April 27, 2001

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campaign to keep San Francisco 's financially-troubled Sacred Heart Elementary School open has received p ledges of $140,000, but needs to raise an additional $210,000 soon to keep the school from closing.

The pastor of St. Ignatius church , Jesuit Father Charles Gagan is spearheading the campaign along with the help of St. Mary 's Cathedral pastor, Msgr John O'Connor, Sacred Heart pastor, Father Paulinus Man gesho, and many lay people dedicated to keeping Catholic education alive in the inner city. Father SACRED HEART, page 3 JT JL fund-raising

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by Tom Burke A high f ive for recently named Stuart Hall High School Scholar Athletes Kevin Hiler, Kenneth Lock, and Kevin Lyons and a proud prognosis for students just completing CPR training as part of the school's Wellness Program. Teaching the life-saving technique many of us think we learned from watchA blizzard of kudos to the women 's club of Millbrae 's ing ER was Vincc Huang whose wife Cathy is director of St. Dunstan Parish on their new TERESA Committee , aquatics at USF....A clap of the erasers for St. John dedicated to raising awareness about social justice Elementary kindergartners Diego Fuentes, Carta Rivas, and issues. At Christmas , several members and their Alexander Cocolas on placing among the winners of a recent children brought gifts and smiles for residents of SF Dental Society poster contest. Their teacher is Diane Madonna Residence , a housing facility for senior Aubry....Much ado at San Francisco 's St. Finn Barr women sponsored by the St. Anthony Foundation.

Elementary. Placing in a recent Randall Museum Science Also having a hand in the process as gift gatherers Fair were students Meghan Mullen, Rebecca Rodriguez, and wrappers were 4th, 5th, 6th,7th, and 8th graders Leslie O'Callaghan, Colleen Mullen, Mary Ann Monahan of St. Dunstan Elementary School. Front from left: and Katherine Dominguez who later went on to place among Eric Whitfield , Caroline Whitfield , Walker Koger Pease; the top in a larger Bay Area competition. Kathleen Keane, who Back from left: Emmett Whitfield , Dante Zanassi , Scott will attend San Francisco's Convent of the Sacred Heart this Sobczak , Eva Frisch, Lavinia Zanassi, Sarah Sobczak , fall , won a $1,000 scholarship from World's Finest Aliessandra Zanassi.

Chocolate for her essay on the importance of fundraising. The Carpet One Magic Carpet Time reading program visited the brating anniversaries are Mercy Sisters Mary Sylvia school 's kindergarten through third grades in February.Denise Grandsaert, 70 years," Mary Clareta Doyle, 60 years; Mary McEvoy, school resource project coordinator, said the presen- Estelle Small, 50 years; and Patty Campbell , 25 years. Sister tation was "well received" and "the students were thrilled" by Sylvia, now retired at her community 's Marian Care Center it. Special thanks to Sabrina Faumui, mom of kindergartner, in Burlingame, is a former nursing prof at USF and pastoral Meaalii....Prayers please for Dan Gallinetti, longtime Our associate at St. Gregory Parish, San Mateo where she directLady of the Wayside, Portola Valley parishioner, soon to ed outreach to the elderly. Sister Clareta, well known for her undergo cardiac surgery. Dan and his wife, Barbara, have been service as nurse and social activist, even now writes to popular proprietors of Redwood City 's Woodside Deli since Washington advocating for causes including sanctuary and 1968. Maintaining the tradition are the couple 's daughters, immigration. Sister Estelle taught at schools including Mercy Gina, Laura and Karen.... A cymbal clash for St Anne of the High School, San Francisco and today spends her days doing Sunset music director, Dick Davis, who conducted a choir of volunteer work at the Mission District's St Peter Elementary 55 voices during recent Easter rites at the parish....Was very School. She funds the activity through the sale of her homeglad to hear about on-the-air faith sibling Hap Lenhart , also made jams and jellies at Christmas. Sister Patty, who holds a known as rock n ' roll disc jockgraduate degree in social work, has ministered to the elderly ey, Bobby Ocean, mostly of KFRC but also heard on since her first days as a religious KYUU, KIOI and KYA. Thanks and today serves senior women for the info goes to Hap's wife, at San Francisco's Madonna Elizabeth Salazar Lenhart, Residence....Dominican also an on-the-air faith sib.

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Gagan hopes that his efforts will help the 98 percent African-American , Western Addition school achieve its goal of becoming financiall y soluble and academicall y improved.

Sacred Heart school has suffered from declining enrollment and bud get deficits over the past several years. During the current school year, the Archdiocese has provided $162,000 in subsidies to the school and San Francisco-based , Basic Fund , a privatel y funded scholarshi p organization , has given nearl y $100,000 in tuition assistance for children in need.

Over the last seven years the Archdiocese has provided more than $1,000,000 in subsidies to the school.

Sacred Heart 's projected bud get for the coming school year is $600,000 of which only $115,000 is expected to be generated by tuition , according to Paul Bergez of the Department of Catholic Schools.

Mr. Bergez explained that the Archdiocese has pledged a $50,000 subsidy for the next school year, but that the reserves of the Department of Catholic Schools for additional funding are nearly depleted.

The Department of Catholic Schools has pledged to find a place for each of the school's 102 students if financial conditions warrant the school' s closure.

Father Gagan 's campai gn to raise $350,000 would keep the school open for another year but he is cultivating the support of donors and educators to help ensure the school 's long term success.

Dean of the University of San Francisco 's School of Education , Dr. Paul Warren , has pledged to collaborate with the faculty and staff of Sacred Heart school to improve student performance and increase enrollment.

Dr. Warren has had experience collaborating with troubled schools in New "York and Boston. USF's School of Education currentl y has 25 School Success Teams comprised of graduate students and staff working with schools in the bay area.

Sacred Heart Principal Reese Fernandez hopes that collaboration with USF will increase enrollment but cautions that the road to becoming self-reliant may take four to five years.

Mrs. Fernandez believes that Sacred Heart provides a unique and valuable service to the local community. "If Sacred Heart were to close there wouldn 't be a lot

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of options for these kids," she said. "You need to educate students where they live.

I think this effort is worth it."

Although the student population is largel y non-Catholic , Mrs. Fernandez stated "we do teach Catholicism and 1 make no bones about it". This year eight students will be received into the Catholic Church , she said.

Father Gagan quoted the former Archbishop of Washington , Cardinal Hickey, "we are not educating these children in the inner city because of their faith, we are educating them because of our faith".

"Our faith is that these kids are precious ," Father Gagan added.

One reason Father Gagan has become involved is because he believes that a strong school is a main stabilizing force in a community. That 's the reason many lay peop le who have stepped up to help Sacred Heart have become involved.

Some of these people have helped strengthen other inner city schools including St. Paul of the Shipwreck , St. Charles Borromeo and St. Peter 's.

Mrs. Fernandez , who lives in the East Bay and has been principal for one and a half years , has a strong belief in hel ping the school and the Western Addition community. "I came here for a reason. I wasn 't looking for a job , but to me this was worth crossing the bay, " she said.

The financial commitments Father Gagan has secured will be returned to the donors if an insufficient amount of money is raised to ensure the school's survival over the next school year.

Donors will also be provided with regular reports on the progress the school is making in enrollment and student performance. He will meet with Catholic and charitable leaders , this week, to enlist their support.

Father Gagan , who has earned a reputation as an excellent fund raiser, is very optimistic about reaching his goal but warns , "if by May 15th, we don 't have $350,000 committed, then we can ' t go forward" . This is for the sake of "justice to the teachers who are going to have to look for new jobs and to the families who are going to be looking for other schools," he said.

If you would like to hel p Sacred Heart school, contact Father Gagan and his committee at 650 Parker Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118 or call (415) 4222188.

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"Moral integrity requires that the United States accept responsibility for its enormous role in contributing to global warming," Father Christiansen said. 'It is as simp le as this: Adults take out their own garbage."

President Bush recently said the United States would not support the United Nations ' Kyoto Protocol , which is aimed at reducing emissions believed to increase global warming.

President Clinton signed onto the treaty, but it requires Senate ratification. The Senate voted 95-0 not to ratify it and Bush has said he thinks it does not serve U.S. interests.

Cardinals urge death p enalty moratorium in Maryland

WASHINGTON — Two cardinals have urged Maryland Gov. Parris N. Glendening to impose a two-year moratorium on the death penalty while a state-funded stud y of its fairness is being conducted.

"The matter is especially critical since two persons could be executed very soon and overall four persons within the next few months ," Cardinal Theodore E. Cardinal McCarrick McCarrick of Washington said in a letter to the governor April 12, The Washington Archdiocese includes several Maryland counties.

In a separate letter the same day Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore said a moratorium "would prudentl y stay the risk that biased death-penal ty processes might have tainted the trials or appeals of current death-row inmates. ...

Surely none of us wants a justice system that is anything but just in all of its aspects."

The cardinals ' appeals came just thre e days after the Maryland General Assembly adjourned for the year with out enacting a moratorium and the same day that a state court decision effectively delayed several possible executions for at least several months.

Vatican, Dutch Church leaders condemn euthanasia law

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and Dutch church leaders condemned the Netherlands ' decision to legalize euthanasia, saying the move allows a doctor to assume the role of "executioner."

The vote April 10 by the Dutch Parliament marked the first time any state has legalized assisted suicide, and some Catholics said they feared a "domino effect" in other countries.

"I look at the reality in Western Europe and I'm afraid that this legalization will have many consequences in other countries. I hope good sense will prevail among other peoples, but I'm afraid ," Dutch Cardinal Adrianus Simonis of Utrecht told Vatican Radio.

The Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said, "Euthanasia is an unacceptable choice and to kill a patient is a criminal gesture. It is difficult to believe how such a macabre choice can be called 'civil' and 'humanitarian. . . .'Is it reall y true that at the dawn of the thud millennium people can be enslaved by desperation and give up hope of life — and that the doctor can legitimatel y take on the role of executioner?" it said.

Church social teaching cited in fi g ht against g lobal warming

WASHINGTON — Basic common morality, as well as Catholic social teaching, would dictate that the United States make sacrifices for the sake of battling global climate change, a Jesuit social ethicist told a Washington conference.

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"Our suffering and fear in the past few months have increased in view of the uncertainty of the political situation," the church leaders said in a joint Easter message.

"Althoug h the closures that are sealing most of the Palestinian territories bring days of deep despair, we ought to remain committed to hope. ... In this cycle of struggle and suffering, we detect also the Way of the Cross that will ultimately lead toward the glory of the Resurrection," they said.

"Thus celebrating Easter means the restoration of our hope that victory of life over death also will be witnessed in the troubled land of ours," said the leaders. However, this will only happen, they said, when "violence and discrimination give way to a real peace." In turn, peace can be achieved only through "mutual reconciliation based on the respect for the dignity and value God has given all human beings."

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Sister of Notre Dame gives to others in life and death

DALLAS — Sister Georgianne Segner, a School Sister of Notre Dame who dedicated her whole life to helping others, did so after death as well. In what has been called an ultimate act of love, the former high school and college teacher and first head of her order 's Dallas province donated her brain to science when she died last October at the age of 86.

The Dallas nun 's gift is intended to help unlock the mysteries of aging and Alzheimer's disease, a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder that is the most common form of dementia in adults . Since 1990 she and 29 other members of the Dallas province have been part of one of the largest brain donor studies in tire world, known as the Nun Study.

The Nun Study is funded by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. It began in 1986 as a pilot study on aging and disability with elderly School Sisters of Notre Dame in Mankato, Minn. In 1990 it was expanded to include older order members in other parts of the country. Participants were 75 to 103 years old when the study began . More than 85 percent were teachers. Some participants in their 90s still had full-time jobs, while some in their 70s were bedridden and suffering severe disabilities.

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DUBUQUE, Iowa — Two Dubuque Franciscan nuns are among 26 people from across the country who have been indicted for acts of civil disobedience last November at the U.S. Army's school for training Latin American military officers in Fort Benning, Ga. Siblings, Franciscan Sisters Dorothy and Gwen Hennessey were shocked shortly before Easter to find they have been targeted for prosecution in the case. More than 10,000 people took part in the massive demonstration. The Hennesseys were among 3,000 who defied federal regulations and trespassed onto the U.S. Army base.

Sister Dorothy, 88, and Sister Gwen, 68, have been arrested for civil disobedience in the past, but have only been jailed once — in the early 1980s. The sisters could receive up to a six-month prison sentence and a $5,000 fine. They have been ordered to report to Columbus, Ga., May 22 for trial in U.S. District Court.

The training school, founded in 1946 and formerly known as the School of the Americas, has trained about 57,000 Latin American military officers . Critics say its graduates have included many of the men implicated in some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin America, including the murder of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and the Jesuit priests and women at Central American University.

British bishops ' pa nel backs po lice checks on clergy, staff

MANCHESTER, England — A committee set up by Catholic bishops to review child protection procedures recommended police checks on all clergy, staff and volunteers within the church.

Among the 50 recommendations, the independent committee suggested that the Catholic Church set up a national database on candidates for the priesthood and a national child protection unit within the church to provide support , advice and information at a national level.

The report said convicted child abusers should not hold any position that could put children at risk and that clergy should be dismissed in the most serious cases.

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor , president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, launched the review in September after admitting "inadequate procedures " had led to errors . 'We are committed to ensuring that the Catholic Church becomes the safest of places for children," he said. "I am intent that the Catholic Church in this country, in England and Wales, will be an example to everyone on proper procedures for child protection and dealing with allegations."

Figures published by the Catholic Media Office in London showed that in the years 1995-1999, 21 Catholic priests in England and Wales were convicted of offenses against children. More than 5,000 priests live in the two countries.

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In New York, David Robinson , program director of Pax Christi, issued a statement declaring that "the Pentagon takes more money from the annual discretionary budget than nearly all other government programs combined." He called for "investing in national security based on a well-nurtured , healthy and well-educated population rather than on extravagant new weapons and outmoded defense strategies."

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'Remarkable group ' honors remarkable members Women at tomb: Examples for today VATICANCITY (CNS) — Christians must follow the example of the women who discovered Jesus' empty tomb and go out to tell the world that Christ lives, Pope John Paul II said.

The Easter season is an invitation "to imitate the faith journey of those who recognized him in the first hours after the Resurrection," the pope said April 18 during his weekly general audience.

Pope John Paul, who returned to the Vatican from the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo just for the audience, had a small cut just under his lower lip, The Vatican provided no explanation.

The pope told an estimated 20,000 people in St. Peter 's Square that a Christian's reaction to the empty tomb must be faith and action. "Love sees and believes and urges one to walk toward ... Jesus, living for all centuries," the pope said.

Liie the disciples on fee road to Emmaus after Jesus' crucifixion, "we, too, are reached by a mysterious traveling companion," he said.

"Jesus approaches us along the road, accepting us where we are and asking us the essential questions which open our hearts to hope," the pope said. "He has many things to explain to us about his destiny and our own.

Most of all , he reveals that all human existence must pass through the cross to enter into glory."

But Christ does more than just show the disciples the path ahead, the pope said. He breaks bread with them, revealing himself to them and giving them the strength to continue their journey.

"After having recognized and contemplated the face of the risen Christ, we, too, like the disciples, are called to run to our brothers and sisters to bring everyone the great news: 'We have seen the Lord,'" Pope John Paul said.

The fact that the resurrection of Christ brings the resurrection of all is the good news that Christians must share with the world, especially through the way they live their lives, he said.

"This is the most beautiful gift which our brothers and sisters want from us in this Easter period," he said.

From left: Dorothy Murphy, Mary Cavanaugh and Velma Fleming.

By Kamille Mailer One of the oldest Catholic organizations in the Archdiocese honored three long-time members in an April 17 ceremony at San Francisco 's St. Brendan 's Parish Hall.

Honored by the Catholic Professional Women 's Club were retired San Francisco teachers Velma Fleming and Mary Cavanaug h, and retired San Francisco County Welfare Division social worker Doroth y Murp hy.

"It 's a little overwhelming to be honored ," Ms. Fleming, a retire d math teacher from San Francisco 's Mission High, said. "This is a wonderful organization , a remarkable group of women who are true friends and a great source of support. " Club historian Marion Heimsoth , a retired San Francisco elementary school princi pal , described the honored women as "wonderfu l, wonderfu l workers" in the organization 's efforts to develop programs of activities in religious, educational and charitable works .

The association's 130 members provide $500 scholarships to students who wish to attend Catholic hi gh schools in San Francisco but who need additional financial aid. The current roster boasts 25 recipients.

The fund , previousl y called the Laura Dollard Scholarshi p Fund , was renamed this year the Catholic Professional Women 's Scholarshi p Fund. Another change beginning this year : elementary schools choose recipients whereas club members previousl y selected students.

The club, established in 1911, raises funds through a fashion show and luncheon held every year on the second Saturday of March. "Shamrock Shenanigans" has taken place at the United Irish Cultural Center since the 1980s. Prior to that , Apostleship of the Sea served as the venue.

Honoree Dorothy Murphy explained the organization originally was comprised mostly of teachers, many of whom came to San Francisco from Catholic families in smaller towns. The young women needed support , she noted.

Providing support to women and children formed the

foundation of Ms. Murp hy 's 40-year career as a social worker placing children into adoptive families. "It is a good thing for women to band together and lend their support to causes ," she said.

Fellow honoree Mary Cavanaugh , a reti red middle school teacher, was recognized for her loyal support to causes, even when that meant serving as the "sandwich girl" for the club' s annual fashion shows.

According to historian Heimsoth , Ms. Cavanaug h and her sister Barbara faithfull y "wielded knives while the rest of us were climbing ladders " to prepare for the event. Ms. Heimsoth described Ms. Cavanaugh as a "gentle and soft spoken" woman , who also enjoyed her sister ' s company.

Likewise, honoree Fleming is planning to fl y to Kentucky in a few days with two of her five children to help her sister, Loretto Sister Helen Sanders , celebrate 75 years as a nun. Ms. Fleming credits Sister Helen with bringing her to San Francisco in 1929.

In the decades since, Ms. Fleming, Ms. Cavanaugh and Ms. Murphy have led meaningful and productive lives in service to others , according to the organization they long worked to support.

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By John Norton Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The church's Easter celebration of Christ's victory over sin and death always includes at least a passing reference to the conflict 's secondary character, Satan.

But at the Vatican this year, "the father of all lies" received more than usual attention.

Concerned that the devil has been evicted from all but Halloween and Holl ywood, church leaders sounded a series of warnings that Satan really exists and exerts spiritu al and physical influence over the daily lives of humans.

At the same time, they said, a little healthy respect for the devil's earthly activity goes a long way; Christians should instead keep their attention trained on Jesus , whose death broke Satan's power.

Preaching on Good Friday to a rapt Pope John Paul II and full congregation in St. Peter's Basilica, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa said today 's men and women had largely adopted a "tianquilizing explanation" of Satan as the sum of moral evil, a symbolic personification, a myth or a psychological construct.

But he said the modern boom of fortunetellers , horoscopes, amulets and authentic satanic sects demonstrates that Satan cannot be "explained" out of existence.

"Thrown out through the door, Satan has come back in through the window. Thrown out of the faith, he has come back through superstition," the priest said.

He said the best proof of Satan 's existence, however, is found not in sinners and the possessed but in saints, whose lives he said were all marked, to a greater or lesser degree, by their fight against "this obscure reality."

"Why do some among the faithful — and even some theologians — seem to not be aware of this tremendous underground battle going on in the church and in the world? Why do so few show that they hear the sinister roars of the lion?" he said.

Preoccupied with the same questions, Italian Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi of Genoa issued a Lenten pastoral letter to Catholics in his archdiocese, reminding them that no one is "excused or invulnerable" from battling Satan.

In his "ten commandments" of a winning "moral and spiritual strategy" against the devil , the cardinal lists as No.

"Thrown out throug h the door, Satan has come back in throug h the window. Thrown out of the faith , he has come back throug h superstition. " The pastoral letter drew swift and ferocious criticism nationwide. A group of theologians in the Milan Archdiocese lambasted it as a return to the Middle Ages and an attack on a modern sense of personal responsibility.

In late April, an influential Rome-based Jesuit magazine weighed in on the subject, calling belief in the devil an inseparable part of the Christian faith.

La Civilta Cattolica, whose contents are reviewed by the Vatican Secretariat of State before publication , noted "authoritative" teaching in the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" that "the devil ('dia-bolos ') is the one who 'throws himself across' God' s plan and his work of salvation accomplished in Christ."

The catechism says that God permits Satan to act in the world, even though his "action may cause grave injuries — of a spiritual nature and, indirectly, even of a physical nature — to each man and to society.

"The action is permitted by divine providence which with strength and gentleness guides human and cosmic history," it says.

"When we .ask (in the Lord's Prayer) to be delivered from the Evil One, we pray as well to be freed from all evils, past, present and future , of which he is the author or instigator," the catechism adds.

While noting church teaching, the magazine article's author, Father Giandomenico Mucci, went out of his way to deflate exaggerated claims and "wrong attitudes " regarding the devil's activity in human life and history.

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'Mosaic ' TV show to focus on Chinese Catholic Apostolate Guests on the KPIX program Mosaic on Sunday, May 6 at 6:00 a.m. will be Father Paul Pang, O.F.M., director of the Worldwide Overseas Chinese Apostolate and Msgr. Ignatius Wang director of the archdiocesan office for Propagation of the Faith. Maurice Heal y, director of Communications for the Archdiocese of San Francisco is host.

The show will repeat a week later on May 13 at 2:30 a.m. A rebroadcast of the Mosaic program featuring Dominican Sister Glenn Ann McPhee, the superintendent of Catholic schools , and Assistant Superintendent Lars Lund is scheduled to air Sunday, April 29 at 6:00 a.m. and on Sunday, May 6 at 2:30 a.m.

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NEW YORK (CNS) — Cardinal Paul Yu-pin, a Chinese bishop who went into exile after the communist takeover of China, was remembered in a program of commemoration in New York April 13, the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The cardinal , who died in Rome while preparing to partici pate in the 1978 conclave that elected Pope John Paul I, had lived in New York after leaving his post as vicar apostolic of Nanking, now called Nanjing.

Coming to New York at the invitation of Cardinal Francis J. Spellman, Cardinal Yu-pin established the SinoAmerican Amity Fund to help Chinese young people from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore get scholarships for stud y at U.S. Catholic colleges. He also founded an Institute of Chinese Culture to help preserve and strengthen Chinese culture in the United States.

Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York said in a statement read at the commemoration by a member of his staff , Ruth Narita Doyle, that the occasion was a fitting opportunity to honor "the loyalty and steadfastness to the Catholic faith of so many Chinese Catholics."

"Here in New York, we have been the recipient of the fruits of the cardinal's efforts on behalf of the thousands of Chinese students and distinguished scholars who were forced to leave their homeland in the '40s," Cardinal Egan said.

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In 1959, Pope John XXIII authorized Cardinal Yu-pin to re-establish Fu Jen as a Catholic university in Taiwan, and it opened there in the capital, Taipei, in 1963.

The then-Archbishop Yu-pin, made a cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1969, served as president until shortly before his death.

John Ning-yuean Lee, who became the second lay president last year, came from Taiwan with five other university officials to join in the commemoration.

He told Catholic News Service that he also participated in a commemoration with a Mass in California at the Anaheim Convention Center April 7, and was visiting alumni groups in several other cities.

Alumni meetings are now held annually in Beijing, he said.

In Lee 's address to the gathering in New York, he said that Cardinal Yu-pin was a Catholic philosop her with the capacity to bridge the cultures of East and West, and that his education al philosoph y was still followed at the university.

He said that a biography of the cardinal had recently been publishe d, and that the Taiwan government would issue a stamp commemorating him Dec. 6.

The biograph y, published initially only in Chinese but expected to be translated into English, was written by Fang Zhong Chen, a professor at the Chinese Catholic History Institute at Fu Jen. Andrew Hsia, director of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office of New York, said Cardinal Yu-pin was "not just a man of the Catholic Church" but "a cardinal of all the Chinese people."

Jonathan Chiu, president of the U.S. alumni of Free Pacific College, an institution in South Vietnam that ceased operation after the 1975 communist takeover there , paid tribute to Cardinal Yu-pin for efforts leading to establishment of Free Pacific College.

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MILWAUKEE (CNS) — More than 12,000 Catholic educators spent their Easter vacation in Milwaukee learning how they could do their jobs better.

Teachers and school principal s from across the country who attended the annual National Catholic Educational Association's annual convention Apri l 17-20 picked up everything from new teaching exercises to broad concepts of Catholic education and innovative ways to raise money.

The four day s of workshops and general sessions began with a keynote address b y Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, who urged the educators to think globall y and to form students as leaders who would see beyond their own culture .

He warned that too often "people outside the United State s see globalization as Americanization."

To counter this perception , he said, Catholic school students must learn "to critique profoundl y where we live," and understand that the United States might not have all the answers.

He urged educators to continue to form the moral, intellectual , spiritual and social dimensions of their students, as a way to stand apart from the ever-growing secularism in society.

"Secularism is proposed as a solution ," Archbishop Weakland said , and many believe religion should be kept quiet because of the perceived divisiveness it creates, but "we have to learn how the values of every religion contribute" to the good of all.

The world needs us, he said of the Catholic perspective on the many necessary aspects of education.

He praised Catholic schools for their emphasis on virtues like discipline, respect and loyalty, which he said make their students more than just "brain people."

The archbishop also briefly touched on the issue of school choice, which was the focus of a daylong symposium at the convention.

"If I have been an advocate of school vouchers, it is because they give poor parents a more level playing field in selecting a good education for their children," he said.

"Moreover, we Catholics have a good track record in being able to help the poor. " The April 19 keynote speaker, Howard Fuller, likewise praised school-choice initiatives, describing them as "a critical weapon in the arsenal that is needed to achieve effective education for all our children, particularly for our poorest children of color."

Fuller, who is founder and director of the Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Milwaukee's Marquette University, was superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools from 1991 to 1995.

In 1990, Wisconsin was the first state to offer a publiclyfunded, school-choice program for children of low-income urban families. Since 1998, eligible families have been able to use state-funded vouchers to send their children to religious schools. Abou t 40 percent of Milwaukee's 9,638 choice students attend Catholic schools in the city.

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Former USF Dean Honored The University of San Francisco honored Sister of Mercy Geraldine McDonnell, on April 7 for her service as dean of the School of Nursing from 1971 to 1981.

"Her leadershi p provided a foundation for the future direction of the school ," said John Lantz, current dean. The luncheon tribute focused on Sister Geraldine's curriculum revisions which broug ht the school's students into the community as well as on her caring relationships to the fledgling nurses.

A former student , Lisa Nance Dunmire '75, described Sister Geraldine 's quiet help in finding a scholarship after the sudden death of Lisa's mother.

"Without that scholarshi p 1 seriously doubt I would have returned to USF, much less complete my undergraduate nursing education ," Lisa wrote in a letter. "No doubt , I am just one of hundreds of people you have helped , insp ired or provided assistance. I want to thank you for all that you have done in gracing us with your presence."

Sister Geraldine spoke emphasizing the debt she, as the school's second dean, owed

to those who came before her. Sister Martha Kiening, the acting dean when the school was established in 1954 was followed by Sister Beata Bauman who served until 1971. The sisters had the difficult job of establishing a nursing program for women on USF's campus which was for men only at that time. Sister Geraldine presided over a thriving student body of 600 students during her tenure .

Sister Geraldine graduated from St. Mary's College of Nursing in 1941 , earned her bachelor 's degree in nursing from USF in 1960, her masters in 1961 from Catholic University. In 1977 she was the first woman religious to receive an EdD from Brigham Young University. In 198 1 Sister Geraldine received the USF Hon orary Doctor of Humane Letters for her outstanding leadership of the School.

The lunch was part of a day for nursing education and a reunion for nursing alumni. Donations for the Sister Geraldine McDonnell Learning Resource Center may be sent to the University of San Francisco School of Nursing, 2130 Fulton Street, San Francisco, CA 94117.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — At a Mass inauguraling the universal church's celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, Pope John Paul 11 said the growing interest in the Divine Mercy message was a sign of deep spiritual need among contemporary men and women.

God's love and mercy was best shown in Christ's death and resurrection, the pope said , and the figure of the suffering Lord has appealed not only to Catholics around the world but to nonbelievers as well.

He made the comments in a sermon during a liturgy in St, Peter's Square April 22. A year earlier, the pope canonized Sister Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun whose visions gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotions, and instituted the annual celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday beginning this year.

St. Faustina's diaryof about 600 pages, kept between 1931 and 1938, recorded the revelations she received about God's unlimited mercy that is offered to sinners.

The devotion based on that simple message has since spread around the world and has become especially popular in the United Slates, where hundreds of parishes have held special Mercy Sunday services for years.

The pope, dressed in radiant gold vestments and speaking with a clear voice, said St. Faustina was a gift not only for his native Poland but for the entire world.

'The message she conveyed represents the fitting and insightful response that God wantedto offer to the questions and expectations of people of our time, a time marked by immense tragedies," he said.

"Jesus told Sister Faustina one day: 'Humanity will never find peace until it turns with trust to divine mercy.' Divine mercy: This is the paschal gift the church receives from the risen Christ and that it offers to humanity at the dawn of the third millennium," he said.

The pope 's words were cheered by a multinational crowd of about 50,000 people , who waved streamers and held up sips with the names of their countries. A Gospel choir from Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Claremonf, Calif., sang during the Mass.

The pope said Christ's sacrificial death on the cross was the deepest expression of divine mercy, one that still has a universal impact. "hi Christ humiliated and suffering, believers and nonbelievers can admire a surprising solidarity that unites him to our human condition in a measure beyond imagination," he said.

The message that God' s love is stronger than death and sin and that mercy has a place in our daily lives is one that people need to hear- today, he said.

"Loving God, loving our neighbors and loving even our 'enemies,' after Jesus' example — isn't tins the program of life for every baptized Christian and for the entire church?" he said.

The pope moved slowly but appeared alert during the two-hour-long liturgy.

He paused to talk with members of the offertory procession, including Polish nuns from St. Faustina's religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy.

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By Sharon Abercrombie

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; he fawn was dead , but its little body was still warm. "Where 's the mother?"

wondered the ban d of campers . They sat in a circle around the animal , saddened by its untimel y leave-taking.

The woods buzzed with questions from the youngsters that day. Did this deer have a spirit like their own? Was there a heaven for animals? How would the body decompose?

There they were, a group of kids, sitting in the middle of the woods together, exploring a divers ity of beliefs about immortality. About religious issues. About listening to one anoth er. They were sharing a common sadness over the death of one of God's creatures.

By the time the kids said farewell to the fawn , they had even touched upon the golden rule , and the value of "doing unto others , " said Lisa Sunde , a camp counselor. "I have a lot of hope. At the core of themselves, these kids are connected to a real sense of spiritu ality, " The youngsters were making that connection at Caritas Creek, an environmental education program sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco 's Catholic Youth Organization for elementary and high school students from diverse backgrounds in the Greater Bay area.

The program , created 25 years ago by Paula Pardini , now principal of St. John School in El Cerrito , combines ecology with religion, spiritu ality, and community building. Caritas is a Latin word for "the Spirit of God's love. " Sunde 's fawn story is a classic example of how Pardini's components p lay themselves out in the teachable moments of real life, said Sunde.

Lisa Sunde has more stories , collected from her many years of work at Caritas Creek. In 1987, Sunde , then a sop homore at Notre Dame High School in Belmont , volunteered to be a cabin leader for both Caritas Creek, a five-day program du ring the school year, and its companion summer program , Camp Armstrong. Both programs are headquartered at the CYO McGucken Center in Occidental.

Lisa Sunde folks with campers

Originally, Sunde had signed up as a means to fulfill her Christian service hours requirement , but long after she had collected enough hours , the Caritas fan kept returning to Occidental . Even during college. Sunde decided to study recreational therapy because she thought it sounded "just like what we did at Caritas Creek. " In 1997 , she was hired as a member of the staff.

This happens to a lot of kids who go to Caritas Creek. They keep on coming back to help out or to make it their life 's work.

Sunde paints a vivid picture of the camp. Caritas Creek is a place where grade schoolers arrive on Monday wanting to know, rig ht off the bat , where they can plug in their hairdryers. By Wednesday, they have walked by themselves in the woods at night , sans flashlights. By Thursday, they have played a game in which they felt what it would be like to be a wolf trying to survive in the wild.

By Friday they know that a church building isn 't the only place where God lives. They see the Creator reflected in a towering beauty of a redwood tree; with the noonday light shining through its branches, nearly blinding you with splendor, as hap pens time and time again with Lisa Sunde.

Christina Ivancich , a senior at Mercy High School in Burlingame , had the same experience, when she went back to Caritas last month. "You look up at the trees, and you can see them breathing. You get lost in the light Campers see God shining from the eyes of the inner city kids they didn 't know existed two days earlier, but who are now their cabin mates. "You forget about stereotypes. They just drop away. You see people for who they really are. You become friends with people you might never have thought about in normal school situations , " says Heather Hargraves, 17, a junior at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School in San Francisco. Heather is another repeater. Last month, she recently returned from her third stint as a cabin leader for Caritas Creek. She'll go back this summer, too.

Heather 's story triggered some good memories for Paul Raia, directo r of outdoor programs for the CYO. When he was in the sixth grade at Christ the King School in Pleasant Hill , Raia shared a cabin with some youngsters from St. Bernard School in inner city Oakland. At first , Raia panicked . "I had never even had a conversation

with an African American. " But by the end of the five days, "we were all crying because we had to go home. " Rai a went the path of returning volunteers , too, just like Heather Hargraves. Today, she is one of 250 high school students who serve as teaching assistants. They work with 80-90 elementary and junior high p arochial and public school communities who go thro u gh Caritas each year, a total of 3,000 kids. Participating schools are from both sides of the Bay and include the Diocese of Oakland.

The tuition costs for poor youngsters are subsidized by private gran ts from such organizations as the Sierra Club.

Evety kid finds something different to appreciate at Caritas. Prisca Gayles, a senior at Holy Names High School in Oakland , keeps returning because "I love what Caritas stands for. It 's not about materialistic things .

There is the appreciation of nature combined with sharing sessions, which affirm each youngster 's uniqueness and self-worth , " she said.

In one session , through story telling, children learn to take responsibility for their actions. They listen to the tale of a little girl who tries to prove the village wise woman wrong, by asking her a trick question. She captures a baby bird from its nest and walks into the weekly council. She has a plan.

"I have a baby bird that fits into the palm of my hand. I am going to ask the old woman if this bird is dead . If she answers , 'yes, ' I will merel y open my hands to show it alive. If the old woman says th at the bird is alive, I will slowly close my fingers and when I reopened them , the bird will be dead. No matter what the old woman says, I will always be right and she will be wrong. " But when the girl puts her question to the wise elder, "I have something in my hand.. .is it alive or is it dead?" a tear begins to well up and roll down the cheek of the old woman. She finally responds , "young one, you have the answer in your hand rig ht now. Whatever happens is up to you!" Seized with feelings of remorse, the child runs fro m the room.

The story is used as a technique to get the children to share their thoughts and feelings in a safe supportive , nonjudgmental atmosphere , said Timothy Hedges, directo r of the teen volunteer program .

Similar exercises are held throughout the week. During the closing ritu al , the children sit in a circle and pass a candle around. The candle symbolizes the spirit of Caritas. Each camper shares a meaningful part of the week with his or her cabin friends.

Humor is never far away. Oakland's Prisca Gayles says she and her eight cabin charges became charter members of The Banana Slug Club . "All you have to do to be a member is to kiss one, " Gayles giggled delightedly.

A lot of kids are scared of bugs and other creepy crawlies, so the teaching agenda includes a close-up, hands-on-session with small critters, she explained. The deal is, teen leaders model bravery by doing the daring stuff , fi rst. As Gayles quickly discovered, "Banan a slugs aren 't harmful at all. And they feel like wet app les, only softer. " In one session on edible plants, kids nibbled on leaves that tasted like sour apples.

During a creek wading session they discovered wondrous rocks , th at, when rubbed together, showed themselves in tones of blue , gray, red and green tones.

Scenes from Camp Caritas The volunteers ' stories bring back powerfu l memories for Timothy Hedges, leadership coordinator for the CYO. During 1993 , Hedges, a then-senior at St. Mary 's College High School in Berkeley, participated in the teen volunteer program . At the time of his arrival, St. Mary 's was "still an all guy school. " Five days later, when he boarded the bus to go home, "I was crying in public. Caritas Creek broke down all the shields, the barriers. It slows people down, to really ask, 'what is God .'

Hedges said he already had learned to appreciate nature from his parents, but "as a young male, Caritas Creek confirmed everything they had taught me ," The same thing happened to Hedges ' boss, Paul Raia. "Caritas was an extension of my own family, " said Raia.

Hedges pointed out that Caritas is different from every day life. It builds up this sense of communion , trust and sense of responsibility. It pumps kids up to make better life decisions."

Hedges and Raia continue to be edified by the changes they see in young people.

Free of their Gameboys, their radios, makeup and hairdryers, kids at Caritas Creek bypass the often-daily superficiality of modern life. They get to appreciate themselves, their cabin friends and Mother N ature at a deeper level, said Hedges. They learn the importance of active listening. Of not doing put-downs. Of respecting confidentiality, said Raia "And for some inner city kids, " Hedges says, "it' s their first experience of seeing raccoons up close, of seeing the stars without the glare of city lights. "

Timothy Hedges, left, with campers

The dismissal in January of the director and co-director of the St. I gnatius Institute at the University of San Francisco touched off a controversy, with the USF administration on one side and supporters of the Institute on the other. This week, Catholic San Francisco devotes its editorial page to articles presenting the views of each side.

On making a stronger St. Ignatius Institute

The St. Ignatius Institute: The Faculty's Position

By Father Step hen Privett , SJ. President of the University of San Francisco

Michael Torre Professor of Philosophy

"The aim of the University is a true enlargement of mind which is the power of viewing many things at once." — Cardinal Newman A fundamental characteristic of authentic Catholic theology is universal charity and a willingness to engage in respectful dialogue. A "one size Fits all" approach to theology is contrary to the Catholic tradition, which from its origins has embraced distinctive theologies - from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to Augustine, Aquinas, Newman, and Rahner. There are different theological styles now, then, and always. In our university setting, it is important that students , friends and faculty of the University of San Francisco and the St. Ignatius Institute openly discuss their many views in a truly intellectual and humane climate, where thoughtful minds come together in dialogue.

In recent months, some people have raised concerns that my decision to remove Messrs. John Galten and John Hamlon as directors of the St. Ignatius Institute was a deadly strike against the Institute, aimed to stifle a conservative voice on campus.

Let me make this clear: the changes are neither an overt nor veiled attempt to dismantle or weaken SH or its mission. On the contrary, I believe that in order to serve its students and enhance its influence at USF, the Institute needs to become a more integral part of our great learning institution. SII will remain a historically based program rooted in the Great Books and steeped in the Catholic tradition. The mission and voice of the Institute will be amplified, not stifled.

My decision was a matter of governance, not politics or theology. For the long-term integrity of the SU within the university and across the academy in general, I appointed as director a well-respected faculty member from within the Institute, Professor Paul Murphy, because he possesses the academic credentials, the passion, and the dedication to the Catholic intellectual tradition necessary to increase the voice and influence of the SB. As is the tradition with other academic programs at USF, the Institute will now be run by a faculty member rather than by a staff member.

It is my responsibility to ensure the academic standards and quality of student life at USF.Appointing a new director provides the requisite academic leadership, promotes synergies between SII and other university programs, and creates efficiencies by consolidating resources. For example, SB' s foreign studies programs will now be administered by the university's study abroad office, an adjustment that will increase current SII study abroad offerings and eliminate Institute staff work and cut costs.

I also believe the Institute has a major role to play in shaping the overall campus learning environment and in promoting what Pope John Paul B refers to as "the increasingly necessary encounter of the Church with the development of the sciences and the cultures of our age" (Ex Corde Ecclesiae, 268; 9). Professor Paul Murphy, a gifted professor of Church history and four-year member of the SB faculty, is dedicated to Pope John Paul B's concern of integrating Catholic teachings into University culture, I believe that many people who have reacted negatively to the appointment of Dr. Murphy may have done so out of fear of change and the unknown. Some have gone to great lengths in the media, with the board of trustees and in the Vatican to protest my decision. However many others - academics, religious scholars, alumni, students and friends of the university and SB - have embraced the changes and welcome the opportunity for a stronger SII. On Friday, March 23, the University of San Francisco Board of Trustees affirmed Dr. Murphy's direction of the Institute in a 30-2 vote. On Thursday, March 29, Father Frank Case, an assistant to Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, superior general of the Jesuits in Rome, stated that the superior is satisfied that the university's efforts to reorganize the institute will not alter its "unique character." Father Case further commented in a Catholic News Service article that the Jesuit superior general's position is that the SB dispute is a matter that must be resolved locally.

Thomas Aquinas believed that both faith and reason help us to discover truth. In the Catholic tradition, faith and reason compel us to seek a deeper and richer understanding of ourselves, our world, our God. Jesus talked about faith as the leaven that raises up the whole loaf; the light from the mountain that iUuminates the valley below; a seed that God recklessly sows on all manner of soil; a treasure that one experiences through constant searching; a gift from a God who invites all - everyone - to a banquet in celebration of life itself. Let us have faith, and not huddle in the upper room with the doors and windows locked shut for fear of the people outside. Let USF be a spirited spokesperson of a power and a love bigger and stronger than us all.

With mutual support of SB and USF, it is time to move forward toward greater success and outreach to the world, and to live up to the university 's vision as "the light shining on the hilltop." Rather than seeking to abolish the Institute, I intend to help the St. Ignatius Institute expand its voice and realize its hopes of becoming the premier program of its kind in the nation and the world.

Dr. Torre writes on behalf of the St. I gnatius Institute facul ty who have publicly protested the president 's decision.

The Saint Ignatius Institute was a voluntary program at the University of San Francisco designed to fulfill the General Education Curriculum of the University. It was born of a marriage between a Great Books approach to the Humanities and courses in Philosophy and Theology classic to Jesuit education. To these were added courses in Science and Social Science to complete a student 's General Education. In addition to taking courses in the Institute, all students chose a particular major at the University. Its students were religiously diverse — both Catholic and non-Catholic —as was its faculty.

The Institute had definite, heart-felt, commitments: in the Arts and Sciences, to an integrated set of courses emphasizing Great Books, especially of Western Civilization, but also of non-Western civilization; in Philosophy, to the tradition of Thomistic realism; in Theology, to a public support of the ordinary teaching of the Catholic Magisterium; in spiritual matters, to offering daily Mass for its students, according to the Church's liturgical norms, and Ignatian retreats each semester; in its social life, to a common floor for students, and an office open to them, where they could "touch base" and have their academic and personal needs looked after, even when overseas. The Institute was an academic, social, and religious program deeply committed to the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis: to nourishing the student 's entire person, not just his or her intellect.

By virtue of a presidential fiat, all that has now changed. The recently announced course schedule for Fall 2001 includes these alterations: students will no longer be required to take a course in non-Western Great Books, as previously; nor is their science course integrated with the rest of the curriculum, as previously; there is no course offered in metaphysics; there are no longer Thomistic philosophers on its faculty; and the Chair of the Theology Department has announced that being an outspoken opponent of the Institute 's theological position will no longer be an impediment to teaching in it. Moreover, the Director no longer has the freedom of 25 years to assign priests to the Institute's Mass; and the Directors will no longer watch over the students ' programs abroad, as previously.

These changes have significantly deformed the Institute.

On January 19, 2001, the President summarily fired the Director and Associate Director of the Institute. The Director, John Galten, had served the University loyally for 24 years. Nearing retirement, he was asked to clear his desk and be off campus the next working day. This is an inexcusable way to treat an employee, especially of a Catholic University. The President acted consulting neither the Institute's Advisory Board nor the faculty who had imagined and nourished the program throughout its entire history. He thereby signaled his readiness to alter the Institute, regardless of their counsel or participation. This is no way for a university president to act: it violates the respect due the Institute 's Board, collegiality with university faculty, and due process.

For 25 years, the Institute has exemplified the position that good Catholic theology requires adherence to the teaching of the ordinary Magisterium of the Church and rules out public dissent to it by Catholic theologians. This was its touchstone in theological matters. It thereby took a stand that was more traditionally-minded than some members of the University's Theology Department. This difference of opinion was perfectly appropriate for a university: the Institute was a voluntary program, not a department, and it was entitled to its own spirit and point of view. Its theological perspective has been based in the Catholic Tradition and Vatican B. It did not regard itself "the guardian of orthodoxy," nor hold a "one size fits all theol ogy," nor was it "isolationist," as the President has falsely charged: these are caricatures.

For 25 years, more liberal members of the Theology Department, including some Jesuits, have sought to undermine the theological stand of the Institute. In firing directors of 30 years experience and replacing them with a junior faculty member who had only twice taught in the program, in reducing its staff from 3 full-time members to one and a half members, and in making his other changes, the President acted to curtail the Institute's independence and its freedom to stand for its theological position. He has intervened in an academic dispute to deny one side its modest yet rightful place on campus.

The faculty has objected both to the means he has chosen and to the end he has in view. It is our understanding that the Holy Father himself has chosen to support an appeal of the President 's action. We hope that the bstitute will be restored to the fine program it was. We believe the President significantly ened in acting as he did, and that justice and wisdom require that he rescind his decision. A good man can make a bad decision, and a good man can admit this and reverse himself. Should this occur, we stand ready to work with him to bring about his announced desire to further the good of the Institute. We, too, wish that it flourish — for the good of the Society of Jesus and the University, and for our own students — provided any changes accord with its spirit and life, and its founding and fundamental principles.

'Busyness' and theology of the body Driving down a Washington thoroughfare recently, I was passed by a Metrobus with a stunning rear advertisement — so stunning, in fact, that I pulled in behind the bus at its next stop to copy the text.

The ad featured a young African-American teen-ager, male, poised somewhere between childhood and adolescence; if he had shaved twice, I'd be surprised. The largeprint text read: "Gettin' Busy? Be Safe, Get Tested." The smaller print continued, "If you 're between 13 and 24, call to find out where you can get tested year-round. It's safe, friendly, and free." The phone number was for a local AIDS clinic.

A week or so later, former NFL wide receiver Rae Carruth of the Carolina Panthers was convicted of conspiracy to murder his pregnant girlfriend , Cherica Adams, and sentenced to at least 18 years in prison. In a television interview after his conviction , Mr. Carruth disputed the prosecution 's claim that he and Ms. Adams were well-acquainted in these chilling terms: "As far as Cherica and I are concerned, we never dated. We were never boyfriend and girlfriend ... We slept together ... There was no conversation."

That is what "gettin' busy" means. It means sex as another contact sport. There is neither safety, nor friendship, nor freedom in it for anyone concerned.

Pope John Paul B's "theology of the body," and my interpretation of it in Witness to Hope, have been criticized for being impossibly high-minded, most recently by the distinguished biblical scholar Luke Timothy Johnson, writing in Commonweal. That Washington Metrobus ad, and Rae

Carruth's unintentionall y revealing description of his nonrelationship with a woman he regarded as a disposable sextoy, raise an important question: If not John Paul's "theology of the body " and its celebration of the gift of sexual love as a means for deepening a genuinely human relationship, then what?

The sexual revolution promised to liberate us from the shackles of prudery and repression and the dishonesty of sexual hypocrisy; its aims, advocates claimed, were profoundl y humanistic. But what have been the results? Skyrocketing divorce rates. Epidemics of sexually-transmitted disease. The lowest birthrates in recorded human history, in parts of Western Europe. The abortion industry. A multi-billion trade in pornography. Wives traded in for newer models, like cars, and men stuck in perpetual adolescence. Teen-agers robbed of innocence and taught two contradictory messages: "Gettin ' busy" is normal, indeed expected, and "gettin' busy" can kill you. Is it any wonder that young people today travel in packs?

Telling a young man, of any race, that "gettin' busy" is just the way things are is not realism; it 's cynicism of the most profoundl y corrupting sort. It is to suggest that human sexuality is no different from animal sexuality, instinctive and impersonal. Not so long ago, we wouldn't have called this "gettin' busy," as if it were the moral equivalent of studying algebra, learning to hit the curve ball, shaving without cutting yourself, or any of the other adolescent male rites of passage.

We would have called it "rutting." And we would have been right to do so.

Chastity, in John Paul IPs theology of the body, is what the pope calls "the integrity of love." It is the virtue that R o allows us to love another I o. , rather than to as a person use another as a pleasureobject. It is a virtue that z X calls us, not simply to iS self-control (which is a psychological accomplishment), but to selfmastery, which is a moral and spiritual achievement , under grace.

No one ever said, or ever should say, that this is easy.

It isn 't. But what is more genuinely human ? To challenge young men and women to lives of moral heroism, knowing that they will fall short of the mark — and then helping them seek reconciliation in order to try again? Or lowering the bar of expectation, to the point where the only response to "gettin ' busy" is a blood test?

The "theology of the body" is surely open to scholarly debate and critique. But until the critics have a better answer to that Metrobus ad and to the Rae Carruths of this world than complaints about papal high-mindedness, th ey won 't be part of the solution to one of the great human tragedies of our time,

George Weigel

Living beyond our crucifixions Every dream eventually gets crucified. How? By time, circumstance, jealousy, and that curious, perverse dictate, somehow innate within the order of things, that ensures that there is always someone or something that cannot leave well enough alone, but, for reasons of its own, must hunt down and strike what is good.

The good will always be envied, hated, pursued, smudged, killed. That's true even of dreams. Something there is that needs a crucifixion. Every body of Christ inevitably suffers the same fate as Jesus. There 's no smooth ride for what's whole, good, true, or beautiful.

But that's only half the equation — the bad half.

What's also true, what the resurrection teaches, is that, while nothing that is of God can avoid crucifixion, no body of Christ ever stays in the tomb for long, either. God always rolls back the stone and, soon enough, new life bursts forth and we see why that original life had to be crucified. ("Wasn ' t it necessary that the Christ should so have to suffer and die?") Resurrection follows crucifixion. Every crucified body will rise again.

But where do we meet the resurrection? Where does the resurrected Christ meet us?

Scripture is subtle, but clear. Where can we expect to meet the resurrected Christ after a crucifixion? The Gospel tell us that, on the morning of the resurrection, the women followers of Jesus, the midwives of hope, set out for the tomb of Jesus, carrying spices, intending to anoint a dead body.

Well-intentioned, but misguided, what they find is not a dead body, but an empty tomb and an angel challenging them with these words: "Why are you looking for the living among the dead? Go instead into Galilee and you will find him there!"

Go instead into Galilee. What a curious expression!

What is Galilee? Why go back? In the post-resurrection accounts in the Gospels, Galilee is not simply a physical geography. It is, first of all, a place in the heart. Galilee is the dream, the road of discipleship that they had once walked with Jesus, and that place and time when their hearts had most burned with hope and enthusiasm.

And now, just when they feel that all this is dead, that their faith is onl y fantasy, they are told to go back to the place where it all began: "Go back to Galilee. He will meet you there!"

And they do go back, to Galilee, to that special place in their hearts, to the dream, to their discipleship. Sure enough, Jesus appears to them there.He doesn't appear exactly as they remember him, nor as often as they would like him to, but he does appear as more than a ghost or a mere idea. The Christ that appears to them after the resurrection no longer fits their original expectation, but he is physical enough to eat fish in their presence, real enough to be touched as a human being, and powerful enough to change their lives forever.

Ultimately that is what the resurrection challenges us to do, to go back to Galilee, to return to the dream, hope, and discipleship that had once inflamed us but that now is crucified.

This, too, is what it means to "be on the road to Emmaus." In Luke's Gospel, we are told that on the day of the resurrection , two disciples were walking away from Jerusalem toward Emmaus, their faces downcast. That single line contains an entire spirituality. For Luke, Jerusalem, like Galilee for the other Gospel writers, means the dream, the hope, the kingdom, the center from which all is to begin and where ultimately all is to culminate.

And the disciples are "walking away" from this, away

from the dream, toward Emmaus. Emmaus was a Roman spa — a Las Vegas and Monte Carlo of human consolation.

Their dream has been crucified and the disciples, discouraged and hope-emptied, are walking away from it, toward human consolation , muttering: "But we had hoped!" They never get to Emmaus.

Jesus appears to them on the road, reshapes their hope in the light of the crucifixion , and turns them back toward Jerusalem.

One of the essential messages of Easter is this: Whenever we are discouraged in our faith , whenever our hopes seem to be crucified, we need to go back to Galilee and Jerusalem, that is, to the dream, to the road of discipleship that we had embarked upon before everything went wrong. The temptation, of course, whenever we feel this way, whenever the kingdom doesn't seen to work, is to abandon discipleship for human consolation , to set out instead for Emmaus, for the consolation of Las Vegas and Monte Carlo.

But, as we already know, we never quite get to Emmaus. In one guise or another, Christ always meets us on the road, bums holes in our hearts, explains the latest crucifixion to us, and sends us back — to Galilee and to our abandoned discipleship. Once there, it all makes sense again.

Father Ron Rolheiser

Last Word: God has said everything in Christ The glory of Easter provides tight for us to reflect on the climax of the chain of covenants on the road of salvation history: the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the "Mediator and fullness of all Revelation " (CCC #65).

God's own Son comes into our world, shares our human lot, tasting death itself, and rises triumphant to carry us into the glory of heaven.

The earliest accounts of the Last Supper tell us that Jesus spoke of the cup of His blood of the new covenant (1 Cor 11:25 and synoptic Gospels); we call the collection of inspired writings of the first disciples the "new testament" (another word for covenant). Jesus Christ offers a new and unsurpassable relationship between ourselves and God. He is literally "the last Word" God speaks to us, a Word containing all truth.

Does this new covenant annihilate the old? There were some in the early Church who were so struck by the newness of Christ that they wanted to get rid of the Old Testament. Yet in the Gospel of Luke - a Gospel written not for Jews, but for Gentiles - the risen Christ says, "everything written about me in the law of Moses and the prophets and the psalms must be fulfilled." (Lk 24:44) The disciples realized that the new covenant could only be understood in connection with the covenants which came before.

The Church's liturgy is a great teacher in this regard.

True, in the Easter season we follow an ancient tradition of reading only from the New Testament, but the entire lenten

season is a treasury of Old Testament texts preparing us for the Lord's death and resurrection, ff you have taken part in the Easter Vigil, you have heard the proclamation of the great events of salvation history leading up to the Gospel of Easter.

The new covenant embraces the old covenants. But what of the two thousand years since Christ? Catholic teaching is very clear : no new public revelation is to be expected. God has said everything in Christ. (CCC #66) Revelations which "correct" what was revealed in Christ (such as the Koran, which denies that Christ is the Son of God and regards Him as a mere prophet), or add "another Testament of Jesus Christ" to the New Testament (The Book of Mormon) cannot be accepted by Christians as the word of God. We cannot receive new Revelation; what we must do is come to an ever deeper understanding of what was revealed once for all in Christ. This is the work of the Holy Spirit, promised to us by Christ before His death and resurrection: "he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." (Jn 14:26) Revelation with a capital "R" reaches its fulfillment in the life of Jesus Christ. What about visions and messages from Christ and the saints which are known as "private revelations"? First, we should underscore the utter uniqueness of the appearances of the risen Christ. The New Testament speaks of visions and locutions of Christ, but these are not the same as the encounters with the risen Christ which began with Peter and the other disciples and ended with His appear-

ance to Paul (1 Cor 15).

When someone claims to have received a message from the Lord, the Blessed Virgin or one of the saints, the Church may investigate to determine that there is nothing in the message which is contrary to the Revelation which is the faith of the Church. In this case, the messages may be approved as a way of encouraging people to live the Gospel. However, no Catholic is obliged to believe in these apparitions - hence the term private revelations.

Whatever the value of such private revelations, they must always lead us back to the New Testament of Scripture and the new covenant of the Eucharist and the sacramental life. Like the two disciples journeying to Emmaus, the risen Christ walks with us making our hearts burn with joy as we read the Scriptures and revealing Himself in the breaking of the bread. He is both the last Word and the first Word - the last word of God's covenants, the first word of the new creation which is Easter, a glorious dawn with no sunset.

Father Milton T. Walsh

Power of J esus' name keeps us from giving up

Ephesians has this glowing doxology amid its rich fare: "Now to (he One who is able to accomplish far more than we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations , forever and ever. Amen." (3:20-21) This Sunday's liturgy of the Word specifies that power "at work within us" which enables us to accomplish "far more than we ask or imagine."

Our first reading from Acts asks us to consider the power of Jesus ' name , which enables us to stand up for him even in the lace of intimidating and withering opposition. Notice Jesus ' name is referred to three times in this short passage : The hi gh priest questioned them, 'We gave you strict orders, did we not , to stop teaching in that name?' "; "The Sanhedrtn ordered the apostles to stop speaking in the name of Jesus; " and the apostles "left the presence of the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been worthy to suffer dishonor for the sake of the name." It is the power of Jesus ' name that has us continue as Church proclaiming Jesus ' Easter victory in spite of scandals, divisions, peoples' indifference, and the cynicism of statistics. We continue to have at being parish communities , forming our members, attempting to reach out to this world's crying needs. If it were not for the name 's power, we would have given up long ago.

Our reading from the Fourth Gospel highlights another area in which God's power has been at work in our parishes. Left to ourselves and our devices, we fail: 'That night they caught nothing." Empowered by the Lord's Word, we form, initiate, and continue to form new members: "So he (the risen Jesus) said to them, 'Cast the nets over the right side of the boat and you will find something.' So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish." Exhausted from our travail after our Word-empowered ministry, we are nourished and re-missioned by Sunday Eucharist: "When they climbed out on shore, they saw a charcoal fire with fish on it and bread Jesus came over and took the bread and gave it to them, and in like manner the fish." Before and even after his glorification Jesus is always our servant.

Then follows the dialogue between Jesus and Peter, which describes the care of all authentic ministry. Peter takes die opportunity Jesus offers him to profess his love for Jesus three times.

Only then can he minister to the Good Shepherd's flock: " 'Do you love me?' " ; " 'Yes, Lord,

Third Sunday of Easter Acts 5;27b-32, 40-41; Psalm 30; Revelation 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 you know that I love you;'" " 'Tend my sheep.'" Indeed Peter will be such a shepherd that he, like Jesus, will lay down his life for the flock and his death, like-ffiat of Jesus, will glorify God: " 'When you grow old, you will stretch out your hand, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.' He said this signifying by what kind of death he would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, 'Follow me. '" We cannot approach one another and hope not to do damage only if we are motivated by a deep love for Christ who reconciles us, by a willingness to serve our sisters and brothers, and by a sincere desire to follow Jesus. Any other approach does monumental harm to Jesus ' flock.

Our Sunday assembly, according to Revelation, expands us and makes us part of the cosmic worship: "Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, everything in the universe, cry out: 'To the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, be blessing and honor, glory and might, for ever and ever ! The four living creatures answered, "Amen' " When we come together on the Lord's day, the Word and Eucharistic Meal identify us with God and the Lamb who was slain and all of creation under Spirit 's persuasion. We become at worship what we shall be revealed to be on the final day. Thus opened and expanded, ecstatic, we can be filled with God's energy and resilience.

How about that power, "at work within us"! The wonder is, not how bad we are or what state of disrepair we are in, but rather how good we are and how much power God has exerted and exhibited in our parish communities.

Questions for Small communities of Faith.

What was your involvemen t with the RCIA? If your parish does not have this process, what can you do to get it going?

How does your group fit into the final formation of the neophytes?

Father David M. Pettingill

We continue to glory in the cross As the joy of the great 50 days deepens and expands, as the "alleluias" resound again and again throughout our assemblies, a sense of whole-hearted gratitude takes root in our hearts. Indeed , God is good , infinitely good. The passion , death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God' s faithful, enduring love for every human person ever born , indeed for every unique and beautiful thing that God has made. Alleluia! God is so good. In the face of human failures , betrayal s, abandonment , willful sinfulness, we have God' s compassionate response: the cross of Jesus Christ, the cross of glory, the cross of our salvation. Nothing can separate us from this love of God, poured out abundantl y, poured out to the very last breath b y Jesus Christ.

Alleluia! God is so good. God's loving embrace reaches past all human sin and touches our deepest longing for wholeness and holiness. The appearances of the risen Christ to his disciples were also times of reconciliation with him. They, like we, had denied him and abandoned him. He had called them friends. He had shared everything with them, had shared his very self. He had even washed their feet. How did he act toward them when he appeared? His first words said it all: Peace be with you. The infinitely compassionate love of God is poured out on us in Christ. We have nothing to fear. Christ 's own peace is offered to us. Let us be quick to say "yes!"

Alleluia! Uod is so good. .Recall the powerful opening words of the Hoiy ihursday

liturgy: We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for he is our salvation , our life and our resurrection. Through him we are saved and made free. A strange notion , perhaps? To glory in the cross? Yet that is why we are invited to venerate the cross on Good Friday, to touch it , kiss it, to thank the good God from the bottom of our hearts for the gift of the cross of Christ who has truly made us free. His death destroyed our death. His death is the door to our resurrection in him. So we glory in his cross and every Christian liturgy since those saving events celebrate that saving mystery. We glory in his cross. May God give us the grace to accept and embrace his cross as it is offered to us in our own lives and in the lives of the whole human family.

Alleluia! God is so good. Surrounded as we are with such extraordinary signs of God's faithful , forgiving love, we are particularly grateful during these 50 days for the newly-baptized (the neophytes) in our midst. The Easter joy and Easter faith that shines forth in them is a tremendous blessing for all of us. We can see in them the Spirit-filled conviction that Jesus is risen and is in our midst. We can see in them the radiant joy th at being Christ 's friends and disciples brings. And their joy is contagious! Alleluia! God is so good. May the lavish blessings of these great 50 day s fill the hearts of us all with deepest gratitude and praise for this God who saves us again and again by the glorious cross of Jesus Christ. Alleluia!

Sister Sharon McMillan, SND

Did Easter make any difference?

The recent film Chocolat focuses on the themes of temptation. A new chocolate shop opens in a small French village at the beginning of Lent and the shop and its shopkeeper become a target for the belief that avoiding sin (in this case, chocolate during lent) equates with goodness. At the Easter Mass, the young priest reminds the villagers that Christ was a loving, kind and merciful man, full of goodness. He tells them finally, "And our goodness is not measured by the things we do not do. " In other words, our goodness is measured by the things we actually accomplish : goodness accrues by the things we do.

As lent fades into the past, and we celebrate these days after Easter and before Pentecost, we keep our eyes and heart fixed on Jesus in order to sustain a model for what we should be doing.

First, as he washed the feet of his disciples, he included Judas , the disciple who had already been seduced by the darkness of evil (as the Fourth Gospel tells us, "the devil had already induced Judas.. .to hand Jesus over"). Later on in the meal, Jesus says to his disciples, "No longer do I call you servants...; but I have called you friends." (John 15:15) Jesus calls everyone, yes, even Judas, and those who are tempted to fall into temptation and evil, his friends. To be good means something quite startling: to keep in friendship those whom we might think of as sinful , evil, and exuding darkness. They too are my friends and not servants or slaves. Jesus models the authentic meaning of friendship, never jud ging, always hoping, continually embracing, and forever loving.

Is there any other way of interpreting Jesus ' gesture in holding forth the morsel of bread to Judas , and then in

the garden across the Kidron Valley, asking Judas , not. Goodness demands "Whom do you seek, " and in Luke 's account , almost ten- that I stop this stubderly asking him, "Judas , would you betray the Son of bornness, receive help, Man with a kiss?" than an accumulation of gestures, a let myself be washed, search , an outreach to a friend - an endearing embrace, no matter how embarone more time? As the writer of the Fourth Gospel tells rassing, and truly us, Jesus loved them, and Judas , "to the end," i.e., unre- allowing the Lord to set servedly. me free.

Second, Jesus took a towel and washed their feet , a Finally, as the menial task reserved for slaves. Such utter humiliation on Fourth Gospel tells us, the part of Jesus caused Peter to object. Jesus counters , "...Jesus went forth "If I do not wash you , ...you will have no share in my with his disciples across heritage." In other words , the foot washing is so impor- the Kidron valley, tant th at its omission bars one from the Kingdom of God. where there was a garGoodness must display itself in authentic humility: den... " Some authors receiving all others as friends , always trying to hold out maintain that the Holy the possibility of love and forg iveness, doing the most Ihursday pilgrimage to the altar of repose emulates the menial task. Jesus took upon himself the grime clotted on j ourney of Jesus and His disciples to this garden where the disciples ' feet from traveling the dusty roads in san- Jesus reprimands Peter, "...put your sword into its dals. This is what the church is supposed to look like, feel sheath... " and leam quietly and contemplatively to accept like, act like. This is what you and I are supposed to look God' s hopes and God's will in your life. Stop the fighting. like, feel like, and act like.

Stop hating. Stop putting others to death. Stop the killing Third, Peter replied , "You shall never wash my feet" and the maiming. and ends by announcing, wash "not only my feet, but my Easter makes a difference if: hands and my head as well." Part of goodness is a will• We measure our goodness by what we actually do, ingness to be served: allowing the Lord and the Church • We love unreservedly, community to walk where I walk, to touch what I touch, • We live humbly, and and to think what I think. How often it is that my stub• We let Jesus and the Church community wash our bornness prevents Jesus from really touching me. I con- feet and take care of us. tinue moment after moment, year after year, to keep walkOnl y in these ways do we mirror forth the person of ing and touching and thinking/fantasizing what I should Jesus. This is what it truly means to be moral.

Father Gerald Coleman, S.S.

Outside kitchen window: Our Lord and Our Lady When I was about seven or eight years old , I became acquainted with a Catholic girl who had a Marian shrine in her yard.

Seeing the tender-faced statue for the first time I gasped , "Who is that?" As my playmate eagerly introduced the Mother of Jesus , she seemed to be on intimate terms with a real person. Not yet a Catholic myself , I found the relationshi p mystifying, but also comforting. Perhaps it was possible for those in heaven to hear us and even help us.

The memory of this childhood friend stirred in me as my children and I were pruning and weeding our backyard. While cutting away some ivy growing along a retaining wall, there appeared the perfect spot for a statue of Our Lady. The natural grotto can even be seen from our kitchen window.

"Hey, kids," I impetuously called out, "Wouldn 't it be great to put a statue of Mary here?" They all agreed , and a few days later, with the best of intentions, we headed for a garden store. After plying our way through late afternoon traffic , checking the map, and circling the area, we realized the establishment we sought had been closed. With our enthusiasm waning, we crossed town again to another nursery, where the only Marian statue for sale seemed costly for its size and uninspiring.

After quarreling with tired and hungry children over which pants to buy and then paying a shocking amount for them, I doubted we would go garden shopping again any

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time soon. "Well, Lord," I prayed on the way home, "if you want us to have an image of your mother, please help us find one."

About a week later, we were driving home from Half Moon Bay, where we had visited the beach with a friend from out of town. As we were buzzing along the highway, I saw a huge outdoor masonry place and called to my husband from the backseat, "Let's pull over. Maybe we can find a statue of Our Lady there. " Sure enough, the children and I found a lovely one. For almost the same price as the other we had seen, it was twice the size and ten times more beautiful. Mary was holding the child Jesus, who in turn was holding the orb of the world in his hand. As if the Lord himself was sending me a message, our house guest bought the statue for us as a thank-you gift.

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"Within the family of the St, Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County, we have many reasons to give thanks, said Joe Marchetti , president, who will speak at each of the gatherings scheduled to begin at St. Gregory Church, San Mateo, at noon; St. Raymond Church, Menlo Park at 2 p.m.; and St. Andrew Church , Daly City at 4 p.m.

"St. Vincent de Paul doesn 't own any property large enough for one party, so we

are borrowing church halls," Mr. Marchetti said. The events are also homage to the small, often parish-based, conferences that are the foundation of the society 's work.

In addition to Mr. Marchetti' s talk, those attending will enjoy musical entertainment, refreshments and photo displays showing SVDP at work, according to Loretta Pehanich, director of public relations. Also speaking will be an SVDP client who has benefited from the organization's outreach and Lorraine Moriarty, executive director of San Mateo County SVDP. For more information , contact Ms. Pehanich at (650) 373-0622 or (650) 576-3071.

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May 4-6 : Charismatic Healing Retreat with Linda Schubert includes teaching and informal workshops on prayer and healing themes.

May 12,19, 26: The Mandala: Path to Remembering and Redeeming, retreat workshop days with Sister Toni Longo.

June 8-10: Growing in Wisdom and Grace with Sister Marilyn Wilson , B.V.M. June 23: Motherhood in the New Millennium with marriage and family therapist Carol Kaplan.

June 23: The Contemplative Way, a new retreat theme with Carol Fowler and Benedictine Sister Barbara Hazzard.

Parables 2001: Stories Jesus Told, a monthly revisiting of the scripture stories with well known retreat leaders, scholars and people of faith. What about these tales? Are they true? Did they really happen? What implications do they have for the Christian in the 21st century? May 20: Father Peter Sammon talks on the Parable of the Vineyard Laborers. June 3: Parable of the Hidden Treasure with San Jose Bishop Patrick J. McGrath.

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May 4-6: Faces of Illumination, an iconography workshop with Christopher Castles.

May 11-13: Women Mystics with Dominican Sister Mary Neill.

— MERCY CENTER — 23O0 Adeline Dr., Burlingame. For fees, times and other offerings, call (650) 340-7474 3rd Sun: Salon, a monthly gathering of people in the second half of life to explore opportunities and challenges facing them using arts , literature and conversation. Facilitated by Sandi Peters .

- JESUIT RETREAT HOUSE/EL RETIR0 300 Manresa Way, Los Altos. For fees , times and details about these and other offerings call (650) 948-4491.

May 4-6 : The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, a silent retreat for women and men with Jesuit Father Bernard Bush.

May 5: Living the Spirituality of the Resurrection, a silent day for men and women with Jesuit Father James Hanley.

May 11-13: Celebrating Our Memories , a retreat for mothers and daughters with Susan Fullerton , Julia Perrier and Jesuit Father James Hanley.

May 18-20: Looking for the Wonderful , then Amazing, a recovery retreat (or men and women with Jesuit Father William Fulco.

Silver Penny Farm offers retreat facilities near the wine country, 5215 Old Lakeville Rd,, Petaluma, 94954. All quarters have bedroom and silting room with fireplace. Call Father Ray Smith for a brochure at (707) 762-1498.

Taize Prayer 3rd Tues at 8:30 p.m., St. Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., SF. Call Delia Molloyat (415) 563-4280.

1st Thurs. at 5:30 p.m. at Old St. Mary's Cathedral, 660'Calfomia at Grant, SF. Call (4 15) 288-3809.

3rd Thurs. at 7:30p.m. at VallombrosaCenter, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park with Sister Toni Longo.

1st Fri. at 8 p.m. at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Tootan.

Call (650) 340-7452; Church ol the Nativ ity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park at 7:30 p.m. Call Deacon Dominic Peloso at (650) 322-3013.

3rd Fri. at 8 p.m. at Woodside Priory Chapel, 302 Portola Rd., Portola Valley. Call Dean Miller at (650) 328-2880.

1st Sat. at 8:30 p.m. at SF Presidio Main Post Chapel, 130 Fisher Loop, Call Delia Molloy at (415) 563-4280.

Young Adults Oct. 27: Fall Fest 2001, 5th annual Young Adult Conference with keynote, workshops, Mass, dinner and dance. Contact Mary Jansen at (415) 614-5596 or mjansen@sfyam.org.

Wed.: Help children learn at St. Dominic Elementary School, Pine and Steiner St., SF. 7:15 8:15 a.m. in school library. Call Kathleen Reilly at (415) 387-5692.

Various dates : Read with youth ages 5 - 14 as part of the Tenderloin Reading Program, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at 570 Ellis St. between Hyde and Leavenworth, SF. Contact Marie Borges at (415) 401-0925 or marieborges@yahoo.com.

Help at St. Joseph's Village Homeless Shelter.

Bi-monthly Sat. from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Vilage is at 220 10th St., SF on site of former St. Joseph Parish.

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Synergy Yoga at St. Agnes/SF, Mon. and Wed. 7:30 - 9 p.m. in Lower Gym Hall, $3 per class. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560, ext. 226.

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22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, Parker Ave. and Fulton, SF. Sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572.

Jubilee 2000 USA, as part of a worldwide effort to relieve the crushing debt owed by struggling countries to stronger lands, announces a Bay Area speakers

bureau. Knowledgeable speakers are available without charge to address parish groups and organizations on this Jubilee Year topic. Call William or Jean Lesher at (510) 524-6645 or welesher@aol.com.

Prayer/Devotions San Francisco's St. Agnes Parish, 1025 Masonic, SF and St. Agnes Spiritual Life Center, 1611 Oak St., SF announce talks and prayer opportunities. April 27 at 9 p.m. and April 28 at 9:30 a.m.: Retreat with Bill Spohn, theofogy professor, Santa Clara University; May 5: Day of Recollection with Presentation Sister Monica Miller, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Call Chad Evans at (415) 487-8560.

2nd Fri.: Holy Hour for Priests at St. Finn Barr Church , 10:30 a.m. Includes talk by priest from Opus Dei with silent prayer and Reconciliation if desired. Followed by simple lunch in rectory. Call (415) 333-3627.

Take a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land without leaving the Archdiocese by visiting an ongoing exposition at St. John of God Parish , 5th Ave. and Irving, SF. Open M-F 1:30-5 p.m. and until 1 p.m. on Sundays. Their Web site address is www.sjog.org.

Mass for people living with AIDS at St. Boniface Church, 133 Golden Gate Ave., SF at 5:30 p.m. Takes place on last Sun. of month. Call (415) 863-75 15.

Blessed Sacrament Exposition Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, 24 hours everyday, (650) 322-3013. St. Sebastian Church, corner of Bon Air Rd. and Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Greenbrae, M - F 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Adoration Chapel, (415) 461-0704. St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic (near Page) SF, Fri., 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., (415) 487-8560. Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, M- F after 8 a.m. Mass until 7 p.m. St. Isabella Church, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, Fri. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., 1st Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Sat. St. Bruno Church, 555 W. San Bruno Ave., San Bruno, 24 hours everyday. Call (650) 588-0572. Our Lady of Guadalupe Chapel. St. Francis of Assisi Shrine, 610 Vallejo St. at Columbus , SF, Fri. following 12:15 p.m. Mass until 4:15 p.m. 2nd Sat. at St. Matthew Churc h, One Notre Dame Way, San Mateo with Nocturnal Adoration Society of San Mateo County. Call Jim McGill at (650) 574-3918 for times.

Corpus Christi Monastery, 215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, daily from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call (650) 322-1801. St. Bartholomew Churc h, 300 Alameda de las Pulgas , San Mateo, 1st Fri. from after 8 a.m.

Mass until just before next day' s 8 a.m. Mass.; St. Dominic Church, Bush and Steiner St., 8:30-9:30 a.m. and 6-7 p.m. each Mon. and Wed. (415) 5677824. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 3 Oakdale Ave., Mill Valley, Mon., 8:15 a.m. through Wed. at 7:30 am; St. John of God Church, 1290 5th Ave. at Irving, SF, Mondays after 12:10 p.m. Mass, (415) 5665610; St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF, 1st Fri. following 9 a.m. Mass until 5:15 p.m. Benediction.

Call (415) 648-5751. St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St., SF, M-F 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.; Thurs. until 9 p.m.; 1st Fri. until 7:30 p.m. Mass. Call (415) 3333627; St. Hilary Church, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, M F 7:45 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and each 1st Fri. from 8 a.m. until Sat. at 8:45 a.m. Call (415) 435-1122; St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 1st Fri. after 8 a.m. Mass until Sat. at 8 p.m.; Holy Name of Jesus Church, 39th Ave. and Lawton St., SF, Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.; St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd., Redwood City, 1st Fri., 9 a.m. until Mass at 5:30 p.m.(650) 366-9544.

Family Life May 5: 1st annual Catholic Fun Day at Marine World beginning with Mass at 9 a.m. with Bishop John C. Wester presiding and continuing until 8 p.m. All families , youth groups, religious education programs parishes are invited. Early entrance included with $18.50 tickets (usually $39.95), a special discount made available by the Office of Family Life which is planning the event. Call (415) 6145680 for information or to purchase tickets.

Introductory instruction for married or engaged couples about Natural Family Planning is available by appointment from NFP consultant Gloria Gillogley.

Call (650) 345-9076 for information about NFP. Retrouvaille, a program tor troubled marriages.

The weekend and follow up sessions help couples heal and renew their families. Presenters are three couples and a Catholic priest. Call Peg or Ed Gleason at (415) 221-4269 or edgleason@webtv.net.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a dynamic marriage enrichment experience designed to deepen the joy a couple shares. Call (888) 568-3018.

The Adoption Network of Catholic Charities offers two free information meetings for families considering adoption on the 2nd Tues. of every month at 98 Bosworth, San Francisco at 7 p.m., and on 1st Wed. at 36 37th Ave., San Mateo at 7 p.m. Call (415) 406-2387.

Single, Qivorced, Separated May 19: Once More With Love, a one-day workshop for those considering remarriage after the divorce or death ot a spouse and tor those entering marriage for the first time with someone who has been married before. Facilitators are Bobby CoyleHennessy and Larry Hennessy. Call Claudia Devaux at (415) 334-9088.

May 25-27: A Beginning Experience weekend at Vallombrosa Center, 250 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park.

Designed to help widowed, divorced and separated

persons and those who have sufered a significant loss make a new beginning in life. Call Lanier Reeves at (650) 375-8332 or Wa rd Miller at (415) 821-3390.

Catholic Adult Singles Assoc, of Marin meets for support and activities. Call Bob at (415) 897-0639 for information.

Are you or someone you know separated, divorced, widowed? For information about additional ministries available to divorced and separated persons in the Archdiocese , call (415) 273-5521.

New Wings at St. Thomas More Church, SF meets on 3rd Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Call Alan Fisk at (415) 584-2861 or e-mail stmchurch@hotmail.com. Call Ron Landucci at (650) 583-6016 about upcoming social activities. April 28: Potluck, 6:30 p.m.; May 4: Taize Prayer at Mercy Center, 8 p.m.; May 12: Boat trip and picnic at Angel island; May 17: Are you ready for remarriage? with Bobbi and Larry Hennessey.

Consolation Ministry Our Lady of Angels, 1721 Hillside Dr., Burlingame, 1st Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m.; 1st Thurs., 9:30 -11 a.m. Call Sarah DiMare at (650) 697-7582; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, James St. between Fulton and Grand, Redwood City, Thurs . 6 - 7:30 p.m. Call (650) 3663802; St. Andrew, 1571 Southgate Ave, Daly City, 3rd Mon. 7:30 - 9 p.m. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunoff at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, 901 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica. Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Hilary, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, 1st and 3rd Wed., 3 4:30 p.m. Call Sister Colette at (415) 435-7659; St. Gabriel, 2559 40th Ave., SF, 1st and 3rd Tues., 7 - 9 p.m. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882; St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, 2nd and 4th Wed., 2:30 - 4 p.m. Call Sister Esther at (415) 5672020, ext. 218; St. Finn Barr, 415 Edna St., SF in English and Spanish, one Sat. per month. Call Carmen Solis at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, 2555 17th Ave., SF, 2nd and 4th Tues., 2 - 4 p.m. Call (415) 664-8481.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579.

Vocations May 5 and 6: A day of reflection folowed by a day of ministry for single Catholic women , 18-50 years old. An opportunity to experience how the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael are preachers of God's Word within our Church and Society.

Dominican Sisters Cente r, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael. Questions or RSVP to Sister Carla Kovack , (415) 257-4939 orcarlaop@juno.com.

Lectures/ Classes/Radio-TV Join J6e Stinson for "Good Grief" Sundays at 9 a.m. on Catholic Family Radio, KDIA1640 AM. Call (650) 866-3525 .

Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Hour featuring recitation of the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to KEST - 1450 AM. "Mosaic", a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5. "For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times, please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

May 9, 16, 23: Father Francis Tiso speaks on the Gospel of John at 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Blithedale Ave., Mill Valley.

Call (415) 388-4190.

Food & Fun April 27, 28, 29: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel annual Spring Festival, Grand Ave. and James St., Redwood City. Features carnival rides, games, and an international food arcade. Fri. 3:30 - 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m.

- 9:30 p.m.; Sun. noon - 8 p.m. Call (650) 366-8817.

April 27, 29: Corpus Christi Parish Annual Spring Festival featuring food fro m around the world plus games and other fun activities. Fri. from 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.

- 6 p.m. Call (415) 585-2991 .

April 28: Saving Sacred Heart, a fundraiser for the preservation of Sacred Heart Elementary School in San Francisco's Western Addition beginning at 8 p.m. and going until 2 a.m. with dancing to the Zydeco Magic band. Tickets $12 at the door.

Delicacies available include Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, hot links. Call (415) 564-1117.

April 28: Super Bingo at Most Holy Redeemer Parish, 100 Diamond St., SF. $25 ticket includes 12 cards for 15 games plus 2 raffle tickets and snacks.

Come to parish's Ellard Hall at 7 p.m. Limited seating.

Call (415) 863-1581. Benefits MHR AIDS Support Group and parish St. Vincent de Paul conference.

April 29: Catholic Daughters Court St. Raphael celebrates its 55th anniversary with Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Raphael Church , San Rafael followed by lunch at San Rafael Joe's. St. Raphael pastor, Father Paul Rossi will preside. Call (415) 453-5100.

Most 1st Fri.: Join the Marin Catholic Breakfast Club for prayer, dialogue and a meal beginning with 7 a.m. Mass at St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae. Members $5/non-members $8. Call (415) 461-0704.

April 28: Golden Gate Gala, an annual dinner dance/auction benefiting Burlingame's Our Lady of Angels Parish, now in its 75th year, and its elemen-

tary school at the St. Francis Westin on Union Square. No-host cocktails at 6 p.m. with silent auction followed by dinner, live auction, and dancing to the Dave Martin House Party until midnight. Tickets to the black tie optional evening are $100 per person. Call (650) 697-5745.

May 1: All Hallows #182, Young Ladies Institute , 20th annual May Crowning and Living Rosary, 7:30 p.m., All Hallows Chapel, Newhall and Palou St., SF. Call Sue Elvander at (415) 584-1593.

May 4: Loyola Guild Luncheon at Presidio Golf Club.

Call (415) 751-0248 or (415) 664-0189 for information.

May 6: All Souls Women 's Club Mother/Daughter Brunch in All Souls Cafeteria following 9 a.m. Mass.

Menu includes pancakes, eggs, sausage , bacon , juice and more. Tickets $12/$5. Reservations required. Call (650) 952-8346.

May 9: 30th annual Oakwood Auxiliary Luncheon benefiting retired Religious of the Sacred Heart beginning with social at 11 a.m. in Alfreda's Court , and luncheon at noon in the Demming Garden of Oakwood, 140 Valparaiso Ave., Atherton. Tickets $25. Call Shirley Connolly at (650) 325-7242 or Sara Cinibuck at (650) 323-8343.

May 11: St. Stephen Parish Men's Club 6th Annual Golf Tournament at Sharp Park Golf Course.

Call Greg Holl at (415) 661-0570.

May 12: International Food Faire at St. Gabriel's Bedford Hall, 2550 41st Ave . between Ulloa and Vicente, SF from 6 - 9 p.m. Treats from Asia, Europe, Pacific Islands and Latin countries. Reservations required. Tickets $5. Call Janet at (415) 566-0314.

May 13: Mothers' Day Brunch benefiting Sisters of the Holy Family and restoration of the community 's Fremont motherhouse with seatings at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. at 159 Washington Blvd., Fremont.

Tickets $35/ Youth $10. Limited seating. Food by Palmdale Estates Catering. Call (510) 624-4581.

May 21-22: Reno Fun Trip sponsored by St. Thomas More Church. Call Nancy at (415) 333-2798.

3rd Fri.: Open house and pot luck dinner and bingo at Catholic Kolping Society, 440 Taraval St., SF. No-host bar 6 p.m.; dinner 7 p.m.; bingo 8 p.m.

Call Bill Taylor at (415) 731-1177.

Knights of Columbus of the Archdiocese meet regularly and invite new membership. For information about Council 615, call Tony Blaiotta at (415) 661-0726; Dante Council, call Vito Corcia at (415) 564-4449; Mission Council, call Paul Jobe at (415) 333-6197; Golden Gate Council, call Mike Stilman at (415) 752-3641.

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon.

Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

Reunions June 9: Class of '51, Star of the Sea Academy will gather for luncheon at the Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. and Sloat Blvd., SF. Contact Lillian Harrington McKernan at (415) 892-5233 orfrankm31 ©prodigy.net.

June 23: Class ot '51, St. Agnes Elementary, SF. Seeking missing classmates to join the celebration to be held in the City. Call W. Urie Walsh at (415) 386-5847.

Sept. 8: Mercy High School, SF class of '86 at Ramada Plaza Hotel, SF. Preliminary information already mailed, invitations to follow. Classmates who have not been contacted should call Deborah Heffernan Hinds at (925) 694-2843.

Class of '46 , Presentation High School, SF is looking for classmates for an upcoming 50th reunion. Call Carolyn Bacigalupi at (415) 821-2541 .

Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Please call (415) 452-0177 and leave your name, address and phone number.

Performance Admission free unless otherwise noted.

April 27, 28: May 4, 5: Mercy High School, San Francisco presents The Wiz in the school theatre, 3250 19th Ave. Tickets $8 at door/$7 in advance. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. Call Dora Cortez at (415) 334-0525.

May 3, 4, 5: Mater Dolorosa School presents Who 's Dying to Be a Millionaire? At 7:30 p.m. Tickets $7, call to reserve none sold at door. (650) 588-8175.

May 9: Spring Concert and Art Show at Junipero Serra High School, Sam Mateo, 7:30 p.m. Hear groups including the school's Men's Chorus and the Tri-School Chorus featuring voices from Sera , Mercy, Burlingame and Notre Dame , Belmont.

Tickets $4/$3. Calf (650) 573-8207, ext. 151.

May - 4 ,5, 11, 12, 13: Bye, Bye Birdie, the Broadway and movie hit at Archbishop Riordan High School's Lindland Theatre, 175 Phelan Ave., across from City College of SF. Curtain at 8 p.m. except May 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets $10/$7. Special Alumni Champagne Reception before May 5 performance. Tickets $25. Call (415) 587-5866.

May 13: Harpsichordist Tamara Lang makes a Sunday Afternoon of Music in Santa Sabina Chapel, 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael at 2:30 p.m. $15. Call (415) 457-7727.

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Capsule Film Reviews U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting The Luzhin Defence Often-stirring tale of an obsessive Russian chess genius (John Turturro) who falls in love with an independent young woman (Emily Watson) during an important championship tournament but becomes increasingly unstable as the relationship and competition advance. Set in 1929 Italy, director Marleen Gorris' period piece pleases with welldrawn characters and beautiful costuming and settings, though the contrived conclusion is disappointing. A suicidal act and a sexual encounter. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

With a Friend Like Harry French psychological drama in which the life of a family man (Laurent Lucas) is drastically altered after a chance meeting with an old high school acquaintance (Sergi Lopez) whose benevolence masks extreme malevolence.

Book Review ONE NATION UNDER GOD: RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS, QUOTES AND IMAGES IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL, by Father Eugene F. Hemrick. Our Sunday Visitor Books (Huntington , Ind., 2001). 142 pp., $6.95.

Reviewed by Thomas N. Lorsung Catholic News Service "Virtues everywhere on Capitol Hill" — now that would be news.

But that happens to be the title of one chapter in the new guidebook by Father Eugene F. Hemrick, "One Nation Under God: Religious Symbols, Quotes and Images in Our Nation 's Capital."

Father Hemrick, a researcher, author and columnist who lives at St. Joseph's parish on Capitol Hill, gives readers a spirituall y uplifting walking tour of some

Director Dominik Moll constructs a chilling thriller aided by unders tated performances and taut editing. Subtitles.

Off-screen violence, some sexual references and occasional rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Leaden comedy in which an Australian crocodile hunter (Paul Hogan) travels from the outback to Los Angeles with his girlfriend (Linda Kozlowski) and son (Serge Cockburn) and ends up entangled in a murder mystery that involves a movie studio smuggling priceless paintings. Director Simon Wincer 's fish-out-of-warer scenarios eke out some minor laughs but the film is mostly a snore with a paper-thin , timeworn premise. Some mild violence and a smattering of crass words. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is ATI — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG — parental guidance suggested.

The Body Torpid drama in .which a Catholic priest (Antonio Banderas) investigates an archeological discovery of a crucified body from the first century that is suspected of being the body of an unresurrected Jesus Christ. Set in Jerusalem, writer-director Jonas McCord 's minor film focuses on the priest's crisis of faith, using the Israeli-Palestinian tension s as a backdrop, but remains shallow in its exp loration and famous landmarks in the nation 's capital . He sees these places through the eyes of faith and tells those who walk along with him where to look for the religious symbols that are part of so many important buildings from the Capitol itself to the National Gallery of Art. He muses: "One has to wonder if the different artists who painted the virtues in the Library of Congress were unconsciously giving us the formula for America's greatness. It goes without saying that as long as America practices the four cardinal virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance , the theological virtues of faith , hope and love and the virtues of knowledge, wisdom , truth , mercy and peace , her glory will be secure ."

If you are planning a trip to Washington and want more than the usual historical and architectural information, I recommend that you pick up this book and be prepared to do a little walking. You won't be sorry.

Lorsung is director and editor in chief of Catholic News Service in Washington, which syndicates Father Hemrick's column.

eventual affirmation of the resurrection. Mature theme questioning Church teaching, some violence including a suicide, an instance of rough language and fleeting crass words. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. The Motion Pictu re Association of America rating is PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

The Claim

Muddled period piece in which a young man (Peter Mullen) trades his wife (Nastassja Kinski) and daughter (Sarah Polley) for a significant gold claim during the California rush of 1849, and then must face his grave mistake when they arrive 20 years later in the town he has founded. Breathtaking landscapes aside, director Michael Winterbortom's flawed film is dramatically hollow with a fractured narrative and gimmicky camera work that only serve to irritate. Afew intense sexual encounters , an implied suicide, some violence, full frontal nudity, and fleeting rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV — adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

Freddy Got Fingered Revolting comedy about a lazy 28-year-old (Tom Green) living at home with his parents who aspires to be a cartoonist but does little to actually accomplish this. Cowritten and directed by Green , the worthless film is a series of vile scenes held together loosely by a virtually nonexistent pJof, where everything f rom sexual molestation to a still-born child is played for laughs. Many sick sexual references, constant repulsive sight gags and gross-out humor, brief rear nudity, recurring rough language and some profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is O — morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R — restricted.

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- Christopher deVinck , The Power of the Powerless Imagine being told by your doctor that the child you are carrying will likely die hours after birth. Then imagine carrying that knowledge through the next several months of pregnancy and throug h labor and delivery.

For me, as a man, it stretches the credibility of the Church' s absolute teaching in defense of life from the moment of conception. I certainl y would not want my wife to go through those months of physical and psychological torture only to deliver a child who would soon die in her arms. What is the point?

How much more the pain for a young woman who would have to endure this ordeal .

When she was three months pregnant with her first child , my college friend Amy was given the news by her doctor that her child had anencephaly, a neural defect, and would surely die soon after birth . As a military wife, she was living far away from friends and family who could give her support. She chose, nonetheless, to go on with the pregnancy.

After her child was born and died, she sent out a letter to her friends. I had already known what happened, so when I started to read the beginning of the letter, I found it strangely macabre. It was a birth announcement: Patrick and Amy McNamara proudly announce the birth of their son Adam Christopher McNamara June 15, 1994 5 lbs. 9 OZ; 19 in.

Proudly? Why announce it at all, I thought.

She went on to say: "Adam was our son for nine months and four hours on this earth . The duration of his life was spent in our arms and in the arms of his grandmothers. Four hours was enough

time to baptize and confirm Adam, to appreciate his perfectly formed body, to shower parental affection on him, and four hours was enoug h time for Adam to touch our hearts in a way that we would have never dreamed of only a few months before.

"Our son brought an immeasurable amount of joy into our lives. When we miss Adam and sadness begins to descend, we recall this joy and pray that the strength of this memory will sustain us."

1 couldn 't believe how Amy found any joy in this incident. I would have been devastated and angry at God. I started to understand when I read on.

Not only did this young woman demonstrate remarkable strength through this trial, but she found beauty in it and was strength to her husband. She included a poem which she wrote for her husband Patrick on Father 's Day, just a few days after his son had died: A Father wants many things for his child...

To always be therefor him throug h joy and sadness.

To hold him close in warmth and comfort.

To see him triumph despite hardship and strugg le.

To watch his life unfold and mature into greatness.

To guide him toward truth and goodness.

And , ultimately, a Fa ther hopes his child will rest for eternity In God 's embrace.

Very few Fathers can say, "Yes, 1 was there every moment he needed me, I held him from birth until death, his every action was a triumph, the span of his life was never wanting for truth, and I know for certain that he will rest for eternity in the palm of God's hand. " Amy has two beautiful children now. But now I understand why she 's proud to have had three.

I asked Amy permission to print this personal information and she sent me back her approval along with this reflection on the value of Adam 's life seven years after his death.

"The mysterious presence of Adam continues to unfold. We have a memory box in our house with mementos and pictures from the few hours we had with him. We have always allowed Monica supervised access to the box. She likes to flip throu gh the photos in our little album. Even though she 's only four, she talks freely about "my brother," often in a wondrous voice as she ponders that he is in heaven looking down on her, and once in a while with sadness as she wishes she could play with him. She has always been a perceptive and sensitive child, but just a few days ago I was surprised to learn that the beautiful mystery continues already with two year old Claire.

"Patrick has been overseas for seven weeks (with five to go) and Claire has felt his absence most painfully, so we talk about what it means to be a family ; that we are a family, all of us, even when Patrick is on the ship 'he's always with us in our hearts.' This brings some comfort to the girls. So a few days ago I was asking Claire who is in her family. She said, 'You, Daddy, Adam.' I had to prompt her for Monica 's name, not Adam 's! I had no idea that she already understood.

"Adam was born about a month after we moved in to this house seven years ago.

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Successful candidate will be a person who is: a knowledgeable and active Roman Catholic; familiar with the liturgical life and sacramenta l teachings of the Church; equipped with strong communication and organizational skills; able to recruit and support volunteers; a people person and team player; familiar with programs/methods of sacramental preparation , such as RCIA and infant baptismal preparation.

Parish experience desirable; some evening and weekend work expected. Send resume , salary requirements and cover letter describing relevant experience to Selection Committee, c/o Denny Duffell; St. Bridget Parish; 4900 NE 50th St., Seattle, WA 98105.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary School Now hiring for 200 1 -02 The following positions are available: •Vice Principal • Middle school teacher, Math & Science • Special Needs Teacher • First Grade Teacher Send resume to: Principal, IHM School 1000 Alameda de las Pulgas Belmont, CA 94002 or fax at 650-593-4342

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Mercy High School , San Francisco a Catholic , College Preparatory Secondary School for Young Women with a Student Body of 575 is looking for: Position: Full-Time Religion Teacher Qualifications: Degree in Religious Studies Teaching experience and advanced theological studies a plus Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience (medical, dental, and disability insurances; retirement program) Pleasesend resume to: Linda Ambrosini, Assistant Principal Mercy High School 3250 -19th Avenue San Francisco, California 94132 Phone: 415-334-0525 Fax: 415-334-9726 ,

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Catholic Charities, a non-profit human services agency, seeks a Controller to oversee agency accounting, finance and internal control systems to safeguard assets. Reports to Director of Finance and supervises budgeting, accounting, contracts and IS functions. Competitive salary, excellent benefits.

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The Archdiocese of San Francisco is seeking an educational leader and chief administrator to serve as Superintendent of Catholic Schools beginning Jul y 1, 2001.

This position , reporting to the Archbishop, will assume the leadership, administrative oversight and regulation of the Archdiocese's 65 elementary and 14 secondary schools which provide Catholic faith formation and educational development for over 29,000 kindergarten through twelfth grade stu- | dents. The new Superintendent will be a strategic thinker with the ability to create and communicate | a vision to carry forward a vigorous Cadiolic school system in die new millennium.

The successful candidate will : • Possess an M.A. degree (Education Degree preferred) in School Administration with 5-8 years experience in school administration. Diocesan office experience preferred; • Show evidence of leadership at both parish and school levels and possess a clear understanding of the teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church; must be a practicing Catholic in good standing; • Have excellent planning, organizational and communication skills (verbal and written); • Have excellent relational skills; able to work collaboratively and engender support for Catholic education; • Have an ability to work widi multi-ethnic groups;

St. Mary's Parish (1800 families) in Corvalis, Oregon is seeking a full time youth coordinator. Our youth ministry program integrates religious education with programed activities that evangelize youth to the Good News of Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church. Qualifications: Practicing Roman Catholic, with a Master 's in Religious Education or Religious Studies desirable.

Strong organizational and communications skills. Rapport with youth and adults required. Must be computer literate. Experience with the Teen Life Program preferable. Major responsibilities: Coordinate 6th—12th grade catechetical program; coordinate sacramental preparation for Confirmation; supervise and coordinate youth ministry volunteers" . Salary: Competitive salary according to education and experience. Starting date: July 1, 2001. Application due by May 15. To apply contact Fr. John Henderson, 501 WW 25th Street, Corvalis, OR 97330.

Phone: 541-757-1988; Fax 541-757-2788; email ihenderson@smcatholic.com.

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• Have experience in the development and implementation of curricula with a strong emphasis on technology and special needs; • Proven experience in budget development and administration; and the development of an ongoing stewardship program for the Catholic schools; • Demonstrate the ability to administer a comprehensive personnel program, including staff supervision , evaluation and development.

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NCEA convention draws more than 12,000 educators for students and parents to participate in Catholic education, and development of student-athletes' talents.

Sexualized and superficial media images of girls and women can damage the self-image of adolescents, two writers who specialize in nurturing spirituality among girls and young women told participants in a workshop entitled "Listening to Their Voices: The Spirituality of Adolescent Girls."

As examples of harmful media images, Marilyn Kielbasa and Janet Claussen, editors and authors at St. Mary 's Press in Winona, Minn., cited photos of waif-like fashion models, ads featuring provocatively posed shots of teens, and even Disney movies with subtle sexual messages.

Kielbasa said that both blatant and subtle messages by the media and society can foster a variety of problems among adolescent girls, from eating disorders to increased sexual activity.

She and Claussen pointed out that even the Disney movie "The Little Mermaid" portrays a young woman who gives up everything from family to her voice to have a relationship with a young man she barely knows.

"Girls today are buying into that message and losing their own voices," said Claussen. She said "die mermaid myth" still exists today in everything from the provocative lyrics and attire of pop singer Britney Spears to a growing trend for cosmetic surgery.

Claussen believes that girls can begin to recognize their own personal worth when they are shown the fallacies of such images.

Kielbasa said young girls also need to learn what she termed "Gospel feminism."

"Look at the way Jesus treated women. He recognized their strengths and qualities as females, but didn 't exploit their femininity," she said. "Treating sex as a plaything or a casual act denies the Gospel message."

In the NCEA convention's exhibit hall, surrounded by exhibitors touting high-tech computer software and the latest religious textbooks, Jim Shanley was offering a nostalgic product with an updated twist: saint trading cards.

"Holy cards were originally used to plant the seed of a religious vocation, and they still can do that. But you even hope that perhaps the cards instill a good virtue or make a child want to emulate a saint," he said.

The cards come in sets of 20 to 24, and cost $9.95 per package. Shanley said since he began business in 1994, he 's probably sold more than 100,000 sets.

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Sister Chiltister, who holds the Bruggeman chair of ecumenical theology at Jesuit-run Xavier University in Cincinnati, encouraged the educators to pass on this notion of questioning to their students.

"Teach them to question," she said. "Teach them to think ."

She also told the educators to teach their students not to despair when looking at the future of women's roles in the church.

"The disciples who were with Jesus didn't want him talking to women either," she said. "Like Jesus, teach them to silence the silencing."

In the hundreds of workshops during the convention, teachers also were encouraged to think about new ways to present poetry and math problems, as well as ways to help today 's youth navigate through issues of sexuality, selfesteem and peer pressure.

During one workshop, Maureen Blum, principal of Our Lady of the Lake Elementary School in Seattle, said her school participated in a bullying prevention pilot program after one student had yelled out that he "wanted to kill everyone in his class."

In the aftermath of recent school shootings, Blum said, "our eyes have to be open to students who don 't think they belong."

The school came up with a definition of bullying and followed a curriculum that included videos such as "How To Enter a Peer Group," "How To Make a Friend," and "What To Do When Someone Is Bullying You." At the end of the lessons, students signed an anti-bullying pledge.

Blum told her Catholic school colleagues that she was convinced die message was getting through when she recently overheard a student on the playground tell another student: 'That is bullying. If you do not stop, I am getting an adult."

At an April 18 workshop on "To Play as Jesus Did: Athletics and the Gospel Mission of the Catholic School," Augustinian Father Richard J. McGrath told his audience why he is convinced that Catholic schools benefit in many ways by having successful athletic programs.

The priest, who is the author of a book about athletic programs in Catholic schools, said those benefits include positive name recognition in the community, more opportunities

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