Archbishop urges death penalty repeal Statement on Propositions 62 & 66 on the November 2016 California Ballot
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone
Three years ago at this time I was part of a delegation of California bishops who paid a pastoral visit to San Quentin State Prison. While there, we had the opportunity to meet with a number of the inmates on death row, hearing their stories, learning of the misfortunes in their lives, and becoming sensitized to their deep spiritual yearnings and innate desire for God. The experience put a human face on a tragic human condition that we very comfortably can – and usually do – completely ignore. This experience also highlights the challenge we as a society face in determining how we can foster peace in this increasingly violent and complicated world. The answer is certainly not by inflicting more
“… the current use of the death penalty does not promote healing. It only brings more violence to a world that has too much violence already.” Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone violence. As we, the Catholic bishops of California, said in our statement reaffirming our opposition to the death penalty: “Our support to end the use of the death penalty is also rooted in our unshakable resolve to accompany and support all victims of crime.... As
we pray with them and mourn with them we must also stress that the current use of the death penalty does not promote healing. It only brings more violence to a world that has too much violence already.” We teach on this sensitive matter aware of the complexities of this issue, but also in communion with the bishops throughout the United States, with conferences of bishops throughout the world, and with the consistent teachings of the Popes of our time. As Pope Francis has recently stated: “The death penalty is an offense to the inviolability of life and to the dignity of the human person; it … does not render justice to victims, but instead fosters vengeance… the basic purpose of all punishment is the rehabilitation see props. 62 & 66, page 10
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Divorced Catholics are loved and “always belong to the church” – those are Pope Francis’ direct words and the message of a special one-day retreat hosted by the Archdiocese of San Francisco Nov. 12. The retreat to be held at St. Hilary’s Parish in Tiburon, offered in the Year of Mercy, invites divorced Catholics who may be far from the church to return home to a “loving Mother Church and merciful Father God,” according to Ed Hopfner, archdiocesan director of marriage and family life. “The church, from Pope Francis all the way down to our local archdiocese wants divorced Catholics to know they are loved and appreciated and important members of our parish communities,” Hopfner said. Pope Francis put a fine point on this in a 2015 Vatican address saying divorced Catholic couples “are not excommunicated and they must absolutely not be treated that way!” Speakers for the retreat include Father James Sullivan from the Diocese of Oakland, Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf and Father Roger Gustafson, pastor of St. Brendan Parish in San Francisco. The day also includes Mass, confession, a presentation on annulment, group discussion and lunch. Pre-registration is required and child care will be available. “Divorce is a difficult reality for many Catholics in today’s world,” said Hopfner. There are many misunderstandings about the topic that add to the suffering, he said. Victoria Parrot, organizer of the retreat with Hopfner and a parishioner at St. Hilary Parish in Tiburon who was divorced nine years ago, said that she and her son did not feel included in many parish events after her divorce. “I really felt it,” she said. “It’s difficult enough losing your own marriage and family. But the biggest thing in divorce is that sense of separation from God and your church family.” And she is not alone. see divorced, page 16
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Sister of Perpetual Adoration Mariana professed first vows at a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in the monastery chapel in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury District Aug. 21. The monastery’s charism is eucharistic adoration and the chapel is open to the public 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. See Page 11 for story and photos.
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‘Amoris Laetitia’ II: Christian marriage
Need to know TRANSITUS: Secular Franciscans of Our Lady of Angels Fraternity, Burlingame commemorate the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, his passage from earthly life into everlasting life, Oct. 3, 7 p.m. The rite includes a candlelight procession, Scripture readings, writings and stories of St. Francis, hymns, and a litany of Franciscan saints. Light refreshments and information follow; Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Drive, Burlingame; Diane Creedon (650) 678-6449; dianecreedon@sbcglobal.net. SECULAR FRANCISCANS: Learn about the Secular Franciscans at Our Lady of Angels Fraternity, Burlingame Oct. 15, 9-10 a.m., Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Drive, Burlingame, lower hall on Cortez Avenue. See how Secular Franciscans live joyfully in the world and celebrate God’s creation in the spirit of peace, humility, and simplicity; Diane Creedon (650) 678-6449; dianecreedon@sbcglobal.net. Bishops Wang, Cummins honored: Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Ignatius Wang, and Bishop Emeritus of Oakland John S. Cummins will receive the U.S. Catholic China Bureau’s Matteo Ricci Award at a dinner 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3,Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th Street #290, Oakland. To sponsor and/or register for the dinner, contact Father Rob Carbonneau (510) 900-2015 director@uscatholicchina.org uscatholicchina.org Blessing of the Animals: At St. Mary’s Cathedral, 11 a.m., Oct. 1.The event honors the creator of all things and traditionally takes place on or near the feast of St. Francis of Assisi. Please bring pets on a leash or otherwise under control, and be prepared to clean up after them if necessary. Deacon Christoph Sandoval (415) 567-2020.
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This is the second in a series of six articles by Archbishop Cordileone on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation “Amoris Laetitia” (the Joy of Love).
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n my first reflection on “Amoris Laetitia” (the Joy of Love), I wrote of our Christian understanding of human nature, that we are made for love – to love and be loved – and are not primarily solitary individuals but fundamentally social beings, made for union and communion with others, and ultimately with God in heaven. God exists as a “union and communion of persons,” says St. John Paul II, and unlike us, is pure spirit. We humans, however, are spirit and matter. We see God’s plan for humanity Archbishop in the Book of Genesis, Salvatore J. where we are told that Cordileone “God created mankind in his own image … male and female he created them.” Our creation as male and female is not arbitrary; it springs from God’s design at the very beginning of Creation. The man and woman are able to “become one flesh,” and out of that union life-giving love comes forth. In this way, Pope Francis tells us, “The family is the image of God, who is a communion of persons.” There are many forms of love between persons, but only the union of a man and a woman is able to generate new human life. In St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, he says that the “great mystery” of the one-flesh union refers not only to the union of husband and wife, but above all to the union of Christ and his Church. This is what we mean when we speak of marriage as a sacrament. A sacrament is a physical sign which at one and the same time points to a reality greater than and beyond itself, and makes that reality present here and now; it causes to happen that which it represents. Water, for example, represents
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cleansing and life; when we use it in the sacrament of Baptism, it actually gives spiritual cleansing and new life. Likewise, bread and wine represent physical nourishment; in the Eucharist, the bread and wine are transformed into the Body and Blood of Christ in order to give us spiritual nourishment. So it is with sacrament of Holy Matrimony: It is not only a sign of God’s unity with us and love for us, but actually makes that unity and love present to the couple when they live out the sacrament. Our understanding of Christian marriage, then, is that it is a reflection of the life of the Trinity itself. St. John Paul II even goes so far as to say that it is the conjugal union of husband and wife that most fully expresses and realizes the image and likeness of God in which we were created. Furthermore, it is a means by which God unites the spouses to each other, and unites Himself to His Church (indeed, a great mystery). This is reflected in the marriage vows of husband and wife, of both permanence and exclusivity. Just as Christ’s unity with his Church cannot be broken, a consummated sacramental marriage cannot be “undone” (other than by death). The third marriage vow, openness to life, is an icon of the new life that comes forth from the Trinity, and the new life Christ brings to his Church. Pope Francis reminds us of this when he says that married couples are to be “generous in bestowing life.” The union of the spouses, when the two “become one flesh,” is intended as a renewal of the wedding vows; the couple does with their bodies what they promised in their wedding vows. And, as we all know, actions speak louder than words. This is why the Church takes sexual union so seriously – it is intended to be sacramental! We can see that God’s plan – a man and a woman, exclusively united until death, whose conjugal union is open to new life – is reflected in the wedding vows for Christian marriage. As Pope Francis reminds us, truly “marriage is a gift from the Lord.” However, he also speaks of the very real difficulties marriages and families face today. In my next articles, I will address some of these difficulties to which Pope Francis refers.
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Parish teams are registering voters at a number of parishes around the archdiocese before the Nov. 8 election, said Lorena Melgarejo of the Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns. “In the Catholic tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation,” state the U.S. bishops, in their teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” The bishops state, “The obligation to participate in political life is rooted in our baptismal commitment to follow Jesus Christ and to bear Christian witness in all we do.” Parishes which have parish teams helping register voters are: Mission Dolores, St. Peter, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Paul of the Shipwreck, St. Mary’s Cathedral and Corpus Christi in San Francisco; All Souls, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Holy Angels, St. Bruno, St. Matthew, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, St. Bartholomew, St. Timothy, St. Anthony’s in Menlo Park, St. Francis of Assisi in East Palo Alto in San Mateo County. The Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns hopes more parishes will join the effort, Melgarejo said, saying her office is happy to help with logistics. In California, the last day to register to vote is Oct. 24. Online registration is also available at registertovote.ca.gov.
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A parish team registered voters at St. Mary’s Cathedral Sept. 4 where the Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonization of Mother Teresa was celebrated. Left, Father Francis Garbo registered to vote in San Francisco at Mission Dolores parish Sept. 11. Formerly pastor of St. Timothy in San Mateo, Father Garbo was appointed as pastor at Mission Dolores late last year. Right, pastor of two Mission District parishes, St. Peter and St. Anthony of Padua, Father Moises Agudo registered to vote at St. Anthony on Sept. 4. Father Agudo is archdiocesan vicar for Spanish-speaking Catholics.
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St. Dunstan teacher takes the ‘Wheel’ Tom Burke catholic San Francisco
It’s been exciting and fun speaking on email with St. Dunstan School math and science teacher Charlene Calaunan who just won $3,200 during Teachers Week on “Wheel of Fortune.” The show aired Sept. 13 but “I won’t Charlene get the prizes for a Calaunan while,” she told me. When she does get the dough though it will “help start a robotics club at St. Dunstan,” where she has been a faculty member for 12 years, and “the rest will be for a nice trip for me and my husband, Howard.” Our talks until the show aired had been under the radar as Charlene was bound not to reveal any outcomes until it was shown on TV. Now with the show in the can and on the screen, it is no longer secret. It took Charlene until the show’s final round to get at any money. “It was such a relief to win the last puzzle before the bonus round after hitting bankrupt and lose a turn all night,” she said. The puzzle she solved was ADD IT TO MY WISH LIST. Charlene watched the show with family and friends. “My family is so supportive and were very excited to see me on the show. I’m so happy that we got together and they were just cheering me on the entire time.” Others watched too: “My family on the East Coast and West Coast and pretty much all of St. Dunstan watched. I got some pretty nice text messages and social media messages from family and friends that watched the show.” Did she like seeing herself on TV? “It was fun watching myself play. I laughed at all my reactions to getting the bankrupt on the wheel.” Charlene
BENEFACTORS VISIT: Dorothy and John Shea, founders of Shea Family Charities, are pictured with St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School students Elizabeth Soriano and Michael Ortega-Portillo on a recent visit by the generous couple to the school. Both St. James School and SA-IC began the new school year with more than $200,000 each in improvements funded by the Sheas’ foundation. “The entire exterior of each school sports a fresh coat of paint, and classrooms and hallways were repainted,” the schools said. “SAIC also has new carpeting and window blinds. Bathrooms at St. James were upgraded and the kindergarten playground was resurfaced.” Teachers in both schools have new Mac laptops and classrooms have wireless Epson printers and Apple TV. Both schools are part of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose “Vision of Hope,” a nonprofit that provides tuition assistance and program support to inner-city schools. Shea Family Charities has funded major projects in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and this is its first with Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. “We hope to do more,” said John Shea. “Catholic schools do such a wonderful job educating inner-city children. They need our support.” was impressed with the treatment she received from producers and others all the way through the process that began at a tryout at Graton Casino and ended with the taping in Culver City months later. They even let her know that her winnings are taxable income, she said. “We have three generations of family who love ‘Wheel of Fortune,’” Charlene said. “My best experience was meeting Vanna White and Pat Sajak. Vanna was just a joy when she came in to welcome us. She’s so down to earth. Pat Sajak is a sweetheart as well. He called me adorable, which I will take with me forever.” The money is great but another prize, Charlene said, is perspective: “I guess that the experience taught me not to take myself seriously and to enjoy the moment. I like playing games with my students so I think I would like to add more games to the learning experience.”
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Archdiocese hosts ‘Together in Holiness’ marriage and family conference Sept. 24 will separate and Darrow will talk to the women about reclaiming their beauty, while Arland Nichols, president of the St. John Paul II Foundation will talk to the men about being the spiritual leaders of their households, Folan said. Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
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The Archdiocese of San Francisco is hosting a daylong “dynamic” marriage and family conference to help Bay Area Catholic couples “grow together in holiness and learn to form their children in the Catholic faith.” Engaged couples and individuals are also welcome at the Sept. 24 “Together in Holiness” conference at Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Belmont, said Ed Hopfner, director of the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family Life. Free child care begins at 8 a.m., but registration is required in advance by organizers. The conference is 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. “We want to give busy Catholic families practical tools they can take away from the conference, to help them become a ‘domestic church’ as Pope Francis and Pope St. John Paul have called us to,” Hopfner said. St. Dominic parishioner Kathy Folan, who with her husband is among the organizers, agreed, saying, “We want to help give spouses and parents and future parents the tools to raise their families centered on Jesus Christ, which starts with each person’s relationship with God, and their relationship with him as a married couple.” “Together in Holiness” is a marriage conference series for dioceses, an initiative of the Texas-headquartered St. John Paul II Foundation
A for Life and Family, a lay apostolate founded in 2013. The foundation takes to heart what St. John Paul II said, “As the family goes, so goes the nation and the whole world,” noted Christopher J. Stravitsch, a founding vice president of the organization, in a YouTube video. Witchita, Kansas hosted a “Together in Holiness” conference Sept. 10, and the dioceses of San Antonio, Houston and Orlando, Florida, have scheduled “Together in Holiness” conferences in the coming months. Each conference brings to life a theme from St. John Paul II’s teachings on marriage and family life. The first talk will be given by former America’s Top Model participant, Leah Darrow, titled “Prodigal Daughter. How a Dad Got His Little Girl Back.” Then men and women
“We hope we have created a holy, inviting atmosphere rich with content to take home and create holy families. We are all called to be saints, and we work together to bring this to fruition,” Folan said. For more information, togetherinholiness.org
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Rosary rally at UN Plaza Oct. 8 Catholic San Francisco
The Archdiocese of San Francisco’s annual rosary rally is Oct. 8 at United Nations Plaza in San Francisco. The event begins with 10 a.m. Mass celebrated by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 1111 Gough St. at Geary Boulevard. The one-mile rosary procession begins at 11:15 a.m., led by the archbishop from the cathedral to U.N. Plaza where the rally begins at noon. Archbishop Cordileone will deliver the keynote address, and the event will conclude with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. The rosary rally was re-established in 2011 at the initiative of the Legion of Mary on the 50th anniversary of Servant of God, Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton’s Family Rosary Crusade. The 1961 rosary rally drew hundreds of thousands to Golden Gate Park’s Polo Field. Father Peyton was known as the “Rosary Priest” because he tirelessly promoted the powerful prayer of the rosary around the world, preaching to an estimated 28 million people over the course of his life. His rosary rallies attracted
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
Local sisters create collective prayer movement for election ‘civility’
Search process begins for superintendent of Catholic schools The Archdiocese of San Francisco has hired the search firm of Carney, Sandoe & Associates to conduct a national search for new superintendent of Catholic schools. Interim superintendent Nina Russo, who replaced superintendent Maureen Huntington in 2015, plans to retire at the end of this school year. Shown in photo are Carney, Sandoe Catholic Schools Practice leader Bob Regan and search committee chairman Father Stephen Howell.
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Over 60 sisters from about a dozen Bay Area communities committed on Sept. 10 to eight weeks of “intense contemplative prayer” with the intention of shifting pre-election public discourse from vitriol to “conversations marked with respect and care for the common good.” In less than one week, the movement has a Facebook hashtag – #contemplativepower – and has gone national, according to Dominican Sister of San Rafael Carla Kovack, vocations director for the order. “Our world is in chaos and it really needs the spiritual energy that comes from women who have practiced prayer for 40, 50, 60, 70 years,” she said “We need to focus that energy for the good of the world. Maybe that’s our role at this point in time.” Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Nancy Sylvester had been invited to San Rafael that day for a workshop on “communal contemplation” and the Dominican sisters opened it up to all women religious in the Bay Area, said Sister Carla. Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose Gloria Marie Jones spontaneously posed a challenge at the end of the event attended by Sisters of Social Service, Sisters of the Immaculate
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Dominican Sister of Mission San Jose Gloria Marie Jones speaking to the sisters.
Heart of Mary, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Adrian Dominican Sisters, Daughters of Charity, Sisters of the Holy Family, Sisters of Mercy, and Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. “We’ve spent the day galvanizing this contemplative power that we’ve been gifted in who we are,” she said. “What if we all focused it for the next eight weeks on civil dialogue, on conversations that are marked with respect and the common good?” With that question the movement was born. “We do this believing there is power in holding the space to envision this reality as we open ourselves to God working within us,” Sister Carla said.
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
New school leadership start year at Catholic schools in archdiocese Kellie Mullin Principal, St. Raymond School, Menlo Park
Mullin has worked in education for 11 years, six in Catholic schools. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from UC Berkeley. She is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of San Francisco’s Catholic Educational Leadership program. “I believe that Catholic education involves a moral commitment to work toward achieving social justice and recognition of the dignity of all people. I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to work to accomplish this at St. Raymond School,” Mullin told Catholic San Francisco.
Adrian Peterson Principal, St. Matthew School, San Mateo
Peterson served for 10 years as vice principal of St. Catherine of Siena School, Burlingame. She holds a graduate degree in education and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of San Francisco. In a letter to parents, St. Matthew pastor, Msgr. John Talesfore said: “I am overjoyed to welcome Mrs. Peterson as our principal” and confident “she will embrace the best of our rich St. Matthew School traditions.”
Sister Cecilia F. Fabular, OP Principal, St. Charles Borromeo School, San Francisco
Dominican Sister Cecilia has previously taught at St. Charles and Colma’s Holy Angels School. She has been a teacher for more than two decades. She
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Scott McLarty Head of School, Mercy High School, San Francisco
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
Attorney Stephen T. Lanctot is 2016 St. Thomas More Award winner The St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco has named attorney Stephen T. Lanctot winner of its 2016 St. Thomas More Award. “This prestigious award recognizes those who have made significant contributions to the legal community, the Catholic community, or the society and/ or have dedicated themselves to public service or charitable Stephen T. works,” the group said in a stateLanctot ment. The St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco was founded in 1937 and is the oldest fellowship of Catholic lawyers and judges in the West. St. Thomas More Society president Matthew Graham said Lanctot “has contributed to the community so selflessly and with such great humor over the years, especially in the area of Catholic education.” Lanctot attended San Francisco’s St. Agnes School and St. Ignatius College Preparatory, later earning an undergraduate degree in history from Santa Clara University and a law degree from the University of San Francisco’s School of Law. He
is currently a partner at Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass, LLP, where he has practiced since 1983. Lanctot has been a parishioner at St. Philip Neri Church in Alameda for 40 years and has been chairman of San Francisco’s Immaculate Conception Academy’s board of directors for 10 years. The attorney was instrumental in the school’s transition to a Cristo Rey school and was recently honored with ICA’s Cristo Rey Leadership Award. “Stephen lives the mission of ICA Cristo Rey and with wisdom journeyed through our transition to the success of a fully integrated program,” Dominican Sister Diane Aruda, ICA president, told Catholic San Francisco. “At the heart of his service is building community through relational leadership. We are both proud of Stephen and grateful for him.” He and his wife Mary are parents of three adult children, Brendan, Madelyn, and Caitlin. The award presentation takes place Oct. 25, at the Red Mass beginning 5:30 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul Church on Washington Square, San Francisco. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant. Information about the Red Mass and Dinner can be found at www.stthomasmore-sf.org.
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
Archdiocese launches grass roots effort urging death penalty repeal Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco
As if we had to tell you, the stakes are high in California’s Nov. 8 general election. Among those stakes is the possible return of the state’s use of the death penalty as the maximum punishment for murder – and the archdiocese’s Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns is in overdrive promoting the Catholic Church’s position that the death penalty should be repealed. The California bishops urge a yes vote for Prop. 62, “The Repeal of the Death Penalty Initiative”; a no vote against Prop. 66, “The Death Penalty Procedures Initiative”; and a yes vote for Prop. 57, “The California Parole for Non-Violent Criminals and Juvenile Court Trial Requirements Initiative.” Those three are the only propositions among the 18 on the ballot for which the California bishops have taken a public policy position. “Many of our people don’t know, if you ask them, what these propositions are about,” said Julio Escobar, coordinator for the archdiocese’s restorative justice program. He and colleagues Lorena Melgarejo and Carolina Parrales met with the archdiocesan Council of Priests Sept. 7 to seek support from pastors for educational outreach visits to parishes and schools which would include afterMass voter registration. “The Jubilee Year of Mercy presents a key opportunity for us to respectfully engage and educate parishioners and help them vote according to their values,” Escobar said. More than a dozen parishes so far have formed and trained voter outreach and registration teams. Melgarejo has been with many of them after Mass at Mission Dolores, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Peter, St. Mary’s Cathedral and Corpus Christi parishes in San Francisco County and All Souls, St. Anthony of Padua, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Holy Angels, St. Matthew, St. Bartholomew, St. Timothy, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Francis of Assisi in San Mateo County. Melgarejo is coordinator of parish organizing for the archdiocese and lead organizer for the interfaith community organizing network, the San Francisco Organizing Project/Peninsula Interfaith Action, a member of PICO National Network. “I’ve had some really wonderful conversations with people after church,” she said. She said few people are familiar with a document central to her office’s outreach: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship.” The 41-page document, first published in 2007 and most recently revised for
props 62 & 66: Archbishop urges death penalty repeal FROM PAGE 1
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A delegation of California bishops and others visited San Quentin State Prison in 2013. Front row, L-R: Stockton Bishop Stephen E. Blaire; Oakland Bishop Michael C. Barber; Bishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, retired auxiliary of Orange; death penalty repeal advocate Sister Helen Prejean; Julio Escobar, Archdiocese of San Francisco restorative justice coordinator; Debbie McDermott, California Catholic Conference. Second row, L-R: San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Fresno Bishop Armando X. Ochoa; San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice; Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto. Back row, L-R: Ned Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference; Bishop Robert W. McElroy, now bishop of San Diego; Monterey Bishop Richard Garcia; Jesuit Father George Williams, San Quentin chaplain. the 2016 election, says the “obligation to participate in shaping the moral character of a society is a requirement of our faith.” The document applies Catholic teaching to major policy issues but does not give specific direction on how to vote. Prop. 62 would repeal the death penalty, replacing it with life in prison without possibility of parole and would require the convicted to work to pay restitution to victim’s families. It would apply retroactively to 747 people already sentenced to death in California. In concert with supporting Prop. 62, the California bishops oppose Prop. 66, which speeds up the appeals process. A majority vote for Prop. 66 would override a majority vote for Prop. 62. The bishops also support Prop. 57
which would increase parole and good behavior opportunities for felons convicted of nonviolent crimes and allow judges to decide whether to try certain juveniles as adults in court. “Proposition 57 offers alternatives: an increase in public safety leading to less crime; programs to promote healing and rehabilitation and the means to deal with offending juveniles as the wounded children that they are,” the bishops wrote. The archdiocese will continue voter registration until the deadline of Oct. 24 and parish educational outreach until the Sunday before election day. If your parish is interested in forming and training a voter outreach and registration team, contact melgarejol@sfarch.org.
of the offender” (message to the 6th World Congress against the Death Penalty, June 2016). As California citizens we have an opportunity to make our voices heard on behalf of the inviolability of human life and for rehabilitation over retribution. I ask you to join me in voting to end the death penalty in our state by voting Yes on Proposition 62, and voting No on 66. Doing so will put to end the myths of capital punishment – such as the assertion that it serves as a deterrent to violent crimes – and also to the flaws it perpetrates, such as its disproportionate use on the poor and minorities. Most tragic of all, though, is the finality of the sentence: no restitution is possible for a wrongful execution. Since 1973, 151 people have been released from death rows in the United States due to evidence of their wrongful convictions. How many were not so fortunate? Voting Yes on Proposition 62 will be a vote affirming the human dignity of those on death row, affording them the opportunity to rehabilitate themselves. I also ask you to join me and my fellow California bishops by opposing Proposition 66. This Proposition would expedite executions in California. A rush to streamline that process will inevitably result in the execution of more innocent people. In a decisive historical moment for the ancient people of Israel, when they were about to cross the Jordan River to occupy the Promised Land after wandering 40 years in the Sinai Desert, Moses told them: “I set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you … may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). We are likewise at a decisive moment in our country and state, and we, too, are given the same choice, a choice we will make when casting our vote this November. Let us choose life, then, that we may live.
California bishops support death penalty repeal,prison rehabilitation ballot propositions California’s bishops recommend two yes votes and a no vote on three of the 18 California propositions on the Nov. 8 ballot. They have taken no official position on the remaining propositions but offer analysis at www.cacatholic. org/take-action/election-2016.
punishment for murder with life in prison without the possibility of parole. California bishops support Prop. 62 (vote YES): “All life is sacred – innocent or flawed – just as Jesus Christ taught us and demonstrated repeatedly throughout His ministry.”
Proposition 62: Repeal of the Death Penalty
Proposition 66: Death Penalty Procedures Initiative
Proposes a repeal of the state death penalty and replaces the maximum
Proposes amending state law in an attempt to speed up the judicial
review of death penalty cases. *California bishops oppose Prop. 66 (vote NO): “The search for a fair and humane execution process and protocol has failed for decades.Any rush to streamline that process will inevitably result in the execution of more innocent people.”
Proposition 57: Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act
Proposes parole consideration for
nonviolent felons. Authorizes sentence credits for rehabilitation, good behavior, and education. Juvenile court judge, not prosecutors, will decide whether juvenile will be prosecuted as adult. *California bishops support Prop. 57 (vote YES): “A Catholic approach leads us to encourage models of restorative justice that seek to address crime in terms of the harm done to victims and communities, not simply as a violation of law.”
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
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The cloistered Dominican nuns moved into Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park in 1928, but they came to the archdiocese in 1921 at the request of Archbishop Edward Joseph Hanna who wanted them to bring their charism of eucharistic adoration to the archdiocese. L-R Sister Maria Christine of the Cross, OP, prioress; Sister Mary Isabel of the Angels, OP, temporarily professed; Sister Lisa Basanese, postulant; Sister Marie Dominic of the Incarnate Word, novice; Sister Andre Marie, novice; Sister Joseph Marie of the Child Jesus, OP, vocation directress/novice mistress.
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Sisters of Perpetual Adoration with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Aug. 21 after the first profession of Sister Mariana. The monastery was founded in 1928 by sisters from Guadalajara, fleeing the Mexican government persecution of the Catholic Church. The order, whose charism is adoration of the Eucharist, has 80 monasteries worldwide, 60 in Mexico.
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Each of the four monasteries of contemplative nuns in the Archdiocese of San Francisco is attracting new vocations – young women who are choosing to embrace an enclosed life and lifetime of prayer, fasting, penance, and work in a small community of women religious behind the walls of a cloister. “It’s very radical, it’s not easy,” said Dominican Sister Joseph Marie of the Child Jesus, vocation directress of the Cloistered Dominican Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery in Menlo Park. But she said, “When God calls you, you have that desire, nothing else, and he will give you the grace.” Corpus Christi Monastery has one temporarily professed, two novices, and one postulant in its community of 12 nuns. “In the last four years, the number of elderly nuns that died has equally been replaced” throughout the cloistered Dominicans in the U.S., said Dominican prioress Sister Maria Christine of the Cross, which she says “defies” any metrics. After a number of years without new vocations, the Monastery of Perpetual Adoration on Ashbury Street in San Francisco now has three novices and another young woman in Guadalajara, Mexico, who hopes to enter soon, said Sister of Perpetual Adoration Alma Ruth Vargas, novice mistress. At present there are 11 nuns, she said. The Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, located across the street from the University of San Francisco, now has 18 solemnly professed nuns, and another four temporarily professed. The Mother of God Carmel in San Rafael has six nuns including one novice. “In San Francisco we have seen a considerable rise in the contemplative orders,” said Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, director of the archdiocesan Office of Consecrated Life. “I’m not sure how the Holy Spirit is working in this regard but I think it is really a gift of the Spirit and …this is a gift to the church.” “Pope John Paul calls it a priceless gift. It is a priceless gift, not just for the church but the world,” said Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in his homily at Perpetual Adoration Sister Mariana’s first profession on Aug. 21. Cloistered nuns have received a vocation to “devote one’s whole life, not
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The Carmelites of the Monastery of Cristo Rey live a life hidden away. The Parker Avenue monastery was founded in 1927 by Carmelites from Guadalajara who fled the Mexican persecution of the Catholic Church. The monastery was established in San Francisco through the work of Jesuit Father Dionisio Kavanaugh.
“The world and the church need you to be beacons of light for the journey of the men and women of our time. This should be your prophetic witness.” Pope Francis
New apostolic constitution on cloistered nuns, “Vultum Dei Quaerere” or “Seek the Face of God,” July 22, 2016. merely moments” to God, he said. “By solemn vows we are entrusted with the task of praying for the church,” said Dominican Sister Maria Christine. “We are consecrated specifically to praise God.” “We pray for Catholics and nonCatholics, for all God’s people,” said Carmelite Mother Elizabeth of the Trinity, prioress of the Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey. The Catholic Church sets the cloistered contemplative vocation apart. Cloistered communities of nuns are governed by papal enclosure, “a grave obligation of conscience both for the nuns and for outsiders,” according to “Verbi Sponsa,” a 1999 “Instruction on the Contemplative Life and on the Enclosure of Nuns” approved by St. John Paul II, a document referenced by Pope Francis in July in his new apostolic constitution on cloistered nuns “Vultum Dei Quaerere” or “Seek the Face of God.” “By virtue of the law of enclosure,
nuns, novices and postulants must live within the enclosure of the monastery, and it is not permissible for them to leave it, except in cases provided for by law; nor is it permissible for anyone to enter the area of the enclosure of the monastery, with the exception of cases provided for by law,” states “Verbi Sponsa.” “I think for young people in general being called to a radical way of life is very important,” said Perpetual Adoration Sister Teresa Guadalupe, 29, who on Aug. 6, after a year as a postulant was clothed in the white veil and scapular of a novice. “Young people, our dreams are big. The world gives so many options outside but when we feel a calling from the Lord, we want to give it all,” said Sister Teresa, who grew up in Arizona, where she graduated from the University of Arizona. Each nun is called to an order and a monastery with its specific charism, according to sisters at several monas-
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teries. Each monastery is a separate juridical entity under the diocesan bishop, as well as belonging to a religious order. Sister Teresa said as soon as she met the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in San Francisco, she felt she belonged. “The joy of the community was just something that, it was just wow!” she said. “I was talking with them and laughing with them. That was very important.” “Each story is different. The way the Lord calls each sister is different,” said Mother Elizabeth of the Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey. Cristo Rey Monastery’s sub-prioress, Carmelite Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart, who grew up in the outer Sunset district near San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, said she originally did not believe it was possible to have a personal relationship with God. Her see cloistered, page 16
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
From paranoia to metanoia
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ometimes we’re a mystery to ourselves, or, perhaps more accurately, sometimes we don’t realize how much paranoia we carry within ourselves. A lot of things tend to ruin our day. I went to a meeting recently and for most of it felt warm, friendly toward my colleagues, and positive about all that was happening. I was in good spirits, generative, and looking for places to be helpful. Then, shortly before the meeting ended, one of my colleagues made a biting comment which struck me as bitter and unfair. Immediately a series of doors FATHER ron began to close inside me. My rolheiser warmth and empathy quickly turned into hardness and anger and I struggled not to obsess about the incident. Moreover the feelings didn’t pass quickly. For several days a coldness and paranoia lingered inside me and I avoided any contact with the man who had made the negative comments while I stewed in my negativity. Time and prayer eventually did their healing, a healthier perspective returned, and the doors that had slammed shut at that meeting opened again and metanoia replaced my paranoia. It’s significant that the first word out of Jesus’ mouth in the synoptic Gospels is the word, metanoia. Jesus begins his ministry with these words: “Repent
[metanoia] and believe in the good news” and that, in capsule, is a summary of his entire message. But how does one repent? Our English translations of the Gospels don’t do justice to what Jesus is saying here. They translate, metanoia, with the word, repent. But, for us, the word repent has different connotations from what Jesus intended. In English, repentance implies that we have done something wrong and must regretfully disavow ourselves of that action and begin to live in a new way. The biblical word, metanoia, has much wider connotations. The word, metanoia, comes from two Greek words: meta, meaning above; and nous, meaning mind. Metanoia invites us to move above our normal instincts, into a bigger mind, into a mind which rises above the proclivity for self-interest and self-protection which so frequently trigger feelings of bitterness, negativity, and lack of empathy inside us. Metanoia invites us to meet all situations, however unfair they may seem, with understanding and an empathic heart. Moreover, metanoia stands in contrast to paranoia. In essence, metanoia is “non-paranoia,” so that Jesus’ opening words in the synoptic Gospels might be better rendered: Be un-paranoid and believe that it is good news. Live in trust! Henri Nouwen suggests that there are two fundamental postures with which we can go through life. We can, he says, go through life in the posture of paranoia. The posture of paranoia is symbolized by a closed fist, by a protective stance, by habitual suspicion and distrust. The posture of metanoia, on the other hand, is seen
in Jesus on the cross. There, on the cross, we see him exposed and vulnerable, his arms spread in a gesture of embrace, and his hands open, with nails through them. That’s the antithesis of paranoia. Some of the early church fathers suggested that all of us have two minds and two hearts. For them, each of us has big mind and a big heart. That’s the saint in us, the image and likeness of God inside us, the warm, generative, and empathic part of us. All of us harbor a true greatness within. But each of us also has within us a petty mind and a petty heart. That’s the narcissistic part of us, the wounded part, the paranoid part that turns self-protective and immediately begins to close the doors of warmth and trust whenever we appear threatened. Such is our inner complexity. We are both bighearted and petty, open minded and bigoted, trusting and suspicious, saint and narcissist, generous and hording, warm and cold. Everything depends upon which heart and which mind we are linked to and operating out of at any given moment. One minute we are willing to die for others, a minute later we would see them dead, one minute we want to give ourselves over in love, a minute later we want to use our gifts to show our superiority over others. Metanoia and paranoia vie for our hearts. Jesus, in his message and his person, invites us to metanoia, to move toward and stay within our big minds and big hearts, so that in the face of a stinging remark our inner doors of warmth and trust do not close. Oblate Father Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.
They’re confessors, not ‘culture-warriors’
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ike Shelby Foote’s three-volume masterpiece, “The Civil War: A Narrative,” Francis Parkman’s seven-volume colossus, “France and England in North America,” is worth reading and rereading for its literary elegance as well as its historical insight. Parkman, like Foote, wrote history from a point of view: In Parkman’s case, the Whiggish conviction that, when Wolfe defeated Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham in 1759, North America was won for liberty against popish authoritarianism. Yet, again like Foote, the elegiac southerner who recgeorge weigel ognized Lincoln’s greatness, Parkman was bigger than his point-of-view and could thus celebrate the heroism of the 17th-century Jesuits martyred in the raw wilderness of the New World. Rereading the last volume of Parkman’s massive work, I was struck, however, not by the Bostonian’s occasional historiographic dyspepsia, but by his keen insight into the future. Here, in the late-19th century, was a man who had spent decades chronicling the prehistory of the United States. Yet at the very end of it all, he turned his mind to the challenges ahead of his country, and did so in ways worth pondering today. The prose is a bit old-fashioned, but the message is spot-on contemporary in this election season: “The disunited colonies became the United States.
The string of discordant communities along the Atlantic coast has grown into a mighty people, joined in a union which the earthquake of civil war only served to compact and consolidate… (Americans) have become a nation that may defy every foe but that most dangerous of foes, herself, destined to a majestic future if she will shun the excess and perversion of the principles that made her great, prate less about the enemies of the past and strive more against the enemies of the future, resist the mob and the demagogue as she resisted Parliament and king, rally her powers from the race for gold and the delirium of prosperity to make firm the foundations on which that prosperity rests, and turn some fair proportion of her vast mental forces to other objects than material progress and the game of party politics. She has tamed the savage continent, peopled the solitude, gathered wealth untold, waxed potent, imposing, redoubtable; and now it remains for her to prove, if she can, that the rule of the masses is consistent with the highest growth of the individual; that democracy can give the world a civilization as mature and pregnant, ideas as energetic and vitalizing, and types of manhood as lofty and strong, as any of the systems which it boasts to supplant.” For some years now, courageous Catholic bishops in these United States have been issuing a similar challenge: To avoid a “perversion of the principles” on which American democracy rests – a deterioration that reduces freedom to willfulness; to “resist the mob and the demagogue,” when the people fall for the blandishments of the sound bite and embrace candidates unworthy of public office; to see in the American
democratic experiment “something more than the race for gold”; and to live the truths of Catholic social doctrine in order to “make firm the foundations on which…prosperity rests.” In doing all this, these bishops have followed the lead of the Second Vatican Council by calling their people to live freedom nobly, not as self-indulgence but as a method of responsibility. Theirs has been a genuinely public service, for in challenging U.S. Catholics to give our country a new birth of freedom rightly understood, these bishops have called the entire country to reclaim the “principles that made her great,” including those principles that the social doctrine calls “the dignity of the human person,” “the common good,” “subsidiarity” and “solidarity.” For their pains, these bishops are now derided in some quarters as “culture warriors.” It’s a title that St. Augustine, St. Charles Borromeo, and St. John Paul II (in his days as archbishop of Cracow) would have regarded as an apt description of their responsibilities when faced with cultural aggressions of various sorts. But the real term for the American bishops who have issued a challenge similar to Francis Parkman’s is another that could be applied to Augustine, Borromeo, and Wojtyla: “confessor” – a synonym for defenders of the faith. For the faith includes the truth about the human person and human communities, which nations ignore at their peril.
The same episode in another Gospel (Matthew) uses a different word. It is also true that languages evolve to more sophistication. Primitive languages tried using words to describe God, and failed. Many who tried used symbols familiar in their time. Unfortunately, the meaning of symbols evolves over time and so we are left with some puzzling readings today. The meaning of the “hate” passage is clear, and we hear it often repeated in job interviews in our time: “If you come to work here, I want your full commitment to the company.” Alex M. Saunders, MD San Carlos
It is interesting to note that our delightful Spanish mission-style church was much too small for the parish in the 1950s and ‘60s. There were at least four, maybe five, Masses in the auditorium each Sunday morning, concurrent with the Masses in the church. It is amazing to think how the priests, in the days before eucharistic ministers, coordinated being in both places to distribute Communion. Working that out must have been a miracle. Mr. Gargano, very properly, prominently mentioned the Sisters of Mercy who made the school what it was. Each class had 50 students in those days. The sisters, and a small number of extraordinary laywomen, were also truly miracle workers. Those of us who were blessed to be in those classes can never be sufficiently grateful. Albert Alioto San Francisco The writer is a lifetime parishioner of St. Gabriel.
Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
Letters Scripture research and spiritual growth
How marvelous to read in CSF (Mary Pecci, Letters, Sept. 12), that one is not alone doing research on the Scriptures on any weekend! That is, to go beyond homilies that rarely explain; to learn what we need for our own inspiration. To be fair, homilists cannot satisfy everyone in every homily. It is up to each of us, individually, to achieve satisfaction if we wish to grow. Personal research, however, is a great fear of some in the Catholic hierarchy because it leads to personal interpretation which may not always match dogma. But how else can we satisfy our need to interpret difficult passages that are not explained as we hear them read to us week after week? In our parish the homilist actually did research on “hate” and gave his results. Don’t worry about individual words. Holy Scriptures are filled with words of exaggeration. It was a form of writing.
Celebrating St. Gabriel Parish
No one could have done a better job than Roger Gargano did in telling St. Gabriel’s story (“St. Gabriel Parish celebrates 75th anniversary,” Sept. 12).
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Sunday readings
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time AMOS 6:1A, 4-7 Thus says the Lord the God of hosts: Woe to the complacent in Zion! Lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches, they eat lambs taken from the flock, and calves from the stall! Improvising to the music of the harp, like David, they devise their own accompaniment. They drink wine from bowls and anoint themselves with the best oils; yet they are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph! Therefore, now they shall be the first to go into exile, and their wanton revelry shall be done away with. PSALM 146:7, 8-9, 9-10 Praise the Lord, my soul! Blessed he who keeps faith forever, secures justice for the oppressed, gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets captives free. Praise the Lord, my soul! The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord raises up those who were bowed down; the Lord loves the just. The Lord protects strangers. Praise the Lord, my soul! The fatherless and the widow he sustains, but the way of the wicked he thwarts. The Lord shall
reign forever; your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia. Praise the Lord, my soul! 1 TIMOTHY 6:11-16 But you, man of God, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses. I charge you before God, who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony under Pontius Pilate for the noble confession, to keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ that the blessed and only ruler will make manifest at the proper time, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, and whom no human being has seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal power. Amen. LUKE 16:19-31 Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps
that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’ Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.’ He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father’s house, for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’ But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’ He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’”
The compassion of dogs
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hat was the rich man’s problem? That he didn’t notice Lazarus at his doorstep because the dining room wall blocked his view? That he had fallen into the habit of not noticing people like Lazarus, because there were so many of them? That he had “compassion fatigue” seeing so many poor people in the streets that his perception closed down at one more pathetic case outside his front door? That he had accepted his own lifestyle as normal, and the misery of Lazarus as routine, so that dogs licking a man’s sores didn’t jar him – it just wasn’t an emergency? That he suffered from “narrow spectrum autism,” a perceptual disability in which he could observe Lazarus sister Eloise suffering, but seeing it didn’t Rosenblatt, RSM trigger any emotional response? That he was trained in Judaism’s ethical obligation to care for the “widow, orphan and stranger,” but had left his schoolboy faith behind as an adult and fallen out of the habit of remembering the poor?
scripture reflection
What is just as regrettable is that the whole household of the rich man has the same problem – not even a servant goes to give food or attend the plight of Lazarus. Blindness to the poor can become a cultural norm. The dogs pay more attention to Lazarus than his fellow human beings. Earlier, the prophet Amos tried to shock the complacent rich “lying upon beds of ivory, stretched comfortably on their couches,” eating their fill of meat, drinking, enjoying physical comfort and artistic pleasures – warning them that this lifestyle will end. Lazarus doesn’t say a word in this most elegant of “hellfire-and-damnation” warnings in the New Testament. What speaks is the visibility and proximity of the poor man’s sickness, loneliness, nakedness, hunger and homelessness. Luke composes a comedic, almost vaudeville-like scene of a last judgment. Lazarus dies and he rises to a place of honor, consolation, healing and companionship with Abraham. The rich man dies and he drops from his comfortable dining room couch straight into the searing fires of hell. Even in hell the rich man doesn’t feel compassion or empathy for anyone else. What he feels is the torment of thirst and heat – his own physical discomfort. He sees Lazarus in comfort and bliss. Ironically, the rich man treats Abraham like a manservant. He is still giving orders to those “under” him – now to the patriarch
himself in heaven above him. Abraham should send Lazarus like a lackey – to fetch some water and pour it out to cool his tongue. The mindset of the rich man itself creates the “great chasm” that separates the rich from the poor who are favored by God. Hearers of the parable take note that the lifestyle of the rich man and his mindset were inextricably linked. He didn’t change after death. He remained a selfsatisfied accumulator of personal wealth, entitled to dominate and command others, an indulgent hedonist, a garrulous bargainer, a manipulator of sympathies, a man who didn’t need to care about anything beyond his own comfort. His “generous thought” to spare his five brothers the torment of hell was merely another sign of his closed world. He imagined that a warning would save them from hell. He never understood what compassion is. Compassion is not produced by a warning from Moses and prophets, or from the risen Jesus. In Luke’s parable, the dogs used to come to lick Lazarus’ sores. They physically approached him, and instinctively responded with tenderness to a desperate sick person. The implication? Even dogs don’t need to be warned by Moses, the prophets or the risen Jesus about what compassion is. Eloise Rosenblatt, RSM, is a Sister of Mercy, a Ph.D. theologian, and an attorney in private practice in family law in San Jose.
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Pope Francis
Let your light shine by doing good, shunning jealousy, pope says Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Good works “do not keep well in the fridge,” Pope Francis said; they need to be shared the minute there is a need. Reacting to someone in need by thinking, “I’ll take care of it tomorrow” is a classic, recurring form of hiding the light of faith given to each Christian at baptism, Pope Francis said Sept. 19 during an early morning Mass in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae. Reflecting on the day’s Gospel reading in which Jesus says no one lights a lamp and then covers it, the pope said that just as there are simple ways of sharing the light of faith with others, there are simple ways of hiding it, which make one a “luke-
warm” Christian or a Christian “in name only.” One way is to delay helping those in need, he said; others including gossiping about someone who trusts you or always picking fights. Using someone’s trust to trick them or to fool them into doing something they shouldn’t is the “little piece of mafia that we all have in reach,” the pope said. “Profiting from another’s trust in order to do evil is mafioso!” Being jealous of the rich and powerful also hides the light of faith and runs counter to the Gospel message of God’s special love for the meek and the poor. Besides, the pope said, “the same worms that will eat us will eat them. The very same! In the end, we will all be the same.”
Monday, September 26: Monday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, martyrs. Jb 1:6-22. Ps 17:1bcd, 2-3, 6-7. Mk 10:45. Lk 9:46-50. Tuesday, September 27: Memorial of St. Vincent de Paul, priest. Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23. Ps 88:2-3, 4-5, 6, 7-8. Mk 10:45. Lk 9:51-56. Wednesday, September 28: Wednesday of the Twenty-sixth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Wenceslaus, martyr; St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, martyrs. Jb 9:1-12, 14-16. Ps 88:10bc-11, 12-13, 14-15. Phil 3:8-9. Lk 9:5762. Thursday, September 29: Feast of Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, archangels. Dn 7:9-10, 13-14 or Rev 12:7-12ab. Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5. Ps 103:21. Jn 1:47-51. Friday, September 30: Memorial of St. Jerome, priest and doctor of the church. Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5. Ps 139:1-3, 7-8, 9-10, 13-14ab. Ps 95:8. Lk 10:13-16.
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
Exhibit of St. Thomas More artifacts debuts at St. John Paul II shrine
High stakes for religious freedom, free speech seen in U.S. election Tom Tracy
Catholic News Service
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WASHINGTON – A new exhibit featuring artifacts revolving around St. Thomas More has opened at the St. John Paul II National Shrine in Washington. Titled “God’s Servant First: The Life and Legacy of Thomas More,” the exhibit runs through March 31. The title comes from what are believed to be More’s last words before going to the chopping block where he was beheaded: “I die the king’s good servant, and God’s servant first.” Nearly all of the 60 or so items in the exhibit come from Stonyhurst College in England, according to Jan Graffius, the curator of collections at Stonyhurst, a Jesuit institution. The Knights of Columbus and Stonyhurst’s Christian Heritage Center organized the exhibit and are its sponsors. To be able to have so many artifacts is remarkable, Graffius told Catholic News Service Sept. 15, the day before the exhibit opened, as she and her team were putting the finishing touches on the exhibit. King Henry VIII, who had St. Thomas More imprisoned in the Tower of London for more than a year before his execution, and subsequent monarchs had made Roman Catholicism virtually illegal and had all traces of Catholicism wiped out. St. Thomas More, a lawyer and the first layman to serve as chancellor of England, had balked at helping Henry VIII obtain an annulment so he could marry Anne Boleyn in hopes of bearing him a son to be heir to the throne. After the pope denied the annulment, Henry declared himself head of the church in England, conferring upon himself the power to divorce and marry whomever he pleased.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – With every passing U.S. election cycle, First Amendment and religious freedom-minded voters and watchdogs might be tempted to think, “This is the election that will most matter in our lifetimes.” But as recent years have brought a wave of religious liberty court battles and the federal contraceptive mandate infringing on an array of operations by church entities – along with a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy to be filled – 2016 might be a seminal electoral year. “I have been doing this 25 years, and I don’t recall the same level of concern,” said Mark Harrington, executive director of the Ohio-based Created Equal, a nonsectarian pro-life organization, who spoke with Catholic News Service about the upcoming religious liberties landscape in light of the presidential campaign. Harrington pointed out he was part of an audit in 2009 by the Internal Revenue Service following comments he made about one of the presidential candidates. He said he speaks as a private individual when he asserts that he worries about the pace at which federal government has been chipping away at freedom of speech and religious liberties under the current administration. “Each cycle I keep saying this is the most important election in my lifetime and this one really is, because of the Supreme Court mainly,” Harrington said, referring the vacancy left this year by the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the leading conservative voice on the court. “Whatever is decided (this year), those two issues – religious liberty and abortion – hang in the balance, and if the Supreme Court would tilt to the left, we could see an entire generation pass before we get back to a place where the courts protect life and religious liberty,” he said. Without endorsing candidates or parties, Harrington said he predicts that if elected president, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would continue with President Barack Obama’s domestic policies of curtailing religious liberties. Harrington sees some relief in Republican nominee Donald Trump’s recent statements, saying that Trump, if elected, would consider doing away with the socalled Johnson Amendment, which threatens religious institutions with the loss of their tax-exempt status if they openly advocate their political views. In Chicago, Tom Brejcha, president and chief counsel of the Thomas More Society, which is fighting religious freedom court battles around the country, noted that he “is not a fan” of either the Democratic or Republican candidates and that he expected his organization will be busy no matter who is elected president. Brejcha does point out that the rhetoric from the
Democratic nominee and her running mate, Tim Kaine, strike him as more openly anti-religious and anti-Catholic – a potentially even more vigorous continuation of what many say are Obama’s antireligion policies. “We are in a time way beyond perilous, and some of the statements and edicts coming down from on high in Washington reflect that,” he said, pointing to the recent comments by the chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Martin Castro, that the phrases “religious liberty” and “religious freedom” were “code words” used to discriminate. The tragic irony is that the civil rights movement and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a movement born out of the Christian churches of the South, he said. In addition to ongoing court battles, religious institutions, including the U.S. bishops through their national Fortnight for Freedom campaign, have waged a response to the health care contraception mandate and other legal directives that impact the ability of Catholic entities to serve the poor and vulnerable in accordance with human dignity and the church’s teaching. The Health and Human Services mandate that most religious employers must provide sterilization, contraception and abortion-inducing drugs as part of their health care plans forces religious institutions to facilitate or fund a product contrary to their own moral teaching. Other mandates or laws impact adoption and foster-care services, immigration services and Catholic humanitarian services. “Without religious liberty properly understood, all Americans suffer, deprived of the essential contribution in education, health care, feeding the hungry, civil rights, and social services that religious Americans make every day, both here at home and overseas,” the bishops wrote in a 2012 statement.
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Catholic san francisco | September 22, 2016
Replacing God with money will cost you your dignity, pope says
VATICAN CITY – The dignity given by God to men and women easily can be lost if they give themselves over to the idolatry of wealth, Pope Francis said. Like the people of Israel who built a golden calf in the desert, people can fall prey to the allure of wealth since “all idols have something gold,” the pope said Sept. 15 at an audience with members of the Italian Biblical Association. “This calls to mind the attractive force of wealth,” he said, “and the fact that man loses his very dignity when wealth takes the place of God in his heart.” The members of the biblical association were in Rome for a three-day conference that focused on the relationship between man and woman according to Scripture. In his address, the pope told the participants it is essential to reflect on how men and women were “created and formed in the image and likeness of the Creator” as well as looking at the differences between the human person and other creatures. “This helps us to understand the dignity we all have, men and women; a dignity that has its roots in the same Creator,” he said. “It has always struck me that our dignity is precisely that of being children of God.”
Vatican: Abortion, attempted suicide always obstacles to ordination
VATICAN CITY – The sacredness of human life is so absolute that performing or helping procure an abortion or attempting suicide is an obstacle to ordination as a Catholic priest, even if the man was not Catholic at the time the events occurred, said a new Vatican ruling. Pope Francis approved the definitive interpretation of church
law at a meeting in May with officials of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, said a statement published by the Vatican Sept. 15. Canon 1041 of the Code of Canon Law defines as “irregular for receiving (holy) orders” a person who has “committed voluntary homicide or procured a completed abortion and all those who positively cooperated in either,” as well as “a person who has mutilated himself or another gravely and maliciously or who has attempted suicide.” A question was submitted to the Vatican asking if the canon also applies to a non-Catholic and therefore would require a special dispensation if the man were later to become Catholic and seek ordination as a Catholic priest. The pontifical council answered, “Affirmative.”
Catholics, Orthodox meet to discuss synodality, papal primacy
VATICAN CITY – Leading Catholic and Orthodox bishops were meeting in Italy to continue discussions on the key issue keeping their churches apart: the role of the bishop of Rome, the pope. The Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue Between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church was meeting in Chieti Sept. 15-22. Participants were to discuss the draft document, “Towards a common understanding of synodality and primacy in the service to the unity of the church,” which was finished during a meeting in Rome in 2015, the Vatican press office announced Sept. 15. Participants were being asked “to determine whether the draft accurately reflects the current consensus on the delicate question of the theological and ecclesiological aspects of primacy in its relation to synodality in the life of
rite church, a deacon can preside over the sacrament. The new law specifies, “Only a priest can validly assist at the matrimony of two Eastern parties or between a Latin and Eastern Catholic or non-Catholic,” meaning a member of an Orthodox Church.
Changing canon law, pope brings Latin and Eastern practices closer
RIO DE JANEIRO – The Indigenous Missionary Council, linked to the Brazilian bishops’ conference, has highlighted the “continuous omission by public authorities in relation to the rights of indigenous peoples, especially in relation to land rights.” In a report, “Violence Against Indigenous People in Brazil,” the council, known by its Portuguese acronym as CIMI, said 137 indigenous were killed in 2015, only one fewer than registered the previous year. “The same criminal practices are repeated and intensify without measures being adopted,” said Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho, CIMI president, who presented the survey in mid-September. “Until when will we have to present these reports?” The report said the number of deaths may even be higher since the government’s special indigenous department has already acknowledged that its survey results are likely to be lagging. The Brazilian states where most of the indigenous deaths occurred are also the locations with the largest indigenous populations in the country: Mato Grosso do Sul, Tocantins, Acre, Amazonas, Bahia and Parana.
VATICAN CITY – In a change to church law, Latin-rite Catholic deacons may not preside at a wedding when one or both of the new spouses are members of an Eastern Catholic church. The new rule is one of the changes to 11 canons in the Latin-rite Code of Canon law that Pope Francis approved in order to harmonize the laws of the Latin and Eastern Catholic churches on several issues involving the sacraments of baptism and marriage. After more than 15 years of study and worldwide consultation, the conflicting rules were resolved by adopting the Eastern code’s formulations for the Latin church as well, said Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts. The bishop spoke to journalists Sept. 15 after the publication of an apostolic letter published “motu proprio” (on his own initiative) in which Pope Francis ordered the changes to the Latin Code of Canon Law, the 1983 text governing the majority of the world’s Catholics. In the Eastern Catholic and Orthodox traditions, the blessing of a priest is necessary for the validity of a marriage. In the Latin-
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Gustafson. By sharing her story and feelings with a loving and supportive group of people, she began to experience healing. Now seeking an annulment, Parrot called divorce ministry “really important” work for the church. “The stigma and ostracism of divorce has driven away many Catholics from the church,” she said. “Many people still erroneously believe that they cannot receive Communion if they have been divorced,” Father Gustafson said. But he said the sense of exclusion and shame can also be an internal one. “Many divorced Catholics do not feel worthy of God’s love,” he said. They may feel unwelcome at church because they may be afraid to open up to a group of strangers and share pain with people they don’t know. At St. Hilary’s, Father Gustafson said that people in the divorce support group would often sit with each other at Mass and attend other church events together. “Through this feeling of acceptance in a small group within the church, divorced people can begin to experience a reintegration into the larger community,” he said. “It’s like a grief ministry in many ways,” said Wild. “We do not offer psychological advice, we do not offer legal advice. We offer a confidential place to share our experiences.” Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf, now in retirement at St. Ignatius, is running a divorce support group at St. Stephen Parish in San Francisco. “Most divorced Catholics regret that their marriage wasn’t the sacramental marriage that they had planned,” he said. “They often feel rejected by their former spouse, family, and even the church,” he said. But he repeated what he has been telling divorced Catholics for 45 years. “Yes, the church is against divorce, and divorced people are against divorce, but the church is not against divorced people.”
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Elegant shops, hotels, galleries, coffee houses and a of Dublin's top tourist attractions, the Guinness Brew fall under the responsibility of the passenger. Be ataware, Our day begins with the journey southwest to the Dinhedgerows blaze with fuchias and golden beaches stretchup on almost will be our last stop. We tour the historical 7-floor bu 441 AD inERRORS: prayer and fasting. journey We stop in for historical a visit theburial St. while stunning variety of restaurants have sprung mara, characterized byconpeat bogs, rugged, place the ofyear Saint ThetoOur Pentecost Tours staff doesmountainous its best to provide you Peninsula which thrusts out into the you may agree to pay fees for additional luggage, there forAtlantic miles. Ocean The Dingle Peninsula place of intense, tinues to the shores of Kylemore Lough visit Kylemore, that isgle Patrick's Centre, where Dr. every streetisinathe capital. 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Deacon John McGhee died Sept. 4 at age 90. He was ordained to the diaconate by Archbishop John R. Quinn Feb. 25, 1995. “Deacon John set the pace for many of us in the diaconate community,” Deacon Mike Ghiorso, director, Permanent Diaconate Ministry and Life, said in a statement. “He was an inspiration and example of Deacon John just how much service a deacon McGhee could accomplish. He served the communities of Our Lady of the Pillar in Half Moon Bay, and its mission church, Our Lady of Refuge in La Honda. Deacon John was the face of Christ the servant throughout his life.” Deacon McGhee was a widower, his wife Rosemary died in 2006. They are survived by their seven children. A funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 15 at Our Lady of Refuge Church with interment in Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.
Father Albert D. Moser, CSP
Paulist Father Albert Dominic Moser died Sept. 11 at Mercy Retirement and Care Center in
Oakland. A longtime Catholic campus minster at the University of California, Berkeley, he was 92. Father Moser was born in Newport, Kentucky and served during World War II in the U.S. Army as a medic including time at concentration camps following their liberation. He held a graduate degree in drama from Fordham University. Father Moser made first profession as a Paulist Sept. 8, 1954 and final profession Sept. Father Albert D. 8, 1957. He was ordained a priest Moser, CSP May 11, 1960 at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. In 1982, Father Moser began his more than 30 years of ministry at Newman Hall - Holy Spirit Parish, the Catholic parish serving UC Berkeley and the surrounding neighborhood. “He is recalled by many there for his joyful approach, memorable homilies and a desire to personally greet all students and parishioners,” the Paulists said in a statement. “He was known by all as ‘Father Al.’” Survivors include nieces and nephews in Ohio. A funeral Mass with Paulist Fathers president Father Eric Andrews presiding was celebrated at Newman Hall – Holy Spirit Parish Sept. 17 with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Remembrances may be made to the Paulist Fathers, 415 West 59th St., New York, NY 10033.
Gov. Brown signs farm worker overtime bill Farmworkers will be paid overtime, under legislation signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. “Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016,” AB 1066, will phase in overtime requirements for agricultural workers who put in more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. The implementation will occur over the course of four years and includes important accommodations for small farms with under 25 employees. “Thank you for the thousands of emails you sent to the governor and legislators to urge fairness for farmworkers,” the California Catholic Conference said in a letter to supporters. Other bills still pending: School supplies, after-school care: There are nearly 300,000 homeless children and youth identified in California schools, which statistically translates to one homeless student in every classroom. Homeless children often lack basic, needed materials for good health, academic achievement and other areas of development. The Catholic Conference urges the governor to sign AB 1789 and AB 1567. make California, prisons more humane: The California Catholic Conference is proud to be a co-sponsor, along with other faith leaders, of AB 2590. This bill would declare that the purpose of sentencing in criminal cases is public safety and direct the state prison system to add rehabilitation and restorative justice principles to punishment as part of their mission statement. Defend quality investigative reporting: The California Catholic Conference urges a veto of AB 1671 because it would punish individuals for creating secret recordings like those that enveloped Planned Parenthood in controversy last summer. Prevent reduction in care for women: The California Catholic Conference urges a veto of SB 999 because it would reduce the standard of care for women seeking help and information regarding the variety of proven and “safe” contraception methods. This bill would allow prescription contraceptive methods to be made available without the vital need for consultation with a medical professional, and neglects the importance of making well-informed health care decisions.
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Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. B.S.C.
Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. O.V.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. O.V.
St. Jude Novena May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. O.V.
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St. Brendan Catholic Church (San Francisco, California) has an opening for a full-time Finance Manager. The Finance Manager will oversee and be responsible for the administration of the financial affairs of the church and school, including all bookkeeping functions, the preparation of financial reports and statements, end-of-year closing, and administration of payroll and benefits of all church and school employees.
St. Brendan Catholic Church (San Francisco, California) has an opening for a part-time Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist. The person in this position will perform a fullrange of clerical and office reception functions, including greeting and referring visitors, word processing, data entry, routine accounting, mail processing, updating the parish database and sacramental records, and routine scheduling.
An undergraduate degree in accounting or a related field is required. A successful candidate will be well-organized and have 3-5 years related experience, strong communication skills, the ability to collaborate with volunteers and other staff members, and possess a working knowledge of QuickBooks, Word, Excel, and other relevant computerrelated programs. An ideal candidate will also share a passion for the mission of the Church and have prior experience in the financial management of a non-profit organization. This is a full time, benefited position and will report directly to the Parish Manager. Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Please send cover letter and resume to Lisa Rosenlund at 29 Rockaway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127, or lisa@stbrendanparish.org.
Previous office and word processing experience is required. A successful candidate will be well-organized and have strong communication skills, the ability to collaborate with volunteers and other staff members, a friendly and welcoming demeanor, and working knowledge of Word, Excel, and other relevant computer-related programs. An ideal candidate will also share a passion for the mission of the Church. This is a part-time position that will report directly to the Parish Manager. Wages are commensurate with experience and education. Some work on Sundays may be required. Please send cover letter and resume to Lisa Rosenlund at 29 Rockaway Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94127, or lisa@stbrendanparish.org.
St. Brendan Church and School does not unlawfully discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of age, sex, disability, race, color and national and/or ethnic origin.
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Commemoration of Transitus of S t . F rancis of A ssisi Monday, October 3, 2016 • 7:00 p.m. The Secular Franciscans of Our Lady of Angels Fraternity in Burlingame will commemorate the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, his passage from earthly life into everlasting life. Join us for a candlelight procession, Scripture Readings, writings and stories of St. Francis, hymns, and the litany of Franciscan Saints. Refreshments and information to follow.
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Star of the Sea pastor Father Joseph Illo walking with young adults in a traditional pilgrimage across Spain known as the “Camino de Santiago.”
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Top from left Alejandra Gutzeit, Cecilia Read; bottom from left Maggie Tuttle, Father Joseph Illo, Erin Manigault, Martin Ford, Claire Herrick.
Star of the Sea young adults hike across Spain in 1,000-year religious tradition Seven young adults from Star of the Sea and their pastor undertook a 230mile hiking pilgrimage across Spain this summer in a “Camino de Santiago” or Walk of St. James, a 1,000-year religious tradition that concludes at the cathedral that holds the remains of the apostle St. James the Greater. “The Camino is a very aesthetic experience,” said Martin Ford, 31, of the 20 miles a day of walking that be-
gan in mid-August. The group prayed the rosary five or six times a day, and stopped daily for Mass. Seven students and graduates of Thomas Aquinas College were also in the group. The “Camino” is a popular pilgrimage, despite its rigor. Originally, “the shrine of St. James was located at literally the ends of the earth—before the discovery of America. You were going to follow Christ to the ends of the earth” at the northwest corner of Spain, Ford said. St. James spent near-
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SATURDAY. SEPT. 24 MARRIAGE CONFERENCE: “Together in Holiness” archdiocesan Catholic marriage conference, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., “Family as a Domestic Church,” presentations, Mass, eucharistic adoration, and reconciliation; Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone; former model Leah Darrow are among the speakers; $40/couple through Aug. 31 then $50/ couple, $40/newlyweds, $30/individual, free child care, preregistration required; www.TogetherInHoliness.org; TH@ forlifeandfamily.org. ANNIVERSARY DINNER: St. Gabriel Parish celebrating its 75th year, 6 p.m., Bedford Hall, 41st Avenue and Ulloa Street, with dancing and silent auction, $75 per person, www.sgparish.org; (415) 731-6161. MOTOWN MUSIC: Entertainment masters of the Motown sound “Pure Ecstasy Band,” St. Dunstan Parish, 1133 Broadway Ave., Millbrae, doors open at 5:45 p.m.; dinner 6:30 p.m.; show begins at 7 p.m., $60, delectable Jambalaya dinner and dessert, no host bar, information and tickets, Ann Woolen (650) 697-4730. 2-DAY FOOD FEST: St. Thomas More Church, 1300 Junipero Serra Blvd. at Brotherhood Way, San Francisco, International Food Festival, Saturday 1-6 p.m. with music and dancing until midnight, Sunday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., kids games and jumpers, raffles, free entertainment and a great variety of international culinary delights, adults $4, kids $2; visit stmchurch.com; (415) 452-9634.
at Mercy High School, San Francisco, 3250 19th Ave.; San Francisco featuring Catholic liturgical composer and vocalist Janet Sullivan Whitaker, 3 p.m. with reception to follow, donations benefit St. Vincent de Paul’s Catherine Center, a Mercy-sponsored ministry for women transitioning from incarceration; Marie Colon, mcolon@mercyhs. org, (415) 334-0525.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 MERCY SERIES: “To admonish sinners, to bear wrongs patiently, to forgive offenses willingly,” Vivian Clausing, program director, Catherine’s Place: The archdiVivian Clausing ocesan Office for Consecrated Life hosts a series of Sunday afternoon talks commemorating the Year of Mercy, Presentation Sisters’ convent, 2340 Turk Blvd., San Francisco, 2-4:15 p.m. with talk, refreshments, and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the final hour. Registration required, conrottor@sfarch. org, (415) 614-5535, no fee for these events but a freewill offering is accepted to be donated to St. Anthony’s Dining Room, Catherine’s Place, Mercy Housing and St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County.
MONDAY, SEPT. 26 DIVORCE SUPPORT: Separated and Divorced Catholics, 7:30 p.m., Aquinas Room at St Dominic’s Church, Bush and Steiner street, San Francisco, Diana Wild (415) 340-3355; dianamwild@gmail.com. Meetings continue on second and fourth Mondays of the month.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27 MAKING CONTACTS COUNT: Explore tricks and tips from an expert, think LinkedIn only more with Hilary Romanoff; Sienna Room, St. Dominic Parish, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner, San Francisco, 7 p.m., event is free but small donation is customary to cover snacks and prizes; RSVP conniedaura@gmail.com.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 FESTIVAL: Our Lady of the Pillar, Half Moon Bay, with Mass at 10:30 a.m., rosary procession at noon, and festival 1-7 p.m., food, beverages, live music, face painting, (650) 726-4674.
CHARISMATIC RENEWAL: The an‘AMAZING GRACE AWARDS’: Good nual Holy Spirit Conference themed Shepherd Gracenter’s “A Taste of “Mission & Mercy” takes place 8 Autumn” 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Patio a.m.-7 p.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral Espanol, 2850 Alemany Blvd. San Event Center, Gough Street at Geary Francisco, lunch, silent auction, raffle Boulevard, San Francisco. Day plus the Pro Musica String Quartet; includes talks, workshops in English, www.gsgracenter.org. Spanish and Vietnamese and a healing service led by Father Vito Perrone,P ANNIVERSARY Gabriel U B LMASS: I St.C A Contemplatives of St. Joseph: $15, Parish commemorating its 75th annifood items available for purchase. versary, noon, St. Gabriel Church with Preregistration encouraged but regreception to follow, (415) 731-6161. istration at the door will be available; John Murphy (650) 261-0825; www. MERCY CONCERT: “In the Arms of SFSpirit.com. Mercy,” a free concert and celebration
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 40 DAYS FOR LIFE: 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion through Nov. 6 to stand and peacefully pray outside Planned Parenthood, Fourth and H streets, San Rafael, Ruth Ann Cawley (415) 383-6681; racawl@ aol.com; www.40 daysforlife.com/sanrafael.
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PARISH FESTIVAL: St. Andrew Parish, Daly City begins its weekend fair with a dinner dance Sept. 30, 6 p.m., $25; fun continues Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; enjoy food talent show, karaoke, vendor booths, raffle; (650) 756-3223; www.standrewdalycity.org; standrew1968@att.net.
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Proposition 62 is an initiative that, if approved by the voters, would repeal the death penalty for persons found guilty of murder and would replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The Bishops of California have agreed to support Proposition 62 and oppose Proposition 66 (which would speed up death penalty appeals). Since the current death penalty was enacted in California in 1978, over 900 individuals have received a death sentence. As of October 2015, 15 have been executed, 102 have died prior to being executed, 747 are in state prison with death sentences, and the remainder have had their sentences reduced by the courts. Most of the offenders who are in prison with death sentences are at various stages of the direct appeal or habeas corpus review process. Under existing state law, death penalty verdicts are automatically appealed to the California Supreme Court. In these “direct appeals,” the defendants’ attorneys argue that violations of state law or federal constitutional law took place during the trial, such as evidence improperly being included or excluded from the trial. If the California Supreme Court confirms the conviction and death sentence, the defendant can ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision. In addition to direct appeals, death penalty cases ordinarily involve extensive legal challenges in both state and federal courts. These challenges involve factors of the case different from those considered in direct appeals (such as the claim that the defendant’s counsel was ineffective) and are commonly referred to as “habeas corpus” petitions. Finally, inmates who have received a sentence of death may also request that the Governor reduce their
sentence. Currently, the proceedings that follow a death sentence can take a couple of decades to complete in California. Proposition 62 would repeal the death penalty for persons found guilty of murder and would replace it with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Proposition 62 would apply retroactively to persons already sentenced to death. In addition, Proposition 62 would require that persons found guilty of murder and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole must work while in prison and increases to 60 percent the portion of wages earned that may be applied to any victim restitution orders or other orders against the inmate. Fiscal Impact: According to the Legislative Analyst Office (LAO), Proposition 62 would reduce net state and local costs associated with murder trials, appellate litigation, and prisons by around $150 million annually within a few years. This reduction in costs could be higher or lower by tens of millions of dollars, depending on various factors including how the proposition is implemented and the rate of death sentences and executions that would take place in the future in the absence of the measure. The Justice That Works Initiative (Prop 62) will:
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California Bishops Announce Support for Prop 62 to End the Use of the Death Penalty July 14, 2016 California Bishops Statements | All Life Is Sacred – Innocent or Flawed | Bishops Also Oppose Prop 66 to Speed up Executions SACRAMENTO, CA - During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we, the Catholic Bishops of California support Proposition 62 which would end the use of the death penalty in California. Our commitment to halt the practice of capital punishment is rooted both in the Catholic faith and our pastoral experience. All life is sacred – innocent or flawed – just as Jesus Christ taught us and demonstrated repeatedly throughout His ministry. This focus on the preciousness of human life is fundamental to Christianity and most eloquently expressed in the two great commandments: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart … love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mk. 12.30-31) Jesus makes clear that to love God we must love our neighbor. Each of us holds an inherent worth derived from being created in God’s own image. Each of us has a duty to love this divine image imprinted on every person. “Whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” (I Jn. 4.20) Our support to end the use of the death penalty is also rooted in our unshakeable resolve to accompany and support all victims of crime. They suffer the very painful consequences of criminal acts. With the violent loss of a loved one, a sword has pierced their heart. Their enduring anguish is not addressed by the state-sanctioned perpetuation of the culture of death. As we pray with them and mourn with them we must also stress that the current use of the death penalty does not promote healing. It only brings more violence to a world that has too much violence already. We will continue to promote responsibility, rehabilitation and restoration for everyone impacted by the criminal justice system. Only through their healing will the entire community be healed. The Bishops of the United States have long opposed the use of capital punishment. In the past, it was sometimes morally justified in order to protect society, but those times have passed. Proposition 62 provides voters with the opportunity to end this practice in California, just as 19 other states have already done.
Capital punishment has repeatedly been shown to be severely and irrevocably flawed in its application. In the long – but absolutely necessary – process of ensuring an innocent person is not put to death, we have seen many accused persons being exonerated as new forms of forensic investigation have enabled us to better scrutinize evidence. The high cost of implementing the death penalty has diverted resources from more constructive and beneficial programs both for rehabilitation and restoration of victims and offenders. Finally, repeated research has demonstrated that the death penalty is applied inconsistently along racial, economic and geographical lines. For all of these reasons, we must also oppose Proposition 66 which will expedite executions in California. The search for a fair and humane execution process and protocol has failed for decades. Any rush to streamline that process will inevitably result in the execution of more innocent people. Neither the proponents nor the opponents of the death penalty wish this result. As Catholic Bishops we are heartened by the growth of Catholic lay movements aimed at ending the use of the death penalty. The faithful have heard the words of St. Pope John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis to stop this practice around the world. As Pope Francis has stated: A spreading opposition to the death penalty, even as an instrument of legitimate social defense, has developed in public opinion, and this is a sign of hope. In fact, modern societies have the ability to effectively control crime without definitively taking away a criminal’s chance to redeem himself. The issue lies in the context of a perspective on a criminal justice system that is ever more conformed to the dignity of man and God’s design for man and for society. And also a criminal justice system open to the hope of reintegration in society. The commandment “thou shall not kill” has absolute value and pertains to the innocent as well as the guilty. (2/21/16 – Angelus)
In November – the concluding month of the Year of Mercy – Californians have the opportunity to embrace both justice and mercy (cf. Ps. 85.11) in their voting. We strongly urge all voters to prayerfully consider support for Proposition 62 and opposition to Proposition 66. If you would like to volunteer in the campaign to abolish the Death Penalty, please contact Julio Escobar at 415 614-5572 CSF 9.15.16 issue – Full Page
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