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ily,” a title he said the late pope himself had hoped to be remembered by. Pope Francis said he was sure St. John Paul was guiding the church on its path to two upcoming synods of bishops on the family, to be held at the Vatican this October and in October 2015. The pope invoked the help of the two new papal saints for the synods’ success, and he prayed, “May both of them teach us not to be scandalized by the wounds of Christ and to enter ever more deeply into the mystery of divine mercy, which always hopes and always forgives, because it always loves.” Pope Francis has said the agenda for the family synods will include
Catholic, private and charter K-12 schools face potentially devastating earthquake retrofitting and other costs and even school closures if the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passes a seismic evaluation ordinance being pushed by the mayor’s office, archdiocesan officials say. “The City of San Francisco is poised to impose a crushing burden upon the Catholic schools of the city. And the worst part is that much of this burden is totally unnecessary,” Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy said. A third of the children in San Francisco attend private or religious schools, the largest percentage in the state of California. “Most private schools have not been adequately evaluated for their performance in a serious earthquake,” says a December 2013 report by the Private Schools Earthquake Safety Working Group. “While most San Francisco parents assume that all schools are required to be safe in earthquakes, this is not, in fact, the case,” the report says, noting that since 1933 public school construction has been regulated by the state Field Act while private school buildings fall under what were less stringent local building codes. The report estimates “33 percent of all San Francisco private school buildings have characteristics that indicate they might perform poorly in future earthquakes.” The archdiocese and most private schools only became aware of the working group and its report near the end of last year although the group began meeting at the end of 2012, officials said. “The problem with the proposed
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A banner shows new Sts. John Paul II and John XXIII and Jesus during an April 28 Mass of thanksgiving for the canonizations of the new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
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VATICAN CITY – Canonizing two recent popes in the presence of his immediate predecessor, Pope Francis praised the new Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II as men of courage and mercy, who responded to challenges of their time by modernizing the Catholic Church in fidelity to its ancient traditions. “They were priests, bishops and popes of the 20th century,” the pope said April 27, in his homily during Mass in St. Peter’s Square. “They lived through the tragic events of that century, but they were not overwhelmed by them. For them, God was more powerful.” “John XXIII and John Paul cooper-
ated with the Holy Spirit in renewing and updating the church in keeping with her original features, those features which the saints have given her throughout the centuries,” he said. Speaking before a crowd of half a million that included retired Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis praised St. John for his best-known accomplishment, calling the Second Vatican Council, which he said “showed an exquisite openness to the Holy Spirit.” “He let himself be led, and he was for the church a pastor, a servantleader,” the pope said of St. John. “This was his great service to the church. I like to think of him as the pope of openness to the Spirit.” Pope Francis characterized St. John Paul as the “pope of the fam-
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NEED TO KNOW YOUNG ADULT LISTENING SESSIONS: The sessions sponsored by the archdiocese’s young adult ministry continue May 4, 6:45-8 p.m. at St. Andrew Church, 1571 Southgate, Daly City; May 4, 6:45-8 p.m. at St. Charles Church, 880 Tamarack Ave., San Carlos; May 18, noon, at St. Matthew Church, Ward Hall, One Notre Dame Way at El Camino Real, San Mateo; May 18, 6 p.m. at St. Raphael Church, Kennedy Room, 1104 Fifth Ave., San Rafael. Young adults 18-40 years of age are encouraged to attend. Angela Pollock, (415) 614-5595; Pollock@ sfarchdiocese.org. CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN: The 2014 Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign will be taken up in many dioceses the weekend of May 31-June 1. The collection offers an opportunity for Catholics around the country to support evangelization through technology and social media by supporting the production and dissemination of high-quality Catholic content via the Internet, television, radio and print publications. The collection funds regional, national, and international grants for communications projects, as well as the creation of sustainable Catholic media outlets for many dioceses. Fifty percent of parishioners’ contributions to the campaign stay in each diocese to fund local communication needs. The 2014 campaign focuses on the theme of faith, worship and witness. In his message for the 48th World Communications Day, Pope Francis says that technology is a “gift from God.” He challenges the church to use this tool to promote the faith, asking how communication can “be at the service of an authentic culture of encounter?” Visit www.usccb.org/catholic-giving/ opportunities-for-giving/catholic-communication-campaign/index.cfm. FORTNIGHT FOR FREEDOM: U.S. Catholic dioceses and parishes are once again encouraged to raise awareness for domestic and international religious freedom concerns during the third annual Fortnight for Freedom, June 21-July 4, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced. The two-week celebration will focus on the theme “Freedom to Serve,” emphasizing the link between religious liberty and service to the poor and vulnerable. The USCCB has prepared materials to help dioceses and parishes participate in the fortnight, including templates and guides for special prayer services, a list of frequently asked questions about religious liberty, one-page fact sheets on current threats to religious freedom in the U.S. and around the world, and a study guide on “Dignitatis Humanae,” the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom. Visit www. fortnight4freedom.org and www.usccb.org/ issues-and-action/religious-liberty/.
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Michael Riddle, a homeless man featured on the cover of the April 11 issue of Catholic San Francisco, found a home in the Catholic Church on Easter Sunday when he was baptized at St. Boniface Church. One day later, he found a home off the streets thanks to the generosity of a reader who has given Riddle a room, rent-free, for a year. The 41-year-old former drug addict and national roller-skating champion was still sleeping in doorways or in the back pews of St. Boniface in the days leading up to his April 20 baptism. But on Holy Thursday, Laura Slattery, the executive director of The Gubbio Project, the homeless day shelter run out of the Tenderloin church, tracked Riddle down to give him the good news: The paper’s story about Riddle’s conversion and ongoing struggle to find affordable housing touched a reader who was able to offer him a room in his family’s North Beach residential hotel. He could move in immediately. So, on Easter Monday, one day after his initiation into the church, Riddle rode out of the Tenderloin on his bike with his few belongings on his back and moved into a fourth-floor walkup on Columbus Avenue. During a visit with Catholic San Francisco, the most precious of those belongings – though not one from inside his backpack – purred loudly in his arms. He didn’t hide his joy at being reunited with “Mama Kitty,” a long-haired black cat. Mama Kitty has been Riddle’s cat for all of her 19 years. The two were separated, however, when he couldn’t care for her. “She makes all the difference for me,” he said, smiling. Riddle sat in his sparsely furnished new surroundings with his cat on one side of him, his catechism on the other. Four days after his baptism and three days after moving into his new home, he said he “feels great,” though admits that he’s a little lost, “but in a good way.” He said he was late to his daily 7:30 a.m. Mass at St. Boniface that morning and is still learning the rhythm of his new neighborhood and a life that isn’t geared around the hour-by-hour search for shelter, bathrooms, food or safety. “I don’t know the dance steps yet,” he said. Getting to daily Mass should not prove too difficult for Riddle, should he want to leave the Tenderloin behind for good. The hotel at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Vallejo Street literally overlooks the National Shrine of St. Francis where from the north-facing windows the rector was seen the day of our interview greeting passersby from the church steps. The changes in his life aren’t just logistical, Riddle insists. He said he sees the world in a “whole different way now.” “It isn’t just where your body sleeps at night,” he said. “Your soul goes with it.” A lighter soul is one of the reasons, he said, he was able to endure the hardships of the street during his conversion. Riddle’s benefactor, a self-described “parish-hopping Catholic” who prefers to share his good fortune in life by giving directly to those in need, told Catholic San
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“She knows she is safe with me,” said Michael Riddle of his 19-year-old cat, Mama Kitty, who he was reunited with on April 21. Riddle was homeless until the day after his Easter baptism at St. Boniface. A Catholic San Francisco reader offered him free housing for one year. Francisco that he wants his identity to remain anonymous. “I was touched by what he had been through and what he was committing himself to in spite of his circumstances,” he said in a phone interview with Catholic San Francisco. So far, neither Riddle nor his benefactor have met or spoken with each other, and it may well remain that way. “As long as I know he’s off the streets, that’s all I want,” said the reader. Riddle’s godfather, a secular Franciscan named Tim Gallagher who works specifically with Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults candidates at St. Boniface, said that Riddle “really hung in there,” during some trying times. “But he just kept coming back, responding to the grace that was our Lord asking him to return.” Gallagher and others are helping Riddle acclimate to his new life by regular contact and visits to drop by small necessities, like cooking tools and other household items. Riddle, who suffers from manic-depression, said he feels he has come full circle with the grace of God. He has learned to take more responsibility for both body and soul and is hopeful he will never be homeless again. “God does what he promises, God provides,” he said.
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Readers recall how St. John Paul II touched them in person and in spirit Superstar” when I was 13. It was like a light bulb went on in my heart and my head in regard to what Jesus’ life on earth was really like and the sacrifices he made to follow his father’s will. So, it was no surprise to me when I was in complete awe of Pope John Paul II and how he reached outespecially to the youth. Pope John Paul II allowed us to see not only how human he was in his upbringing, but that he was here to teach us the way Jesus wants us to live –by showing us all how important it is to love and forgive the way Jesus did, through example.
We asked readers to share their memories of Pope John Paul II, who was canonized April 27 in Rome with Pope John XXIII. JAMES QUINN, BURLINGAME: My most vivid memory of a pope began the evening that John Paul came out on a Vatican balcony just after he had been elected pope. Even then you could tell he was someone special and interesting. He seemed stunned and awed but also happy, with an inner strength. When he spoke to the crowd below and to the world, it was just right ... as he said he was from a far away land (Poland) and so on. It was a fine beginning for a Holy Father who would travel the world, bringing Christ to the nations. CLAUDIA CONNORS, SAN CARLOS: I was raised Catholic and grew up going to church every Sunday with my family. CCD was an integral part of our faith formation, but truly, even though I loved the pancake breakfasts and the folk Mass, I really did not understand how Jesus was a man on earth until we watched “Jesus Christ
LIL KAVANAUGH, ATHERTON: This is a picture of me and Pope John Paul II. On my trip to Italy, because I was in a wheelchair, I had the special privilege of sitting on the stage with the pope. When he came over to speak with me and shake my hand I felt he was such a kind, gentle person.
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FRANCISCO A. LOPEZ , REDWOOD CITY: A few years ago, Pope John Paul II made a special visit to San Francisco and the Bay Area and he was welcomed with open arms. I remember that one day he had a Mass at Candlestick Park and the stadium was jam-packed. I could not believe how many Catholics there were in San Francisco. … This made the Catholic Church stronger and more SEE JPII, PAGE 5
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Not a stitch or row out of place for students from St. Anselm School, Ross who are sewing and sowing friendships with the elderly at Bello Gardens, a Marin assisted living facility as well as other residences. “Students are reachSiena LaRocca ing out with visits, music, meals, games, and more,” the school said in a note to this column. This year Rebecca Bugas, mom of St. Anselm sixth grader, Tatum; fourth grader Addison; and second grader Owen, began organizing St. Anselm students to visit the elderly at Bello Gardens. On the visits students do crafts with the seniors, sing songs, and celebrate holidays, including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Belen Hitchcock, a first grader, said he likes “to see the smiles on the senior citizens’ faces.” Rebecca looks to expand the program to a monthly activity. While the Bello Gardens program is relatively new, St. Anselm’s eighth graders have been bringing Thanksgiving dinner to seniors at Martinelli House for more than 20 years. Room parents compose the menu and do the shopping. The students spend the day in the school kitchen preparing the meal. After school the class delivers the food as well as special placemats they have made for each resident. After greeting each senior, they serve the meal and then join them for the feast. Eighth graders this year “spontaneously went to the piano and started singing, entertaining, and telling jokes, offering residents an impromptu variety show,” the school said. “It was a super fun experience, some-
EVERYBODY A WINNER: Mercy High School, San Francisco and Archbishop Riordan High School went to bat, so to say, for victims of Typhoon Haiyan with a “Battle of the Avenues” Jan. 17. The schools competed in games including a tug of war, a relay race, basketball and trivia raising more than $4,000 for distribution by Catholic Relief Services, the church’s outreach agency to those impacted by disasters. “The idea came from Mercy student body prez Andrea Delgadillo and Riordan student body prez Eric Diaz,” said Rita Cutarelli, Mercy’s associate principal for mission and campus life. The rally opened with the Riordan Jazz Band playing the two schools’ mascots and leadership into Riordan’s gym where the games began. Pictured from left are Mercy mascot Flipper; Mercy student Janella Natan as Skipper; Riordan president Joseph Conti; Eric Diaz; Andrea Deldagillo; Mercy principal Dorothy McCrea; Riordan principal Vittorio Anastasio; and Riordan’s Crusader mascot. thing I’ll remember,” said student Domenica Miller. Also among the bringers of cheer was eighth grader Siena LaRocca. Thanks to Danielle Matchotka, mom of St. Anselm’s kindergartner Niccolo Machotka-Farley for fillin’ us in. PARIMUTUEL RESPECT: Slow to a canter to pick up your ticket and then gallop to this year’s Vision of Hope Day at the Races, May 17 at Golden Gate Fields benefiting inner-city Dominican schools. The day includes a live broadSister John cast of the PreakMartin Fixa, OP ness, a silent auction and raffle. “The Day at the Races is about having fun and doing good,” said Dominican Sister John Martin Fixa, founder and executive director of Vision of Hope. Schools helped by the proceeds include San Francisco’s St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception
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JPII: Readers recall how sainted pope touched them in person and in spirit FROM PAGE 1
united in the Bay Area. Pope John Paul II hugged and blessed a person who was suffering from AIDS and that touched my heart. CYRUS JOHNSON, OAKLAND: A black-andwhite TV perched on the kitchen window sill of our third-floor apartment in San Mateo. It was on the window sill (with the window open!) because the antenna, which was supplemented with tinfoil, would get better reception that way. My Polish mother (I was 7) had tuned in to see the new pope, from Poland no less. He instantly became a hero in our immediate and extended family, especially with grandma and our aunts in New Jersey. St. John Paul II was like that television on the window sill. The Holy Spirit gave him a deep, elevating charisma which people were drawn to, supplemented with his own honed talents of humor, drama and insight to better the reception of Christ’s church in the world and in the hearts of everyone.
RYSZARD AND TERESA DZIADUR, DALY CITY: When in 1985 we decided to defect, from thencommunist Poland, little did we know that one day before we left Italy for the U.S. we would have a privilege to personally meet John Paul II. We knew that he was heartbroken to see hundreds of thousands of mostly young people fleeing his homeland so we were anxious and did not know what to expect. The audience for Polish refugees just like us took place in the Clementine Hall. John Paul II had a short speech, then he prayed with us and then everyone could greet and meet him personally. When our turn came, he embraced our 4-year-old daughter Agnieszka, asked where we were immigrating and told us that we will be in his thoughts and prayers. It was a moment in our lives that we will cherish forever. Since Krakow is our hometown, we are fortunate and blessed to have many memories and be part of numerous personal meetings with John Paul II starting in 1950 through his passing in 2005.
Ryszard and Teresa Dziadur and their daughter Agnieszka, then 4, met Pope John Paul II during an audience in Rome for U.S.-bound refugees from communist Poland.
Pope and Chinese hero St. Cecilia parishioner Mary Chien, pictured at far left, met St. John Paul II in 1989 as part of a private meeting between Chinese Cardinal Ignatius Kung and the pope. At the private meeting, the pope directly told Cardinal Kung that he had secretly appointed him a cardinal in 1979 while he was serving a 30-year solitary prison sentence that began in 1955 for refusing to renounce his allegiance to Rome. Cardinal Kung was released to house arrest in 1985 and came to the U.S. in 1988. The pope proclaimed his appointment in 1991. Chien left Shanghai in 1958 after herself spending a year in prison for her faith. (PHOTO COURTESY MARY CHIEN)
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Camila Ron is on her way to UC Santa Cruz to further her self-assigned mission to “learn about the rest of the world.” The adventure began when she lived in Venezuela for a year at age 12. The Mercy High School, Burlingame senior is a mezzo soprano whose favorite Broadway show is “West Side Story.” Camila’s dad is Ricardo Ron. Her mom, Carmen Luisa Ruiz, died from cancer in June 2012. The trip to Venezuela, the country from where Camila’s parents both came to the United States, remains with her. “Although it was a short period of time, it helped to shape my perspective on the world by helping me to see that people in other countries are more similar to us than we think,” Camila told Catholic San Francisco via email. In addition to singing, which Camila puts very high on her list of favorite things, she also enjoys reading, playing the piano and painting. Camila liked the Harry Potter series as a girl because of its magic elements but now
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We asked the Catholic high schools of the archdiocese to share profiles of noteworthy seniors. This week’s story is about Camila Ron, Class of 2014, Mercy High School Burlingame. has “also found that I love Jane Austen’s novels, specifically ‘Pride and Prejudice’ because of the imagery and the strong female protagonist.” Camila has been active in Mercy’s student government and currently serves as the school’s elected student council president. “Being president has been an amazing opportunity for me because I have learned so much about being a good and fair leader,” Camila said. “A good and fair leader listens to people and makes decisions based on what is best for the community, not just what she wants,” Camila explained. “Sometimes it is hard for someone to put aside what they want in order to
favor what other people want, but as a leader it is important to do so.” Based on her career plans, it seems singing and Camila’s other hobbies will have to fit in between patients. “I plan on majoring in human biology in a pre-medical track with the hopes of one day continuing on to medical school,” Camila said. She looks to specialize in oncology “to help people with cancer.” “My aunt in Venezuela is an oncologist and she inspires me more than anyone else,” Camila said, “but the real reason I want to be a doctor is because my mother passed away from cancer two years ago. Seeing her go through all
of her struggles made me realize how much I want to help people in similar situations. I want to give people hope and help them beat this disease.” “Being a Catholic has made me a stronger person because of the faith it has given me,” Camila said. “I know that God is with me and he is guiding me through life.” She said religion teacher, Peter Diaz, has helped her with that. “Our classroom discussions about faith have helped to reaffirm all of my beliefs.” Camila is grateful for her total Mercy, Burlingame experience. “I love the allgirls environment of my high school because it has helped me to become more comfortable and confident with myself. I feel like the atmosphere has been so supportive in helping me to grow into a young woman.” “I think that since I’m still pretty young, the world seems very intimidating at the moment,” Camila said. “I’m not sure what to expect, or how to find my place in the world. I know that my Catholic education has prepared me to face challenges and that gives me a sense of security.”
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Pastor to advise European bishops on climate change CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Father Kenneth Weare, pastor of St. Rita Church in Fairfax, believes there is no greater ethical challenge today than that of global climate change. Catholic bishops in Europe appear concerned, too. At the March 5 meeting of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Community in Brussels, Belgium, Father Weare was asked by general-secretary Father Patrick Daly to help the bishops prepare for the U.N. Conference on Climate Change in 2015 by serving as one of several theological advisors on the topic. “There is no question that climate change needs to reach the top of the agendas of the world’s bishops,� said Father Weare, a moral theologian and professor of social ethics at University of San Francisco, in addition to his pastoral duties. Father Weare will discuss the moral issues related to climate change with the European bishops and is responsible for delivering a position paper to them by Sept. 1. His paper will help inform the bishops’ contribution to the U.N. meeting next year. The president of the conference is Cardinal Reinhard Marx, the archbishop of Munich and one of eight cardinals selected by Pope Francis to be his special advisers in governing the Catholic Church and reforming the Roman Curia. “We live in an era of man-made climate change,� said Vincete Barros, co-chair of the International Panel on Climate Change, the scientific, intergovernmental body under U.N. auspices which issued a report on March 31 confirming that the effects of climate change are being seen on all continents and across the oceans. “In many cases, we are not prepared for the climate-related risks that we already face.� A press release issued by the IPCC said the report identifies vulnerable people, ecosystems and industries around the world and concludes that responding to climate change involves making choices about risks in a changing world. During his visit to Brussels, Father Weare also met with Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele, vice presi-
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dent of the climate change panel and a professor at the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, and Jos Delbeke, director-general of the European Commission for Climate Action. The men discussed the ramifications of a projected food shortage that would affect the price, availability and distribution of food, migration and the fundamental issues of conflict and peace. For our own nation alone, projections are dire, according to Father Weare. “Thirty-five years from now, when some of our current eighth graders have their own children, more than 300 cities in the United States may be under water. Our responsibility now is not to debate the problem, but to act on it,� he said.
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Priest: Meeting pope ‘one of the happiest days of my life’ plaza in front of St. Peter’s Basilica,” Father Murray said. “I had never been there before.” Father Murray by special arrangement would concelebrate the pallium Mass. “I was one of about 60 priests from around the world,” Father Murray recalled. He and the other priests each held a ciborium with altar breads that soon would be the body of Christ. The archbishops who would receive the pallium were in the sanctuary at the foot of the altar. “To think that little Frankie was sharing in this august privilege,” Father Murray said. After Mass would be his visit to a private Vatican reception hall to meet Pope John Paul II. “He walked around to each person,” Father Murray said. “When His Holiness came to me, he looked at me right in the eyes, greeted me and blessed me. I was greatly thrilled and honored.”
Father Frank Murray traveled to Rome in 1996 with then-San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada on a pilgrimage that included now-Cardinal Levada receiving a pallium from Pope John Paul II. The woolen vestment with shepherd origins is also worn by the pope is a sign of the shared authority of the bishops with the pope. The pallium rite took place on June 29, the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul. Father Murray, now retired in San Mateo, calls the experience of meeting Pope John Paul II “one of the happiest days of my life.” “I remember arriving in the bus to the large
Father Frank Murray met Pope John Paul II in Rome in 1996.
An unforgettable experience Bernard Hagan said his memories of meeting with St. John Paul II revolve around attending Mass celebrated by him in his private chapel, and receiving Communion from the pope. “He was very devout and gave the distinct impression of being fully devoted to his flock,” said Hagan, noting the pope asked a lot of questions “and it was apparent he had great interest in knowing what was going on in the world outside the Vatican. He had all the qualities a good pope should have and having had the opportunity to spend some time with him is an experience I won’t ever forget.”
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MAY 2, 2014
Longtime archdiocesan social justice director, advocate dies VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
George Wesolek, a man whose life was marked by a passion for social justice including protection of the unborn, Catholic principles of marriage, refuge for undocumented immigrants and healing the violence in our streets, died April 28 of cancer at home in Sonoma. He was 70. Wesolek was the director of public policy and social concerns for the Archdiocese of San Francisco since 1985, a position he held at the time of his death. Wesolek’s life was first and foremost infused by his love for his wife, Geri, their four daughters and their families, said Vicki Evans, respect life coordinator for the archdiocese and his friend. “He loved them so much,” she said. “George understood and advocated for the full range of Catholic social and moral teaching, knowing that only this comprehensive, inclusive teaching will lead to the flourishing of the individual and society as a whole,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, the last of four archbishops Wesolek served. “We will all remember him for his gentle spirit and his kindness, as well as his dedication in serving our archdiocese for nearly 30 years,” Archbishop Cordileone said. “George is a man of faith whose entire life reflected the depth of commitment to God which marks the true disciple of Jesus Christ,” said Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy, who worked with Wesolek as a pastor and priest and as bishop. “He is a man of hope who witnessed powerfully to the
George Wesolek, pictured speaking at an event in 2012, “witnessed powerfully to the church’s teachings on life, justice and peace, and never wavered in his understanding that that witness can transform our world,” Auxiliary Bishop Robert W. McElroy said. church’s teachings on life, justice and peace, and never wavered in his understanding that that witness can transform our world. He is a man of love who cherished his family profoundly, and he proclaimed in action the sacred reality of family life.” Whether lobbying state lawmakers or San Francisco supervisors, organizing a rally at Mission Dolores for undocumented immigrants, participating in a peace march through the Mission District or leading chants at a 2012 rally for religious freedom, Wesolek brought the Catholic Church’s commitment to social justice from conception to natural death to the public square. His commitment to advancing ecumenical cooperation was constant. Wesolek’s backing of a 2004 rally for marriage in San Francisco convinced then-archbishop, now-Cardinal William J. Levada to support the public demonstration, said Dolores Meehan, co-founder of the Walk for Life West
Coast. Wesolek’s support of the walk – what appeared a harebrained idea to hold a public demonstration for life in one of the most pro-abortion cities in the U.S. – persuaded the Catholic hierarchy, Evans said. “George had vision, took chances, because it was right,” said Evans. “George loved the church and served her faithfully. He was a quintessential gentleman but could also muster fiery righteous anger when the rights of the poor and vulnerable were threatened,” said Meehan, recalling how at a 2012 rally for religious freedom Wesolek, who needed help walking to the platform because of his weakness due to cancer, led the crowd in chants of “unbelievable!” Known for his incisive opinion pieces, one of his last essays, published July 3, 2013, in Catholic San Francisco, lamented the lack of outrage over abortion and the slaughter of babies in Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s clinic in Philadel-
phia. “Sometime in the future, people will look back at this time in history and be amazed and horrified at the legal slaughter of so many millions of human persons,” Wesolek wrote. “They will marvel at the fact that the political establishment supported and paid for this death dealing. They will ask, ‘Where was the outrage? Where were the believers? Where were the Catholics?’” In the early ‘90s Wesolek served as overall planner and coordinator of a four-year pastoral planning process, culminating in the plan “A Journey of Hope Toward the Third Millennium.” He developed programs to educate lay leaders through leadership formation programs and conferences on social justice, affordable housing, life, human rights and peace. Wesolek also served the archdiocese as a director of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and was the archdiocesan representative to Catholic Relief Services. Wesolek was educated in Michigan and Rome, receiving advanced degrees in theology and a graduate degree in clinical psychology. Wesolek is survived by his wife Geri; daughter Brienne (husband Greg Fabella) and grandchildren Xavier and Grace Victoria; daughter Noelle (husband Steve Andres) and granddaughters Georgia and Juliette; daughter Stephanie (husband Jay Grimes); and daughter Leah. A Mass of Christian burial was to be held May 1 at St. Francis Solano Church in Sonoma. The family asks that any donations in his honor be sent to Catholic Relief Services.
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Farmer who wrote Pope JPII looks back on 1979 Iowa visit DAN RUSSO CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
TRURO, Iowa – People in and around the small town of Truro, southwest of Des Moines, still remember Joseph Hays as the farmer whose letter persuaded Pope John Paul II to come to Iowa during his, and any pope’s, first tour of the United States in 1979. At the time, the young father of four children was involved in an effort to encourage people to take better care of the lands entrusted to them by God. He mentioned the Strangers and Guests, Toward Community in the Heartland program in the letter he wrote to the pontiff, in which he extended an invitation for a visit. “Our prayer here in the heartland of our United States is that more people become aware of our program, develop a true concern for our land and its use by mankind,� he wrote. Hays presented the letter to his parish priest at Immaculate Conception Church in St. Marys, Iowa. The pastor encouraged him to present it to then-Bishop Maurice J. Dingman of Des Moines. The bishop was going to be at the parish for a meal later that week where Hayes and his family were serving. The pastor made sure to seat the farmer near the bishop. At the meal, Hays presented his proposal to Bishop Dingman.
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People in and around the small town of Truro, Iowa still remember Joseph A. Hays as the farmer whose letter convinced John Paul II to come to Iowa during his first tour of the United States in 1979. Hays is pictured on a tractor that year. “The bishop looked at me like, ‘Are you crazy?’� remembered Hays. “After I read the letter aloud, a light bulb went off in his head.� After much planning and advocacy by many people, the pope did stop in Iowa on Oct. 4, 1979. He flew into Des Moines and celebrated a Mass at Living History Farms, which drew about 350,000 people. He then visited St. Patrick Church, a small rural parish in Cumming, several miles outside of the city. Hays, his wife Ann and their children – Paul, 17,
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Mark, 15, Theresa, 13, and Ronda, 11 – had the honor of presenting the gifts during the Mass. During that encounter with the pope, Hays remembers a special moment between Pope John Paul and his son Paul. The teen had developmental disabilities and was prone to behavior problems. “We went up there toward the altar,� Hays said. “Paul had visually seen the pope one time before when the pope got off the helicopter. Paul steps away from us and walks directly up to the pope and says, ‘You’re John Paul II.’ The pope said, ‘Yes, I am.’� The pontiff then smiled at the teen and gave a blessing on his forehead with the sign of the cross. “The kid had behavior problems,� Hays said. “After the blessing, it just really smoothed out for a couple of years after that. There was a marked difference.� Hays fondly recalls that moment and attributes the calmness his son experienced afterward to divine intervention. Paul died in 2008. The Hays family still belongs to Immaculate Conception. Hays, now in his 60s, is retired from farming. He and Ann adopted a 5-year-old child several years ago. Hays remains involved with efforts to improve stewardship of the land. He appreciated John Paul II’s emphasis on the importance of working the land during his visit because he believes it is “important to prize whatever God has given us and take care of it.� With John Paul II being canonized, Hays reflected on his legacy. “I think he did what he could do to enhance the faith and the religion itself,� he said. Salvadoran civilians, clergy and missionaries were killed during that era, including Archbishop Oscar Romero and four U.S. churchwomen. A 66-page decision from Judge Michael C. Horn of Immigration Court in Miami and made public in April states that Garcia, as defense minister, was essentially the most powerful position in El Salvador at that time, and Garcia “assisted or otherwise participated� in numerous atrocities during the war. Sister Janice McLaughlin, president of the Maryknoll Sisters, was hopeful the deportation order would bring “closure and healing to the thousands of Salvadorans who lost loved ones during the conflict, knowing that one of the senior persons behind the bloodshed will be called to give an account.� Two of the murdered churchwomen were Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke. The other two were Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay volunteer Jean Donovan.
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VATICAN LIFTS SANCTIONS ON THEOLOGIAN
DUBLIN – An Irish priest who was forbidden to write by the Vatican because of his views on human sexuality has had the sanction lifted. The Marist order said restrictions were lifted on Marist Father Sean Fagan, 86, a moral theologian sanctioned by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith for the past six years. The superior general of the Marist congregation in Rome, Father John Hannan, confirmed that Father Fagan is now “a priest in good standing” where the church is concerned. Father Fagan, who has suffered from ill health for many years, was first disciplined by the doctrinal congregation in 2008 following the publication of his book, “Whatever Happened to Sin?” In 2010, Father Fagan was informed by Cardinal William J. Levada, thenprefect of the doctrinal congregation, that he would be dismissed from the priesthood should he write for publication any material considered contrary to church teaching.
POPE SAYS JEALOUSY IS DEVIL’S WORK
VATICAN CITY – Beware of the devil, who wants a jealous, power-hungry and divided church, Pope Francis said. Be open to the Holy Spirit, who brings unity and harmony, and who pushes people to focus fully on Christ, the pope said April 29 during his homily at Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives. The pope’s morning homily reflected on the day’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles (4:32-37), which describes the early Christian community as being made up of believers who were “of one heart and mind,” who “bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus,” and who distributed their assets “to each according to need.” Pope Francis said the passage
describes what every Christian community – including parishes and dioceses – should model and aspire to: “peace, witness, poverty and taking care of the poor.” A community of peace, forgiveness and harmony means “there’s no place for gossip, jealousy, back-stabbing and slander,” he said, according to a report by Vatican Radio.
REPORT: CALIFORNIA BIRTH CONSIDERED PAUL VI MIRACLE
VATICAN CITY – Pope Paul VI, who led the church from 1963 to 1978 between the pontificates of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II, may be beatified in October, an Italian Catholic magazine reported. Credere, a magazine Pope Paul VI run by the Pauline Fathers, reported April 24 that the alleged miracle needed for Pope Paul’s beatification would be considered by the cardinal members of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes May 5. The cardinals’ recommendation would be given to Pope Francis, who could order the publication of a decree recognizing the healing as a miracle. The Italian magazine said the beatification Mass likely would be celebrated in October, probably Oct. 19, the final day of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family. The miracle being considered involves the birth of a baby in California in the 1990s, although to protect the family’s privacy, the child’s name and city have not been released. Credere said the mother’s pregnancy was at risk, and with it the life and health of the baby. Doctors advised her to terminate the pregnancy, but instead she sought prayers from an Italian nun who was a
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VATICAN: POPE DIDN’T CHANGE CHURCH TEACHING IN CALL TO ARGENTINE WOMAN
VATICAN CITY – Reports that Pope Francis told an Argentine woman civilly married to a divorced man that she can receive Communion “cannot be confirmed as reliable,” said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman. Julio Sabetta, 50, wrote on his Facebook page that Pope Francis phoned his wife, Jacquelina Lisbona, April 20 at their home in Argentina, identifying himself as “Father Bergoglio.” He said he was calling in regard to a letter she had written him last September about not being able to receive Communion because Sabetta was divorced. Media in Argentina, Italy, England
and then all over the world picked up the story based on Sabetta’s claim that his wife told him Pope Francis told her she could receive Communion, although her parish priest had told her that was not possible unless Sabetta received an annulment and the two married in the church. Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, who is serving as an assistant to Father Lombardi, told reporters April 23 that Pope Francis had phoned Lisbona, but what was said was private. Father Lombardi, in his formal statement April 24, said the pope often phones people, but since the calls “do not in any way form part of the pope’s public activities, no information or comments are to be expected” from the Vatican press office. “Consequences relating to the teaching of the church are not to be inferred” from anything the pope may have said to Lisbona, Father Lombardi said.
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WHY MCA?
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Before we start singing or doing the movements to that beloved song from the 70’s, here’s why: 1. Because through the MCA we pray for missionaries and the children they serve, do good deeds, and materially support missionary work. 2. Because we are children helping children: we want to share our faith and our love with children around the world, helping them to get to know Jesus and experience God’s love for them. 3. Because we are missionaries, right here, right now. (And now we sing some verses): That’s why we do what we do That is, pray for kids we don’t even know And then help them through the sharing of Our coins, bills, birthday money
We know there are children in need They’re just like us: kids who want to succeed So now we take this opportunity To bring God’s love to our new friends
A big THANK YOU to the following schools and parish religious education programs for your continued support, and to those who established or re-established ties with the MCA this school year: Schools: All Souls, De Marillac, Epiphany, Good Shepherd, Holy Angels, Holy Name, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mission Dolores, Nativity, NDV, Our Lady of Loretto, Our Lady of Mercy, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Saint Anthony – Immaculate Conception, St. Anselm, St. Brendan, St. Brigid, St. Catherine of Siena, St. Charles Borromeo, St. Dunstan, St. Finn Barr, St. Gabriel, St. Gregory, St. James, St. John, St. Mary, St. Monica, St. Patrick, St. Peter S.F., St. Philip, St. Pius, St. Robert, St. Stephen, St. Thomas More, St. Thomas the Apostle, St. Veronica, Sts. Peter & Paul, and Star of the Sea.
Parish Religious Education Programs: Corpus Christi, Epiphany, Holy Angels, Our Lady of Loretto, Our Lady of Mercy, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, (Redwood City), St. Anthony (Menlo Park), St. Augustine, St. Dominic, St. Dunstan, St. Elizabeth, St. Finn Barr, Sts. Peter & Paul, and St. John the Evangelist.
We are the MCA. Won’t you join us? Young one, you’re a missionary I said, young one, in your heart you carry God’s love, and then you can bring this love To the children who are needy…
include the Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Missionary Childhood Association, Society of St. Peter Apostle and the Missionary Union of Priests and Religious. These Societies gather basic support for more than 1,150 mission territories in Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands, Latin America and some parts of Europe. This includes support for some 9,000 clinics, almost 10,000 orphanages, and more than 1,200 schools, where the poor receive an education, health care, and come to know the reason for all our hope.. The Societies also provide support for some 80,000 seminarians and for the training of some 9,000 religious Sisters and Brothers. They receive no public funds to do their work and rely entirely on the generosity of individuals. Archdiocese of San Francisco Mission Office 1 Peter Yorke Way San Francisco, CA 94109 Office: (415) 614-5670 FAX: (415) 614-5671 Email: missionofficesf@sfarchdiocese.org Genevieve Elizondo – Director Michael Gotuaco – MCA Coordinator Robert O’Connor – Admin Assistant
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14 OPINION
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MAY 2, 2014
Safety with fairness for city’s private schools
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he city of San Francisco is poised to impose a crushing burden upon the Catholic schools of the city. And the worst part is that much of this burden is totally unnecessary. A proposed new ordinance addressing seismic safety in private schools has an important and critical BISHOP ROBERT goal – to work W. McELROY with private schools in San Francisco to evaluate the seismic safety of their buildings and to take steps to retrofit those school buildings which would be vulnerable in case of an earthquake. The Catholic school community stands ready and eager to work with city government to accomplish this goal, for the safety of our students and faculty and staff, as well as for the peace of mind of our parents. The problem with the proposed ordinance is not with its goal, but its design. The ordinance grew out of the deliberations of a City Hall working group on private schools which had more than 40 members, but not a single pastor, principal or teacher from a Catholic school. Nor did the panel include significant representation from the many non-Catholic private schools in San Francisco, especially those which predominantly serve the poor and students with learning or physical disabilities. Overwhelmingly, the panel was composed of seismic
specialists, architects and construction interests with little professional background in education. This lack of educational knowledge and perspective resulted in a proposed ordinance which requires the online publication of complex seismic study data about every private school in the city. Such a step will cause chaos in the private school community. It will generate confusion and discord among parents, invite legal suits against particular schools, and could easily lead to a mass exodus from particular schools based on faulty understandings of risk. It is for this reason that the state Legislature specifically legally prohibited such an approach for public schools in California. Yet this irresponsible tactic is the primary tool that City Hall seeks to use in promoting collaboration with the private school community. The proposed seismic safety ordinance for private schools is part of “The Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety,” a long-term process that San Francisco adopted mandating that specific categories of buildings be progressively subjected to retrofit laws. The process calls for a three-step process that begins with evaluation and ends with a strict legal requirement to complete retrofit work. The cost to those of our Catholic schools which need to be retrofitted will likely exceed $1 million per school when one takes into account the non-seismic costs triggered in the building code by seismic upgrading. The costs to many of the non-Catholic schools in the city could be equally lethal, especially because many of these institutions rent from landlords
who will not be likely to make the costly upgrades required for private school use. The “Community Action Plan” also calls upon city government to help those upon whom the burden of retrofitting is being imposed. According to the plan, schools are among those nonprofits which make the fabric of our city rich and vibrant. But these elements of the plan have been ignored by the mayor’s office in fashioning the proposed ordinance. The Community Action Plan calls for the city to focus retrofit burdens on those buildings where risk is most significant, to amend local building codes to lighten the burdens of retrofitting, and to provide realistic financial assistance that can aid in the retrofit effort. None of this has been accomplished in the ordinance. The Catholic schools of the archdiocese, in collaboration with a wide range of religious and nondenominational private schools in San Francisco, have proposed three vital changes which flow directly from the principles of the 2010 Community Action Plan: 1. Change the proposed ordinance to demand a life-safety standard of retrofit, rather than the more costly “resiliency” standard. This will focus our efforts on our most fundamental concerns, which are the life and safety of our children. 2. Incorporate the state standard in determining what constitutes a school building: “any building used for educational purposes through the 12th grade by 50 or more persons for more than 12 hours per week or four hours in any one day.” This will insure that we can con-
centrate on our core school buildings rather than the other parish buildings such as convents, which students occasionally utilize. 3. Undertake a comprehensive initiative to minimize the non-seismic building code requirements which will be triggered in the effort of any of our schools to meet seismic safety standards. It is likely that these non-seismic code issues could well cost more than the seismic upgrades in many schools. These changes will dramatically enhance the ability of our Catholic schools in the city of San Francisco to move forward together to enhance seismic safety. Even with these changes, many of our schools will face immensely challenging retrofit costs of more than $1 million per school. If these changes are not made in the ordinance, it is inevitable that a number of our schools will be forced to close, especially those schools that serve the poorest among us. Both our church and our city would be deeply wounded by such an outcome. The 2010 Community Action Plan on Seismic Safety has two conflicting themes which run through it. One stresses the need for resiliency and the centrality of the techoriented economic life in the city of San Francisco. The other stresses the importance of our social fabric, our sense of place. How the mayor and the Board of Supervisors proceed with the proposed seismic safety ordinance for private schools in the coming weeks will say a great deal about which is more important in their eyes.
Jesus said: “Whatever you do to the least of my brethren you do unto me.” Despite this very clear command on how to treat the poor, Smith appears to dismiss this command by another Bible quote: “The poor you always have with you.” A past executive director of The St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County once beautifully said: “The St. Vincent de Paul free dining room brings nourishment and a refuge to our homeless poor and needy. It brings grace to those who come for sustenance for body and soul and to those who make it possible; those who break bread, and those who serve. It is a holy place because people bring their grace.” Pope Francis encourages these kinds of ministries because they nourish both us and the least among us. I hope the pope’s “drumbeat” will grow ever louder and more frequent so that we all may better serve the least of our brethren. Al Trimbach Tiburon
bishops that now seem to dominate Catholic newspapers. It was entirely appropriate for the Easter season, however, as Christ died on a cross hewn from a tree. The “tree of life” motif ought to be our inspiration for the renewal of our church, however, as the resurrection was the hopeful element in the end leading to a desire for a life that was not entirely focused on the material and the mundane. Nature in spring also reminds us in a way everyone can appreciate how the trees that seemed to be dead were merely resting or sleeping to gain energy for their next performance. Trees often outlive the people who planted them and that too reminds us how life goes on without us. Rosemary K. Ring Kentfield
spring of 2014. Although we had no babies confirmed as being saved from abortion, at least one incident strongly suggested that such was the case. Worldwide, though, more than 500 babies were saved this spring. We are grateful to the continued support from the Archdiocese of San Francisco in these campaigns. In particular we wish to thank those priests who, to our knowledge, participated in the vigil: Father Lawrence Goode, Father Joseph Richard, Father John Jimenez, Father George Schultze, Father Paul Rossi, Father Al Furtado and Father Joseph Previtali. (Any omission here is an oversight). We look forward to that happy time when all abortion businesses will be banished from our county and our country; and for when all children will be loved and parented and not treated as disposable property. We will not rest until then. Jessica Munn Foster City
BISHOP MCELROY is auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
LETTERS Income levels for the middle class Blanche Smith from Atherton, in her letter (“Church silent on struggling middle class,” April 18) about the pope and Vatican’s “failure to acknowledge the crushing burden carried by the middle class” and their talking too much about preferential option for the poor, sent me to the data on middle class (median income levels in the Bay Area). In 2009, middle class levels were $75.000 for San Francisco, $88,000 and $89,000 in San Mateo and Marin counties. Atherton was $188, 000. Maybe we should all pray that Pope Francis and the curia won’t read Catholic San Francisco’s letters to the editor. Ed Gleason San Francisco
The least of our brethren
Our faith is centered on loving God with your whole heart and soul and loving your neighbor as yourself. In her letter Blanche Smith states that the church is silent on “the struggling middle class” and that she is “weary of our current pope and his drumbeat about preference for the poor.” She also states she “watches in pain as I see those who have entitlements get preferential treatment from our own administration.” She does not define if she means church or governmental administration or both.
Let the ‘tree of life’ symbolize church renewal
The article on the mission pear tree (“Mission orchard’s last living link still bearing fruit,” April 11) was a lovely diversion from the very serious tone of numerous statements from the pope and the
Thanks to 40 Days for Life volunteers, priests
A big thank you to the more than 400 people who participated as prayer vigil volunteers in the 40 Days for Life in San Mateo this
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Accepting truth, whatever its cloak
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hen I was a student in the seminary, I had two kinds of teachers: One kind, precisely because they were fiercely loyal to all that is Christian and Catholic, would have us read great secular thinkers but always with the intent of wanting to help show where these FATHER RON thinkers ROLHEISER were wrong. Our intellectual task as a Catholic seminarian, they would tell us, is to be able to defend Catholicism against the kinds of criticisms found in the writings of these secular, sometimes, antiChristian thinkers and to keep our own faith and teaching free of their influence. The second set of professors approached things differently: They would have us read great secular thinkers, even if they were bitterly critical of Christianity and Catholicism, but with the intent of seeing what we could positively learn from them. These are great minds, they told us, and, whether sympathetic to Christianity or not, we have something to learn from them. Do not read uncritically, was their challenge, but still read with the intent of being instructed. Early on as a seminary student, because I was still insecure intellectually, I leaned more toward the self-protective approach of the first set of professors and read most secular thinkers defensively. I have to smile now as I look back on the idealistic, but naïve and intellectually frightened, young man I was then, a 19 year-old undergraduate trying to poke holes in the likes of thinkers like Nietzsche, Feuerbach, Marx, Freud, Durkheim and Lenin.
I imagined myself, David fighting Goliath. It seems misguided and grandiose now, but I still have a fondness for that 19-year-old who was engaged in this battle. Later on, precisely because some of the valuable insights in a number of great secular thinkers began to break through, despite my resistance, I began more and more to lean toward the approach of the second set of professors who had invited us to learn from others’ insights, no matter the cloak of the author. Now as I age, both chronologically and in ministry, I find that I am richer and more compassionate to the exact extent that I can do that, namely, remain faithful to the truth wherever I find it, no matter its source. Hence, today I find myself drinking from intellectual wells of every sort, particularly from secular novelists and essayists, my critical faculties are still patrolling like soldiers on duty, but now with a thirst for the insights these writers have into life and the soul. I no longer read with the intent of trying to prove someone wrong, even if that author is antiChristian. I have too much to learn. Sometimes in our fear of being tainted in our orthodoxy we forget that many of the great theologians in Christian tradition were unafraid to pick up pagan thinkers, mine their insights for truth, and then blend these with their faith: St. Augustine did this with Platonism. Thomas Aquinas, in the face of considerable ecclesial criticism, did the same thing with Aristotle. Ironically, centuries later, we now take many of their intellectual categories, which they originally took from pagan thought, as our very criteria for orthodoxy. More recently, liberation theology, at its best, has done this with Marxist theory; just as, feminism, at its best, has done the same with secular social theory. But much of these efforts have been, in the name of orthodoxy, viewed with
either suspicion or positive rejection. Dare one say that Jesus did the same thing? He picked up parables and stories that were current in his culture and tailored them to further his own religious and moral teachings. Moreover, he taught, and with precious little equivocation, that we are to honor truth wherever we see it, irrespective of who’s carrying it. But isn’t this syncretism? If one picks up truths from diverse pagan and secular sources and harmonizes them with one’s Christian faith, how does one avoid the accusation of being syncretistic? Picking up truth from a variety of sources is not syncretism. Syncretism is combining insights gleaned from everywhere in a way that is uncritical of internal contradiction. But we must not confuse tension with contradiction. Tension is not necessarily a sign of contradiction; it’s often the opposite: True faith is humble enough to accept truth, wherever it sees it, irrespective of the tension it causes and irrespective of the religion or ideology of whoever is speaking it. Big minds and big hearts are large enough to contain and carry large ambiguities and great tensions. And, true worshippers of God accept God’s goodness and truth wherever these are manifest, no matter how religiously or morally inconvenient that manifestation might be. God is the author of all that is good and all that is true! Hence, since no one religion, one church, one culture, one philosophy, or one ideology contains all of the truth, we must be open to perceive and receive goodness and truth in many, many different places – and we must be open to the tensions and ambiguity this brings into our lives.
article. (“Luther’s goal not schism but reform of ‘church he loved,’ says bishop,” April 11). Now suppose Luther pursued his goal: What would have happened in the process? Would the church have accepted Luther’s theological ideas which were opposed to the basic theological foundation of the church? If the church would not have accepted them what would have been the outcome? What are Luther’s theological ideas? One, the heart of them, is that salvation is through faith in Jesus alone. He was deep in this belief and rejected James’ “faith without work is useless.” From this idea emerged his beliefs that indulgences and the sacraments, except baptism and Eucharist, are useless. Another theological idea was that only the Bible is the guide for understanding faith and therefore there is no need of the church or the priest to explain the faith. These theological ideas have been stated in four categories that Ray Freeman Jenney, in “I Am a Protestant” (Bobbs-Merrill, 1951 ), called the four pillars of faith: The priest-
hood of all believers, the just shall live by faith, the right to private judgment and the authority of the Bible. The article projects optimism that Catholicism and Protestantism will be reconciled and be one again. But looking at the doctrines of Protestantism, it appears they present a wide gulf not easy to bridge. Luis Magarro San Francisco
OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.
LETTERS Cesar Chavez as man of faith
Thanks for running John Mulderig’s review of the new “Cesar Chavez” movie (“Film portrays shy soul of deep principle,” April 11), which noted that the film paid attention to the religious aspects of the farm labor leader’s campaign. As far as I can determine, for-profit media reviews ignored Chavez’ Catholicism. Mulderig, of Catholic News Service, informed readers that “believers will especially appreciate the fact that Chavez’s Catholic faith is always in the background and sometimes front and center.” I wasn’t going to see the movie, mainly because the other reviews gave me the impression that the film failed to capture the religious spirit of the farmworkers. Now I will. James O. Clifford Sr. Redwood City
Catholicism-Protestantism differences not easy to bridge
Schism is what happened. This was not the goal of Luther, according to the Catholic News Service
John Rothmann a welcome voice
What a wonderful surprise to see an article by John Rothmann on Blessed (now saint) John XXIII (“Local broadcaster writes tribute to Blessed John XXIII,” April 18). I have missed Mr. Rothmann since he was cancelled by KGO radio. He is a man of integrity, a wonderful historian and gave people balanced programming. His article on the late pope shows that clearly. I hope this might give him further chances to express his opinions on local radio or newspapers. Marian Sweeney San Bruno
A possible answer about why we suffer
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n March 23, my brother died after a long illness. When he was young, he was vigorous, a champion speedskater and baseball player. He and his wife raised five beautiful children, providing them with a loving home. Many of us who experience the death of a FATHER EUGENE beloved ask HEMRICK tough questions. Why do some people have to endure inhumane drawn-out illnesses? Why do we, who love them, have to suffer so deeply? Why does God permit this? Kindness means being disposed toward another, toward life and toward God. Ill disposition is seeing the dark side of life only. During this period of pain, this negative picture of life plagued me, causing me to reflect more deeply on his ordeal. But thanks to reflection, I came to see profound meaning in what he and I had experienced during his illness. When I visited him, I often met his caregivers. Here were people devoted daily to patients who couldn’t talk or walk, and who often slept most of the day. Instead of reflecting on the darkness of the illnesses the caretakers had to deal with, I took a second look at the caregivers. These compassionate workers are wonderful to the helpless. They bond with those they care for. They listen to a patient and often offer the human touch of a hand that says, “I am here for you.” And yet, not all is idyllic when caring for those who have become helpless. But if you look, you will always find at least one caregiver in these situations whose warm heart is something to behold. You’ll see a person deeply concerned for those under his or her care. To more fully understand caring and its powers, it is helpful to look beyond our world. In war-torn countries that leave people with little or no hope, what helps them survive? The answer is that they care for one another. Those who care may be a mother and father rearing children, or adult children helping elders keep things together. It can be neighbors helping one another. They turn an inhumane situation into a humane one. Sometimes we ask why God would permit lengthy illnesses or seemingly endless suffering. One reason might be that it brings the best out of those who are well. It helps us to better realize the gift and power of caring that we have received from God.
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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | MAY 2, 2014
SUNDAY READINGS
Third Sunday of Easter
They set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, ‘The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!’ LUKE 24:13-35 ACTS 2:14, 22-33 Then Peter stood up with the eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: “You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem. Let this be known to you, and listen to my words. You who are Israelites, hear these words. Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs, which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know. This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God, you killed, using lawless men to crucify him. But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death, because it was impossible for him to be held by it. For David says of him: I saw the Lord ever before me, with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope, because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption. You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence. “My brothers, one can confidently say to you about the patriarch David that he died and was buried, and his tomb is in our midst to this day. But since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne, he foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that neither was he abandoned to the netherworld nor did his flesh see corruption. God raised this Jesus; of this we are all witnesses. Exalted at the right hand of God, he received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father and poured him forth, as you see and hear.” PSALM 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 Lord, you will show us the path of life. Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge; I say to the Lord, “My Lord are you.” O Lord, my allotted portion and my cup, you it is who hold fast my lot. Lord, you will show us the path of life.
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1 PETER 1:17-21 Beloved: If you invoke as Father him who judges impartially according to each one’s works, conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb. He was known before the foundation of the world but revealed in the final time for you, who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. LUKE 24:13-35 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not
know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the Scriptures. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.
Walking on the road to Emmaus
t the beginning of every school year, I ask my middle school students if faith and religion have any relevance in today’s world. They usually say it does, but not for the reasons that I would have hoped. Instead of talking about how their faith sustains them, or ways in which religion has touched their lives in positive ways, the kids tend to look to other things. They almost always refer to the many wars that have been fought for religious reasons. Focusing on church-related news items, they will often bring up topics such as same-sex marriage and the clergy abuse crisis. Their attitude toward their faith and religion often DEACON MICHAEL ranges from apathy to outright hostility and disdain. MURPHY As a deacon and religion teacher, I find myself getting a bit discouraged. My first tendency is to blame my students for their sometimes negative attitudes. What’s wrong with them? Why don’t they study the catechism? Why don’t they recognize the beauty found in the papal encyclicals or other church documents? Having been presented the magesterium in all of its glory and clarity, why are they seemingly questioning and rejecting it?
SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
I bless the Lord who counsels me; even in the night my heart exhorts me. I set the Lord ever before me; with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed. Lord, you will show us the path of life. Therefore my heart is glad and my soul rejoices, my body, too, abides in confidence; because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld, nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption. Lord, you will show us the path of life. You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. Lord, you will show us the path of life.
All too often, we want to share our faith and our love of the Lord in ways with which we are comfortable and familiar. Our focus tends to be on ourselves, not on the disciples to whom we are speaking, and that’s never a good thing. It’s very frustrating, because I feel if they’d just listen, they’d recognize the truth, and all would be well. Of course, after I’m done ranting and raving and sobbing quietly in the corner, I realize the problem lies not with them, but with me, and our Gospel this week illustrates exactly why this is. Shortly after the resurrection, Jesus is walking on the road to Emmaus with two disciples, people who knew him and loved him. Yet at first, the disciples do not realize it is him. Later, after recognizing Jesus in the breaking of the bread, they speak of how they should have known him earlier, because as Jesus spoke their hearts were “burning” within them. It’s a beautiful description of how the words and truth of our Lord can set us on fire with love for him. As Christians, as Catholics, we are the body of Christ, the face of Jesus to the world. Two thousand years after his death and resurrection, as we
walk the roads of the Bay Area, it becomes our tremendous responsibility to help people recognize Jesus at work today, to set their hearts on fire with the good news of the Gospel. If that doesn’t happen, the failure is ours, not theirs. Accomplishing this is certainly not easy or simple. All too often, we want to share our faith and our love of the Lord in ways with which we are comfortable and familiar. Our focus tends to be on ourselves, not the disciples to whom we are speaking, and that’s never a good thing. We recite prayers which give us peace, promote liturgies and devotions that inspire us, use words that we understand and embrace. Unfortunately, the audience we’re speaking to may find it all boring, irrelevant, and a waste of their time. Just as our Lord always spoke the language of the people, using stories and images they understood, we must do the same. Like Jesus, we need to love, embrace, respect, and listen to those to whom we speak. Rather than dismissing them, we need to enter their world and live as they live, recognizing that they too are good and holy and seeking God as best they can. As Pope Francis says, we need to have the smell of the sheep upon ourselves. Only then will the people listen, only then will their hearts begin to burn within them. If we open our hearts and our minds and allow Christ to work within us, it will happen. Our Lord is counting on it. DEACON MURPHY serves at St. Charles Parish, San Carlos and teaches religion at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton.
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SAINTS: Pope Francis, with retired pope, canonizes Sts. John and John Paul
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church teaching and practice on marriage, areas he has said exemplify a particular need for mercy in the church today. The pope repeatedly mentioned mercy in his homily, which he delivered on Divine Mercy Sunday, an observance St. John Paul put on the church’s universal calendar in 2000. The Polish pope died on the vigil of the feast in 2005 and was beatified on Divine Mercy Sunday in 2011. In addition to Pope Benedict, making only his third public appearance since he resigned in February 2013, Pope Francis’ concelebrants included some 150 cardinals and 700 bishops. Pope Benedict did not join the procession of bishops at the start of Mass, but arrived half an hour earlier, wearing white vestments and a bishop’s miter and walking with a cane; he sat in a section of the square designated for cardinals. Pope Francis greeted his predecessor with an embrace at the start of the Mass, drawing applause from the crowd, and approached him again at the end. During the canonization ceremony, which took place at the beginning of the Mass, devotees carried up relics of the new saints in matching silver reliquaries, which Pope Francis kissed before they
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Left, Father Ezio Bolis and Floribeth Mora Diaz, accompanied by her husband, Edwin, carry the relics of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II respectively as they walk to present them to Pope Francis during the canonization Mass for the new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 27. Father Bolis is director of the Pope John XXIII Foundation, and Mora Diaz’s cure from an aneurysm in 2011 was the second miracle in the sainthood cause of St. John Paul. Above, a woman holding a Polish flag with a picture of St. John Paul II prays during celebrations of his canonization April 27, Divine Mercy Sunday. The woman was near the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland, where Karol Wojtyla was archbishop before becoming Pope John Paul II.
were placed on a small table for veneration by the congregation. St. John’s relic was a piece of the late pope’s skin, removed when his body was transferred to its present tomb in the main sanctuary of St. Peter’s Basilica. Floribeth Mora Diaz, a Costa Rican woman whose recovery from a brain aneurysm was recognized by the church as a miracle attributable to the intercession of St. John Paul, brought up a silver reliquary containing some of the saint’s blood, taken from him for medical testing shortly before his death in 2005. The Mass took place under cloudy skies with temperatures in the low 60s, and only a sprinkle of rain fell just before the 10 a.m. start of the liturgy. Huge tapestries bearing portraits of the two saints hung from the facade of the basilica, and the square was decorated with 30,000 roses and other flowers donated by the nation of Ecuador. The square and the broad Via della Conciliazione leading up to it were tightly packed with approximately half a million pilgrims, many of whom had been standing for hours before the start of Mass. Among the many national flags on display, the majority were from Poland, the native land of St. John Paul.
The Vatican estimated that 800,000 attended the ceremony in Rome, with overflow crowds watching on giant-screen TVs set up at various locations around the city. The 2011 beatification of Pope John Paul drew more than 1 million people, according to Italian police estimates at the time. The Vatican said 93 countries sent official delegations to the Mass, and more than 30 of the delegations were led by a president or prime minister. The current king and queen of Spain and the former king and queen of Belgium were in attendance. Pope Francis spent half an hour personally greeting the delegations following the Mass. He then rode in his popemobile through the square and adjacent avenue, drawing cheers and applause from the crowds, for about 20 minutes until disappearing at the end of the street. The canonizations of both popes came after extraordinary measures by their successors to expedite the process. Pope Benedict waived the usual five-year waiting period before the start of a sainthood cause for Pope John Paul shortly after his death, when he was mourned by crowds shouting “Santo subito!” (“A saint at once!”). In the case of St. John, Pope Francis waived the usual requirement of a second miracle before a blessed can be added to the church’s canon of saints.
Cardinal: Imitate St. John Paul’s defense of family, sacredness of life CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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Cardinal Angelo Comastri wears a chasuble with an image and the coat of arms of St. John Paul II as he celebrates a Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of Sts. John XXIII and John Paul in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 28.
VATICAN CITY – St. John Paul II would not want Catholics’ applause, but he would want to inspire the way they live, especially in defending the family and the sacredness of human life, said Cardinal Angelo Comastri. Tens of thousands of people, especially from Poland, returned to St. Peter’s Square April 28 for the official Mass of thanksgiving for the canonization of St. John Paul. Cardinal Comastri, archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, presided at the Mass, and Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, St. John Paul’s longtime secretary, concelebrated. In his homily, Cardinal Comastri picked up on Pope Francis’ statement at the April 27 canonization that St. John Paul was the “pope of the family.” “We are here today to give thanks, but especially to accept the heritage and the example of his courageous faith,” the cardinal said.
“John Paul II had the courage to defend the family, which is a project of God written in clear words in the book of life,” the cardinal said. “He defended the family at a time when confusion and public aggression against the family were spreading in an insane attempt to write an antiGenesis,” an account of the meaning of the family opposed to God’s plan for creation described in the first book of the Bible. In his 1981 apostolic exhortation on the family, “Familaris Consortio,” the cardinal said, Pope John Paul denounced how the family already was becoming the target of “numerous forces trying to destroy or at least deform it” to the detriment of society and the good of the human person. St. John Paul “felt his most urgent mission was to proclaim to all God’s plan for marriage and the family,” he said, adding his hope that Catholics would look to St. John Paul to rediscover God’s plan for the family, “which is the only path that will give dignity to the family and truth to the
love and future of spouses and their children.” After breaking his leg in a fall and undergoing hip replacement surgery in 1994, which was the U.N.proclaimed International Year of the Family, Pope John Paul spoke at a Sunday Angelus address about his suffering, Cardinal Comastri recalled. Pope John Paul had said he thought God asked him to suffer “because the family is threatened, the family is being attacked” and only through suffering could he teach people the beauty of the Gospel and fidelity to it. The cardinal also described St. John Paul as courageous in defending human life, “all human life, at a time when the ‘culture of the disposable,’ as Pope Francis calls it, was spreading.” People today “are starving for love,” Cardinal Comastri said, but “the weakest are being tossed aside because the selfish see them as a burden. It’s a terrible fact, a sign of a decline in civility.”
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SIESMIC: Costs of new earthquake safety law could force school closures FROM PAGE 1
ordinance is not with its goal, but its design,” Bishop McElroy said. “The ordinance grew out of the deliberations of a City Hall working group on private schools which had more than 40 members, but not a single pastor, principal or teacher from a Catholic School,” Bishop McElroy writes in a commentary appearing on Page 14 of this issue of Catholic San Francisco. “Nor did the panel include significant representation from the many non-Catholic private schools in San Francisco, especially those which predominantly serve the poor and students with learning or physical disabilities.” The working group that wrote the 2013 report on earthquake risk and San Francisco’s private schools was composed primarily of seismic engineers and other specialists in the earthquake safety industry, Bishop McElroy said. The law would require, every private school in the city to have an analysis done of its buildings to determine how the buildings would be expected to fare in a magnitude-7 earthquake. According to the draft ordinance, the seismic evaluations must be completed within three years and the city would post the information on an easily accessible website where the information could be downloaded, said Patrick Otellini, chief resilience
‘We want the schools to be safe. We want to make sure if there is an earthquake that the kids, teachers and the staff are safe. With that said, we also need to take into account the reality that a lot of these schools are facing.’
A city report estimates that a third of the city’s private schools may be at risk in a major earthquake. The archdiocese wants to amend a proposed seismic safety law in order to avert high costs that could lead to school closures.
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starts, from asbestos abatement to energy conservation standards to Americans with Disabilities Act requirements, Allen said. Other costs can be two to three times more than the actual earthquake retrofitting, officials said. “Every school would have to put in an elevator, maybe two” under provisions of the ADA, said Father John Sakowski, a structural engineer and pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle and St. Monica parishes. The cost would range from several hundred thousand to a half-million dollars, he said. “Safety is very, very important to me, to us. I would say that is number one for us. It’s not that we don’t want to do anything. The question is, how are we going to fund retrofitting?” said Dominican Sister Mary Susanna Vasquez, principal of St. James School. Private and Catholic schools were not informed in an effective way about the working group’s existence or its goals, Kamer and Bishop McElroy said. Otellini said his office sent emails to every school based on a search of websites but did not send a letter by the U.S. postal service until the report was completed in December. “We’ve talked to many schools that are shocked and surprised,” said Kamer. “I think outreach would help bring a lot of these perspectives into the conversation and some understanding. There is no question that Catholic schools and private schools will bear a large expense in order to do this and they are ready to do this.”
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Think ‘Noah’ is confusing? Try to make sense of the critics KURT JENSEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK – Time was when hidden messages and obscure references within a big-budget Hollywood film about a religious figure could be treated as lighthearted insider jokes. Take, for example, the beloved 1945 classic “The Bells of St. Mary’s” which follows Father Chuck O’Malley’s (Bing Crosby) interaction with a parochial school led by Sister Mary Benedict (Ingrid Bergman). The script makes mention of the thoroughly modern “St. Victor’s School.” That was a nod to Msgr. John Devlin, at that time the Hollywood representative of the National Legion of Decency, which kept its eye on Hollywood films; he was also the pastor of St. Victor Parish in West Hollywood. Similarly, a secondary character, grumpy businessman Mr. Bogardus (Henry Travers), complains that the architects of his new office building are “a couple of thieves, Butler and Dean.” That’s a dual allusion to director David Butler – who had recently helmed Crosby’s “The Road to Morocco” with Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour – and gagman Barney Dean, who contributed material to that and other Crosby pictures. A “Road” movie gag in a reverent Catholic story? Few were in the know, and no one was much flustered. Contrast that with the controversy that has swirled around director Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” beginning well before the movie’s release. Aronofsky is an easy target for those on the lookout for anti-Christian messages in his work. Raised as a Jew, he now self-identifies as an atheist, and has often discussed his appreciation of Kabbalah, a mystical offshoot of Judaism. Yet, since the story of Noah’s covenant with God takes up fewer than 100 verses in the Book of Genesis, and contains almost no dialogue, filmmakers seeking to recount it in a feature-length movie have inevitably had to pad the tale. To do so, they’ve had to rely either
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Jennifer Connelly and Russell Crowe star in “Noah.” on those parts of Scripture that do not concern the Ark builder himself or on non-biblical writings or on their own imaginations. Aronofsky has chosen to draw from all three of these sources. The result has been a potentially confusing experience for those filmgoers who are less than fully conversant with the literature to which he turned, whether within the canon of the Bible or outside it. Even among presumably well-informed critics, moreover, interpretations of Aronofsky’s viewpoint and intent have varied widely. Theologian Brian Mattson, who works at the Center for Cultural Leadership in Mount Hermon, Calif., was among the first to weigh in. On March 31, he posted a lengthy analysis of “Noah” on his website in which he called the film “a thoroughly pagan retelling of the Noah story direct from Kabbalist and gnostic sources.” He went on to identify Kabbalah as a form of Jewish gnosticism.
Among the primary tenets of gnosticism – a philosophy which, in ancient times, gained adherents among pagans, Jews and Christians alike – is the idea that salvation comes through secret knowledge rather than, in the Christian context, through the redeeming power of Jesus’ death and resurrection. Gnosticism also holds that an evil deity called the Demiurge created the material world. Focusing on the latter point, Peter T. Chattaway, a longtime film critic for Christian publications, has taken issue with Mattson’s critique. Writing on the Patheos blog, he observes, “Instead of condemning the created world as an illusion imposed on us by an evil creator, Aronofsky’s film celebrates the created world and, through its protagonist, suggests that the animals are ‘innocent’ in a way that humans are not. ... gnosticism hates creation. Aronofsky’s ‘Noah’ loves creation. So whatever else you might say about Aronofsky’s film, it is not gnostic.” On April 10, the volume ramped up again when Mimmo Muolo, an author who contributes to the Italian Catholic newspaper Avvenire, wrote a critical column. Muolo is not the publication’s regular film reviewer. But because Avvenire is owned by the Italian bishops’ conference – and, as The Hollywood Reporter, a trade journal, concluded, “is aligned with the Vatican” – his comments were portrayed as a form of official rebuke. If so, it was an especially stinging one since both Aronofsky and Russell Crowe, who plays the title character, had aggressively sought a Vatican endorsement of “Noah.” Muolo accused Aronofsky and screenwriter Ari Handel of being “so anxious to give the biblical event an ecological and vaguely New-Age tone that they turn it into a lost opportunity.” He concluded, “If the film does not meet expectations it is because it uses Noah only to sound a loud ecological alarm.” In short, like Mattson, he thought “Noah” other than biblical. JENSEN is a guest reviewer for Catholic News Service.
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Women honored with Loaves & Fishes award Catholic Charities CYO calls them ‘strong advocates’ with ‘boundless compassion’ Albeit a huge fundraiser and grand evening out for Catholic Charities CYO supporters, the group’s Loaves & Fishes dinner even more so supplies fuel and focus for CCCYO’s work among the sick and needy and those who make it possible. Specially honored at the April 12 festivities were Cecilia Herbert, Maureen O’Brien Sullivan and Rita Semel. Each was recognized with the event’s namesake award “for the many and profound ways they have helped shape CCCYO’s important work of serving the Bay Area’s neediest residents,” CCCYO said. More than 400 guests most of whom themselves are pillars of CCCYO’s efforts enjoyed the evening, among them San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who sits as chairman of CCCYO. “Tonight we are thrilled to be honoring three extraordinary women, each of whom has been
Honorees Cecilia Herbert, Maureen O’Brien Sullivan and Rita Semel are pictured with board president Simon Manning at CCCYO’s Loaves & Fishes award ceremonies April 12.
Around the archdiocese NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Eighth graders recently volunteered at St. Anthony’s Dining Room where they helped prepared the daily meal and served guests. “Community service is an important experience for our confirmation candidates and this was a good way to help our neighbors in need,” the school said.
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HOLY NAME SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: In 1978 presented their first re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross. On Holy Thursday, April 17, 17 students from grades six through eight presented the 36th artistic depiction of Christ carrying the cross to his crucifixion. Third grade teacher Melissa Eusebio has been involved with the production since 1998, when she assisted with costume creation, and has directed the production for the last two years.
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“It’s very important for me to participate in this production. I remember when I was a little girl in the Philippines and everyone watched the Passion together. It was important to my family,” she said. “I love the movies and I love seeing this re-enactment in our very own church.” Students said they felt honored and inspired, and had a better understanding of what Jesus experienced and what he did for them. The Stations of the Cross is presented at Holy Name Church each year on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Visit www.holynamesf.com.
a force and an inspiration in the fight to end poverty in the Bay Area,” said CCCYO president Simon Manning. The honored women all have served on the CCCYO board of directors and collectively served CCCYO in a volunteer capacity for almost 50 years. “Each is deeply committed to Catholic Charities’ mission of strengthening families, building community and reducing poverty,” Manning said. Jeff Bialik, CCCYO executive director said the contributions of those assembled give shelter to homeless families, hope to at-risk teens and welcome to the immigrant, and companionship to the elderly. Proceeds from the event benefit CCCYO’s 34 programs serving more than 35,000 people each year in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin counties as the social services arm of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
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ST. BRIGID SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: In commemoration of Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper, members of the student council polished the shoes of their classmates Holy Thursday, April 17. Eighth grader Sierra Kirkpatrick is pictured polishing the shoes of kindergarten students.
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Notre Dame elementary student’s biology project takes top honors MARSHALL WILSON
Federal health officials estimate that at least 2 million Americans fall ill from antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year and at least 23,000 die from those infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns of “potentially catastrophic consequences” unless action is taken. But how do otherwise common bacteria turn into uncontrollable mutants that cause illness and death? Ask Matt Bates, a 13-year-old eighth grader at Belmont’s Notre Dame School. He conducted an experiment that revealed how a harmless strain of Escherichia coli, better known as E coli, can turn potentially deadly. Matt’s research on “The Development of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli” won top honors at the 2014 San Mateo County Office of Education’s STEM Fair in the biological systems category. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math. “It was nice to go to the county competition because you get the atmosphere and everything,” he said. “Winning is gravy because it’s the experience that’s really cool.” His favorite subject at Notre Dame? Science, of course. “It’s definitely fun,” he said. “I always learn new things every time I go to science class. It’s fun because it’s hands-on. You’re doing an experiment rather than doing something more theoretical. You can actually see how things work.” Matt’s science teacher, Rachel Wiebe, said, “It’s wonderful having Matt in class. He always
Matt Bates’ experiment on how a harmless form of bacteria can mutate into deadly strains won first prize in the biological systems category at the 2014 San Mateo County Office of Education’s STEM Fair. contributes valuable information to our class discussions and is a leader in activities and labs. Matt works hard and it shows.” Take, for example, his winning experiment. He exposed a sample of E coli to the antibiotic Neomycin, which normally would kill the bacteria. But he managed to make it resistant by introducing small doses of the drug until it became immune. “Antibiotic resistance is a very large problem in the medical world today and all over the world,” Matt said. Indeed, for years scientists have been warning of the threat of drug resistance to antibiotics. The CDC last year issued a report calling antibi-
otic resistance “a worldwide problem” and that antibiotic-resistant organisms could “pose a catastrophic threat” to people around the world. “What usually happens is that somebody does not take the prescribed amount of antibiotics or more likely for the duration of time they were prescribed and that will usually cause antibiotic resistance,” Matt said. The amount of drug fails to kill off the bacteria, making it more resilient. For his experiment, Matt did not have an incubator to simulate the human digestive tract. So he got creative. “I didn’t have the money or enough Amazon gift cards” so instead of an incubator he bought a hot dog cooker. The rollers acted like a shaker rack to keep the mixture moving, just as it would in a human. Matt plans to continue to study how bacteria can become drug resistant and what steps researchers can take to combat the problem. He is looking forward to high school where he plans to play hockey and lacrosse. That comes with a caveat. “The academics,” he said, “come first.” The Bates family lives in San Carlos. Matt’s older sisters, Samantha and Katie, also attended Notre Dame. “We were looking for a challenging yet nurturing environment for Matt,” said his mother, Rebecca on why they chose the school for their son. Matt will attend Bellarmine Prep in San Jose in the fall. Matt’s experiment placed third at the San Francisco Bay Area Science Fair in mid-April held at the University of Southern California. WILSON is a parent at Notre Dame School, Belmont.
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THURSDAY, MAY 22 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.
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.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 GOLF: Italian Community Services and 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, $250.00 fee includes cart, green fee, lunch and dinner. Hole sponsorship opportunities available. Deadline is May 15. 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,
SATURDAY, MAY 31
3-DAY CHARISMATIC CONVENTION: “Proclaim Jesus and the Kingdom of God,” Santa Clara Convention Center, May 23, 24, 25 with programs Father Angel for adults, Quitalig young adults and youth. 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 celebrants and homilists. Visit www. NCRCSpirit.org for full convention details and registration. (415) 350-8677.
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,” Renee Bondi an evening benefiting Paralyzed Veterans of America, Petaluma Community Center, 7:30 p.m. 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; StreetsOfRomeBand@gmail.com.
1100 Woodside Road at Valota, RedwoodCity, 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 live entertainment are free. www.pius.org/ festival2014.html; (650) 361-1411.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 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.
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Prayer to St. Jude
Prayer to St. Jude
Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. M.V.
Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. M.T.
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LUNCH Epiphany Center’s Sixth Annual Celebrating Mother’s Luncheon To Raise Funds for City’s Most Vulnerable Women and Children
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 St. Francis Yacht Club San Francisco WHAT:
Epiphany Center’s Celebrating Mothers Luncheon will raise much-needed funds for San Francisco’s most vulnerable women, children, and families. The beloved fundraiser honors extraordinary women who have dramatically transformed their lives. Featuring a spectacular orchid sale, silent auction, and delicious food, the sixth annual affair is open to new and old friends.
WHO:
The lively event is co-chaired by Betsy Jaques and Ann Peterson, and hosted by the Epiphany League, a volunteer group of women dedicated to ensuring holistic care for the city’s at-risk women, children, and families through service projects and raising awareness of Epiphany Center.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 11:30 a.m.
WHERE:
San Francisco’s St. Francis Yacht Club, 700 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, CA
May 10, 2014 (9:30-12:30pm) Single Catholic women, ages 16-32 are invited to a Mini-Discernment Course, in which you can pray and reflect more deeply about your vocation in life. The course includes talk, discussion, reflections and Hour of Adoration. For more information contact Sr. Linh Nguyen, Daughters of St. Paul at (858) 208-6626, or by email redwoodvocation@gmail.com Check us our at daughtersofstpaul.org Read the latest Catholic world and national news at catholic-sf.org.