May 16, 2014

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Pope calls for ‘worldwide ethical mobilization’ CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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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

SEE SEMINARIAN, PAGE 15

SEE PRIESTHOOD, PAGE 14

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