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Andrew Ginter, a seminarian in formation to be ordained to the priesthood in the archdiocese in two years, is teaching theology at Archbishop Riordan High School this year and coaching lacrosse. The former high school lacrosse player is pictured with Crusader team members during a recent game.

Seminarian coaches lacrosse, teaches theology at boys high school ‘Mr. Ginter shows up for practice and everyone runs 10 times faster’ VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

The students’ respect doesn’t disappear when Mr. Andrew Ginter dons his purple and gold jacket to help coach lacrosse at Archbishop Riordan High School – but players who also have the 27-year-old seminarian for theology say there is a difference. “Once he takes off his collar, it’s game time,” said Sebastian Grenacher, a junior who both takes theology with Ginter and plays lacrosse. “It’s totally different than in the classroom.” “He is really loud. He is the fighting spirit of the team,” said Gabriel Artiga, a junior. “Mr. Ginter shows up for practice and everyone runs 10 times faster.” Among Ginter’s words of encouragement, Gabe said, shouted from the sidelines at both practice and games: “If you don’t pick up the ball you’re going to run laps!” But there is no question, Ginter takes his faith

VATICAN CITY – Meeting top officials of the United Nations, Pope Francis called for a “worldwide ethical mobilization” that would push technical programs for justice, peace and development further by promoting respect for human life, “fraternity and solidarity.” “An important part of humanity does not share in the benefits of progress and is, in fact, relegated to the status of second-class citizens,” the pope said May 9 during a meeting at the Vatican with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon and members of the U.N. System Chief Executives Board for Coordination. The board includes the directors of 29 specialized agencies and U.N. departments. The Vatican and Catholic organizations around the world work closely with many of them, such as the World Food Program and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. However, tensions also have arisen with some of the SEE POPE, PAGE 15

Humility, service, love for Mary are priestly keys, pope tells seminarians

seriously, Sebastian said, adding Ginter’s example shows that considering a vocation to the priesthood is not out of reach of a normal guy. “He told us back in his high school days he played lacrosse and in college he was in a fraternity,” said Sebastian. “He still had that strong bond with God that made him want to leave all that behind and follow his love with God.” Andrew Ginter is spending his pastoral year teaching a yearlong theology class to a mixed class of sophomores, juniors and seniors, covering world religions and Christian lifestyles. Most classes are for one semester at the Catholic boys high school, but students who play in Riordan’s band take the yearlong course. For Ginter, who was assigned for the year to Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and school, the chance to teach a high school class was a bonus he didn’t expect when he answered the call to the priesthood.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis told seminarians not to become “orphan priests,” who are motherless without Mary; “businessman priests,” who are after money; or “prince priests,” who are aloof from the people. He also warned them not to give “boring homilies,” saying their reflections should be brief, powerful and address the problems and concerns people are really going through. In a private audience in the Vatican’s Paul VI hall with thousands of seminarians and priests from around the world who are studying in Rome, the pope spent 70 minutes answering the questions of eight pre-selected participants. The pope told them that he already had seen the

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Mary Rose Cordileone, the mother of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, died May 8 shortly after suffering a stroke. She was 90. Archbishop Cordileone flew to San Diego from Lourdes, France, where he was making a pilgrimage with the Knights of Malta, and was able to be with her in the hours before she died, as were her three other children. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated May 12 by Archbishop Cordileone, with many bishops and priests concelebrating, at Blessed Sacrament Church in San Diego, the church where she was married to her husband Leon in 1949, where her four children attended religious education classes and where she remained active throughout her life. “You have all given our mother a fitting tribute to send her onto God,” her four children wrote in the program for her funeral Mass, thanking all those who supported her at the parish and in the community and all those who contributed to a music-filled celebratory Mass of Christian Burial. “She exuded sweetness and tenderness, was filled with faith and thrived

among all of you, her family and friends. She loved to say – and many of you have heard her repeat it often – ‘am I blessed or am I blessed?’ Even in her last days in the hospital, although she could not speak, she showed this gratitude with her eyes, even in the midst of her suffering, when she Mary Cordileone saw her four children together with her. Because of her we too, can say, ‘Are we blessed or are we blessed?’” Mrs. Cordileone was a full-time wife, mother and homemaker for most of her life. She was an avid bowler and in her later years she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. “She was loved by everyone who knew her,” her family said. In a note compiled for Mrs. Cordileone’s speech on motherhood to the Orange County Magnificat prayer breakfast in 2010, she offered advice for young families: “Parents, be close to your kids. Family dinner is very important. Pray together. Catholic family traditions like St. Joseph’s Table became a way to live

our faith as a family. I am as proud of all my children as I am of my son, the bishop,” Mrs. Cordileone wrote. Mrs. Cordileone was born Mary Giardina in 1923 in Buffalo, N.Y., the oldest of four girls born to Sicilian immigrants Sam and Theresa Giardina. In 1947, when she was 23, she moved to San Diego and worked for Challenge Dairy. She married Leon, a World War II Navy veteran who had gone into business with his three brothers as a commercial albacore fisherman, on Nov. 13, 1949. Leon, who was born in San Francisco to Sicilian immigrants, died at age 86 in 2005 after 55 years of marriage, but the couple was able to attend together their son Salvatore’s ordination as auxiliary bishop of San Diego in 2002. Mrs. Cordileone is survived by three sisters, Angie LaRosa (Tony) and Connie Borsellino (Gino) of El Cajon and Joanne Czarnecki (Tom) of Santee; four children, Maria Scourten (Mike) of Flower Mound, Texas, Ben Cordileone (LuAnn) of Longmont, Colo., Archbishop Cordileone and Theresa Cordileone of Boise, Idaho; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial took place at Holy Cross Cemetery, San Diego.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING: One-day archdiocesan training for high school-age youth including incoming freshmen who have received the sacrament of confirmation will be held Saturday, June 7, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m.at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco. $30 per person, breakfast, lunch and snacks included as well as materials for the day. Participants will be shown about leadership in areas including activities, discussions, prayer services, music. RSVP to Ynez Lizarraga at lizarragay@sfarchdiocese.org. FREE KNEELERS: Many prayers have been offered up on the 80 kneelers removed from the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi’s historic church in preparation for the summer installation of a new granite floor, restored pews and new kneelers. The old kneelers, which vary in length from 27 inches to 56 inches, are in “very good shape” said business manager Chris Greenawalt, who added that he and rector Capuchin Father Harold Snider want to find them a good home with another church or organization. The kneelers are being replaced with newer ones as the result of a major gift which specifically earmarked the funds for renovation of the church’s floor, pews and kneelers. Call (415) 986-4557.

A WORD OF THANKS FROM THE CORDILEONE FAMILY We wish to express a word of profound thanks to all of you who have been so kind and supportive to us during these trying days, as well as for all of your kindness to our mother during her days here on earth, giving her rides, helping her to keep active and involved. A special word of thanks goes to the staff of Sharp Memorial Hospital who attended to our mother – and to us – during her final days with such compassion and tender loving care. We are also grateful to: Father Bruce Orsborn and the parishioners of Blessed Sacrament Parish for all of their generous assistance to us in making the funeral arrangements, and to Msgr. Roger Lechner and Holy Spirit Parish for hosting the reception for us; to Mary Ann

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Two Serra seniors returning to help at Lourdes shrine for third year VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Ben Kusber and Tommy Petrini were sophomores at Junipero Serra High School when they were offered the opportunity to go as part of a group of five Serra boys and the Knights of Malta to Lourdes, France, to help with the sick and disabled who come to the shrine seeking cures. This July, they are going back for the third time in three years. The experience of Lourdes is “lifechanging,” Tommy told a May 7 meeting of the San Mateo Serra Club, a chapter of the international organization founded to pray for and encourage vocations to the priesthood. “It is a very special place. You can’t go once, you just keep going back,” said Ben, who will be a biochemistry and German major with a pre-med emphasis at DePauw University in the fall. He described the attachment to the grotto on the banks of the Gave River near Lourdes where the Blessed Mother first appeared to a poor and nearly illiterate St. Bernadette Soubirous on Feb. 11, 1858, as “Lourditus. We definitely do have it.” “Everything you say about it– You can’t say anything bad about Lourdes,” said Tommy. He plans to study criminal justice in the fall at San Francisco State University. “You get there–you don’t see a person that does not have a smile on their face, with their friends, their family, just having a great old time.” The miraculous waters of the spring created by Our Lady at Lourdes – who announced to St. Bernadette “I am the Immaculate

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Serra High seniors Tommy Petrini, center, and Ben Kusber speak with John Kaufer May 7 at a meeting of the San Mateo Serra Club. Conception” – have been credited with 69 verified cures by the Catholic Church. Tommy and Ben said they were at Lourdes last year when the 69th cure was announced. Many more cures both spiritual and physical occur, say those who associated with the shrine, which produces 27,000 gallons of water each week, according to Catholic Online. Members of the Western Association of the Knights of Malta, an international lay religious order founded in the 11th century, arranged to take the boys from Serra. The Knights and Dames of Malta travel to Lourdes at least once a year to care for the sick and disabled people who visit the shrine to pray and bathe in its waters. Lourdes strengthened his faith, said

Ben, who recounted how when he was helping at the baths, a father and a terminally ill 2-year-old boy came in and the toddler was crying, until the father told his son to look at Jesus on the cross. “The only thing that got him to stop was when his dad showed him the crucifix of Jesus on the wall. He focused strongly on the crucifix. That really struck me. I was supposedly helping bathe the child but I just stood there dumbfounded. That moment sticks with me so hard,” said Ben. “That moment really made me look at my own faith.”

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She might still be shopping for a heavy coat to ward off the often blistering New York winter, but other than that Camille Edwards appears to have everything in place for her next four years at Cornell University. Camille is a senior Camille Edwards at St. Ignatius College Prep. Her parents are Philine Edwards and Brian Edwards. “I still can’t quite comprehend what 5 degrees will feel like,” Camille said in an email interview about low temperatures in Ithaca. Cornell’s Ivy League status was an initial draw for Camille. “However,” she said, “when I looked more closely at the kind of people it produced and their academic philosophy, I knew it would be a place where I could both pursue my academic and intellectual curiosities while also collaborating with people from all different backgrounds and majors.” Cornell’s motto which promises “any student, any study” was something Camille liked immediately. “I loved the idea that I could take a class in any department, regardless of my major,” she said. Camille’s original career target was medicine but law is now her aim. “A career in law can also help people, but potentially entire populations, and maybe even international communities,” she said. Camille is also an actress. “I always find it interesting when people don’t see the connection between theater and law,” she said. “Not only have many politicians been actors, but the art of appealing to an audience and clearly presenting an

WING SPAN: Father Michael Healy, pastor, St. Bartholomew Parish, and Father Anthony McGuire, pastor, St. Matthew Parish, were among the more than 100 family, friends and supporters at the installation of Daniel Campoverde, Christian Villanueva, Conor McCann and Michael Walsh to the rank of Eagle Scout at St. Bart’s March 22. All of the scouts are seniors at Junipero Serra High School and graduates of St. Matthew School. The four started scouting at age 6 and today are part of Troop 42 in San Mateo led by Scoutmaster J. Anthony Villanueva. Pictured from left are Eagle Scouts Campoverde, Villanueva, McCann and Walsh. ANNIVERSARY: Anne and Jerry Hahn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family and friends Feb. 23 with Mass at the Capuchin Franciscans’ St. Francis of Assisi Friary chapel in Burlingame. Capuchin Fathers Flavian Welstead, Michael Mahoney and Brian McKenna concelebrated the liturgy. Anne and Jerry were married Dec. 28, 1963, at Notre Dame des Victoires Church in San Francisco. objective are skills that any career requires, especially a lawyer.” With nutrition among her priorities Camille is keeping ahead of the notorious “freshman 15.” “While touring Cornell I found out it has one of the top organic cafeterias in the country and is ranked in the top 10 for healthiest campus food,” Camille said. The vegetarian is also aware of Ithaca’s “fresh produce, farmers markets and organic cafes.” “If I could change anything right now, I would snap my fingers and eradicate racism,” Camille said. “Although I’ve never experienced any true prejudice myself, I empathize with those who have and wish that I

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could change it. I hope that one day I can live in a world where people are not shocked by a black woman who enjoys acting but also intends to go into corporate law. I hope that one day I will not be exceptional at all.” “SI has definitely instilled in me a yearning to understand different cultures and keep an open perspective. Going to a college where people have all sorts of backgrounds and experiences, I must be aware of what they have endured and be open to new ideas and opinions.” DIAMOND’S MANY FACETS: Varsity baseball players from Junipero Serra High School put some polish

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The “cutting-room floor” where many film careers are said to have gone to dust will soon know the footsteps of Nicholas Sy. The Junipero Serra High School senior who looks to become a film editor begins studies in the field at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles in the fall. Nicholas is a graduate of St. Matthew School, San Mateo. His parents are Bernice and Noel Sy. Nicholas is enrolled in Loyola’s film and television production program. “Film editing includes the technical and creative aspects that I enjoy working with, and it’s the part of the filmmaking process where everything is put together and the project actually starts looking like a film,” Nicholas told Catholic San Francisco via email. Nicholas takes much backstage experience with him to the city still hailed as the hub of television and pictures. His hobbies are film and theater tech and he has been stage crew for eight Serra productions under the Tri-School banner that incorporates talent from Serra, Mercy High School, Burlingame and Notre Dame High School, Belmont. His most recent venture was projectionist/film editor of the Tri-Schools’ “Wizard of Oz.” “Loyola has one of the top film schools and gives the students a lot of creative freedom, which is very important when you are making a

We asked the Catholic high schools of the archdiocese to share profiles of noteworthy seniors. This week’s story is about Nicholas Sy, Class of 2014, Junipero Serra High School.

work of your own,” Nicholas said. He likes the collaborative feel he said exists at Loyola. “This was something I learned from doing theatre with Tri-School Productions and school film projects for Serra because it is more productive and fun when everyone is working toward a common goal, rather than taking on a project solo,” Nicholas said. “Tri-School Productions, our theatre program with Notre Dame and Mercy was the best thing about my high school experience.” Two Serra teachers have a special place with Nicholas, Keith Stapleton and Kevin Carey. “Mr. Stapleton was my English teacher during my freshman and junior year, and he not only pushed us to spend a little more time reading or

writing carefully, but he also encouraged us to expand our knowledge on the world,” Nicholas said. Carey was Nicholas’ Advanced Placement history teacher. “He was one of the first teachers that really stressed a daily reading of the text, and he really wanted us to learn or review history through any means possible,” Nicholas said. “He always emphasized exposing ourselves to some form of history every day.” Nicholas said Carey helped him “develop a work ethic that is suitable for the rigors of a college-level course.” Nicholas said “Serra spurs my faith and inspires me intellectually by giving me the freedom to think for myself.” He appreciates the school’s stressing “the very basic Catholic teaching of loving yourself and your neighbor, which is relevant to all people, regardless of religious beliefs.” “Intellectual inspiration,” he said, “also comes from the support of the teachers when they help us to achieve our goals, whether for learning or for a personal project.” “I haven’t put much thought into the specific details of my hopes for my life as an adult or decision-maker,” Nicholas said. “I’ve really been focused on making the transition from high school to college. I think with more experience, I’ll eventually develop the life skills I need to be the successful adult with a job and family – the standard idea of what many of us want to grow up to be.”

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A Youth Leadership Training Day sponsored by the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco will take place June 7 at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Ynez Lizarraga is director of youth ministry for the archdiocese. “The youth leadership training helps high school students to build leadership skills that they can use in their youth and campus ministries as they bring other youth to Christ,” Lizaragga told Catholic San Francisco in an email noting planning for the event is well under way. The day is all youth focused. “I hope that youth who attend the training will be able deepen their spirituality, reflect more on their call to discipleship, collaborate with other youth leaders, and have fun at the same time,” Lizarraga said. Preparing youth as leaders is an element of

Lizarraga’s bigger picture for youth ministry here. “I would like to see youth ministries where the youth really take ownership of their youth group by leading meetings, events, and prayer services, and get involved within the parish and community life,” she said. She said the U.S. bishops have also pointed to the importance of youth ministry most recently in their document “Renewing the Vision.” Lizarraga’s experience includes leading parish youth ministry at St. Andrew in Daly City. “I held annual leadership training for the youth in our parish. Through the skills they learned, they were able to become leaders at confirmation retreats, as catechist aides, and youth group leaders. Instead of my leading each of these areas, they were the ones who took initiative in voicing their opinions, planning, and executing the events, while I offered them support and guidance.”

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Nunsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; group, archbishop respond to doctrinal officialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarks CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The recent rebuke of the officers of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious by the head of the Vaticanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctrinal office should be viewed as one part of his entire remarks and one aspect of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visits and ongoing dialogue with Vatican officials, group leaders said. In his April 30 meeting with LCWR officials, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, voiced â&#x20AC;&#x153;increasing concernâ&#x20AC;? about the LCWRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s promotion of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;concept of conscious evolutionâ&#x20AC;? in various publications and â&#x20AC;&#x153;directional statementsâ&#x20AC;? of some member congregations. He also criticized the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

plan to honor a Catholic theologian, St. Joseph Sister Elizabeth Johnson, whose work he said has been judged â&#x20AC;&#x153;seriously inadequate.â&#x20AC;? The cardinal made the remarks in an address to the presidency of the LCWR, a Maryland-based umbrella group that claims about 1,500 leaders of U.S. womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s communities as members, representing about 80 percent of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 57,000 women religious. In a May 8 statement, the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaders described the cardinalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s address as â&#x20AC;&#x153;constructive in its frankness and lack of ambiguity. It was not an easy discussion, but its openness and spirit of inquiry created a space for authentic dialogue and discernment.â&#x20AC;? In 2012, the Vatican announced a

major reform of the LCWR to ensure its fidelity to Catholic teaching in areas including abortion, euthanasia, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ordination and homosexuality. The Vatican appointed Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain to implement the congregationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;doctrinal assessment,â&#x20AC;? by providing â&#x20AC;&#x153;review, guidance and approval, where necessary.â&#x20AC;? The archbishop, who also attended the April 30 meeting with LCWR officials and superiors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said in a May 5 statement that Cardinal Mullerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening remarks â&#x20AC;&#x153;invited a frank and open discussion by those presentâ&#x20AC;? and that a â&#x20AC;&#x153;respectful conversationâ&#x20AC;? followed. He said he is â&#x20AC;&#x153;in full agreement with the issues raised by the cardinalâ&#x20AC;? and

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Cardinal Kasper calls mercy without justice ‘cheap grace’ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK – Mercy, the “most central attribute of God,” has been criminally neglected as a topic in the church. And mercy without justice is “cheap grace,” according to German Cardinal Walter Kasper, a theologian and retired president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Cardinal Kasper Christian Unity. Cardinal Kasper spoke May 5 at Jesuit-run Fordham University on “Practicing Mercy, Seeking Justice: Living a Gospel Life,” addressing questions posed by legal scholar and moral theologian Cathleen Kaveny. Humans are the mediators of God’s mercy, he said. “Mercy is not contraposed to justice. Mercy is the maximum we can do. Justice is the minimum,” Cardinal Kasper said. Mercy opens people’s eyes to situations where they can engage the rules of justice. “There is no choice between justice and mercy. It would be very cheap mercy, which is not also justice,” he said. Mercy is a creative activity and God’s faithfulness to his love, Cardinal Kasper said. It is expressed in the way God gives a new chance to humans and does

not “let them fall into a hole with no way out.” Cardinal Kasper said atonement for sins is misunderstood as a punishment, when it is actually an opportunity to mature in the love of God and cleanse the soul. If “mercy” was rendered as a sculpture, it would be the good Samaritan bent over in a dirty street to care for the set-upon traveler, he said. Alternatively, it might be the prodigal son’s father, whose outstretched arms are “a wonderful image of what’s expected of us,” Cardinal Kasper said. Cardinal Kasper said he learned a lot about being a bishop by visiting gravely ill people as a young priest, meeting people at weekly parish Masses and conducting synods of laity and clergy. A bishop doesn’t just teach, he has to listen and get the “sensus fidelium,” the sense of the faithful, he said. He said it is inconsistent for the church to teach that every sin can be forgiven, yet withhold access to Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics who seek absolution. The cardinal said the current tension between the Vatican’s doctrinal office and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious is a reminder that the church is not a monolithic entity and there is an opportunity for communion and dialogue. “Perhaps CDF and LCWR both have to change a little,” he said.

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Harvard University student groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan to conduct a â&#x20AC;&#x153;black massâ&#x20AC;? May 12 at a pub on campus brought an outcry both on the campus and off, including a demand that the university prohibit the event. Father Michael E. Drea, the senior Catholic chaplain at Harvard, condemned the event and invited the Catholic community of the university to a eucharistic holy hour and Benediction at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church near the campus at the same time as the re-enactment, which was abruptly canceled by the sponsors and moved to a private location. The Pilot, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston, quoted Father Drea as saying the event mocks the â&#x20AC;&#x153;holy sacrifice of the Mass â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the center of our faith and worship.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;As the university attempts to veil this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;presentationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; under the guise of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;academic freedom and expression,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; people of good will recognize it for what it truly is: an act of hatred and ridicule toward the Catholic Church and her faithful,â&#x20AC;? Father Drea said. Drew Faust, Harvard president, said in a May 12 statement that she would attend the holy hour â&#x20AC;&#x153;to join others in reaffirming our respect for the Catholic faith at Harvard and to demonstrate that the most powerful response to offensive speech is not

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MELKITE CATHOLIC PATRIARCH URGES END TO FOREIGN INTERFERENCE IN SYRIA

BROOKLYN, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Syrian Catholics have a part to play in re-establishing peace in their homeland, despite their status as a minority. But before any serious attempt is made, foreign troublemakers must leave the country, a Melkite Patrileading prelate said. arch Gregoire III Syrian-born MelLaham kite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham, who was in Brooklyn recently as part of a U.S. tour to raise awareness of what is going on in Syria, says the perspective is being misreported. Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio hosted a dinner at his residence April 29, at which the patriarch spoke to a small group of local residents of Middle Eastern descent. He disagrees with the description of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening in Syria as a civil war. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is really a foreign war in Syria,â&#x20AC;?

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HEW TO CANON LAW WHEN CLOSING CHURCHES, CARDINAL BURKE SAYS

BALTIMORE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; When considering the suppression of parishes or the closing of church buildings, bishops should hew closely to canon law not simply because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a legal requirement of the church, Cardinal Raymond L. Burke said, but because it helps foster unity. In a May 7 interview with the Catholic Review, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, the prefect of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature, the Vaticanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s highest court, said following proper procedures helps ensure legitimate decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow the requirements of the law, then people rightly claim that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been aggrieved by this,â&#x20AC;? said Cardinal Burke, who was a featured speaker at the Eastern Regional Conference of the Canon Law Society of America, held May 6-8 in Baltimore. The cardinalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presentation was closed to the media, but he granted a brief interview to the Catholic Review. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(When) we do follow the requirements of the law,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;even if we take a decision thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfavorable to

people, at least they know that it was taken legitimately with respect to what the church requires for that decision.â&#x20AC;? Around the country, hundreds of parishes have been closed in recent decades, typically because of declines in the number of priests, fewer parishioners or the burden of maintaining aging properties. According to canon law, a bishop has the authority to suppress (close) a parish when there is a â&#x20AC;&#x153;justâ&#x20AC;? reason. He must consult with his diocesan presbyteral council, and parishioners have the right to be heard. Closing a church building, a process canon law refers to as relegating it to â&#x20AC;&#x153;profane, but not sordid use,â&#x20AC;? requires that a bishop have a grave reason for the closure.

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Letters to Irish priest reveal Jackie Kennedy’s struggles with faith MICHAEL KELLY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

DUBLIN – Newly released letters between former U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy and a Dublinbased priest reveal Kennedy’s struggles to keep her faith after her husband’s assassination. The letters exchanged by Kennedy and Vincentian Father Joseph Leonard, who died in 1964, are set to be auctioned in Dublin in June. Excerpts were published in The Irish Times newspaper. One letter, dated January 1964 – just weeks after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated – revealed how the tragedy left Kennedy struggling with her Catholic faith. “I am so bitter against God,” she wrote, but added “only he and you and I know that.” She explained that she did not want to be bitter “or bring up my children in a bitter way” and was “trying to make my peace with God.” She wrote: “I think God must have taken Jack to show the world how lost we would be without him – but that is a strange way of thinking to me.” Kennedy wrote in the same letter that “God will have a bit of explaining to do to me if I ever see him.” She asked Father Leonard to pray for her and said she would pray too in an effort to overcome her bitterness against God. “I have to think there is a God – or I have no hope of finding Jack again,” she wrote. Father Leonard taught at All Hallows College, the Vincentian seminary in Dublin, and first met a young Jacqueline Lee Bouvier in 1950 when she visited Dublin. The two struck up an immediate friend-

ship and corresponded regularly. The letters reveal that Kennedy often turned to Father Leonard at times of darkness. In 1956, she wrote to the priest after the birth of a stillborn daughter, Arabella, and said: “Don’t think I would ever be bitter at God.” She observed that she could “see so many good things that come Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline out of this – how sadKennedy and John F. Kennedy ness shared brings Jr. leave the U.S. Capitol Nov. married people closer 24, 1963. together.” The letters reveal that Father Leonard rekindled Kennedy’s interest in her Catholic faith. In early 1952, she wrote: “I terribly want to be a good Catholic now and I know it’s all because of you. I suppose I realized in the back of my mind you wanted that – you gave me the rosary as I left Ireland.” She was 22 and told the priest: “I suddenly realized this Christmas when my sister and I decided – after not going to church for a year – that we desperately wanted to change and get close to God again – that it must have been your little prayers that worked – all the way across the ocean.”

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VATICAN CITY – Christians who are too serious and gloomy have the Holy Spirit missing from their lives, Pope Francis said. Be meek and open to the Spirit and don’t fight the joy and unexpected newness he brings, the pope said May 13 during his early morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae. People who think they can and do know everything won’t be able to understand God, he said in his homily, according to a report by Vatican Radio. Jesus always had trouble with the kind of religious intellectuals who “believed that religion was only about texts and laws,” the pope said. For them, all that was necessary was “to fulfill the commandments and nothing more. They didn’t imagine the Holy Spirit existed.”

POPE TO BEATIFY POPE PAUL VI AT END OF SYNOD ON FAMILY

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis signed a decree May 9 recognizing a miracle attributed to the intercession of Pope Paul VI, who led the church from 1963 to 1978, and authorized publication of the Oct. 19 beatification date during the closing Mass of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family, the Vatican said May 10. The miracle involved the birth of a baby in California in the 1990s. According to news reports, a pregnant woman whose life was at risk along with the life of her baby was advised by doctors to terminate the pregnancy. Instead she sought prayers from an Italian nun who was a family friend. The nun placed a holy card with Pope Paul’s photograph and a piece of his vestment on the woman’s belly. The baby was born healthy.

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Servants of the Lord: Archbishop to ordain 14 to diaconate Marcos Cobillas Jr. and Starr A. Cobillas

Romeo G. Cruz and Delia A. Cruz

Claudia and Mynor Montepeque

Alvaro A. and Yamilet Ortega

The permanent diaconate ordination Mass will be held at 11 a.m. May 31 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. With the sacrament of holy orders, the deacons are configured to Christ, who made himself the “deacon” or servant of all.

MARCOS COBILLAS JR.

60, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Daly City Born and raised in Masinloc, Zambales, Philippines. Married to Starr A. Cobillas. One daughter, Sarah Marlynn Cobillas. Retired from U.S. Air Force in 2007, where served four years active, 20 years full-time active reservist as lead military law enforcement and special operations instructor with California Air National Guard Air Rescue Wing. Ten years as civilian police officer working with gangs. St. Vincent de Paul Society volunteer with incarcerated youths of the San Mateo County Juvenile Center. A third-degree Knight of Columbus. In 2009, I was approached by a deacon candidate in formation at St. Thomas More about the prospect of serving the Catholic Church as an ordained minister. While still studying and considering seriously the thought of ordained servitude to our Lord, I experienced something extraordinary: a “spiritual” feeling that I’ve readily recognized and accepted as from God. And from that point on, my acceptance to his call and in my embracing the cross has given me the strength and fortitude and with a joyful heart to face the challenges that come my way. I discovered during my formation years that my salvation is the result of my accepting Christ’s redemption through his death and resurrection and applying it to my own life. As a Christian, I know that Christ died for my sins but that I must also receive that free gift from God by trusting in him, accepting his love, and following him daily with my life.

ROMEO G. CRUZ

65, Mater Dolorosa Parish, South San Francisco Born in Manila, Philippines. Married to Delia A. Cruz for 42 years. Two children, Vincent and Nathaniel (de-

ceased). Career as a gemologist and tour guide (retired). Enjoys showing visitors around the Bay Area. I am a joyful person. In spite of life’s challenges, I have learned how to embrace it with joy. I love my family. Together, we share the same goal of knowing, loving and serving God. At the church where I was serving as an altar server, I was fascinated by the presence of the deacons assisting the Mass. Somehow, that inspired me to answer the call of service to the diaconate. The diaconate formation deepens my knowledge of how to serve our Lord Jesus through the different ministries of our parishes and social justice programs not only of our own community but also, the different communities outside of our Archdiocese of San Francisco. These five years of aspirancy and formation prepare me on this beautiful journey of joyful, loving and challenging servitude of our Lord Jesus.

GRAHAM CUMMING

50, St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael Convert to Catholicism. Born in Calgary, Canada. Married to Rosana. Works as an office manager. Interests include cooking, music, athletics. Rosana and I met 13 years ago and we have been parishioners at St. Isabella Church ever since. When we first started dating, she’s the one who got me going to church again. I don’t think I would be where I am today, if not for Rosana. I was raised in the Church of England, but was never baptized. When we decided to get married, and in the Catholic Church, I started the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It was during RCIA that my call to the diaconate began. The priests, deacons, teachers and sponsors who guided me during the RCIA program all encouraged me to grow in my faith and prayer life and to consider the diaconate. Upon completion of RCIA, I felt an even stronger calling. I realized that I wanted to do something, to give something back to our community, which has been so supportive during my formation. I love serving at Mass and bringing

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David and Marian Previtali Communion to the sick and homebound. I visit the kids at juvenile hall to bring them hope. I am the spiritual advisor for St. Raphael’s St. Vincent De Paul conference.

RORY DESMOND

51, St. Stephen Parish, San Francisco Born in Cork City, Ireland. Interests include history, cooking, reading. Executive director of a nonprofit foundation working with the Mongol tribal people of the Himalayan regions of Northeast India. Reflecting on our formation over the past years what deepened above and beyond everything else for me is prayer. Prayer now dominates my daily life, my thinking, feeling and whole outlook on life. I am so acutely conscious now that I am nothing and can do nothing without prayer. My prayer life fuels everything I am and that I do. I could not possibly be on this journey without the anchor of prayer.

EDDY GUTIERREZ

47, St. Ignatius Parish, San Francisco Born and raised in San Francisco, attended St. Cecilia School, St. Ignatius High School, and University of San Francisco. Married to Diane. Four children, Tatiana, Isabella, Mario and Dominic. Vice president-senior financial advisor, Merrill Lynch, San Francisco. Interests include coaching, volunteering, enjoying the company of family and friends as well as automobile restoration and competitive driving. A gentle but persistent prodding of the Holy Spirit led me to discover, explore, and ultimately discern the office of the permanent deacon. After several years, I decided to surrender to this calling and Diane and I applied to the Archdiocese of San Francisco, always keeping an open mind to see if this role was a good fit for us and our family. As Diane and I continued on the path of formation, we came to the conclusion that it wasn’t so much us accommodating the role of the deacon

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but rather an understanding that God was calling us to serve him in a very wondrous and unique way. This calling was a little different than the one that led us to be married and become parents and far different from the calling for me to serve clients’ investment needs as a financial advisor. Rather, through formation, we saw how we could be the hands of Christ to those who have stumbled, the face of Christ to those who seek him, and the shoulders of Christ to those whose burdens seem far too great to bear. Diane and I are both grateful and deeply humbled to have been called to serve God for his greater glory.

ROBERT MEAVE

63, St. Anselm Parish, Ross Second-generation San Franciscan married to Gail. Daughters are Holly and Ariel. President of Traxler & Tong, Inc., a consulting firm. I sometimes experience that uncomfortable notion that I’ve forgotten something after I leave home. It’s that nagging suspicion that I’m without something I’m going to need on the trip, or when I arrive at my destination. I didn’t have that feeling when, in my teens, I stopped going to church. But when I had children I knew that I wanted them to have a religious and spiritual grounding, and began bringing them to Mass. I realized then that, years ago, I had left something vital behind; I had never lost my faith, but I had lost a community. I was drawn back by the beauty of the liturgy, particularly the music. In that community there have been people who saw or see in me some things I have been unable or unwilling to see in myself, and if I have received a calling it has been from or through the people who, in their own lives and actions, have inspired me to actions or roles I could never have chosen for myself. Through the agency of these individuals, I have set out on a path of discernment that will not end in ordination, that will lead me to areas of service new and uncustomary; but I will travel under the guidance and help of our common bond in Christ.

ABEL MEJIA

43, St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo Born in El Salador near a well known Pacific Coast tourist spot called St. James Strip (Barra de Santiago) and moved to Guatemala as a teenager to live with sister before moving to the U.S. in 2001. Married to “best friend” Brenda. Children are Daniel and Mariana. Works as homeless assistance center manager for St. Vincent de Paul Society in San Mateo. Plans to enroll in college this summer. Loves music, plays the guitar “really badly!” Says “I have gray hair since I was 11; so far it is still there.” The call to become a deacon came to us through various friends in the church. Brenda and I decided to enter the program thinking that we could contribute to the community through service and leadership. But as I have been working in different sacramental aspects in the church, they are who have contributed to my spiritual growth. One thing has become very clear to me. Through my love for my family, in them, the whole spectrum of “humanity” is displayed, and there God’s love for me is clearly visible.

MYNOR MONTEPEQUE

53, Corpus Christi Parish, San Francisco Born in Retalhuleu, Guatemala. Married to Claudia. Profession is accountant. Interests are football soccer, reading history, drama and spiritual books. My calling to my vocation started a long time ago when I attended the weekend of World Wide Marriage Encounter and I discovered the importance of being open to serve. Through this experience I felt my heart full of gratitude to God for his grace and forgiveness about me. My faith was increased and the desire to work with others was born in my heart. During my formation I had the time to deepen in my vocation to serve others. Through my studies, prayer and service in other parishes and my parish I opened my eyes and my heart to serve the

Martin and Maria Schurr entire body of Christ here in San Francisco which is composed of a mosaic of cultures, languages and customs, but all united under one faith in Christ the Lord.

ALVARO A. ORTEGA

59, Corpus Christi Parish, San Francisco Born in Granada, Nicaragua. Married to Yamilet. Children are Clifford, Alvaro, Edgard. Profession is accountant. Enjoys baseball and movies. Background includes being taken into custody by members of the National Guard during the civil war in Nicaragua in 1979. “While I was transferred to a building someone from inside yelled to them to let me go free. I still wonder who that person was that most probably saved my life.” I discovered the call to become a deacon while I was serving in different ministries at Corpus Christi Church. Salesian Father Ramon Zarate, a former pastor of Corpus Christi Church encouraged me to attend the deacon formation program.

DAVID PREVITALI

58, St. Sebastian Parish, Greenbrae Born in Santa Cruz. Married to Marian for 32 years. Six children, Father Joe (presently at Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay), Francesca, Andrew, Maria-Carmel, Mario, Angelina and grandchildren, Vincent and Julia Previtali. Clinical instructor in radiology at Fort Miley VA Medical Center, also one of the authors of a national catechetical series and author and illustrator of several children’s books on the saints. Confirmation and youth group director at St. Sebastian and Oblate of St. Benedict, affiliated with St. Andrew’s Abbey, Valyermo. Father-in-law is Father Francis Filice. When I was first asked to consider the diaconate by my pastor in 1997, it wasn’t the right time because I had a large, growing family, but it planted the seed. In 2008 my spiritual director suggested that I pursue it and my pastor, Father Mark Taheny supported me. The parish-

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ioners have been so positive and encouraging! One of the best things about formation for both my wife and me has been the inspiration we receive from our classmates; and Deacon Rich Foley, our director, has been a great blessing as well. Jesus said, “I have not come to be served but to serve, and to give my life ….” At ordination, we are configured to Jesus the deacon (servant) so our ministry, no matter what it is, must be an expression and extension of our relationship with him. What we do is not as important as how we do it – in imitation of this self-gift of Jesus.

ARTHUR SANCHEZ

57, St. Thomas More Parish, San Francisco Born in the Philippines. Married to Helen. Works in information technology management. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to be attracted into a life of service. My mom was a schoolteacher in our town in the Philippines and I realized early on that teaching was more than just a job for her. I am also blessed with a wife, family, friends and mentors who are excellent models of selfless service, be it for their families or their communities. Like most deacons I know, my call to the diaconate came about at the prompting of others. And I suspect that they too entered the program much the same way I did: a bit hesitant, almost fearful and painfully aware of my limitations. Completing the five-year formation program does not provide total certainty or unwavering confidence. But there is now, I believe, a deeper element of trust that everything I still lack would somehow be provided. I heard it said that if we want to make God laugh, we should plan for our future. I had a grand plan: to pay off my mortgage at 50, slow down with my career at 55, and prepare for the easy life of a retiree at 65. Instead, I just spent five years of studies and work, just so I can spend a lifetime of more studies and more work! God must be laughing hysterically by now.

MARTIN SCHURR

53, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, San Francisco Married to Maria for 28 years. Two sons, Adrian and Mikey. St. Vincent De Paul Society of San Mateo restorative justice ministry head jail chaplain. I just read Anne Lamott’s book on prayer called “Help Thanks Wow” and she articulated perfectly my own thoughts and feelings about God, prayer and life. And so I pray to our loving Father: Help, thanks, wow! Help me Father with my numerous shortcomings, Help me to listen more than I speak and to let others have their feelings. Help me to appreciate my wife and sons for being my greatest teachers, especially when the lessons are hard. Thank you Father for helping me to discover great joy in being of service to others, especially those on the margins. Thank you, Father, for the lives of the numerous angels who walk with me and, unbeknownst to them, are great examples of unconditional love and kindness. It is because of them that my life overflows with meaning and love. Oh! And Father, thank you for laughter, dogs and great pizza. Wow is all I can say, Father, whenever I encounter true humility and compassion and for Yosemite Valley, the redwoods, sunset in the Grand Canyon, beautiful rivers and lakes, great works of art, movies, music and books which are all inspired, by you, solely for our enjoyment. And wow for the incredible 53-year journey that I find myself on. Wow indeed, and also Amen.

CHARLES SEAGREN

64, St. Raymond Parish, Menlo Park Born in Los Angeles, married to Barbara and children are Sean, Ellen, Ed, Lisa, Laurie, Scott. Retired. Interests include early church fathers and classical music. A convert from Hinduism. My call to the diaconate began with people. I was a fairly recent convert to the church and friends suggested that I consider being a deacon. I didn’t know much about

it, so I started reading and asking questions and most of all praying. I talked to my spiritual director and he also encouraged me. Through the entire journey my wife Bobbie and our family have been a wonderful support. Being a deacon is about being a servant to the church and to everyone you meet, in whatever way you can help. It’s following Christ the servant. In a way similar to my call to the church, I’ve seen that God waits for us to say yes, and then he opens up his treasures, things new and old, expected and unexpected. However we prepare, however good our formation may be, there is always more, there are always surprises. That’s the beauty of it. It’s too much for us on our own. But by the grace of ordination our Lord is here to help, if only we get out of the way and trust.

FUAD (FRED) SULAIMAN TOTAH

56, St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo Married to Dorothy for 30 years and father to Victoria (deceased) and AnneMarie. Past president and member of the Archdiocesan Board of Education. Profession is hearing representative at DuRard, McKenna & Borgm, San Mateo. Received law degree from University of Honolulu School of Law. God has a plan for each and every one of us. The question I had is what is God’s desire for me? To answer this question requires listening to God and to your heart. Coming to know what God is calling me to be is not something I just decided to do in one day; rather, it is a journey which involves family, friends and the wider Christian community. During the journey, I heard the invitation of God to follow him and to become the person he wants me to be. For me, this journey started at a young age when my parents modeled living the Catholic faith. Their love of God, deep spirituality, prayer life and the active participation in the church, influenced my vocation for which I will always be indebted. I hope to be able to preach the Gospel and use words when necessary.

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The rise of the ‘nones’

he Pew Research Center’s report “The Shifting Religious Identity of Latinos in the United States: Nearly One-in-Four Latinos Are Former Catholics,” tells us what we already know: People, including Hispanics, are leaving churches. Surely society is sorrier for it. This is a U.S. societal problem, made quite obvious when pollsters include “none” as a box people can check when it comes to religious affiliation. The rise of the “nones” should send shudders through every religious denomination in the SISTER MARY United States. It would be ANN WALSH good for Pew to analyze the trend toward “nones” and its implications. The influence of U.S. secularism in the rise of the “nones” is ignored by churches and even by society at their peril. Research shows that the percentage of people who become unaffiliated from the Catholic Church equals that of many other denominations, but it seems more pronounced among Catholics given the size of the Catholic Church, which has more than 69 million people in the United States alone. If 10 percent of U.S. Catholics do something, that’s about 7 million people. That’s more than twice the population of Los Angeles and more than four times the population of Philadelphia. Perhaps Pew might look at the “multiple switches” phenomenon, wherein a person leaves the church of one’s parents, tries out another, and still another, and finally becomes a “none.” This phenomenon, in which all churches are equal and you go where you feel most comfortable at the moment, waters down the faith. When what one believes means less than the emotions induced by a great preacher or rousing choir, the individual is shortchanged spiritually. The dropout rate as persons move from one church to another suggests a lack

of sustaining religious experience in their new churches. Research on religion requires a depth of understanding, which can be lacking among pollsters, who emphasize numbers over nuances. For example, are you Catholic if you pursue the church’s sacramental life, baptism, first Communion and confirmation, but go to a neighborhood evangelical church for a super preacher? Are you Catholic if you go to the Catholic Church only on Ash Wednesday, Palm Sunday, Easter, Christmas and to get married? A joke tells of a bishop asking a cabbie in Rome if he’s Catholic. “Of course!,” the cabbie replies. “Do you go to Mass every Sunday?” the churchman asks. “I’m Catolico, non fanatico!” goes the reply. In Italy, one study estimates that Sunday Mass attendance is at 15 percent. Clearly when it comes to self-defining oneself as Catholic, things can be relative. Pew asks about Bible reading in measuring religiosity. But that is not the only thing to suggest religiosity. The Catholic Church has a rich history of understanding that our faith engages all of what it means to be human, including our intellect, our emotions and our active witness. Reading the Scriptures is important to understand one’s religion and faith, but so is engaging in prayer, bringing “faith reminders” into one’s home, such as home altars and images of Our Lady of Guadalupe, for Hispanics especially, and celebrating faith and life in ethnic traditions and customs. Pew may be reflecting an unintentional bias toward “white Protestantism” by not including these other indicators to measure people’s engagement in their professed religion. It would be great if Pew researched a new phenomenon: what happens when serial churchgoers sadly end up “nones.” The results of such a study could be a wake-up call to denominations individually and the nation as a whole. MERCY SISTER MARY ANN WALSH is director of media relations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. This article was posted May 6 on the bishops’ media blog at http://usccbmedia.blogspot.com/.

Mother’s Day: A son’s inheritance

here’s an adage that offers a wise counsel, even as it leaves us powerless to heed its advice: Pick your parents wisely! Easier said than done; but the adage holds. We’re not fully our own persons. Our parents who don’t give us only our physical DNA, but, in complex confluence of how they are inside their own persons and how they relate to us and to the world, also profoundly help shape our person and our character. I have this in the back of my mind today, Mother’s FATHER RON Day, as I reflect upon my own ROLHEISER mother and the DNA that I inherited from her. She died 43 years ago but she left a lot of herself here, with my siblings, with me. What she gave me didn’t happen in a vacuum. She raised a large family, with the help of a very supportive husband, my dad, and, while they had a marriage made in heaven, they had to spend most of it chronically strapped for money, time, and energy. The demands on her were always somewhat beyond her resources. But she always managed to make do, always found a way to stretch everything, including her time and energy, to feed, clothe, and properly mother us. She frequently didn’t have the time, energy, or heroic patience to provide us with the individual affection and warmth that a child so desperately desires and needs, though she was a naturally warm and kindhearted person. The pressure of so many needs could wear her idealism and attention pretty thin at times. She wasn’t a Hollywood mom, always perfectly dressed and affectionate; but she gave us, and in spades, the most important thing that a home is really asked to give, safety and security. My mother was often torn in so many directions that she couldn’t give us her full attention and warm affection, but she did provide us with what

we needed most of all, safety and security. She gave us a house and a home that was always steady and robustly sane. Inside that ambience we were always safe. Nobody could have given me a greater gift or greater riches in my youth. Moreover, inside all that busyness, she taught us something else of importance, namely, that you don’t have to wait until everything is perfect in order to celebrate and enjoy a moment. She knew how to celebrate the temporary. Every feast day, birthday, or Sunday was an occasion for a special meal and a special celebration no matter whatever might be putting a damper on life. And, perhaps most important of all, my mother was largely responsible for giving me faith, though, in this, she had my dad as an equal partner; however she, more than anyone else, pushed me to be open to hear the call to priesthood. Anthropologists who study initiation rites in various cultures tell us the process needed to move someone from being a child to an adult needs to instill four salient truths: Your life is not your own. Life is hard. You will die. Your life is not about you. The culture and church out of which my mom came had already indelibly etched those truths into her. For her generation, especially if you were poor and lived in a rural area, life was naturally hard and mortality rates were high. Lots of people died young. And the ethos of her generation held that family, church, neighbor, and country could ask you for your life, and your duty was to give it over, without whining or self-pity. It was selfish to think first of yourself. She had inhaled that ethos and then she etched it into us, particularly the truth about your life as not being about you. Anthropologists might well study my mother’s initiatory vision and tactics. No mother is perfect, and neither was mine. She had her faults and I carry many of those too, along with the better things she gave me. But, reflecting on my mother, I have only good feelings and warm gratitude. I chose my mother wisely! OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.

LETTERS A broader view on the middle class Re “Income levels for middle class,” letter, May 2: I knew that an Atherton address could generate instant hostility and dismissiveness toward my argument and I was not disappointed. Let me advise Mr. Gleason (“Middle-class median levels in 2009 were $188,000 for Atherton”) that my concern for our church ignoring the burden for the middle class in favor of the poor they support was not from the perspective of the tiny town of Atherton. My vision is not so limited. The broader scope is the unconscionable burden carried by this country’s middle class, not a problem for the rich nor the poor, but whose challenge goes unrecognized and unheralded by our church and, obviously, by Mr. Gleason. Blanche F. Smith Atherton

George Wesolek’s social justice legacy I read with some sadness as well as good memories of the death of George Wesolek (“Longtime archdiocesan social justice director, advocate dies,” May 2). During the ministry of Archbishop John R. Quinn (1977-1995) I served on the archdiocesan Social Justice Commission with George as director. George and I helped renew the work of the commission and I served as chair. At the time, George’s concerns were to support Cesar Chavez and the farmworkers and promulgate the social teachings of the church. He was also dedicated to the memory and legacy of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero. George’s writings published in the communications media of the archdiocese at that time and since 1999 in Catholic San Francisco kept readers abreast of ongoing developments in the social justice arena and the teachings of the church. He also developed good interfaith relationships. God bless him and those whose lives are given to the social justice teaching of Jesus and his church Sister Patricia McGlinn, SNDdeN Belmont

Pope John’s effect an unforgettable blessing Congratulations on your coverage of the recent canonizations, particularly on CSF’s reflections on some touching experiences of local folks in their heartfelt love of JPII. I am saddened, though, that a noticeable segment of our media has offered little, if anything, on good St. John XXIII beyond simply mentioning his name. True, few born after the 1970s remember him or have the slightest inkling of what he did for our church, except perhaps those who are not really old or qualified enough to “analyze” St. John XXIII more deeply – I’ll paraphrase what I’ve heard over the years, He (i.e., St. John XXIII), deserves nothing, after what he unleashed on the church! These folks claim that a church in tatters is his legacy. Christopher Wren’s words come to mind, “lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice” (“reader, if you seek his monument – look around you”). Consider Vatican II, and the inestimable presence of Newman, Murray, Brown, Suenens, Norris (with great local pride!) and hundreds more: The list is a who’s who of theologians and brave church leaders who answered St. John XXIII’s call to assist him and all of the world’s bishops in rediscovering and reinvigorating our Roman Catholic roots – and to do so with unending kindness, goodness and charity. The negative clamoring to regress to a pre-1962 church would itself be unthinkable were it not for those windows which John, the bishops, the theologians and the world’s catechists helped open and thus ushered in – “aggiornamento” (a key word meaning “bring up to date,” of John XXIII’s calling of Vatican II). I began my seminary studies barely months after John died in 1963 – but his effect in my life and the lives of my flocks over these 43 years is a blessing that I’ll never ever forget, and for which I’ll be eternally grateful ... – especially in our world of today where – I rejoice that we are still “ecclesia semper reformanda” (“the church is always to be reformed”). Father Joe Gordon Morgan Hill

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SUNDAY READINGS

Fifth Sunday of Easter

‘In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?’ JOHN 14:1-12 ACTS 6:1-7 As the number of disciples continued to grow, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. So the Twelve called together the community of the disciples and said, “It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to serve at table. Brothers, select from among you seven reputable men, filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” The proposal was acceptable to the whole community, so they chose Stephen, a man filled with faith and the Holy Spirit, also Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas of Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles who prayed and laid hands on them. The word of God continued to spread, and the number of the disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly; even a large group of priests were becoming obedient to the faith. PSALM 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. Exult, you just, in the Lord; praise from the upright is fitting. Give thanks to the Lord on the harp; with the ten-stringed lyre chant his praises. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you.

Upright is the word of the Lord, and all his works are trustworthy. He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the Lord the earth is full. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. See, the eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, to deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. 1 PETER 2:4-9 Beloved: Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it says in Scripture: Behold, I am laying a stone in Zion, a cornerstone, chosen and precious, and whoever believes in it shall not be put to shame. Therefore, its value is for you who have faith, but for those without faith: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone, and a stone that will make people stumble, and a rock that will make them fall. They stumble by disobeying the word, as is their destiny. You are “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises” of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

JOHN 14:1-12 Jesus said to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You have faith in God; have faith also in me. In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If there were not, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be. Where I am going you know the way.” Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you know me, then you will also know my Father. From now on you do know him and have seen him.” Philip said to him, “Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us.” Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own. The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else, believe because of the works themselves. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.”

Understanding house and home

he readings refer to different understandings of “house” and “home.” The Gospel is reassuring. There are many “dwelling places” or ways to be “at home” in one’s relationship with God. The core of faith is the indwelling of God in me and my feeling enveloped by God. The Christian relationship with God is meant to be experienced as close, intimate, alive and mutually joyous, just like that of Jesus with the father: “I am in the father and the father is in me.” It is reassuring, peaceful and confident. “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” Another meaning of “house” or “home” refers SISTER ELOISE the divine inclusion of ROSENBLATT, RSM to everyone. “In my father’s house there are many dwelling places.” God’s real estate holdings are extensive. Thus, the divine tract, with various zoning possibilities, can offer hospitality to many sorts of people in many sorts of accommodations. God’s housing tract has singlefamily residences, condominiums, multistory apartment units, impressive mansions, rows of

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

linked brownstones, fixer-uppers, Section 8, and over-55 retirement communities. We can also interpret “many dwelling places” in ecumenical or interfaith terms, where even Sunni and Shiite Muslims have become true neighbors at last, after thousands of years of attacking each other. If parents who feel anxious about their inadequacy as faith transmitters, the idea of “my father’s house” means God offers everyone a welcome, even one’s non-practicing offspring. Maybe it’s the low-rent district, but they are assured a place of their own on the divine estate. The point is that for John the evangelist, God doesn’t want anyone to worry that there won’t be enough room, or that some people, especially the ones you love, won’t be able to get in. There are many dwelling places. In God’s house, there will always be enough room for everyone. God wants everyone to know they have a place to come home to, one that will never be sold, never torn down, never not yours, no matter how long or for how many generations it takes for you to get there. The reading from I Peter refers to the household as the sense of community and family among believers in Jesus. This is a more denominational idea of “house,” in which the following of Jesus Christ is what unites people. Believers are living stones, with Jesus as cornerstone. The pastor celebrates their stability, commit-

ment, confidence, and dedication to a holy life. What is the practical meaning of “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, that you may announce the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light?” As one theology teacher, Dr. Thomas Frary, once said, sometimes logical meaning is not the point. You just feel so great when you hear words like this! Acts 6 is one of my favorite passages in the New Testament. It’s a reality check. The early church had dysfunctional family relations and needed a fix. It’s how women changed the way the early church governed itself. The Greekspeaking widows had a sense of their dignity and entitlement as equals with all believers. So they complained about unequal treatment, pressed their case, and made the men feel uncomfortable and guilty. Finally the Greekspeaking men took up the widows’ cause and represented their needs to the Aramaic-speaking apostles. There actually was a consultation by top leadership with ordinary folk. The result: A new set of representatives, Greek-speaking men, were called to ministry as deacons. But the lesson for keeping the household of the faith in good repair can be drawn: Listen to complaining women.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Optional Memorial of St. Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs. ACTS 15:1-6. PS 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5. JN 15:1-8.

FRIDAY, MAY 23: Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter. ACTS 15:22-31. PS 57:8-9, 10 and 12. JN 15:12-17.

MERCY SISTER ELOISE ROSENBLATT is a Ph.D. theologian and an attorney in private practice in San Jose.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, MAY 19: Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter. ACTS 14:5-18. PS 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16. JN 14:21-26. TUESDAY, MAY 20: Tuesday of Fifth Week of Easter. Optional Memorial of St. Bernardine of Siena, priest. ACTS 14:19-28. PS 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21. JN 14:27-31a.

THURSDAY, MAY 22: Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter. Optional Memorial of St. Rita of Cascia, religious. ACTS 15:7-21. PS 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10. JN 15:9-11.

SATURDAY, MAY 24: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter: Australia: Solemnity of Mary Help of Christians. ACTS 16:1-10. PS 100:1b-2, 3, 5. JN 15:18-21.

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PRIESTHOOD: Humility, service, love for Mary are key, pope says FROM PAGE 1

prepared questions, and urged them to feel free to change the questions and go off-script if they wanted. However, the men, who were from the United States, China, Lebanon, Cameroon, Mexico, Philippines and Poland, appeared to stay with the prepared questions. In his off-the-cuff replies, the pope addressed questions about formation; difficulties living in a religious community; advice about being far from home and living in Rome; how to balance the many duties of being a priest or bishop; what a real leader must be; and what the new evangelization entails. The pope peppered his serious and detailed advice with a number of humorous anecdotes and sarcasm, like when he warned the men to never forget they have a mother in Mary. “But if you don’t want Our Lady as a mother, you will have her as a mother-in-law and that’s not good,” he said to laughter and applause. The comment was part of a lengthy response to a Mexican student’s question about remaining faithful to one’s priestly vocation. The key, the pope said, is vigilance – keeping watch over one’s heart and feelings, and finding peace during times of personal “turbulence.” Just like a stormy sea, it’s impossible to see what’s going on inside one’s heart when life is in turmoil, he said. The only way to calm the waters and be able to reflect intelligently on what’s going on is to turn to Mary for help, he said, and to “seek refuge under the mantle of the Holy Mother of God.” “Some of you will say, ‘But Father, in this era of so many modern benefits, in psychiatry, in psychology, I think it would it would be better during these times of turbulence to go to a psychiatrist to help me.’ I’m not eliminating that (possibility), but go to the mother first before anything else.” When there’s trouble, children “always go to their mother. And we are children in our spiritual life,” the pope said.

‘If you don’t want Our Lady as a mother, you will have her as a mother-in-law and that’s not good,’ the pope told seminarians to laughter and applause. “To forget a mother is a terrible thing,” he said, and when a priest forgets Mary or does not have a good relationship with her, “something is missing. He is an orphan priest.” The pope later warned against becoming a “businessman priest” or a “prince priest” in response to a question from a Filipino student about the qualities needed to best lead the people of God. Parishioners are usually very forgiving of a priest’s missteps, except when they are sins of greed and vanity – the “two hazards” that St. Augustine warned about that come with the priestly office. The people of God “don’t forgive you if you are a pastor who is attached to money, if you’re vain and don’t treat people nicely because the conceited don’t treat people nicely.” He said the early monastic Desert Fathers used to say that “vanity is like an onion”: The vain keep peeling back and showing off all their layers until “you end up with nothing,” but the repelling “smell of onion.” Instead, “humility must be the weapon of the priest,” who is close to his people and lives a life of sacrifice, poverty and service. “There is only one path to leadership: service. There is no other way,” the pope said. A priest can be a great communicator and have other wonderful talents, “but if you aren’t a servant, your leadership will collapse, it won’t matter, it won’t be able to summon” others or guide them. Service is always being available to others, responding to their needs, and helping them “grow and walk” with Jesus.

When asked about the “new evangelization,” Pope Francis said it requires “going out of one’s self ” and “getting closer to the people, to everyone.” “You can’t evangelize without being close” to others, which means being “cordial” as well as being physically present and aware of what others are going through. One of the reasons why there are so many “boring homilies” is because priests aren’t “close” to their people, he said. The measure for seeing how close a priest is to his parishioners is his homily, he added. Pope Francis lamented long homilies, telling the students he knows the 40-minute homily “isn’t something made up. It happens!” Homilies also should not be “about abstract things,” he said. While it expresses “the truth of faith,” a homily shouldn’t be a classroom lesson, a conference or an academic reflection, but be “something else,” that borders on the sacramental, and is “brief and powerful.” He said “we are late” in picking up on this problem and that the church has a lot to do to ensure homilies are under 10 minutes and done well “so that people understand” the word of God. The pope urged seminarians to not let their academic studies take over their spiritual growth, apostolic work and community life. “Academic purism is not healthy,” he said, and it carries the risk of “slipping into ideologies,” which harms the priest and people’s conception of the church. In response to the challenges of living in a religious community, diocese or seminary, the pope said “gossip is the plague” and will destroy a community. He said, it’s not true that gossip is “a female thing; men, too,” can get wrapped up in backstabbing, jealousy, envy and power struggles. “Community life isn’t paradise; at any rate, it’s purgatory, but it’s not paradise,” he said to applause. The best advice, he said, is to speak face-to-face with the person with whom one disagrees or has a problem or go to one’s superior for help. Also, always pray for that person “and the Lord will do the rest.”

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SEMINARIAN: ‘Fighting spirit of the team’ FROM PAGE 1

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone wanted one seminarian to study for a master’s in education, and Ginter was chosen to attend Notre Dame de Namur University for a master’s in curriculum and instruction, a degree he expects to have by the time he is ordained a priest in two years. “I’ve wanted to be a teacher since I was in third grade. Then the call came and I said no big deal,” said Ginter. “Now, I am able to do both, which is truly a blessing.” Last year another seminarian Cameron Faller taught a class at Riordan, an archdiocesan high school which until 2010 was administered by the Marianist priests and brothers, but is now run by two lay men, president Joe Conti and principal Vittorio Anastasio, a Riordan alum. Ginter had Conti, who raised his twin boys alone after his wife died when they were very young, talk to the class about fatherhood. “Andrew not only brings his lacrosse expertise to the team, but he helps inspire a spiritual sense of brotherhood. He leads prayer before the games he attends which centers and prepares the gentlemen before they take the field to work hard together,” said junior varsity lacrosse coach Chanel Nijmeh. Anastasio said Ginter’s got the touch with the students. “It’s been great having Andrew here because he’s been a real role model of someone who is making a lifelong commitment to the church,” said Anastasio,

departments and agencies, particularly concerning population control programs and efforts to broaden access to legalized abortion. While Pope Francis did not dwell on the tensions or mention any of them specifically, he insisted that the promotion of human dignity include a recognition that “life is sacred and inviolable from conception to natural death.” The pope’s meeting with the board came just days after Vatican representatives were questioned by the U.N. Committee Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment, particularly regarding the church’s handling of the clerical sexual abuse scandal, but also about the church’s opposition to abortion in all cases. During the May 5-6 hearing, Felice Gaer, vice chair of the committee, had said that “laws that criminalize the termination of pregnancy in all circumstances can violate the terms” of the international treaty against torture and inhuman or cruel treatment. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Vatican representative to U.N. agencies in Geneva, responded that the Catholic Church “condemns torture, including for those who are tortured and killed before they are born.” At the May 9 meeting with the U.N. board members, Pope Francis said improving the lives and health of all the world’s people “involves challenging all forms of

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injustice and resisting the ‘economy of exclusion,’ the ‘throwaway culture’ and the ‘culture of death,’ which nowadays sadly risk becoming passively accepted.” The U.N.-coordinated Millennium Development Goals made significant progress in decreasing extreme poverty and improving education levels in many countries, the pope said, but “it must be kept in mind that the world’s peoples deserve and expect even greater results.” The key to continued improvement, he said, is to address “the structural causes of poverty and hunger, attain more substantial results in protecting the environment, ensure dignified and productive labor for all and provide appropriate protection for the family, which is an essential element in sustainable human and social development.” Progress requires the cooperation of governments, international agencies, scientists and technicians, he said, but it will not occur without a broad commitment of individuals to solidarity. “The gaze, often silent, of that part of the human family which is cast off, left behind, ought to awaken the conscience of political and economic agents” to make generous, courageous decisions. People also must recognize that the spiritual, intellectual and material goods “which God’s providence has placed in our hands” are meant to be shared, including through charitable aid and “the legitimate redistribution of economic benefits by the state.”

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Father Joseph Marini died April 18, Good Friday, at Nazareth House at the age of 93. Father Marini celebrated his 62nd anniversary of ordination to the priesthood earlier this year. Father Marini attended St. Mary’s School in Oakland under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Name, and St. Elizabeth School, staffed Father Marini by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. He is a graduate of the Christian Brothers’ St. Mary’s College High School in Berkeley and St. Mary’s College in Moraga. Father Marini flew missions over Europe with the U.S. Air Force during World War II. In September 1947 he entered St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park. Father Marini was ordained by Archbishop John J. Mitty on Feb. 9, 1952, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, and celebrated

his first Mass at St. Elizabeth Church in Oakland. Father Marini served at St. Michael Church and Holy Cross Church, San Francisco, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Redwood City and due to the larger configuration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at the time Sacred Heart Church in San Jose. In 1973, Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken appointed Father Marini pastor of Most Holy Trinity Church in San Jose, where he served for six years until he was assigned by Archbishop John R. Quinn as pastor of Church of the Visitacion in San Francisco where he served until his retirement at the age of 74 in 1994. Father Marini lived for 12 years as a retired priest in residence at St. Robert Church in San Bruno. He moved to Serra Clergy House in 2008 and to his final home at Nazareth House in January 2013. A funeral Mass was celebrated April 22 at St. Robert Church in San Bruno. Memorial contributions may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.

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CATHOLIC NETWORKING: Speaker is Anne Marie DePaul, author, coach, human resources consultant, who will present ways to get the most out of your next job. Learn steps to identify your target role and Anne Marie gain confidence, DePaul St. Dominic Parish Aquinas classroom, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, 7 p.m., admission is free, reservations are requested, conniedaura@gmail.com. DePaul is an alumna of College of the Holy Cross and holds a graduate degree in industrial/ organizational psychology from the Florida Institute of Technology.

3-DAY CHARISMATIC CONVENTION: “Proclaim Jesus and the Kingdom of God,” Santa Clara Convention Center, May 23, 24, 25 with programs for adults, young Father Dan adults and youth. Nascimento Speakers include Msgr. James Tarantino, Father Dan Nascimento, Father Angel Quitalig. Bishop Tom Daly of San Jose and Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia are among Mass concelebrants. Visit www. NCRCSpirit.org for full convention details and registration, (415) 350-8677.

PRO-LIFE: Spaghetti fundraising dinner sponsored by Respect Life SSF, 6-9 p.m., All Souls School cafeteria, featuring pro-life speakers, adults $15, children 6-12 $5; children under 5 free. Rosa Gomez, (650) 589-0998, gomez548@astound.net.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 GRIEF SUPPORT: Free monthly grief support, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, third Wednesday of each month, 10:30- noon, Msgr. Bowe Room, on the west side of the parking lot level of the Cathedral. These sessions provide

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THEOLOGY CAFÉ: A speaker series at St. Pius Parish, Homer Crouse Hall, 1100 Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City featuring topics associated with Vatican II and the church of today. May 22: Joaquin Sanchez, community organizer. Sister Norberta (650) 361-1411, ext. 115; srnorberta@ pius.org.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31

SUNDAY, JUNE 1

CONCERT: Renee Bondi, herself a quadriplegic and known for her work on behalf of the handicapped, is the featured singer and speaker at “Igniting Hope” an evening benefiting ParaRenee Bondi lyzed Veterans of America, Petaluma Community Center, 7:30 p.m. Renée Bondi is a nationallyknown Christian recording artist, speaker and author. An accident at age 29 left her paralyzed from the chest down. She later founded Bondi Ministries in an attempt to inspire “all to persevere in a lifelong, personal journey of faith,” concert organizers said. Bondi has appeared on EWTN’s “Life on the Rock.” Tickets are $20. (707) 324-9601; email StreetsOfRomeBand@ gmail.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 31 ROSARY: Prayer for conversion of hearts, United Nations Plaza at Hyde and Market streets, San Francisco, 12:30 p.m. Juanita Agcaoili, zenyl8@ yahoo.com; (415) 647-7229. CONCERT: Festival of Choirs, 7:30 p.m., Mission Dolores Basilica, 3321 16th St., San Francisco, Mission Dolores Basilica Choir, First Presbyterian Church of Livermore Choir, and Mission Peak Chamber Singers. Choirs perform individual repertoires and a combined Haydn Te Deum. Tickets at $15 are available at the door or http://festivalmission.brownpapertickets.com.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 GOLF: Italian Community Services and

live entertainment are free. www.pius. org/festival2014.html; (650) 361-1411.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 REUNION: St. Stephen School, San Francisco, 1964 graduates, Mass in St. Stephen Church 4:30 p.m., followed by tour and refreshments with dinner 6:30-10 p.m., Gold Mirror Restaurant, 18th Avenue and Taraval, Katherine Moser development@ststephenschoolsf.org; Thom McCue and Jim Lynch, ststephens1964@aol.com. GOSPEL MASS: St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish prays for those with cancer in recognition of National Cancer Survivor Day, 10:45 a.m., Conventual Franciscan Father Paul Gawlowski, pastor, presides at Mass and blessing. Deacon Larry Chatmon is homilist. Parish gospel choir leads song. Discussions follow in Eunice Willette Conference Room. (415) 468-3434; www. stpauloftheshipwreck.org; www. facebook.com/spshipwreck.

Immaculate Conception Academy Golf Tournament, Harding Park Golf Course, 11 a.m., check-in and lunch, 12:30 shotgun start, 6 p.m. no-host cocktails followed by dinner, $250 fee includes cart, green fee, lunch and dinner. Hole sponsorship opportunities available. Register at www.italiancs.com; Anna Maria Pierini, ampierini@italiancs. com, (415) 362-6423, ext. 11; Patricia Cavagnaro, ICA pcavagnaro@icacademy.org, (415) 824-2052, ext. 31.

FRIDAY, JUNE 6 3-DAY FESTIVAL: St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City, Friday 6-10 p.m.; Saturday 1-10 p.m.; Sunday 1-8 p.m. Come experience the “All Across America” festival during three days of food, games, carnival rides and live entertainment. Admission and

PEACE MASS: Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco, 9 a.m. Father Arnold Zamora, pastor, principal celebrant and homilist. Zonia Fasquelle, zoniafasquelle@gmail.com. ANNIVERSARY: St. Raphael School celebrates its 125th anniversary with school tours from 3-4:45 p.m., Mass at 5 p.m. in honor of generations of alumni followed by a reception in the Louis G. Freitas Memorial Gym, (415) 454-4455; alumni@straphaelschool.com; St. Raphael Alumni Facebook page. YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING: One-day archdiocesan training for high school aged youth including incoming freshmen who have received the sacrament of confirmation at Mercy High School, 3250 19th Ave., San Francisco, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., $30 per person, breakfast, lunch and snacks included as well as materials for the day. Participants will be shown about leadership in areas including activities, discussions, prayer services, music. Please RSVP to Ynez Lizarraga at lizarragay@ sfarchdiocese.org. Visit http://sforeym.org/sites/default/files/insert/ Youth%20Leadership%20Training%202014%20word.pdf.

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THEOLOGY CAFÉ: A speaker series at St. Pius Parish, Homer Crouse Hall, 1100 Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City featuring topics associated with Vatican II and the church of today. June 26: Larry Purcell, Catholic Worker House. Sister Norberta, (650) 361-1411, ext. 115; srnorberta@pius. org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 REUNION: Archbishop Riordan High School, graduates of 1955, Mass at 10 a.m. at Riordan followed by lunch at Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco, $30. RSVP to Sharon Ghilardi-Udovich, sudovich@riordanhs.org; (415) 586-8200, ext. 217; Lou Signer signer1808@ sbcglobal.net, (510) 816-0835; Ron DeGolia, rdegolia@excite.com, (925) 944-9330.

SATURDAY, OCT. 18 REUNION: St. Gabriel School, San Francisco, 1974 graduates. Please respond to sg74reunion@gmail.com. St. Gabriel School was founded in 1948.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MAY 16, 2014

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA

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MONDAY, MAY 26, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M.

COMMEMORATING OUR NATION’S HONORED DEAD AND OFFERED FOR THE SOULS OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED Shuttle available at main gate from 10a.m. until 1p.m. Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel Most Rev. William J. Justice, Celebrant

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Menlo Park Memorial Day Mass – Outdoors – 11:00 am Rev. Lawrence Goode, Celebrant

Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery, Half Moon Bay Memorial Day Mass – Outdoors – 9:30 am Rev. Juan Manuel, Celebrant

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, San Rafael Memorial Day Mass – Outdoors – 11:00 am Rev. Paul E. Perry, Celebrant

This year a special prayer box will be presented during Mass at Holy Cross in Colma. The names of those you wish to remember and your message of love and affection may be written on Memorial Day Tribute Cards. You may pick up a Tribute Card in the Cemetery Office or All Saints Mausoleum.

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

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

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

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

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