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Farewell, Archbishop Niederauer: ‘We thank you, and we thank God for you’

Priests of the archdiocese assembled in the center pews and 20 bishops stood behind celebrant Cardinal William J. Levada on May 12 as a full church at St. Mary’s Cathedral participated in the funeral Mass for retired Archbishop George H. Niederauer. Archbishop Niederauer, eighth archbishop of San Francisco, died May 2 at age 80. More on Pages 14-15.

Tender gaze: Fatima trip shows pope’s respect for pilgrims’ faith Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is not shy about showing his love for Mary in public and, like many Latin American bishops, he strongly has resisted attempts to dismiss as superstitious or “simple,” in a negative sense, popular devotion to the mother of God. The pope’s devotion and his respect for those who turn to Mary in their hour of need was on display May 12-13 when he and some 500,000 people gathered at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal. Canonizing two of the illiterate shepherd children to whom Mary appeared in 1917, Pope Francis made it clear he sees no need for people to be “sophisticated” in explaining their devotion. But he also made it clear that, as in any area of faith and spirituality, there is room in their under-

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standing of Mary for people to grow as Catholics and Christians. Calling himself a pilgrim with the pilgrims, Pope Francis asked “which Mary” did the crowds come to honor? The Mary who is “a teacher of the spiritual life, the first to follow Jesus on the ‘narrow way’ of the cross by giving us an example, or a lady ‘unapproachable’ and impossible to imitate?” For the pilgrims, he asked, is she “a woman ‘blessed because she believed’ always and everywhere in God’s words or a ‘plaster statue’ from whom we beg favors at little cost?” Pope Francis said many people would want to have a vision of Mary and to receive direct messages from her like Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their cousin, Sister Lucia dos Santos, did at Fatima in 1917. However, he said, “the Virgin Mother did not see fatima, page 22

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need to know Spiritual support group for people with life-threatening illnesses: The new group meets starting Friday, June 2, 1-2:30 p.m., Msgr. Bowe Room, on the west side of the parking level of St. Mary’s Cathedral, with Deacon Christoph Sandoval as facilitator. The focus and goal of this ministry is spiritual support for people with life-threatening illnesses. Diagnosis of a life-threatening illness is an opportunity to seek spiritual support through word, sacrament and community. The session also will provide guidance on Catholic teaching and the preparation of health care directives for medical care. This free spiritual care support group will meet the first Friday each month. To register, contact Sister Elaine Stahl at (415) 5672020, ext. 218 or estahl@stmarycathedralsf.org. Office hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. LEGATUS Forming local chapter: Legatus, a national Catholic organization founded by Domino’s pizza founder Tom Monaghan and now joining more than 4,000 Catholic business leaders and spouses, is looking to form a San Francisco chapter. Are you a Catholic business leader who is interested in meeting with like-minded peers on a monthly basis to study, live and spread the faith? Melissa Jagel is the group’s interim west region chapter development officer and can be reached at mjagel@ legatus.org, (818) 257-3340. Legatus members believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church and are dedicated to supporting the magisterium of the church. Visit www.legatus.org for membership requirements.

Clergy appointments announced On behalf of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Father Raymund Reyes, vicar for clergy, announced the following clergy appointments and notices May 16. All appointments are effective July 1, 2017, unless otherwise noted.

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Father Charito E. Suan, resuming responsibilities for Deanery 2.

Pastors

Father Daniel E. Carter, St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish, San Francisco, continuing as pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, San Francisco; Father Shouraiah Pudota, St. James Parish, San Francisco with Spanish ministry at St. Paul Parish; Father Daniel Sylverstad, OP, St. Raymond Parish, Menlo Park; Father William H. Thornton, St. Sebastian Parish, Kentfield; Father David A. Ghiorso, St. Charles Parish, San Carlos; Father Michael J. Healy, St. Bartholomew Parish, San Mateo; Father Kenneth M. Weare, St. Rita Parish, Fairfax.

Pastors, second terms

effective Sept. 15, 2017; Father Roland A. Lajoie, SM, Notre Dame des Victoires Parish, San Francisco; (Rev.) Michael Liliedahl, St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco following his ordination to the priesthood June 10, 2017; Father Toan X. Nguyen, St. Catherine of Siena Parish, Burlingame; Father Nicasio G. Paloso, St. Pius Parish, Redwood City, effective Sept. 1-Dec. 31, then St. Timothy Parish, San Mateo, effective Jan. 1, 2018; Father Raul Rodriguez, LC, St. Peter Parish, San Francisco; (Rev.) Alvin A. Yu, St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo following his ordination to the priesthood June 10.

Vocations (in addition to their parish assignments)

Father Cameron M. Faller, assistant vocation director, effective Aug. 1; Father Andrew W. Ginter, assistant vocation director effective Aug. 1; Father Juan Manuel Lopez, assistant vocation director, effective Aug. 1; Father Thomas V. Martin, assistant vocation director effective Aug. 1; Father Patrick J. Summerhays, vocation director, part-time, effective Aug. 1, continuing as parochial vicar, part-time, at St. Cecilia Church, San Francisco and with canon law studies The Catholic University of America.

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Archbishop Cordileone’s schedule May 25: Chancery and priest personnel board meetings May 26: Missionary of Charity profession, St. Paul Church May 27-28: St. Anthony (Menlo Park) Parish visit and confirmation May 31: School visit and Mass, St. Anthony, San Francisco; chancery meetings June 1: School visit and Mass, St. Peter, San Francisco; chancery meetings June 2: Presbyteral Council; priests dinner June 4: Adult confirmation, cathedral, 11 a.m. June 7-8: Ordination of auxiliary Bishop Dolan, San Diego June 10: Presbyteral ordinations, cathedral, 10 a.m.

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2 seminarians to be ordained to priesthood June 10 Rev. Mr. Michael D. Liliedahl, from St. Dominic Parish, and Rev. Mr. Alvin A. Yu, from Sts. Peter and Paul, will become the newest priests of the archdiocese when they are ordained by Archbishop Cordileone at St. Mary’s Cathedral on June 10. The two graduates of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University responded to questions about their lives and vocations for Catholic San Francisco.

Michael Dana Liliedahl Age: 35 Birthplace: Bunkie, Louisiana Rev. Mr. Michael D. Liliedahl

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Schools attended: Grade schools were Holy Trinity Catholic School, South St Paul, Minnesota; Gastineau Elementary School and Auke Bay Elementary School in Juneau, Alaska; Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School, Juneau, Alaska. High schools were JuneauDouglas High School in Juneau, Alaska; Gymnasium an der Willmsstraße in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, Germany. Gonzaga University, Spokane, Washington, and a master’s in education from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island Parents: Jody and Marcia Liliedahl Siblings: Hanni Silacci, husband Jesse Silacci, son Ames; David Liliedahl, wife Michelle Liliedahl, son Wesley, daughter Madeline

What do you most look forward to as a priest?

Making God present and tangible for people through the sacraments

Alvin Yu

Who most inspired your vocation and why?

Hard to narrow down to a single person as almost every priest I have come across in my life has been some kind of inspiration for me in discerning and accepting my vocation. But perhaps the earliest would be my childhood pastor Father Peter Gorges of the Diocese of Juneau.

What do you like to do in your free time?

A lot. I enjoy sports, both playing and watching, reading a good novel, brewing my own beer, and if I have the time, traveling the world.

What is one of your favorite Bible passages?

Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for your woe, plans to give you a future and hope.”

What is the greatest challenge facing the church today?

Indifference and relativism. The attitude of, “Oh, that’s nice for you,” makes every person their own pope and even their own god and the greatest challenge is turning back to the truth, but doing so charitably. see liliedahl, page 13

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Age: 27 Birthplace: San Francisco Reverend Mr. Alvin A. Yu

Home parish: Sts. Peter and Paul

Schools attended: Sts. Peter and Paul, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religion, San Francisco State University Parents: Wing Tim Yu (deceased), Teresa Yu Siblings: Edgar Yu

What do you most look forward to as a priest?

I look forward to celebrating the holy sacrifice of the Mass, administering the sacraments, offering spiritual direction, and meeting and getting to know the people at the parish.

Who most inspired your vocation and why?

The Salesian priests at my home parish were a big inspiration for me. They were very dedicated in their ministry, and would make regular visits to the school to teach us catechism and to play with us in the schoolyard. I was also inspired by my great-uncle, now deceased, who was a priest, and the many priests who I have come to know throughout the years.

What do you like to do in your free time? I like to play sports and exercise.

What are one of your favorite Bible passages?

Galatians 2:20. “ … yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me; insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.” see Yu, page 13

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Coach Jon Burke has been recognized for a job well done and coach Mark Grieb has been handed the chance to do the same at Atherton’s Sacred Heart Prep. Jon has been named Northern California Girls Water Polo coach of the year. Mark is now the school’s football program director and varsity football head coach. Jon has been coaching at Sacred Mark Grieb Heart since 2006, and “guided the Gators to eight West Catholic Athletic League titles and 10 consecutive CCS Division II championships,” the school said in a statement. The honor is “incredibly well deserved,” said Frank Rodriquez, assistant principal for athletics. “It has gotten to the point that every time his girls’ Jon Burke team jumps into the water for a Central Coast Section championship game, a little more history is created. Their run of 10 consecutive CCS championships is unparalleled in any section in the state. When you couple that with lifelong friendships that are created in the program, it simply doesn’t get any better.” Among players coached by Jon is Rio Olympic gold medalist KK Clark, a 2008 Sacred Heart graduate. Mark, who has been an assistant coach at Sacred Heart for the last two years, will oversee the entire football program and coaches as well as serve as head coach of varsity, the school said. He will work closely with the all-school athletic director, Bret Simon. “I am thrilled that coach Grieb will be leading our program,” Bret said in a statement. “Coach Grieb has the high level football experience and knowledge, and most importantly, the leadership skills to continue and grow our Gator football tradition.” Mark, a one-time quarterback in the Arena Football League, is a former head coach at Menlo College. He has also served in coaching roles at UC Davis and Foothill College. Mark holds an undergraduate degree in biochemistry from UC Davis and a graduate degree in science education from Stanford University. “I am excited and honored to be named the foot-

DEVOTED DECADES: The St. Vincent de Paul Society Conference of St. Andrew Parish, Daly City, marked its 20th anniversary with Mass April 29 commemorating the lives of SVdP founder Blessed Frederic Ozanam and patron, St. Vincent de Paul. “Members renewed their commitment as Vincentians and Father Ngoan Phan, parochial vicar, blessed the members and their ministry,” Madeleine Licavoli, conference president, told me. Father Piers Lahey is pastor.

WATER OF LIFE: Intent on continuing their relationship with Lava Mae, a now very well-known and welcome ministry of care for the homeless, seventh grade students from San Rafael’s St. Isabella School collected 2,000 toiletry items that were enclosed in bundles for Lava Mae clients and dropped off April 5. As did the students effort for Lava Mae last year, each bag of help included a “hand written note” of support for the recipient. The kids’ teacher is Claudia Silva. All systems are go to continue the Lava Mae campaign next year I was told. “St. Isabella’s cares,” the school said. ball program director and varsity head coach at Sacred Heart Prep,” Mark said. “I am proud to continue my involvement with the football program in a new role that offers me the opportunity to have an even greater impact both on and off the field.” While the team has no named chaplain the Religious of the Sacred Heart fill the post well, the school said. “Some of the sisters who live at Oakwood are the biggest supporters of our studentathletes and are at almost every game, whether it’s football, volleyball, basketball, or another sport.”

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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is pictured at the grotto at Lourdes, France, where he and Oakland Bishop Michael Barber brought San Quentin State Prison inmates’ intentions during a May 2-10 visit accompanied by four members of the Knights of Malta.

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A pilgrimage to Lourdes is outside the bounds of possibility right now for the men imprisoned at San Quentin State Prison, but two Bay Area bishops brought their intentions and placed them before Our Lady at the grotto at Lourdes earlier this month. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and Oakland Bishop Michael Barber placed the pieces of paper with the prisoners’ intentions from Our Lady of the Rosary Parish chapel at San Quentin against the stones of the grotto. Then, Bishop Barber brought them for prayer to the cloistered Carmelite nuns in a monastery located above the grotto, Knight of Malta Tom Greerty said. “Many of them know the archbishop; he said Mass there on Mother’s Day,” upon his return from a Lourdes pilgrimage with the Knights of Malta May 2-10, Greerty said. Both bishops have friends among the prisoners, Greerty said. Four Knights of Malta accompanied the two bishops at the grotto in presenting the petitions to Our Lady, Greerty said. Several Knights of Malta are involved in prison ministry at San Quentin and had collected the petitions from the inmates at the chapel which

serves as the parish church for the prison. “Most of the petitions were for reconciliation with others,” Greerty said. San Quentin chaplain Jesuit Father George Williams said, “It was very important for the men to know that the bishops were praying for them there and that they brought their petitions to Lourdes.” Archbishop Cordileone said Mass at San Quentin on May 14, Mother’s Day. “He told the guys about the visit to Lourdes,” Father Williams said. “They were very appreciative.” One of the most famous Marian pilgrimage sites, Lourdes is renowned for the healing properties of the spring water that 14-year-old Bernadette dug from the mud at the Grotto at Our Lady’s request. Lourdes is where the Mother of God first identified herself as the Immaculate Conception in 1858. The Knights of Malta date to the 11th century when the Knights of Malta, known then as Knights Hospitaller, established a hospital in Jerusalem to care for pilgrims of any religious faith or race. In Northern California, they are active in the Diocese of Oakland and in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. In Oakland the Knights of Malta operate a free medical clinic at the Cathedral of Christ the Light.

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The University of San Francisco has renamed a residence hall in honor of Burl A. Toler, co-captain of the Jesuit school’s renowned 1951 football team and the first AfricanAmerican official in the National Football League, dropping the name of former San Francisco mayor James D. Phelan. Phelan, the university said, was “a leader in the anti-Japanese movement, and used fervent anti-immigration rhetoric in his campaigns for political office.” To commemorate the event and what would have been Toler’s 89th birthday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee pronounced May 9 as Burl A. Toler Day in San Francisco. The action followed a unanimous resolution by the USF student senate calling for the name change. Student concern over Phelan’s legacy goes back more than 20 years, Shaya Kara, the student senate president, told Catholic San Francisco. “They asked the university several

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Four of Burl Toler’s teammates on the undefeated 1951 University of San Francisco football team gathered on campus May 9 to celebrate the naming of a residence hall in his honor. From left, Bill Henneberry, Dick Domino, Dick Colombini, Ralph Thomas. times to change the name,” she said. “I don’t think it was really prioritized

as much. But I think this year was right for a lot of different reasons.” The name change comes at a time of growing student advocacy on campus, one of the nation’s most ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, for immigrants and Muslim students in particular. Kara said “conversations around these different issues have always been active around campus … but now after the political climate has worsened, there’s a more cohesive push from all students for all just processes. There’s a huge concern among most of the students but we know a lot of the people on our own campus who are really affected by the policies put in place.” The university said the dedication

of Toler Hall culminated an effort by students and the administration to address Phelan’s “complex historical legacy” and “celebrate the memory of a hometown hero.” Toler was co-captain of the undefeated 1951 USF football team. The 1951 Dons unanimously opted out of all post-season bowl games after bowl officials said the team’s two African-American players, Toler and Ollie Matson, were not welcome to attend. Toler went on to make sports history as the first AfricanAmerican official in the National Football League. “The team was built for winning and did so in impressive fashion,” Burl Toler’s son Gregory L. Toler said in the renaming dedication speech. “They were a unique group from all walks of life and they cared more about one another than the glory associated with winning. The decision they made more than 65 years ago still resonates today. Based on solid principle, they declined an invitation to participate in a bowl game after that great ‘51 season. And because of that brotherly action they will always be remembered as the team that was undefeated, untied and more importantly, undivided!” Toler received a Bachelor of Science, teaching credentials, and a master’s in educational administration from USF. In 1968, he became San Francisco’s first AfricanAmerican secondary school principal, leading Benjamin Franklin Middle School, where he remained for 17 years. The school’s Western Addition campus was dedicated to Toler in 2006 and is now the home see burl toler, page 13

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Archbishop invokes Mary at diaconate ordination Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

Thirteen new deacons were ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco on May 20 at St. Mary’s Cathedral by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who in his homily used the example of Jesus’ mother at the Annunciation, the Visitation and the Pentecost in describing the threefold ministry of a deacon. We see Mary’s receptivity to the word of God at the Annunciation,” he said, when she is told by the Angel Gabriel she will bear the son of God. Hers is an obedient servant’s response: ‘Do unto me according to your word.’” Deacon Olet Abad, Deacon Sal Campagna, Deacon Ric Cepriano, Deacon Sergio Gomez, Deacon George Khoury, Deacon Ferdinand Mariano, Deacon Bill McLoughlin, Deacon Juan Michel, Deacon Abbie Nepomuceno, Deacon Dino Ornido, Deacon David Rolandelli, Deacon Jimmy Salcido and Deacon Edward Te were ordained before several hundred family and friends, priests and deacons. Just as Mary did at the Annunciation, said the archbishop, deacons must ponder the word of God before they can become its minister. “The word must be part of who he is, so he can preach and teach and act in a way that builds up a unity of faith,” he said. The deacon is uniquely poised to do this, said Archbishop Cordileone. “An ordained deacon is a sacred minister, yet he is very much in the midst of the world, rubbing shoulders with those who are far away from Christ,” he said. By virtue of sacramental ordination, deacons are called to be “servants” in word, sacrament and service. As ministers of the word, deacons proclaim the Gospel, preach and teach; as ministers of sacrament, deacons baptize, lead the faithful in prayer, witness marriages and conduct or coordinate funeral services. As ministers of service, deacons identify the needs of others and organize resources of the church to meet those needs. Archbishop Cordileone also invoked Mary’s charitable response at the Visitation, when she left home to be of service to her cousin Elizabeth, who in her old age would bear John the Baptist, and at Pentecost, when she leads us into deeper communion with her son. “Let us always remember to obey her words,” he said: “Do whatever he asks.” The deacons’ wives were also recognized for their commitment to their husbands’ vocation. “Through their love and support, they have modeled discipleship and fidelity of their vows in service to the church,” said Dominican Father Michael Sweeney, director of the diaconate formation program. At a reception in the cathedral’s Patron’s Hall after the Mass, the deacons shared their feelings about the day. “It’s an exciting day that feels just like my wedding day,” said Deacon Edward Te, as he posed for photos with his wife and two children. “All the anxiety and all the happiness too.”

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Sulpicians host farewell to St. Patrick’s Seminary In a final tribute to their 118 years of service at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, the Society of St. Sulpice, Province of the United States, the Sulpicians, hosted a farewell celebration May 13, with a prayer service and luncheon to officially end their history of staffing the school. More than 500 alumni, friends and supporters of the seminary attended the event. The celebrant for the prayer service was Sulpician Father Gladstone Stevens, outgoing president-rector of the seminary. Homilist was Sulpician U.S. Provincial Superior Very Rev. John C. Kemper. Father Kemper noted the major impact the Sulpicians played in the life of the Catholic Church in Northern California and the Pacific Rim over the more than 100 years of staffing the seminary. “At St. Patrick’s we have educated church leaders, both priests and bishops in the Sulpician tradition,” Father Kemper said in an announcement. “We are proud of these leaders and of our contribution in the region. But now, due to circumstances beyond our control, the Society of St. Sulpice must bid St. Patrick’s Seminary… Adieu! We wish God’s blessing upon the new faculty and administration as they begin to build on the 118-year foundation built by generations of dedicated Sulpicians.” As a parting gift to St. Patrick’s Seminary, the Sulpicians have established an endowed Sulpician

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St. Isabella School family celebrates half-century of graduates Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

St. Isabella School eighth grader Anthony Ratto’s graduation on June 2 marks an historic moment for himself, his family and the San Rafael school itself. Anthony will be the 23rd Ratto family member to graduate from St. Isabella School, leaving the school without a Ratto for the first time in a span of over 50 years. This year also marks 50 years since the first St. Isabella School class graduated in 1967. The K-8 school in San Rafael’s Terra Linda section opened with grades one through four in 1962 under the direction of the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael and added grades in later years. A kindergarten class was added in 1996. The school and the Ratto family celebrated their combined histories with a barbecue at the parish school property on May 13, Mother’s Day weekend. In September 1964, Frankie Ratto,’72,

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St. Isabella School celebrated 50 years since its first class graduated in 1967 on May 12. Pictured are members of the Ratto family of San Rafael, whose 23rd member graduates in June. Top row, from left: Colleen Nelson, Shane Graham. Bottom row: Debbie Epidendio, Paige Graham, (matriarch) Dorothy Ratto, Cathi Matsumura, Sissy Ratto. the first of 11 Ratto family siblings, started first grade at St. Isabella School. His 10 siblings – Sissy, ’73; Debbie, ’74; Anthony, ’75; Troy, ’76; Cathi,

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Vatican has taken a key step forward in the sainthood cause of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town, local officials said May 15. The Congregation for Saints’ Causes found that the Archdiocese of Omaha’s three-year investigation into Father Flanagan’s life was thorough and without error, Father Edward J. and includes evidence of a reputation for sanctity, said Steven Wolf, Flanagan president of the Father Flanagan League Society of Devotion, which has helped lead the sainthood effort. “This cause is moving forward toward the next step, which we pray will move Servant of God Flanagan’s status to that of ‘venerable,’” Wolf said at a news conference at St. Cecilia Parish in Omaha attended by, among others, Omaha Archbishop George J. Lucas; Father Steven Boes, executive director of Boys Town; members of the tribunal and commissions the archbishop appointed to investigate the cause; and backers of the effort. The Vatican’s investigation will continue, Wolf said, and focus on signs of heroic virtue, which

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Pope: Christian backstabbing is ‘carnival for the devil’ Catholic News Service

ROME – The sin committed most frequently in Christian parishes and groups is bad-mouthing and backstabbing each other, which not only divides the community, it drives away people who come seeking God, Pope Francis said. “Truly, this pains me to the core. It's as if we were throwing stones among ourselves, one against the other. And the devil enjoys it; it's a carnival for the devil,” he told parishioners in his homily during an evening Mass at a parish on the outskirts of Rome May 21. Pope Francis told parishioners at the church of San Pier Damiani how important their use of language was. As baptized members of the church, every Christian has been given the gift of the Holy Spirit, he said. People must continue to pray for and safeguard that gift, which includes using a “special language,” not Latin, he said, but something else. “It is a language of tenderness and respect” that is also mirrored in one's behavior. “It is so awful to see these people who call themselves Christians, but they are filled with bitterness” or anger, he said in a homily that was off-the-cuff. The devil knows how to weaken people's efforts to serve God and safeguard the Holy Spirit's presence inside them. “He will do everything so our language is not tender and not respectful,” the pope said. “A Christian community that does not safeguard the Holy Spirit with tenderness and with respect” is

Cardinals named from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos, Salvador

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis announced he will create five new cardinals June 28; the new cardinals-designate come from Mali, Spain, Sweden, Laos and El Salvador. Unusually, the group of prelates announced by the pope May 21 includes an auxiliary bishop whose archbishop is not a cardinal; he is Cardinal-designate Gregorio Rosa Chavez, 74, the current auxiliary bishop of San Salvador. The other churchmen who will receive red hats are: Archbishop Jean Zerbo of Bamako, Mali, 73; Archbishop Juan Jose Omella of Barcelona, Spain, 71; Bishop Anders Arborelius of Stockholm, Sweden, 67; and Bishop Louis-Marie Ling

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Be prophets of joy, not misfortune, pope tells nuns

VATICAN CITY – Consecrated women are called to be prophets of hope and joy in the world and avoid putting on a superficial joy that withers the soul, Pope Francis said May 22. In order to live out the joy of the Gospel, “it must be a true joy, not a counterfeit joy” that brings about “the cancer of resignation,” the pope told a group from the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master.

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“Please, sisters, no resignation. Only joy! The devil will say, ‘We are small, we don’t have many vocations.’ And your face will grow long – down, down, down – and you lose joy,” he said. “No, you cannot live like that; the hope of Jesus is joy.” In his speech, the pope expressed his hope that the congregation’s general chapter would “bring forth abundant fruit,” particularly the fruit of communion. He asked them to practice “fraternal correction and respect for the

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church by his daughter, Ivanka Trump, and sonin-law, Jared Kushner, spent about 30 minutes in the church, which encompasses the area where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus was crucified, buried and later rose from the dead. At the entrance of the church is the stone of unction, where tradition holds that Jesus’ body was laid out and washed after his crucifixion. Inside the central rotunda is the newly renovated Edicule, where Jesus was buried. The delegation then walked the short distance to the Western Wall plaza, where Trump was greeted by Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, rabbi of the Western Wall. Wearing the traditional Jewish kippa or skullcap, Trump walked alone to the wall, where he placed his hands on the stones for several minutes. He then placed a note with a prayer into a crack in the wall, a Jewish tradition. Melania and Ivanka Trump visited the women’s section of the wall separately, and the first lady spent a few minutes silently in front of the wall, touching it with her hand. Trump is the first sitting president to visit the Western Wall in the contested Old City of Jerusalem. Both Israelis and Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital city.

weakest sisters” while warning of the dangers of divisions, envy and gossip that “destroy the congregation.” “For this reason, I invite you to cultivate dialogue and communion with other charisms and to fight selfreferentialism in every way,” the pope said. “It is ugly when a consecrated man or woman is self-referential, always looking at him/herself in the mirror. It’s ugly.” The vocation to consecrated life, he added, is also an opportunity for sisters to fulfill “the prophecy of joy” in their lives, which is both “a beautiful reality” and “a great challenge for all of us.” Pope Francis encouraged the sisters to not unite themselves with “the prophets of misfortune” who damage the church or give in to the temptation of “drowsiness” like the apostles in Gethsemane. “Awaken the world, awaken the future,” he said. “Always smiling; with joy, with hope.

Vancouver hosts service for those affected by opioid crisis

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – As the strains of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” filled the sanctuary of Christ Church Anglican Cathedral in Vancouver, one by one the people in the pews rose silently. Muffled sobbing could be heard from the back

corner of the church as a prayer vigil for those affected by the city’s opioid crisis ended. The May 18 prayer vigil was organized by an interfaith committee that included the Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver and Providence Health Care, the Catholic organization that runs several hospitals and community clinics in the city. The Rev. Peter Elliott, dean of the cathedral parish, said various religious organizations came together to hold the vigil because all had been affected by the opioid crisis in some way. He said the committee sought to provide an occasion to remember those lost to drug overdoses and to give their loved ones a chance to “honor them without the sting of stigma.” Christopher De Bono, vice president of mission, ethics and spirituality at Providence Health Care, told the people gathered at the church, “Excellent care begins with the right facts.” He said 120 people died of drug overdoses in British Columbia in March 2017, an average of four people per day. Most deaths occurred in private residences. De Bono said no one died at Vancouver’s safe injection sites, adding, “Maybe we need to think critically about these services.”

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of Gateway Public Schools. Toler served as a member of the University of San Francisco Board of Trustees from 1987-1998, and as a San Francisco Police Commissioner from 1977-1986. Toler was a member of St. Emydius Parish from 1955 until his death and treasured his Catholic faith, university president Jesuit Father Paul Fitzgerald told Catholic San Francisco. He “held God close as he would always say, ‘He never left home without him!’” Gregory Toler said in his speech. Phelan was mayor of San Francisco from 1897-1902 and a U.S. senator from California from 191521. “Despite his public service and contributions to the growing city, he was a leader in the anti-Japanese movement, and used fervent anti-immigration rhetoric in his campaigns for political office,” the university said. Phelan was an 1881 graduate of the

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Burl A. Toler’s six children and his grandchildren joined in the unveiling of Burl A. Toler Hall at the University of San Francisco on May 9. USF (then called St. Ignatius College). The student residence hall,

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San Francisco, this summer; Father Armando J. Gutierrez, canon law studies continuing at Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, returning to St. Peter Parish, San Francisco, this summer; Father Patrick J. Summerhays, licentiate studies in canon law continuing at The Catholic University of America online, and in Washington, D.C., this summer.

Sabbaticals

Father Brian L. Costello, Institute for Continuing Theological Education (ICTE), Rome, effective Jan. 1, 2018, returning to Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Novato, July 1, 2018; Father Angel N. Quitalig, ICTE, Rome, effective Jan. 1, 2018; Father John J. Sakowski, ICTE, Rome, effective Jan. 1, 2018.

In residence

Father Jerome M. Murphy, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont, effective May 1, 2017, while on medical leave status through June 30, 2017.

Ordinations to the permanent diaconate

Deacon Obet Abad (his wife is Jossie), St. Stephen Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Salvatore (Sal) J. Campagna, Jr. (Laura), St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo; Deacon Ricardo R. Cepriano (May), St. Dunstan Parish, Millbrae; Deacon Sergio Gomez (Griselda), St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish, San Francisco; Deacon George Khoury (Nariman), St. Thomas More Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Ferdinand C. Mariano (Corazon), St. Patrick Parish, San Francisco; Deacon William J. McLoughlin (Christine), St. Paul Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Juan M. Michel (Maria de la luz), St. Charles Borromeo Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Beda Abdon (Abbie) S. Nepomuceno (Josephine), St. Thomas More Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Dino F. Ornido (Katherine), St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco; Deacon David Richard Rolandelli (Mildred),

St. Matthias Parish, Redwood City; Deacon Jimmy L. Salcido (Eileen), St. Dominic Parish, San Francisco; Deacon Edward C. Te (Erlinda), Sts. Peter & Paul Parish, San Francisco.

Reminder of upcoming ordinations to the priesthood, scheduled June 10

Rev. Mr. Michael D. Liliedahl, St. Cecilia Parish, San Francisco, as noted earlier; Reverend Mr. Alvin A. Yu, St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo, as noted earlier.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers for vocations to the priesthood, and for the men currently in studies

Zachary Alspaugh, Santino U. Ambrosini, Francisco Avila, Nicholas S. Case, Kyle J. Faller, Jerald M. Geronimo, Ernesto M. Jandonero, Cameron R. Pollette, James M. Precobb, Ian E. Quito will take his pastoral year at St. Pius Parish, Redwood City, effective Sept. 1; Michael P. Rocha, Benjamin Rosado will take his pastoral year at St. Rafael Parish, San Rafael, effective Sept. 1; Michael X. Sullivan, Gerardo Vasquez.

Additional notes

Father Erick E. Arauz has requested and been granted a leave of absence, effective May 1.

Departures

Father Paul J. Coleman, returning to the Diocese of Oakland where he will be serving as pastor at St. Monica Parish, Moraga; Father Christopher Fadok, OP, socius and vicar to the provincial, Western Dominican Province.

Note

It was announced April 3, that Father Martin Muruli was returning to the Diocese of Eldoret in Kenya this summer. Instead, his bishop has now granted him a two-year extension, and he will remain in residence at St. Pius Parish, serving as a chaplain at Kaiser and Sequoia hospitals in Redwood City, and at St. Mary’s Medical Center, San Francisco.

USF’s first, was named for him when it was built in 1955.

The university said it is “exploring opportunities to address Phelan’s complex biography.” “We cannot scrub Phelan from our history, nor turn away from the complexity of his story,” Father Fitzgerald said in a university announcement. “Phelan used xenophobia to gain political office, and then worked for the reconstruction of the city following the earthquake and fire of 1906. It’s important that our community recognizes that the temptation to run campaigns built on racism and fear of immigration, which was typical of Phelan’s era, continues to exist today around the world.” Father Fitzgerald contemplates a installing a plaque for Toler inside the entrance to the residence hall and a marker for Phelan at another location in the building. “I want to keep Phelan’s name on campus and tell his story in its complexity, because racist rhetoric is still used to gain political power,” he told Catholic San Francisco. He said he would like the university to recognize “that this kind of rhetoric was seen at the time to fall within normal.”

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Who is your favorite saint?

St. Pope John Paul II: “Be not afraid”

What role did your family play in your vocation?

I know my parents, especially my father, recognized my vocation to the priesthood before I did and did an admirable job of balancing the line between encouraging me but allowing me to discern my vocation without undue pressure.

Do you have a favorite contemporary writer or thinker?

Who and why? Do Graham Greene and Evelyn Waugh count as contemporary writers? Their command and use of the English language in their writing only adds to their sacramental vision of the world and their genius with the language combined with their vision of the world makes for some of the best literature that I return to over and over again. As for a contemporary thinker, Walker Percy. Although his novels are excellent, where he really shines is in his essays. His blend of a perfect diagnosis of the modern age, a razorsharp wit, and hard-fought, deep faith shines through in everything he writes and I can find something new and thought-provoking every time I reread his essays, especially the ones on the faith.

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Rev. Mr. Michael D. Liliedahl and Rev. Mr. Alvin A. Yu are scheduled to be ordained to the priesthood on June 10.

What sports do you play and/or enjoy to watch?

The general rule seems to be if it is a sport, I enjoy it. But baseball has always held a special place for me and will remain my No. 1 sport. Before I entered seminary I played in a roller hockey league and I hope to have the chance to begin playing that again.

What type of music do you enjoy?

Quite eclectic here. Throughout the day I’ll often have music on in the background while I read or study. It ranges from modern country to classic rock to 80s synthesized pop. One is just as likely to find me listening to Adele, Michael Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, or Mozart.

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What is the greatest challenge facing the church today?

Evangelizing in a relativistic and secular culture.

Who is your favorite saint?

St. John Bosco

What role did your family play in your vocation?

My family and I went to Mass to-

gether on Sundays and holy days. My grandmother also taught me how to pray at a young age and also taught me basic catechism when I was growing up.

What sports do you play and/or enjoy to watch?

Baseball, basketball, football, soccer

What type of music do you enjoy?

Popular music, Gregorian chant, sacred polyphony

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Farewell, Archbishop Niederauer: ‘We thank you, and we thank God for you’

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wenty-one bishops and most of the priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco joined a full church of friends and faithful at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 12 for a warm and prayerful farewell to retired Archbishop George H. Niederauer, who died on May 2 at age 80. Cardinal William J. Levada gave the funeral homily for his lifelong friend and successor archbishop of San Francisco, speaking of Archbishop Niederauer’s wit, gifts as a teacher and spiritual director and “serenity in the face of death.” “We thank you, and we thank God for you,” Cardinal Levada said. Cardinal Levada quoted from Paul’s Letter to the Romans, which Archbishop Niederauer chose as the second reading for the funeral Mass: “Whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” The funeral Mass followed a May 11 vigil at Mission Dolores Basilica where homilist San Diego Bishop Robert W. McElroy remembered Archbishop Niederauer for forging “unity and love” as leader of the eucharistic communities of San Francisco and Salt Lake City before his appointment as archbishop. Archbishop Niederauer was a “great man of faith and service” who taught two generations of priests and seminarians, Bishop McElroy said. Bishop McElroy, a former archdiocesan pastor and auxiliary bishop, said the archbishop “truly embraced the image of the church as pilgrim people of God, struggling in this world to live by the Gospel in often excruciatingly difficult situations and marching together unsure where God was leading, but committed nonetheless to ennobling our world while acknowledging our failings.” Archbishop Niederauer died of interstitial lung disease just two days after celebrating Mass in his bed at Nazareth House in San Rafael in honor of the 55th anniversary of his ordination as a priest, Cardinal Levada said. “He lay in bed, with his priest’s stole around his neck and stretched out on the bedclothes,” Cardinal Levada said, adding that the bedside assembly consisted of two Sisters of Nazareth – Sister Linda and Sister Fintin – and two of his faithful caregivers, Laura Bertone and Mary Schembri. Cardinal Levada said Archbishop Niederauer, who served from 2006-2012 as the eighth archbishop of San Francisco after 11 years as bishop of Salt Lake City and a long career as a seminary English professor before that, was prepared for death although experienced moments of anxiety after moving in January to hospice care at Nazareth House from his residence on the grounds of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University. “Once he asked me, “Have the

A viewing and vigil for Archbishop George H. Niederauer welcomed hundreds of mourners to Mission Dolores Basilica May 11. doctors told you how long this will take?’” Cardinal Levada said. “I had to say, they didn’t seem to know exactly.” “He put up with the uncertainty, since he knew sooner or later it was the Lord who was calling him,” Cardinal Levada said. In a life review of his friend, Cardinal Levada said Archbishop Niederauer picked up his wit and “gift of gab” from his family and remained sharp until the end. “In these last years we would occasionally joke about how we had to dredge our memories for the names of people and places that didn’t come up on our mental screens till five or 10 minutes too late!” Cardinal Levada said. “But his storehouse of witty sayings never seemed to abandon him. When we celebrated our 80th birthdays last year – he was older by one day – I thought to remind him of the adage ‘age before beauty.’ I quickly realized my mistake. He quipped back immediately – with a fake smile – the Gertrude Stein line, ‘pearls before swine.’ I can assure you that I knew I had been put in my place!” Archbishop Niederauer and Cardinal Levada became friends at St. Anthony High School in

Long Beach and later attended seminary together. Ordained in 1962, Archbishop Niederauer was distinguished as an English professor at St. John’s Seminary College in Camarillo for half his 55 years as a priest, helping prepare future priests of the Los Angeles archdiocese. He also taught an elective class in film appreciation, Cardinal Levada said. “I once heard one of his former students remark, ‘He never taught a boring class,’” Cardinal Levada said. He continued his work at the seminary for many years as spiritual director and finally for five years as rector. “Thus he was a spiritual director for a generation and more of future priests during their seminary formation,” and for many other priests when he became co-director of the Cardinal Manning House of Prayer for Priests in the Los Angeles archdiocese, Cardinal Levada said. Archbishop Niederauer continued his retreat work after retiring at age 76 and gave a least six weeklong retreats last year alone, Cardinal Levada said. “One could not but admire how meticulous he was in preparing his homilies, classes, talks

and retreat conferences to fit his audience, surprising perhaps for someone who seemed never at a loss for words,” Cardinal Levada said. In a welcoming at the funeral Mass, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone noted the care and close friendship with Archbishop Niederauer of Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, director of consecrated life for the archdiocese; archdiocesan worship director Laura Bertone; Archbishop Niederauer’ s former secretary, Laurel Miller; and Mary Schembri, who long served the archdiocese in caring for retired priests. Archbishop Cordileone also thanked the Sisters of Nazareth for their care of the archbishop. He also stated his gratitude for the support his predecessor gave him through the years. An interfaith group of mourners included representatives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Salt Lake City and Northern California, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Gerasimos and representatives of the San Francisco Interfaith Council. Also in attendance were teachers and students from the four archdiocesan high schools and several K-8 schools.

(Photos by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)

Following Mass, the whitevested priests and bishops formed two lines on the cathedral plaza, singing “Salve Regina” as pallbearers carried Archbishop Niederauer’s white-draped casket to a waiting hearse. The archbishop’s three closest friends from seminary days – Cardinal Levada, former Orange Bishop Tod Brown and former archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony – sprinkled the casket with holy water before it was placed inside for its journey to Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, where Archbishop Niederauer was interred in a section of Holy Cross Mausoleum reserved for the archbishops and auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese. Among those in attendance were Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez; Salt Lake City Bishop Oscar Solis; former Cheyenne, Wyoming, Bishop Joe Hart; and former San Francisco priests and auxiliary bishops McElroy, Santa Fe Archbishop John Wester and Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly. At the vigil, Bishop McElroy also recalled that Archbishop Niederauer celebrated his 55th anniversary Mass the Sunday before his death. He said this “last

Gospel of his earthly journey” was about the encounter of the disciples with the risen Christ on the road to Emmaus. “The journey to Emmaus is a fitting centerpiece for our prayer for Archbishop Niederauer on an even deeper level tonight because it encapsulates so profoundly the central rhythms of the life and death of the great man of faith and service whom we are entrusting to our God,” he said. “The story of Emmaus is a resurrection story. It points primarily to our future union with God rather than our life on this earth. And in that reality we find the fulcrum for our prayer and remembrance tonight, our celebration of Archbishop Niederauer’s life on this earth and much more profoundly, his new life in heaven.” Bishop McElroy commented on the friendship and faith journey of Archbishop Niederauer and Cardinal Levada. “Sixty years ago the Lord Jesus came to two young disciples, raised by their families in faith … As they discerned their vocation, both of them beseeched the Lord to ‘stay with us’ and in one of the marvelous grace notes of their lives, George Niederauer and William Levada embarked upon paths of discipleship in service to the church which were to crisscross over a lifetime of shared friendship, shared mission and gratitude to God. “For more than 30 years George was teacher and guide to two generations of priests and seminarians,” Bishop McElroy said. “The great literature and beautiful movies which he so treasured were not only a source of wisdom and perspective about the human condition and discipleship in Christ. They were also a testimony to the reality that God’s grace is intertwined with the whole of the created order and with the complex beauty of the human soul. “In the depth of his acuity about the human condition, his intense love for God, his treatment of every person he encountered as a treasure more precious than silver, and in his grace-filled humor, GN taught Catholic faith in all its fullness,” Bishop McElroy said. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice spoke at the vigil of Archbishop Niederauer’s personal qualities, including his extreme punctuality, his “extraordinary grasp of the English language” and his humor even as his health was failing. He repeated one of the archbishop’s favorite jokes, borrowed from Bishop Frank Quinn, once an auxiliary bishop in San Francisco. “He said that at a priest’s funeral, you always have two priests lying, one in the casket and one in the pulpit,” Bishop Justice said. “Well I can assure you at this vigil on this day for this archbishop, the one in the pulpit is telling the truth.”

Archbishop Niederauer’s casket is walked from St. Mary’s Cathedral as attending priests and bishops sing “Salve Regina” following his funeral Mass May 12.

Archbishop Cordileone blesses Archbishop Niederauer’s casket with holy water as priests and bishops including, Jesuit Father George Schultze and Msgr. John Talesfore join him in prayer.

Cardinal William J. Levada comforts Archbishop Niederauer’s cousin, Anne Arthofer, on the cathedral plaza as the archbishop’s casket is placed in a hearse for the procession to Holy Cross Cemetery.

Archbishop Niederauer’s casket awaits committal rites in the rotunda of Holy Cross Mausoleum of the Cemetery. The crypt where the archbishop was interred is visible at right.

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Coming full circle: Storybooks to spirituality

y first love was literature, novels and poetry. As a child, I loved storybooks, mysteries and adventures. In grade school, I was made to memorize poetry and loved the exercise. High school introduced me to more serious literature, Shakespeare, Kipling, Keats, Wordsworth, Browning. On the side, I still read storybooks, cowboy tales from the Old West, taken from my dad’s bookshelf. During my undergraduate university years, literature was a major part of the curriculum and I learned then that literature wasn’t just about FATHER ron stories, but also about social rolheiser and religious commentary; as well as about form and beauty as ends in themselves. In classes then we read classic novels: “Nineteen Eighty-Four,” “Lord of the Flies,” “Heart of Darkness,” “The Heart of the Matter,” and “East of Eden.” The curriculum at that that time in Canada heavily favored British writers. Only later, on my own, would I discover the richness in Canadian, U.S., African, Indian, Russian, and Swedish writers. I had been solidly catechized in my youth and, while the catechism held my faith, literature held my theology. But after literature came philosophy. As part of

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preparation for ordination we were required to do a degree in philosophy. I was blessed with some fine teachers and fell into first fervor in terms of my love of philosophy. The courses then heavily favored scholasticism (Aristotle, Plato, Augustine, Aquinas) but we were also given a sound history of philosophy and a basic grounding in existentialism and some of the contemporary philosophical movements. I was smitten; philosophy became my theology. But after philosophy came theology. After our philosophical studies, we were required to take a four-year degree in theology prior to ordination. Again, I was blessed with good teachers and blessed to be studying theology just as Vatican II and a rich new theological scholarship were beginning to penetrate theological schools and seminaries. There was theological excitement aplenty, and I shared in it. In Roman Catholic circles, we were reading Congar, Rahner, Schnackenburg and Raymond Brown. Protestant circles were giving us Barth, Tillich, Niebuhr, and a bevy of wonderful Scripture scholars. But after theology came spirituality. After ordination, I was given the opportunity to do a graduate degree in theology. That degree deepened immeasurably my love for and commitment to theology. It also landed me a teaching job and for the next six years I taught theology at a graduate level. These were wonderful years; I was where I most wanted to be, in a theology classroom. However, during those six years, I began to explore the writings of the mystics and tentatively P launch some courses in spirituality, beginning with a course on the great Spanish mystic, John of the Cross. My doctoral studies followed those years and while

I focused on systematic theology, writing my thesis in the area of natural theology, something had begun to shift in me. I found myself more and more, both in teaching and writing, shifting more into the area of spirituality, so much so that after a few years I could no longer justify calling some of my former courses in systematic theology by their old catalogue titles. Honesty compelled me now to name them courses in spirituality. And what is spirituality? How is it different from theology? At one level, there’s no difference. Spirituality is, in effect, applied theology. They are of one and the same piece, either ends of the same sock. But here’s a difference: Theology defines the playing field, defines the doctrines, distinguishes truth from falsehood, and seeks to enflame the intellectual imagination. It is what it classically claims itself to be: Faith seeking understanding. But, rich and important as that is, it’s not the game. Theology makes up the rules for the game, but it doesn’t do the playing nor decide the outcome. That’s the role of spirituality, even as it needs to be obedient to theology. Without sound theology, spirituality always falls into unbridled piety, unhealthy individualism, and self-serving fundamentalism. Only good, rigorous, academic theology saves us from these. But without spirituality, theology too easily becomes only an intellectual aesthetics, however beautiful. It’s one thing to have coherent truth and sound doctrine; it’sU another B thing L toI giveCthat actual A Thuman I flesh, O on N S the streets, in our homes, and inside our own restless see rolheiser, page 18

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Catholic san francisco | May 25, 2017

Pentecost and you

e celebrate the birthday of the church on Pentecost Sunday 50 days after Easter. The Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, and transformed them from the frightened men they had become after the crucifixion, into the courageous apostles of Jesus Christ, who fearlessly faced martyrdom. At every confirmation ceremony, the bishop invokes the same Holy Spirit with these words: “All powerful Father, send your Holy Spirit upon them to be their helper and guide. Give them wisdom, strength and understanding FATHER JOHN … we ask this through Christ CATOIR Our Lord, Amen.” If you want to benefit fully from these supernatural gifts, you must understand the importance of will training. Grace builds on nature. There is a door between you and the Holy Spirit, but you must open it. To deepen your trust, and eliminate all doubt you must will it. Doubt is the enemy of trust. It will cloud your mind and undermine your best intentions. Doubt says, “This is too good to be true.” Immediately reject all doubts because they will severely weaken

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Doping athletes

he use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional athletes not only leads to serious challenges in maintaining a level playing field in competitive sports but also raises broader ethical issues and concerns. Some of these concerns were highlighted in 2015 when the former world number one tennis star Maria Sharapova was banned from competitive play for two years by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. The Court of Arbitration for Sport subsequently reduced her sentence to 15 months. Meldonium, an over-thecounter Latvian drug known to dilate blood vessels and increase the flow of blood, may contribute to improving father tadeusz an athlete’s physical endurpacholczyk ance. Her case was made more complicated by her claim that she was taking the drug for health reasons, a claim viewed with skepticism among other athletes and ultimately rejected by the independent tribunal appointed by the ITF to review the case. Former British Olympic sprinter and world championship bronze medalist Craig Pickering described the real pressure that top athletes can face: “I would bet my life savings that Sharapova was taking this medication because of its purported performance enhancing effects… Athletes are always going to push the boundaries in order to have a chance at success. That is what happens when you introduce competition.” In competitive athletics, the supposition is that competitors are beginning on a par with each other, which means that no one has an “unfair” or “un-

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just” advantage over another going into the competition. At the starting line, they arrive as equals in the sense that they arrive with whatever they were endowed with at birth, and whatever they may have managed to become through practice, hard work, and discipline. Cheating through doping involves an attempt to step outside these rules and suppositions, and play a different game, one that circumvents or removes the “on a par” assumption without revealing the fact. In this sense, cheating through doping is wrong because it is a form of lying, a form of presenting one’s initial endowment as if it were “natural,” and the result of athletic discipline, even though it really may not be so at all. Several of Sharapova’s opponents expressed frustration at what they took to be a further injustice, namely, that in April 2017, she was given a wild card re-entry into World Tennis Association tournament play in Germany. They insisted that she should, at a minimum, have to work her way back up from whatever her ranking had declined to after more than a year of tournament inactivity. Others, such as fellow player Eugenie Bouchard, perceived the doping transgression as even more serious, and argued that Sharapova should be banned from playing for life: “She’s a cheater and so to me... I don’t think a cheater in any sport should be allowed to play that sport again. It’s so unfair to all the other players who do it the right way and are true. So, I think from the WTA it sends the wrong message to young kids–cheat and we’ll welcome you back with open arms.” Some commentators have noted how event organizers typically like to include big name draws like Sharapova in their line ups, and former number one player Caroline Wozniacki opined that, “obviously the rules are twisted and turned in favor of who wants to do what.” Others have expressed concerns about corporate sponsors and advertisers continuing to promote high profile sports personalities see pacholczyk, page 19

rolheiser: Coming full circle FROM PAGE 16

questioning and doubt. Theology needs to give us truth; spirituality needs to break open that truth. And so I’ve come full circle: From the storybooks of my childhood, through the Shakespeare of my high school, through the novelists and poets of my undergraduate years, through the philosophy of Aristotle and Aquinas, through the theology of Rahner and Tillich, through the Scripture scholarship of Raymond Brown and Ernst Kasemann, through the hermeneutics of the postmodernists of my postgraduate years, through 40 years of teaching theology, I’ve landed where I started – still searching for good stories that feed the soul. Oblate Father Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

catoir: Pentecost FROM PAGE 17

absolution, you must decide that you are forgiven. Feelings to the contrary are not facts. Use your willpower and terminate all doubt. That’s faith in action. Refuse to wallow in fear and worry. Take responsibility for your own happiness. Train your will to say, “Yes Lord I believe, I trust your mercy with my whole heart.” Even if the guilt comes back from time to time, reject it. Go against your feelings. Make an act of faith. Thank the Lord again and again for his Mercy. Father Catoir is a priest and canon lawyer of the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey.

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The Ascension of the Lord ACTS 1:1-11 In the first book, Theophilus, I dealt with all that Jesus did and taught until the day he was taken up, after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen. He presented himself alive to them by many proofs after he had suffered, appearing to them during forty days and speaking about the kingdom of God. While meeting with the them, he enjoined them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for “the promise of the Father about which you have heard me speak; for John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” PSALM 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. All you peoples, clap your hands, shout to God with cries of gladness, for the Lord, the Most High, the awesome, is the great king over all the earth. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the Lord, amid trumpet blasts. Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our king, sing praise. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. For king of all the earth is God; sing hymns of

Pope Francis Ideologues divide Christian community

VATICAN CITY – Christians who turn doctrine into ideology commit a grave mistake that upsets souls and divides the church, Pope Francis said. From the beginning, there have been people in the church who preach “without any mandate” and become “fanatics of things that aren’t clear,” the pope said May 19 in his homily during Mass at Domus Sanctae Marthae. “This is the problem: When the doctrine of the church, the one from the Gospel, the one inspired by the Holy Spirit – because Jesus said, ‘He will teach you and remind you of what I have taught!’ – when that doctrine becomes ideology. And this is the greatest mistake of these people,” he said. The pope reflected on the day’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles (15:22-31), in which, after much debate, the apostles and presbyters send representatives to allay the concerns of the gentile converts after they were ordered by overzealous believers to follow Jewish practices if they wished to be saved. However, the apostles ruled that “it is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burden beyond” abstaining from meat sacrificed to idols and from strangled animals, blood and unlawful marriages. The initial debate about how to deal with the gentiles, the pope said, was between “the group of the apostles who wanted to discuss the problem and the others who go and create problems.” “They divide, they divide the church, they say that what the apostles preach is not what Jesus said, that it isn’t the truth,” he explained. Those who sow discord and “divide the Christian community,” the pope said, do so because their “hearts are closed to the work of the Holy Spirit.” Catholic News Service

praise. God reigns over the nations, God sits upon his holy throne. God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord. EPHESIANS 1:17-23 Brothers and sisters: May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing greatness of his power for us who believe, in accord with the exercise of his great might, which he worked in Christ, raising him from the dead and seating him at his right hand in the heavens, far above every principality, authority, power, and dominion, and every name that is named not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things beneath his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of the one who fills all things in every way. MATTHEW 28:16-20 The 11 disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had ordered them. When they saw him, they worshiped, but they doubted. Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”

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after they have been suspended for doping, individuals who may already be among the wealthiest athletes in the world. It seems fair to conclude that doping constitutes a form of cheating not only of one’s competitors, but also one’s fans, oneself, and the integrity of the sporting activity itself. Through an honest pursuit of the athletic crown, meanwhile, we encounter the possibility of transcending who we are in limited, but important ways. The self-directed training and preparation of the athlete helps develop and hone a host of important personal qualities: strength, coordination, endurance, drive, agility, discipline, quickness, vigilance, cleverness, vision, and daring. This draws us toward an authentic perfecting of our bodies, our character and ourselves – an inwardly-directed order and discipline that arises from deep within – and forms us in such a way that we reach beyond where we ever thought we could reach, and through that personal stretching and growth, come to experience a true measure of human fulfillment. That’s something that doping athletes sadly cheat themselves from fully experiencing. Father Pacholczyk is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts, and is director of education at The National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.

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The Ascension of the Lord

hen Jesus was taken up to heaven and took his seat at the right hand of the Father, some may think that he abandoned his disciples. One Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults candidate who had just received the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist believed this to be true. But in the ascension of the Lord, we see the risen Lord presenting himself in a new way, Deacon continuing the faiva Po’oi saving mission given him by the Father. There are two significant points in this feast of the Ascension. The first is that of Jesus entering into his eternal glory. The second is that of his disciples – each of us – taking on his special mission through our baptismal and confirmation call. The ascension is a fulfillment of the divine plan of salvation for all people and changes the way in which Jesus

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world. This is the mystery that we celebrate in this feast. This is the challenge that Scripture holds out to us today. And so, for each of us, the feast of the Ascension is both a challenge and a consolation. Jesus challenges us to follow his commandment and direction for journeying to our eternal destination. As a consolation, Jesus also reminds us he is with us every step of the way. This is the message of today’s feast. This is the assurance we celebrate on his feast. We celebrate the mystery of Jesus’ new presence among us in his spiritual body the church. We also celebrate the commission Jesus gives us to witness to him to all nations. This is the good news of the Ascension. We are empowered by Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount: “You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden… in the same way let your light so shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:14, 16). May the holy Eucharist help us to listen and do what Christ has commissioned us to do.

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Fatima: Pope’s trip to Portugal shrine shows respect for pilgrims’ faith FROM PAGE 1

come here so that we could see her. We will have all eternity for that, provided, of course, that we go to heaven.” Mary appeared at Fatima, he said, so that people would listen to her pleas that they pray more, do penance and follow Jesus more closely. Like retired Pope Benedict XVI and St. John Paul II before him, Pope Francis teaches that Marian devotion is an important part of Catholic life, but always because she leads people to a deeper relationship with Christ. Pope Francis sees a role for priests and bishops in challenging pilgrims to grow in their faith, but not to control how they express it. In a letter to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America in 2016, Pope Francis said popular piety – including Marian devotion – is “one of the few areas in which the people of God are free from the influence of clericalism.” “It has been one of the few areas in which the people (including its pastors) and the Holy Spirit have been able to meet without the clericalism that seeks to control and restrain God’s anointing of his own,” the pope wrote. “Let us trust in our people, in their memory and in their ‘sense of smell.’ Let us trust that the Holy Spirit acts in and with our people and that this Spirit is not merely the ‘property’ of the ecclesial hierarchy.” Pope Francis is convinced that devotion to Mary and other popular expressions of faith are a largely uncultivated seedbed of evangelization. His conviction is so strong that April 1 he formally transferred responsibility for Catholic shrines from the Congregation for Clergy to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization. “Despite the crisis of faith impacting the modern world, these places still are perceived as sacred spaces where pilgrims go to find moments of rest, silence and contemplation in the midst of a life that is often frenetic,” Pope Francis wrote. The enduring popularity of Catholic shrines, “the humble and simple prayer of the people of God” and the Catholic liturgies celebrated in the shrines offer “a unique opportunity for evangelization in our time,” he said. Many people today, he said, have a longing for

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Pope Francis blesses the sick with the Eucharist at the conclusion of the canonization Mass of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the three Fatima seers, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal May 13. The Mass marked the 100th anniversary of the Fatima Marian apparitions, which began on May 13, 1917. God, and shrines “can be a true refuge” where people can be honest about themselves and “find the strength necessary for their conversion.” The decision to transfer responsibility for the shrines seems a natural consequence of what Pope Francis wrote in his first exhortation, “The Joy of the Gospel,” which has an entire section on “the evangelizing power of popular piety.” Popular piety, he wrote in 2013, is a “true expression of the spontaneous missionary activity of the people of God,” inspired and led by the Holy Spirit. In the exhortation and at Fatima, Pope Francis celebrated the fact that Marian devotion and other

Fatima seers become church’s youngest non-martyred saints Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service

FATIMA, Portugal – Standing before the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary, Pope Francis canonized two shepherd children who saw Mary at Fatima, but more importantly, he said, they heeded the call to pray for sinners and trust in the Lord. “We declare and define Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto as saints,” the pope said May 13 as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims broke out in applause before he finished speaking. The relics of the young shepherd children, encased in two thin golden crosses, were placed in front of the famed statue of Our Lady of Fatima, the “lady dressed in white” as the siblings and their cousin described her. The Marian apparitions began May 13, 1917, when 9-year-old Francisco and 7-year-old Jacinta, along with their 10-year-old cousin Lucia dos Santos, reported seeing the Virgin Mary. The apparitions continued once a month until Oct. 13, 1917, and later were declared worthy of belief by the Catholic Church. After contracting influenza, Francisco died April 4, 1919, at the age of 10, while Jacinta succumbed to her illness Feb. 20, 1920, at the age of 9. The children, beatified by St. John Paul II in 2000, are now the youngest non-martyrs to be declared saints by the Catholic Church. Before his arrival at the shrine, the pope met

privately with Portuguese Prime Minster Antonio Costa and then made his way into the sanctuary that houses the tombs of Sts. Francisco and Jacinta and their cousin Lucia, who died in 2005 at the age of 97. The diocesan phase of her sainthood cause concluded in February and now is under study at the Vatican. Pope Francis stood for several minutes in front of the tombs with his eyes closed and head bowed. In his homily at the canonization Mass, the pope reflected on the brief lives of the young sibling saints, who are often remembered more for the apparitions rather than for their holy lives. But it is Mary’s message and example, rather than an apparition, is important, he told the crowd, which Portuguese authorities estimated at about 500,000 people. “The Virgin Mother did not come here so that we could see her. We will have all eternity for that, provided, of course, that we go to heaven,” the pope said. Instead, he continued, Mary’s messages to the young children were a warning to all people about leading “a way of life that is godless and indeed profanes God in his creatures.” “Such a life – frequently proposed and imposed – risks leading to hell. Mary came to remind us that God’s light dwells within us and protects us,” the pope said. The hopeful message of Fatima, he said, is that men and women have a mother and like children clinging to her, “we live in the hope that rests on Jesus.”

forms of popular piety are particularly strong among the poor and humble, the very people with whom Mary identifies in the “Magnificat,” her hymn of praise for how God lifts the lowly, fills the hungry with good things and sends the rich away empty. Think, the pope wrote, “of the steadfast faith of those mothers tending their sick children who, though perhaps barely familiar with the articles of the creed, cling to a rosary; or of all the hope poured into a candle lighted in a humble home with a prayer for help from Mary, or in the gaze of tender love directed to Christ crucified.”

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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PORTUGAL – While the investigations into the very first alleged apparitions at Medjugorje in must continue, Pope Francis said he has doubts about claims that Mary continues to appear in the village of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Asked May 13 about the authenticity of the Marian apparitions, which reportedly began in 1981, the pope referred to the findings of a commission chaired by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, the retired papal vicar of Rome. “The report has its doubts, but personally, I am a little worse,” the pope told reporters traveling with him from Fatima, Portugal. “I prefer Our Lady as mother, our mother, and not Our Lady as head of the post office who sends a message at a stated time.” “This isn’t Jesus’ mother,” he said. “And these alleged apparitions don’t have much value. I say this as a personal opinion, but it is clear. Who thinks that Our Lady says, ‘Come, because tomorrow at this time I will give a message to that seer?’ No!” Three of the six young people who originally claimed to have seen Mary in Medjugorje in June 1981 say she continues to appear to them each day; the other three say Mary appears to them once a year now. A diocesan commission studied the alleged apparitions in 1982-1984 and again in 1984-1986 with more members; and the then-Yugoslavian bishops’ conference studied them from 1987 to 1990. All three commissions concluded that they could not affirm that a supernatural event was occurring in the town. Despite his personal doubts, the pope said that the “spiritual and pastoral facts cannot be denied: People go there and convert, people who find God, who change their lives. There isn’t magic there,” he said. Catholic News Service

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The Accounting Specialist is a full-time “non-exempt” level employee who reports directly to the Controller. While this position works within the Accounting Department, this individual works collaboratively to support other departments and satellite offices combining fiscal responsibility with ministry and public relations. Working within a religious, notfor-profit environment, we offer a competitive salary and benefits package. This position is governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Accounting Specialist is a person of faith. He or she values service to the Catholic Community and helps the Cemetery Department fulfill its mission and purposes.

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St. Brendan Parish School was founded in 1947 and currently has an enrollment of 310 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. We are committed to providing the highest quality Catholic education for each student. Combining deep-rooted traditions and current best practices, we are dedicated to educating the whole child so that he or she may be successful in the 21st century. We focus on teaching the child to be an active Christian, responsible individual, life-long learner, effective communicator, and problem solver.

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St. Brendan Parish, in partnership with our school, provides an opportunity for all people to find connection, prayer, healing, a deeper faith in Christ, and a desire to give back in service to our world. Our church is in the business of changing hearts and putting our love to work by serving others. We are a cozy, intimate, and welcoming community and constantly strive to grow in love of God and our neighbor and to devote ourselves to becoming the best disciples of Christ that we can be.

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Reporting to the Pastor, the Principal is the educational leader of the school, responsible for the administration, operation, and development of the academic, co-curricular, athletic, and faith formation programs of the school. S/he will lead and mentor a team of experienced educators. The Principal also will work closely with the Pastor, the faculty, staff, students, and parents to develop an integrated community of faith between the church and the school and bears the primary responsibility for the development of faith and opportunities for spiritual growth within the school. S/he provides day-to-day leadership at the school serving the mission and vision of St. Brendan Parish with integrity, energy, and balance.

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Our ideal candidate will be a gifted teacher and a passionate leader with both demonstrated experience as a school leader, and a deep familiarity with Catholic education. S/he is a collaborative and relational leader who also possesses strong managerial skills. As a servant- leader dedicated to service of the community, s/he will have the ability and willingness to lead a high profile Catholic school community, as well as a demonstrated ability to confidently, articulately, and persuasively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders across the school community. Additionally, s/he will have a commitment to the pursuit of excellence through evaluation and accountability across the community.

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School Principal may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: • Supporting, promoting and implementing the principles of Catholic education, as set forth by the Archdiocese of San Francisco; • In consultation with the Pastor, recruiting, interviewing, selecting, supervising, and evaluating faculty; • Directing the professional and spiritual development of faculty and curriculum planning, as well as overseeing scheduling procedures and teacher assignments; • In consultation with the School Advisory Board, the parish Finance Committee, and the Pastor, assisting in the preparation of the annual budget for the school and monitoring budgets for consistency with school goals, educational priorities, and good practice; • Developing a shared educational vision for the school, which is reflected in the curriculum, methods of instruction and assessment, utilization of technology, and in professional development programs; • Administering the contract and salary schedule, and maintaining personnel records, for faculty and school staff; • Maintaining effective communications and cultivating positive relationships with parents and other stakeholders of the school. Overseeing the timely communication of school information to faculty, staff, students and parents; • Maintaining overall responsibility for enrollment including the recruitment, admission, and retention of students; • Ensuring policies and procedures for a safe school environment and verifying that planned fire, disaster, and lockdown drills are conducted; • Working with the Pastor to ensure that the operation of school facilities supports the programs of the church and school; • Ensuring compliance with State and Archdiocesan policy, where applicable, in the operation of the school; and • Engaging in personal, spiritual, and professional development programs.

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Dominican Sister Helen Walsh, a former director of Religious Education invites you at St. Anselm Parish, Ross, to join in the following pilgrimages died May 10. She was 96 and in the 72 year of her religious profession. Sister Helen held an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and graduate degrees in English from Sister Helen Loyola University, and special Walsh, OP education from Wayne State University. In addition to Sister Helen’s ministry at St. Anselm’s and years as principal and teacher at schools in Michigan and Illinois, she also assisted and taught in the dioceses of Oakland and Monterey. Sister also ministered in social work and pastoral work and is a former chaplain and teacher of women prisoners in Detroit and Visit: Austria, Czech Republic, Poland Warren, Michigan. She retired in 2010. Sister Helen is survived by her brother Joseph Walsh of Lagunitas, and a sister, Mary Jo Walsh of Michigan. Early registration price $3,149 + $765 per person A funeral Mass was celebrated in Adrian May + $729San per person* from SanifFrancisco if paid 7-7-17 from Francisco deposit is by paid by 11-22-16 12 with interment in the congregation cem$ 3,099 + $729 per person* after July 7, 2017 etery. Remembrances may be made to Adrian

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Sister Frances Dolan, BVM, 100, and a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 81 years, died May 18, at Caritas Center in Dubuque, Iowa. A funeral Mass was celebrated May 23 with interment in Mount Carmel cemetery. Sister Frances entered the BVM congregation Sept. 8, Sister Frances 1935, from St. Alphonsus ParDolan, BVM ish, Chicago. She professed (Franciscus) first vows on March 19, 1938, and final vows on Aug. 15, 1943. Sister Frances retired to the motherhouse in 2007 and remained an active part of the community, the sisters’ said. Sister Frances taught music at San Francisco’s St. Paul High School and on the college and university level in Chicago, where she also served as music and liturgy coordinator. She also taught in schools in Southern California, Missouri and Wisconsin. Remembrances may be made to the Sisters of Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive, Dubuque, Iowa 52003.

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Dominican Sister Regina Marie Novacek died May 16 at her congregation’s Fremont motherhouse. She was 97 years old. Sister Regina met the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose as a student in schools they served in Los Angeles. Having been “inspired by her teachers’ dedication to prayer and their love for each other” she entered the community Sister Regina Ma- in 1941, the sisters’ said in a staterie Novacek, OP ment. Sister’s education ministry was lived out in elementary and secondary schools in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and the Bay Area for 20 years. She was then called to 12 years in congregational administration. In 2003 Sister Regina retired to the motherhouse where she devoted her energies to various internal community ministries. “An amazing woman of God, her heart was ever with the poor and with children,” the sisters said. A funeral Mass was celebrated on May 23, at the motherhouse in Fremont with interment in God’s Acre, the sisters’ cemetery there. Remembrances may be made to Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, 43326 Mission Circle, Fremont 94539.

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ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Preschool and pre-kindergarten students held a trike-a-thon for St. Jude Children’s Hospital May 12 raising $3,380 in the effort. “A fun time was had by all,” principal Judith Borelli said. Pictured with pastor Father John Sakowski are students, teachers, families and administrators.

OUR LADY OF LORETTO PARISH, NOVATO: The 100th anniversary of the Fatima apparitions was celebrated with a rosary rally named for the occasion May 13 by almost 100 parishioners in Novato’s Miwok Park. “Blessed rosaries and complimentary

copies of ‘The True Story of Fatima’ were provided,” said rally organizer Sheila Towns. Special intentions from the group were placed on the altar and included in prayer at weekend Masses.

SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL PREPARATORY, SAN FRANCISCO: SHC presented Community Life Awards in the areas of leadership, service and spirit May 15. Winners, pictured from left with SHC principal Gary Cannon, were freshmen Aiesha Abdulla, Hannah O’Connell, Francis Woods; sophomores Paul Lee, Kathleen McFadden, Jessica Blelloch; juniors James Woods, Joseph Markus, Vivian Wu, and Gary Cannon.

STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: The school’s sixth graders, pictured with Knight of St. Francis Angela Alioto, visited the Porziuncola Nuova in North Beach May 17. The children were at the site with Father Vito Perrone, a parochial vicar at Star of the Sea Parish and founder of the Contemplatives of St. Joseph, who led a retreat. “It was so wonderful to see how excited these kids were to learn about Francesco and Jesus and Mary,” Alioto said.

80 children consecrated to Mary on Fatima centennial About 80 children and teenagers placed themselves under the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in a prayer of consecration at the Church of the Visitacion on the 100th anniversary of the appearance of the Blessed Mother at Fatima May 13. Among the children were teens who were confirmed the next day by Bishop William J. Justice, children in the parish religious education program and children from the Vietnamese community. The 4 p.m. Mass and consecration was preceded by a Marian procession and liturgical dance by the Vietnamese children and teens. Visitacion pastor Father Thuan Hoang also gave each one a brown scapular after a prayer of dedication. Father Thuan told the children as they go through life, there will be many distractions to pull them away from God, and Our Lady’s help and protection will safeguard them.

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SATURDAY, MAY 27 SF ROSARY: Mary’s prayer commences at noon, Civic Center Plaza across from City Hall, San Francisco. Juanita Agcaoili, (415) 647-7229.

THURSDAY, JUNE 1 NOVENA: St. Peregrine Novena, June 1-9; Shrine of St. Jude, St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., San Francisco, admission free; Dominican Father William Garrott, preacher. (415) 931-5919; www.stjude-shrine.org.

FRIDAY, JUNE 2 3-DAY FESTIVAL: Endless Summer of Fun! St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, June 2, 6-10 p.m.; June 3, 1-10 p.m.; June 4, 1-8 p.m. Carnival rides, games, raffle, food and drink, silent auction and live entertainment! Go to pius.org for detailed information. SUPPORT IN ILLNESS: St. Mary’s Cathedral: Strength for the Journey Ministry, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 1-2:30 p.m., Msgr. Bowe room. This is a new, monthly support group, for those with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer, HIV, stroke. Sessions provide spiritual support, as well as guidance on Catholic teaching and the preparation of health care directives for medical care. No charge. Deacon Christoph Sandoval facilitates. Sister Elaine Stahl, (415) 567-2020, ext. 218; estahl@stmarycathedralsf.org.

FRIDAY, MAY 26 3-DAY CHARISMATIC: “Go Therefore, and Make Disciples of all Nations,” Northern California Renewal Coalition, May 26, 27, 28, Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara, with San Jose Msgr. James Bishop Patrick J. Tarantino McGrath, Msgr. James T. Tarantino, Father Raymund Reyes and other speakers and principal celebrants. Separate seminars in English for adults, young adults, teens, and children, praise, worship and song with spirit-led music ministers. Visit NCRCSpirit.org; John Murphy (650) 261-0825; Norma G. Guerrero (650) 219-4556.

SI SPEAKERS: Friends of St. Ignatius series, St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker

THURSDAY, JUNE 29 EXTRAORDINARY FORM: Mass with Gregorian chant commemorating the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Our Lady of the Pillar Church, 400 Church St., Half Moon Bay, 7 p.m. Father Joseph Previtali, principal Father Previtali celebrant and homilist. Mary (650) 559-9344.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28 LEGATUS MEETING: The evening begins with Mass at 6 p.m. and the availability of confession from 5:30, St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, 180 Harrison Ave., Sausalito. A cocktail reception at 7 p.m. then dinner and presentation by EWTN’s Raymond Arroyo at

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SATURDAY, JUNE 3 PEACE MASS: Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Avenue at Lawton, San Francisco, 9 a.m., Father Arnold Zamora, pastor, principal celebrant and homilist, (650) 580-7123; zoniafasquelle@gmail.com.

7:30, at The Spinnaker, 100 Spinnaker Drive, Sausalito. Legatus is looking to establish a San Francisco chapter. Are you a Catholic business leader who is interested in meeting with like-minded peers on a monthly basis to study, live, and spread the faith? Legatus members believe in the teachings of the Raymond Arroyo Catholic Church and are dedicated to supporting the magisterium of the church. Melissa Jagel, mjagel@ legatus.org, (818)257-3340. Visit www.legatus.org for membership requirements.

THURSDAY, JUNE 8 PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets second Thursday of the month except in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s Worner Center, 28th Ave. at Hacienda, San Mateo, new members welcome. Jessica, (650) 572-1468; themunns@yahoo.com.

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REUNION: Mercy High School, San Francisco, class of 1977, noon, Basque Cultural Center, South San Francisco, Jacquie Warda Laskey, jacquie.laskey@aol.com. SI SPEAKERS: Friends of St. Ignatius series, St. Ignatius Church, 650 Parker Ave., San Francisco, 6 p.m., Fromm Hall, dinner and speaker, Jesuit Father Greg Boyle. fgargiulo@usfca.edu; http://stignatiussf.org/event/jesuitconnections; (415) 564-2200.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of April HOLY CROSS, COLMA

Maria A. Evangelisti Lita Pahulu Fakava Prima Villanueva Fernandez Amparo “Nancy” Flores Edward C. Alom E. Paul Francesconi Cenon Aquino Dave Gandolfo Helen Arbues Gloria Garcia Catarino Arellano Lorraine G. Gogna Angel M. Arriada Gladys Alicia Grandov Roland J. Aubertin Edward Lee Hamm Theresa E. Avansino Sherman Hanger David Avila Kevin Michael Harrison Nancy Bailey Margaret “Peggy” Hart Julian Barajas Brian Hugh Henning Francis F. Barretto Jorge P. Hernandez Fidelia Bernardi James Heuser Diane Ellen Biancalana Florence F. Hosking Nancy Ann Brown Lucrecia “Quechita Ugarte” Thomas F. Jordan Sarah Keane Calonje Adina Maria (Leychen) Kriz Annette Campbell Bishara Kubein Michael Campusano Lyola R. Lawler Howard H. Carter Ramiro Ortega Leon Marjorie Ann Caserta Justo P. Lopez Maria Fatima S. Castillo Carolina Fulceda Lopez Frank B. Catania Modesta G. Lopez Victorino Efrain Chavarria Clayton Hunter Christopher Frank J. Maeso Giacomo Maggi Elizabeth Katherine Rosemarie B. Mailhiot Christopher Alejandra Marave Joan Marie Clark Judy Librano Marroquin John A. Cole Angelina McDonough Ashley M. Coleman Richard W. McHugh Rose Colin Bruce M. McMillan Cors Sim Cortez Diane L. Meehan Rena M. Croaro (Domerofski) Ramon J. Cruz, Jr. Apolonia M. Mesa Joel M. Damota Lillian Miller Alice N. Davidson Josephine Theresa Mohr Kevitt R. Day Leo A. Mondani Maxine C. Denholm Roberta Moreno Susan Mary Domenici

Rose Irene Muller James A. Murphy Maria H. Navalta Guadalupe Navarro Thomas North Carrie M. Norton Aldo Nuti Jerry O’Grady Robert Denis O’Leary Victoria J. Ortiz John A. Pariani Ernesto T. Pasion Mary P. Pastor Richard D. Pierceall Viola Puccinelli George Ramirez Elizabeth T. Ravara Guillermo M. Rivera Elida Ocampo Romero Clarissa F. Ronquillo Luis Felipe Goynechea Rozario, Sr. Carlos J. Sambucetti Edgar N. Sanchez Daniel R. Scobie Eugene R. Simpson Tony Soto Gene C. Spease Carol Ann Stipinovich Thomas Charles Sullivan Alejandro Torres Paul C. Van Iderstine Alvin R. Vasquez Angelique N. Vasquez Mia Luna Vasquez Esteban Velez Helen P. Walsh Johnson N. Warrington Hilma Joan Whited Leslie Whited Barbara C. Williams

M.L. Tish Williams Edward Willis Margarita Wintroath Dolores M. Wood Victor D. Zeidan

HOLY CROSS, menlo Park Mary L. Casini Mary Lynn Fischer Gene C. Giannotti Mikaele Halapio James C. Mengel Jesus Ramirez Fotu A. Sevaki Emamgholi Shahrokh-Shahi

Mt. olivet, san rafael Raymond L. Brown Everett E. Capurro, Jr. Mercedes Hannegan Hall Barbara J. Moran Suzanne Richards Joseph A. Silveira, III Virginia Snider Hon. Gary W. Thomas Adria Joan Walsh

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Memorial Day Mass – Monday, May 29 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma

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Holy Cross Mausoleum – 11:00 am Most Rev. William J. Justice, Celebrant Shuttle available at main gate from 10am until 1pm

Outdoor Mass – 11:00 am Rev. Christopher Fadok, OP, Celebrant Rev. Lawrence Goode, Con-Celebrant

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Outdoors Mass– 9:30 am Rev. Gabriel Wankar, Celebrant

Outdoor Mass – 11:00 am Rev. Brian Costello, Celebrant

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First Saturday Mass – Saturday, June 3, 2017 – 11:00 am Rev. Brian Costello, Celebrant, Pastor Our Lady of Loretto Church

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

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060

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

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

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