. Monday, March 26: Monday of Holy Week. Is 42:1-7. Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14. Jn 12:1-11. Tuesday, March 27: Tuesday of Holy Week. Is 49:1-6. Ps 71:1-2, 3-4a, 5ab-6ab, 15 and 17. Jn 13:2133, 36-38.
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Letters Common sense on gun control
How irrational the issue of gun control can become. The Second Amendment reads: A wellregulated militia, being necessary to the security of the state, the right of the people to keep and arms, shall not be infringed. The key word is militia. A militia is formed when there is no standing army to protect the state; consequently the right to bear arms is an absolute necessity. The arms used when the amendment was created were the same arms that ordinary people used to put meat on the table. With the advent of a full time professional army, a militia was no longer needed. The weapons used by a modern professional army are designed to maim and kill as many people as possible as fast as possible. Reason and common sense dictate that such weapons should be kept out of the hands of the general public. Human nature is not always what it is meant to be. People often let their passions govern their judgments; and the last thing you want is for such people to have access to military style assault weapons. Consequently, a law prohibiting the sale of such weapons to the general public is eminently reasonable. Bob Guglielmi San Francisco
Fundamentals of the faith do not change
George Weigel recently took exception to Cardinal Pietro Parolin’s use of the term “paradigm shift” to describe developments of Christian doctrine (“The Catholic Church doesn’t do paradigm shifts,” Feb. 8). The church adjusts her formulations of the faith in every age, of course, both because her theological understanding deepens and because language itself changes. “To live is to change,” Cardinal Newman wrote, “and to become perfect is to have changed often.” But the fundamentals of our faith do not change, and wisdom distinguishes between essentials and non-essentials. If by “paradigm shift,” then, we mean a fundamental change, then we cannot say the church undergoes paradigm shifts. It’s complex, and good people have argued about doctrinal articulations since the Bible began. A good theological article on this was recently published by Gerhard Cardinal Muller, “Development, or Corruption?” He clarifies essential distinctions between what can and what cannot change in Catholic doctrine. “Jesus Christ,” he writes in the article, “is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8) – this is … our paradigm, which we will not exchange for any other.” As the third- century Christians said to the Roman government who had made attending Mass a capital crime, “non possumus.” We cannot, and we will not, exchange our “paradigm,” the Lord Jesus Christ and his Gospel, for any other! Father Joseph Illo Star of the Sea Parish San Francisco
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Re “New website promotes Catholic arts to set faithful ‘on fire,’” Feb. 8: I have to admit to being more than a little surprised. To start with, I am in a wonderful parish with Vatican II priests, men who are pastoral and prayerful and who give excellent homilies. Our Liturgy Committee meets regularly with our priests to pray, read, reflect and share insights into the Scripture of the particular liturgical season. Music is chosen accordingly and is always reverent and appropriate for the season and the Scripture readings. We are a warm, loving, welcoming community which celebrates our Sunday liturgy joyfully and with the Spirit. I sense a serious disconnect here. Our liturgical celebrations are not beautiful only if they are archaic and grounded in another century. I do see where this is going: back to Latin and chant. There’s room in the church for all of us. I object to having liturgical beauty defined by someone else. Sue Hayes San Francisco
Catholic and pro-choice mutually exclusive
Re: Planned Parenthood vigil (Letters, March 8): In response to Maureen Laney, we observe that there is still much confusion over the “seamless garment” of Catholic social and moral teachings. In reality, there are some issues of greater moral gravity. We are reminded of the bumper sticker of several years ago that said: “You cannot be Catholic and be prochoice.” These truly are mutually exclusive positions. Vicki Evans’ response, in the March 8 edition, points out the canard that people go to Planned Parenthood for health care. Former Planned Parenthood facility directors and employees (Abby Johnson, and others) also confirm that the principal business at PP is abortion. Tangentially, “pro-choice” Catholic politicians cannot use as a fig leaf to hide behind their opposition to capital punishment for convicted capital murderers. If you are “pro-choice” as to abortion, you are not pro-life. Larry Z. Burdoin San Francisco
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I endorse the sentiments of Ms. Laney as regards the very good and essential work of Planned Parenthood. Ms. Evans, on the other hand, makes statements and her attributions to statistics from the USCCB would be more acceptable if these were trusted sources. I read the very one-sided Planned Parenthood fact sheet and all I can say is that the document is as full of misleading and slanted abuse of statistics as to be insulting to anyone capable of thinking for themselves. Ms. Evans’ claim that abortions account for 96
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Catholic women and birth control
Re “Notre Dame’s contraceptive coverage change questioned,” Feb. 22: As a Catholic-educated grandmother, I pray for the day that Catholic universities and hospitals support the science of birth control and the wisdom of family planning. Catholic institutions could be a major force in reducing the rate of abortions if they would encourage modern birth control. The Catechism of the Catholic Church still views artificial birth control as intrinsically evil. The church, however, already does endorse some forms of birth control, specifically the sympto-thermal method. Modern science can help women make more responsible decisions. I have observed that the majority of Catholic women under the age of 75 have taken advantage of modern methods. The majority of Catholics that I know over the past 50 years have limited their families to two or three children. I do not believe this is evil. Birth control should be safe, morally acceptable and affordable enough that women can buy their own contraceptives without expecting them to be provided by an employer. Lynn Yap San Carlos
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percent of pregnancy-related services is a stretch (even of the 94 percent claim by other organizations), and one that, if anything, is an even bigger “alternative facts” than the PP questionable claim of 3 percent as the real figure. The reduction of other services quoted by Ms. Evans is largely a result of many on the extreme right who continue to undermine and circumvent the law of the land as settled by the Supreme Court. States like Texas, Mississippi and others have legislated and by all other means possible forced the closure of countless very essential family planning centers and PP clinics, all resulting in real harm to the populations of millions of men and women the so-called pro-life advocates claim to care about. There are indeed other health care centers, which do provide select services and advice about many but not by any measure all services every woman deserves to make a truly educated decision. Many of these centers forbid even the mention of abortions as a viable alternative, and many even ban most scientifically proven methods of birth control. No one facing these life choices is taking anything lightly. I know not one person who is pro-abortion, even those who have followed the law when forced into these situations. Abortions existed long before Roe, and despite the possibly best intentions of the “pro-life” advocates, reversing Roe will not stop abortions. Anyone truly caring about those facing serious health concerns should want all to have all the information, and all the choices, that the law allows. Peter Mandell San Francisco
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Parsing the ‘T’
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bout five years ago, a friend took her son with her when she went to a beauty shop to get her hair cut. The hairdresser was snipping away and the boy was engrossed in reading on his Kindle when another mother came into the shop with her daughter in tow. The daughter was carrying an American Girls doll, and the mother announced to the entire beauty shop, “We’re here to get the doll’s hair cut. We’re transgendering her!” Thankfully, my friend’s son, a big-time reader, missed all this. But if her 7-year old george weigel had asked, “Mommy, what’s ‘transgendering’?” what, my friend asked me, was she supposed to say? What, indeed? Many people seem tongue-tied when it comes to the “T” in “LGBT.” The virtue-signaling mother in that beauty shop notwithstanding, there’s an intuitive understanding that we’re dealing here with real psychological distress – “gender dysphoria” in the technical vocabulary – and that this and similar problems ought not be political Ping-Pong balls, because lives are at stake. Unfortunately, that reticence to discuss the “T” storm inside the broader “LGBT” tsunami leaves the field to partisans of “gender reassignment” in all its forms, which now include prescribing puberty-blocking drugs to pre-pubescent children claiming to be something other than what they are. Moreover, nine states, the District of Co-
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lumbia and 33 local jurisdictions have laws banning mental health professionals from offering “conversion therapies” to minors on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. California, leading the Gadarene rush over the cliff as usual, now provides state-funded “sex-reassignment surgery” to prisoners; the first recipient of this “benefit” was Shiloh Heavenly Quine, a first-degree murderer/kidnapper serving a life sentence with no chance of parole. No one familiar with the relevant literature denies that gender dysphoria is real, or that the formation of gender identity is sometimes a complicated and tortuous business. In today’s cultural and political climate, however, to suggest that the current stampede to accept claims that a decade ago would have been regarded as signs of serious psychological disturbance – and that are still regarded as such by eminent psychiatrists – is to risk being shamed and cast to the margins of society as a bigot. Like the rest of the “LGBT” phenomenon, the “T” has become thoroughly politicized, indeed weaponized. For those concerned that men, women, children, and their future happiness are being seriously wounded in all this – and that grave damage is being done to medical ethics and law – a good place to begin examining the whole “T” phenomenon is Ryan T. Anderson’s recently published study, “When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment” (Encounter Books). Anderson (whose accomplishments include playing the hammered dulcimer) is one of America’s most engaging young intellectuals. And his virtues as a scholar – solid research, rigorous thinking, careful judgment, and a profound compassion for troubled
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The entire landscape is frightening and shameful. On Ash Wednesday of this year, a horrible tragedy occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen people were killed. On the following day, an 11-year-old girl was arrested for writing a threatening and vulgar letter saying she was going to “shoot up” her Florida middle school. Granted that nuclear weapons and guns are on a different level of ferocity and destructive potential, it is time to stop dancing around the issue of gun violence by misrepresenting what the real problem is. Now is the appointed time for Congress to pass stringent laws regarding the very possession of guns. Mental health is not what makes America uniquely vulnerable to gun violence. Research has demonstrated that people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims, not perpetrators, of gun violence. The mentally ill should not bear the burden of being regarded as the chief perpetrators of mass murder. The real problem is guns, specifically America’s extraordinary stockpile of firearms. The U.S. has the highest number of guns in the world. This is the core problem, pure and simple. Research compiled by the Harvard School of Public Health’s Injury Control Research Center has found that after controlling for variables such as socioeconomic factors and other crimes, places with more guns have more gun deaths. More guns in a community lead to more homicides, suicides, domestic violence, and violence against police (in
the past 10 years, more than 90 percent of police deaths resulted from assaults involving firearms). America has more lethal violence than other developed countries, and this fact is driven in large part by the prevalence of guns. Guns are not the only contributor to violence (other factors include poverty, urbanization, alcohol consumption), but over and over again researchers have found that America’s high levels of gun ownership are a major reason why there is such a high level of violence in the U.S. We must demand universal background checks for those wanting to purchase guns, make licensing requirements more stringent, place outright bans on certain types of firearms such as automatic and semi-automatic rifles, shotguns and other types of assault weapons, establish a registry for all guns owned in the country, require a permit for all firearm purchases, curtail gun trafficking, and wage campaigns against all film producers who glorify violent action and the dehumanization of persons. America has become resistant to doing anything about this issue because some feel “powerful” by owning a gun, and the decades-long public
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nicholas: ‘The time has come!’ FROM PAGE 18
the followers of Jesus were drawn because of the signs he was performing. Now Jesus declares when he will give the one great example of his glory and what it means to be his disciple. From this point on, all of his actions and words are directed toward his death and resurrection, and the call of his disciples to follow in his footsteps. He will wash his disciples’ feet, showing them that they must be dedicated to a life of self-effacing servitude (13:1-17). He will prepare them for his departure, assuring them of his purpose in leaving them (14:3-28). He will define true love as being true to his word (14:23) and laying down one’s life for one’s friends, (15:13-14) and he will command his followers to love as he has loved them (15:17). Finally, he will indicate “the sort of death by which Peter [is] to glorify God” (21:19) as he commissions Peter to “feed [his] sheep”. On the Fifth Sunday of Lent we enter into the final phase of our Lenten journey, indicated by the declaration we hear in the Gospel, that “the hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified”, and we prepare to celebrate the unfolding of that glorification. Just as Lent has been for us a period of preparation for Easter, let the coming Fifth Week of Lent be a time of preparation for Holy Week when the church
enters into its highest holy days. Let us resolve to truly celebrate Jesus coming to his hour and his glorification; to join our parishes in celebrating the triduum liturgies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil, even though such liturgies may occur at awkward hours, be of particular lengths, and not be obligatory (as if Catholics need imposed obligations before we engage in holy celebrations). Let us resolve to spend those three days, and the better part of Holy Week in prayer as our Lenten sacrifices and observances come to their finale. Jesus declares, “The hour has come.” In the final days of Lent let us enter into that hour, as we hear in our Scriptures and celebrate in our worship. Let us not see Lent as just another season, or Holy Week as just another week, or Easter as just another Sunday. Let us join Christ as he enters into that “hour” and celebrate the events of Easter as true people of faith who rejoice in our salvation in Christ. Let us prepare to gather together as one people to raise our prayers to God in our highest holy days, joining Christ in our Scripture in declaring: The time has come! “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.” Father Nicholas is a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco currently serving at St. Bruno Parish, Whittier; www.frbillnicholas.com.
Coleman: More guns, more gun deaths FROM PAGE 21
campaign by the National Rifle Association to convince the U.S. public and politicians that bearing arms and having more guns actually make people safer. This assertion is contrary to everything research demonstrates. Our country has become mired in a culture of violence as a way of solving problems nationally and internationally. Parading U.S. weaponry on the streets of the nation’s capital only exasperates this culture. A Douglas High School student tweeted the day after the Florida massacre, “Do something instead of sending prayers. Prayers won’t fix this. But gun control will prevent it from happening again.” We must not let 17 deaths be in vain. We must work and pray for sensible and fruitful discussion that leads to gun reform. Sulpician Father Gerald Coleman is adjunct professor, Graduate Department of Pastoral Ministries, Santa Clara University.
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Ospino said another fruit for the church is the dominant role played by Hispanic women – “mothers, grandmothers, wives, even religious” – and he noted that most of the delegates attending were women. The future of the church, he added, lies in Hispanic youth, who demographically represent 60 percent of all Catholics under age 18. While cautioning against “over-romanticizing” it, Ospino said the stability of the Hispanic family is another plus for the church, although that family unit is increasingly threatened by American cultural and economic pressures such as poverty, drug abuse and threats of deportations. “Our families are deeply affected by these factors,” he said. He also cited the advances made following the previous encuentros that have helped unify and empower Hispanic Catholic communities. “It would be unfair, irresponsible to stay where we are at,” Ospino said. “This is a great step of historic proportions. We are making history in the U.S. church.” Ospino said that in many ways, the U.S. Catholic Church was looking to the Southwest gathering and the dioceses from Region XIII to become the national model. “We need a new way of being the church,” he added, especially in how young people are invited and encouraged to take on leadership roles. He also praised the region’s bishops and ministry leaders who have “rediscovered our calling to be missionary Catholics,” who go out to the peripheries to the forgotten and rejected. Ospino noted that some may believe the rise of Hispanic leadership comes in unconventional ways, but the reality is that the Holy Spirit is guiding the process. “It may not always happen the way we are planning it. Let’s let ourselves be surprised by the work of the Holy Spirit,” he said. As a theme throughout his address, he used the parable of the sower from Matthew’s Gospel. After decades of careful tending, the soil of the Hispanic Catholic community is heavy with plants bearing fruit and ready to serve the church. “Your dioceses are the good and fruitful soil,”
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Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, waves after being introduced at a bishops’ panel Feb. 24 in Phoenix at the V Encuentro gathering for Region 13. At left is Bishop Steven Biegler of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and to the right is Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodriguez-Pena of Denver. Ospino said. “Every baptized person is being called to evangelize.” He outlined a series of historic events, beginning with the Second Vatican Council and including bishops’ gatherings at Medellin, Colombia, in 1968 and the 2007 meeting of bishops throughout the Americas at Aparecida, Brazil. Ospino said that “V Encuentro” marks a similar critical point in American Church history. He called on the leaders in the room to continue to move the conversation forward. “When historians write about ‘V Encuentro’ 100 years from now, what will they write?” he asked.
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Jafar, a 15-year-old migrant from Damascus, recounted his family’s escape from the Syrian civil war and the harrowing details of life in a refugee camp for three years before arriving to Italy through Sant’Egidio’s humanitarian corridors project. In his speech, the pope invited the community to continue praying and working for peace in Syria. “Let us think of the pain of the Syrian people, the beloved and martyred Syrian people, whose refugees you have welcomed in Europe through the humanitarian corridors,” he said. Recalling the community’s founding 50 years ago, the pope said their mission is a necessary talent in the church that can be summarized in three words: prayer, poor and peace. However, like the parable of the servant who hid his talent out of fear instead of investing it in the future, the pope said the world is consumed by fear and needs the community’s gifts. Fear, he said, “is an ancient disease” that is prevalent today “in front of the vast dimension of globalization.” “And these fears often concentrate on those who are foreigners, different from us, poor, as if he were an enemy,” the pope said. “Thus, we defend ourselves from these people, believing we are preserving what we have or what we are.” Pope Francis urged the members of Sant’Egidio to continue their mission of ministering to those in need and “creating a society in which no one is a foreigner.” “It is the mission of crossing over boundaries and walls to gather together,” the pope said. Earlier in the day, the pope addressed pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square to pray the Angelus. Day 5: Wednesday 10/17, KALAMBAKA / DELPHI Reflecting onbegin the celebration “Laetare” Today, we in Kalambaka,of where we visit (Rethe archiwonder of Meteora prominently joice)tectural Sunday, the midpoint ofMonasteries, Lent, Pope Francis perched atop the soaring cliffs.season, Next, weChristians set off for the city said that during Lenten of Delphi via the National Highway. References are are called to reject the temptation of being “sure made to Delphi in connection with Apollo in such litof ourselves” and to recognize their own limitaerary works as the Iliad, the Odyssey, and Oedipus Rex. tionsUpon and frailties without despair tour and of arrival in Delphi, wefalling have aninto orientation the city before checking in at our hotel for dinner and an sadness. overnight.he [B,D] Christians, added, should not be discouraged Day by their sins and instead realize that “God is 6: Thursday 10/18, DELPHI / ATHENS close” and “look the cross ‘God loves Our first stop at today is the and ruinssay. of Delphi that were me.’”once the famed Temple of Apollo. From there, we make a brief stopthis,” at the Theatre, the Athenian “Don’t forget he nearby said. “God is greater than Treasury, and the Castalian Spring. We continue to our weaknesses, our infidelities, our sins. Let us the Museum of Delphi to view some of the treasures. take Housed the Lord hand, are lookthe at Charioteer the cross (a and inby thethe museum famous statue), the Naxian Sphinx, and the Statue of Antinoos. go forward.” Next, we board our motor coach and make our way to Athens. Upon our arrival there, we enjoy a panoramic tour, beginning with Hadrian’s Arch and a view of the Royal Palace, the Stadium, the Temple of Zeus, and ® the Theatre of Dionysius. We visit Mars Hill, the site where St Paul expounded subject of monotheGospel for March the 18, 2018 ism before the pagan Greeks (this address is recorded John 12-20-33 in Acts 17:22-31). We visit the Acropolis and the museum. The Greeka word “acropolis” isonused in a broad sense word search based of Gospel toFollowing designateisthe fortified height athe city. Located on the reading for the Fifth Sunday of Lent, Cycle B: as (the main Acropolis of Athens is the famous Parthenon Jesus’ earthly ministryTime is drawing to a close. The down to temple of Athena). permitting, we walk words can found inAgora all directions in the puzzle. explore thebeAncient and the ruins of the prison where Socrates was held and ultimately carried out WORSHIP PHILIP TOhis SEE JESUS death sentence HOUR GLORIFIED byWHEAT drinking hemThe Parthenon FALLS AND DIES PRODUCES lock poison. (Please note: this pedesSERVES ME FOLLOW SERVANT trian area would HONOR TROUBLED A VOICE mean there would HEARD ANGEL JUDGMENT beDEATH a great deal of WORLD LIFTED UP additional walking). We will proceed to hotel to check TO SEE JESUS our in for dinner and an overnight. [B,D] P U D E T F I L E G N A
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must sometimes be sought through a process of discernment, she said. Chapter 8 of the controversial document focuses on the pastoral care of of church members who have been divorced and civilly remarried. The pope encouraged a “responsible personal and pastoral discernment of particular cases” by local bishops, Cahill said. “Pope Francis shows that sometimes what we should aim for is a negotiated settlement, not a one-side wins-all kind of victory,” the theologian said. Finally, in “Laudato si,’” Cahill said, the pope challenges all to resist the tendency to “kick the problem upstairs” to governments and others. Instead, he empowers change at the grassroots level by emphasizing the necessity of “ecological conversion.” This doesn’t happen at the intellectual level, said Cahill, and “Pope Francis gets this.” “Change happens at the symbolic, practical and spiritual level, the level of our worldview and in our every-
Parish voices Parishioners commented on Lisa Cahill’s presentation on Pope Francis’ approach to working through differences among the faithful. “It seems to me that what we need to find is some chance to sit down, as we are here, and talk about things and accept the other person with dignity, whatever their opinion is.”
– Will Silverthorne, St. Rita
“I think we have to have courage, to stop with the labels and just get to know each person. The minute you apply a label it’s all over.”
– Sara Steck, St. Rita
“I bought this small image of a Muslim woman wearing a
headdress that looked like the American flag and put it up in my office. I couldn’t believe how many people passed by knowing that I am Catholic and smiled.”
– Andrew Witkowski, St. Rita
“About a year ago this guy came up and was ranting about Obama. I stuck out my hand and introduced myself and asked him what he does. Ten minutes later we left after shaking hands again and saying we were going to make the world better together.”
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Deacon Jim Shea
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Deacon James Shea died March 2. He was ordained a deacon June 19, 2005, and served at St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo until 2013 when he and his wife, Patricia, moved. He continued ministry in their new location at St. Patrick Parish, Grass Valley. Deacon Jim was 76 years old. Deacon Michael Ghiorso, director of the Office of Diaconate Ministry and Life and also orDeacon Jim dained in 2005, called Deacon Jim Shea “a classmate and good friend,” in a statement from the archdiocese. Survivors, in addition to his wife, include their daughters Laurie Galdes (Jeff), Jeanne Johnson (Dale) and Theresa Shea, grandchildren, and his brothers Jack Shea (Kathy) and Charlie Shea. A funeral Mass was celebrated March 7 at St. Matthew Church, San Mateo. Remembrances may be made to the school scholarship fund at St. Matthew School, 910 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo 94402.
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WOMEN RELIGIOUS IN FIGHT AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The Stop Slavery Coalition, Northern California Sisters against Human Trafficking met Feb. 2 at the Sisters of the Presentation motherhouse in San Francisco. The effort’s mission statement includes: “As women religious, we work to end human slavery through education, advocacy and action against all forms of human trafficking.” Pictured back from left, are Presentation Sister Rita Jovick; Sacred Heart Sister Fran Tobin; Mercy Sister Therese Randall; and Ruth Robinson who attended for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Front row, from left, are Jeanne Zarka, associate of the Sisters of St. Francis of Redwood City, St. Joseph Sister Marie Gaillac; and Marist Sister John Paul Chao.
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Deacon James Haug died Dec. 31. He was 80 years old. “He had a deep interest in service to the church beginning in grammar school and continuing through his ordination to the diaconate in 2005 and his service to Church of the Good Shepherd,” the deacon’s family said. In a statement to the diaconDeacon James ate community, Deacon Michael Haug Ghiorso, director, Office of Diaconate Ministry and Life, said: “I can also add that Jim, often accompanied by his wife, Sandy, visited many patients at Seton Hospital as extraordinary ministers of holy Communion” bringing “both joy and comfort to those in the midst of their suffering.” Survivors, in addition to his wife, include their daughters, Katherine Lyn Nelson (Joe) and Jennifer Haug. A funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 12 at Church of the Good Shepherd, Pacifica. Remembrances may be made to The Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.
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STS. PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: It was fun for all Feb. 10 at a bingo lunch at the North Beach elementary school. Faculty members were the hosts with proceeds from the “All You Need is Love”-themed event benefiting school programs. Junior high teacher Paul Riley took care of the cooking. Pictured with their possible winning numbers and definitely winning chow are second graders Megan Franceschi and Eleanor Borek.
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ICA CRISTO REY, SAN FRANCISCO: University of California president Janet Napolitano visited with leadership and students Feb. 28. “President Napolitano shared UC’s commitment to access and affordability for California students of all backgrounds,” the school said. “In particular, she noted
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UC’s Blue and Gold Opportunity Plan and other grants and scholarships that currently allow for more than half of UC’s California undergraduates to pay no tuition.” The former head of the Department of Homeland Security affirmed the Cristo Rey workstudy model that helps offset tuition costs and helps “students learn professional skills that will serve them in college and in the workplace,” the school said. Pictured answering a student’s question Feb. 28 is Janet Napolitano with Janet Reilly, a longtime supporter of ICA Cristo Rey.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 16 HIBERNIAN LUNCH: St. Patrick’s Day celebration, Westin St. Francis, 333 Powell St., San Francisco, 11 a.m. no host reception, lunch at noon, $100 per person, traditional Irish music and entertainment mark the occasion, sponsored by Hibernian Newman Club, www.hiberniannewman.com.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 18 CATHEDRAL TALK: Lenten series, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 3 p.m., Deacon Christoph Sandoval and Mercy Sister Elaine Stahl with caring for the sick and dying. Cathedral pastor, Father Arturo Albano, leads opening and closing prayers. (415) 567-2020; www.stmarycathedralsf.org. CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough Street, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213, www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20 DON BOSCO STUDIES: Sts. Peter and Paul, 666 Filbert St., San Francisco, 7 p.m., with clip from Bishop Robert Barron’s “7 Deadly Sins, 7 Lively Virtues.” All are welcome, refreshments, Frank Lavin (415) 310.8551, franklavin@comcast.net.
MONDAY, MARCH 19 ECUMENICAL PRAYER SERVICE: “Salutations of the Holy Cross,” 7 p.m., Greek Orthodox, Church of the Holy Cross, 900 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont. The Archbishop evening comCordileone memorates the 12-year anniversary of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross and the Roman Catholic Church of the Immaculate Metropolitan Heart of Mary Gerasimos in Belmont, joining together in salutations and veneration of the relic of the Holy Cross of our Lord. Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Gerasimos of San Francisco welcomes Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone who will deliver a homily. Reception with refreshments and discussion follow. (650) 591-4447; office@ goholycross.org.
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