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Biden’s inaugural address calls for Americans to work for unity CAROL ZIMMERMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his “whole soul” to bring this country together.

He pleaded with Americans – having come through a bitter election, a time of racial reckoning and still in the midst of a deadly pandemic – to similarly take up this cause.

“It’s time for boldness because there is so much to do,” Biden said in a 21-minute speech, urging Americans to work together for unity in this historic moment and stressing that the “American story depends not on some, but all.”

The nation’s second Catholic president also urged the nation to recognize that the American story is one SEE BIDEN, PAGE 6

Gomez prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ DENNIS SADOWSKI CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

As Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the 46th U.S. president, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of good will” to “address the complicated cultural and economic factors that are driving abortion and discouraging families.”

“If the president, with full respect for the church’s religious freedom, were to engage in this conversation, it would go a long way toward restoring the civil balance and healing our country’s needs,” Archbishop Gomez said.

For the U.S. bishops, the “continued injustice of abortion” remains the “preeminent priority,” he said, but “’preeminent’ does not mean ‘only.’

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President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, in second pew from right at far left, attend Mass before his presidential inauguration at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington Jan. 20, 2021.

Pray for new administration, defend life, archbishop says Catholics approach the broad range of issues facing us that pose threats to human life and dignity. In particular, I am grateful to him for stating clearly once again that opposing the injustice of abortion remains our “preeminent priority,” while acknowledging that “preeminent” does not mean “only.” Catholics must and do speak out on many issues affecting the equal dignity of us all, but if life at its most vulnerable beginnings is not protected, then none of us is safe. Affirming this equal human dignity at every stage and in every condition is the path to healing and unity. I join Archbishop Gomez in praying for President Biden and for the future Archbishop Gomez’s timely call for healof this exceptional nation, that this vision ing as a country as the new administrapersonal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. may be realized in our time. May God bless tion assumesA office is both very welcome you have received a flag honoring your loved one's military service and would like to donate it America.” andIfneeded.

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NEED TO KNOW ‘MOVING THROUGH THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE’: A focused support group being offered by the St. Pius Grief Ministry, Redwood City. This series is intended for those focused on progressing through their personal grief journey. Sessions will be held on Tuesdays for eight weeks beginning Feb. 9, 2021.

Specific time and method (in person or via Zoom) will be decided as the group members are determined.

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CONTACTING ‘THE BRIDGE’ FOR PUBLICIZING NOTICES: “The Bridge” has been a very capable resource for parishes, schools, and agencies in the promotion of events and other works. John Gray has been the editor and sender of the piece since its inception in 2016. With John’s retirement, information for publication in “The Bridge” should be emailed to thebridge@sfarch.org. Submissions sent to any other address will not be included in the newsletter.

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ARCHDIOCESAN GRIEF MINISTRY: More and more people are suffering loss and experiencing grief. On the archdiocesan website is now a single page with up-to-date information on grief support resources throughout the archdiocese. The goal is to help people make only one phone call to get the assistance they need. Parishes are invited to give Mercy Sister Toni Lynn Gallagher’s contact information to persons who seek assistance as well as parish submitting offerings and Zoom opportunities the page can publicize. www.sfarchdiocese.org/grief; tlgallagher@sistersofmercy.org. (415) 317-4436.

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MASS, ROSARY FOR LIFE: The monthly first Saturday Mass and rosary for life takes place Feb. 6, 2021, 8 a.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral. A walk after Mass will take the assembly to the site of the new Planned Parenthood clinic on Bush Street. Email prolife@sfarch.org.

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Pro-life demonstrators gathered Jan. 23 at Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco for the 17th annual Walk for Life.

Archbishop: Pro-life witness part of proclaiming Gospel NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Events organized around the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision that found abortion constitutional highlighted the continued importance of the pro-life movement.

Preaching at Mass on Jan. 22 for the U.S. bishops’ national day of prayer for legal protections for unborn children, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said pro-life witness belongs to the Christian mission “of proclaiming the Gospel and confronting the reality of evil.

“The foundational right is the right to life. We ask for the grace and strength to put this prayer of ours into action. That kind of witness is how we confront the reality of sin, the reality of evil. The raw ugliness of evil is never so apparent in our land than in this horrendous crime of abortion,” he said.

At Mass before the Walk for Life on Jan. 23, the archbishop said “Our starting point is not what we’re against but what we’re for: the affirmation of the inherent dignity of all human life.”

Upholding the truth about abortion is a way for

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Christians to imitate Christ, who was persecuted for being the truth, he added. “This is the way to life, not just life in this world but life with him in the next,” he said.

A few hours later, thousands gathered at Civic Center Plaza for the 17th annual Walk for Life.

While this year’s crowd was significantly smaller than previous years, participants said they were grateful to be there.

Vicky, last name withheld, said “It was very encouraging to walk together and pray and bless each other.

It’s honestly a very powerful experience when you know you’re standing up to give someone hope.”

First time attendee Katya Buhadiar said she was encouraged by seeing so many young adults. “I hope things turn around and people start realizing what abortion means,” she said.

A Jan. 22 webinar sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Office of Human Life & Dignity and Human Life Action explored the pro-life movement’s future.

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Parish fund provides rental aid for East Palo Alto residents NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Two San Mateo County parishes and Catholic Charities of San Francisco partnered together during the fall to pay rent for nearly 50 clients who had fallen behind on payments during the pandemic.

The collaboration between the three groups helped leverage aid quickly and efficiently to people who had lost their jobs and the ability to pay rent.

St. Francis of Assisi in East Palo Alto met with prospective applicants and forwarded them to Catholic Charities staff, who handled applications and connected people with other social support services. St. Raymond Parish, Menlo Park used its Homeless Family Fund to write checks to landlords that covered unpaid rent as well as some future lease payments.

In total, the fund disbursed $180,000 between October and December for 48 applicants, with payments ranging from $3,000-8,000.

Carmen Santoni, program manager for Catholic Charities, said the Homeless Family Fund helped many who are excluded from governmental assistance or reluctant to apply for it because they are undocumented. “They’re fearful of reaching out for help because that would be a giveaway that they’re not here legally,� she said.

The Homeless Family Fund existed since the 1990s and usually served as a one time grant of one month’s rent to help families move out of a shelter or stay in their home. When St. Raymond parishioner Sarah Berger Gonzalez was

‘A first step in asking some hard questions about what it means to be in solidarity with our neighbors and how we can reflect that we really are one community even though a freeway divides us. This can be the start of a really challenging but important conversation as we move forward here.’ asked to lead the fund, she pivoted it to focus on families who were at risk of becoming homeless through eviction.

Berger Gonzalez, who works at Stanford University’s Basic Income Lab and has a background in social support programs and policy, said it was important the rental assistance program was built on “a relationship of trust�and avoided paternalism towards clients that could turn people away. “If people were coming to ask for support, I believed they needed it,� she said.

Applicants were asked to provide identification, a copy of their lease agreement or rental payment receipts and an explanation of how they fell behind on rent.

Nearly 14% of California renters were behind on rent according to U.S. Census data from August. One UC Berkeley researcher estimated nearly 2 million people in California were vulnerable to

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Sarah Berger Gonzalez, program lead of St. Raymond Parish’s Homeless Family Fund, said the parish disbursed $180,000 in rental assistance over the fall.

eviction based on the same data.

In August, Gov. Newsom signed legislation that prevented evictions over unpaid rent until Jan. 31, 2021 if tenants could show they were suffering financially because of COVID-19 and paid at least 25% of their rent. Tenants still owe unpaid rent to their landlords, who can eventually try to recover it through small claims court.

San Francisco Assemblyman David Chiu introduced legislation that would renew the eviction moratorium until Dec. 31, 2021. Newsom supports extending the moratorium but has not said how long it should be.

While the state response is uncertain, Father Goode, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi, said he has focused on the concrete issue of “what can we do, how can the church respond to this?�

Housing assistance is a direct way for Catholics to live out the Gospel and he

hopes to see the church become more involved in it. “We’ll never be able to raise enough money to pay all the rent back, but I’m concerned about how we can spread the burden of COVID over an even playing field, so nobody is hurting entirely altogether but we’re all sharing in the process. That’s my dream. The thing right now is to see if we can get the church to step up,� he said.

Father Goode said he appreciated how the parish’s work in rental assistance had connected it to people who otherwise were not involved with it. “A lot of people I didn’t know, I didn’t have contact with them before, but the church was helping them and I think that was a big thing,� he said.

The Homeless Family Fund exhausted its accounts over the fall and is on hiatus now while it gets reformed to broaden its scope, Berger Gonzalez said.

Berger Gonzalez noted how the fund at her parish had helped to change ideas around giving. People often want to donate tangible goods like food or clothing, but there has been increasing recognition at the parish that “we’re on the edge of a humanitarian crisis if we do not prevent these individuals from being evicted,� she said.

Berger Gonzalez said she is hopeful that the parish’s experience with the fund can be “a first step in asking some hard questions about what it means to be in solidarity with our neighbors and how we can reflect that we really are one community even though a freeway divides us. This can be the start of a really challenging but important conversation as we move forward here.�

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Votive candles are left in gratitude on the sidewalk outside Our Lady of Lourdes parish hall Jan. 13 where volunteers meet each week to load their cars with meals for neighbors for whom the enduring pandemic has meant quarantine, lost income and food insecurity.

Neighborhood hunger relief in the Bayview CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

St. Paul of the Shipwreck and Our Lady of Lourdes/ All Hallows Chapel – two close-knit Catholic communities located in Bayview-Hunter’s Point – have been part of a local coalition of African American churches working to ease hunger in a population disproportionately impacted

by COVID-19 for going on a year now.

A $2 million grant from the San Francisco Department of Public Health has enabled coalition churches to find and feed those for whom hunger has become another symptom of COVID-19. At the same time helping keep local restaurants like Filipino-American food favorite 7-Mile House and others afloat.

“A lot of our seniors are afraid to come out because of their age,” said Our Lady of Lourdes parishioner Theria Boyd, left. Boyd ensures the delivery of meals prepared and packaged by local restaurants under a public health program called SF New Deal.

Sister Eva Camberos, MFP, pastoral associate for Our Lady of Lourdes and nearby mission, All Hallows Chapel, left, is pictured with volunteers in the church rectory Jan. 13 taking inventory of meals.

“When COVID-19 kicked in, we went into emergency mode,” said Guillermo Reece, left, pastoral council chair at St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish. Reece is pictured with a volunteer at the parish during a weekly drive-thru meal distribution.

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Msgr. C. Michael Padazinski, JCD, is serving as president of the Canon Law Society, the largest and oldest professional canon law association and publisher of canon law materials in the world.

The pastor of St. Msgr. Michael Patrick Parish and Padazinski, JCD School in Larkspur was elected to a threeyear leadership role for the society in October 2019, which includes successive terms as vice-president, president and past-president.

He assumed the role of president and chairman of the board of governors at the society’s national convention in October 2020, held online for the first time in the organization’s 83-year history due to the pandemic.

Canon law is the body of norms and regulations that govern the many facets of the Catholic Church. The Canon Law Society of America is a professional association dedicated to both the study and application of those laws. Its 1,200 members include canon lawyers and other qualified individuals – clergy and lay – who work in ministries involving the canon law of the Catholic Church.

Msgr. Padazinski said he began his canon law career in the year 2000 under the late Cardinal William J. Levada after studying in Rome for his license and then his doctorate. He was the judicial vicar for the Archdiocese of San Francisco for about 16 years while also doing canonical work for Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone as chancellor, a role he continues.

The triple roles and responsibilities of pastor, chancellor and president of the Canon Law Society of America “complement one another,” he told Catholic San Francisco Jan. 24.

Each president can have his own “innovations and thrust and focus,” but generally things are in process, Msgr.

Padizinski said.

According to Msgr. Padazinski, canon law has been revised several times throughout history. The first code of canon law was promulgated in 1917 and revised by St. John Paul II in 1983.

“Just two weeks ago, Pope Francis changed canon law to say women can be be instituted as acolytes and readers,” Msgr. Padazinski said. “This was a role that under canon law had previously applied only to men.”

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Readers share how they seek, share peace in 2021 CHRISTINA GRAY CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Limiting consumption of network news and interaction on social media and spending more time in prayer have helped many Catholic San Francisco readers reclaim their peace of mind and restore their goodwill toward others, according to a reader survey.

“Turn off the television, avoid the problems and violence in the news, seek prayer and peace with God,” said one of the nearly 100 respondents to a Jan. 15 survey sent to subscribers of the paper’s email newsletter.

The survey asked readers to describe tangible ways they seek or find peace and extend it to others at a difficult amoment in the nation’s history.

Participants were invited to first reflect on the prayer Pope Francis offered to Mary, the patroness of the Americas, after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In it he asked for her intercession in “helping keep alive the culture of encounter, the culture of caring, as the way to build together the common good.”

The following is a summary of responses which have been edited for brevity. We eliminated names offered by some participants to respect the privacy of all.

Less screen time

Less is more when it comes to spending time on news and social media, respondents said. Learning to step away has become an essential survival strategy.

“In an attempt to ease myself off social media, I constantly remind myself to respond kindly to people with whom I disagree or don’t respond at all. Instead, I need to pray,” was a response that summed up the instincts of about a third of the survey participants.

“I am staying close to Jesus, Mary and Joseph, our Father and the Holy Spirit

‘We are an army of one,’ said one respondent. ‘All we can do is radiate love and acceptance, no matter how hard that may be in these tumultuous, unprecedented times. We must see everyone as the face of God (even with a mask on).’ and continually asking the Holy Spirit for guidance,” said one person who said she was not letting “evildoers” hijack her attention.

Peace through prayer

Prayer revealed itself to be both a personal means and an end for some respondents.

“I’m praying for those around me by name or image, including those who most distress me and may threaten our country,” said one respondent.

“I feel that my prayers will help, and that my prayers are answered,” said another. “I want to remain hopeful and pray this world can become a better place if everyone could treat others the way themselves want to be treated.”

“I am consciously seeking peace through prayer,” said one woman. “I think God’s love unifies and is creative and can heal. I have surrendered the future to God.” Several people turned their prayers inward first.

“This allows me to converse with God and discover how he would desire me to act in tangible ways as you described,” one said.

To seek out or to avoid opposing views

Steering clear of opposing voices was a clear strategy for a number of respondents.

“I choose not to engage my liberal friends when they want to rail about the past president. I let negativism pass me by,” said one.

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Another answered: “I simply do not initiate discussion.”

A minority expressed an active attempt to hear out those who feel so differently than they do.

“I strive to listen, not to agree or disagree with or add ‘fuel to the fire,’” said one respondent.

“I try to never judge others and to listen to their reasoning,” said another.

Others talked about engaging with others in the hope of finding common ground.

“I’ve reached out to Trump supporters to try and understand how they think,” said another.

One woman said it helps to be able to see those with different political, religious and life views as “children of God.” She also said “ad hominems” are insulting and ineffective.

“I know if I follow and practice the Golden Rule and love and pray for my perceived enemies, God is working within me and using me as His instrument of peace,” she said.

Following Christ’s example

For some, staying focused on the Gospel message and example of Jesus and “not on the chaos around me” is stabilizing.

“I suggest people look beyond the

furies currently leashed upon us, and look to Christ’s promise, and worship him and love one’s neighbor as oneself,” one man said.

“I assume always the good in people, Cath-Right and Cath-Left,” this respondent said. “Let this time be a time to grow close to Christ who is the truth.”

One person, however, wrote at length about finding a path to peace by gently and non-confrontationally talking the truth to people. “We cannot build the common good on a platform of lies,” she said.

Peace is a personal responsibility

Blame on leaders of every stripe and those who follow them was not in short supply in this survey. But a minority of respondents said that peace is a personal choice.

“We are an army of one,” said one respondent. “All we can do is radiate love and acceptance, no matter how hard that may be in these tumultuous, unprecedented times. We must see everyone as the face of God (even with a mask on).”

One person said she goes out of her way to verbally thank essential workers from behind her mask.

Several people spoke of a renewed focus on serving one’s neighbor, literally.

Checking in on the homebound, running errands, bringing in their garbage and even “trimming their cat’s claws.”

Others spoke about the grace of reaching out to those struggling emotionally.

“I believe we need to reveal to others those distant stars of light that give us hope,” said one person. “So many go through periods of darkness and need to be shown these signs of hope.”

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BIDEN: Inaugural address calls for Americans to work for unity FROM PAGE 1

of hope, not fear, light, not darkness, and said “democracy has prevailed” despite efforts to shut it down just two weeks previously in the Capitol riots, which took place when Congress was confirming the election results.

On a cold, breezy but sunny day, he spoke with a somber sense of urgency reminding the crowd present – which was small due to both the pandemic and the security lockdown – that “we have come so far, but still have far to go.”

Mixing realism with hope, he said there is much to repair and much to restore but added: “We will press forward.”

And referring to the deep divide within the country, the 46th president said sternly: “We have to be better than this” and promised that democracy will not be driven out as Americans strive to end this “uncivil war that pits us against each other.”

The president called for a moment of silence for all those who had died during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also spoke of the destructive nature of racism and the need to reject political extremism and manufactured facts.

“I will be president for all Americans,” he added, referring to those who voted for him and those who didn’t.

This very different presidential inauguration was obvious from the start with attendees wearing face masks and greeting one another with elbow bumps because of the coronavirus but

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Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Biden’s wife, Jill, holds the family Bible during his inauguration at the Capitol in Washington Jan. 20, 2021. also because of the increased security presence a stark reminder of the Jan. 6 violence.

Also, although former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton were in attendance, nowformer President Donald Trump was not.

Biden was sworn in by Chief Justice

John Roberts using the family Bible he has used many times before: twice when being sworn in as vice president and seven times as senator from Delaware. It also was used by his son Beau in his swearing-in ceremony as Delaware’s attorney general.

He said in an interview in December with talk show host Stephen Colbert

GOMEZ: Prays God grants Biden ‘wisdom, courage’ FROM PAGE 1

We have deep concerns about many threats to human life and dignity in our society.”

Archbishop Gomez also said in a Jan. 20 statement that he was praying for Biden, the country’s second Catholic president, as he enters office so that God grants “him wisdom and courage to lead this great nation and ... to meet the tests of these times.”

In particular, the archbishop said he was praying God will help Biden “heal the wounds caused by the pandemic, to ease our intense political and culture divisions, and to bring people together with renewed dedication to America’s founding purposes, to be one nation under God committed to liberty and equality for all.”

The USCCB leader’s comments came hours before inaugural ceremonies on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

“I look forward to working with President Biden and his administration, and the new Congress,” Archbishop Gomez said.

“As with every administration, there will be areas where we agree and work closely together and areas where we will have principled disagreement and strong opposition,” he said.

While the bishops work with “every president and every Congress,” they can find themselves on some issues “more on the side of Democrats, while on others we find ourselves standing with Republicans,” he said.

“Our priorities are never partisan,” he explained. “We are Catholics first, seeking only to follow Jesus Christ faithfully and to advance his

vision for human fraternity and community.”

Working with Biden will be “unique,” the archbishop said, because he is the first president in six decades who is Catholic.

“In a time of growing and aggressive secularism in American culture, when religious believers face many challenges, it will be refreshing to engage with a president who clearly understands, in a deep and personal way, the importance of religious faith and institutions,” the prelate said.

However, Archbishop Gomez cautioned that Biden has “pledged to pursue certain policies that would advance moral evils and threaten human life and dignity, most seriously in the areas of abortion, contraception, marriage and gender.”

“Of deep concern is the liberty of the church and the freedom of believers to live according to their consciences,” he added.

The archbishop pointed out the USCCB’s quadrennial election document, “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States” tries to help Catholics and others of good will in their reflections on political issues.

An introductory letter accompanying the document describes abortion as the bishops’ “preeminent priority,” he said, but the document addresses much more.

The bishops also hold deep concerns about “many threats to human life and dignity in our society,” Archbishop Gomez said, including euthanasia, the death penalty, immigration policy, racism, poverty, care for the environment, criminal justice

reform, economic development and international peace.

The Catholic Church’s “commitments on issues of human sexuality and the family, as with our commitments in every other area – such as abolishing the death penalty or seeking a health care system and economy that truly serves the human person,” he noted, “are guided

by Christ’s great commandment to love and to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters, especially the most vulnerable.”

“But as Pope Francis teaches, we cannot stay silent when nearly a million unborn lives are being case aside in our country year after year through abortion,” he said.

“It is also a matter of social justice.

We cannot ignore the reality that abortion rates are much higher among the poor and minorities, and that the procedure is regularly used to eliminate children who would be born with disabilities,” he said.

The prelate also said it was his hope to work with the administration to “finally put in place a coherent family policy in this country, one that acknowledges the crucial importance of strong marriages and parenting to the well-being of children and the stability of communities.”

Archbishop Gomez concluded his statement saying that Biden’s call for national healing and unity is a welcome one, saying it was “urgently needed” as the country continues to confront the pandemic and social isolation “that has only worsened the intense and long-simmering divisions among our fellow citizens.”

He also called for continued prayer that “God will give our new president, and all of us, the grace to seek the common good with all sincerity.”

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The inauguration’s invocation was led by Jesuit Father Leo O’Donovan, former president of Georgetown University and current director of mission for Jesuit Refugee Service. The priest, a friend of the Biden family, was the main celebrant at the funeral Mass for Biden’s son Beau in 2015.

In his prayer, the priest quoted Pope Francis and stressed the need to care for one another “in word and deed, especially the least fortunate among us.”

Another Jesuit priest, Father Kevin O’Brien, president of Santa Clara University, gave the homily at a Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew in Washington just before the inauguration. The Mass was attended by Biden, now-Vice President Kamala Harris, family members and some members of Congress from both sides of the aisle.

In his homily, he also spoke of the need for healing and said the president and vice president will lead this country forward.

“Every day, you will strive to heal our nation’s wounds and reconcile differences and bring us together. You know too well the challenges ahead and the cost of service,” the priest said. “My deepest prayer for you today, as a priest, citizen and friend, is that you always remember that the Lord is near and no matter the sound and fury around you, that God wants to give you peace, a deep-seated peace that will sustain you.”

BIDEN URGES COMMON GOOD, DECRIES ‘LIES TOLD FOR POWER AND PROFIT’

Here are selections from President Biden’s inaugural address given Jan. 20, 2021: – “Few periods in our nation’s history have been more challenging or difficult than the one we’re in now. A once-in-a-century virus silently stalks the country. It’s taken as many lives in one year as America lost in all of World War II. Millions of jobs have been lost.

Hundreds of thousands of businesses closed. A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer. A cry for survival comes from the planet itself. A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear. And now, a rise in political extremism, white supremacy, domestic terrorism that we must confront and we will defeat.

To overcome these challenges – to restore the soul and to secure the future of America – requires more than words. It requires that most elusive of things in a democracy: Unity.”

– “Let us listen to one another. Hear one another. See one another. Show respect to one another. Politics need not be a raging fire destroying everything in its path.

Every disagreement doesn’t have to be a cause for total war. And, we must reject a culture in which facts themselves are manipulated and even manufactured.”

– “ ... I pledge this to you: I will be a President for all Americans. I will fight as hard for those who did not support me as for those who did. Many centuries ago, St. Augustine, a saint of my church, wrote that a people was a multitude defined by the common objects of their love. What are the common objects we love that define us as Americans? I think I know. Opportunity. Security. Liberty. Dignity. Respect. Honor.

And, yes, the truth. Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson.

There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit.”

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Catholics divided on Biden presidency CHAZ MUTH CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – Joe Biden became the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president of the United States Jan. 20, giving some U.S. Catholics and their religious leaders a reason to rejoice and others to fear more access to abortion under his leadership.

As Biden placed his hand on the Bible and was sworn in as the 46th president of the U.S., Marie Yanulus Calderoni, a Catholic from Spring Township, Pennsylvania, said a prayer for the 78-year-old Delaware resident as he assumed the responsibility of the nation’s highest office.

He becomes president at a time when the country is enduring a deadly pandemic, profound polarization, racial divisions and financial uncertainty.

For as pleased as Calderoni – a 60-year-old parishioner of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church in Reading, Pennsylvania – is to see a fellow Catholic in the White House, she remains troubled by his support of legal abortion.

Many Catholics across the U.S. share her conflicted enthusiasm and Biden received barely half the Catholic vote in the 2020 election.

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, who read a Scripture passage at President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration, wrote in a recent column for Catholic New York – the archdiocesan newspaper – that Biden “speaks with admirable sensitivity about protecting the rights of the weakest and most threatened,” but added the new president “ran on a platform avidly supporting this gruesome capital punishment for innocent preborn babies.”

Emphasizing the rights of the unborn are equal to other human rights, he quoted Pope Francis: “We

Though many Catholics are celebrating Biden’s rise to the presidency, many US Catholics are fuming over it, mostly because of his support for legal abortion and samesex marriage. defend and promote all legitimate human rights. But what use are they if the right of the baby to be born is violated?”

Though many Catholics are celebrating Biden’s rise to the presidency, many U.S. Catholics are fuming over it, mostly because of his support for legal abortion and samesex marriage, both sins according to church teaching.

Social media is rife with posts from Catholics offended that Biden identifies himself as a Catholic, with some American priests telling parishioners during the 2020 presidential campaign that it would be a sin to vote for him.

A denouncement of Biden’s Catholicism only creates more divisiveness, said Oblate Father Kevin Nadolski, vice president for mission and a professor of education at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania.

Catholic scholars argue all humans are flawed and Vatican leaders frequently confirm that anyone who is baptized Catholic is identified as Catholic, even if they have fallen away from the church.

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“Pope Francis reminded us this summer that there healing the wounds following the Jan. 6 insurrection Though Cardinal Tobin doesn’t expect Biden to is no way that anyone of us as Catholics can advance take orders from Pope Francis, he does anticipate he at the Capitol, trying to unify the country amid politithe dignity and sacredness of human life if we are in cal and racial divisions, and working for immigration will employ the guiding principles of Catholic social fact racist,” he said. solutions.

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WASHINGTON – Although the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution of Dustin Higgs Jan. 15, two justices made their objections known loud and clear in dissents that called into question the speed of these decisions and even the constitutionality of capital punishment.

Hours after the court’s 6-3 ruling, Higgs was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. (EST) Jan. 16 at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. His was the 13th federal execution since last summer.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s scathing dissent of the court’s decision began by listing the names of those who had recently been executed by the federal government. She said those executed “during this endeavor deserved more from this court.”

And regarding the court’s often last-minute actions in these cases. she said: “There can be no justice on the fly in matters of life and death.”

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Opponents of the death penalty gather at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, Jan. 12, 2021.

Sotomayor said that since federal executions resumed, the Supreme Court has “repeatedly sidestepped

its usual deliberative processes, often at the government’s request, allowing it to push forward with an unprecedented, breakneck timetable of executions.”

She said there were critical issues that needed to be examined and “the stakes were simply too high.”

The Catholic justice, nominated by President Barack Obama in 2009, said the “court has allowed the United States to execute 13 people in six months under a statutory scheme and regulatory protocol” without adequate scrutiny or resolving the serious claims raised by the inmates.

“This is not justice,” she added.

Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille and longtime death penalty opponent, tweeted that Sotomayor’s dissent “will be remembered long into the future as one of the most thorough, resounding indictments of this administration’s reckless, immoral, illegal effort to execute as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.”

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‘Craven bloodlust’: US executes Lisa Montgomery CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – After a flurry of court decisions, the Supreme Court reversed a pair of rulings from federal appeals courts that had put death-row inmate Lisa Montgomery’s execution on hold, and it denied two other last-minute requests to postpone the execution.

Montgomery was put to death by lethal injection at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana, soon after the court’s decision at 1:31 a.m. (EST).

Lisa She was the first woman to be put to Montgomery death in federal prison since 1953.

After the court’s decision, Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Medaille and longtime death penalty opponent, tweeted: “In yet another after-midnight ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to proceed with Lisa Montgomery’s execution immediately. This decision will forever be a scarlet letter for the SCOTUS – a complete failure to protect our most vulnerable citizens.”

Kelley Henry, Montgomery’s attorney, said in a Jan. 13 statement: “The craven bloodlust of a failed administration was on full display tonight. Everyone who participated in the execution of Lisa Montgomery should feel shame.”

“Lisa Montgomery’s execution was far from justice.

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Left, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrated Mass Jan. 23 at St. Mary’s Cathedral before the Walk for Life.

In his homily, the archbishop praised pro-life witness for “proclaiming the Gospel and confronting the reality of evil.”

Above, a child holds a sign Jan. 23 in San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza at the 17th Walk for Life. Organizers cancelled some parts of the program because of pandemic restrictions but were pleased at turnout for the event.

BISHOPS SAY ORDER ON LGBTQ EQUALITY HAS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IMPLICATIONS

WASHINGTON – The heads of five U.S. bishops committees expressed concern over President Joe Biden’s executive order extending existing federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people and said it has implications for religious freedom.

“Every person has a right to gainful employment, education and basic human services free of unjust discrimination. That right should be protected,” the committee heads said in a joint statement released late Jan. 22 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

However, Biden’s order “threatens to infringe the rights of people who recognize the truth of sexual difference or who uphold the institution of lifelong marriage between one man and one woman.”

Biden’s order “may manifest in mandates that, for example, erode health care conscience rights or needed and time-honored sex-specific spaces and activities,” the prelates said.

The Supreme Court’s Bostock v. Clayton County decision, handed down June 15, 2020, found that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act employers could not discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

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author on bioethics, said the pro-life movement needs to expand beyond “comfortable but outdated political alliances.

“We simply won’t be taken seriously by the younger generation if we’re seen as a tool of MAGA,” he said.

Camosy argued the pro-life movement should embrace a wide range of issues that fall under the defense of life, focus on youth outreach and encourage politicians to address not just the legal status of abortion but the social factors that create demand for it.

Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser, who chaired the Trump campaign’s pro-life coalitions in 2016 and 2020, said allying with President Trump’s administration put the pro-life movement in a much stronger position than it previously had.

Dannenfelser argued that public support for abortion restrictions, sympathetic state legislatures and the hundreds of federal judges appointed by President Trump are encouraging signs.

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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement Jan. 22 committing their administration “to codifying Roe v. Wade and appointing judges that respect foundational precedents like Roe.” The statement, which does not mention abortion, said “reproductive health, including the right to choose, has been under relentless and extreme attack.

We are deeply committed to making sure everyone has access to care – including reproductive health care – regardless of income, race, ZIP code, health insurance status, or immigration status.”

The statement drew an immediate response from Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, who chairs the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities.

“It is deeply disturbing and tragic that any President would praise and commit to codifying a Supreme Court ruling that denies unborn children their most basic human and civil right, the right to life, under the euphemistic disguise of a health service,” he said Jan. 22.

Archbishop Naumann pointed out that Roe had led to the deaths of more than 62 million unborn children and said, “We strongly urge the president to reject abortion and promote life-affirming aid to women and communities in need.”

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WASHINGTON – When they vote, Catholics must weigh many issues of very grave moral consequence “in good conscience,” but “no Catholic in good conscience can favor abortion,” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said Jan. 21. “‘Right to choose’ is a smokescreen for perpetuating an entire industry that profits from one of the most heinous evils imaginable,” he said in a statement. “Our land is soaked with the blood of the innocent, and it must stop.”

Archbishop Cordileone’s remarks came in response to comments by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, during a Jan. 18 episode of a podcast hosted by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democrats’ 2016 presidential nominee.

Pelosi, a Catholic, accused pro-life voters who supported President Donald Trump in the 2020 election and oppose his recent impeachment by the House of “being willing to sell the whole democracy down the river for that one issue” – abortion.

The 80-year-old lawmaker from San Francisco, who has a 100% rating on

the issue from NARAL Pro-Choice America, said the pro-lifers’ votes caused her “great grief as a Catholic.”

News reports said her comments came when she and Clinton were discussing the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol and a new Washington Post-ABC News poll showing that 70% of Americans say Trump was responsible for the riot. Pelosi pointed to another poll that said over 40% of Americans do not support removing Trump from office.

Unlike Pelosi, Archbishop Cordileone said, he “will not presume to know what was in the minds of Catholic voters when they voted for the presidential candidate of their choice, no matter who their preferred candidate was.”

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SUNDAY READINGS

Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time DEUTERONOMY 18:15-20 Moses spoke to all the people, saying: “A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kin; to him you shall listen.

This is exactly what you requested of the Lord, your God, at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let us not again hear the voice of the Lord, our God, nor see this great fire anymore, lest we die.’ And the Lord said to me, ‘This was well said. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their kin, and will put my words into his mouth; he shall tell them all that I command him. Whoever will not listen to my words which he speaks in my name, I myself will make him answer for it. But if a prophet presumes to speak in my name an oracle that I have not commanded him to speak, or speaks in the name of other gods, he shall die.’”

PSALM 95:1-2, 6-7, 7-9 If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Come, let us sing joyfully to the Lord; let us acclaim the rock of our salvation.

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalms to him.

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the Lord who made us.

For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides.

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

Oh, that today you would hear his voice: “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, Where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.”

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

1 CORINTHIANS 7:32-35 Brothers and sisters: I should like you to be free of anxieties. An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and he is divided.

An unmarried woman or a virgin is anxious about

Power struggles and deference to authority

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child’s rebellious conduct is commonly called “the terrible twos” because of power struggles with the parent over what and if the child will finish dinner, go to bed, stop hitting, or share toys. I taught high school for 10 years. Teens went home at 3 p.m. I understood one mother’s wish she could plop her daughter into the freezer at age 14 and defrost her at age 16.

The readings today each illustrate a directive, counsel or command given to a community of faith, as coming from God. Whose authority counts, and for what? To whom do we defer as the truth-teller?

Do “terrible twos” dynamics exist among adults? Moses anticipates a prophet whom SISTER ELOISE God will raise up to replace ROSENBLATT, RSM him. Moses directs a “peaceful transfer of power” to this spokesperson, even if it’s a “new administration” after his death. The larger context of First Corinthians shows that Paul, who expects that the end of the world is imminent, counsels younger men and women to make no change in their non-marital status. Those already married should remain as they are. “Adherence to the Lord without distraction” and “the things of the Lord” refer to the immediacy of the Parousia.

As the early church came to understand, the actual time for the end of the world could not be predicted. Paul himself did not intend to “impose a restraint” on marriage or devalue it. Earlier in First Corinthians, he upholds the equality of husbands and wives in their marital relations, that they are to be obedient to each other (7:3-4).

Paul won’t endorse the social norm of a man being entitled to female sexual submission. He explicitly refuses to privilege husbands as “the boss” of their wives in the bedroom. However, other counsels of Paul in First Corinthians about the appropriate relations of men to women often seem contradictory to his principle of equality between marital partners. Women’s theological and social reading of these counsels of Paul have differed sharply from men’s. Vice President Kamala Harris’ relation to her husband as “Second Gentleman” opens a new frame for this discussion.

Mark casts the authoritative command of Jesus, his exorcism of a man in the synagogue, as the Gospel’s first miracle. Jesus’ previous encounter with diabolic forces – his contest with Satan in the desert – is merely a short narrative of two verses in 1:12-13, not the dramatic scenes of three-fold temptations in Luke and Matthew.

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

The readings today each illustrate a directive, counsel or command given to a community of faith, as coming from God. Whose authority counts, and for what?

To whom do we defer as the truth-teller?

Do ‘terrible twos’ dynamics exist among adults?

The demons at Capernaum – there seem to be at least three – have invaded a holy place on the Sabbath, the holiest day of the week, the place of prayer, where the Torah is heard, where the community meets and greets each other. There’s a confusion of person and number. The demons call themselves “us,” but Jesus refers to “him.” How can evil and divisiveness co-exist with holiness and unity? The demons have concealed themselves, waiting their moment to disrupt peace, order and predictability. Think of this man’s family – embarrassed, desperate. Who’s in control? Maybe they can endure the diabolic torment of the man at home, in private. But here, in the synagogue itself, in public? Jesus has been invited in advance by the rabbi or head of the synagogue to comment on the Torah portion. As he speaks, the demons try to seize the moment. They have no permission or invitation. It is a complete disruption, a noisy confrontation that no one knows how to control. They pummel Jesus with a demand he answer each one of them in turn. Isn’t it true that Jesus has come to engage evil forces? Isn’t it true that he’s come to destroy demons? Isn’t it true that he is the Holy One of God? Yes, all this is true – but it’s a trick. They are imposing a competing agenda. Jesus is supposed to be accountable to the demons and answer their questions. He’s being put on the defensive. It’s a power struggle. It’s a wrestling with Jesus for power to control one man – but it’s really about their invasion of the religious institution, their disruption and division of the entire community. Jesus asserts his authority, shuts down the conversation game, and demands their silence. He expels the demons from the man, from his family, from the community, and from the synagogue.

In Mark, the first “executive order” of Jesus, to relieve the community’s suffering, is to expel demons.

ELOISE ROSENBLATT, RSM, is a Sister of Mercy, a Ph.D. theologian and a practicing attorney in family law. She lives in San Jose.

the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy in both body and spirit. A married woman, on the other hand, is anxious about the things of the world, how she may please her husband. I am telling you this for your own benefit, not to impose a restraint upon you, but for the sake of propriety and adherence to the Lord without distraction.

MARK 1:21-28 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are – the Holy One of God!” Jesus rebuked him and said, “Quiet! Come out of him!” The unclean spirit convulsed him and with a loud cry came out of him. All were amazed and asked one another, “What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” His fame spread everywhere throughout the whole region of Galilee.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1: Monday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Heb 11:32-40.

Ps 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Lk 7:16. Mk 5:1-20.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mal 3:1-4. PS 24:7, 8, 9, 10.

Heb 2:14-18. Lk 2:32. Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22-32.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3: Wednesday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr.

Optional Memorial of St. Ansgar, bishop. Heb 12:4-7, 11-15. PS 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a. Jn 10:27. Mk 6:1-6.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4: Thursday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time. Heb 12:18-19, 21-24. PS 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11. Mk 1:15.

Mk 6:7-13.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5: Memorial of St. Agatha, virgin and martyr. Heb 13:1-8. PS 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc. See Lk 8:15. Mk 6:14-29.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6: Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs. Heb 13:15-17, 20-21. PS 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. Jn 10:27. Mk 6:30-34.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Jb 7:1-4, 6-7. Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6.

1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23. Mt 8:17. Mk 1:29-39.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8: Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorials of St. Jerome Emiliani, priest; St. Josephine Bakhita, virgin. Gn 1:1-19. PS 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c. See Mt 4:23. Mk 6:5356.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9: Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Gn 1:20—2:4a. PS 8:45, 6-7, 8-9. Ps 119:36, 29b. Mk 7:1-13.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10: Memorial of St. Scholastica, virgin. Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17. PS 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30. See Jn 17:17b, 17a.

Mk 7:14-23.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11: Thursday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. Gn 2:18-25. PS 128:12, 3, 4-5. Jas 1:21bc. Mk 7:24-30.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12: Friday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Gn 3:1-8. PS 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7. See Acts 16:14b. Mk 7:31-37.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13: Saturday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time. Gn 3:9-24. PS 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13. Mt 4:4b. Mk 8:1-10.

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Archbishop responds to Pelosi’s remarks on pro-life voters On Jan. 18, 2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized pro-life voters who voted for Donald Trump on the abortion issue, saying their votes cause her “great grief as a Catholic” and accusing them of “being willing to sell the whole democracy down the river for that one issue.” San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone issued the following statement in response:

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o begin with the obvious: Nancy Pelosi does not speak for the Catholic Church. She speaks as a high-level important government leader, and as a private citizen. And on the question of the equal dignity of human life in the womb, she also speaks in direct contradiction to a fundamental human right that Catholic teaching has consistently championed for 2,000 years.

Christians have always understood that the commandment, ‘Thou shall not kill,’ applies to all life, including life in the womb. Around the end of the first century the Letter ARCHBISHOP of Barnabas states: “You shall SALVATORE J. not slay the child by procuring abortion; nor, again, shall you CORDILEONE destroy it after it is born’ (#19).

One thousand, eight hundred and sixty-five years later, the Second Vatican Council affirmed: ‘Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes’ (“Gaudium et spes,” n.

51).

Pope Francis continues this unbroken teaching.

Addressing participants in the conference “Yes to Life! - Taking Care of the Precious Gift of Life in Its Frailty” on May 25, 2019, he condemned abortion in the strongest possible terms: ‘is it licit to eliminate a

(PHOTO BY DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone celebrates Mass for the Walk for Life at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jan. 23, 2021. human life to solve a problem? ... It is not licit. Never, never eliminate a human life … to solve a problem.

Abortion is never the answer that women and fami-

lies are looking for.’ And just yesterday (January 20, 2021) Archbishop Gomez, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, reiterated the declaration of the U.S. bishops that abortion is for Catholics the ‘preeminent priority.’ In doing so, he acted rightly and collaboratively in his role as USCCB President, and I am grateful to him for doing so.

Preeminent does not mean “only,” of course. There are certainly many evils we must confront and many goods we must pursue. In his inaugural speech yesterday, President Biden gave a moving call to unity and healing. He offered what I would call a ‘Litany of Compassion’ – bringing before the eyes of the nation the suffering of people across a wide spectrum of issues. In my experience, advocates for unborn children also work diligently to be of service in many of these causes as well. Speaker Pelosi has chosen this week to impugn the motives of millions of Catholics and others for choosing to make voting on the issue of abortion their priority and accuses them of “selling out democracy.” This is not the language of unity and healing. She owes these voters an apology.

I myself will not presume to know what was in the minds of Catholic voters when they voted for the Presidential candidate of their choice, no matter who their preferred candidate was. There are many issues of very grave moral consequence that Catholics must weigh in good conscience when they vote. But one thing is clear: No Catholic in good conscience can favor abortion. “Right to choose” is a smokescreen for perpetuating an entire industry that profits from one of the most heinous evils imaginable. Our land is soaked with the blood of the innocent, and it must stop.

That is why, as Catholics, we will continue to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice to speak for themselves and reach out to, comfort and support those who are suffering the scars of the abortion experience. We will do so, until our land is finally rid of this despicable evil.

Grieving death

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ost of us are familiar with the story of Zorba the Greek, either through Nikos Kazantzakis’ famous book or through the movie. Well, Zorba was not a fictional character. He was a real person, Alexis Zorba, who had such a largerthan-life personality and energy that when he died, Kazantzakis found his death very difficult to accept, incredulous that FATHER RON such energy, ROLHEISER verve, and color were mortal.

On learning of Zorba’s death, this was Kazantzakis’ reaction: “I closed my eyes and felt tears rolling slowly, warmly down my cheeks.

He’s dead, dead, dead. Zorba is gone, gone forever. The laughter is dead, the song cut off, the santir broken, the dance on the seaside pebbles has halted, the insatiable mouth that questioned with such incurable thirst is filled now with clay. … Such souls should not die. Will earth, water, fire, and chance ever be able to fashion a Zorba again? … It was as though I believed him to be immortal.”

Sometimes it’s hard to believe that a certain person can die because of the life and energy that he or she incarnated.

We simply cannot imagine that life-pulse dead, stilled, forever gone from this planet. Certain people seem exempt from death because we cannot imagine such energy, color, generosity, and goodness dying. How can such wonderful energy just die?

I have felt that many times in my life; most recently this past week when two former colleagues, both specially

spirited, colorful, witty, and generous men, died. Kazantzakis came to mind, and his struggle to accept Zorba’s death, along with the way he tried to deal with that death. He decided he would try to “resurrect” Zorba, bring him back to life, by taking his story to the world in such a way so as to transform his life into a myth, a dance, and a religion.

Kazantzakis believed this is what Mary Magdala did in the wake of Jesus’ death, when she left his tomb and went back to the world. She resurrected Jesus by telling his story, creating a myth, a dance, and a religion. So, in the wake of Zorba’s death, Kazantzakis said to himself: “Let us give him our blood so that he can be brought back to life, let us do what we can to make this extraordinary eater, drinker, workhorse, woman-chaser, and vagabond live a little longer – this dancer and warrior, the broadest soul, surest body, freest cry I ever knew in my life.”

Bless his effort! It made for a great story, a gripping myth, but it never made for a religion or an eternal dance because that’s not what Mary Magdala did with Jesus. Nonetheless, there’s still something to be learned here about how to deal with a death that seemingly takes some oxygen out of the planet. We must not let that wonderful energy disappear but keep it alive. However, as Christians, we do this in a different way.

We read the Mary Magdala story quite differently. Mary went to Jesus’ tomb, found it empty, and went away crying; but … before she got to tell anyone any story, she met a resurrected Jesus who shared with her how his energy, color, love, person would now be found, namely, in a radically new modality, inside his spirit. That contains the secret of how we are to give life to our loved ones after they have died.

How do we keep our loved ones and the

LETTERS wonderful energy they brought to the planet alive after they have died? First, by recognizing that their energy doesn’t die with their bodies, that it doesn’t depart the planet. Their energy remains, alive, still with us, but now inside us, through the spirit they leave behind (just as Jesus left his spirit behind). Further still, their energy infuses us whenever we enter into their “Galilee,” namely, into those places where their spirits thrived and breathed out generative oxygen.

What’s meant by that? What’s someone’s “Galilee”? A person’s “Galilee” is that special energy, that special oxygen, which he or she breathes out. For Zorba, it was his fearlessness and zest for life; for my dad, it was his moral stubbornness; for my mom, it was her generosity. In that energy, they breathed out something of God. Whenever we go to those places where their spirits breathed out God’s life, we breathe in again their oxygen, their dance, their life.

Like all of you, I have sometimes been stunned, saddened, and incredulous at the death of a certain person. How could that special energy just die? Sometimes that special energy was manifest in physical beauty, human grace, fearlessness, zest, color, moral steadiness, compassion, graciousness, warmth, wit, or humor. It can be hard to accept that beauty and live-giving oxygen can seemingly leave the planet.

In the end, nothing is lost. Sometime, in God’s time, at the right time, the stone will roll back and like Mary Magdala walking away from the grave, we will know that we can breathe in that wonderful energy again in “Galilee”.

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

Hope for our future

There is great hope for our future. Congratulations to the wonderful kindergarteners at St. Dunstan School for raising $400 to sponsor four endangered animals, with guidance from their teacher Annamarie Pacheco (Jan. 14, 2021). It is wonderful how our teachers are true leaders in guidance and educating our children, along with our parents. Our hope for tomorrow is in our children of today.

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SOTOMAYOR: Trump’s 13 executed ‘deserved more’ from court FROM PAGE 9

Justices Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan also dissented, and Breyer, who has been vocal against the death penalty before, echoed his previously raised concerns that many of these cases are rushed through the court.

“None of these legal questions is frivolous,” he said of the appeals that came before the high court. He also said the “hurry up, hurry up” process “is no solution” because it takes a long time to fully consider the complex legal questions that are raised.

Breyer also wrote about the “psychological suffering” inflicted on death-row inmates and said the many legal questions in individual cases call “into question the constitutionality of the death penalty itself.”

Higgs’ execution had been blocked by lower-court orders involving the legality of the federal government carrying out the execution in accordance with Indiana law since Higgs was convicted in Maryland.

The government had appealed this stay of execution and the majority of the Supreme Court sided with it. The court also reversed the decision by a federal district judge who said he did not have the authority to allow Higgs’ execution to go forward.

In his last words, Higgs, 48, said he was “an innocent man.”

“I did not order the murders,” he added. Higgs was convicted of ordering the 1996 murders of three women on land owned by the federal Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Maryland. The man convicted of shooting the women received a life sentence.

Shawn Nolan, Higgs’ attorney, said in a statement: “There was no reason to kill him, particularly during the pandemic and when he, himself, was sick. Shame on all of those involved and all of those who have looked the other way.”

Eight Catholic bishops serving Maryland had urged President Donald Trump to stop Higgs’ execution.

The bishops – including Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington, Baltimore Archbishop William E. Lori and Bishop W. Francis Malooly of Wilmington, Delaware – also wrote to Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan seeking his support.

In their letter, they said: “Alternative sentences, such as life without parole, are punishments through which society can be kept safe. The death penalty does not create a path to justice. Rather, it contributes to the growing disrespect for human life and perpetuates a cycle of violence in our society.”

Higgs was the third federal execution to take place in four days, during the last weeks of the Trump administration.

After it was announced that his execution would take place, Catholic Mobilizing Network tweeted: “The final federal execution under the Trump administration is moving forward. #DustinHiggs is a child of God and his life is sacred. The death penalty is wrong, this execution is wrong. God have mercy.”

In another tweet it said: “The federal execution of #DustinHiggs, like all executions in the U.S., will be done in our name, paid for by our tax dollars. As followers of Christ, we cry out against this injustice.”

The group has been encouraging Catholics to sign a petition, found here – https://bit.ly/3p2EkDU – urging the incoming Biden administration to prioritize putting an end to the death penalty.

Sister Prejean similarly urged people to continue advocating against capital punishment, tweeting: “A lot of people have become involved in the anti-death penalty movement over the past year. Don’t let the Trump administration’s killing spree dim the fire within you. We are closer than ever before to abolishing the federal death penalty. Many states will follow suit.”

EXECUTION: Attorney decries ‘bloodlust’ in execution early January to President Donald Trump, Montgomery’s lawyers detailed their client’s claims of physical abuse, rape and torture as well as being sex trafficked “Our Constitution forbids the execution of a person by her mother. who is unable to rationally understand her execution.

“Everything about this case is overwhelmingly sad,” The current administration knows this. And they the petition said. “As human beings we want to turn killed her anyway. Violating the Constitution, federal away. It is easy to call Mrs. Montgomery evil and a law, its own regulations and longstanding norms along monster, as the government has. She is neither.” the way. The government stopped at nothing in its zeal On Jan. 10, Holy Cross Father John Jenkins, presito kill this damaged and delusional woman.” dent of the University of Notre Dame, said MontCatholic leaders have been pleading for an end to the gomery’s upcoming execution was “particularly death penalty and urging leaders to stop this practice, troubling,” because it “illustrates some of the many particularly with three executions initially scheduled systemic failures in our system of capital punishment. to take place between Jan. 12-15.

The victim of severe child abuse and sexual violence On Jan. 12, a federal judge for the U.S. District Court herself, Montgomery committed a crime so heinous for the District of Columbia halted the executions and bizarre that it raises serious questions about her scheduled for Corey Johnson and Dustin Higgs Jan. 14 mental state.” and Jan. 15, respectively, due to their risk of increased In a statement he said: “President Trump, whose suffering because of COVID-19 lung damage. administration has expressed a commitment to defend The two inmates tested positive for the coronavirus the sanctity of human life, has the power to stop this in December. The previous day the American Medical inhumane, unprecedented and unnecessary spree of Association urged Acting Attorney General Jeffrey executions pursued by his Justice Department in the Rosen and the Justice Department to postpone the waning days of his administration. I urge him to do federal executions scheduled for the second week in so.”

January, saying recent executions have turned into He stressed that the “most fundamental objection to COVID-19 super-spreader events. the death penalty, though, is that it undermines our In 2004, Montgomery attacked and killed a pregnant commitment to the sanctity of all human life – healthy woman, cut her open and took the woman’s baby.

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The Catholic Mobilizing Network also has spoken out against Montgomery’s execution along with scheduled federal executions of Johnson and Higgs. It is holding virtual prayer vigils on the afternoon of each scheduled execution and did this Jan. 12 hours prior to Montgomery’s execution. Participants can sign up online at https://catholicsmobilizing.org/virtual-vigils.

The group launched an online petition campaign asking President-elect Joe Biden to make it a priority to end federal executions once he is sworn into office, urging the incoming administration to “uphold the sacred dignity of every person” and make good on its promises to dismantle the federal death penalty system.

The petition names several possible avenues toward abolition the president-elect could pursue, including declaring an official moratorium on federal executions, commuting the death sentences of all those currently on federal death row and advocating to end the death penalty in law.

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LOVE IS CLEAREST SIGN OF FAITH, POPE SAYS IN HOMILY FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY

ROME – Abiding in God’s love means nurturing one’s relationship with him and with all those whom God loves, Pope Francis wrote in his homily for the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

“If our worship is genuine, we will grow in love for all those who follow Jesus, regardless of the Christian communion to which they may belong, for even though they may not be ‘one of ours,’ they are his,” the pope wrote for the prayer service Jan. 25 at Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

While a flare-up of sciatica, a painful nerve condition, prevented the pope from presiding over the ecumenical vespers, his homily for the service was read by Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity.

The theme for the 2021 celebration, chosen by the World Council of Churches and the Vatican, was “Abide in my love and you shall bear much fruit.”

Because of the COVID-19 precautions, only invited guests – Catholic, Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Waldensian, Salvation Army and other Christian representatives – were able to gather for the prayer at the basilica built over the tomb of St. Paul.

POPE PRAYS BIDEN WORKS TO HEAL DIVISIONS, PROMOTE HUMAN DIGNITY

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis prayed that President Joe Biden would work to heal the divisions in U.S. society and promote human dignity and peace around the globe.

“Under your leadership, may the American people continue to draw strength from the lofty political, ethical and religious values that have inspired the nation since its founding,” the pope wrote in a congratulatory message Jan. 20 as Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States.

Popes traditionally have sent such messages and assurances of prayer to a new U.S. president upon his inauguration and have included mention of issues of concern, particularly about the dignity of every human life.

“At a time when the grave crises facing our human family call for farsighted and united responses,” Pope Francis wrote to Biden, “I pray that your decisions will be guided by a concern for building a society marked by authentic justice and freedom, together with unfailing respect for the rights and dignity of every person, especially the poor, the vulnerable and those who have no voice.”

“I likewise ask God, the source of all wisdom and truth, to guide your efforts to foster understanding,

reconciliation and peace within the United States and among the nations of the world in order to advance the universal common good,” he said.

Pope Francis also prayed that Biden, his family and “the beloved American people” would receive “an abundance of blessings.”

ROME UNIVERSITY REVERSES DECISION TO HONOR PRIEST’S PRO-LIFE WORK

ROME – For a variety of reasons, “especially in relation to the political situation” in the United States, the Legionaries of Christ university in Rome will not honor Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, said the head of the university’s bioethics faculty.

The bioethics department of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum had announced Jan. 7 on the university’s website that it would give Father Pavone its “A Life for Life” Award and that a Switzerlandbased association would provide a monetary prize “to recognize and support Father Pavone’s mission.”

Less than a week later, the university’s academic vice rector issued a statement saying, “Taking into account elements that were not considered at the time of the original decision, the Faculty of Bioethics will forego the awarding of the prize to Father Frank Pavone.”

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“Christians have always understood that the commandment, ‘Thou shall not kill,’ applies to all life, including life in the womb,” he said, adding: “Pope Francis continues this unbroken teaching.”

Catholics “will continue to speak out on behalf of those who have no voice to speak for themselves and reach out to, comfort and support those who are suffering the scars of the abortion experience,” the archbishop said. “We will do so, until our land is finally rid of this despicable evil.”

Archbishop Cordileone also referenced a statement issued Jan. 20 by the president of the U.S. Bishops Conference, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, as Joe Biden prepared to be inaugurated as the nation’s 46th president.

Archbishop Gomez prayed God will grant Biden the wisdom and courage to lead the nation and expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of goodwill” to “address the complicated cultural and economic factors that are driving abortion and discouraging families.”

For the U.S. bishops, the “continued injustice of abortion” remains the “preeminent priority,” he said, but “’preeminent’ does not mean ‘only.’ We have deep concerns about many threats to human life and dignity in our society.”

In reiterating “the declaration of the U.S. bishops that abortion is for Catholics the ‘preeminent priority’ ... he acted rightly and collaboratively in his role

as USCCB president, and I am grateful to him for doing so,” Archbishop Cordileone said.

“Preeminent does not mean ‘only,’ of course,” he repeated. “There are certainly many evils we must confront and many goods we must pursue. In his inaugural speech ... President Biden gave a moving call to unity and healing. He offered what I would call a ‘Litany of Compassion’ – bringing before the eyes of the nation the suffering of people across a wide spectrum of issues.”

“In my experience, advocates for unborn children also work diligently to be of service in many of these causes as well,” Archbishop Cordileone said. “Speaker Pelosi has chosen this week to impugn the motives of millions of Catholics and others for choosing to make voting on the issue of abortion their priority and accuses them of ‘selling out democracy.’ This is not the language of unity and healing. She owes these voters an apology.”

Catholic News Service submitted a request Jan. 22 to Pelosi’s press office seeking a comment from her about the archbishop’s statement, but there was no immediate reply.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden, who also is a Catholic, and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v.

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“President Biden & VP Harris just released a statement on the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, absurdly calling it ‘foundational.’ Wrong. What is truly foundational is the right to LIFE of every American, as stated in the Declaration of Independence,” the Susan B. Anthony List tweeted.

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Ministry: “Moving through the loss of a loved one” is a new eight-week series for those who would like group support in progressing through their personal grief journey. Time and format (in-person or Zoom) to be determined after group has formed. Email griefministry@pius. org to register, or call (650) 361-0655.

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LITURGY THURSDAY, JAN. 21: Catholic/Orthodox Joint Prayer: The Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco will join for Solemn Vespers again this year, this time virtually from St. Pius Church in Redwood City. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will preside and Metropolitan Gerasimos will give the homily. 7 p.m. Visit pius.org/stream.

MUSIC & ART SUNDAY, JAN. 31: St. Mary’s Cathedral Musical Meditations: Afternoon concert livestreamed at 4 p.m. from the cathedral. Cavatina Music Society. Visit smcsf.org/events for more information and to make a freewill donation.

FORMATION MONDAY, FEB. 1: Meetings for men discerning priesthood: First Monday of each month, 6:15-8:30 p.m. Currently on Zoom led by Father Thomas Martin.

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LEARNING THURSDAYS, JAN. 21-MAY 27: Book of Psalms Weekly Online Course with Father William Nicholas: These 150 prayers express a variety of sentiment and feeling covering a wide range of spirituality from earthy to mystical, thanksgiving to regret, deep affection to equally deep resentment, joy to the depths of despair.

Father Nicholas presents an overview of the prayers, 7-8:30 p.m. Visit frbillnicholas.com/zoom-presentations.

TUESDAY, FEB. 2: Catholic Faith and Modern Science: In a series of five Zoom lectures, Dr. Stephen Barr, physicist and president of the Society of Catholic Scientists will explore the widespread idea that faith and science are opposed to each other. 7-8:30 p.m. sfarch. org/science.

SUNDAY, FEB. 28: Zoom Grief Support Group: St. Dominic Parish’s long-running 12-week online grief support group led by Deacon Chuck McNeil and Sister Maggie Glynn, FSP. 1 p.m. Set up a pre-group conversation before the group begins by contacting Deacon Chuck at (415) 567-7824 or deaconchuck@stdominics.org.

SUNDAY, JAN. 31: The Shroud of Turin: An online presentation by Dr. Andrew Silverman offered by Vallombrosa Retreat Center. Dr. Silverman’s recent book, “A Burst of Conscious Light” is a summation of scientific evidence that has been called “mesmerizing, logical and highly articulate.” $25,10-11:30 a.m. Register at bit.ly/3oIQjq0 or visit vallombrosa.org.

SUNDAY, FEB. 7: Meet the Dominicans: Two Dominican priests, Father Michael Hurley, pastor of St. Dominic Parish, and Father James Moore, vicar for the Advancement of the Western Province, discuss the Order of Preachers’ mission and history. 5:30 a.m. on KPIXChannel 5, CBS Bay Area. This is a repeat of an earlier episode which can also be seen at sfarch.org/mosaic-tv.

TUESDAYS, MARCH 16, 23, 30; APRIL 6, 13, 20: Art, Elevation and Liturgy: “Lift Up Your Eyes” is a sixweek online series with art historian Elizabeth Lev. This series explores the history of art in the context of the liturgy, specifically works designed to elevate the mind, heart, and spirit during the Mass. Visit sfarch.org/liftupyoureyes.

WEEKLY: C. S. Lewis Society Book and Film Club of the Bay Area: Meetings are held biweekly at 7:30 p.m. to read and discuss books by scholar and Christian writer, C. S. Lewis. Visit lewissociety.org/book-film-club.

GRIEF & ILLNESS FRIDAY, FEB. 5: Strength for the Journey: Spiritual support meeting via Zoom led by Deacon Christoph Sandoval of St. Mary’s Cathedral for those facing a life-threatening illness. 1-3 p.m. on the first Friday of the month. Visit sfarch.org/grief.

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Santa Inés comienza ministerio hispano con los jesuitas en San Francisco Señora de la Paz, Estela Martínez, asociada pastoral de la iglesia San Pablo del Naufragio en Bayview, la hermana Eva Camberos, asociada pastoral y directora de liturgia hispana en la iglesia Todos los Santos en San Francisco, y la laica Cecilia Arias- Rivas quien fuera coordinadora del Ministerio Latino/Hispano de la Arquidiócesis de San Francisco por más de 25 años.

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En medio de la pandemia del coronavirus, en la iglesia Santa Inés en el corazón de San Francisco emerge un ministerio hispano inspirado por el nuevo y joven sacerdote y párroco asociado, el padre jesuita Alejandro Báez.

Comenzó en septiembre de 2020 con una misa transmitida en vivo y con público presente —siguiendo las restricciones de las autoridades de salud pública— y continúa todos los domingos a la 1:30 de la tarde.

Poco a poco se han incluido más servicios pastorales en español, entre ellos la administración de otros sacramentos como bautizos, confesiones y confirmaciones.

En este ministerio participan tanto los parroquianos latinos que en ausencia de un ministerio hispano en la parroquia asistían a los servicios religiosos en inglés, así como los fieles que llegan de otras comunidades en busca de ayuda pastoral o espiritual.

Santa Inés es una parroquia administrada desde hace unos 20 años por sacerdotes de la Compañía de Jesús, orden conocida como los jesuitas. Esta parroquia tiene una vida pastoral muy activa, sin embargo no ofrecía servicios pastorales en español por no contar con sacerdotes que hablaran esta lengua.

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El padre Alejandro Báez predica durante la homilía de la misa en español en Santa Inés el domingo 10 de enero. junio de 2020, al mismo tiempo se integró como colaborador el padre Edwin Martínez, quien está estudiando en la universidad Jesuita en San Francisco, (USF por sus siglas en inglés) y ambos comenzaron a ofrecer

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El nuevo ministerio hispano en Santa Inés surgió tras la conducción de encuestas por parte del padre Báez, apoyado por las monjas de la orden Franciscanas Misioneras de Nuestra

El padre Alejandro Báez llegó a Santa Inés a cumplir su primera asignación como sacerdote, dos años después de su ordenación, de haber trabajado como profesor, y con una amplia experiencia de varios años de servicio pastoral como seminarista diocesano, después como seminarista y sacerdote jesuita.

Nació en Jalisco México, estudió hasta la secundaria en su tierra natal, emigró a Estados Unidos donde estudió para el sacerdocio en el seminario menor San Juan en Camarillo, California y en la escuela jesuita de teología de la Universidad Santa Clara en Berkeley.

También estudió educación musical en la Universidad de Nueva York, ha enseñado en California en la secundaria jesuita en Sacramento, en Verbum Dei en Watts, en la escuela Misión Dolores en Los Ángeles, y en la preparatoria Bellarmine y en Tacoma, entre muchos otros lugares.

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Los esposos Merly Álvarez y Juan José Cotom estaban tristes porque no habían podido ir a misa desde noviembre del año pasado. En su parroquia San Rafael en San Rafael celebran las misas afuera debido a las restricciones del condado de Marín por el COVID-19, y aunque permiten cien personas por misa, cuando trataban de registrarse en línea el cupo estaba lleno.

El domingo 10 de enero se enteraron de que en Santa Inés están celebrando misa en español los domingos, así que decidieron ir esta iglesia.

“Mi esposo y yo nos sentimos muy emocionados de haber podido estar en la misa, adentro en la iglesia y nos sentimos seguros ahí, los sacerdotes son muy amigables”, dijo Álvarez.

En su parroquia, los Cotom Álvarez son miembros del consejo pastoral hispano. Él es el coordinador de ese ministerio y su esposa es la tesorera, también asisten al grupo de oración, y ambos son delegados arquidiocesanos del V Encuentro Nacional de Pastoral Hispana.

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la acogida que recibieron en Santa Inés decidieron volver a la misa el domingo siguiente, lo cual no significa que piensen dejar su parroquia.

Los esposos Cotom Álvarez encontraron en Santa Inés una oportunidad más para desarrollar su liderazgo pastoral y decidieron proponerle al padre Báez que los deje formar un grupo de oración en esta parroquia.

“Hay que apoyar a esta comunidad para que crezca, vamos a hablar con el padre para ver si nos deja reunir a unas cinco o seis personas para comenzar un grupo de oración en la comunidad de Santa Inés, y cuando esté sólido nosotros continuamos en nuestra parroquia”, dijo Cotom.

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Escuela Pedro y SanSchool Pablo SaintsSalesiana Peter andSan Paul Salesian 660 660Filbert FilbertStreet Street San SanFrancisco, Francisco,CA CA94133 94133 415-421-5219 415-421-5219 www.sspeterpaulsf.org www.sspeterpaulsf.org

Excelencia Académica Desde 1925

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Provee Educación Católica Jesuita que ayuda a los alumnos a crecer en el amor y el aprendizaje al mismo tiempo que promueve el servicio. ¿QUIÉNES DEBERÍAN APLICAR? • Familias que califican y reciben asistencia financiera federal, tales como: Headstart, Programas de Asistencia suplemental de nutrición, Programa Nacional de Almuerzo escolar.

• Estudiantes que estén dispuestos a trabajar arduamente y muestren una presencia positiva en la escuela.

• Estudiantes que planeen asistir a la Universidad y quieran asistir a una escuela media y secundaria preparatoria, y que NO estén inscritos en una escuela privada actualmente.

• Estudiantes y padres que deseen formar parte de la comunidad de San Ignacio y la Academia Padre Sauer desde los grados 6 - 12.

• Estudiantes que se puedan beneficiar de un ambiente estructurado, en un día escolar extendido de 8:00 am – 3:45 pm, en un programa de año completo (julio - agosto).

• Familias que se comprometan a apoyar a su hijo (a) académicamente y en su crecimiento personal.

La Academia Padre Sauer existe para apoyar y servir a alumnos menos privilegiados, de familias con ingresos bajos, por tanto serán considerados para ser aceptados.

Aplicaciones disponibles en nuestro sitio web (www.siprep.org/academy) o bien puede recogerla en la oficina de la Academia Padre Sauer.

Where Tradition Meets Innovation

La Escuela San Pedro y San Pablo es una Escuela Salesiana Católica de Prescolar (3 añosisena adelante) Saints Peter and Paul Salesian School Hasta el Programa de 8.º grado.8 Program.

Catholic Preschool (ages 3 and up) – Grade Ya estamos recibiendo solicitudes Now accepting Applications for the para2021-2022 el Año Escolar 2021-2022.

School Year.

Visite nuestro sitio en Internet para más información Visit our website for more information and to y para registrarse para un a paseo por la escuela. sign up for virtualvirtual school tour.

AdemásIndel currículo básico, Escuela Católica addition to the core la curriculum, SanSaints PedroPeter y Sanand Pablo clases de Robótica, Paulofrece Salesian School offers Codificación, Arte en Acción, Italiano, Robotics, Coding, Art in Action, Italian, Español, y Educación Física.

Spanish, MusicMúsica and Physical Education classes.

Directora: Doctora en Educación Principal: Lisa Harris,(Ed.D.), Ed. D. Lisa Harris.

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SANTA INÉS: Comienza ministerio hispano

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Soñaba con ser lectora

Otra parroquiana de Santa Inés es Patricia Xiu, una yucateca, que ahora vive en San Francisco, madre de dos hijas, Andrea G. Suárez de 19 años, Joselyn K Suárez de 15 y un hijo, Mateo Xiu de seis años.

La primera vez que Xiu fue a Santa Inés fue el día que el padre Báez bautizó a su hijo Mateo en el jardín de la iglesia, en el verano de 2020 cuando solo se permitía servicios con 10 personas en exteriores por la pandemia.

Patricia trabaja unos días en la Casa Loyola, un centro comunitario de los Jesuitas, ubicada en el campo universitario, ahí tuvo el primer contacto con el padre Báez para el bautizo de su niño.

Luego, él confirmó a su hija Joselyn en noviembre del mismo año. Ella había terminado la formación en otra iglesia pero durante la pandemia perdieron contacto con la catequista y no había recibido el sacramento.

Ahora, espera que su hija mayor también reciba su confirmación tan pronto termine la catequesis.

Después del bautizo de su hijo, Xiu comenzó a ir a Santa Inés a las misas en español los domingos y se ofreció para servir como lectora, algo que siempre había soñado pero no se animaba a hacerlo porque se “sentía indigna”, dijo al San Francisco Católico.

“Cuando le dije a la hermana Eva que me gustaría ser lectora, ella me dijo: si es algo que deseas de corazón, hazlo”.

Xiu siente que servir en el ministerio hispano es una forma de demostrar su agradecimiento a los sacerdotes de Santa Inés por haberle administrado los sacramentos a sus hijos, a la vez hacer algo que siempre quiso, servir en un ministerio pastoral.

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La relación con los sacerdotes de Santa Inés también le ha dado otra alegría, ver la amistad de su hijo de seis años con el padre Báez, inclusive cuando juega el actúa como el sacerdote y pretende que está celebrando una misa, narró esta mamá.

Cecilia Arias-Rivas, es otra colaboradora de Santa Inés, aunque está comprometida en varios ministerios en su parroquia San Bruno, en San Bruno ella está apoyando la iniciativa hispana esta iglesia.

“Es muy bueno que Santa Inés esté desarrollando un ministerio hispano”, dijo Arias-Rivas. Ella espera que en el futuro ahí se ofrezcan los retiros espirituales de San Ignacio, un servicio que ofrecen los jesuitas y que los hispanos solicitan a menudo porque son de gran ayuda espiritual, sobre todo para los jóvenes, dijo.

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Con sus 90 años de experiencia y éxito comprobado, el Colegio Secundario Misericordia se especializa en la educación formativa de jóvenes llenas de fortaleza y confianza.

Nos enorgullece ver a cada estudiante desarrollar las habilidades necesarias para lograr el éxito en la universidad y en el futuro. Pero no se conforme con lo que nosotros decimos.

La Coalición Nacional de Escuelas para Niñas (NCGS), asociada con varios institutos de investigación ha estudiado los efectos de la educación separada por sexos en las jóvenes y graduadas. Las investigaciones corroboran:

NOTAS MÁS Altas en Exámenes

Las escuelas de niñas o de niños solamente tienden a tener notas más altas que las escuelas mixtas en los SAT.

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80% de graduadas de escuelas de niñas tienen posiciones de liderazgo al terminar la secundaria.

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Las graduadas de escuelas de niñas tienen 6 veces más posibilidades de considerar los campos de estudio STEM y 3 veces más posibilidades de seguir ingeniería.

APOYO A LOS diversos estilos de aprendizaje de las niñas Tendrá la experiencia

de niveles más altos de apoyo por parte de sus compañeras y profesores, los cuales informan que más del 95% de las estudiantes de escuelas de niñas muestran mayor compromiso.

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Cuando el cansancio y la esperanza de un nuevo comienzo se encuentran

urante estas primeras semanas del año 2021 he pasado bastante tiempo en conversación con colegas, estudiantes, familiares y amigos.

Hablamos del trabajo, la vida, nuestros hijos, la política, la pandemia, nuestras preocupaciones, nuestras alegrías y nuestras esperanzas, entre muchas otras cosas.

Puedo observar por la manera como se ven y como suenan que muchos de ellos están cansados. Aunque generalmente estoy de buen ánimo, también experimento cierto grado de cansancio.

HOSFFMAN Se supone que el comienzo de un año nuevo nos ofrece OSPINO una manera de ver la vida de manera rejuvenecida y nos inyecta energía nueva. Sin embargo, millones y millones de personas en nuestra nación simplemente están cansadas.

El sentimiento de cansancio se puede justificar.

No podemos ocultar los efectos del 2020 en nuestra vida, el cual fue un año tumultuoso. Todavía seguimos en medio de una pandemia que parece indomable. Aun cuando sabemos las noticias excelentes sobre las vacunas que se han aprobado, cada día descubrimos que más personas han sido infectadas y que más han muerto; escuchamos que hay nuevas olas de contagio y nuevas cepas del virus.

El clima político actual deja mucho que decir y, francamente, a veces desanima. Desde que los Estados Unidos comenzaron como nación ha habido divergencia de opiniones y las divisiones han sido normales. Ello es normal en el mundo de

la política. Sin embargo, cuando esas divisiones se usan para desmantelar o distorsionar los principios sociales, políticos e incluso legales que se suponen han de fomentar una sociedad decente, entonces hay que reconocer que las cosas no andan bien.

El uso desenfrenado de un lenguaje racista en el discurso público, el brote de un nacionalismo creciente que se fundamenta en sentimientos antiinmigrantes y el desprecio por las personas que son pobres, entre otros desatinos socioculturales de nuestro día, exigen un examen de conciencia comunitario.

Es en este momento en que las personas de fe y las instituciones religiosas deberían ejercer el liderazgo que se necesita con urgencia. El desafío es que no podemos ir a nuestras iglesias como lo hacíamos, pues debemos adherirnos a restricciones importantes que buscan controlar la pandemia. Los esfuerzos de educación religiosa y apoyo espiritual, aun cuando se llevan a cabo con la ayuda de los medios digitales, andan a media máquina.

Muchas personas de fe se encuentran heridas y desconcertadas. De hecho, muchas están desilusionadas al observar que líderes religiosos de distintas tradiciones y persuasiones filosóficas prefieren poner preferencias políticas e ideológicas por encima de la verdad y del mensaje de amor que se encuentra en el centro del Evangelio. Más preocupante todavía es el uso irresponsable del mensaje cristiano y cualquier nivel de reputación que nuestras instituciones religiosas puedan tener en esta sociedad para justificar lo injustificable.

Pongamos todo esto junto: una pandemia que parece indomable, un ambiente político caracterizado por divisiones, nuestras instituciones fundamentales bajo amenaza, el

prejuicio racial rampante, la manipulación de la religión en favor de agendas ideológicas y otros desafíos. Ciertamente podemos entender por qué tantas personas en nuestra sociedad están cansadas. ¿Qué podemos hacer en medio de todo esto?

Bueno, la promesa de un nuevo comienzo sigue allí. Cada crisis trae sus propias esperanzas y posibilidades.

Como cristianos, creemos que la vida, el bien, el orden y el amor prevalecen sobre la muerte, el mal, el caos y el odio, respectivamente. Sabemos esto porque Dios habló decisivamente en Jesucristo, y en él se fundamenta nuestro sentido de esperanza.

Las palabras de Jesús resuenan con fuerza: “Vengan a mí todos los que están afligidos y agobiados, y yo los aliviaré” (Mt 11:28). El año todavía es joven y tenemos que estar atentos a cualquier signo de esperanza frente a nosotros. Las pandemias vienen y van. Los regímenes políticos suben y caen. Los errores se pueden corregir.

En medio del ambiente de cansancio que permea muchas de nuestras realidades, los católicos tenemos que redoblar nuestros esfuerzos para ser verdaderas fuentes de luz en esta sociedad. Los desafíos son grandes y complejos, y seguramente resistirán respuestas facilitas o simplistas. Pero tenemos que responder a ellos, y hacerlo con contundencia.

Ya sea que como católicos estemos en la Casa Blanca o el Congreso, en iglesias o colegios, en oficinas o negocios, fábricas o sembrados, la privacidad de nuestros hogares o la vida pública, este es un momento propicio para compartir la esperanza que nos inspira nuestra fe.

OSPINO es profesor de teología y educación religiosa en Boston College.

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Ayuda con pago de vivienda para residentes de East Palo Alto NICHOLAS WOLFRAM SMITH CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Dos parroquias del condado de San Mateo y Caridades Católicas de San Francisco se asociaron durante el otoño para pagar el alquiler de casi 50 familias que se habían retrasado en los pagos durante la pandemia.

La colaboración entre el grupo de tres, ayudó a proveer la ayuda de manera rápida y eficiente a las personas que habían perdido sus trabajos y la capacidad de pagar el alquiler.

La iglesia San Francisco de Asís en East Palo Alto se reunió con los posibles solicitantes y los remitió al personal de Caridades Católicas, que tramitó las solicitudes y refirió a las personas a otros servicios de apoyo social.

La iglesia San Raimundo en Menlo Park emitió cheques de su Fondo Para Familias Sin Hogar a los propietarios a los cuales se les adeudaba el pago del alquiler y adelantó algunos pagos futuros de arrendamiento.

En total, el fondo desembolsó $180.000 para 48 solicitantes, entre octubre y diciembre con pagos que oscilaron entre $ 3.000 y 8.000.

Carmen Santoni, directora del programa de Caridades Católicas, dijo que el Fondo Para Familias Sin Hogar ayudó a muchos que están excluidos de la asistencia gubernamental o se muestran reacios a solicitarla porque son indocumentados.

“Tienen miedo de pedir ayuda porque eso sería una señal de que no están aquí legalmente”, dijo.

El Fondo Para Familias Sin Hogar existe desde la década de 1990 y generalmente servía como una subvención única de un mes de alquiler para ayudar a las familias a mudarse de un refugio o para no perder su casa.

Cuando se le pidió a la feligresa de la iglesia San Raimundo, Sarah Berger González que dirigiera el fondo, ella lo cambió para enfocarse en las familias que estaban en riesgo de quedarse sin vivienda a causa del desalojo.

Berger González, quien trabaja en el laboratorio de ingresos básicos de la Universidad de Stanford y tiene experiencia en programas y políticas de apoyo social, dijo que era importante que el programa de asistencia para el alquiler se basara en una “relación de confianza”.

“Si la gente venía a pedir apoyo, yo creía que lo necesitaban”.

Se pidió a los solicitantes que proporcionaran una identificación, como una copia de su contrato de arrendamiento o recibos de pago del alquiler y una explicación de cómo se retrasaron en el pago del alquiler.

En California, casi el 14% de los inquilinos estaban atrasados en el alquiler según los datos del censo de EE. UU. de agosto. Un investigador de la Universidad de Berkeley, basándose en los mismos datos estimó que casi 2 millones de personas en California eran vulnerables al desalojo.

NÚMEROS DE AYUDA PARA VÍCTIMAS DE ABUSO SEXUAL DE PARTE DEL CLERO 0 MIEMBROS DE LA IGLESIA Este número 415-614-5506 es confidencial y Ie atiende Rocio Rodríguez, LMFT, Coordinadora de la oficina arquidiocesana de ayuda a las víctimas de abuso sexual.

Si usted prefiere hablar con una persona que no está empleada por la arquidiócesis por favor marque este número: 415-614-5503; es también confidencial y usted será atendido solamente por una persona que ha superado la experiencia traumática del abuso sexual.

Reporte el abuso sexual de un obispo o su interferencia en una investigación de abuso sexual a un tercero confidencial: 800-276-1562. www.reportbishopabuse.org

En agosto, el gobernador Newsom firmó una legislación que impedía los desalojos por atraso en el pago de la renta, vigente hasta el 31 de enero de 2021 si los inquilinos podían demostrar que estaban sufriendo financieramente debido al COVID-19 y pagaban al menos el 25% de su alquiler.

El asambleísta de San Francisco, David Chiu presentó una propuesta (FOTO CORTESÍA) Sarah Berger González, líder del para extender esta moratoria hasta el 31 programa Fondo Para Familias de diciembre de 2021.

Sin Hogar de la parroquia San Raimundo, dijo que la parroquia Newsom apoya la extensión, pero no ha desembolsó $180.000 en dicho cuánto tiempo asistencia para el pago de debería ser. alquiler durante el otoño.

El padre Lawrence Goode, párroco de San Francisco de Asís, dijo

que se ha centrado en el tema concreto de “¿qué podemos hacer? Y ¿cómo puede la Iglesia responder a esto?”.

La asistencia para la vivienda es una forma directa para que los católicos vivan el Evangelio y espera que la Iglesia se involucre más.

El padre Goode dijo que apreciaba cómo el trabajo de asistencia de alquiler de la parroquia lo había relacionado con personas que no estaban involucradas en ella.

“Mucha gente que no conocía, no había tenido contacto con ellos antes, pero a quienes la Iglesia los estaba ayudando y creo que eso fue algo importante”, dijo.

El Fondo Para Familias Sin Hogar agotó sus fondos durante el otoño y ahora está en pausa mientras se reforma para ampliar su alcance, dijo Berger González.

Berger González dijo que tiene la esperanza de que la experiencia de la parroquia con el fondo pueda ser “un primer paso para hacer algunas preguntas difíciles sobre lo que significa ser solidario con nuestros vecinos y cómo podemos reflejar que realmente somos una comunidad.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of December HOLY CROSS, COLMA John T. Afa Juanita Aguilera Aurea Aldon Horacio Sarmiento Alonzo Rose Amato Bruno G. Andreatta Edward Apana, Jr. Carmen M. Ball Jose Omar BanosGomez George Vernon Barfield, III Zoila Barfield Lydia Estrada Bobila Thomas R. Bogdan Oscar E. Bolanos Aida Mationg Calixton Aurora Natalie Vasquez Caron Isabel Cash Cesar Augusto Chavez Lisa K. Clayton Alfonso Colmenares Anne Connors Paul John Constantino Dolores Rebecca Cubillos Solomon P. Das Charles Edward De Leon David DeMartini Richard A. DeMartini, Sr. Frank Dihartice David Joseph Dillon Teresita Coble Dimaguila

Robert P. Dito Juan C. Esturo Barbara J. Fernquest Jerome L. Gacula Raquel Fuentes Garcia Frances Genardini Eyda Z. Giachetti Barbara Gibson Nadine M. Gille Joanne L. Gleason Dominic Granelli Nydia M. Granizo Serena Kokjer Greening James R. Guldbech Stella Guzman Gutierrez Luis Fernando Herrera Angel Hinojosa Josephine J. Hughes Carmela Aida Iovino Marion Emily Jacobs Milton Charles Jacobs Thomas G. Jameson Robert M. Johnson Sr. Marian Joseph Kelly David Matthew Kenny John F. King Loucia Leon Kouchain Kenneth M. Krause Robert E. Kunst George A. Lillis Virginia Loosli Sixta Reyes Lopez Queena Domenici Maggiora James Patrick Manley

Luko S. Margaretic Maria Guadalupe Raygoza Marquez Francisco Javier Martinez James C. Mayer Alma Marie McIntosh Fausto Poblador Mesias, Jr. Anthony Micallef Martha E. Michael Richard J. Misener Elizabeth M. Moore Ueta Sililo Mu’asika, Sr. Suad Y. Nasser Ramon P. Navarro Crisostomo M. Nido Amir Ortega Moises M. Osorio, Sr. Norman Otoya Rose Paredes Robert Lee Ramsey Frances A. Regalia Albert L. Renner Harlan C. Richardson Oscar A. Rimoldi Marian H. Ritchie Laura Rodriguez Carole L. Rose Briceida Ryan Maria Carmen U. Sabolboro Erlinda San Juan Violeta Sanchez Bernice D. Schwabacher Robert Andrew Scully

Elizabeth Ann McCrea Selig Naimeh Shahin Joseph S. Silvestri Ernest Smith Thomas T. Smurthwaite Magdalena T. Somera Arthur J. Sullivan, III Joselito Andrew Palma Tamayo Frances Tellez Donald J. Tonge, Sr. Elizabeth Claire Toohey Edward Leon Toscano Anthony B. Uy Edward Francis Wildgans Peter Xavier Helen Ybarra Rose Lima Young Anton Zumot

HOLY CROSS, MENLO PARK Marie T. Arnold William Farrar Elodia Gonzalez Gladys Lopez Marvin Philip Murphy Hakaumotu Taumoepenu

MT. OLIVET, SAN RAFAEL John C. Enos Olga Katanics William Kennaugh Masembe Kironde Alfred M. (Pete) Petrofsky Douglas R. Provines Noreen Tumazi

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma While we will not be having a First Saturday Mass in February, we encourage you to remember in prayer all our beloved dead at rest in our Catholic Cemeteries.

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma CA | 650-756-2060 Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1975 Santa Cruz Ave. @Avy Ave., Menlo Park, CA | 650-323-6375 Tomales Catholic Cemetery 1400 Dillon Beach Road, Tomales, CA | 415-479-9021 St. Anthony Cemetery Stage Road, Pescadero, CA | 650-712-1675 Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA | 415-479-9020 Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery 926 Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA | 650-712-1679 St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery 16 Horseshoe Hill Road, Bolinas, CA | 415-479-9021

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