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Archbishop ordains 14 to diaconate Servants called to ‘special relationship to those who are marginalized.’ Page 12.

Deacon candidates kneel in the prayer of consecration to the order of deacon, May 31 at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

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All one flock Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet at the Vatican on June 8, Pentecost Sunday, to pray with Pope Francis for peace in the Middle East.

Pope Francis The pope said the voice of the risen good shepherd “wants all his sheep to be of one flock.” Page 10.

Oldest woman Coast Guard veteran honored CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO CHRISTINA GRAY

Mary Patricia Gleeson Pavlisin served four years as a U.S. Coast Guard women’s reservist during World War II. But she never actually set foot on a military ship until June 2, when at the age of 91 she gamely ascended the steps of the national security cutter Stratton docked at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, a uniformed man in blue on either arm.

Pavlisin, a longtime parishioner and former organist at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Mill Valley, was the guest of honor in a day of tribute planned by her parish and the crew of the Stratton. She is believed to be the oldest living female Coast Guard veteran.

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Mary Patricia Gleeson Pavlisin tours the Coast Guard cutter Stratton in Alameda June 2 with a crewman and her daughter Mary Kay Graham.

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Clergy appointments announced Bishop William J. Justice on behalf of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone announced the following clergy appointments June 2. Assignments already announced this spring have been included in the list.

VICAR GENERAL: Most Rev. William J. Justice, effective May 15 VICAR FOR ADMINISTRATION/ MODERATOR OF THE CURIA: Rev. John J. Piderit, S.J., New York Province, May 15 VICAR FOR CLERGY: Rev. Raymund M. Reyes, July 1 INTERIM DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT: Rev. Anthony E. Giampietro, C.S.B., June 1 PRIEST-SECRETARY TO THE ARCHBISHOP: Rev. Paul J. Coleman, Aug. 1 Note: Archbishop Cordileone announced that Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J., has graciously agreed to release Father Paul Coleman from pastoral assignment in the Diocese of Oakland, for a minimum of two and a maximum of four years, to serve as priest-secretary to the archbishop.

Father Coleman served as the archbishop’s secretary during his last two months in Oakland, and for his first four months in San Francisco.

THE ARCHIBISHOP HAS ACCEPTED FOR INCARDINATION THE FOLLOWING PRIESTS: Rev. Marvin P. Felipe, Rev. Manuel D. Igrobay, Rev. Teodoro P. Magpayo, Rev. Lawrence Vadakkan PASTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS: Church of the Good Shepherd, Pacifica: Rev. Luello N. Palacpac, administrator, July 1. Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco: Rev. Jack McClure, C.PP.S., pastor, July 1. Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Novato: Rev. Brian L. Costello, pastor, July 1. Our Lady of the Pillar Parish, Half Moon Bay: Rev. Shouraiah Pudota, administrator, July 1. St. Anne Parish, San Francisco: Rev. Daniel Nascimento, pastor, July 1. St. Anthony Parish, San Francisco: Rev. Msgr. Adolfo Valdivia, administrator, July 1. St. Brendan Parish, San Francisco: Rev. Teodoro P. Magpayo, pastor, July 1. St. Charles Borromeo

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Church, San Francisco: Deacon Rory Desmond, July 1. St. Teresa Church, San Francisco: Deacon Martin Schurr, July 1. St. Thomas More Church, San Francisco: Deacon Arthur Sanchez, July 1. St. Timothy Church, San Mateo: Deacon Abel Mejia, July 1. St. Timothy Church, San Mateo: Deacon Fred Totah, July 1.

FATHER GIAMPIETRO NAMED INTERIM DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

efforts of the seminary. “Father Giampietro is gracious, highly intelligent and pleasingly perceptive in interacting with people,” said Father Piderit.

“His combination of priestly commitment and personal insight are winning qualities in the area of fundraising in the Bay Area. As interim director of development, Father Giampietro’s main focus will be working with people who wish to provide significant support to the initiatives of Archbishop Cordileone, and to the various works of the archdiocese.”

Father Anthony Giampietro, C.S.B., whose appointment as interim director of the Office of Development for the Archdiocese of San Francisco was announced June 2 by Father John Piderit, S.J., has a Ph.D. in philosophy. For five of the 10 years that he taught philosophy at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, he served as department chair. Recently, he has been serving as academic dean and executive vice president at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, with responsibility for coordinating the development

Parish, San Francisco: Rev. John Jimenez, pastor, July 1. St. James Parish, San Francisco: Rev. José M. Corral, pastor, July 1. St. John of God, San Francisco: Rev. Norman G. Vitug, administrator, June 1. St. Mark Parish, Belmont: Rev. Msgr. James T. Tarantino, pastor, July 1. St. Matthew Parish, San Mateo: Rev. Msgr. John J. Talesfore, pastor, Jan. 1, 2015. St. Peter Parish, Pacifica: Rev. Jerome P. Foley, pastor, July 1. St. Peter Parish, San Francisco: Rev. Moises Agudo, pastor, July 1. Star of the Sea, San Francisco: Rev. Joseph Illo, administrator, Aug. 1.

PAROCHIAL VICARS: Church of the Epiphany Parish, San Francisco: Rev. William H. Thornton, July 1.

Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park: Rev. Alner U. Nambatac, July 1. Most Holy Redeemer, San Francisco: Rev. Matthew B. Link, C.PP.S., July 1. Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Novato: Rev. Jesus Manuel Estrada, July 1. Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Daly City: Rev. Sebastian Bula, V.C., July 1. St. Andrew Parish, Daly City: Rev. Ngoan V. Phan, July 1. St. Anselm Parish, San Anselmo: Rev. Joseph Nguyen, Sept.

1. St. Anthony Parish, Menlo Park: Rev. Juan Manuel Lopez, July 1. St. Anthony Parish, Novato: Rev. Bonifacio G. Espeleta, July 1. St. Elizabeth Parish, San Francisco: Rev. John Y. Chung, July 1. St. Hilary Parish, Tiburon: (Rev.) Roger G. Gustafson, July 1. St. Isabella Parish, San Rafael: Rev. Elias M. Salomon, July 1. St. Matthew

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Parish, San Mateo: (Rev.) Anthony S. Vallecillo, July 1. St. Peter, San Francisco: (Rev.) Mark Doherty, July 1. St. Raphael Parish, San Rafael: (Rev.) Andrew P. Spyrow, July 1. St. Thomas More, San Francisco: (Rev.) Bernard Poggi, July 12. Star of the Sea, San Francisco: Rev. Patrick J. Driscoll, Aug. 1.

CHAPLAINS: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory: (Rev.) Mark D. Doherty, part-time, July 1. Serra High School: (Rev.) Anthony S. Vallecillo, part-time, July 1. UCSF Medical Center: Rev. Norman G. Vitug, June 1.

TRIBUNAL: Rev. Armando Gutierrez, part-time, Aug. 1.

DEACON ASSIGNMENTS: Corpus Christi Church, San Francisco (shared assignment with St. Pius, Redwood City): Deacon Mynor Montepeque, July 1. Corpus Christi Church, San Francisco: Deacon Alvaro Ortega, July 1. Mater Dolorosa Church, South San Francisco: Deacon Romeo Cruz, July 1. Our Lady of Mercy Church, Daly City: Deacon Marcos Cobillas, July 1. St. Anselm Church, San Anselmo: Deacon Robert Meave, July 1. St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco: Deacon Eddy Gutierrez, July 1. St. Isabella Church, San Rafael: Deacon Graham Cumming, July 1.

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SERVING OUTSIDE THE ARCHDIOCESE: Rev. Ghislain C. Bazikila, deaf ministry, Diocese of Baton Rouge, two years, May 1.

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International video chats speed Spanish skills CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Eleven-year-old Owen Murray was a hesitant fifth grade Spanish student at St. Hilary School in Tiburon when his teacher asked him to use his schoolissued iPad and FaceTime, a video-call feature available to Apple users, to speak Spanish with a stranger in Peru.

The high-tech teaching tool revealed Owen’s apparent gift for foreign language. Just months after his first FaceTime Spanish lesson, he earned a bronze medal in the 2014 National Spanish Exam, an online assessment taken by 154,000-plus students this year.

Silvia Buckley, St. Hilary’s sole Spanish teacher for the past 20 years, said Owen was “captivated and engaged” by the experience. Owen isn’t the only student who has blossomed since the new teaching tool was integrated into her Spanish program: A total of 33 St. Hilary students were recognized by the National Spanish Exam.

“Skype and FaceTime are very effective tools for teaching a foreign language,” Buckley said. “The response is immediate.”

Buckley turned to the school’s investment in technology – an iPad for every student – and an old friend, to help offer her students a unique opportunity to practice Spanish conversation skills in the classroom.

“How can I help offer my students more opportunities to speak Spanish?” she asked Rogger Alzamora, a retired university professor and a lifelong friend living in Buckley’s native Lima, Peru.

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St. Hilary kindergarten students take their turn speaking Spanish with retired professor Rogger Alzamora on a Skype call from Lima, Peru. Alzamora has teamed with St. Hilary Spanish teacher Silvia Buckley to help students develop confidence with conversational Spanish.

From his home in Lima, Alzamora teaches Spanish to adults throughout the world using FaceTime and Skype.

The programs make face-to-face, realtime conversations with other users as easy as making a phone call. Buckley and Alzamora experimented by offering a short Skype lesson plan to a small group of students at St. Hilary. The response was overwhelmingly positive. The two Spanish teachers quickly worked as a team and created a weekly Skype lesson for each grade level.

Though he teaches adults, Buckley said Alzamora’s easy rapport and natural patience with young students is a key to the program’s success. The “stranger” in Owen’s first FaceTime lesson has become something of a friend to his prodigy; the pair converse frequently as Owen’s language skills continue to develop.

“There is something different for the students about these lessons not coming from me,” Buckley said as she watched the kindergarten class jump to their feet to greet Alzamora in Spanish during a Skype call in early May. “Buenas dias Senor Alzamora,” they shouted, in delight when the professor appeared in their classroom on an overhead screen.

Alzamora said his partnership with St. Hilary has been as rewarding for him as it is for the students.

“I can see every part of their skill development, from lesson to lesson,” said Alzamora, when asked what his experience is like on the other side of the screen. “Kids are faster and less inhibited than adults. It’s a nearly perfect process.”

NEED TO KNOW ‘MESSENGER OF THE TRUTH’: This new documentary, narrated by Martin Sheen, tells the story of Catholic priest and human rights activist Father Jerzy Popieluszko (1947-1984), whose faith, conviction and courage mobilized the people of Poland to stand against Communist rule during the 1980s. In his powerful sermons, Father Jerzy spoke about human rights, railed against injustice and tyranny, and advocated for truth and freedom.

“Totalitarian systems destroy man because they captivate his inside, his thoughts, free will and conscience,” Popieluszko said to the people of Poland. “The only efficient defense against these systems is the truth.” Archival recordings and footage from his Masses provide a glimpse into how Father Jerzy’s stirring oratory ignited and sustained the Polish Solidarity movement. He eventually drew the attention of the Soviet-backed regime and the secret police, who assassinated him in 1984. The film, which aired on PBS June 1, is also available in DVD and book form. Visit www. messengerofthetruth.com/.

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Getting the word out TOM BURKE CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Dr. Christine Mugridge has served on the front, you might say, in Catholic Church communications.

She is a former member of the Vatican Press Corps and now heads the Department of Communications and Outreach for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Christine grew up in Santa Rosa and holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from schools including the University of San Diego and Franciscan University, Christine and a doctorate in communications Mugridge science and theology from Pontifical Salesian University in Rome. She is a parishioner of St. Hilary in Tiburon.

Christine boiled down her ADSF responsibilities for me: “To communicate the Gospel message of Jesus Christ according to the pastoral plan of the archbishop while highlighting the ministries that are done for the church through the chancery departments. This goal of evangelization is accomplished through the use of various instruments of social communications media and public relations venues.”

Christine said hers is a “team” approach and “service” is the focus. “The department will be effective if we are truly listening and responding to the real needs of the parish community. In this service we will follow the lead of the archbishop.”

Current archdiocesan media including Catholic San Francisco and radio show, The Archbishop’s Hour, are “a solid platform” for church communications here to which more will be added, Christine said. A new archdiocesan website is in the works, she noted.

“It is my hope that those who look to the Department of Communications and Outreach at the chancery can expect that we will engage in our service to them seeking/presenting the truth while respecting freedom of conscience,” Christine said. “Likewise, our work will be done in a spirit of service which respects the dignity of the human person, in light of the common good.”

The church as communicator gets passing grades from Christine: “I’d give the church an ‘A’ for effort and a ‘B+’ for execution,” she said. The church serving the poor, feeding the hungry and visiting the prisoner remains its clearest and loudest voice, Christine said. Its technical side, however, could use some sprucing up.

“This requires solid funding and training of staff so that what is presented through the modern means of communications may be esthetically appealing as well as theologically sound. Professional skill plus mature Christian faith is a necessary combination for moving forward in this field,” Christine said.

HONORED: Zhulin Dixon, Chris Caro and Fernanda Perez eighth grade students at St. Raphael School, San Rafael, were recognized for academic performance by Dominican University April 10. Zhulin will attend St. Ignatius College Prep; Fernanda and Chris will attend Marin Catholic High School. Pictured from left are Dr. Ed Kujawa Jr., Dominican’s school of education dean, Fernanda, Chris and Zhulin.

Christine reiterated Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s recent words on the home he grew up in and how his now late mom, Mary, stressed faith, family and friendship. “If there is an urgency to the messages of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, it would be to embrace the values of these three pillars of society and live them modeled after the Holy Family as one family of God,” she said.

What can the church never stop saying? “Taking the lead from the Holy Father, Pope Francis, the message which bears repeating today is ‘mercy,’” Christine said.

EXTRA BASES: Sabrina Miller, a 2014 graduate of Mercy High School, Burlingame, has signed to play softball for Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont. Sabrina was recruited by Mercy as an infielder but also excels in the outfield and behind the plate. Captain of Mercy’s varsity softball team Sabrina is a league leader in home runs, slugging percentage, and runs batted in.

Pictured from left with Sabrina are her folks William and Catherine Miller; Mercy athletic director Daniella Matteucci; and principal Ivan Hrga.

Christine wants to hear from those the communications department serves. “I do hope that the service in which we are engaged will be done with others in a spirit of dialogue,” she said. “I would welcome an active, constructive dialogue about Catholic social teaching, the witness of hope generated through the works of mercy and the ongoing work/development of a vibrant Catholic culture among many cultural realities in the archdiocese and greater San Francisco Bay Area.”

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Student’s favorite topic is religion and how it is used in politics and society TOM BURKE CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Daisy Gutierrez wants to teach and has given long thought to how she can be good at it. The 2014 San Domenico High School graduate has been captain of the school’s soccer team for two years and will attend St. Mary’s College in Moraga in the fall.

Her parents are Patricia and Ismael Gutierrez.

“The reason I want to become a teacher is because my middle school was not strong academically, and I struggled a lot at the beginning of my time here,” Daisy said. “Because of that experience, I want to give back to my community by strengthening the opportunities for strong academics for students like me.”

“I believe that all teachers must have patience with their students and the faculty, as well as be open-minded in the teaching environment,” Daisy said. However difficult, teachers should not let personal agendas get in the way of learning, she added.

“For example, if a teacher were to disagree with a student’s opinion, they should not shut them out; they should simply appreciate the fact that their student has the courage to voice his/her beliefs whether the teacher agrees with it or not. By doing this, the teacher and student establish a foundation of respect, and both individuals grow to be accepting of other’s opinions,” Daisy said.

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We asked the Catholic high schools of the archdiocese to share profiles of noteworthy seniors. This week’s story is about Daisy Gutierrez, Class of 2014, San Domenico High School.

Daisy has a favorite subject and it is religion. “I am intrigued by the stories various religions use to establish customs and cultures that make us different from one another,” Daisy said. “I am also interested in how people can take messages from Scripture literally or figuratively, and how many believe in stories that were written ages ago. Overall, I am interested in the way people use religion in political and social systems.”

Daisy grew up in Point Reyes but said she will feel right at home much farther from the water in Moraga. “St. Mary’s College is located in a Point Reyes-like area. Moraga makes me feel at home; with several trees, quiet residential areas, and a

few towns. St. Mary’s College is two hours away from my home, so I am easily able to come back whenever I like. I will be visiting my family in Point Reyes regularly, so I hope not to miss much.”

Daisy has had some good example in her chosen field at her now-alma mater. “The best thing at San Domenico is the academics,” she said. “The school really inspired me intellectually: Class size is small, enabling students to have their confidence boosted with engaged conversation but less competition. If you are a student who might not at first speak all the time, you will have your chance in classes here.”

Daisy said the teaching styles of religion teacher Michael Mello and science teacher Hilary Staples inspired her. “Mr. Mello is serious but he puts religion into present context so we are studying both the present and the past. Mr. Mello also taught religion in a way that made me feel it was legitimate and respectful to examine my faith and question it.”

“Ms. Staples’ style: She is very open and fun, not always strict, very open-minded, if you have an opinion that she disagrees with, she will always let your voice be heard” Daisy is ready for her launch into the adult world. “I’ve learned that there is no shortcut to replace hard work and real effort. In my first term at San Domenico, I wasn’t sure I could succeed here. But then I realized that I could do it, if I tried, really tried.”

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Pauline media evangelization celebrates 100 years Archbishop Cordileone to preside at anniversary liturgy at St. Pius in Redwood City CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

The Pauline family, begun by Blessed James Alberione and made up of five religious congregations, four secular institutes and a lay association, is celebrating 100 years of foundation this month.

Marking the event locally, the Redwood City-based Daughters of St. Paul – one of the congregations Alberione established Archbishop – are organizing a Mass of Cordileone Thanksgiving, reception and screening of a documentary film soon to be released on their founder, who was beatified by St. John Paul II in 2003. Also during the liturgy, six laity will make their promise as Pauline Cooperators, the lay association of the faithful that is one of the institutes of the Pauline family.

The public is invited to the centennial liturgy Sunday, June 29, at 3 p.m. at St. Pius Church, 1100 Woodside Road, Redwood City, with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone presiding. A dinner reception to follow in the gym, along with a premiere screening of the film “Alberione.”

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The sisters are part of a worldwide network of Paulines who have been committed to evangelization in the church using all forms of media for a century.

“Paulines do what St. Paul would do to communicate the Gospel if he were alive today,” said Sister Nancy Usselmann, superior of the Redwood City community and manager of the Pauline Books & Media Center at 935 Brewster Ave. in Redwood City. “We blog. We tweet. We get the word out in the most effective way possible.”

The Daughters of St. Paul are engaged in everything from traditional publications to ebooks, from TV to social media and mobile apps, working in media literacy, religious education, adult faith formation and spiritual development.

They operate 14 bookstores throughout the U.S. and in Toronto.

The Paulines are responding to the call to evangelize in the digital era, with all books published in e-book as well as print form and linked to a Web page. The ministry offers a redesigned website at Pauline.org, iPhone and Android apps and is considering making iPads available in its bookstores to assist customers in

looking up titles, Sister Nancy told Catholic San Francisco.

“We’ve realized we have to move not only to publishing but also to publishing in every way that’s multimedia, so you bring everything together,” she said.

The Paulines have been known for more than 75 years as U.S. publishers of papal documents.

Among their popular titles is “Man and Woman He Created Them,” a compilation of the Wednesday audiences of St. John Paul II known collectively as the “theology of the body.”

“We kind of coined the phrase ‘theology of the body.’ Sister Nancy said. “Only later in (St. John Paul II’s) pontificate did we actually publish it all in one book.”

She said the topic “is becoming much more popular throughout the country,” and the book is used in “theology of the body” national conferences.

The Paulines also are known for their children’s book and children’s faith formation materials.

Their J-Club (Jesus Club) scholastic book fair held at Catholic schools also teaches how to interpret media messages according to Gospel values.

This “faith-based media literacy evangelization,” as Sister Nancy called it, also is offered through media workshops at the Pauline center in Culver City.

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PENTECOST MARKS ‘LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF GOD’S PRESENCE,’ CARDINAL SAYS

WASHINGTON – The church’s celebration of Pentecost highlights the “lifechanging power of God’s presence� believers receive through the Holy Spirit, said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl.

Although the feast, celebrated June 8, doesn’t look as it did in the apostles’ time – with the roar of wind and tongues of fire – the cardinal said it serves as a reminder Cardinal Wuerl of the outpouring of God’s spirit long ago and continuously. “The Holy Spirit comes regularly� and is “active in the church today,� he said.

In a May 27 interview with Catholic News Service, the cardinal discussed the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit – wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety and fear of the Lord – which have been the focus of recent audience talks by Pope Francis.

The cardinal said these gifts, outlined by the Old Testament prophet Isaiah, are “manifestations of the presence of God’s spirit in our lives. Simply put, he said, they are meant to “help us through each day ... to draw closer to the Lord.�

DIOCESE, BISHOP SUE OVER HHS RULE FOR VIOLATING ‘CORE CATHOLIC BELIEFS’

GREENSBURG, Pa. – Claiming it infringes on the

Catholic Church’s religious liberty, the Diocese of Greensburg and Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt filed suit May 27 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the federal requirement that most employers cover contraceptives in their employee health plans.

Under the federal Affordable Care Act, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a mandate directing most employers, including religious employers, to provide employees coverage of contraceptives, sterilization and some abortioninducing drugs free of charge, even if the employer is morally opposed to such services.

Greensburg’s bishop as well as the diocese and its Catholic elementary schools and Catholic Charities agency must facilitate health coverage “that violates the church’s core Catholic beliefs,� said a diocesan press release.

The regulation goes into effect July 1. Employers who do not comply will face severe fines of up to $100 per affected beneficiary. Such “crippling fines ... could seriously jeopardize how they conduct their ministries,� the Greensburg diocesan release said.

The mandate does not include a conscience clause for employers who object to such coverage on moral grounds.

SPONSOR SAYS AIM OF BILL ON ‘WRONGFUL BIRTH’ SUITS TO PROTECT DISABLED

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, RMiss., has introduced the Every Child Is a Bless-

ing Act to combat “wrongful birth� lawsuits and prevent discrimination against children born with disabilities.

Wrongful birth cases are based on the grounds that parents would have aborted their child if they knew that he or she would be born with a disability.

As a Catholic and a staunch pro-life supporter, Palazzo said that after “coming across this disturbing trend of lawsuits, I created this bill in order to prevent discrimination and protect life.� “I am doing what I can to stop wrongful birth lawsuits and shield children with disabilities from ever hearing that they should have never been born,� he told Catholic News Service.

While the bill would prevent discrimination of disabled children in judicial proceedings and prohibit recovery of damages in wrongful birth and life lawsuits, Palazzo explained that it would not interfere with traditional malpractice cases nor prevent cases from being brought against physicians who willfully misrepresent or withhold information from patients on other grounds.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JUNE 6, 2014

Portland archbishop confirms death-row inmates ROBERT PFOHMAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SALEM, Ore. – Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample confirmed one of Oregon’s most infamous prisoners May 28 in a heavily guarded private ceremony in the maximum security prison in Salem.

In 2007 Gary Haugen was convicted and sentenced to death for murdering a fellow inmate while serving a life sentence for the murder of his former girlfriend’s Gary Haugen mother. In November 2011 Haugen gained notoriety for dropping his appeals and asking to be executed.

A second death-row prisoner, Jason Van Brumwell, who was an accomplice with Haugen in the prison killing, wants to die, too, arguing that pursuing appeals is pointless.

Haugen was scheduled to be put to death for his second murder in December 2011, but his execution was put on hold by Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, despite Haugen’s pleas to end his life.

The Democratic governor has halted all executions for the duration of his time in office.

Oregon State Penitentiary – or OSP, as the highwalled, Belgian razor wire-topped prison fortress on the outskirts of the state capital is known – houses 2,100 inmates, nearly half of whom are behind bars for sex offender convictions.

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Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., stands outside Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, where he confirmed four death-row inmates May 28. single-occupancy cells on death row. The last execution at the penitentiary occurred May 16, 1997.

On the afternoon of May 28, a shackled Haugen entered the small room followed by three other Catholic death-row inmates plus guards. Haugen, who said his heart was pounding, went to the floor and lay face down before Archbishop Sample, saying, “I am not worthy to be here.”

The prisoners – Haugen, Ricardo Serrano, Conan Hale and Jeff Tiner – were then closed in individual cages that included only a small opening. There were no chairs or pews, so Haugen stood through the entire Mass with a peaceful, gentle expression on his face.

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Though only a few feet from the archbishop, a sturdy crosshatch of iron kept them apart. Deathrow inmates are forbidden to touch anyone, so it was unusual when the archbishop reached in to anoint the inmate’s head gently.

Haugen was baptized earlier this year. Tiner, who has written letters to the editor to support Catholic causes, is Haugen’s sponsor.

During his homily, Archbishop Sample told Haugen and the other men that Jesus experienced being a criminal. He reminded the men they are not alone.

“God died on that cross because he loves you,” the archbishop said.

Archbishop Sample explained the holy oil used for confirmation. It is infused with sweet-smelling balsam. He told Haugen that now he is to be “the fragrance of Christ in this place.”

The inmates received Communion kneeling as the archbishop reached through the small opening.

“I have seen confirmations all spring and there was nothing like this one,” said Deacon Tom Gornick, who directs prison ministry in the Portland archdiocese.

Collette Peters, the Catholic woman who heads the state’s Department of Corrections, said she hoped that the media-savvy Haugen just “may be on the cusp of saving his soul.”

For his part, the archbishop is partnering with Peters so he can have better access to his parishioners who live behind bars and cannot get to Mass on weekends. His next series of prison ministry visits will be to women’s prisons.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JUNE 6, 2014

Celli: Church must embrace digital world to spread Gospel JIM MANCARI CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – The Catholic Church must establish a presence in the digital world of communications or risk being at the margins of people’s lives, said the president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

“If the church is not present and does not share the good news of God’s love for all people in this world, then we risk becoming marginal to the lives of many and are failing our mission to bring the Gospel to the ends of the earth,” Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli told more than 250 people May 22 at the Brooklyn Diocese’s annual celebration of World Communications Day. Many dioceses mark World Communications Day June 1. This year’s theme is “Communication at the service of an authentic culture of encounter.”

Before the archbishop’s keynote address, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio and Msgr. Kieran Harrington, president of DeSales, presented Archbishop Celli with the group’s St. Francis de Sales Award.

Archbishop Celli was honored for being instrumental in starting Pope Benedict XVI’s Twitter account (@Pontifex), now handled by Pope Francis. He also oversaw the creation of the Pope

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Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, delivers the keynote address during the Diocese of Brooklyn’s 23rd annual World Communications Day conference May 22.

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Archbishop Celli said that so much has changed in the field of technology in the last decade, and he encouraged

church leaders and media organizations to reflect on these changes and to develop appropriate forms of engagement with the target audience.

In what Pope Benedict has called the “digital revolution,” Archbishop Celli said that it’s easy to focus solely on the technological developments themselves, such as smartphones and all modern forms of social media.

“The truth is that the most significant change is not technological but cultural,” he said. “The real challenge is to appreciate how much is changing in the ways people, especially young people, are gathering information, are being educated, are expressing themselves and are forming relationships and communities.”

He echoed Pope Benedict’s words from 2012 in that “new technologies are not only changing the way we communicate but communication itself.”

Moreover, he said he is reluctant to use the term “new media,” since these forms of technology have become the norm around the globe, especially in developing countries.

“To talk of new media is to date oneself and to risk failing to appreciate the ordinariness in the lives of so many,” the archbishop said.

The church’s goal, Archbishop Celli said, is to embrace this new culture of

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The church also must recognize that some of its vocabulary might be problematic for its contemporaries, he said, urging those in media to rediscover simple words and metaphors with the goal of capturing the attention of a broader audience.

New forms of technology can be effective for the church in spreading its mission, Archbishop Celli said, but the church’s presence in the digital age can only work if “we are authentic witness to our faith.”

The religious media must concentrate their efforts on how to become an evangelizing presence in this new technological world.

Bombarding an audience with information should not be the goal, he said, rather media must prompt audiences to take an active role in the content and have an opportunity to explore an issue further. That desire for more content keeps them coming back for more, Archbishop Celli said.

The digital world must be “an environment rich in humanity – a network not of wires but of people,” he said.

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CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JUNE 6, 2014

Pope: Peace isn’t mass-produced but handcrafted CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis called on the world’s Christians to pray with him for peace in the Middle East, help convince governments to come to the aid of refugees and pray for Christian unity.

While peace is a gift from God, it is also built out of the day-to-day handiwork of individuals: True “artisans of peace,” who are capable of crafting fraternity and reconciliation with people of all cultures and religions, he said during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square May 28.

Reviewing his May 24-26 trip to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, the pope told the tens of thousands of people in the square that his visit to the Holy Land, “that blessed land,” was a great gift of grace for the church and himself.

He said he had gone to “bring a word of hope, but I received one in return, too,” meeting people who still hope “against hope,” enduring much suffering, “like those who fled their own country because of conflict,” or facing discrimination and persecution “because of their faith in Christ.”

“During the pilgrimage,” he said, “I encouraged authorities to continue efforts to diffuse the tensions in the Middle East region, above all in martyred Syria, as well as to continue to seek a fair solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

That is why, he said, he invited Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas – “both men of peace and builders of peace – to come to the Vatican to pray together with me for peace.”

As the people in the square applauded, the pope told them, “Please, I ask all of you not to abandon us; pray hard so that the Lord gives us peace in that blessed land. I am counting on your prayers – pray hard, and a lot, so that peace may come.”

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“There are no industries of peace” – outside, superentities that can magically mass-produce a world free of conflict – the pope told the crowd.

“No,” peace “is created day-by-day, handcrafted” by individuals whose hearts are open to God’s gift of peace.

“That’s why I urged Christians to let themselves be anointed” by the Holy Spirit, so they may always be “ever more capable of gestures of humility, fraternity and reconciliation” in their interactions with people of different cultures and religions.

During his trip, he said, he encouraged everyone to work for peace. “Each time I did it as a pilgrim, in the name of God and mankind, carrying in my heart great compassion for the children” of the Holy Land, which “has lived with war for too long and has the right to finally know days of peace.”

Despite the importance of fostering peace in the Middle East, the pope said the main aim of his trip was to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a historic encounter between Pope Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras.

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Meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople – a “beloved brother in Christ” – was “the high point” of the visit, the pope said.

Together with leaders of other Christian communities, they held an ecumenical prayer service at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher – the site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection. The event was seen as historic since the Catholic, Greek Orthodox and Armenian communities normally observe strict separation when they worship in the church.

Just as that sacred place echoed the joy of Christ’s resurrection, the pope said, “we also sensed all the bitterness and suffering of the divisions that still exist among Christ’s disciples.”

Such divisions are “truly harmful,” especially when evident at the very spot where Jesus’ resurrection was proclaimed.

During the celebration, the pope said, “we heard loud and clear the voice of the risen good shepherd who wants all his sheep to be of one flock.”

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POPE DECRIES ‘GLOBALIZATION OF INDIFFERENCE’ TO WAR

VATICAN CITY – A “globalization of indifference” has taken hold of too many of the world’s people, numbing them to the horrifying reality faced by the people of Syria and other innocent victims of war and violence around the world, Pope Francis said.

With the Syrian conflict continuing for more than three years, “there is a risk of becoming used to it” and forgetting that people are dying there each day, the pope said May 30 in a message to participants at a Vatican-hosted meeting for Catholic aid agencies.

Announcing the meeting, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum, which promotes and coordinates Catholic charitable activity, said that about 160,000 people have died since fighting began in Syria in March 2011, some 6 million people are displaced within Syria and more than 2 million Syrians have fled the country, most finding refuge in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon.

In his message to the Catholic charities, Pope Francis expressed his “great sadness” that the Syrian conflict continues, creating “unspeakable suffering and thousands of refugees, including the elderly and children, who suffer and sometimes die of hunger and war-related illnesses.”

The work of Catholic charities is “a faithful expression of God’s love for his children who find themselves in situations of oppression and

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VATICAN HAS NAMED 2 BISHOPS BEING INVESTIGATED FOR ABUSE

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis told reporters May 26 that “three bishops are under investigation” for misdeeds related to the sexual abuse of minors and that “one has already been condemned and his penalty is Cardinal O’Brien being studied.”

The pope’s statement during the news conference aboard his flight from Israel back to Italy came after he was asked what he would do if a bishop did not observe church norms regarding a moral, and often legal, obligation to report allegations of sexual abuse against a member of the clergy.

While condemning the abuse of children as “an ugly crime” and affirming a policy of “zero tolerance” for abusers, Pope Francis did not clarify whether the three bishops he mentioned were under investigation for their handling of abuse allegations or because they themselves were accused of abuse.

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As for the third bishop, the bishops’ conference of Chile published a statement in early February saying that Bishop Cristian Contreras Molina of San Felipe had asked the Vatican to open an investigation into “serious allegations” made against him. Chilean media had reported that the doctrinal congregation sent investigators to the diocese to study allegations involving the sexual abuse of minors.

CHRISTIAN LIFE MAY BE JOYFUL, BUT IT’S NOT ALWAYS A PARTY, POPE SAYS

VATICAN CITY – While Jesus promises great joy, being a Christian doesn’t mean that life will become all sunshine and roses, Pope Francis said.

The joy Jesus promises comes from knowing there is a light at the end of the tunnel, and receiving the strength and hope needed to get through the hard times, the pope said.

“We have to tell the truth: Not every part of Christian life is a party. Not all of it!” the pope said May 30 during his early morning Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae, where he lives.

Challenges such as illness, having troubles with a family member, a paycheck that doesn’t cover expenses or defaulting on a mortgage and losing one’s home are not uncommon, he said in his homily, according to a report by Vatican Radio.

There are “many problems, we have many. But Jesus tells us, ‘Do not be afraid!’”

The pope said there are two kinds of sadness or grief: one that leads to despair, and one that is at peace with joy in hope.

There is “the sadness that happens to all of us when we head down a path that is no good,” such as when we try to “buy joy, worldly happiness,” he said, but “in the end, there is an emptiness in us, a sadness.”

“This is the sadness of bad happiness,” he said, while the happiness that comes from Christ “is a joy in hope that will come.”

Jesus’ final joy is “a purified joy” that can never be taken away, the pope said. “The sign that we have this joy in hope” is a soul at peace, despite life’s trials.

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(PHOTO COURTESY NANO VISSER)

Pictured after the diaconate ordination Mass May 31 at St. Mary’s Cathedral are, first row from left: Deacon Eddy Gutierrez, Deacon Mynor Montepeque, Deacon Abel Mejia, Deacon Marcos Cobillas, Deacon Charles Seagren, Deacon Alvaro Ortega. Second row: Deacon Fred Totah, Deacon Romeo Cruz, Deacon Martin Schurr, Deacon David Previtali, Deacon Robert Meave, Deacon Rory Desmond, Deacon Graham Cumming, Deacon Arthur Sanchez. Third row: Diaconate formation director Deacon Rich Foley, Deacon Mike Ghiorso, Bishop William J. Justice, Bishop Robert W. McElroy, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archbishop George Niederauer, Bishop Ignatius C. Wang. Left side, first row: Diane Gutierrez. Behind Diane: Dorothy Totah. Behind Dorothy: Brenda Mejia.

Right side, first row: Yamilet Ortega, Starr Cobillas, Maria Schurr. Next row up: Helen Sanchez, Barbara Seagren. Behind Barbara: Gail Maeve. Behind Gail: Rosanna Cumming. Behind Rosana, from left: Delia Cruz, Claudia Montepeque, Marian Previtali.

Archbishop ordains 14 to diaconate VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone ordained 14 men as permanent deacons May 31 at St. Mary’s Cathedral, noting their “special relationship to those who are marginalized.”

“The thrust of a deacon’s life is always other-centered,” the archbishop said in his homily, noting that the ordination date was the feast of the Visitacion of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth, when John the Baptist leapt in Elizabeth’s womb, recognizing the Messiah he would herald as an adult and then “move out of the way” so others could encounter Christ.

“True happiness is not found in seeking greatness for ourselves but in lowering ourselves to serve others,” Archbishop Cordileone said.

“Dear brothers, may your diaconal ministry be a source of blessedness for you,” the archbishop said, so “that those far off might be brought near, that they might be brought into the fold of God’s eternal life, light and love.”

The 14 men ordained to the permanent diaconate were Marcos M. Cobillas Jr., Romeo Gatica Cruz, Graham S. Cumming, Rory Desmond, Eddy J. Gutierrez, Robert Joseph Meave, Abel Mejia, Mynor Montepeque, Alvaro Antonio Ortega, David R. Previtali, Arthur R. Sanchez, Martin Schurr, Charles Seagren and Fuad Sulaiman Totah.

Concelebrating the Mass with the archbishop were retired Archbishop George Niederauer, retired auxiliary Bishop Ignatius C. Wang, and auxiliary Bishops William J. Justice and Robert W. McElroy. Cardinal William J. Levada, former archbishop of San Francisco, was also present.

The cathedral was filled with families and friends of the men ordained, with babies crying and children walking back and forth to the back of the church during the two-hour Mass.

As deacons, the men will be able to

(PHOTOS COURTESY NANO VISSER)

Above, Deacon Graham Cumming celebrates with his wife Rosana and St. Isabella parishioners. Left, Deacon Eddy Gutierrez is pictured with his wife Diane and their children.

Above right, unidentified young people at the ordination Mass gaze upward at the baldacchino sculpture suspended over the altar at St. Mary’s Cathedral, remarking on how it moved and shimmered. proclaim the Gospel at Mass and deliver homilies, baptize, witness marriages, distribute Communion and perform funeral and burial services outside of Mass. They are obliged to pray the Liturgy of the Hours

daily. Deacons frequently visit the jails, visit the sick in hospitals, teach religious education, work with elders and with youth and otherwise engage in corporal works of mercy.

While men on the way to ordination

as priests are commonly ordained transitional deacons about a year before priestly ordination, permanent deacons are men who live in the world, are often married, and hold secular jobs. If they are not married, as part of the ordination ceremony, they make a promise of celibacy.

Of the 14 men ordained May 31, all but one are married and most have children and some have grandchildren. At the conclusion of the ordination Mass, Archbishop Cordileone particularly blessed the wives of the deacons who had supported them during the process and were now embarking on a new part of their lives together.

During the ordination ceremony, the men were first presented to the archbishop as having been found worthy by Deacon Richard Foley, who was in charge of the men’s five-year formation.

The ordination ceremony included several parts.

The men knelt individually before the archbishop and promised respect and obedience to the archbishop and his successors. They then laid prostrate in front of the altar, in acknowledgement of their dependence on God as the assembly invoked the intercession of the saints in “the litany of supplication.”

The archbishop individually laid hands on and silently prayed a prayer of consecration over each of the 14 men. Each of the men was vested in vestments that represent the diaconate, a dalmatic and stole. Then each man knelt before the archbishop and he placed the Book of the Gospels in each one’s hands and said: “Receive the Gospel of Christ, whose herald you have become; Believe what you read, teach what you believe, and practice what you teach.”

The final piece of the ceremony was the fraternal kiss of peace, where the archbishop followed by all the deacons present gave a hug or other sign of peace to the new deacons.

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Miss California 2010 Nicole Michele Johnson poses with Miss Unlimited participant Angelica Hogan.

Student leader Mara Sylvia, St. Ignatius ‘16, and escort Derek Jackson get Phoenix Barfuss ready to go on stage.

Isa de la Torre ‘16 meets her one-to-one buddy, Victoria Allen, at the front door.

A celebration of ‘true beauty, inclusion and inspiration’ Miss Unlimited Pageant at St. Ignatius College Prep honors 16 girls PAUL TOTAH

You can judge Michelle Wynn’s commitment to the Miss Unlimited Pageant by what she did not do.

Wynn chose to attend the May 10 ceremony that she founded at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco to honor disabled girls and women instead of going to another event, one where she was scheduled to receive the California Lloyd Ryland Outstanding High School Chemistry Teacher Award from the American Chemical Society.

“I didn’t think about the schedule conflict once,” said Wynn, who teachers honors and AP chemistry at SI. “I knew the pageant was going to be much more rewarding.”

The 16 girls and women who took part in the ceremony also felt rewarded by the event, as did the volunteers, sponsors and celebrity judges, who included San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr ’76, San Francisco first lady Anita Lee, former Miss California Nicole Michele, KPIX journalist Da Lin, meteorologist Christina Loren and Sarah Meakin, who serves as executive director of the James S. Brady Therapeutic Riding Program.

Wynn had the idea for the ceremony after watching the HBO documentary “Miss You Can Do It,” which tells the story of Abbey Curran, the first person with a disability to compete in the Miss USA Pageant and who later founded a pageant for girls with special needs.

“The pageant provided the opportunity for these young girls to be celebrated for all they are inside and not be defined by what the world sees on the outside,” said Wynn. “The idea that ‘everyone has gifts and something to offer’ struck me profoundly in this film. I knew it was a message that needed to be shared.”

At the beginning of the school year, Wynn showed the documentary to her students. “The idea for a pageant evolved into conversations during weekly lunches about true beauty, inclusion and inspiration,” she said. “We decided to bring the value of that message to the Bay Area and create our own pageant to celebrate the beauty and spirit of girls with special needs.”

Wynn’s connection to people with disabilities goes back to her youth. Her father, Dr. Charles M. Wynn Sr., has been the director of the Connecticut Special Olympics for more than 20 years. Wynn began volunteering even before her father took that office, and, while a student at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, she often returned to Connecticut to be with her “buddy” with disabilities with whom she had been paired.

To organize Miss Unlimited, Wynn sought help from Sephora’s Lianne Rostan, who put her in touch with other corporate sponsors and who helped arrange gift bags for those in the pageant.

Rostan also connected her to Brandi DeCarli and Scott Hu who, in turn, convinced several celebrity judges to lend their support.

“Having San Francisco’s chief of police and first

(PHOTOS COURTESY RACHEL QUOCK/ST. IGNATIUS COLLEGE PREP)

Miss Unlimited volunteers get ready for the participants to show up and be escorted down the red carpet. lady at the event brought some status to it and made the girls feel important,” said Wynn. “These judges will, I hope, spread the message of the event – to ignore society’s false definition of beauty and believe in the values that truly make us beautiful, such as strength, kindness and confidence.”

The participants, who ranged in age from 6 to 48, arrived at SI in the afternoon where they were greeted by a red carpet and cheering students before having makeovers and their hair styled by volunteers from the San Francisco Institute of Esthetics and Cosmetology.

Assisting Wynn behind the scenes were students from her honors chemistry classes, many of their friends as well as teachers and parents who asked to volunteer. SI counselor Sarah Merrell helped prepare contestants with answers to questions, and students even held an impromptu dance party before the show began, adding to the fun and festivity of the day.

The participants then took the stage at SI’s Bannan Theatre, escorted by tuxedo-clad students, and answered questions posed by the judges. Victoria, when asked what one change she wanted to see, replied that she urged others to ban the use of the word “retarded.” Another participant, Emma, who suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome, gave a moving speech urging expectant mothers to avoid

drinking. She then played two songs on her guitar and encouraged the audience to sing along.

At the end of the ceremony, each girl received a sash, a tiara, flowers, and a new title to cheers and applause from the packed house.

The event proved a learning experience for Wynn’s students, who solicited donations for the event, including flowers from the Flower Mart. “I teach my kids to have the courage to ask and not to take no for an answer,” she said. “They learned this works. I was also proud that students from different social groups worked together to recognize the true beauty in each other.”

The success of the pageant convinced all involved to make this an annual event. “One girl wrote me that seeing her buddy smiling and dancing melted her heart,” Wynn said. “A parent said the gift we gave those girls could not be measured and that her son, who served as an escort, was honored to be part of something so special.”

The mother of one participant told Wynn that the pageant “was a precious gift to the girls, community and everyone involved. Her daughter had been through some tough experiences, and this opportunity greatly helped her self-esteem.”

TOTAH is director of communications at St. Ignatius College Prep.

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‘El Obispo Caballero’: The first 10 years BROTHER LARRY SCRIVANI, SM

Third part of an occasional series marking the birth bicentennial of Joseph Sadoc Alemany, the Spanish-born Dominican missionary priest who served as the first archbishop of San Francisco (1853-1884).

Archbishop Joseph Sadoc BICENTENNIAL 1814-2014

Things moved fast in Gold Rush San Francisco.

The town spread with no sense of order. But no worry; mistakes got corrected the next time it burned down. In 18 months from 1849 to 1851 San Francisco burned down six times. That’s why the city flag has a phoenix – the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes.

San Francisco Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany turned out whenever the fire bell rang. He is said to have pulled children from burning buildings and when fire crews became exhausted working the pumper wagon, he would exhort the bystanders in English and Spanish to join him, and then put his hand to the pump. Though short, he was wiry and known for endurance.

Chaos in many forms dogged the prelate. The population was overwhelmingly young and male with no social restraints on personal behavior. It struck him how men had forgotten their upbringing. And Catholics, wanting to fit in, would deny their religion.

Archbishop Alemany asked for and received a division of the diocese with the boundary being just south of San Jose. The gold camps of the north became the Archdiocese of San Francisco with Alemany as bishop. The ranchos to the south and two-thirds of the former missions remained the Diocese of Monterey under a new bishop.

In the mining camps, the simple presence of a clapboard chapel with a cross drew crowds. Priests found themselves preaching to Catholics, Protestants, Jews and the unaffiliated. The crowds’ needs were simple.

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(PHOTO COURTESY BROTHER LARRY SCRIVANI, SM)

San Francisco, 1856: The easy gold was gone and people had to either settle down or leave. The churches stepped up to create social order, with Archbishop Alemany, priests and sisters leading the way. sudden change. Gold Rush ways became obsolete Evidence of death and failure filled the camps; the overnight. One had either to leave or to settle down. miners were looking for hope.

The struggle became one for social order.

Archbishop Alemany built and visited. When he The churches now led the way. The women reliwas not riding a stagecoach, he rode a horse. Owing gious Archbishop Alemany had been recruiting to his horsemanship they called him “El Obispo became active just when needed most.

Caballero.” His presence was no small In the cholera epidemic of 1857 the consolation to his priests. The more THE SERIES SO FAR sisters took over staffing of the failed distant was the camp, the greater the county hospital earning the admiraencouragement given.

PART 1: ‘You must really tion of the public. Sisters conducted In San Francisco, a clapboard chago to the California’ (Feb. pel would not secure a social presence 28, 2014, issue). Online at orphan asylums and the first schools.

Immigrant youth from nomifor the faith. Needed was a permanent http://bit.ly/1qf2ZEm. nally Catholic backgrounds were church on a hilltop. Archbishop Alea high-risk group for delinquency many cited two reasons: “To bestow PART 2: ‘A bishop for all so Archbishop Alemany opened a on our community the holy influence Californians’ (March 21). night school in the basement of his of religion”; and to provide a temple http://bit.ly/1g8LeN9. cathedral to teach English and basic for “the God whom we adore if not as literacy to make them employable. He gained public rich as he deserves, at least the best we can make it.” notice by visiting San Quentin Prison where he After announcing his intention, the archbishop “addressed the 500 prisoners in English, French, and his vicar general went door-to-door asking for Spanish and Italian.” donations. They visited every household regardless But despite all this, circumstances allowed Archof religion. This was after all, a civic project. When bishop Alemany no sense of material accomplishit was finished at the end of 1854, his brick church towered above the wood frame buildings of 1850s San ment. Outside the gate chaos waited.

Francisco. (We know it today as Old Saint Mary’s at MARIANIST BROTHER LARRY SCRIVANI lives in Cupertino. His California and Grant). email is scrivani@juno.com.

By 1855 the easy gold was gone forcing another

Wearied in our patience

hirty years ago, before the airline hijackings of Sept.11, 2001, before the shoe bomber and others like him, it was simpler to travel by air. You didn’t need to take off your shoes to pass through security, you could carry liquids with you, laptops and other electronic devices, if you had any, did not have to be brought out of your carry-on FATHER RON bags, the door ROLHEISER to the cockpit wasn’t barricaded with steel, and there was much less paranoia in general about security. You even got to see the pilot occasionally.

I remember such an occasion 30 years ago when I did see the pilot, and heard him engage in conversation with a particular passenger. It was an early morning flight from Dublin to London in a small, commuter-type plane with no business-class section. I was seated in the aisle seat in the first row and directly across the aisle from me, in the first row of seats, sat a middle-aged woman who, very soon, made it clear that she had a phobia about flying. Shortly after we were seated she called the airline attendant over and told her that her family had talked her into taking this flight but that she was terribly frightened and was having second thoughts about staying on the plane. The attendant gently tried to reassure her that everything was safe; indeed statistically she was safer in the

air than on the ground. But logic doesn’t so easily quiet a phobia. The woman was reassured for the moment, aided no doubt by the fact that she was sitting 10 feet from the door which was still wide open and that our plane was, for the moment, obviously not going anywhere.

But she began to be progressively more panicky after the doors were closed and the plane began to back away from the gate. The airline attendant reappeared to calm her and, for a few moments again, her reassurance worked. The woman grew calm and our plane took its place in the queue of planes waiting to take off. Suddenly, the woman broke out in a full-scale anxiety attack, shouting to the airline attendant that she needed to get off the plane. The attendant, having already twice failed to effectively calm her, opened the door to the cockpit to talk to the pilot and, within a minute, the pilot emerged and began to speak to the panicked woman.

He might have been a professional counselor, given the patience and empathy with which he treated her. He took her hand and gently gave her reassurances: “It’s okay to feel like this! Lots of people have these fears. You’re perfectly safe here. I have flown this route countless times in this very airplane; I guarantee it’s safe. Your family will be waiting for you in London, think of how happy they’ll be! And once you’ll have done this, you’ll be free from this fear for the rest of your life. I will personally escort you off the plane in London!”

His words seemed to work a magic, the woman calmed down and nodded to him that she was ready. Yes, she was going to do this. The pilot returned to his seat, and I sat in awe of his patience.

But a phobia is what it is. After several minutes, just as it was our turn to move out for takeoff, the woman went into another anxiety attack, worse than the first.

The airline attendant got up and quickly opened the cockpit door, sharing the situation with the pilot. The door closed without a word and our plane turned round and slowly taxied back to our gate.

Upon arrival, the pilot announced that we had returned to the gate because a passenger was experiencing “an emergency” but that we wouldn’t be too long at the gate. A jetway bridge came out from the gate and the door of the plane opened. The airline attendant opened the door to the cockpit and I could hear the pilot’s voice clearly. Irritated, angry, sharp in tone, he said to the attendant: Get her off ! Just get her off this plane!

Gone were his patience, gentleness, warmth and empathy. He had already tried these, to no avail. The woman had had her chance. It was time to move on: Get her off ! Just get her off this plane!

We all sympathized with his loss of patience. We’d run out of patience too. It wasn’t like he hadn’t tried. He’d just run out of patience, gotten worn-down, had had enough. That’s understandable and forgivable. He had done well, pretty well in fact ... but, in the end, not well enough.

Ultimately he had given in to weariness and Scripture tells us that we must never grow weary of doing what’s right.

Of course, we mostly don’t have the strength to do that. Mostly we do the right thing until our patience runs out, and then it’s: Just get her off this plane!

OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

LETTERS More God, less culture and media

I read a letter in the San Francisco Chronicle on the tragedy of Isla Vista that I thought captured the essence, of our society. Little by little culture and media are shaping the lives of future generations: We don’t need God! Our discovery of science daily is enough. Now football and sports replace church activities. Parking-lot picnics fill in.

Olivia Fisher San Francisco Editor’s note: The letter appeared in the May 27 San Francisco Chronicle. The writer, Pat Smith, said traditional religion instilled in the Isla Vista killer from birth “might have helped him with the narcissism, envy and bitterness that drove him to pick up that weapon.”

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When doing nothing has its benefits

How a president’s son proved himself

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eing the son of an American president comes with as many pressures as it does privileges, especially when you’re his first boy and you bear his name.

Theodore Roosevelt Jr., felt that his dad, President Teddy Roosevelt, demanded more of him than of his three younger CHRISTINA brothers. The CAPPECCHI boyhood levity expressed in his broad Howdy-Doody smile, tanned skin and light eyes was never fully unhinged from the weight of expectation.

One day when Ted Jr. was about 9, his dad gave him a rifle. When he asked if it was real, his father loaded it and shot a bullet into the ceiling.

It wasn’t long before the family faced the glare of the national spotlight. Teddy Roosevelt began his presidency the day after Ted Jr.’s 14th birthday.

Ted wasn’t the academic type, but he attended his dad’s alma mater, Harvard, and plodded along. After college Ted worked in the steel and carpet business and then became a branch manager of an investment bank. He was making good money and, it seemed, a name for himself,

yet he was badgered by questions of legacy and leadership, thoughts of the renegade who walked softly and carried a big stick.

When World War I began, Ted felt compelled to leave his job and volunteer for service. He fought in several major battles and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. The war refined the young father of three, filling him with newfound purpose.

Back home, Ted enjoyed considerable political success until World War II beckoned and the 53-yearold returned to active duty. He was soon promoted and eventually became known as a general who often visited the front lines.

When D-Day neared, Ted was not assigned to the front lines, which he argued several times and then formally petitioned, writing: “I believe I can contribute materially…by going in with the assault companies. Furthermore, I personally know both officers and men of these advance units and believe that it will steady them to know that I am with them.”

At 56, Ted became the oldest man in the Normandy invasion. He was the only general on D-Day to land by sea with the first wave of troops.

He was also the only man to serve with his son on D-Day. Ted was one of the first soldiers off his landing craft at Utah Beach early on that first Thursday in June. He skillfully redirected the men when he realized they had landed more than a mile south

of their target, maneuvering the beach with a cane and a pistol. He didn’t appear deterred by his arthritis and heart troubles when he declared, “We’ll start the war from right here!”

As June pressed on, Ted guided his troops and kept them calm, reciting poetry and sharing stories about his father. He died of a heart attack five weeks after D-Day, shortly after being captured by Germans.

I think of his story this month, as we mark D-Day’s 70th anniversary. I imagine the Hail Marys chanted as 20-year-old men neared Normandy, feeling the spray of the English Channel. They responded to the terror in their hearts with prayer.

“I am not a religious man,” Lt. Col. Robert Lee Wolverton told his battalion hours before the D-Day parachute dropped them behind enemy lines. “But I am going to ask you to pray with me for the success of the mission before us. And while we pray, let us get on our knees and not look down but up with faces raised to the sky so that we can see God and ask his blessing in what we are about to do.”

Seven decades later we salute these men. At the heart of their bravery was belief. We honor their memory, and we look up.

CAPECCHI is a freelance writer from Inver Grove Heights, Minn., and editor of SisterStory.org, the official website of National Catholic Sisters Week.

What we say and how we say it

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y mom has always been an exclaimer. When she sees a beautiful flower she immediately voices her delight, punctuated with an almost audible exclamation point.

“Look at that rose!” she’ll gush, bending in for a sniff.

“Gorgeous!”

My dad is also quick to share his enGINNY KUBITZ thusiasm for MOYER awe-inspiring things. I remember car trips as a teenager where he would play and replay his favorite song from “Les Misérables,” exclaiming at the singer’s ability to hit and sustain a high note. “Listen to that! Amazing!” he’d say every time.

These memories make me smile.

They also invite some personal reflection: Now that I’m an adult myself, what inspires me to speak in exclamation points?

To be honest, it’s not always the good things. I often use exclamation points to express my frustration with fellow drivers (“That wasn’t even CLOSE to a stop, Buddy!”). Occasionally, I use them when complaining to my husband about annoyances at work (when the fire alarm is accidentally triggered for the third time in a month, you simply can’t punctuate that story with a period).

After some lapsed years in my 20s, I now love being Catholic, but do my kids know that?

But there are two little boys who hear most of what I say, which is a good reminder to think about whether I’m spending more energy complaining or celebrating. Kids may not seem to be listening to what we say, but they are. The things that get us excited often become the things that get them excited – both the good and the bad.

As parents, we have a unique power: the power to pass on our enthusiasm for awe-inspiring, beautiful things. We can help our children see which things in life are worth our energy and our attention, both in what we choose to say and in how we say it.

I try not to take this power for granted. Just as my mom did, I frequently exclaim over the colors of a rose or the scent of lavender. In the car with my boys, I point out the deer grazing on the grass or the impressive bank of fog creeping over the hills. I sometimes show my kids video clips of great dancers, and I see wonder creep into their eyes: Wow, that really is cool.

These days, I’m trying to vocalize my enthusiasm for my faith, too. After some lapsed years in my 20s, I now love being Catholic,

but do my kids know that? Do they know that I get a thrill from the sight of sun coming through the jewel-tones of stained glass? Do they know that I’m a huge fan of the saints, all those women and men who showed us so many different ways to live a life of meaning? Do they know that I’ve finally realized that Mass isn’t boring, but a chance to have a close encounter with Jesus every single week?

I’m not sure they do, and that’s something I want to change.

Because if there was ever anything worthy of exclamation, it’s this: Jesus shows up every single Sunday, without fail. And he doesn’t show up in some abstract, vague way, but as something we can see and touch and taste.

Even with all my pettiness and messiness and faults, he becomes present as bread for me, as if to say that he will connect with me however he possibly can. It’s the central mystery of our faith, and it’s enough food for a lifetime of thought.

So this is my new challenge: to share these ideas with my kids, and to do so with an audible exclamation point. “Jesus makes himself food for us! Every single time! Isn’t that cool?”

They may not fully grasp the words, but they’ll hear my excitement … and that’s a very good start.

MOYER is the author of “Random MOMents of Grace: Experiencing God in the Adventures of Motherhood.” She blogs at RandomActsofMomness.com.

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’ve never felt so refreshed. Momentarily, I have lived my favorite Italian proverb, “l’arte di non fare niente,” or “practicing the art of doing nothing.”

My day started hectically: An assignment was due, meetings were scheduled, and I needed to prepare for a retreat I was FATHER EUGENE conducting.

HEMRICK At noon, I took a lunch break with the intention of returning to my work as quickly as possible. As I walked home from the restaurant on the mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington the thought occurred, “Why not practice ‘l’arte di non fare niente,’ sit on a bench, forget all activities, and set no time limits.”

Gillian Anderson, an American actress, once wrote, “I have a real problem with stillness, with just stopping and being quiet.”

I concur! Guilt, urgency and restlessness conspired against me that day, giving me the judders. It was extremely difficult to stop with everything in me desiring to rush off.

Our accelerated age of hyperactivity has spawned countless books on ways to counter its damaging effects, making us wonder if this rushed, nonstop, torrid pace is one reason why so many celebrities die from drug overdoses. Were they searching for the peace of mind that stillness generates? Did they choose the wrong means for achieving it?

And what might be the right means for accomplishing this desired stillness?

First, let’s identify the culprits depriving us of stillness. For example, are we on the Internet or texting nonstop? Are we glued to the news, not knowing when to stop, or do we have a problem saying “no”? Have these practices become an addiction? If so, admit the addiction.

Humble admission is, and always has been, the first step to recovery.

Second, take the offensive. Kristin Armstrong, an Olympic gold medalist in cycling, points out, “When everything is moving and shifting, the only way to counteract chaos is stillness. When things feel extraordinary, strive for ordinary. When the surface is wavy, dive deeper for quieter waters.”

In other words, concede that you have a predicament, bite the bullet and move on.

Third, to achieve stillness, give it a supernatural context. This is something that Blessed Teresa of Kolkata said well by stating, “We cannot find God in noise or agitation. In nature we find silence – the trees, flowers and grass grow in silence. The stars, the moon and the sun move in silence. ... What is essential is not what we say but what God tells us and what he tells others through us.

In silence he listens to us; in silence he speaks to our souls. In silence we are granted the privilege of listening to his voice.”

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SUNDAY READINGS

Pentecost Sunday Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’

JOHN 20:19-23 ACTS 2:1-11 When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven staying in Jerusalem. At this sound, they gathered in a large crowd, but they were confused because each one heard them speaking in his own language.

They were astounded, and in amazement they asked, “Are not all these people who are speaking Galileans? Then how does each of us hear them in his native language? We are Parthians, Medes, and Elamites, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya near Cyrene, as well as travelers from Rome, both Jews and converts to Judaism, Cretans and Arabs, yet we hear them speaking in our own tongues of the mighty acts of God.”

PSALM 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God, you are great indeed! How manifold are your works, O Lord! the earth is full of your creatures; Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord be glad in his works! Pleasing to him be my theme; I will be glad in the Lord.

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

If you take away their breath, they perish and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

1 CORINTHIANS 12:3B-7, 12-13 Brothers and sisters: No one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but

the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.

JOHN 20:19-23 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.”

A personal Pentecost

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rogressing through stages of Jesuit “formation” toward ordination, I had to juggle academics, spirituality, prayer, ministry, family and friendships, experiencing in the process many joys and struggles. I succeeded fairly well in many of those areas, except one: I could not speak in public. I was a nervous wreck.

Even on minor occasions, if someone were to ask me to speak, I would decline, not out of humility, but out of sheer terror. Compounding the problem was my sense of unworthiness to preach because I felt: Who am I to tell others about God and life, when I myself am far from perfect?

All that changed dramatiFATHER CHARLES cally . I was ordained priest PUTHOTA on Aug. 19, 1989, which will make it 25 years this summer. At the ordination Mass, I presided over my brother’s wedding and baptized my nephew and niece. The next day was the “first” Mass, at which were present family, friends and many concelebrants, including my Jesuit provincial. At that Mass, I suddenly felt a gentle touch that released

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POPE FRANCIS POPE DECRIES MARITAL ‘CULTURE OF COMFORT’

Pope Francis blamed a “culture of wellbeing” and comfort for convincing married couples that a carefree life of world travel and summer homes was better than having children. He said married couples should look at how Jesus loves his church to learn how to be faithful, perseverant and fruitful in their vocation. In his homily June 2 at morning Mass at his residence at the Domus Sanctae Marthae at the Vatican, the pope said fidelity, perseverance and fruitfulness were the three characteristics of God’s love for his church and should be the same three pillars of a Christian marriage.

me from the burden of nervousness and fear. I could preach and celebrate the Mass with ease, serenity and joy. My provincial later remarked that I had gone about the Mass as if I had been a priest for a long time.

At that Mass I experienced the Holy Spirit powerfully and tangibly. It was my personal Pentecost.

Anointed by the Holy Spirit, I became free. To this day, my sense of unworthiness has only deepened and matured – paradoxically in a joyful, liberating way – so that I could accompany others through the word and Eucharist, my sinfulness notwithstanding.

My personal experience was not so unlike that of the apostles on Pentecost day. They were afraid and anxious too. Even after the risen Christ had appeared to them, they were still confused and nervous, uncertain and apprehensive. The locked door was the metaphor of their state of mind. They could not take hold of the life and mission entrusted to them.

All that changed dramatically. The wind blew.

The fire came. They were liberated from paralyzing fears. Their tongues were now loosed; their hearts became courageous; their minds were enlightened.

Now they could preach the risen Christ in word and deed. They were unstoppable. No power on earth could subvert their mission. All this was made possible by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

The apostles’ personal metamorphosis is for the

purpose of serving the multitudes in Jerusalem and beyond. First of all, everyone can hear Peter’s message in their own language, which signifies that the confusion of Babel has given way to the facility of understanding one another, not only across the languages we speak, but also the diverse languages of the world, such as society, religion, culture, worldviews, philosophies, etc.

In John’s Gospel where resurrection and Pentecost are one integral reality, Jesus combines the gift of the Holy Spirit with the mission to forgive sins. Peter carries out that mandate at Pentecost when he assures those who feel “cut to the heart” that they need to “repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

God’s mercy, which Pope Francis has made a cornerstone of his papacy, is at the heart of our experience of the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit in our personal life and in the life of the church and the world can be discerned by how courageously we can share God’s forgiveness and mercy. The Holy Spirit drives away our fears and empowers us to proclaim God’s tender mercies. Are we ready for another Pentecost to carry the mercy message to the ends of the earth?

FATHER PUTHOTA is pastor of St. Veronica Parish, South San Francisco.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, JUNE 9: Monday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Ephrem, deacon and doctor. 1 KGS 17:1-6. PS 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8. MT 5:1-12.

TUESDAY, JUNE 10: Tuesday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time. 1 KGS 17:7-1. PS 4:2-3, 4-5, 7b8. MT 5:13-16.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11: Memorial of St. Barnabas, apostle. ACTS 11:21b-26; 13:1-3. PS 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4, 5-6. MT 5:17-19.

THURSDAY, JUNE 12: Thursday of the Tenth Week in Ordinary Time. 1 KGS 18:41-46. PS 65:10, 11, 12-13. mt 5:20-26.

BARNABAS c. first century June 11 The story of this early missionary, a Cypriot Jew called Joseph, is told in the Acts of the Apostles.

He was named Barnabas (son of encouragement) by the Twelve Apostles when he sold property and gave them the money (4:36-37). He introduced the convert Paul to the apostles (9:27), was officially sent by the Jerusalem church to Antioch (11:22-26), was set apart with Paul by the Spirit for a mission to Cyprus (13:2), attended the Council of Jerusalem (15:12), and returned to Cyprus with Mark (15:36-41). By tradition, he was martyred there.

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Biography shines light on sometimes overlooked Catholic composer REVIEWED BY RACHELLE LINNER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

“PLAYING BEFORE THE LORD: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JOSEPH HAYDN” BY CALVIN R. STAPERT. Wm B. Eerdmans Publishing (Grand Rapids, Mich., 2014). 304 pp., $24.

Calvin R. Stapert, a professor emeritus of music at Calvin College, has written a persuasive and loving biography and appreciation of Joseph Haydn (1732-1809).

Although Haydn was respected during his lifetime, after his death his legacy was eclipsed by Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn’s music came to be characterized as “basically trivial, a mere diversion from the serious affairs of this world – pleasant, charming, humorous and ultimately inconsequential.”

Stapert disagrees. “I love Haydn and think he belongs very near the top of any list of great composers.”

“Playing Before the Lord” will be most fruitfully read by the serious student of music. Interweaving biography and detailed analysis of certain works,

Stapert likens his listener’s guide to a trail guide for a hiker, providing a “general overview of the terrain and point out some things to look for along the way.” His purpose is to “alert a listener’s ears to what there is to hear in Haydn’s music.”

Even with a helpful glossary these sections can seem daunting to a person unfamiliar with music analysis.

Still, there is enough in the book that is accessible to the general reader and having this background will enhance a listener’s appreciation of Haydn’s work.

Stapert argues for Haydn’s greatness and his humility. “Haydn’s office as a composer was indeed high, but he carried it out humbly before his Creator in the service of his fellow creatures.” Haydn said of himself, “Consider me a man whom God has granted talent.” His prodigious ac-

complishments make “talent” an understatement. He was a remarkably prolific composer of symphonies, concertos, sonatas, string quartets, operas, folksong settings, Masses and oratorios. His religious works include the “Stabat Mater,” the “Creation” oratorio and “The Seven Last Words of Our Savior on the Cross.”

Stapert’s appreciation for Haydn’s music is based on not only the music’s technical brilliance but to his respect for the composer’s strong Catholic faith. He says this about the oratorio, “The Seasons”: “Haydn’s mastery of the art of composition enabled him, at the end of his career, to create one of the great works of pastoral art of all time, a hymn of gratitude for the beautiful, hospitable world God made and placed us in.”

One suspects that Stapert resonates

with Haydn’s faith, but he is also an optimistic man who regrets grim or preachy art. “To put it in language as seemingly naive as what Haydn himself used, our world needs more art that makes it a happier place.”

Haydn died in Vienna, Austria, May 31, 1809, less than three weeks after Vienna surrendered to French troops.

On May 24, “a French officer visited him and sang the aria from ‘The Creation’ that follows the creation of Adam.”

It is impossible to read this book without, likewise, thanking God for the talent he gave to both Haydn and to Stapert. Then one should go and listen to music.

LINNER, a freelance writer and reviewer, has a master’s in theology from Weston Jesuit School of Theology.

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The Burmese community of St. Finn Barr Parish in San Francisco is hosting the first annual Burmese Food Festival, June 28 at Jefferson High School, Daly City. The event will raise funds to support the Myanmar Catholic ministry and its part-time pastor Father Francis Than Htun, the only Burmese-speaking priest in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The archdiocese provides half of Father Htun’s salary, living expenses and benefits, with the Burmese community providing the other half.

Having a priest who speaks Burmese is vital to the estimated 150 Burmese Catholic families in the Bay Area, the majority of whom live in Daly City. Father Htun said 35 to 70 Burmese Catholics attend a 4 p.m.

Mass at St. Finn Barr each Sunday.

Individual servings of traditional Burmese dishes will be sold for $5 each. The St. Finn Barr Thursday night novena group will provide free entertainment.

First annual Burmese Food Festival: June 28, noon-6, Jefferson High School, 699 Serramonte Blvd., Daly City. For food tickets, call St. Finn Barr Parish at (415) 333-3627.

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ST. ISABELLA SCHOOL, SAN RAFAEL: Eighth grader Sydney Ratto asked a question last fall that changed her school and local community forever. She stopped her science teacher, Jack Strange, and her fellow classmates in their tracks when she asked, mid-lecture: “What are we doing just sitting here?” It turned out Ratto was preaching to the choir when she said she wanted to “help change a life for the better.” Strange, a Rotarian himself, told his class about The Interact Club, a junior version of the nonsectarian Rotary Club, which he says “embraces lots of Catholic values.” Modeled after the larger organization’s motto of “service above self,” the St. Isabella Interact Club chapter was chartered in 2013 as the newest and youngest Interact Club in the U.S.

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Presentation Sister Mary Jo Wise died May 26 at age 66. She was a Sister of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary for 45 years.

Sister Mary Jo taught at Presentation High School and St. Brigid School, San Francisco. She also was a founder of the Presentation Shelter Home for abused and abandoned children which continued through Sister Mary Jo 1985. Sister Mary Jo also ministered Wise, PBVM at St. Elizabeth Home, now Epiphany Center, and Saint Luke Hospital.

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Sister Mary Jo is survived by her sister Sherry Wise Hobbs and nieces Patricia DeVito and Kelly Powell.

A funeral Mass was celebrated May 30 at St. Agnes Church, San Francisco with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma.

Remembrances may be made to Sisters of the Presentation, Development Office, 281 Masonic Ave., San Francisco 94118.

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Brother Bede appreciates all the prayers that individuals, prayer groups, and sodalities at the aforementioned parish churches have offered for him over the years, the abbey said in an announcement.

Father C. M. Buckley and the Dominican friars at St. Dominic Parish, he entered the Western Dominican Province, remaining for five years.

Upon his return to San Francisco in 2003, he spent six years working as a hotel doorman, studying at a business school and living in the neighborhood of St. Mary Cathedral. During this time he also often frequented Mass at Star of the Sea Church, where his mother Charlotte Clark is still a parishioner, as well as at the downtown churches of Notre Dame des Victoires, St. Patrick, and the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. Eager to return to consecrated life, he entered Prince of Peace Abbey five years ago, professing temporary vows in 2011.

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Msgr. Knapp championed Worldwide Marriage Encounter CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Dean and Claire Simonich of Half Moon Bay wrote a letter to the editor noting that the paperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s May 30 obituary for Msgr. Richard Knapp did not mention his ministry as a Worldwide Marriage Encounter presenting priest. The letter is printed in full below.

Msgr. Knapp gave many weekends from 1998 until his health made him stop. He guided us through the first weekend we presented, and many couples remember his gentle and caring presence.

Msgr. Knapp wrote the following about his Worldwide Marriage Encounter ministry in 2005: Although still busy at Our Lady of Loretto, I began a new ministry shortly after I retired in 1997. In the fall, I attended a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and prepared to be a priest member of the presenting teams. It took me some time to write my talks as the outline was strict about content and timelines.

Msgr. Richard Knapp, right, who died May 18, is pictured in this file photo with, left, his brother, retired St. Stephen Parish pastor Father William Knapp, who died in 2011; and retired St. Kevin Parish pastor Msgr. James Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley, who died in 2012.

I was part of a presenting team for the first time in the fall of 1998.

That very first weekend convinced me that I had made a good choice.

Just to see the couples at the end of the weekend was sufficient reward for our team efforts. They were in

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good marriages when the weekend began, but they rekindled their love and commitment to each other as the weekend went along. And follow-up participation with other encountered couples has shown that the results can last a long time.

Not only have I been impressed with the couples making the weekend, I have been equally impressed by the dedication of the presenting couples. I have worked with more than 30 presenting couples and, believe me, they are dedicated to this mission of helping other couples improve their marriages.

I will be part of a presenting team for the 26th time this fall. In those past encounter weekends, we reached out to 400 couples. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost as many couples as I prepared for marriage over the past 50 years. Yes, this ministry is a rewarding one. I would encourage couples to somehow fit a Marriage Encounter weekend into their schedule.

Msgr. Knapp touched many lives in this archdiocese and in the surrounding dioceses as well. He will be missed.

The writers went to their first Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in 1993 and have been a presenting couple on weekends since 2004. Call (415) 3667093 or visit wwme.org.

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UNSUNG HERO: Woman veteran honored FROM PAGE 1

“This is in behalf of the crew here, who really appreciate your service,” said Capt. Andrew Fugimoto, who handed a somewhat stunned Pavlisin a plaque that read: “Honoring the World War II service of United States Coast Guard Reserve SPAR Mary Patricia Gleeson Pavlisin.”

The event, attended by her children and grandchildren, included an honorary lunch and a presentation by the crew of the Stratton, named after Capt.

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She entered as a yeoman and, stationed in San Diego, learned what she called “blind flying” – instrument navigation to operate flight simulators.

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“She jokingly tells us that she had not heard much about the Coast Guard in Terra Haute,” Newman added. “You don’t see many Coast Guard cutters on the Wabash River.”

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“Mary’s story is an interesting story of self-sacrifice for the greater good without ever thinking about or wishing to be recognized,” Morison said, noting that it is also an example of women beginning to be enculturated into greater service and more responsibility.

In addition to playing organ for the church, Pavlisin taught religious education classes on Saturday mornings at the parish school and participated in the Mount Carmel Women’s Club and PTA while her children attended the school.

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

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

FIRST FRIDAY: The Contemplatives of St. Joseph offer Mass at Mater Dolorosa Church, 307 Willow Ave., South San Francisco, 7 p.m., followed by healing service and personal blessing with St. Joseph oil from Oratory of St. Joseph, Montreal.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 REUNION: St. Stephen School, San Francisco, 1964 graduates, Mass in St. Stephen Church 4:30 p.m., followed by tour and refreshments with dinner 6:30-10 p.m., Gold Mirror Restaurant, 18th Avenue and Taraval. Contact Katherine Moser development@ststephenschoolsf.org; Thom McCue and Jim Lynch ststephens1964@aol.com.

ANNIVERSARY: St. Raphael School celebrates its 125th anniversary with school tours from 3-4:45 p.m., Mass at 5 p.m. in honor of generations of alumni followed by a reception in the Louis G. Freitas Memorial Gym. (415) 454-4455; alumni@straphaelschool. com; visit St. Raphael Alumni Facebook page.

SUNDAY, JUNE 8 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 4 p.m., Christoph Tietze, organist. All recitals open to the public, freewill offering accepted at the door.

Ample free parking. www.stmarycathedralsf.org; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213.

SATURDAY, JUNE 7 prayer services, music. Please RSVP to Ynez Lizarraga at lizarragay@ sfarchdiocese.org. Visit http://sforeym.org/sites/default/files/insert/ Youth%20Leadership%20Training%202014%20word.pdf.

CEMETERY MASS: Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma, All Saints Mausoleum, 11 a.m. Father Brian Costello, pastor, Most Holy Redeemer Parish, San Francisco, principal celebrant.

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PEACE MASS: Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Avenue at Lawton Street, San Francisco, 9 a.m. Father Arnold Zamora, pastor, principal celebrant and homilist. Zonia Fasquelle, zoniafasquelle@gmail.

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PENTECOST IN BOLINAS: Father Bruno Gibson leads morning retreat in celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 16 Horseshoe Hill Road, Bolinas followed by Mass. Confessions available: 9 a.m., “The Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind; 10 a.m.. “I Have Come to Bring Fire to the Earth”; 11 a.m. Mass. stmmbolinas.wordpress.com; stmmbolinas@gmail.com; (415) 868-5006.

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CATHOLIC TV MASS: A TV Mass is broadcast Sundays at 6 a.m. on the Bay Area’s KTSF Channel 26 and

YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING: One-day archdiocesan training for high school aged youth including incoming freshmen who have received the sacrament of confirmation at Mercy High School, 3250 39th Ave., San Francisco, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., $30 per person, breakfast, lunch and snacks included as well as materials for the day. Participants will be shown about leadership in areas including activities, discussions,

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12 MANSION PICNIC: “Picnic at the Mansion” is a fashion show fundraiser at Burlingame’s Kohl Mansion benefiting the women and mission of SVdP’s Catherines’ Center, a program helping women reclaim their lives after incarceration, noon. SVdP’s Catherines’ Center models will be on runway with fashions from SVdP stores, $45. Jodie Penner, (650) 373-0622; jpenner@ svdpsm.org.

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TV MASSES: EWTN airs Mass daily at 5 a.m., 9 a.m., 9 p.m. and at 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. EWTN is carried on Comcast 229, AT&T 562, Astound 80, San Bruno Cable 143, DISH Satellite 261 and Direct TV 370. In Half Moon Bay EWTN airs on Comcast 70 and on Comcast 74 in southern San Mateo County.

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CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 4 p.m., David Hatt, organist. All recitals open to the public.

Freewill offering accepted at the door.

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FRIDAY, JUNE 27 SUNDAY, JUNE 22 CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 4 p.m., Mauro Correa, guitar. All recitals open to the public. Freewill offering accepted at the door. www.stmarycathedralsf.org; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213. Ample free parking.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24 ‘CONVERSATIONS IN CULTURE’: “Habits of Being, Habits of Grace: The Intersections of Literature and Faith,” with retired San Francisco Archbishop George H. Niederauer and facilitator Stephen C. Córdova, 7:30 p.m., Msgr. Bowe Room, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, parking lot level. Admission free.

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18 GRIEF SUPPORT: Free monthly grief support, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, third Wednesday of each month, 10:30- noon, Msgr. Bowe Room, on the west side of the park-

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26 THEOLOGY CAFÉ: A speaker series at St. Pius Parish, Homer Crouse Hall, 1100 Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City, featuring topics associ-

CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 4 p.m., Victor Xie, viola, with Xiyan Wang, piano. All recitals open to the public. Freewill offering accepted at the door. www.stmarycathedralsf. org; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213. Ample free parking.

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USED CAR NEEDED Retired Senior needs used car

Warm, Caring, Irish Lady looking to care for the elderly.

Caregiver for the elderly

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(415) 672-8784

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Irish lady with many years of experience with all types of home care.

Excellent local references. | Car for errands and appts.

Home Care A endants/CNA’s wanted in SF & San Mateo area. Exp. Preferred.

Work one-on-one in client’s home. Compe ve pay rates.

(415) 386-8764

415.759.0520

Caregiver for Elderly

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LOOKING EAST

Blessed John Paul II called for the Church to “breathe with both lungs,” incorporating the rich traditions of both the Christian East and West. But how?

Join Rev. Father Kevin Kennedy, Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Russian Byzantine Catholic Church, for a catechetical lecture on the First Saturday of each month at 1 p.m. to learn more.

Our next First Saturday Lecture will be on Saturday, June 7, at 1:00 p.m., at 5920 Geary Blvd. (at 23rd Ave., the former St. Monica's convent), in San Francisco, CA 94121 10:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Fellowship luncheon 1:00 p.m. Lecture

$75

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