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Archdiocese of San Francisco welcomes three new priests The three newest priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco leave the altar at St. Mary’s Cathedral June 20 to take their places among their fellow clergy members. Ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop George H. Niederauer were, from left, Father William H. Thornton, Father Michael F. Quinn and Father Joseph F. Previtali.
With marriage laws changing, issue seen as top priority for bishops By Patricia Zapor SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — In one of a series of status reports on ongoing projects of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops June 18, bishops attending their spring meeting in San Antonio were told the rapid pace of legal changes on the status of marriage in the United States has been keeping that concern a top priority. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, of Louisville, Ky., chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Defense of Marriage said the challenge in meeting the bishops’ priority focus on marriage has been the quick rate at
The same day Archbishop Kurtz gave his report, President Barack Obama announced he was instructing federal agencies to extend family benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees where it can be done by administrative order, such as in the State Department. He also affirmed his desire to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act, saying it is discriminatory and interferes with states’ rights. The 1996 law says no state has to recognize a union recognized as a marriage in another state, and affirmed that under federal law the definition of marriage is a union of one man and one woman.
which states and courts have been taking up legislation that legalizes same-sex marriage or prohibits it. Six states now recognize marriage between same-sex couples, Archbishop Kurtz said, and others are considering the same type of laws or a range of others “allowing everything but marriage,” that would give new legal rights to civil unions. Other efforts would allow a state to recognize same-sex marriages from another state. Preliminary legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to recognize same-sex marriages from different states was awaiting final action.
Obama opposes same-sex marriage but supports measures granting some rights normally associated with marriage to samesex couples. In his report, Archbishop Kurtz said affirming church teaching about marriage is a challenge for the committee in meeting the USCCB’s priority of strengthening marriage, one of five priorities being by tackled by task forces the bishops approved last November. The church’s teaching about the “truth, beauty and goodness” of marriage between one man and one woman is “a received truth, MARRIAGE LAWS, page 9
Parish journey to explore what U.S. parishes can learn from Africa Father Paulinus Mangesho thinks that if members of a Bay Area parish and an African one could get to know one another, both communities would be the richer for it. Next month, Father Mangesho will put his idea into action. He will lead a threeperson delegation from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Redwood City, where he is parochial vicar, to the parish where he grew up on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Father Mangesho and two Mt. Carmel parishioners, Maritza Longland and Maritsa
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Father Paulinus Mangesho: “What makes the Church in Africa more vibrant is the teaching.”
Techioli, will depart July 29. When they arrive in Father Mangesho’s home parish, St. Francis Xavier Parish in the Diocese of Moshi, they will meet the pastor and in turn be introduced to the many small Catholic communities that are the heart of parish life. Father Mangesho, who has served as a parish priest in the Archdiocese of San Francisco since 1999, hopes to establish a sister parish partnership between the two communities. He believes the partnership could bring economic support to the African parish, where incomes average $26 a month and people may have to receive outside aid in a drought year. The exchange could
lead to progress on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals, which call for eliminating the worst global poverty by 2015, he said. It is also Father Mangesho’s hope that for the American community, the link could lead to new ways to energize parish life based on African ways. Father Mangesho believes the visitors from Mt. Carmel, where 52 parishioners have signed up to support the sister parish project, will be surprised by the vibrancy of the Church in his native country. In the Diocese of Moshi, nearly two in three people are Catholic. Children are taught about the vocations at an early age and many choose TANZANIA, page 16
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Mercy Sisters Jane Meuse and Joyce Turnbull with Father Dan Nascimento at St. Anne of the Sunset Church.
Kathy Keane, left, Corinne John, Richard Curran, and Catherine Reuter Stoddard are members of the class of ’64 from St. Veronica Elementary School.
A 50th anniversary celebration of St. Veronica Elementary School drew almost 200 grads and friends in April. “The highlight of the event was recognizing the first graduating class of 1964,” said Catherine Stoddard, member of the class, and bearer of the good news. “We received certificates stating that we were pioneers.” Hats off to all, I say. In addition, 57 children received first Eucharist at St. Veronica Church May 2 with pastor, Father Charles Puthota, presiding. “Thank you to everyone involved who made it such a beautiful and special day,” said Brenda Orlando, whose son Ryan was in the first Eucharist religious education program class. Also proud are Ryan’s dad, Andy, and brother, Tommy. This has been the season for first Communions and perhaps no better time to thank and commend parish sacrament program coordinators and Ryan Orlando with Father Charles Puthota, pastor, in front of St. Veronica Church in South San Francisco where Ryan received first Eucharist May 2.
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Pope Benedict XVI opens ‘Year for Priests’ at St. Peter’s Basilica VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Formally opening the “Year for Priests,” Pope Benedict urged all priests to strive for holiness and said the ordained ministry was indispensable for the Church and the world. “The Church needs priests who are holy, ministers who help the faithful experience the merciful love of the Lord and who are convinced witnesses of that love,” the pope said at a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica June 19. Thousands of priests packed the basilica for the evening prayer service, which was preceded by a procession of a relic of St. John Vianney, the Curé of Ars, who is the patron saint of parish priests. The pope proclaimed the yearlong focus on priestly ministry to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the saint’s death. In his homily, Pope Benedict said the French curate’s heart was “burning with divine love,” a love that priests today need to imitate if they are to be effective pastors. The liturgy was celebrated on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a day of prayer for the sanctification of priests. The pope said the “essential nucleus of Christianity” is found in the heart of Jesus: the saving love of God that “invites us to step outside of ourselves” and “make ourselves a gift of love without reserve.” He said priests should never forget that they are consecrated to “serve, humbly and with authority, the common priesthood of the faithful.” “Ours is an indispensable mission for the church and for the world, which demands full fidelity to Christ and unceasing union with him. It demands, therefore, that we tend constantly to sanctity, as St. John Vianney did,” he said. The pope said pastoral formation of priests was certainly important for modern priests. But even more necessary, he said, was the “’science of love’ that one learns only in a ‘heart-to-heart’ encounter with Christ.”
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Pope Benedict XVI waves after leading an evening prayer service June 19 in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The liturgy closed with adoration of the Eucharist, underlining the central place of the Eucharist in the life of priests. In his final blessing, the pope lifted a monstrance holding
the Blessed Sacrament and used it to make the sign of the cross over the assembly. The day before the opening liturgy, the pope issued a six-page letter thanking God for the gifts the majority of priests have given to the church and the world, even while acknowledging that some priests have done great harm. He said he hoped priests would use the year and its special events to deepen their commitment to their own renewal “for the sake of a more forceful and incisive witness to the Gospel in today’s world.” Since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Benedict has given special attention to priests and their ministry. The pope has many times noted the burdens carried by priests in the modern age, including their increasing workload and their responsibility to preach and witness to Gospel values in a world that often seems indifferent to them. In his June 16 letter proclaiming the year for Priests, Pope Benedict said, “In his time the Curé of Ars was able to transform the hearts and the lives of so many people because he enabled them to experience the Lord’s merciful love. Our own time urgently needs a similar proclamation and witness to the truth of Love. Thanks to the word and the sacraments of Jesus, St. John Vianney built up his flock, although he often trembled from a conviction of his personal inadequacy, and desired more than once to withdraw from the responsibilities of the parish ministry out of a sense of his unworthiness. Nonetheless, with exemplary obedience he never abandoned his post, consumed as he was by apostolic zeal for the salvation of souls. For more information and resources, see “Year for Priests” at www.vatican.va; read Pope Benedict’s proclamation letter at www. sfarchdiocese.org; visit the U.S. Bishop’s website at www.usccb.org/yearforpriests/index. shtml; and look for additional material at www. catholic-sf.org.
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“You are a priest forever…”
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“Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people. No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: You are my son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place: You Hebrews 5:1-10, from are a priest forever according the Ordination Mass. to the order of Melchizedek.
Father William H. Thornton, upper left, Father Michael F. Quinn, lower left, and Father Joseph F. Previtali, center left, distribute Communion following their priestly ordination June 20 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. At right, fellow clergy members from the Archdiocese of San Francisco lay hands on the three men during the ordination rite.
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Pope appeals for Africa as world’s hungry reach 1 billion VATICAN CITY - In a letter to the president of Germany, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his concern at the plight of struggling African countries during the current global economic crisis. The pope’s letter was released as new statistics showed that a record 1 billion people — about one in every six — were suffering from chronic hunger in the wake of the economic crisis. The rate is much higher in Africa, where about one in four people suffers from chronic hunger. The pope’s May 4 letter to German President Horst Kohler, published in the Vatican newspaper June 20, said Africa’s future depends on an attitude of sharing and fairness that resists the “law of the strongest” and the pursuit of selfish interests.
Pius XII promoter says Jewish pressure an obstacle to sainthood ROME — A top proponent of the beatification of Pope Pius XII said Pope Benedict XVI has not moved the cause forward because Jewish groups have warned it would permanently damage Catholic-Jewish relations. Jesuit Father Peter Gumpel said Pope Benedict has not given the green
light to proceed with the controversial beatification, a major step toward sainthood, because he was concerned about the warnings by the World Jewish Congress, the AntiDefamation League and other groups. After Father Gumpel spoke, the Vatican swiftly issued a statement saying that the pope alone is in a position to determine the progress of the cause and that any interference was “unjustified and inopportune.” Speaking at a Vatican bookstore in Rome June 19, Father Gumpel said Pope Benedict has not signed the decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Pope Pius XII because representatives of several Jewish groups have told him “loud and clear” that “if you do the least thing in favor of the cause of Pius XII, relations between the Catholic Church and the Jews are definitively and permanently compromised.” Pope Pius has been criticized by many Jews and some historians who say he did not speak out forcefully enough against Nazi Germany and the deportation and extermination of millions of European Jews in World War II.
A woman prays as Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Mass outside the Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, June 21. St. Padre Pio’s devotion to the Eucharist, the hours he spent in the confessional and his concrete care for the sick make him a model all priests should try to imitate, the Holy Father said.
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ROME — Distributing condoms to teens in high schools in the Italian province of Rome trivializes sexuality and neglects the need to teach responsibility and respect, said the papal vicar for Rome. Cardinal Agostino Vallini, who governs the diocese in the name of the pope, criticized plans for public high schools to install machines that dispense prophylactics. “We deplore that this initiative could be defined as ‘a courageous act’” by government officials, he said in a statement released June 19. Officials governing the province of Rome approved a motion June 18 to launch a sexual education campaign in public high schools in an effort promote the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. In addition to the new sexual educational program, schools would be allowed to install machines that dispense condoms.
WASHINGTON — Efforts to combat global human trafficking suffered setbacks last year, in part because a bad global economy left more people vulnerable to traffickers, a new report says. The U.S. Department of State released its 2009 Trafficking in Persons report June 16. The annual report documents the efforts of foreign governments to eliminate the most severe forms of human trafficking. The U.S. government defines severe human trafficking as the use of force, coercion or fraud to obtain labor or induce a commercial sex act. Kristyn Williams, interim associate director of the anti-trafficking services program for the U.S. bishop’s Migration and Refugee Services, suggested the trafficking report could be “an effective tool” in the prevention of human trafficking worldwide. According to the report, an estimated 12.3 million people are currently trapped in some form of modern-day slavery. The report cited the international economic crisis as a driving factor in the rise of human trafficking. Rising unemployment rates and falling incomes have left desperate workers vulnerable to manipulation by human traffickers, particularly in underdeveloped countries. NEWS IN BRIEF, page 7
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Father Timothy Vakoc, 49, a Minnesota priest gravely wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq five years ago, has died, the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis said June 21. He is pictured in a 2005 photo with Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis, Brenda Simmons, left, a friend of Father Vakoc from Colorado, and Father Vakoc’s mother, Phyllis. In May 2004, Father Vakoc’s Humvee was hit by a roadside bomb while he was returning to his barracks after saying Mass for soldiers.
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Pact on worker rights in Catholic health care WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, along with leaders from Catholic health care and the labor movement, have agreed on guidelines aimed at protecting employees’ right to choose whether or not to be represented by a union. Outlined in a new document titled “Respecting the Just Rights of Workers: Guidance and Options for Catholic Health Care and Unions,” the principles reflect a groundbreaking consensus between Catholic health care employers and unions and are the result of a dialogue that began more than a decade ago, the USCCB said June 23. The three-way dialogue was initiated by the USCCB in an effort to find common ground on alternative approaches for carrying out Catholic social teachings on the rights of workers to freely choose whether or not to be represented.
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Delacruz said the Internet classes Google offered were helpful in his efforts to try to better himself. Delacruz is unemployed, but is working toward certification in computer maintenance and repair through classes offered at St. Anthony. “I’m keeping busy and safe, and not roaming around anymore,” Delacruz said. “I’m thrilled with what’s going on in my life.” —Catholic News Service and Catholic San Francisco
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Child and Youth Protection Update on the Archdiocesan Independent Review Board and its activities By Deacon John Norris What do you get when you convene a group that includes a psychologist (Dr. Suzanne Giraudo), a pediatrician (Dr. Eileen G. Aicardi), a retired judge (Honorable Raymond Williamson), a retired police inspector (Ms. Janice R. McKay), an attorney (Mercy Sister Mary Gemma O’Keeffe), and a Catholic priest (Father John Ryan, pastor of St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Burlingame)? In the case of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, it’s our Independent Review Board. This group of well educated and highly skilled professionals has been assembled by Archbishop George H. Niederauer to advise him and the Archdiocese on all matters involving sexual abuse of children and young people by those who serve the Archdiocese of San Francisco. When he was Archbishop of San Francisco, Cardinal William J. Levada created the Board in response to the clergy sex abuse crisis in the Church. The Board continues to meet regularly to consider allegations brought against Catholic clergy, employees and volunteers in this Archdiocese, and to oversee the “Safe Environment” program described below. If the Board finds charges of sexual abuse to be credible, they utilize the services of professional investigators, counselors, and others to determine the facts so that fair decisions might be made. Their work is kept confidential to protect the privacy of both alleged victims and alleged abusers. Dr. Giraudo, who chairs the Board, said, “When we first convened, we were meeting every two or three weeks and it was trying for all of us. The investigation and deliberation of the Board was very, very difficult because we tried our best to be fair to all involved. We have done our best and I feel that we have been equal partners to the Church hierarchy in our decisions.”
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The Board also oversees the “Safe Environment” program of the Archdiocese. Board members review any educational program prior to its implementation, and the Director of the Office of Child and Youth Protection briefs them at each of their meetings on the current status of compliance. Compliance includes the work done to evaluate the background of every adult who has ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors, and the adult education program that each of those people is required to complete. In an interview with the San Mateo County Times, Father Ryan said that many people have stopped ignoring the problem due to the on-line training.
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The Safe Environment program also includes ensuring that all minors, in Catholic schools in the Archdiocese and those in parish Religious Education programs are exposed each year to the basic tenets of self-protection. Great care is taken to make sure the educational programs are “age-appropriate.” One Board member spoke recently with a high school girl who was coaching for a Catholic elementary school. This girl was very positive about the Safe Environment program that she was required to complete for the protection of kids. She stated that unfortunately, it was necessary and “a really good idea.” Dr. Giraudo believes that children are at least learning to be safe in an increasingly unsafe world, i.e., Facebook, MySpace, cyber-bullying, and cyber-pedophilia. The Archdiocesan Independent Review Board is proud of the balance of men and women who are its members and the fact that most members are parents. They know the devastating impact of abuse in someone’s life. They work hard to prevent abuse and to help the Archdiocese maintain its Safe Environment. They are working for us. Deacon John Norris is Director of the Archdiocesan Department of Pastoral Ministries as well as the Office of Child and Youth Protection. For more information, visit www.sfarchdiocese.org and click on “Protecting Children.”
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Franciscans affirm role as bridge-builders By Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) — Members of the Order of Friars Minor reaffirmed their role as being guardians of hope, messengers of the culture of life, and bridge-builders linking cultures and religions, said the minister general. Franciscans around the world will continue to be on the ground in places marked by violence and extreme poverty, Spanish Father Jose Rodriguez Carballo said at a press conference at the order’s headquarters in Rome June 22. The press conference was called to announce some of the proposals and conclusions that came out of the order’s 187th general chapter, which was held May 24-June 20 in Assisi, Italy, the birthplace of St. Francis, the order’s founder. During the chapter, members also celebrated the 800th anniversary of the founding of their order. The chapter reaffirmed that Franciscans “cannot turn our backs on the world, especially on the poorest,” said Father Rodriguez. The Franciscan order expresses a particular “fondness for the world, a fondness that does not prevent us from having a critical approach” toward speaking out against wrongs and injustices, he said. Members of the order demonstrate their love for the world by being fully engaged in it, and by serving the needs of all people and God’s gift of creation, he said.
“The world is not just a battlefield; it is above all an opportunity to bring the Gospel to society” and God’s love to all people, he added. In a world suffering from human rights’ violations, a global economic meltdown, environmental disaster in many regions and forced migration, the Gospel can provide responses, he said. Franciscans affirmed their desire “to be bridges between cultures and religions, bridge-builders of reconciliation, justice and peace, messengers of the culture of life and custodians of hope,” he said. He said the 152 representatives of the order at the Assisi meeting reconfirmed their mission in the Holy Land and in Morocco and approved new missionary projects in Europe, which is heavily secularized, and in the Amazon, where the ecological system is seriously at risk. Between 2009 and 2015, the order will also establish a missionary presence in Laos, Cambodia, Senegal, Cameroon, Ghana and parts of the former Soviet Union, he said. When asked about the order’s plans for China, Father Rodriguez said, “We can’t talk about China; the conditions you are aware of there prevent us from talking about it.” The religious activities of the Catholic Church are restricted in mainland China and the government has been accused of human rights’ abuses against Catholics not registered with the Chinese government.
“A Midsummer Interlude” at Mater Dolorosa “A Midsummer Interlude” will be performed at Mater Dolorosa Church in South San Francisco, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Cellist Wilfredo C. Pasamba and the Mater Dolorosa Hallelujah Chorale are the evening’s featured performers. Pasamba is a graduate of Julliard and also studied at Moscow State University. He has performed at venues including Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall and plays
with the Des Moines and Omaha Symphony Orchestras. The choir under the direction of Angelita C. Pasamba is the “core of the music ministry” at Mater Dolorosa Parish. The evening’s program includes selections from the classics as well as modern and Philippine repertoire. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call (650) 583-4131 or e-mail MDConcert09@yahoo.com.
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Marriage laws. . . ■ Continued from cover not something we arbitrarily create,” Archbishop Kurtz said. He explained that the key points the ad hoc committee is focusing on to support marriage are: — That marriage is inherently related to sexual differences and the complementarity of men and women. — That marriage is for the good of children, who are themselves “a great good of marriage.” — That marriage is a unique bond reserved to men and women by nature. — That same-sex marriage has negative effects on religious rights.
Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, presides over the bishops’ meeting in San Antonio June 17.
Archbishop Kurtz said the committee hopes to have a new video for the campaign ready to present to the bishops at their November meeting.
Father Thuan Hoang, second from left, with staff and residents at a home for blind children in Vietnam.
Chance to help disabled Vietnamese youth A fundraiser, including a silent auction, benefiting the work of the Blind Vietnamese Children Foundation takes place July 11 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church of the Visitacion Parish Hall, 655 Sunnydale Ave. at Rutland St. in San Francisco. The Blind Vietnamese Children Foundation, now 10 years old, helps 170 children ages toddler to teenager in eight residential centers in Vietnam, said Father Thuan Hoang, parochial vicar at Church of the Visitacion and an advocate for the group’s work. “Our oldest child is now in third year college,” Father Thuan said. Two children helped by the charity, Huong Nguyen and Linh Ho, will attend as well as provide musical entertainment. Father Thuan works with 20 volunteers in the Bay Area to raise funds for the foundation. All money raised goes directly to assist the blind children. Tickets at $20 per person include lunch. Please purchase tickets by July 7. Call (415) 494-5517.
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Seismic retrofitting Father René Gómez, priest and pastor planned for A funeral Mass was celebrated June 11 at St. Bruno he attended Saint Michael’s Seminary in Kingston, Church for Father René Gómez, retired pastor of the Jamaica, and then Cardinal Glennon College in Saint Shrine of St. Francis San Bruno parish. The priest died June 7 at Seton Louis, Missouri, where he studied from 1957-1959, Medical Center from the effects of diabetes. He was followed by four years at Kenrick Seminary in Saint 75 years old, and had been in declining health for the Louis. Father Gómez was ordained by past several years. Bishop Robert L. Hodapp, S.J., for the Bishop William J. Justice, vicar of Diocese of Belize on April 16, 1963. clergy, was principal celebrant at the For 17 years, he served there in various funeral Mass, which was concelebrated assignments including his ministry for by approximately 40 priests. 11 years as Pastor of La Inmaculada “Father Gomez was the kindest Church, the parish in which he had man,” said Mary Schembri, care mangrown up. ager for priests in the Archdiocese of Father Gómez applied to the San Francisco. “He was very humble Archdiocese of San Francisco in and never complained though faced 1981, and was initially assigned by with immense suffering from his illArchbishop John Quinn as a parochial ness over the last two years.” The priest vicar at Saint Brigid Church. He was lived “to serve people” said Schembri. subsequently appointed to Church of “He was the sweetest person on earth the Epiphany and then to Saint James and just wonderful.” The “outpouring Church in San Francisco. On Sept. of love from his parishioners” showed 12, 1986, Father Gomez was incarin the “packed church” for the funeral dinated into the Archdiocese of San Mass, Schembri said. Father René Gómez Francisco. Leading song were St. Bruno’s In 1988, he began ministering at Holy Angels Spanish, Tongan choirs. Prayers of the faithful were led Church, and after three years there, was assigned to in English, Spanish, Tagalog and Tongan. Born in Orange Walk Town, British Honduras (now Saint Raphael Parish in San Rafael. In 1997, thenBelize), Central America, he was the fourth of nine Archbishop William J. Levada appointed Father Gómez children of Atilano and Petronila Castillo Gómez. His Pastor of Saint Bruno Church, where he ministered until father’s family had come to Belize from Yucatan, his retirement to Serra Clergy House on July 1, 2007. Letters of condolence may be sent to Father Gomez’ México; his mother’s family, from New Orleans. After graduating from La Inmaculada School and surviving brothers, Armando, Atilano, Santiago, and Saint John’s College High School in Belize City, Ernesto at 6205 Asher Street, Metairie, LA 70003.
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The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi in San Francisco’s North Beach District will close temporarily for retrofit construction beginning July 1. The Porziuncola Nuovo, a replica of the small church rebuilt by St. Francis in Assisi, Italy, which is a unique prayer site adjacent to the Shrine of St. Francis, will remain open as will the gift shop, Francesco Rocks. The site is located at Columbus Ave. and Vallejo St. in North Beach. “The Shrine church is temporarily closed due to retrofit construction that has to be done both inside and outside the church,” Monsignor Harry Schlitt, vicar for administration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, told Catholic San Francisco. How long the work will take is not known at this time, Monsignor Schlitt said. The retrofit’s approximate $2 million cost will be paid from funds set aside for that purpose, but fundraising for what is known as the “Renaissance Project” continues, Monsignor Schlitt said. “During this time the fundraising will continue both for the Shrine and for the Porziuncola, which is not totally paid for,” Monsignor Schlitt said. The Renaissance Project includes the building and installation of the Porziuncola, dedicated at ceremonies in September 2008, as well as the retrofit of the Shrine church, and, in the future, building of the Piazza de Francesco in front of the Shrine and establishing a school for continuing religious education at the site. People have come from all over the world to visit the Shrine, especially since the opening of the Porziuncola, Monsignor Schlitt said. More than 2,000 people a day visit the site through the weekend, Monsignor noted. “It is an ongoing project bringing good to the City and the Church every day,” Msgr. Schlitt said. The employment of staff and other employees at the Shrine has been terminated, and the Archdiocese has been assisting these individuals in finding new employment, according to Msgr. Schlitt. Volunteers assist at The Porziuncola and the gift shop. The Porziuncola Nuovo is open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. every day except Monday, and the gift shop is open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. seven days a week. Contributions to the Renaissance Project may be sent to Renaissance Project, c/o Archdiocese of San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.
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Women religious to combat human trafficking for 2010 sporting events By Cindy Wooden ROME (CNS) – Criminals thinking about trafficking women and children for prostitution at the world’s largest sporting events in 2010 will have to face the combined force of hundreds of women’s religious orders. The 252 orders currently involved in combating human trafficking in 36 countries formed a new international network called “Talita Kum,” Aramaic for “Get Up,” at the end of a June 15-18 meeting sponsored by the International Union of Superiors General and the International Organization for Migration. Meeting in Rome, the network founders pledged their concrete support to sisters already working to ensure that women and children are not taken from their homes and sent to Canada to work as prostitutes during the February 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver or to South Africa for
the June-July 2010 World Cup soccer tournament. With funding from the U.S. State Department, the union of superiors and the international migration group have been working for years to train religious women to educate potential victims and their families about the realities of trafficking and to reach and assist victims by giving them shelter and spiritual, material and psychological assistance. According to the superiors, 574 sisters are directly involved in fighting trafficking and in ministry to the victims. In addition to lobbying governments in Canada and South Africa to make it more difficult for the criminal organizations behind trafficking to establish prostitution rings at the 2010 sporting events, sisters in the two countries are preparing publicity materials and organizing conferences to raise people’s awareness about trafficking. “The traffickers are organized on a transnational level
and we must do the same in order to fight them,” said Consolata Sister Eugenia Bonetti, a leader of religious women in Italy working against trafficking. Archbishop Antonio Maria Veglio, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers, told the women June 15 that they have “a role that is not only important, but is prophetic.” “There can be no doubt that the trafficking of women is a criminal phenomenon that violates basic human rights and that spiritually and materially destroys human lives,” he said. The archbishop thanked the sisters for their courage in going out onto the streets at night to let trafficked women know there is someone willing to protect and assist them, for their generosity in committing financial and human resources to the project and for their perseverance in accompanying the women in the long process of recovery.
Moral, monetary concerns motivate upcoming anti-death penalty lobby day desire to abolish the death penalty. In 1970, her father was killed when a group of young men robbed his store.
By Michael Vick Anti-death penalty activists will converge on Sacramento June 30 to lobby legislators and the state’s Department of Health Services to abolish the practice in California. Organizers with California People of Faith Working against the Death Penalty, among the groups involved in the event, said they expected hundreds of Californians to participate in the lobbying effort. The day will begin with a DHS hearing on lethal injection, followed by a march to the Capitol and meetings with members of the State Assembly and Senate. Along with moral objections to the death penalty, participants will push the cash-strapped state to consider monetary reasons for death penalty abolition. According to figures from the California Commission for the Fair Administration of Justice, the state could save as much as $1 billion over five years by ending capital punishment. Notre Dame de Namur Sister Phyllis D’Anna of Belmont will be among the attendees. Sister Phyllis told Catholic San Francisco deep personal loss colored her
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Essay contest focuses on Matthew’s Gospel Archbishop George H. Niederauer and grand-prize winners, from left, to right, Yesenia Lechuga, Quintton McCahey, Jade Noguera, Tiffany Yuen, Genevieve Finn and Dante Brutyn.
“You are a rainbow bridge”
“Like Mary took care of Jesus”
Tiffany Yuen, St. Thomas Apostle (Grand Prize, Grades 1 and 2)
Benito Valle-Jhanda, Holy Name School (1st Prize, San Francisco, Grades 1 and 2)
God loves each of us, even babies. He gave us a guardian angel like a rainbow hanging on the sky. Our angel lives on us and reflects our emotions by changing colors. Before we were born, you turn as a yellow as a star to bring us light. When you were born, you turn as red as a heart to give us love. When we cry you turn as orange as a sun to bring us a smile. When we fall down, you turn as lime as grass to protect us. When we are sick you turn as green as a tree to make us strong. Our lovely guardian angel, never leave us. You are a rainbow bridge that helps us reach our God.
A baby’s guardian angel keeps the baby safe by keeping the Mom safe. A baby’s Guardian Angel keeps the baby healthy by having the Mom eat healthy foods. A baby’s Guardian Angels guards the baby by following and watching. A baby’s Guardian Angel answers prayers. A baby’s Guardian Angel takes care of the baby like Mary took care of Jesus. Guardian Angels help us to listen to a baby’s cry. Moms and Dads watch and protect their babies with help from their Guardian Angels.
“Does God bake cookies?” Genevieve Finn, St. Anselm School (Grand Prize, Grades 3 and 4) My parents have taught me to be a guardian for the poor, an angel for the unborn and a paragon of cheerfulness for the suffering. If we don’t want to nourish a sliver of life, then we shouldn’t abort it with an act of hate. “Don’t feed hate, feed love,” I keep telling myself. Love is worthy. A candle can’t be covered. It will always find a way to shine through, just like the good in everyone. Have you ever asked yourself, “Does God bake cookies?” The answer is yes. He makes us; we are His cookies. His recipe is different every time, but usually he puts in a pinch of good, a dash of bad and 10 cups of extra sugar for good measure. My parents are not in the “cool” crowd, they ARE the cool crowd. Why? They are the crowd everyone wants because they teach me to obliterate hate, see the sugar in every cookie, and beam at every being because we are all equal, created in God’s image.
Forty schools, including home schools and parish religious education programs, participated in this year’s contest, up from 38 schools in 2008. A total of 490 essays were submitted, compared with 447 in 2008. There were 20 grand-prize and first-prize winners and 67 honorable mentions. Each grandand first-prize winner received a U.S. savings bond. This year’s theme was based on Matthew 25: “Whatever you did for the least of my brothers, that you did for me.” The questions were grade-appropriate and covered a range of topics from guardian angels to children as gifts to their parents; from challenges for children with disabilities to a comparison of abortion and the death penalty; from a discussion of pregnancy resource centers to thoughts about bridging the gap between life and social justice issues. Archbishop George H. Niederauer gave out the awards at a reception at St. Mary’s Cathedral on May 24, the Solemnity of the Ascension. He also celebrated a special Mass. In the 1st and 2nd grade level, Tiffany Yuen (St. Thomas the Apostle) was honored for her poetic grand-prize essay on how each of us has a guardian angel protecting us “like a rainbow hanging on the sky.” Tiffany’s work is highlighted at right. Her hand-drawn artwork tells a story all its own. Along with Tiffany’s work we display the text, with selected artwork, of the entries of students who won first prizes in the Grades 1 and 2 category: Carolyn Mock, Marjoelle Palacio and Benito Valle-Jhanda. We also present excerpts from the grand-prize entries in the categories for Grades 3 through 12. We particularly admired Yesenia Lechuga’s (Immaculate Conception Academy, Grade 11) well-turned reflection on life and social issues in light of Matthew 25.
Here are the names of the other 1st prize winners and those who received an Honorable Mention for their work GRADES 1 AND 2: Honorable mention Taylor Cheng, Holy Name of Jesus; Melanie Miyamoto, St. Gabriel; James Moore, St. Vincent de Paul; Analisa Lonich, St. James; Brandon Lo, St. Mary Chinese Day School; Diane Alshawabkeh, Megan Furth Academy; Kalea Heller, Our Lady of Mercy; Jolly-Johwyn Curameng, Holy Angels; Alexandria Kinney, Good Shepherd; Max Moreno, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; Sadie Lyman, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Ariana Totanes, St. Timothy; Maria Lucia O’Doherty, Olivia Cooke, St. Hilary; Julia Rowell, San Domenico; Olivia Kallmeyer, St. Anselm; Madison Eshoff, Our Lady of Loretto; Isabella Ocampo, St. Isabella. GRADES 3 AND 4 1st Prize, San Francisco, Juan Miguel Arcayena, Our Lady of the Visitacion; 1st Prize, San Mateo, Emily Isip, St. Catherine of Siena; 1st Prize, Marin, Megan Sintef, St. Rita. Honorable mention Marano Gonzalez, St. Finn Barr; Rafay Ali, Megan Furth; Tammi Yuen, St. Thomas the Apostle; Grace Kaniewski, Star of the Sea; Carolina Hernandez, St. James; Lauryn Whisenant, St. Vincent de Paul; Dennis Berrios, St. John; Ana Abarca and Kimberly DelPrado, Our Lady of Mercy; Caroline Caruso, St. Catherine of Siena; AnneteCandice Tongson, Holy Angels; Victoria Salem, St. Dunstan; Madeline Leupp, Our Lady of Angels; Eric John Vintero, St. Peter Religious Education; Mary Deasy, Our Lady of Loretto; Whitney Lundgren, San Domenico; Emily Camp, St. Hilary; Anthony Pomilia, St. Anselm. GRADES 5 AND 6 1st Prize, San Francisco, Nicolas LoGrasso, Star of the Sea; 1st Prize, San Mateo, Hayley Goell, Immaculate Heart of Mary; 1st Prize, Marin, Andrew Narcomey, St. Hilary. Honorable mention Kaila Lee and Brian Ebisuzaki, St. Thomas the Apostle; Michaela Wright, Megan Furth; Julia Hurley, St. Gabriel; Julia Thompson, St. Monica; Michelle McHugh, St. Stephen; Montana Villamil, Corpus Christi; Sophia Faupusa, Our Lady of Mercy; Sarah Yao, Nativity; Katherine Jabba, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel; Julia Sequeira, St. Veronica; Joe Kelly, St. Isabella; Jack Andress, St. Patrick; Jana Viets, St. Hilary; Julianna Torres and Parker Evans, Our Lady of Loretto; Dominique Lateur-Stuckey, St. Peter. GRADES 7 AND 8 1st Prize, San Francisco, Annie Fox, St. Thomas the Apostle; 1st Prize, San Mateo, Kristin Cepriano, Holy Angels; 1st Prize, Marin, Lauren Kemmeter, St. Raphael. Honorable mention Carlos Sarmiento, Megan Furth; Faye Tan and Allison Balocating, Corpus Christil Sabugo Janessa, Epiphany; Eugene Kwan, Star of the Sea; Brian Wuerstle, Good Shepherd; Karina Yu, Holy Angels; Megan Satyadi, Immaculate Heart of Mary; Dominic Filice, St. Timothy; Haley Sheetz, St. Pius; Zack Quigley, St. Veronica; Chairrah McCahey, St. Felicity Home School; Janet Madero, Our Lady of Loretto; Tara Forkin, St. Anselm. GRADES 11 AND 12 1st Prize, San Francisco, Michael Holper, Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory; 1st Prize, Marin, Angelina McCahey, St. Felicity Home School.
“Everyone can do something, but no one can do everything” Jade Noguera, Holy Angels School (Grand Prize, Grades 5 and 6)
“They play with babies and make them laugh” Marjoelle Palacio, St. Veronica School (1st Prize, San Mateo County, Grades 1 and 2) Guardian Angels protect and watch over babies before and after they are born. They protect babies before they are born by watching over their mothers so they don’t get hurt. They also watch over their mothers so they don’t get sick because if their mothers get sick, they can also get sick while inside their stomachs. Guardian Angels also watch over babies before they are born by letting them grow bigger in their mommy’s tummy. Also, Guardian Angels take care of babies after they are born. They play with the babies and make them laugh. They also protect the babies by showing them light so they don’t get scared in the dark. When babies start to crawl, Guardian Angels watch over them by showing them the right way so they don’t fall and hurt themselves. I think Guardian Angels are always watching over us. They protect us from bad people through our teachers and parents who tell us not to talk to strangers. When we get sick, they take care of us through our parents who give us medicines and soups to make us feel better. I am thankful to have Guardian Angels who watch me and protect me at all times.
I believe that everyone has a life for a reason. Who we have become is what God intended. He loves us in every way possible. He loves our individual looks, talents and personality. We are so lucky we even have a life. Therefore, respect the life you have, for we do not have a second chance. Respect the lives of those who are different. We should help someone with a disability. However, we need to do so just enough, so that person does not feel useless. Helping is a way to show that you care. Everyone can do something, but no one can do everything. Pretend that you were disabled. How would you feel if people laughed at you or said mean things about you behind your back? If they did that to me, I would feel sad.
Yesenia Lechuga, Immaculate Conception Academy (Grand Prize, Grades 11 and 12) It seems to me that many of us appear to be blind when it comes to seeing that certain things are hurting us and our world. Perhaps we are actually running away from things over which we believe we have no control. I believe that we need to open our eyes and face all of the issues that affect our lives and not divide the issues into two camps. We need to work toward making changes that reverence the lives of all, from the tiny embryo destined to grow into a fully developed person, to a person who, at life’s end, is facing a difficult death. At the same time, we need to give attention to those among us who are suffering from poverty, homelessness, capital punishment and wars. Many people show outrage when they hear of the plight of the homeless, of people living in poverty or of those suffering from the horrors of war, or facing capital punishment. Yet some of these same people seem to show little or no concern for the life of the defenseless embryo that dies as a result of embryonic stem cell research or of the developing fetus that suffers a painful death due to intentional direct abortion. Life issues like abortion and euthanasia affect not just one or two persons. Rather, they spiral their way into the lives of families, communities, and even countries. When a woman decides to undergo an abortion she is ending the life of a special human being. God reveals in Matthew 25 that every human being has intrinsic value and is to be treated as we would treat Jesus Himself. The little life that is taken in abortion will never have a chance to make its mark in the world. Sadly, no one will ever know what contribution that person would have made to our world. Just as that little life is terminated, people are now deciding how and when death should come about for some by the practice of euthanasia. We have no right to deprive terminally ill persons of the remainder of their lives whether it would be seconds, hours, days, months or years. Since God is the author of life, only God has the right to decide when life should begin and end. How are life issues, such as abortion and euthanasia, and social justice issues, such as war, capital punishment and poverty, related? It’s simple. Human life! Each of these issues has something to do with harming God’s treasured creatures, those made in His own image and likeness. The creation stories in Genesis tell us that God gave human beings the responsibility to care for the animals and the plants. But how are we supposed to do this if we refuse to care for one another? Can we not stop the destruction of human life happening before our eyes?
What the Church teaches about life Dante Brutyn, Our Lady of Loretto (Grand Prize, Grades 7-8) The Catholic Church considers the death penalty and abortion “life issues” because all life should be respected and be worth something. The death penalty and abortion are different, in these ways. First, the death penalty is a penalty, which is put upon the “born” and living humans of our world. On the other hand, abortion is the termination of a birth and the “unborn” of our community. Second, the death penalty is “issued,” because of a crime committed, and abortion is done for other various reasons. Third, the death penalty is the taking someone’s life because they commit a crime, but abortion is not so much “taking someone’s life,” but more of eradicating the chance of an “unborn” to come into life. Fourth, the death penalty is the killing of a guilty offender and abortion kills an innocent “human.”
Pregnancy resource centers can help fathers, too
“Even before I was born”
Quintton McCahey, Saint Felicity Home School (Grand Prize, Grades 9 and 10)
Carolyn Mock, St. Isabella School (1st Prize, Marin County, Grades 1 and 2)
Pregnancy resource centers provide women who are not prepared to have children with an option for their babies other than abortion. These centers are a great place to help juvenile parents become ready to be moms and dads. These centers give so much help to pregnant women that a woman considering abortion should go to a pregnancy resource center in order to see all of her options before a doctor mercilessly kills her child. But while being a good resource for young mothers, they should also serve as a helping hand for young fathers. Many women have abortions because the father of their child simply does not care enough to support her pregnancy, or to try to talk her into an alternative. Although these centers should obviously focus on women, they can still help young confused men face the prospect of becoming fathers. Free parenting books and relationship counselors are only two ways that can help young fathers with the challenges that lie ahead. There should also be free joint parenting classes that will help these new families stay together and bond over the prospect of their new child.
Dear Guardian Angel, I feel so glad that everywhere I go, no matter where I am, I know you are with me. When I need help, you are there. When I need to make a choice, you are there. I don’t know what I would do without you. You’ve been with me my whole life, even before I was born. Amen.
Life and social justice issues in light of Matthew 25
(PHOTO BY ARNE FOLKEDAL, CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)
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his week Catholic San Francisco honors top entries in the 19th Annual Respect Life Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns.
The Book of the Gospels is carried in procession.
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Catholic San Francisco
June 26, 2009
Ordination Homily
‘This man welcomes sinners and eats with them’ These three men, Michael, Joseph and William, our brothers and friends, have answered a call to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ, and the first reading for this Mass of Ordination is about God’s call to the young Jeremiah to serve as his prophet for the people of Israel. Jeremiah hears God calling him, but he answers that he is too young. God responds, “Say not ‘I am too young’! You shall go to whom I send you, and speak what I tell you. I place my words in your mouth.” See the humility of Jeremiah: he knows his limitations and realizes his total dependence on God. Because of that humility, God can use him and work through him for the people. Jeremiah knows that it is not his own word he will proclaim. Instead, he will proclaim God’s word, a word that God will place in his mouth and on his tongue. Prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah prepared the way for the fullness of God’s word of love and salvation for us. God so loved the world that he sent his only Son, so that in Jesus Christ he could love and teach all peoples, and save them through Christ’s death and rising. Yet Jesus, the divine Son of God, is humble too: In our second reading, from the Letter to the Hebrews, we hear that Jesus Christ is our high priest, the mediator or “go-between” for God and all his human children. We are told that Jesus did not glorify himself in becoming high priest; rather, he was called and sent by his Father. “Son though he was,” the reading says, “he learned obedience from what he suffered,” becoming “the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, declared by God high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.” Earlier in that same reading we hear that we human priests, like the priests of the Old Testament, need to be humble in regard to our call: we are “taken from among men and made their representatives before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.” If we are humble, we will, the Letter says, be “able to deal patiently with the ignorant and the erring,” because we ourselves are beset by weakness, and so for this reason must make sin offerings” for ourselves “as well as for the people.” Finally, the Letter tells us, “No one takes this honor on himself, but only when called by God . . . .” At the Last Supper, on the night before he died on the Cross, Jesus Christ chose his apostles to become his first priests, the first men who would carry on his work as a prophet who teaches, a priest who offers sacrifice, and a shepherd who guides and protects. For twenty centuries Christ, our High Priest, has called men to assist and to share in the work of the bishops in the Catholic Church as successors of the apostles. This morning, through the Church, Jesus calls our brothers, William Thornton, Michael Quinn and Joseph Previtali, to be priests forever. Each man brings special gifts and experiences to this work, and each has answered the Lord’s call at a particular time in his life that the Lord has chosen and willed. However, no priest should confuse himself with the Messiah. We do not save anyone, for the very good reason that it has already
been done, by an expert, and done perfectly. Jesus Christ, Lord, Messiah and Savior, calls us to let him give himself to others through us. Jesus lives on this altar table in the bread and wine; he lives in these words of his; he lives in us together as his Body, the Church. Priests proclaim, nourish, witness and defend this life, but the life comes from the High Priest himself. Throughout her long history the Catholic Church, led by the Holy Spirit, has come to understand what this call to ordained, lifelong service in priesthood involves, and by this ancient rite of imposition of hands and anointing by the bishop, the Church consecrates and sets aside these men for this work. What “work,” exactly? The bishops at the Second Vatican Council summarized the three-fold role of the priest in the Catholic Church: 1) As Christ the Priest, he will preside at Eucharist and the other sacraments, will become a man of prayer and a leader of prayer, and will witness to the mystery of the Cross in his own life and in the lives of those to whom he ministers; 2) As Christ the Prophet or Teacher, the priest will proclaim the Word as an apostle who “knows Christ” from personal experience and not just from hearsay, and he will prophesy or “tell-forth” God’s will, as evangelist and missionary wherever he serves; 3) As Christ the Shepherd the priest will gather and serve the Christian community of believers, defend and spread the faith and the faithful, and lead them in service to the Church and to the world. That is the “what” of priestly life and ministry. Does Jesus teach anywhere “how” a priest is to live and minister? Indeed he does, and pre-eminently so in our third reading, from St. Matthew’s Gospel. Again, for a third time, the answer is “with humility.” Jesus teaches us that the powerful authorities around us in this world are the very worst models of priestly service and leadership: “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you.” The leader in the kingdom, in the Church, shall be the servant of the rest; the one who would be first, shall be a slave of the rest. Why? Jesus is the reason: he says he “did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” If the priest’s leadership and service are strong, gentle and humble it reflects, and draws people to, Christ the High Priest. Pride, highhandedness and self-serving behavior do the opposite. Rulers, kings and potentates in our time ride around in long limousines with dark glass windows. The Pope rides around in a modified Jeep, standing up, so he and the people can see each other. Michael, Joseph and William, you are becoming priests at a time when strong cultural forces urge us to forget God, and these forces affect young people and families especially hard. But do not be afraid: God will always be with you! With his help you will be able to walk in the ways that lead to the hearts of men, women and children, and to proclaim to them that the Good Shepherd has given his life for them and wants them to share in his mystery of love and salvation.
If you are to carry out this vital work, Jesus must always be the center of your life and you need to remain in intimate union with him through prayer, daily personal meditation, faithfulness to the Liturgy of the Hours, and especially the daily devout celebraArchbishop tion of the Eucharist. In George H. this way you will become Niederauer and remain true apostles of the new evangelization, because you cannot give what you do not have in your heart and in your daily life. Only three people in this Cathedral this morning are being ordained priests, but everyone here is involved, committed and obliged. All of us clergy, laity and religious, are charged by Jesus Christ to support Fathers Michael, Joseph and William with our prayers, our companionship and our caring. We are not bystanders or onlookers. We are the Church for whom they will become priests of the Risen Jesus Christ. Following the good example of our late Holy Father, Pope John Paul II during his ordination of priests, I want to express my thanks and the thanks of the Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the families and friends of these three ordinands, who have prayed for them and encouraged them; to the faculty and staff of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park and the North American College in Rome, who have looked after their formation; and to the priests and parish communities which have supported them with prayer and good example. Joseph, William and Michael, you are being ordained priests in the midst of Eucharist, and Eucharist will always be the heart and center of your life and ministry. “Do this in memory of me.” Does Jesus use those six words to refer only to the bread and wine of Eucharist? I don’t believe so. Certainly they refer most centrally to that action at the Last Supper and on this altar. But the entire life and ministry of Jesus led to that moment in the Upper Room, and all the events of Good Friday and Easter Sunday are intimately connected with that supper. Do all in memory of him. One last word: the Pharisees had a favorite complaint about Jesus — “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” Actually, that is a very good description of a priest, a man who welcomes sinners and eats with them, feeds them and nourishes them, in Eucharist, in prayer, in teaching and example. May God’s people always be able to say of each of you, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” This homily was delivered by Archbishop George H. Niederauer at the June 20, 2009 priesthood ordination at St. Mary’s Cathedral.
News analysis: Pope’s teaching ministry finds little echo in media By John Thavis News coverage of Pope Benedict XVI tends to leap from big event to big event, so perhaps it’s no surprise that after his Holy Land pilgrimage last month the German pontiff has fallen off the mainstream media radar. To cite a single but typical example, in the month following the Holy Land trip the New York Times did not report about any of the pope’s activities at the Vatican. Even in Italy, coverage of Pope Benedict has fallen off markedly. The pope is likely to step back into the spotlight when he meets with President Barack Obama and when he issues his encyclical on social justice – two major events expected in the first half of July. But then the pope goes on vacation outside of Rome, and re-emerges only at the end of September with a visit to the Czech Republic. He doesn’t completely disappear, of course; he continues to give talks and meet with individuals and groups. But the press will take little notice. The pattern of media attention – or lack of it – has led some Vatican officials to privately lament what they see as a paradox of Pope Benedict’s pontificate: the pope’s primary focus and greatest talent is teaching, they say, but it’s the kind of teaching that rarely breaks into the news cycle. “You don’t get soundbites from this pope, and that is a challenge to journalists. Another challenge is that he often speaks a language that presupposes faith,” said one senior Vatican official. One priest complained that controversies generated by such episodes as the rehabilitation of a Holocaust-denying bishop have detracted from the pope’s newsmaking capability. “They’re not interested in him. I think part of the reason is that there is a prejudice there now,” he said. Whether or not the whole world is watching, the pope takes his day-to-day ministry seriously. As a sampler, here are four recent talks that received little or no coverage in the
mainstream media, but which touched on essential themes of his pontificate: – God is love, and can be perceived in the created world. On June 7, the pope delivered another mini-lesson on this favorite topic, saying God can be sensed in the macro-universe of galaxies and planets as well as the micro-universe of cells and genetic material. “God is wholly and only love, the purest, infinite and eternal love. He does not live in splendid solitude but is rather an inexhaustible source of life that is ceaselessly given and communicated,” he said. The reason he keeps hammering on this theme? Because he sees the rupture of the human being’s relationship with God as the source of countless threats to the moral order in modern society. – Reason is open to truth, and Scripture can help lead it to truth. At his general audience June 10, Pope Benedict turned his attention to John Scotus Erigena, an obscure ninth-century Irish theologian and philosopher. The pope said Erigena outlined a process by which scriptural texts help bring “intelligent creatures toward the threshold of divine mystery,” so that they can move beyond their own shortcomings “with the simple, free and sweet force of the truth.” Like Pope Benedict, Erigena believed that “true religion and true philosophy coincide,” as the pope put it, and that authentic authority and reason can never really disagree, because they are both rooted in divine wisdom. While the pope’s arguments may go over the heads of many of the pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square, they are an important part of his effort to convince contemporary society that rational thought is based on objective truth, and that the modern trend toward relativism marks a dangerous path. – The influence of secularization, even in the church’s liturgy. Celebrating the feast of the Body and Blood of Christ June 11, the pope spoke of “the risk of a creeping secularization even inside the church, which can translate
into a formal and empty type of Eucharistic worship.” It was the second time he’s made that point in recent weeks. He added that a similar danger lay in “reducing prayer to superficial and hurried moments” in the midst of more mundane affairs. The pope wants liturgy to be beautiful, but it’s not simply a matter of aesthetics; it is beautiful, he says, because it’s based on the truth – the Eucharist as the body and blood of Christ. For the pope, the liturgy is tied deeply to doctrine, and that was seen in an important appointment he made June 16, naming U.S. Dominican Father J. Augustine DiNoia as secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. Father DiNoia had been undersecretary at the doctrinal congregation; the new head of the worship congregation, Spanish Cardinal Antonio Canizares Llovera, was a leading member of the doctrinal congregation. – The need for a new global economic model. Addressing the “Centesimus Annus” Foundation June 13, the pope offered a preview of his upcoming social encyclical, saying that “certain economic-financial paradigms that have been dominant in recent years need to be rethought” so that more attention is paid to the rich-poor disparity in the world. He took up the same theme the next day, saying that a U.N. financial summit in late June should promote a fairer distribution of resources and decision-making power to favor poorer countries. The pope has repeatedly said the solution to the current global economic crisis will require lifestyle changes and “strategic choices that are sometimes not easy to accept.” Given his previous remarks, some expect the encyclical to challenge not only the obvious excesses and abuses of modern capitalism, but its philosophical underpinnings as well. Journalist John Thavis reports for Catholic News Service from the Vatican.
June 26, 2009
Catholic San Francisco
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Coming of Age
Conflicting messages about sex Last year, an Alaskan girl named Bristol Palin became more famous than Britney Spears, and for a similar reason: sex. Had her mother, Gov. Sarah Palin, not campaigned to be vice president of the United States in 2008, Bristol might have gone unnoticed, another nameless teen-pregnancy statistic. But recently, newly single Bristol posed in her high school graduation gown on the cover of People magazine to tell teen girls everywhere that “if girls realized the consequences of sex, nobody would be having sex.” Bristol knows. She’s had to deal with feeding her son, Tripp, in the middle of the night, cleaning baby barf off her favorite shirts, changing diapers when she’d rather be changing into a prom dress and working extra hard just to graduate from high school. Bristol should be commended for choosing life, but this is probably not exactly how she wanted to spend her senior year. To say that teens receive conflicting information about sex is like saying that the sky is blue. One moment they’re in health class listening about the gross effects of STDs, the next they’re at the school prom grinding to Lady Gaga’s “LoveGame” with three guys they’ve never met before. Sorting through these conflicting messages can get complicated.
The secular world has a very different opinion regarding sex than the church, which holds a pretty hard line on premarital sex. This viewpoint is espoused by old white men in funny red hats who vowed to be celibate. Teens often question if the church’s opinions are relevant to their lives because of that fact, but this is one time when following these men’s advice — “don’t do it” — is the smartest choice. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 750,000 teenage girls become pregnant each year, and two-thirds of those girls won’t graduate from high school. Teenage mothers are most likely to find themselves living at the poverty line. A friend had her first child the summer she turned 18. When the rest of us were decorating our dorms, she lived in a state of constant exhaustion, staying up all night with a screaming baby and then pulling 10-hour shifts at the discount mart to pay the bills. We stopped by her house to see her one night before we left for college. Her words that night stayed with me. In three months she seemed to age three years. “My daughter’s a miracle,” she said. “But I wish I’d waited until I was older and could handle it.” I wish she could have talked to Bristol, who told a reporter
recently that “everyone should wait 10 years.” If you choose to have sex, are you ready to face the consequences? If you don’t know the answer to that question, it’s best to wait. Karen Osborne The consequences of having sex before you’re married can be permanent for both guys and girls. Whether it’s a sexually transmitted disease that will make future relationships difficult, a baby who will need your full emotional and financial attention for years, or emotional stress from an abortion or adoption, sex when you’re a teenager is a loaded roulette wheel where you lose far more than you win. Those old celibate guys are right this time: Giving sexualized culture the boot isn’t uncool. It’s a way to respect yourself, your significant other and your future kids. The consequences of that respect are nothing but positive. Karen Osborne writes a column for Catholic News Service.
Potpourri
Healing or hocus-pocus When we have a toothache we see a dentist; appendicitis, a surgeon. When we are seriously ill, we turn to The Healer. The real one. Yet science suggests we might try something else. It’s called Healing Touch, a trendy, New Age, non-invasive energy therapy program founded in l989 by a registered nurse. This popular modality of MIT therapy (music, imagery and touch) comes with slogans like, “Healing Touch is supposed to stop dis-ease from becoming disease,” and, “Healing Touch is supposed to redirect the body’s energy flow resulting in relaxation, confidence, euphoria, etc.” When did a long walk or a well-made martini fail to produce the same results, sans suppositions? Yet unlike a walk that might leave one with aching feet or a martini with an aching head, the metaphysical quackery of “Healing Touch” has many convinced that ersatz experts waving their hands over stressed-out persons with debilitating illnesses, results in an elevated mood that could be curative. Like hugging is said to lower blood pressure and laughing to release an invasion of pleasant endorphins, touchy-feely therapy is simply a new take on mind over matter. Someone once said that, “Happiness is a state of mind, not a series of events.” State of mind was one of the key, self-treatments described
by Saturday Review editor, Norman Cousins. Quite simply, Cousins laughed himself into pain-free hours by watching old Marx Brothers movies. Distraction is good, but it isn’t healing. Certainly, it’s good to hug and to laugh, but there is still that underlying worry about an illness. Dale Carnegie succinctly addresses that problem in his book “How to Stop Worrying and Start Living.” Each chapter contains seven or eight steps on how to attain peace except the short chapter titled, The Perfect Way to Conquer Worry, which has but one step. Prayer. According to a year-long study of prayer in l988 at San Francisco General Hospital’s Coronary Care unit, patients were randomly selected by computer to either be prayed for or not by those associated with the study. Neither patient group knew of the experiment. For believers in the power of prayer, the results were as expected: prayer works. Those in the control group that had been prayed for had less need for medication and mechanical gadgets, were able to return home sooner, and had fewer deaths than the group not receiving prayer. There is no place where the power of prayer is as dramatic as Lourdes. On its documented list of inexplicable cures is a woman with the incurable blindness of cerebral origin
with bilateral optic atrophy. After bathing in the holy waters of the Shrine she could see. Could an MIT practitioner have pulled that off? Hope springs eternal, but relying on strangers who have taken Jane L. Sears courses in MIT, and who charge up to $l00 an hour to listen to running water or fluty music while you feel their magic touch, is only false hope gift wrapped in hocus-pocus. By mixing fervent prayer with trust in God’s divine providence, and abandonment to His most holy will, the end of worry along with hopes of feeling better won’t be just a temporary fix with dubious uncertainties, but the permanence of faith. It is ours for the taking, and it doesn’t cost a cent. Jane L. Sears is a freelance writer and a parishioner at Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame.
The Catholic Difference
President Reagan and Pope John Paul II They were two of the giant figures of the last half of the 20th century—Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II—and they had many things in common. Both were trained actors whose craft had taught them the power of words to change minds and hearts. Both came to eminence through unconventional routes, and against the grain of a lot of the common wisdom. Both had a healthy skepticism about the conventions that surrounded their offices, and both intuited that diplomats, no matter how skilled, might have a professionally ingrained caution that blinded them to certain opportunities for bold action. Both survived assassination attempts and came to a deeper understanding of life-asvocation as a result. Now, in “Reagan’s Secret War: The Untold Story of His Fight to Save the World from Nuclear Disaster” (Crown), husband-and-wife team Martin and Annelise Anderson shed new light on the Reagan-John Paul II relationship by using previously classified U.S. government files. The outlines of the story are reasonably well known: John Paul first came to Reagan’s attention when the Pope’s epic first papal pilgrimage to Poland in June 1979 set in motion what eventually became the Solidarity movement—a movement Reagan, an old union leader, instinctively appreciated. Shortly after his inauguration, President Reagan sent his friend (and future Holy See envoy) William A. Wilson to Anchorage, Alaska, where the Pope’s plane was refueling, to greet the pontiff on Reagan’s behalf. We also know of the two leaders’ subsequent meetings in both Rome and the United States, and of Reagan’s determination to push U.S. diplomatic recognition
of the Holy See through a U.S. Senate nervous about residual anti-Catholicism in some parts of America. There has also been a lot of nonsense written about the relationship, primarily by Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame, who for years perpetrated a “Holy Alliance” conspiracy theory, according to which the two men entered into a secret bargain to bring down communism. As the Andersons’ book confirms, this was, and is, pluperfect nonsense, as is the claim (often heard in the 1980s) that John Paul II had agreed not to criticize either U.S. missile deployments in Europe or U.S. policy in Central America in exchange for Reagan administration support of Solidarity. The new revelation about the relationship in the Andersons’ book is that the Pope and the President had an extensive correspondence, involving dozens of letters backand-forth, which Professor Martin Anderson told me were by far among the most interesting of all the Reagan letters he had examined. Among the letters referenced in Reagan’s Secret War is a January 1982 letter from the White House to the Vatican in which Reagan shifted the subject of the exchange from events in Poland (which had just been put under martial law) to his hopes for genuine disarmament, not just arms “control,” at the talks about to begin with the Soviet Union in Geneva. Indeed, the Andersons’ book makes clear that, somewhat to the consternation of many of his close advisers, Ronald Reagan was a nuclear abolitionist: he really did believe, as he often said, in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. His instruments for doing so—ramping up U.S.
missile capability to demonstrate that America couldn’t be outmuscled, and the strategic defense initiative as an insurance policy—were bitterly criticized by the liberal arms controllers, whose influGeorge Weigel ence on the deliberations of the U.S. bishops as they prepared their 1983 peace pastoral — “The Challenge of Peace” — was, to put it gently, considerable. But as the Andersons demonstrate, it was Reagan who was the true radical in this business: the man who wasn’t satisfied with simply managing an arms race, the man who wanted to put the nuclear genie back into the bottle. Historians of U.S. Catholicism will thus be grateful to the Andersons for clarifying just how mistaken some of the policy assumptions underlying “The Challenge of Peace” were. In my own conversations with the late pontiff, John Paul often asked how President Reagan was doing and was saddened to learn that Alzheimer’s disease had robbed him of even the memory of being president. An extraordinary pair of men; may they both rest in peace. George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
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A READING FROM THE BOOK OF WISDOM WIS 1:13-15; 2:23-24 God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living. For he fashioned all things that they might have being; and the creatures of the world are wholesome, and there is not a destructive drug among them nor any domain of the netherworld on earth, for justice is undying. For God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made him. But by the envy of the devil, death entered the world, and they who belong to his company experience it. RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. I will extol you, O Lord, for you drew me clear and did not let my enemies rejoice over me. O Lord, you brought me up from the netherworld; you preserved me from among those going down into the pit. R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. Sing praise to the Lord, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. For his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime, his good will. At nightfall, weeping enters in, but with the dawn, rejoicing. R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. Hear, O Lord, and have pity on me;
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13; 2 Corinthians 8:7, 9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 O Lord, be my helper. You changed my mourning into dancing; O Lord, my God, forever will I give you thanks. R. I will praise you, Lord, for you have rescued me. A READING FROM THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS 2 COR 8:7, 9, 13-15 Brothers and sisters: As you excel in every respect, in faith, discourse, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love we have for you, may you excel in this gracious act also. For you know the gracious act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich. Not that others should have relief while you are burdened, but that as a matter of equality your abundance at the present time should supply their needs, so that their abundance may also supply your needs, that there may be equality. As it is written:
Whoever had much did not have more, and whoever had little did not have less. A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK MK 5:21-43 When Jesus had crossed again in the boat to the other side, a large crowd gathered around him, and he stayed close to the sea. One of the synagogue officials, named Jairus, came forward. Seeing him he fell at his feet and pleaded earnestly with him, saying, “My daughter is at the point of death. Please, come lay your hands on her that she may get well and live.” He went off with him, and a large crowd followed him and pressed upon him. There was a woman afflicted with hemorrhages for twelve years. She had suffered greatly at the hands of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet she was not helped but only grew worse. She had heard about Jesus and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak. She said, “If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.” Immediately her
flow of blood dried up. She felt in her body that she was healed of her affliction. Jesus, aware at once that power had gone out from him, turned around in the crowd and asked, “Who has touched my clothes?” But his disciples said to Jesus, “You see how the crowd is pressing upon you, and yet you ask, ‘Who touched me?’” And he looked around to see who had done it. The woman, realizing what had happened to her, approached in fear and trembling. She fell down before Jesus and told him the whole truth. He said to her, “Daughter, your faith has saved you. Go in peace and be cured of your affliction.” While he was still speaking, people from the synagogue official’s house arrived and said, “Your daughter has died; why trouble the teacher any longer?” Disregarding the message that was reported, Jesus said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; just have faith.” He did not allow anyone to accompany him inside except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James. When they arrived at the house of the synagogue official, he caught sight of a commotion, people weeping and wailing loudly. So he went in and said to them, “Why this commotion and weeping? The child is not dead but asleep.” And they ridiculed him. Then he put them all out. He took along the child’s father and mother and those who were with him and entered the room where the child was. He took the child by the hand and said to her, “Talitha koum,” which means, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” The girl, a child of twelve, arose immediately and walked around. At that they were utterly astounded. He gave strict orders that no one should know this and said that she should be given something to eat.
Scripture reflection FATHER CHARLES PUTHOTA
‘Do not be afraid; just have faith’ St. Norbert Abbey provides the background for gravestones in De Pere, Wisconsin.
When I go to my hometown, one of the first things I do is visit my mother’s grave near the parish church. A large branch of the Flame of the Forest arches over her grave. The last time I was there, the tree had dropped flowers on the grave. As I stood there in sadness and prayer, my mother’s sister Magdalene seemed keen on wiping the withered flowers away. I thought to myself, “How appropriate for the tree to shower flowers on the dear departed! How true our lives fall like these flowers from the tree!” Those wilted flowers whispered the truth about life, death–-and immortality. Though plunged in a renewed sense of loss and grief, I always come away a better person from my mother’s grave. When we mourn our dear departed, we know in the depths of our being that death cannot be the end of life. We loved them, they loved us–-and we continue to love. How can love die? God is love, love is God. God is eternal. Ergo, love is everlasting. True, those who have died have been removed from our physical realm but they cannot be banished from
our hearts and minds. We hold them sacred in our memories. They will always be part of our life because we are made for love out of love by Love and cannot be lost. The Spirit of God Himself mingles with our breath. We carry in our genes the makings of God Himself. How could our lives end with death? Highlighting these insights, the Book of Wisdom shows that God intends his creation to thrive and flourish: “God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” All creatures are made “wholesome” without “a destructive drug among them.” As for human beings, God has formed them “imperishable” because we are made in His “own nature.” This is truly awesome. We cannot die because we are made in God’s own image and likeness. Besides, we are God’s children. If God is eternal, His children ought to share His immortality. However, death is a sad reality in our lives. How can we explain it? The writer of Wisdom thinks that “by the envy of the devil death entered the world.” We know that the God of
love could not have created death. God never meant for us to die. Death is a condition we brought on ourselves by negating the grandeur of our calling to be like God Himself. Instead of being God’s children, we stood arrayed against God, thus vitiating God’s purpose for our happiness and wellbeing. Why do we have to die? Why can’t God remove death from our lives? The best Christian answer is given by posing another question: Why did God’s son have to die? It is by Jesus’ death that death is destroyed. Death is not the end of our lives. Death is now turned into an archway, a golden gate, through which we make the passover into everlasting life, following the one who vanquished death by rising from the dead. Death itself has died, thanks to Jesus’ resurrection. In the gospel, Jairus’ daughter is raised by Jesus. But she will die again one day. At her second death, she will enter the everlasting life Jesus has won for us through his own death and
resurrection. Her rising now is a foretaste of what is to come again. Death will not swallow her up into nothingness, but will yield her to the glory of the new life that the risen Christ has entered. Without this foundation of faith, we cannot possibly relate to those who have died. If they have turned into oblivion, how could we continue to love and honor them? That we cherish their memory makes the statement that we believe in immortality; it protests against death. God has indeed made us for immortality. Keeping death in our consciousness will make love urgent. It can keep us on track and inspire us to live worthy of immortality to which God in Jesus calls us. Eternity has already begun for us in this life. Why then do we go about our lives as if we were doomed to death?
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religious education where small groups made up of a child’s parents, godparents and some 10 other families prepare the child for a lifetime of participation in the faith. “What makes the Church in Africa more vibrant is the teaching,” said Father Mangesho, a member of the Apostolic Life Community of Priests, also known as the Holy Spirit Fathers. “Especially the catechism. The way they teach it is more practical. It is for life. They are taught that baptism is the first sacrament we receive and it opens the door for all the other sacraments. So when they receive the second one it is a continuation, it is not something that will end.”
Techioli, a member of the Mt. Carmel social concerns ministry, echoed that thought: “The reason I’m going is because from what I’ve seen, the way of living is more caring and more family oriented. The spiritual part of it – perhaps that’s something we need to reinforce here. We claim they’re a poor country but they have other values that we don’t.” The Mt. Carmel sojourners will be excited to share what they learn with other members of their community, Father Mangesho said. He predicted that the participation of children in Church life in his home parish will make a particularly strong impression. Rather than children’s liturgies, his parish has children’s
Masses where only children participate, including leading the choir and taking the collection. The parents give them money to give when the plate is passed, even if it is only a penny. “One may question why they are creating this relationship,” Father Mangesho said. “As a sister parish how will the Church in America benefit from the Church in Africa because they are poor? But the Church in Africa may be richer than the Church in America but in a different way – not materially but maybe spiritually, maybe morally.” Listen to Father Mangesho’s description of life in his home parish and his goals for the trip. Catholic San Francisco Online/Multimedia.
■ Continued from cover the life: women and men religious number 1,200. Father Mangesho knew he wanted to be a priest when he was in the seventh grade, and four of his sisters are nuns. Father Mangesho also described tight-knit parishes despite enormous sizes of as many as 2,000 families.He mentioned that children commonly walk five miles to attend Mass. He spoke of pious communities that work together to pray and respond to members’ problems. He underlined the importance of a system of
Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D., is Pastor of St. Veronica Church and Parish in South San Francisco.
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Spirituality for Life
The divinity of Jesus Pope Benedict XVI wrote a precious book titled “Jesus of Nazareth,” published in 2007 by Doubleday. Sitting popes are not allowed to write books, so Pope Benedict explained that he was writing as a theologian: “This book is in no way an exercise of the magisterium, but is solely an expression of my personal search ‘for the face of the Lord’” (cf. Ps 27:8). The book is a beautifully written defense of the divinity of Jesus. The pope makes the point that this doctrine is central to our entire theological system: “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost” (Lk 19:10). “For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven” (The Nicene Creed). Many modern Scripture scholars have been studying scriptural texts solely as literary works. In doing this, they discard the faith perspective in an effort too find out who Jesus really was. This process, namely the demytholo-gizing of the New Testament, is legitimate te up to a point. But Pope Benedict insists that at their conclusions often depart from the truths hs of faith. These scholars distinguish between en the historical Jesus and the Christ of faith, th, and in so doing they often allow themselves ves to contradict the truths of revelation. The Jesus we have been trained to accept as Lord is truly divine. This cannot be denied if you want to call yourself a practicing Roman Catholic.
Jesus is not a mythical figure who has been constructed from a belief system that is not in harmony with the truth. Some modern scholars believe that the Scriptures, in describing the words and actions of Jesus, have often reflected later influences coming from the faith perspective of the Gospel writers and not from actual firsthand witness accounts. The pope warns that some of the “reconstructions” of Jesus offered by biblical structi scholars have diminished his divinity and schola depict depic Christ as simply one among many founders found of religions. In this sense, he said, “the interpretation of the Bible can effectively become an instrument of the effec Antichrist,” by denying that God acts in Anti human hum history. Pope Benedict demonstrates the limitations of this historical-critical method tati of interpreting Scripture, insisting that there the is a need for a fuller, more integrated theological perspective if one is to gr understand the true nature of Jesus. un The pope sees no essential difference between the Christ of faith f and a the historical person of Jesus. In unifying the two perspectives, he presents a simple, integrated view of the person of Jesus. One of my favorite passages occurs when Pope Benedict cites the Lord’s disagreements with the Jewish authorities. Here Jesus recalls the words God spoke to Moses in calling himself “Yahweh” (in Hebrew this means “I am”). When Jesus referred to himself as “I am,” the
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Pharisees became infuriated. They considered it pure blasphemy and soon began planning Jesus’ crucifixion. Pope Benedict shows how Jesus also referred to himself as the Word in St. John’s Gospel: “In the Father beginning was the Word, John Catoir and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ... And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (1:1, 14). The traditional interpretation of this text is that God is fully manifested and glorified in the person of the historical Jesus. Right from his infancy in Bethlehem, Jesus is the Lord of history. The importance of Pope Benedict’s book cannot be overestimated. Because of it, a whole century of New Testament scholarship has been radically challenged. The doctrinal teachings of the church about the divinity of Jesus date as far back as the fourth century, and they were all based on the faith of the primitive Christian community. This faith has been accurately portrayed in the New Testament and cannot be jettisoned 2,000 years later in the name of modern scholarship. Father John Catoir is founder and president of St. Jude Media Ministry, a national apostolate reaching out to unchurched people in America through radio and television.
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Gripping, tragic tale of murder in Iran sheds light on dark side of revolution the faint of heart, but serves to dramatize the plight of women like Soraya who suffer in Iran and around the globe. Also featured in a small but impressive role is James Caviezel (of “The Passion of the Christ” fame), who plays Iranian expatriate journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, in whom Zahra confides when the reporter’s car breaks down outside her village shortly after her niece’s death. Sahebjam, who died in France in 2008 just before a scheduled trip to take part in the production of the film, barely escapes with his life after the villagers learn he has taped Zahra’s recounting of the events leading up to Soraya’s murder. Officials banned Sahebjam’s book, tried him in absentia and sentenced him to death. A fatwa (religious ruling) calling for his murder hung over his head for the rest of his life. Caviezel told Catholic San Francisco he was drawn to play Sahebjam because he saw the late journalist as courageous. “He was an outsider willing to risk his life,” Caviezel said. “What caught my eye was the EVENTS universality of the GALA AUCTION SORAYA, page 22
By Michael Vick Villagers lead an innocent woman to a hole in the ground. They bind her hands and bury her up to her waist. Then, one by one, they hurl stones at her until there is nothing left but a bloody husk where once there was a life. Chronicled in the international bestseller “The Stoning of Soraya M.”, this harrowing and real-life story comes to the silver screen today in limited release. The tale begins in 1986, seven years after the Iranian revolution. Title character Soraya (Mozhan Marnò) is in a loveless marriage to abusive philanderer Ali (Navid Negahban). He wants a divorce so he can be free to marry a 14-year-old girl and is busy poisoning the minds of his two young sons against their mother. Knowing the divorce will leave her and her two daughters destitute, she refuses. Ali turns to corrupt local mullah Hassan (Ali Pourtash) to convince Soraya she has no choice. Initially unwilling to do anything but attempt to persuade Soraya, Hassan is soon convinced to lean on her much harder when Ali reveals he knows Hassan harbors a secret criminal past (though the exact crime is not revealed in the film, the real Hassan was a child molester). When Soraya still refuses, Ali and Hassan concoct a scheme. At the request of Hassan and politically impotent mayor Ebrahim (David Diaan), Soraya begins a new job as housekeeper for good-natured widower Hashem (Parviz Sayyad) and his sweet but mentally impaired son. Before long, rumors circulate that Soraya has had an affair with Hashem, rumors Soraya’s aunt Zahra (Shohreh Aghdashloo) rightfully fears are part of a plot against her niece. The film moves inexorably toward its tragic and
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June 26, 2009 Nominations are being accepted for the Jane Thain Award, an acknowledgment of the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women to a woman active in Church life and community affairs. Nominees should be Catholic women who are active in leadership in two or more parish ministries including liturgy, Religious education, and ecumenical affairs, as well as community affairs. Additional credits as seen through the eyes of the person making the nomination may also play a role. Please be as specific as possible in the nomination letter listing where the nominee volunteers, what her interests are plus your personal take on her qualifications for the award. As follow-up may be necessary please include phone numbers and e-mail addresses for the nominee and yourself. Submit all to Hildegarde Thurns, 33 Oceanview Way, Half Moon Bay 94019 or HMB33@juno.com For more information you may e-mail Thurns or call (650) 726-4985. Deadline for submitting nominations is Sept. 1, 2009. According to promotional materials, Jane Thain (1905-1983) grew up in St. Agnes Parish in San Francisco and later lived in Noe Valley’s St. Philip Parish. She worked to promote Catholic councils of women locally and nationally and was known for identifying potential leaders of the movements. She is a former president of both the San Francisco Council and the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women.
Closing Rites of Year of St. Paul The Plenary Indulgence for the Jubilee Year of St. Paul is available at any parish church of the Archdiocese of San Francisco from the evening Mass of June 27 through any Masses on June 29, the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul. The faithful are to attend Mass, receive Communion, go to a sacramental Confession within a week of receiving Communion, and offer prayers for the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI. June 25, 26, 27, 28: The close of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church. Take part in the Rawn Harbor Gospel Music Workshop Experience on Thursday and Friday, 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon ending with lunch. The weekend concludes in a 10:30 a.m. Gospel Mass on Sunday. Separate sessions on Liturgical Movement and Praise Dance also available. Registration is $20, payable at the Door. Father David Pettingill, well-known preacher on St. Paul, is celebrant and homilist at the Gospel Mass on Sunday. St. Paul of the Shipwreck is located at Third Street and Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco. For more information call (415) 468-3434. June 28, 12:15 p.m.: Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside at the official closing Mass of the Jubilee Year of St. Paul at St. Paul Church, 29th and Valley St. in San Francisco. At the Mass, Archbishop Niederauer will bless a newly acquired statue of the saint now in place at St. Paul’s. For information, call (415) 648-7538. June 29, 7 p.m.: St. Paul the Apostle: Picturing a Life in Conversion, the life of the great saint through works of art presented by Karen Kelly. Admission is free. Call (415) 587-7066.
St. Mary’s Cathedral Gough and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco in (415) 567-2020. Ample parking is available free of charge in the Cathedral lot for most events. 24-hour Adoration schedule: First Friday Masses at 6:45 a.m.; 8 a.m.; 12:10 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. First Saturday Masses at 6:45 a.m. and 8 a.m. Adoration begins after the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Friday and continues through Morning Prayer on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Throughout the day, Adoration is held in Our Lady’s Chapel in the Cathedral sacristy which is located behind the sanctuary. After the 7:30 p.m. Mass, Adoration moves into the Msgr. Bowe Room on the lower level with entrance from Cleary Court side of Parking Lot until 6:30 a.m. To join the Apostolate of the Blessed Sacrament, contact Mary Ann Eiler at (650) 355-7528. Third Tuesdays through September, 7:15 p.m.: The Year of St. Paul Lecture Series features Professor Stephen C. Córdova of the St. Anthony of Padua Institute, and Conventual Franciscan Father Francisco Nahoe of the Franciscan Spirit and Life Institute. Talks are free of charge. Information and
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5:15 pm with a 15 minute homily followed by a short session in the parish offices on Ignatian Prayer and Spirituality All are welcome. For more information, contact Daniel Faloon at (415) 4222195. Quentin Dupont, S.J., a Jesuit scholastic of the California Province of the Society of Jesus and currently teaching at Bellarmine College Preparatory in San Jose, will facilitate. Admission is free. All are welcome. Saturdays: San Mateo Pro-Life prays the rosary at Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave. in San Mateo at 8 a.m. and invites others to join them at the site. The prayer continues as a peaceful vigil until 1 p.m. The group is also open to new membership. Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month except August and December at St. Gregory Parish’s Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. in San Mateo at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Jessica at (650) 572-1468.
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Vallombrosa Retreat Center 250 Oak Grove Ave. in Menlo Park. Call (650) 325-5614 or visit www.vallombrosa.org Aug. 28 – 30: Weekend Retreat for Families and Friends of Alcoholics with Jesuit Father Tom Weston, an active member of the recovery community and a well-known retreat director. Sessions look at the tools and treasures of Al-Anon with prayer, conversation, quiet and sharing.
Special Liturgies Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School presented members of its class of ’59 with Golden Diplomas at ceremonies in March. Seated from left: John Ciabattari, Joan daRoza Green, Dorothy Duffy Dekker, Kathy Burns Weatherwax, Roch Brunson. Middle from left: Judy Ricci Ansaldi, Maria Elena Cagigal Gigli, Kathy Carroll Nibbi, Pat Weeden Lawler, Judi Allen, Uliana Malaspina. Back from left: Bob Bertolina, Paul Bacigalupi, Ronald Wertenberg, John De Bono, Dave Balestreri, Father Joseph Gordon. lecture dates are available online at www.stanthonypaduainstitute.org/stpaul.pdf Sundays, 3:30 p.m.: Concerts featuring local and musical artists from around the world. Open to the public. Free will offering helps support Cathedral’s music ministry. Call (415) 567-2020, ext. 231.
Pauline Books and Media Daughters of St. Paul, 2640 Broadway, Redwood City (650) 369-4230 - Visit www.pauline.org Fridays through Aug. 28, 6:30 p.m. - Join us for a summertime Faith & Film series. After viewing a movie, we will engage in a brief discussion of the themes and values present in the film and how they relate to our Christian lives. Films include Romero, Shadowlands, The Mission, Spitfire Grill and others. Admission and parking (after 6 p.m.) are free. Call (650) 369-4230 Saturdays through August 22, 2 - 3 p.m. - Pauline Books & Media invites you and your children to their first ever Kid’s Film Festival! Looking for something fun and educational for your children to do this summer? Come each Saturday to the Pauline Kid’s Film Festival. Admission is free, refreshments will be provided. Call (650) 369-4230
Support Resources Relevant to the Economy Edgewood Works, an employment support group, meets Mondays 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 4th Thursdays from 7 – 9 p.m. in Merry Room at St. Matthias Church, 1685 Cordilleras Rd. in Redwood City There is no cost to attend. Drop-ins welcome. Call (650) 906-8836 or e-mail edgewoodworksstm@gmail.com for more information. July 18 – 26: 102nd Novena to Good St. Anne at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. between Funston and 14th Ave. in San Francisco Participate in Mass, prayer, inspirational talks, spiritual direction, sacrament of reconciliation, anointing of the sick, blessing of children, blessing with the St. Anne’s relic. Weekdays: 8:45 a.m.; 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday: 8:45 a.m.; 2:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Sunday’s Mass at 10:30 a.m. includes the Solemn Novena Procession. For more information, call (415) 665-1600 or visit www.stanne-sf.org.
Tuesdays, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Stress Management Group - Benefit from relaxation techniques, mind and body awareness practices, group support. Takes place at Catholic Charities CYO, 36 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo. Cost is $15 per session. Enroll by calling Catholic Charities CYO at (650) 295-2160, ex.199. Pamela Eaken, MFTI, and Natasha Wiegand, MFTI, facilitate the sessions. The program is supervised by David Ross, PhD.
Taize/Chanted Prayer 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; young adults are invited each first Friday of the month to attend a social at 6 p.m. prior to Taize prayer at 8 p.m. The social provides light refreshments and networking with other young adults. Convenient parking is available. For information contact mercyyoungadults@ sbcglobal.net. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113. 3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd in Fremont. Contact Maria Shao at (408) 839-2068 or maria49830@aol.com or Dominican Sister Beth Quire at (510) 449-7554 or beth@ msjdominicans.
July 4, 11 a.m.: First Saturday Mass at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, All Saints Mausoleum Chapel. Call (650) 756-2060 or visit www.holycrosscemeteries.com. Sept. 6, 12:15 p.m.: Centennial Mass commemorating first century of Star of the Sea Elementary School and its now closed sister-school, Star of the Sea Academy, at Star of the Sea Church, 8th Ave. at Geary Blvd. in San Francisco. Archbishop George H. Niederauer will preside with Msgr. Floro Arcamo, pastor, among the concelebrants. Reception and rededication rites follow the liturgy. Call (415) 221—3399 or e-mail alumni@staroftheseasf.com. The Tridentine Mass is celebrated Sundays at 12:15 p.m. at Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 479-1560. First Fridays: Latin High Mass of the Sacred Heart of Jesus at 6 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Road at Glen Way, East Palo Alto. Mass is followed by the Litany of the Sacred Heart and Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament until midnight. Confessions are heard before Mass. Low Mass in Latin is offered every Friday evening at 6 p.m. For further information, call (650) 322-2152. First Sundays starting July 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Mater Dolorosa Parish, 307 Willow at Miller in South San Francisco. For more information, call Ando Perlas at (650) 892-5728.
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July 19, Aug. 16, 23, 10:45 am - 11:45 am: Jesuit Father Tom Reese, former editor of America, the Jesuits’ weekly magazine, speaks at St. Ignatius Church on the campus of the University of San Francisco. July 19, Religion and Politics: What is forbidden, what allowed, what prudent? (Maraschi Room) August 16, Eucharistic Prayers: The Heart of the Eucharist (Xavier Chapel) August 23, Catholics and Obama: Bishops, People and Issues (Maraschi Room) Admission is free. All are welcome. For more information, contact Daniel Faloon at (415) 422-2195. July 28, 29, 30, 5:15 – 6:45 p.m.: St. Paul the Apostle and St. Ignatius Loyola: Stories of Conversion, Mission and Education Three days preparing for the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola July 31. Schedule of event: Mass in St. Ignatius Church on campus of the University of San Francisco at
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For Advertising Information Call: 415-614-5642 Fax: 415-614-5641 Email: penaj@sfarchdiocese.org Cemetery Digital Fingerprinting Piano Lots
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CAROL FERRANDO. Conservatory training, masters degree, all levels of students. CALL (415) 921-8337.
Certified Geriatric Aide CERTIFIED GERIATRIC HOME AIDE, native San Franciscan, 19 yrs. exp. seeks employment with elderly woman exc. ref. 415-252-8312
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2 cemetery lots for sale, Woodlawn Cemetery, $12,000.
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Elderly Care
We offer group discounts, a conveniently located office, and competitive pricing. All major credit cards accepted 1710 El Camino Real, Ste D, San Bruno, CA 94066 (650) 588-8935 • iarlivescan@gmail.com CA DOJ Livescan I.D. #YC1 CONTACT US ABOUT OUR SCHOOL FUNDRAISING PACKAGE FOR CHILD ID KITS
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Please call Archdiocese of San Francisco Fr. Tom Daly (415) 614-5683
LAKE TAHOE Basement Apt. RENTAL Vacation Rental Condo in South Lake Tahoe. Sleeps 8, near Heavenly Valley and Casinos.
Call 925-933-1095
place a Help Wanted Ad in Catholic San Francisco
• Employment applicants for Schools & Businesses • Individuals, Volunteers, Parents, & Coaches • Professional licenses, renewals, & permit requirements
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$625/mo., nicely furnished, sunny, MB in house w/stairs, for one quiet adult, shared bath & kitchen. Household: mature, quiet, working, student. Near Ocean K line. Please call 415-584-5307 before 10 pm.
2 rooms w/bath, kitchen. Sunny, light, basement apartment, free parking for one car. $1,200/mo. Household: mature, quiet, working, student. Please call 415-584-5307 before 10 pm.
Custom office & mobile appointments available 24/7 Department of Justice & FBI background checks for the following:
Personal care companion, Help with daily activities; driving, shopping, appointments. 27 years Alzheimer’s experience, references, bonded.
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SOLEMN NOVENA
Serra for Priestly Vocations
N OVENAS Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assistme in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. R.A.V.
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assistme in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. C.O.
Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. R.A.V.
Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. E.K.S.
OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE
Solemn Novena To Our Lady of Mt. Carmel July 8 through July 16, 2009 Reverend Philip Sullivan, OCD Celebrant and Homilist 8:00 a.m. Holy Mass 3:00 p.m. Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins on July 14th after the 8:00 a.m. Mass and also on July 15th and 16th with daily adoration up to the Benediction Service.
Carmelite Chapel of Cristo Rey 721 Parker Ave. @ Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94118
Approximately 2,000 to 10,000 square feet first floor office space available (additional space available if needed) at One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco (between Gough & Franklin), is being offered for lease to a non-profit entity. Space available includes enclosed offices, open work area with several cubicles, large work room, and storage rooms on the lower level of the Archdiocese of San Francisco Chancery/Pastoral Center. We also have mail and copy services available, as well as meeting rooms (based on availability). Reception services available. Space has access to kitchen area and restroom facilities. Parking spaces negotiable. Ready for immediate occupancy with competitive terms. Come view the space.
For more information, contact Katie Haley, (415) 614-5556 email haleyk@sfarchdiocese.org.
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Help Wanted JOB TITLE: Parish Administrator
All Saints Catholic Parish (Idaho), with approximately 1200 families, formerly comprising the three parishes of Our Lady of Lourdes, St. Stanislaus and St. James in Lewiston, Idaho is seeking a professional minister to collaborate with the pastor, to administer the parish in accordance with sound financial, administrative and personnel management practices. We are looking for an individual who has demonstrated skill in budget administration, financial recordkeeping and ability for long range planning. This person will have the ability to work in a collaborative team environment and be recognized as organized, hard-working, compassionate and caring. A Bachelor’s degree, preferably in ministry or administration, and at least four years experience in a leadership role in a parish based ministry is required. Salary commensurate with education and experience. Applicants please send resume and cover letter to:
Parish Administrator Search All Saints Catholic Church 2015 13th Avenue, Lewiston, ID 83501 Deadline is July 1, 2009
Director, Office of Worship The Diocese of Sacramento has an immediate opening for Director, Office of Worship. This position reports directly to Bishop Jaime Soto through the Priest-Secretary to the Bishop acting as the Diocesan liturgist; spokesperson in liturgical matters on diocesan level; resource for the diocesan clergy in policy, practice and catechesis in the area of worship. The successful candidate will have a Master’s degree in liturgical studies, pastoral theology and the arts or closely related field..
Please send resume to Rev. Tim Nondorf at tnondorf@diocese-sacramento.org by June 30, 2009. To view the job description please visit our web-site www.diocese-sacramento.org under Job Opportunities.
We are looking for full or part time
RNs, LVNs, CNAs, Caregivers In-home care in San Francisco, Marin County, peninsula Nursing care for children in San Francisco schools If you are generous, honest, compassionate, respectful, and want to make a difference, send us your resume: Jeannie McCullough Stiles, RN Fax: 415-435-0421 Email: info@sncsllc.com Voice: 415-435-1262
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Accountant-Bookkeeper (Full time)
Saint Philip the Apostle Church in San Francisco is seeking an accountant/ bookkeeper for its Finance Department. This position is responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, preparation of monthly financial reports for both church and school accounts. It is also responsible for employee payroll, payroll taxes and benefit packages for employees. Some general office work, plus other duties as assigned. As an accountant, this person also needs experience in budget preparation and have the ability to track/analyze the budget as the fiscal year progresses. Qualifications: References; Experienced with MS Word; Excel, QuickBooks Pro 2008; Trustworthy and able to interact appropriately with confidential information; file management; attention to detail; good communication skills; can work independently and remain flexible. As a team member: Supports parish faith and outreach programs as well as school goals that promote the Catholic education environment. As a full-time employee this position does include benefits. Salary is negotiable, depending on experience. This employee reports directly to the Pastor. Interested persons should send their resume to: fathertony@sbcglobal .net Fax: 415-282-8962 Catholic applicants are given high priority, however, all applicants are considered seriously
S725 T. PHILLIP THE APOSTLE CHURCH Diamond St. @ 24th Street • 415-282-0141
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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of May HOLY CROSS COLMA Joseph Asaro Mechesa Awage Emilio G. Badilla Richard Barnhart Robert L. Bean Maria D. Becerra Geraldine A. Behnke Olga Belluomini Aida Beltran Norma Bianucci Trinidad M. Bonafe Sydney Boultwood Noreen T. Bowler Dionisio P. Bravo Joseph L. Bruno Mary Louise Burnett Frank A. Busalacchi Cruz Caliz Melia Calonico Marisa Carcamo-Hosea Gustavo A. Carion John Austin Claypool Sr. Mary Paul Constantino, PBVM Patricia Corollo Estanislao V. Corpus John Coughlin Joan J. Coyle John Joseph Cronin Helen Mary Cruz Juana De Los Santos Maria del Carmen Ferrer Alice A. Dilgard Angelita A. Domingo Imelda Mae Ellis Jean Ann English, RN, M.S. Francis E. Fee John J. Fenech
David Fetty Luella Flaherty Jessica Aton Flores Alfred A. Frambrini Robert J. Frazier Theresa Y. Garris Alma Gogan Albert T. Grasso Michael C. Greene Guillermo E. Guillen Juan E. Guzman Barbara Ann Gwerder James Bert Haddock James Robert Hansen Cecilia A. Haratani Edward T. Harrington, Jr. Clara Frances Henry Laverne Mary Hill Joseph P. Hoyt Doris J. Hynes Iker Jimenez Anna Marie Johnson Yvonne M. Johnson Connie Karlegan Dorothy Mary Kays Harold George Laity First Name Last Name Agapito “Pete” G. Leus Antoinette “Toni” Longa Joseph L. Lopez Andres B. Lucas Cesar S. Manangquil, Sr. Helen Marovich Dominick A. Marquez-Gomez Edward F. McHugh Margaret R. McInnis Joan B. Meehan Dorothea R. Metcalf Mary Mifsud
John Joseph Mihalek Rita Miles Jose Barajas Molina Evelyn Murphy Dorothy H. Murray Publio N. Nasol Alexandra Victoria Olea Rafaela Ortega Enrique Ortega, Jr. Julia Angeles Pasco Jesus A. Patino Benjamin J. Peralta Mary C. Perkins Albert G. Petralli Anthony M. Piazza Theresa R. Piazza Hannah Marie Pilande Mary S. Portman Emma J. Puccini Francisca C. Ramil Joseph L. Ramos Karrie Rene Rector-Chavez Lois Ann Reedy Dorothy A. Reilly James Patrick Reilly George E. Repetto Aurea C. Rivas Alma Rubbelke Ruth Sandoval Alvaro C. Sayong, Sr. Helen Sprick Irene L. Stashuk Ronald A. Tafoya Doris Tassano Paz Urrutia Yvonne Surmont Valente Antonio C. Villanueva John Wong
HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK James “Jim” Althoff Guillermo Oswaldo Alvarez, Sr. Ole L. Ericsen Ramon Hernandez Joseph T. Kennelly Lee Morrison Ernest J. Young
MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Frank O. Bondonno Violet E. Drawyer John H. Lucas Dorothy E. O’Brien Angel Ruiz Jill Soldavini Zaven Tatarian Charles Valsecchi
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR HALF MOON BAY Jose H. Botelho
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA 1st Saturday Mass - July 4, 2009 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel - 11:00 am Celebrant - Rev. Marvin Paul Felipe. SDB St. Elizabeth Parish
The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of San Francisco www.holycrosscemeteries.com HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060
HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375
MT. OLIVET CATHOLIC CEMETERY 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 415-479-9020
PILARCITOS CEMETERY Hwy. 92 @ Main, Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1676
ST. ANTHONY CEMETERY Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 650-712-1679
OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR CEMETERY Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1679
A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.