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Crisis response tops agenda for bishops’ fall meeting Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service

WASHINGTON – The firestorm surrounding the clergy sex abuse crisis and the way some bishops handled allegations of abuse against priests will be an important part of the agenda of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly.

The bishops have had to deal with seemingly endless revelations of allegations of abusive clergy since June, most of which referred to long-past incidents. New reports from media outlets also were see crisis response, page 13 (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)

People attend a ceremony at Gerardo Barrios Square in San Salvador, El Salvador, Oct. 14, as Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for St. Oscar Romero and six other new saints in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

Salvadoran archbishop asks pope to make Romero ‘doctor of the church’ Junno Arocho Esteves and Melissa Vida Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY – Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador asked Pope Francis to proclaim St. Oscar Romero the church’s first Latin American “doctor of the church.”

“I wish to take this occasion to implore you, Holy Father, in the name of the shepherds and the people of God, in the most attentive, humble and respectful way, to authorize the opening of the process so that St. Oscar Arnulfo Romero be declared ‘doctor of the church,’” Archbishop Escobar said Oct. 15.

The Salvadoran archbishop’s request was met with cheers and applause from an estimated 5,000 Salvadoran pilgrims during an audience with the pope the day after the martyred St. Romero became El Salvador’s first saint.

If St. Romero is declared a “doctor of the church,” it would indicate that the newly canonized saint’s writings are considered to offer key theological insights for the faith.

Synod groups: Church welcomes all, calls all to conversion

Archbishop Escobar said St. Romero’s “invaluable teachings and his witness of life” would Cindy Wooden bring light to a world overcome by the darkness Catholic News Service that comes from “a lack of faith,” as well as from “serious social injustices that have caused very VATICAN CITY – No one is excluded from the love grave violations of human rights and the dignity of God or from being welcomed into the Catholic of people.”

Church, but God’s love and the church’s welcome Earlier, the Salvadoran pilgrims had given also come with a call to conversion, said the Engthanks for St. Romero’s canonization at a Mass lish-language groups at the Synod of Bishops. celebrated in the Vatican audience hall by SalvaYoung people need to know “the church’s beautidoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez, who was a ful, yet challenging, vision, teaching and anthropolclose friend of the slain archbishop. ogy of the body, sexuality, love and life, marriage The pilgrims’ arrival in the audience hall and chastity,” said the English-A group. coincided with the arrival of bishops, cardinals “At the same time, we restate the church’s opposiand observers making their way upstairs to the tion to discrimination against any person or group, meeting of the Synod of Bishops. A priest making and her insistence that God loves every young person, his way to the synod passed a group of Salvadorand so does the church,” the group said in its report. ans and said, “Viva San Romero!” to the pilgrims’ The reports, published by the Vatican Oct. 20, delight. were the result of reflections in the small groups Greeting the pilgrims, Cardinal Rosa Chavez, – divided by language – on the final chapter of the A personal way to honor your loved one’s patriotism to our country. auxiliary bishop of San Salvador, expressed his joy

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Need to know Archbishop Cordileone on St. Oscar Romero: In a statement here in part, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone praised the courage and sanctity of St. Oscar Romero and urged Christians to imitate his witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. “In his final homily, at the hospital chapel Mass where he was mortally shot March 24, 1980, Archbishop Romero said, ‘… one must not love oneself so much as to avoid getting involved in the risks of life that history demands of us.’” We too are called to courageously engage with the world, out of love for Christ. As Archbishop Romero said moments prior to his assassination: ‘We know that every effort to better society, especially when justice and sin are so ingrained, is an effort that God blesses, that God wants, that God demands of us.’”

The full statement may be read at https://sfarch. org/news/archbishop-cordileone-praises-couragegospel-witness-of-st-oscar-romero.

‘CHALLENGE OF PEACE’: Pax Christi Northern California Annual Assembly, Nov. 3, with Notre Dame (Photo by Nicholas Wolfram Smith/Catholic San Francisco) Sister Patricia Chappell, executive director, Pax Archbishop Cordileone speaks with attendees at a listening session Oct. 18 at St. Stephen Church in San Francisco. The ArchChristi USA, and other speakers on the challenge diocese of San Francisco organized five town hall-style meetings in response to the clergy sex abuse scandals. of peace and its relationship to immigration, racism, poverty and other areas. Day begins at 9 a.m. and Church Goods & Mass Candles closes with at 4, Notre Dame de Namur Univer- Religious Gifts & Books sity, Taube Hall, 1500 Ralston Ave. Belmont, ample parking and handicap accessible. $20 if registered by Oct. 26, $25 at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds. Students free. Lunch in university cafeteria $8-15, or bring your own. Dennise Burgess, (510) 303-9767; dcburgess1@juno.com.

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Oct. 26: Retired priests luncheon, cathedral noted that “such an investigation should rely upon No parish funds were used to settle lawsuits, lay experts in relevant fields.”

Archbishop Cordileone said. Around 70 percent of Oct. 26-27: Seminary board retreat and dinner On Aug. 25, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the total was paid by insurance, he said, while the remainder came from archdiocesan funds, religious the former papal nuncio to the U.S., alleged in an Oct. 28: Installation Mass, Father Tom Martin, incendiary 11-page letter that the Vatican, includorders or other dioceses.

10:30, St. Pius; town hall meeting, 6 p.m., Immacing Pope Francis, knew about Archbishop McCarDuring the question and answer section that ulate Heart of Mary Church rick’s abusive behavior and called on all involved in followed Archbishop Cordileone’s remarks, people covering up his behavior to resign. In a letter dated brought forward their concerns and comments Oct. 29: Board meeting and dinner, Benedict XVI about the state of the church. A significant concern Aug. 29, Archbishop Cordileone said that while he Institute had no knowledge regarding the McCarrick affair, for many was how to keep bishops accountable, he could testify to Vigano’s good character, and said with one speaker concerned that the hierarchy Oct. 31-Nov. 1: Chancery meetings his statements “must be taken seriously.” An Oct. 7 only seemed responsive when pressed by the government or the media.

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Recharged ministry offers healing to divorced Catholics Lidia Wasowicz Catholic San Francisco

Embracing Pope Francis’ view of the church as a “field hospital,” three San Francisco parishes have set up a support center aimed at healing the wounds of divorce.

Launched Sept. 19, the “New Beginnings” ministry merges the tools and talents from St. Brendan, St. Dominic and St. Stephen churches to care for the brokenhearted.

The consolidation aims to reinvigorate an anemic program so it can support its three pillars of prayer, study and fellowship, said Ed Hopfner, director of the archdiocesan Office of Marriage and Family.

Every first and third Wednesday of the month, from 7-9 p.m., the team’s leaders – who themselves have suffered through post-marital depression, loneliness, anxiety and fear – offer remedies from personal experience and professional expertise, including a 12-part program detailed in “The Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide” by author, speaker and media producer Rose Sweet.

“People talk about their stories while others listen compassionately,” said Father Roger Gustafson, pastor of St. Brendan, chosen as the meeting site for its central location.

“In the process, we can offer other help, like consultation on annulments, and we can help to educate them about the church’s teaching on divorce, which, by the way, does not prohibit divorced people from receiving communion.”

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Diana Wild, a parishioner at St. Dominic Church and a leader in the New Beginnings ministry, holds a guidebook used during bimonthly meetings aimed at providing hope and healing to divorced and separated Catholics.

Trepidation that severing ties with their spouse will also cut bonds with their church exacerbates an already stressful situation, said Father Gustafson, who spearheaded a related ministry in Marin County in 2014 when a concerned single mom sought his help at St. Hilary Parish where he served as parochial vicar.

“The church is definitely against divorce (but it) isn’t against divorced people,” said Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf, a founder of the ministry in which he remains active at age 87.

Such encouraging words attracted Martin Masters, in search of emotional and spiritual backing since the 2013 split from his wife.

A leader in the former St. Stephen group, Masters lends an empathetic ear at New Beginnings.

“Father Al likes to say we have two ears and one mouth so we can listen twice as much as we talk,” he said.

Masters’ counterpart from St. Dominic, Diana Wild, honed her listening skills in counseling sessions during a difficult two-decade marriage and

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“Having survived a process that’s nasty even if it goes easily, I thought I had something to contribute to others going through it, but I found I got as much as I gave,” said Wild, granted an annulment and a happy second marriage. “From stories I heard, I learned God has a plan that’s positive.”

God’s positive plan for Victoria Parrott began when the Sisters of Charity rescued the 7-year-old from life on the streets of Madrid, Spain.

She thought it ended with the breakup of her marriage 11 years ago.

She was wrong.

Her service to Spanish-speaking divorced parishioners at Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Novato “has helped me understand that God meets each of us right where we are and loves us fully always regardless of our circumstances.”

God met Karen Beale at St. Hilary.

Reeling from a “traumatic separation and divorce” and feeling “an urgent need to try to connect people in a similar position,” she appealed to Father Gustafson.

She fulfilled her mission, leading the ensuing support group since its inception.

“Divorce is a major trauma that leaves you shell-shocked,” Hopfner said.

“The church is like a field hospital as the pope says, with a mission to provide hope and healing, to let divorced Catholics know they’re 100 percent welcome, to remember our leader – Jesus – went through horrors on earth but found peace in heaven,” he said.

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Harmony all around in new mixed choir Tom Burke catholic San Francisco

Catholic high schools are mixing it up with the men’s and women’s Crusader Mixed Choir blending voices from Archbishop Riordan, Mercy San Francisco and ICA Cristo Rey. The group is based at Archbishop Riordan High School.

Almost 40 students had signed up for the effort when I talked with Riordan’s Laura Flaviani, who is conducting the choir with Anna Gotuaco Chris Mariano. Laura’s husband of 31 years, Victor, is also in on the new venture as technical support.

“The concept of this choir and the possibility of creating a co-ed choir came from the high school students, both boys and girls, who are now members,” Laura told me.

The choir’s performance schedule is taking shape.

“We have already heard from venues outside the Bay Area and it would be wonderful to have the mixed choir travel to other parts of California and the United States and share their gift of music,” Laura said.

“Through secondary vocal music programs like the Crusader Mixed Choir, students develop this aesthetic sense as a constructive way to express thoughts and feelings. Learning music and participating in the choir teaches critical thinking, problem solving, teamwork, discipline, creativity and self-esteem – skills that transfer to all academics and other aspects of daily life through adulthood. Music is integral to every human culture and opens doors to understanding others through a universal language.”

Rehearsals are Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. “All styles of music, both sacred and secular, will be rehearsed and performed at a variety of venues and events and liturgies,” Laura said. “Because we are also a show choir, movement and show choir choreography are in some of our numbers to enhance the performance of some songs.”

Anna Gotuaco, a junior at Mercy, is dance captain for the Crusader Mixed Choir.

Chris Mariano said: “I believe our choir can share the message and emotions of our young people through song. This can then exemplify the message of St. Augustine’s quote, ‘Singing is praying twice.’”

Valerie O’Riordan, longtime drama director at Riordan and the choir’s faculty advisor, said: “This choir comes at the right time for so many involved, and is an ideal opportunity for a multi-school, co-ed and student-centered endeavor. We are so grateful to have the support of our administration to move forward!”

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SAVING LIVES: Students from Archbishop Riordan High School joined history teacher John Ahlbach and school chaplain Father John Jimenez Sept. 22 at the Out of the Darkness Walk, sponsored by the local chapter of the American Federation for Suicide Prevention. The Riordan team raised more than $4,100 for the organization in support of educational programs and mental health advocacy.

The Crusader Mixed Choir sings Nov. 16 for the Embarcadero Tree Lighting and Carnival, and Dec. 6 for the St. Gabriel Winter Pops concert at St. Gabriel Church, San Francisco. For information about the Crusader Mixed Choir, how to join the choir, upcoming Choir events, and booking the choir for a performance/event, contact Laura Flaviani at lflavianimusic@gmail.com.

CARDINAL VISITS: Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze will speak about his book “The Evangelizing Parish,” Oct. 30, 6 p.m., Star of the Sea Parish, 4420 Geary Blvd., San Francisco. Admission is free.

Copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Cardinal Arinze is a former Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. (415) 751-0450, www.starparish.com.

HAIL MARY: Father Mark Mazza led a novena to Our Lady of Knock at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont, Aug. 15-22, the same period the prayers are offered in Ireland at the site of the Knock apparition. “After daily Masses, parishioners gathered in prayer for their families, our church, our Holy Father, priests, deacons and religious,” the parish said. Our Lady appeared on Aug. 21, 1879, at Knock, county Mayo, Ireland. Pope Francis visited Knock on his recent Ireland pastoral. Pictured from left at IHM are Tessie Alvarez, Gigi Cervero, Father Mazza, and Cheryl, Bill, Marcus, and David Amalu.

NEW MASS SETTING: Frank La Rocca’s Mass for the Americas will be introduced Dec. 8, 2 p.m., at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone who personally commissioned the piece will be principal celebrant. Leading song will be the cathedral choir enhanced with 16 additional professional voices. Ash Walker will conduct.

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Clarissa Madar, mixed choir liaison for girls and a senior at Mercy, San Francisco said “the mixed choir is a great opportunity, not only for meeting people outside of one’s social circle, but also for providing members with a chance to perform together.

This program fosters community through music.”

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St. Gabriel School celebrates 7 decades of memories Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

Students of St. Gabriel School in San Francisco past and present came together to share memories spanning seven decades at the school’s 70th anniversary celebration Oct. 13.

About 450 alumni, current and former families, faculty, clergy and staff were on hand for the event, said Michelle Harrison of the school’s development department. The day included an open house in the school building with memory boards and timelines offering a visual snapshot of school life through the years, campus tours, and a school Mass concelebrated by St. Gabriel pastor Father Tom Hamilton and Msgr. Harry Schlitt, pastor from 1994-1998.

On hand was a special commendation to St. Gabriel School from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors for 70 years of excellence in education.

Some guests poked their faces through cardboard facsimiles of nuns in habit and posed for pictures while others told stories over food and drink in Bedford Hall.

“There is the never-to-be-forgotten first day of school in 1958 when my class hit the jackpot,” Karen Lustenberger Baxter, Class of 1962, recalled in a compilation of student memories.

Miss De Leon was the first lay teacher her class ever had. Until then, the Sisters of Mercy had been their only teachers.

“Not only could we see her hair, but she wore a stunning outfit every day,” she said. “A group of us girls would stand on the sidewalk in front of the school anticipating her arrival in her beautiful Chevy Bel Air. Miss De Leon was an excellent educator and a wonderful role model to impressionable young minds.”

Other memories were more serious.

“I don’t think I would be where I am today without the structure of my St. Gabriel education,” said Noreen Quimson, Class of 1981, now a dentist. She came to San Francisco from the Philippines as a young child and didn’t speak English.

She said one sister met her early each morning for extra help so she could get into Lowell High School, and she did.

“Public schools would not accept me in 1955,” said Jane Clark, Class of 1960, who had a brace on her leg. “But St. Gabe’s did. Totally changed my life.”

In the years prior to the school’s opening in 1948, the Outer Sunset evolved from a sparsely populated landscape of shifting sand dunes to a neighborhood filled with block after block of houses and many young children.

During the 1950s, St. Gabriel had a peak enrollment of 1,200 students, making it the largest Catholic elementary school west of the Mississippi.

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Juan Lainez and his wife Esmeralda Zavala attended the celebration with other members of the local Salvadoran community. They said the community is “proud and happy” about their country’s new saint.

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Guests at a celebration of the canonization of St. Oscar Romero in Santa Cruz Oct. 14 listen to Deacon Randy Pozos of Holy Cross Church speak about the life of the martyred archbishop.

El Salvador native Pedro Mejia of Santa Cruz, pictured with his wife Belinda Garza, said the canonization of his childhood idol was a “very personal” celebration.

Namesake nonprofit, local Salvadorans celebrate St. Oscar Romero Christina Gray Catholic San Francisco

Bay Area Salvadorans including a woman who was among the mourners fired upon during the funeral Mass for St. Oscar Romero at San Salvador Cathedral in 1980 celebrated his canonization Oct. 14 at the invitation of a nonprofit that bears his name during a celebratory event at Holy Cross Parish in Santa Cruz.

The former archbishop of San Salvador was canonized in Rome earlier in the day by Pope Francis along with six others, including Pope Paul VI. Archbishop Oscar Romero was executed on the altar during Mass by right-wing militia in 1980 after vocally challenging the military dictatorship then in power.

“We all have to become missionaries of the good news, the same good news that Oscar Romero was attempting to share with the world when he died,” said Danny Sheehan, president and co-founder of the Romero Institute, an interfaith, nonprofit law and public policy center whose offices are housed in the now-closed Holy Cross High School.

The founders of the Romero Institute have been standing up against systemic injustice since 1979 when Sheehan, general counsel for the Jesuit Order’s National Office of Social Ministry, and Sara Nelson, former national labor secretary for the National Organization for Women, joined forces on behalf of Karen Silkwood. The whistle-blowing nuclear plant worker died under mysterious circumstances on her way to meet a reporter with incriminating reports of health and safety violations at her plant. Their investigations and action effectively ended the construction of new nuclear power plants in the United States.

Sheehan said that Romero’s canonization is proof that the church led by Pope Francis “calls us all to act on behalf of social justice.”

“Remember what Oscar Romero said when his friends told him that if he rose up to challenge unjust structures he would be killed,” said Sheehan, his voice breaking. About 250 people including local and visiting Salvadoran families listened, many with the help of interpretation equipment.

“What he said was, if they kill me I will rise again in the voice of my people,” Sheehan said.

“You are his people, we are the people of God and we need to rise up together. That is what today is all about.”

Randy Pozos, a deacon at Holy Cross Parish and a Romero Institute staff member, shared a short biography of the martyred archbishop, someone

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At the time, a local Jesuit priest Father Rutilio Grande and others like him were going to villages and teaching poor people how to read the Bible to reflect on their situation, Deacon Pozos said.

The local clergy were divided about this. Priests like Father Grande were not just teaching peasants formal church teachings or doctrine but also how to connect directly with the Holy Spirit in the living Christ for social change, he said.

“Bishop Romero did not want anything to do with that,” Deacon Pozos said.

Yet the two became friends.

In 1977, Father Grande and two others were gunned down by government militia as they rode into town together in a Jeep. “Romero never recovered from that” and “changed overnight into a champion of social justice and liberation,” Deacon Pozos said.

“Today when we think of him, and now he is St. Romero, let us remember that his words and message of acting for social justice and fighting evil are for us as well,” he said.

Socorro Reyes of Soledad in Monterey County was a young teenager working in San Salvador to help support her family when Oscar Romero was shot. Her father had faithfully listened to his homilies every Sunday and she said she “only wanted

to say goodbye to him.” She begged her “patrona,” or boss, for a day off her work as a maid to pay her respects at the funeral at the San Salvador Cathedral attended by hundreds of thousands of mostly poor peasants.

She was standing over the casket looking at his face when she heard people screaming outside and trying to get into the church. She cried recalling people on the floor and running with others into the streets to escape the bullets.

“My testimony today is not that I was there,” she said. “My testimony is that we have to live the Gospel life every day. Senor Romero taught me not to be afraid.”

Through his wife Belinda Garza, El Salvadorborn Pedro Mejia of Santa Cruz told Catholic San Francisco that the canonization was a “very personal” occasion for him. Mejia said he heard Archbishop Romero’s sermons several times His words gave him and many others the courage to speak out and actively resist the government’s oppression.

“He was a hero for the poor and a symbol of hope in a time that was dark and difficult,” Mejia said.

Juan Lainez and his wife Esmerelda Zavala sat with a large group of friends and family members, each wearing a different “St. Romero” shirt. Juan said he was 2-years-old when Oscar Romero was killed, and his family fled El Salvador for Honduras for nearly a decade before returning.

“All Salvadoran people are proud and happy today,” he said. “We want to teach children to follow his example.”

A relevant part of the afternoon program for the Romero Institute was recognizing the courage of other leaders who, like St. Oscar Romero, took a stand for positive social change.

The focus of the Romero Institute today is human-caused climate change, which the organization calls “the single greatest threat to our human family.”

GreenPower is the name of one of its primary projects and Nelson said its success was greatly advanced by the courage and conviction of the late Monterey Bishop Richard J. Garcia.

He supported the project’s goal of establishing a local community energy company to replace fossil fuels. Today, all the energy for power generated in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties is now clean energy.

“He was a walking heart,” Nelson said.

“This has been because of the action of the Catholic Church working with the Romero Institute and working in the same spirit of social justice that St. Romero died for,” Sheehan added.

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The unborn baby: One of us Vicki Evans

It’s not unusual to hear people say faith and science are in conflict. But pro-lifers have always believed that advances in science would only strengthen pro-life arguments by proving that the tiny unborn embryo is one of us, beginning at the moment of conception.

Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services released a draft of its latest strategic plan for years 2018-2022. Its mission statement says HHS activities “cover a wide spectrum of activities, serving and protecting Americans at every stage of life, beginning at conception.” This characterization of when life begins is consistent with a 2017 study by the American College of Pediatricians: “The predominance of human biological research confirms that human life begins at conception or fertilization. At fertilization the human being emerges as a whole, genetically distinct, individuated zygotic living human organism, a member of the species Homo sapiens, needing only the proper environment in order to grow and develop.”

Practical confirmation of this is easily available in homes and on iPhones where proud parents are happy to share ultrasound images of their babies in the womb. Ultrasounds have been called “a window to the womb” where babies can be seen waving, sucking their thumb, doing somersaults, and in the case of twins, hugging each other. Technology at work!

This academic year’s Respect Life Essay Contest

30th annual Respect Life Essay Contest The annual Respect Life Essay Contest is a program of the archdiocesan Office of Human Life & Dignity to help educate students of Catholic schools and parish school of religion programs on pro-life topics. Essay questions and contest guidelines are mailed to principals and pastors in October for distribution to teachers, who are encouraged to use the essay contest as a class project. Cash prizes ranging from $50-$250 are awarded to top placing students at a special liturgy and awards ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral in February. The contest is celebrating its 30th year during which time it has reached generations of students. Email evansv@sfarch. org or visit https://sfarchdiocese.org/hld. posed questions to our Catholic elementary and high school students and our parish schools of religion and homeschoolers, asking them to talk about this reality from their own viewpoint.

First and second graders are asked to write about how happy they are that their mothers welcomed them into the world. They will be guided by the story of the Annunciation, when the Blessed Virgin accepted Archangel Gabriel’s invitation to become

the mother of Jesus, and Mary welcomed Baby Jesus into the world.

Third and fourth graders will write a story directed to a soon-to-be-born baby telling her or him what to expect to see and do when they are born into the outside world. Speaking of ultrasound technology, fifth and sixth grade students will contemplate how ultrasound pictures have helped convince people that a baby developing in the womb is truly one of us.

Many people refer to unborn babies in their earliest stages of development as nothing more than a “clump of cells.” Often this is done to dehumanize a baby in danger of abortion. As science and medicine have done, our seventh and eighth graders will refute the “clump of cells” argument with scientific facts proving the humanity of the baby before birth.

Due to the recent confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, Roe v. Wade has dominated the news. Roe is the 1973 Supreme Court decision that made abortion legal in the U.S. for any reason during all nine months of pregnancy. High school students will address why it is a violation of human rights to fail to protect an entire class of human beings, our brothers and sisters in the womb, who are due life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness because they are one of us.

Vicki Evans is Respect Life Coordinator for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Email evansvsfarch.org or visit https://sfarchdiocese.org/hld.

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Cardinal says celebrating sacraments, sharing Gospel his ‘greatest joy’

WASHINGTON – In a 2016 interview marking his 10th anniversary as archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl said he was inspired by “the faith of our people, strong faith that’s manifested at every level of the life of the church.”

“There’s a beautiful aspect of it, and that is the unity of this church that is reflective of the faith of all the different cultures Cardinal Donald and ethnic groups that make up W. Wuerl this church,” he told the Catholic Standard, Washington’s archdiocesan newspaper.

On Oct. 12, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the 77-year-old prelate. He appointed Cardinal Wuerl to be apostolic administrator of the archdiocese until his successor is chosen. As required by canon law, bishops turn in their resignation to the pope when they turn 75; the cardinal’s resignation had not been accepted until now.

“The Holy Father’s decision to provide new leadership to the archdiocese can allow all of the faithful, clergy, religious and lay, to focus on healing and the future. It permits this local church to move forward,” said Cardinal Wuerl in a statement.

In recent weeks, Cardinal Wuerl had faced criticism, including protests and calls for his resignation, after the mid-August release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report describing allegations of sexual abuse by priests and other church workers over a 70-year period beginning in 1947. The report covered six dioceses in that state, including Pittsburgh, which was led by then-Bishop Wuerl from 1988 until he was named to Washington.

After the report was issued, Cardinal Wuerl inaugurated a six-week “Season of Healing” to pray for and support abuse victims.

In a recent letter to priests of the archdiocese, he indicated that he would meet with Pope Francis and ask the pontiff to accept his resignation, “so that this archdiocesan church we all love can move forward” and it can experience “a new beginning.”

All 6 dioceses in Illinois sued over clergy sexual abuse allegations

CHICAGO – Attorney Jeff Anderson, who has represented clergy abuse victims nationwide, filed a lawsuit Oct. 18 in Chicago against all six Catholic dioceses in Illinois and the Illinois Catholic Conference for what he described as an ongoing effort to cover up clergy sexual abuse.

The lawsuit wants the state’s dioceses to release all of their records on abusive priests. Anderson filed the suit along with three others who said they were sexually abused by priests. The lawsuit does not seek damages and only claims instances of abuse against children in three dioceses – Rockford, Peoria and Springfield – but according to Anderson, all of the dioceses have had a role in covering up clergy sexual abuse.

The claims of abuse cited date from the early 1970s through the late 1990s. All of the dioceses issued statements in response to the suit. The Springfield diocese said the lawsuit “visibly displayed the emotional and physical harm and long-suffering of victims of abuse by clergy, reminding us all of the vigilance and urgency with which we need to treat the issue of abuse by clergy.” But it also said the suit’s claims it has “failed to acknowledge this evil” and engaged in a cover-up is false.

The other five dioceses also disputed some of the suit’s claims; all six said they have been cooperating with the state attorney general and would continue to do so. Their statements have been posted on the website of the Illinois Catholic Conference, https://bit.ly/2J7Z74I.

Justice Department opens investigation into abuse claims in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA – The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has received a subpoena as part of a federal grand jury investigating allegations of child sexual abuse and a cover-up of such claims, church officials confirmed Oct. 18.

The subpoena “requires the production of certain documents,” said Ken Gavin, archdiocesan spokesperson, and the archdiocese “will cooperate with the United States Department of Justice in this matter.” The same day, the Diocese of Harrisburg released a state-

ment saying it “will cooperate fully with this inquiry, just as it has with the Office of Attorney General’s investigation,” which resulted in the release last summer of a statewide grand jury report on allegations of sex abuse by priests and other church workers.

Among other diocesan reaction, the Allentown diocese said it, too, would fully cooperate. News reports by The Associated Press say the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District, based in Philadelphia and led by William M. McSwain, had recently begun serving subpoenas in the new statewide probe. The Catholic Church in Pennsylvania consists of eight dioceses: the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the dioceses of Allentown, Altoona-Johnstown, Erie, Greensburg, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Scranton.

Washington archdiocese releases names of priests accused of abuse

WASHINGTON – The Archdiocese of Washington has voluntarily released the names of abusive priests and stated that there have been no credible claims of abuse made against archdiocesan priests in almost 20 years.

On Oct. 15, church officials posted on the archdiocesan website, https://bit.ly/2OqpWqF, the names of 28 former clergy of the archdiocese who were credibly accused of sexual abuse of minors from 1948 onward. The list also includes three religious order priests who served in temporary roles in archdiocesan parishes or schools. The list was assembled as part of a comprehensive review of the archdiocese’s archives ordered in 2017 by Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl as Washington’s archbishop.

“This list is a painful reminder of the grave sins committed by clergy, the pain inflicted on innocent young people, and the harm done to the church’s faithful, for which we continue to seek forgiveness,” Cardinal Wuerl said in a statement. “There is also no archdiocesan priest in active ministry who has ever been the subject of a credible allegation of abuse of a minor.”

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Bishops, sisters discuss religious’ declining numbers Dan Stockman Catholic News Service

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The precipitous decline in the number of women in religious life and what it means to the church has people thinking about how to prepare for the future.

Their actions stem from data gathered by the National Religious Retirement Office at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that projects an estimated 300 women’s religious institutes will likely phase out of existence in the next decade. The estimate is fueled by the fact that the overall number of women religious has declined by 75 percent since 1965 with no change in the trend expected.

Bishops, women religious, canon lawyers and others discussed the future of religious life in a two-day workshop Sept. 25-26 in Oakbrook, Illinois, outside of Chicago. The workshop, “Fidelity to the Journey: Together in Communion,” was sponsored by the Resource Center for Religious Institutes under a grant from the GHR Foundation.

Mercy Sister Sharon Euart, the resource center’s executive director, said participants agreed not to invite the press to the workshop to allow for frank and open discussion but to release a report afterward. About 50 people attended the gathering, including Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations. It was the first national gathering among bishops and women religious to discuss diminishing vocations.

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Women religious pray during a Mass honoring religious jubilarians Oct. 7 at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre, New York. the United States has declined from a peak of 181,421 in 1965 to 47,160 in 2016, National Religious Retirement Office statistics show. About 77 percent of women religious are older than 70. As many as 300 of the 420 religious institutes in the United States are in their last decades of existence because of aging membership and declining vocations, officials said.

Despite the trend, participants said they came away inspired.

“There really was a presence of the Spirit in the room. You could experience it from the time the sessions began,” Sister Euart said in an interview. “The openness of each person was truly the work of the Spirit. It was a great opportunity to share with one

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Sister Carol Zinn, a member of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Philadelphia and executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, said part of the awe and wonder of the event was the mutual recognition of how the transformation of religious life is changing the entire church.

“It’s not just about a religious congregation that’s selling its motherhouse.

It’s about more than that,” Sister Zinn said. “You wouldn’t expect this topic to be so life-giving.”

Cardinal Tobin also said he was moved by the peace sisters have found in planning for the fulfillment of their mission.

“There’s a sadness at the realization that the death of a congregation often means the disappearance of a particular charism in the church ... but there is a great serenity among the women,” he told Global Sisters Report.

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The cardinal said it reminded him of the prayer of Simeon when the infant Jesus was presented in the Temple: “Lord, let your servant go in peace, because my eyes have seen your salvation.”

Sister Zinn said the peace comes when a people realize completion is part of the paschal mystery of dying and rising, which is at the core of Christian belief.

“We had a really good conversation about how do we come to an end with the same kind of joy and commitment and passion as we came into at our beginning,” she said. “If we can’t do that, there’s something missing there.”

The term “diminishment” is often used to describe the declining numbers of religious, but many prefer “transition” or “transformation,” arguing religious life is changing, not disappearing, and while the numbers may be diminishing, religious life itself is as vibrant and vital as ever.

The workshop addressed topics such as planning, care of members and use of resources, governance issues, and what it all means for local churches and dioceses. The report said the event ended with a discussion of how to continue the dialogue and replicate the experience in other areas.

“The sharing was engaging, open, honest, moving, at times humorous, and filled with stories exemplifying generations of service to the church,” Sister Euart said in her statement. “As religious leaders shared the experiences and decisions involved in their own institutes’ transitions, they spoke movingly of both the peace as well as the grieving among their members following decisions to leave ministries, sell motherhouses, find new ways to live their charism in the present, and move forward in faith, joy and hope that continues to guide their mission and their lives.”

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‘Ugly cancer of racism’ infects US, bishops say in proposed pastoral

WASHINGTON – “Despite many promising strides made in our country, the ugly cancer of racism still infects our nation,” the U.S. bishops say in a proposed pastoral letter on racism.

The proposed statement, “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love – A Pastoral Letter Against Racism,” is expected to be considered for approval during the bishops’ Nov. 12-14 fall general assembly in Baltimore. However, the agenda for the meeting has not been finalized.

“Every racist act – every such comment, every joke, every disparaging look as a reaction to the color of skin, ethnicity or place of origin – is a failure to acknowledge another person as a brother or sister, created in the image of God,” the proposed statement reads.

“Racial profiling frequently targets Hispanics for selective immigration enforcement practices, and AfricanAmericans for suspected criminal activity,” it continues. “There is also the growing fear and harassment of persons from majority Muslim countries. Extreme nationalist ideologies are feeding the American public discourse with xenophobic rhetoric that instigates fear against foreigners, immigrants and refugees.”

The document examines the history of racism in the United States. While acknowledging many other groups in the United States in having endured racism and discrimination in the past, it focuses on three groups and the long history of racism against them: African-Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans.

The proposed pastoral did not spare

the U.S. church, either. “Acts of racism have been committed by leaders and members of the Catholic Church – by bishops, clergy, religious and laity – and her institutions,” it says.

Within the church, “we call on our religious education programs, Catholic schools and Catholic publishing companies to develop curricula relating to racism and reconciliation,” the proposed pastoral says.

It adds, “We also charge our seminaries, deacon formation programs, houses of formation and all our educational institutions to break any silence around the issue of racism, to find new and creative ways to raise awareness, analyze curricula and to teach the virtues of fraternal charity.”

“As bishops, we unequivocally state that racism is a life issue. Accordingly, we will not cease to forcefully speak against and work toward ending racism,” says the proposed pastoral. “St. Paul’s own conversion is a powerful reminder of how God’s grace can transform even the hardest of hearts.”

“Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love,” if approved, will mark the third time the nation’s bishops have spoken as a group on race issues in the United States, but the first time in nearly 40 years, when they approved “Brothers and Sisters to Us: U.S. Bishops’ Pastoral Letter on Racism in Our Day.” In 1968, the bishops approved a statement, “The National Race Crisis.”

In 1984, the nation’s African-American bishops dealt with racism in their own pastoral letter, “What We Have Seen and Heard, A Pastoral Letter on Evangelization.”

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VATICAN CITY – Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said he is convinced he was right to accuse Pope Francis and church officials of failing to act on accusations that then-Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick engaged in sexual misconduct and sexual harassment.

Archbishop Vigano, the former nuncio to the United States, said an open letter released Oct. 7 by Cardinal Marc Q U confirmed E Ouellet many of the allegations he first made in late August, when he called on Pope Francis to resign.

The archbishop’s response to Cardinal Ouellet was published Oct. 19 by Italian blogger Marco Tosatti.

“Cardinal Ouellet has written to rebuke me for my temerity in breaking silence and leveling such grave accusations against my brothers and superiors, but in truth his remonstrance confirms me in my decision and, even more, serves to vindicate my claims,” Archbishop Vigano said.

The archbishop had issued an open letter to Cardinal Ouellet in late September urging him to tell what he knew about now-Archbishop McCarrick.

Vigano’s letter followed a massive statement in mid-August calling on Pope Francis to resign because, he claimed, Pope Francis had known there were

sanctions on McCarrick and not only did he lift them, he allegedly made l McCarrick a trusted confidante on naming U.S. bishops.

However, Cardinal Ouellet’s response said that because there were only rumors and no proof of McCarrick’s impropriety, then-Pope Benedict XVI never imposed formal sanctions on the retired Washington prelate, which meant Pope Francis never lifted them.

Vigano’s latest letter said disciplinary measures taken against McCarrick were “not technically ‘sanctions’ but provisions, ‘conditions and restrictions.’

To quibble whether they were sanctions or provisions or something else is pure legalism. From a pastoral point of view, they are exactly the same thing.”

Chilean court rules archdiocese liable in covering up Karadima sex abuse

VATICAN CITY – In a major victory for survivors of abuse in Chile, a court ruled that the Archdiocese of Santiago prevented a thorough investigation into sexual abuses committed by a former priest, Fernando Karadima.

The lawsuit brought on by survivors Juan Carlos Cruz, James Hamilton and Jose Andres Murillo, was first dismissed five years ago.

The Chilean court of appeals overturned the lawsuit’s dismissal Oct.18 after new evidence obtained from raids conducted on the archdiocesan chancery proved that Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, the retired archbishop of Santiago, closed an investigation into Karadima. The court awarded 450 million pesos ($661,000) in compensation for damages to Karadima’s victims.

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Jesuits from Lithuania, Latvia and Cardinal Sarah, prefect of the Estonia.

Congregation for Divine Worship “I believe the Lord wants a change and the Sacraments, noted how in in the church,” which is afflicted by preparation for the synod, some young the “perversion” of clericalism, the people asked the church to be clear pope told the Jesuits during a meetin presenting its teaching on “some ing Sept. 23 in Vilnius, Lithuania. questions that are particularly close As is customary when the pope to their hearts: freedom across the meets Jesuits during a foreign trip, board and not only in sexual relations, a transcript of his remarks to the 28 nondiscrimination based on sexual Jesuits he met during his trip to the orientation, equality between men and Baltics Sept. 22-25 was published by women, including in the church, etc.” the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica Others, however, “demand not only after the pope had approved the text; a discussion that is open and without it was released Oct. 17. prejudice, but also a radical change, a A young Jesuit priest asked the pope real and true U-turn by the church in what they could do to help him. ThankD I“I don’t S T I Nits C T I inVthese E areas,” L Y he said.

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But what needs to be done today is to acCardinal: Women’s voice needed to company the church in a deep spiritual fight clericalism, ‘macho’ culture renewal,” specifying that “a perversion VATICAN CITY – The church needs of the church today is clericalism.” to further integrate women into eccleI Q U E sial life to confront the problems of clericalism and an exaggerated sense cardinal: ‘Watering down’ teaching of masculinity, a Vatican official told won’t attract young people the Synod of Bishops.

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expected as the Nov. 12-14 assembly in Baltimore approaches.

Bishops nationwide also are facing new challenges as several state attorneys general have opened investigations into the handling of abuse allegations. The investigations follow the release of a Pennsylvania grand jury report in August that linked more than 300 priests and church workers to abuse claims and identified more than 1,000 victims over a 70-year period dating from 1947.

The USCCB has not directly addressed the investigations and has not offered any indication that it will advise bishops on how to respond.

Beyond the discussions of clergy sexual abuse and any further actions, the bishops were expected to vote on a new pastoral letter on racism, though the agenda for the meeting has not been finalized.

Security, always tight during the twice-a-year assemblies, is expected to be stricter than usual to prevent access to the Marriott Waterfront Hotel meeting site by protesters upset with the way the bishops have handled reports of abuse by clergy.

In preparing for the fall assembly, the bishops’ Administrative Committee Sept. 19 outlined actions to address the abuse crisis, including approving the establishment of a third-party confidential reporting system for claims of any abuse by bishops.

Committee members instructed the bishops’ Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance to develop proposals for policies addressing restrictions on bishops who were removed or resigned because of allegations of abuse of minors or adults.

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The Administrative Committee also initiated the process of developing a code of conduct for bishops regarding sexual misconduct with a minor or adult or “negligence in the exercise of his office related to such cases.”

The Administrative Committee consists of the officers, chairmen and regional representatives of the USCCB. The committee, which meets in March and September, is the highest authority of the USCCB outside of the full body of bishops when they meet for their fall and spring general assemblies.

A USCCB spokesman said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, conference president, was unavailable to discuss specific plans for the assembly because he and other conference leaders were in Rome attending the Synod of Bishops on young people, faith and vocational discernment. The synod was to conclude Oct. 28.

Francesco Cesareo, chairman of the National Review Board, also declined to discuss the issue, saying in an Oct. 16 email to Catholic News Service that board members were continuing to draft recommendations that would be delivered to the bishops during the assembly.

In August, Cesareo told Catholic News Service that the bishops “have to put their trust in lay leadership and allow that lay leadership to develop the processes and oversight when these kinds of allegations occur, particularly holding bishops accountable.”

The all-lay National Review Board, established by the bishops in 2002, oversees compliance by dioceses with the “Charter for the Protection of

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Bishop Christopher J. Coyne of Burlington, Vermont, chairman of the bishops’ Committee on Communications, told Catholic News Service Oct. 19 that the bishops must “continue to press forward” in explaining how well the charter “is working and continues to work.”

“It important that we as a conference have made incredible strides in protecting children to the point that one of the safest places for children to participate is the Catholic community in the United States,” he said.

“But that message is not getting out there. Many people still believe that the abuse of children and the cover-up by church authorities is an ongoing issue and that the bishops haven’t done enough to address the issue. That’s contrary to the evidence in contrast to the number of reported abuses since 2002,” Bishop Coyne said.

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Bishop Coyne also told CNS he would recommend that dioceses voluntarily open their clergy personnel files – including those of bishops – to investigators.

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Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time JEREMIAH 31:7-9 Thus says the Lord: Shout with joy for Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and say: The Lord has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel. Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the lame in their midst, the mothers and those with child; they shall return as an immense throng. They departed in tears, but I will console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water, on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to Israel, Ephraim is my firstborn.

PSALM 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6 The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing.

The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Then they said among the nations, “The Lord

has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad indeed.

The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the torrents in the southern desert. Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.

The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown, They shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves.

The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

HEBREWS 5:1-6 Brothers and sisters: Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal patiently with the ignorant and erring, for he himself is beset by weakness and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.

No one takes this honor upon himself but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. In the same

way, it was not Christ who glorified himself in becoming high priest, but rather the one who said to him: You are my son: this day I have begotten you; just as he says in another place: You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

MARK 10:46-52 As Jesus was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a sizable crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind man, the son of Timaeus, sat by the roadside begging. On hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, son of David, have pity on me.” And many rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me.” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, Jesus is calling you.” He threw aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus. Jesus said to him in reply, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man replied to him, “Master, I want to see.” Jesus told him, “Go your way; your faith has saved you.”

Immediately he received his sight and followed him on the way.

The blind man sees that Jesus is his only chance

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he best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart,” said Helen Keller, who, though blind and deaf, became a symbol of courage and hope for generations. With sheer determination and positive outlook, she earned a bachelor’s degree and became a lecturer, author and political activist. Her blindness did not stop her from “seeing” clearly. She also said: “I have walked with people whose eyes are full of light but who see nothing in sea or sky, nothing in city streets, nothing in books. It is far better to sail forever in the night of blindness with sense, feeling and mind, than to be content father charles with the mere act of seeing. puthota The only lightless dark is the night of darkness in ignorance and insensibility.”

Keller’s words seem to echo those of Jesus who calls people to “see” how God is acting through his teachings, healings, uplifting of people, offering of

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hope, driving out of evil forces, table fellowship, and promise of fullness of life. Jesus’ suffering, death, and resurrection opened the gates of eternal life. We need to open the eyes of our hearts and minds. “Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear?” (Mark 8:18). Quoting Isaiah, Jesus says, “Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes” (Matthew13:15).

Bartimaeus can “see” though he is blind. In his desire to see, “Master, I want to see,” the blind man becomes a paradigm for us who seek to see. First of all, he is able to see for himself that he is desperate, lonely, sad and helpless. Awareness of our inner selves and the movements in our soul are the first steps toward seeing.

Next, the blind man sees clearly that he needs help and that Jesus is his only chance, only hope. We are to move from awareness to active seeking of help that only Jesus can give. As in the case of the blind man, we are bombarded with clamoring voices that suppress our desire for Jesus. These voices may be our programmed ways of acting, ideological obsessions, media maneuverings, passions and desires. To break through these cacophonous voices will not at all be easy. But his grace will be sufficient.

To come to Jesus who is calling, we are to stop clinging to our “cloaks.” The blind man “threw

VATICAN CITY – Hypocrisy is the leaven that causes men and women to be self-centered and indifferent to the world around them, Pope Francis said.

“This leaven is dangerous,” the pope said Oct. 19 in his homily during Mass in the Domus Sanctae Marthae. “It is a leaven that grows inward, a leaven that grows without a future because in selfishness, in looking inward, there is no future.”

The pope reflected on the day’s Gospel reading from St. Luke in which Jesus warns his disciples to “beware of the leaven – that is, the hypocrisy – of the Pharisees.”

“There is nothing concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known.

Therefore, whatever you have said in the darkness will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops,” Jesus said.

The Pharisees of the time, the pope explained, were those who were “closed in on themselves”

Father Charles Puthota, Ph.D., is pastor of St. Veronica Church, South San Francisco and director of the Department of Pastoral Ministry of the archdiocese.

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pope francis Hypocrisy a dangerous leaven

aside his cloak, sprang up, and came to Jesus.” Jesus wants us to “deny” ourselves, which means giving up the things that hinder us from being with him. The apostles had to leave their nets to follow Jesus, which made it possible for them to put out deep into the ocean of life. Paul had to give up his old convictions of the law to embrace Jesus. What are the cloaks we need to set aside to spring to Jesus? Once we are with Jesus, it is onward and upward. We are now “on the way” with him to grow in grace and love – and help make God’s blessings accessible to all.

Jeremiah’s promise to the exiles speaks to us today.

With Jesus, we too can “shout for joy … exult… return as an immense throng …” to be gathered together into the kingdom of God. The church, despite the recent woundedness and sinfulness, is always called to be the living sacrament of Jesus’ salvific grace. Indeed, we are wounded healers. United with the Vicar of Christ in his Petrine ministry, let’s set aside the cloaks of ideological and political divisions to become a sign of unity and healing for the church and the world. With the vision of Jesus, shall we dare to see clearly the grace of new life for ourselves – and for the whole human family?

and whose only concern was their own selfishness and security.

However, the pope noted, the day’s first reading from St. Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians presents a different leaven for Christians, a leaven that allows for an outward growth. Those who believe in Christ “were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit, which is the first installment of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s possession,” St. Paul wrote.

These people are joyful people, because they have been promised a very great happiness: that they will be the glory and praise of God. And the leaven of these people – St. Paul says – is the Holy Spirit, which urges us to be the praise of his glory, of the glory of God,” he said.

Pope Francis called on Christians to be on guard against the leaven of hypocrisy, which cares only about appearing good, and instead choose the “leaven of the Holy Spirit” that “makes us grow, with all the difficulties of the journey, even with all our sins, but always with hope.”

Catholic News Service

Monday, October 29: Monday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Eph 4:32–5:8. Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6. Jn 17:17b, 17a. Lk 13:10-17.

Tuesday, October 30: Tuesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Eph 5:21-33. Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. See Mt 11:25. Lk 13:18-21.

Wednesday, October 31: Wednesday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. All Hallows’ Eve. Eph 6:1-9. Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14. See 2 Thes 2:14. Lk 13:22-30.

Thursday, November 1: Solemnity of All Saints.

Rv 7:2-4, 9-14. Ps 24:1bc-2, 3-4ab, 5-6. 1 Jn 3:1-3.

Mt 11:28. Mt 5:1-12a.

Friday, November 2: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed. Wis 3:1-9. Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6. Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9. Mt 25:34. Mt 25:31-46.

Saturday, November 3: Saturday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Martin de Porres, religious. Phil 1:18b-26. Ps 42:2, 3, 5cdef. Mt 11:29ab. Lk 14:1, 7-11.

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Beyond criticism and anger

ecently I attended a symposium where the keynote speaker was a man exactly my age.

Since we had both lived through the same cultural and religious changes in our lives, I resonated with much of what he said and with how he felt about things. And in his assessment of both the state of affairs in our politics and our churches today, he was pretty critical, even angry. Not without reason.

In both our governments and our churches today there isn’t just a bitter polarization and an absence FATHER ron of fundamental charity and rolheiser respect, there’s also a lot of seemingly inexcusable blindness, lack of transparency and self-serving dishonesty. Our speaker was plenty eager to point these out.

And for the most part, I agreed with him. I feel the same way that he does. The current state of affairs, whether you’re looking at politics or the churches, is depressing, bitterly polarized, and cannot but leave you feeling frustrated and accusatory at those whom you deem responsible for the blindness, dishonesty, and injustice that seem inexcusable. But, while I shared much of his truth and his feelings, I didn’t share where he landed.

He landed in pessimism and anger, seemingly unable to find anything other than indignation within which to stand. He also ended very negative in terms of his attitude towards those whom he blames for the problem.

I can’t fault his truth and I can’t fault his feelings.

They’re understandable. But I’m not at ease with where he landed. Bitterness and anger, no matter how justified, are not a good place to stay. Both Jesus and what’s noble inside of us invite us to move beyond anger and indignation.

Beyond anger, beyond indignation, and beyond justified criticism of all that’s dishonest and unjust, lies an invitation to a deeper empathy. This invitation doesn’t ask us to be stop being prophetic in the face of what’s wrong but it asks us to be prophetic in a deeper way. A prophet, as Daniel Berrigan so often said, makes a vow of love not of alienation.

But that’s not easy to do. In the face of injustice, dishonesty, and willful blindness, all of our natural instincts militate against empathy. Up to a point, this is healthy and shows that we’re still morally robust. We should feel anger and indignation in the face of what’s wrong. It’s understandable, too, that we might also feel some hateful, judgmental thoughts towards those whom we deem responsible. But that’s a beginning (a healthy enough starting point) but it’s not where we’re meant to stay.

We’re called to move towards something deeper, namely, an empathy which previously we did not access. Deep anger invites deep empathy.

At the truly bitter moments of our lives, when we’re feeling overwhelmed by feelings of misunderstanding, slight, injustice and rightful indignation and we’re staring across at those whom we deem responsible for the situation, anger and hatred will naturally arise within us. It’s okay to dwell with them for a time (because anger is an important mode of grieving) but, after a time we need to move on. The challenge then is to ask ourselves: How do I love now, given all this hatred? What does love call me to now in this bitter situation? Where can I now

find a common thread that can keep me in family with those at whom I’m angry? How do I reach through, reach through the space that now leaves me separated by my own justified feelings of anger?

And, perhaps most important of all: “From where can I now find the strength to not give into hatred and self-serving indignation?

How am I called to love now? How do I love in this new situation? That’s the challenge. We’ve never before been called upon to love in a situation like this. Our understanding, empathy, forgiveness and love have never before been tested in this way. But that’s the ultimate moral challenge, the “test” that Jesus himself faced in Gethsemane. How do you love when everything around you invites you to the opposite?

Almost all of our natural instincts militate against this kind of empathy, as does most everything around us. In the face of injustice our natural instincts spontaneously begin, one by one, to shut the doors of trust and make us judgmental. They also invite us to feel indignation and hatred. Now those feelings do produce a certain catharsis in us.

It feels good. But that kind of cathartic feeling is a drug that doesn’t do much for us long range. We need something beyond feelings of bitterness and hatred for our long range health. Empathy is that something.

While not denying what’s wrong, nor denying the need to be prophetic in the face of all that’s wrong, empathy still calls us to a post-anger, a post-indignation, and a post-hatred. Jesus modeled that for us and today it’s singularly the most needed thing in our society, our churches and our families.

Ouellet’s letter tells us, is that Archbishop Vigano is misleading us by politically motivated accusations against the pope and has twisted the facts in a dishonest manner.

Brian Gagan San Francisco

and impressive history of dedication and self-sacrifice serving our soldiers, sailors and Marines. Like civilian chaplains who minister to our firefighters and police officers, military chaplains provide much-needed solace and encouragement in challenging environments under hazardous conditions.

Archbishop Broglio has worked tirelessly to ensure that his chaplains receive the support and resources necessary to perform their critical mission.

These unsung heroes deserve our greatest respect as they minister to those who risk so much in the defense of our country. It is gratifying to see both Archbishop Broglio and St. Patrick’s recognized for their accomplishments.

Kent Grealish San Mateo

Oblate Father Ron Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

Letters In office to serve, not to be served

I am an 87-year-old practicing Catholic. I have received the sacraments throughout the terms of eight popes, an unknown number of cardinals and the many archbishops and bishops in San Francisco, Oakland and Santa Rosa.

I have been reading the articles in your publication regarding the sex abuse scandals, written by clergy, lay experts and through letters to the editors. Only recently have I seen mention of the general attitude of the church hierarchy. Not only those perceived to be involved, but all officials of responsibility.

We,” The People of God,” continue to elevate the hierarchy to a point they feel privileged and adored. They have rings for us to kiss, and sit on thrones elevated above us. How medieval!

Those who hold these offices are important members of our church. We need them. But, they and we must realize that their office is to serve, not to be served. It seems to me that we have succumbed to the same ills that have affected all of society.

Perhaps we should abandon the rings, thrones and other visual elements of privilege. We need humility at all levels of our church. Pope Francis shows his personal humility. I pray that we all do the same.

The institution will survive if the governing structure sees right from wrong and acts to eradicate the wrongdoing. The actions of those in charge to cover up the misdeeds, will indeed empty the pews.

Roy Burnham Petaluma

Ouellet’s response to Vigano

Archbishop Vigano has fallen on his own sword (“Cardinal Ouellet responds to Vigano on McCarrick case,” Oct. 11). Based on his supposed integrity, the prestige we were supposed to give him in listening to his attack on Pope Francis has now been taken away by what Cardinal Ouellet says about him in his open letter. Not only does Cardinal Ouellet refute the accusations by Archbishop Vigano against the pope, but he also castigates him for his “scandalous rebellion” and alludes to his “bitterness” in being passed over for the College of Cardinals.

Pope Francis has called for a thorough study of the Vatican handling of the McCarrick scandal, but what we know so far, based on what Cardinal

Commending Pope Francis on China deal

This is a rebuttal to Mr. Charles Wallace’s letter (“Questions on China deal,” Oct. 11): Pursuant to my “Applauding Pope’s China Initiative,” which was published in CSF dated June 21, 2018, (in response to Mr. George Weigel’s article, “The Holy See, China and Evangelization,” May 24.

2018), let me reiterate to Mr. Wallace: “It would be a shame not to spread the word of Jesus in that part of the world. I highly applaud the Vatican for the arrangement with PRC for their evangelical mission. The spread of Catholicism will not be impeded in China because of its political ideology but instead, the word of Christ will be spread among the brethren in that part of the world.”

Mr. Wallace, Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired archbishop of Hong Kong, spread hateful thoughts among his followers about China in Hong Kong and I am surprised that you picked up this residue. I would not give any weight as to what Cardinal Zen had said or preached. Instead, I highly commend Pope Francis, the most liberal pope ever, and the Vatican for such inclusiveness to the 1.4 billion people of China in this day and age.

Gemma Hon San Francisco

Well-deserved honor for military chaplains

Congratulations to Archbishop Timothy Broglio and kudos to St. Patrick’s Seminary & University for conferring their Patrician Award to the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services (“Seminary honors military archdiocese,” Oct. 11).

As a veteran I fully appreciate the importance of the chaplain corps to the men and women of our armed forces. Chaplains of all faiths have a long

St. Romero and the Gospel command

Early Sunday morning while Archbishop Romero was being canonized in Rome, I woke up thinking about how he was killed by Salvadoran troops trained by our own US Army at the School of the Americas in Georgia. I also thought of a San Francisco friend, Charles Liteky, an Army chaplain in Vietnam, the most decorated chaplain since the Civil War, who turned in his medals at the Vietnam Memorial and worked the remaining years of his life to bring peace and end our support of the same military evil Romero condemned. Both Archbishop Romero and Charlie Liteky had profound conversions from their conservative early lives based on their deep listening with the poor and suffering.

I don’t think we can truly honor St. Romero, the martyr, without heeding his words to end the bloodshed, to obey a higher power than the government, to end flooding Latin America with millions of dollars of U.S. military training, weapons, airpower, surveillance, etc. What was happening in 1980 is still happening now: the US training, the US weapons, the Latin American bloodshed. Romero said that if he was killed and silenced, he would rise up in his people. And now perhaps we too are his people.

Robert Nixon

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The Catholic crisis, in perspective

erspective is at least as important when reading the signs of the times as it is in landscape painting. And so, in this autumn of our Catholic discontent, I was particularly grateful to hear from an old friend, Nina-Sophie Heereman, who offered some needed perspective on the Catholic circumstance in the United States.

I first got to know Nina Heereman in Rome some 10 years ago, when she was doing Christian formation and spiritual direction with women from the University of St. Thomas, who were in george weigel the Eternal City as part of the late, great Don Briel’s Catholic Studies Program. Her story was so striking that I recounted it briefly in “The End and the Beginning” (the second volume of my John Paul II biography), to illustrate the late pope’s transformative impact on men and women from a variety of backgrounds. And Nina’s background was certainly intriguing.

A German baroness by birth, she had grown up in what she described as a “Catholicism hollowed out … a shell with no serious sin and therefore no state of grace [and] no encounter with Christ.”

Then, after a powerful experience of the eucharistic Christ at World Youth Day-1997 in Paris, and after pondering John Paul II’s own vocational discernment after seeing him in Rome in 1998, Nina Heereman became a committed missionary

disciple, taking vows as a consecrated laywoman in radical dedication to the new evangelization.

After earning one of the world’s toughest doctoral degrees, in Sacred Scripture, she is now assistant professor of theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University in Menlo Park, and it was from there that she recently wrote me: “Against the black foil of so many negative headlines, haunting us for more than three months now, I am delighted to share the good news that for me – a German – moving to [the] San Francisco [archdiocese] feels like having fumbled through my mom’s fur coats only to find myself in Catholic Narnia! I lack the words to describe my joy at serving a truly Catholic bishop with such a clear vision for the renewal of the church. Honestly, I had not a clue what I was signing up for. I always knew that the American Church was in much better shape than any church in Europe, but I did not have the slightest idea that it was so much more alive. Now, granted, I might have unwittingly stumbled upon a particularly Catholic pocket of the country, but that is rather unlikely for I am in the heart of Silicon Valley, which is not … famous for its devotion to Catholic doctrine. “….Never before – and I have lived in six important Catholic institutions so far – have I encountered a faculty that in its entirety embraces the teachings of the Catholic Church and is fully committed to teaching the same. On my first day the rector of the seminary, [Jesuit] Father George Schutlze, said, ‘We are celebrating ‘Humanae Vitae’ and then proposed a reflection on it for our

faculty retreat … Archbishop Cordileone [then] came and addressed the faculty with the same words, adding that the connection between the dissent from ‘Humanae Vitae’ and the current crisis was evident. I was … hardly able to believe my own ears, that I actually heard a shepherd of the church speak up for the truth of ‘Humanae Vitae.’

‘I must be in Narnia and Aslan is back,’ was my only thought. As you know, being European I had never heard such clear, courageous, and prophetic words out of the mouth of a local bishop...

“In brief, I thank the Lord for having brought me here…It is so liberating to live my faith ‘out in the open.’ In spite of everything the newspapers say, the future of the [Latin-rite] Church belongs to the U.S.!”

Baroness doctor heereman is no naif. Multilingual, experienced in the ways of the world she is eager to help convert, an adult rescued from shallow Euro-secularism by personal friendship with Jesus Christ and now holding one of Catholicism’s most distinguished academic degrees, Nina is very much worth listening to. Especially when she bids those dispirited by today’s Catholic crisis not to fear the future, and to get on with living the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19.

That doesn’t mean backing off from essential and painful reforms in American Catholicism.

Not at all. It does mean designing and implementing those reforms with evangelical intent.

George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow and William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

Listening sessions: Meetings with archbishop bring out debate FROM PAGE 2

open letter from Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation of Bishops, responded to many of Vigano’s claims, and said Vigano’s allegation that Pope Benedict imposed on McCarrick sanctions which were later lifted by Pope Francis were false.

Some at the St. Matthew session believed Archbishop Cordileone supported Archbishop Vigano’s call for Pope Francis to resign. Archbishop Cordileone said the former nuncio’s allegations about corruption in the church should be distinguished from character judgments and the call for a papal resignation.

“I was not saying that we should take seriously that Pope Francis should resign. I’m not in favor of him resigning. I’m in favor of getting to the bottom of whatever was going on with the McCarrick incident,” he said.

Archbishop Cordileone was asked at St. Stephen if he still considered Archbishop Vigano “a man of integrity” after Cardinal Ouellet’s letter.

The archbishop said the former nuncio had supported him “to the point of sacrifice” during his first years in San Francisco.

“One could question the prudence of what he did, but I do believe he was motivated out of a concern to expose what he perceived to be problems in the church that he couldn’t get addressed otherwise,” he said.

Sexuality and women’s role in the church were also discussed at the sessions. A Star of the Sea parishioner told the archbishop he was shocked by the lack of discussion around sexually active homosexual priests, which he said was “the main problem.”

“Will you let us know that you are working to rid the church of homosexual predator priests?” he asked at the cathedral session.

Archbishop Cordileone replied that according to the John Jay Report, which was commissioned to discover the causes of the sex abuse crisis, abuse was “not an issue of priests with a clear self-identity as homosexual, but priests who did not yet have a clear sexual identity and had easier access to boys than girls.”

Following a discussion where Archbishop Cordileone said that men with “deep-seated homosexual tendencies” were ineligible for ordination to the priesthood, a speaker said the archbishop’s statement contradicted many people’s experience in the archdiocese of “so many wonderful gay priests that are holy men.”

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John McCord, second from right, a member of the archdiocesan Independent Review Board, and other attendees are pictured at an Oct. 18 listening session at St. Stephen Church. The Archdiocese of San Francisco organized five listening sessions in response to the clergy sex abuse scandals.

“It’s a question of how (homosexuality) affects them,” Archbishop Cordileone said. “It’s not a black-and-white issue.”

Many speakers said that sharing power with women would have eliminated many of the issues facing the church today, from the sexual abuse crisis to the loss of faith among young adults. Speakers told the archbishop the church needs to open itself to ordaining women and allowing married priests. A woman religious at St. Mary’s told the archbishop that “a culture of secrecy gives rise to the crisis we are in,” and proposed a “radical reconstitution” of ecclesial power structures that would include “female and male, clergy and lay.”

A parishioner from St. Dominic said laity should be able to provide input on the selection of bishops.

“If the Chinese government can pick bishops, Rome should be amenable to giving fellow Catholics some say in the process,” he said.

The last listening session held by the archdiocese will be held Oct. 28 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Belmont.

Listening sessions with the archbishop

In his letter of Sept. 21 to the people of the archdiocese, Archbishop Cordileone invited the faithful to come together to share and pray at five town hall-style listening sessions. “During this time of rightful righteous indignation among our people, it is more important than ever that we, your leaders, listen to you,” the archbishop said.

The remaining listening session of the five will be held Sunday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m., at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Belmont.

The archbishop said in his letter that after the meetings, and further consultations with the archdiocesan Independent Review Board and his cabinet, he will determine “what further steps will be necessary to help bring about the desperately needed purification of our church.”

A video of the Oct. 18 listening session at St. Stephen Church is available at https://sfarchdiocese.org/protecting-children.

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Synod groups: Church welcomes all, calls all to conversion FROM PAGE 1

synod working document, which dealt with “pastoral and missionary conversion.”

Most of the 14 working groups called for further local and national dialogue with young people on what they need from the Catholic Church and what they can offer the church. Most also called for a greater involvement of women in the life of the church, including in the training of priests, and many acknowledged how the sexual abuse scandal undermines the church’s credibility.

None of the synod groups in any language used the term “LGBT,” but many of them did refer to a need to help young people who struggle with church teaching on sexuality or, more explicitly, those who experience “same-sex attraction.”

The English-B group said that it “discussed the issue of Catholics who experience same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria,” which refers to believing one’s biological sex does not correspond to his or her true identity.

The group asked that the synod’s final document include “a separate section for this issue and that the main objective of this be the pastoral accompaniment of these people which follows the lines of the relevant section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.” The catechism teaches that homosexual activity is sinful, but that homosexual people must be respected and welcomed.

Three members of the group took part in the Vatican’s daily press briefing on the synod and were asked about the discussion on homosexuality.

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago told reporters the group wanted to ensure that the synod’s final document would say “something that was inclusive of everyone.”

Cardinal John Ribat of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, said the synod could not ignore the topic because it is one of the things young people, inside and outside the synod, are talking about.

“Now,” he said, “the approach of the church is to

be able to welcome everyone and to make them feel at home and that nobody is excluded. That is the church.”

Australian Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli of Melbourne told reporters, “Very simply, aren’t we all sinners and aren’t we all looking to be found by God and, being found by God, how might we then find our lives in him?”

The English-D group said it, too, “spent a good deal of time reflecting on the motif of the church’s stance of welcome and inclusivity. We fully and enthusiastically acknowledge that the church of Jesus Christ reaches out in love to absolutely everyone.”

“No one, on account of gender, lifestyle or sexual orientation, should ever be made to feel unloved, uncared for,” the group said. “However, as St. Thomas Aquinas specifies, love means ‘willing the good of the other.’ And this is why authentic love by no means excludes the call to conversion, to change of life.”

The group also echoed a sentiment shared by other groups that through the synod, the speeches and the contributions of the young adults present, “it became eminently clear that young people crave holiness of life and desire practical training that will help them walk the path of sanctity.”

The French-B group asked for a special section in the synod’s final document on “the gift of the body (and) the grace of affectivity and sexuality.”

The section should explain church teaching clearly and in a way young people understand “to avoid confusion,” the group said. But “we believe it is important to deepen a reflection on pastoral outreach and the mission of the church regarding certain categories before introducing them into the document.”

The Spanish-B group, led by Cardinal Luis Ladaria, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, also called on the Vatican – probably his office – to prepare a document in which “the subject of sexuality is approached in a systematic and clear way, with anthropological arguments, accessible to all young people, that shows that the virtue of chastity is a joyful affirmation that creates the conditions for human and divine love.”

Church must reach out to young non-Catholics, Venezuelan says

VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church must help not only its own young people but also non-Catholics to become active members in society and true disciples in a chaotic world, a Venezuelan observer told the Synod of Bishops.

Maria Jose Rojas, executive director of the Venezuelan bishops’ conference youth office, told synod members that, unfortunately, young Catholics working to ease the suffering of their fellow Venezuelans “are doing it alone.”

Under the administration of President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela has suffered an economic meltdown due to hyperinflation that has driven up the cost of basic necessities and forced many citizens to search the garbage for food or starve.

Nevertheless, the dire situation has mobilized young people in the church to join forces with “non-ecclesial” volunteer programs in universities and organizations to feed the hungry, visit the sick and collect clothes and medicine, Rojas told synod members Oct. 17.

“We are betting on solidarity, fraternity and peace, but we are doing it alone, separated from other young people who, although they are not Catholics like us, also feel the desire to build a better world,” Rojas said.

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Romero: Salvadoran archbishop asks pope to make saint church ‘doctor’ FROM PAGE 1

at seeing so many Salvadorans from around the world in Rome for the canonization.

“Yesterday, we saw the square full of blue and white (the colors of El Salvador’s flag). We took over Rome!” he said.

Once the pope arrived, Archbishop Escobar invited him to visit El Salvador, another request that caused the pilgrims to erupt in applause.

“We invite you to visit Archbishop Romero and we ask in that same occasion you have the goodness of beatifying our beloved Father Rutilio Grande. To have Your Holiness in our country would be an immense grace of God for our people,” the archbishop said.

In his address to the pilgrims, Pope Francis did not respond to any of the archbishop’s requests.

Instead, he focused on St. Romero as a role model for the faithful and leaders of the church in El Salvador.

“St. Oscar Romero knew how to incarnate with perfection the image of the good shepherd who gives his life for his sheep,” the pope said.

“For this reason, and now much more since his canonization, (bishops) can find in him an ‘example and a stimulus’ in the ministry entrusted to them.”

He called on them to care for the “holy people of God” in El Salvador and to learn from the life and death of their saintly archbishop, who was never far from his flock.

El Salvador’s people “have a living faith that they express in different forms of popular religiosity and that shapes their social and family life.

It is the faith of the holy people of God,” the pope said. “To the priests,

A man walks in a procession from St. Charles Borromeo Church to St. Anthony/Immaculate Conception Church in San Francisco’s Mission District Oct. 13. The pilgrimage honored martyred Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero the weekend before his canonization by Pope Francis.

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Pilgrims who participated in the procession gathered for a group portrait.

the bishops, I ask: Care for the holy people of God, do not scandalize them! Care for them!”

“The people loved St. Oscar Romero, the people of God loved him,” he added. “And do you know why?

Because the people of God know the smell of holiness.”

Among the pilgrims present at the Mass and papal audience was Cecilia Rivas, whose miraculous healing paved the way for St. Romero’s canonization.

In 2015, Rivas was pregnant with her youngest child and suffered a life-threatening illness, known as antiphospholipid syndrome, and was not expected to survive.

When her husband, Alejandro, prayed to St. Romero to intercede for his wife’s life, her condition im-

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proved, and she was healed through his intercession.

“We are grateful for Archbishop Romero’s intercession and we will not doubt be asking him to intercede for us,” Rivas told Catholic News Service. “God makes miracles through the intercession of the saints, and in this case, St. Romero.”

The day before the audience, the family briefly met the pope, and their eldest son gave him a portrait of St. Romero painted by the children of his school.

One of the best parts of the trip to Rome, Rivas said, was visiting the tomb of St. Peter.

“I broke down there, like a little girl, crying,” she told CNS. “For me, that was a little piece of heaven.”

Rivas also said that although “the church is going through a rough time right now,” she is certain that it will flourish if it is “pruned” like a tree.

“Yes, the church will come out

stronger and more beautiful,” her husband added.

As the pope arrived for the audience, the crowd began chanting, “Francisco, buen pastor. Te quiere El Salvador” (“Francis, good shepherd.

El Salvador loves you”). One of those chanting was Celia Diaz, an elderly lady, who reached out to the pope and kissed his hand. Her energy even surprised Pope Francis.

“Upon entering, I was impressed to see a grandmother of 90 years old who shouted and applauded as if she were 15 years old,” Pope Francis said, smiling. “It is the strength of faith and the strength of the people of God.” Diaz traveled from El Salvador for the canonization of St. Romero. “The pope put his hand on my head and so he took some years off my back,” she told CNS, with a laugh. “This trip has been splendid, you cannot imagine how happy I am.”

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San Jose bishop blesses ‘Homeless Jesus’ sculpture

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St. Peter School students are pictured in class. The Mission District school is celebrating its 140th anniversary with prayer, tributes and fellowship Nov. 4.

Mission’s St. Peter School celebrating 140th year Long a legacy as well as a continuing effort today of the Sisters of Mercy and the Christian Brothers, St. Peter School in San Francisco’s Mission District will celebrate its 140th anniversary with prayer, tributes and fellowship Nov. 4.

Retired Father Thomas J. McElligott, a former pastor of St. Peter, will be principal celebrant of Mass at 2:30 p.m.

“At Mass we will offer prayers for St. Peter’s alumni and friends who have died,” the school said in a statement. Honorees of the day include school supporter and volunteer, Dolores McKeever Donahue, and the Sanchez family of Casa Sanchez foods “whose generosity and service have supported the school for three generations,” the school said. Mercy Sister Lucy Calvillo and Christian Brother Joseph Fabiano, both St. Peter graduates, will be honored in gratitude for the history of their congregations at the school.

Graduates from 1993 and 1968 will also be recognized.

St. Peter School strives “to prepare the neighborhood’s children for academic and personal success,” the school said. “To keep the school accessible, the school’s leadership has been raising substantial tuition assistance and scholarship funding since the 1990s.” Late principal Victoria Butler and Mercy Sister Marian Rose Power led the effort. Sister Marian Rose continues in various roles at St. Peter today. Thanks to the money raised “children have the opportunity to attend St. Peter’s and benefit from the school’s safe and supportive environment,” the school said.

Mass of Thanksgiving will start at 2:30 p.m., St. Peter Church, 1241 Alabama St. off 24th Street, San Francisco followed by a ticketed reception in the Parish Hall. Those who have not received an invitation should contact Janice Vela, jvela@sanpedro.org; (415) 290-4300.

On Sept. 29, San Jose Bishop Patrick J. McGrath was on hand to bless the sculpture of “Homeless Jesus,” which is the centerpiece of the newly renovated Loyola Gardens at The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos.

“Homeless Jesus” was designed by Timothy Schmalz, a Canadian sculptor and devout Catholic. It depicts Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. His face and hands are obscured, hidden under a blanket, but crucifixion wounds on his feet reveal his identity. The statue has been described as a “visual translation” of a passage from the Gospel of Mark, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.”

Schmalz intended for the bronze sculpture to be provocative, saying, “That’s essentially what the sculpture is there to do. It’s meant to challenge people.”

More than 150 people attended the blessing and dedication ceremony on Saturday, with dinner in the gardens and music by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

The retreat center extended special thanks to its benefactors, particularly Dennis Young, who donated the sculpture in remembrance of his late wife, Roberta Munro Young.

The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos offers weekend, five-, eight- and 30-day retreats. Visit www. jrclosaltos.org.

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Dennis Young is pictured at the dedication and blessing of the “Homeless Jesus” sculpture, Sept. 29 at The Jesuit Retreat Center of Los Altos. Young donated the sculpture in remembrance of his late wife, Roberta Munro Young.

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Mother-daughter program presents ‘Beauty of Womanhood’

An archdiocesan event on Saturday, Nov. 3, at St. Bartholomew Church in San Mateo brings together mothers and daughters to learn about the connections between being a woman and their Catholic faith. For more information, visit sfarch.org/MD. Katie Smith, the emcee for this year’s program, said the event is “an opportunity for moms and daughters – or godmothers, grandmothers and aunts – to spend some time together discussing and exploring the beauty of becoming a woman.

It’s a really great chance to explore the topic of femininity and womanhood as a unique gift from God, and understand where our womanhood fits with our beliefs and teachings of the church.”

Smith, who has been involved with the motherdaughter program for about 10 years in the Diocese of Sacramento, said she loves how the program connects the beauty of womanhood to spiritual life, which she never received in public school or in her own Catholic upbringing.

Smith said the mother-daughter program was unique in presenting a “holistic view of our faith, the way we were created to be women, and the changes our bodies go through.”

The program offers two separate sessions: a tweens program happens in the morning for girls aged about 10-12, while the afternoon session speaks to teens aged about 13-16.

Both sessions, Smith said, feature talks by women who span a range of age and experience, from young women in their teens and early 20s to experienced mothers. The content, she said, is a “fun, lighthearted, gentle” approach to discussing “fertility as part of God’s design of womanhood.”

Between talks, the program also offers activities for mothers and daughters to do together.

The goal of the program, Smith said, “is that each girl leaves the program with a healthy appreciation of her body, knowledge of what it means to grow into a young lady, and confidence that her mother loves her and is available to talk with her about growing up.”

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OFFICE OF CONSECRATED LIFE: Sister of Charity Edith Prendergast, at right, led an afternoon retreat for religious, including Franciscan Sister Eva Cambros, at left, and laity of the archdiocese Oct. 13.

Sister Edith led the afternoon of prayer and reflection on a theme of “Leading and Living with Hope in Difficult Times.” It took place at the Presentation Sisters convent in San Francisco. The afternoon was offered through the Office of Consecrated Life, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Presentation Sister Rosina Conrotto, director, and the Council of Religious. Sister Edith, former coordinator of the religious education congress for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, called those in attendance to “find courage and stretch out to be hope for a world in need,” Mercy Sister Jean Evans told Catholic San Francisco. She asked them also to “trust in the wildness of God’s love echoing throughout the centuries in the voices and initiatives of wise women and men.” Sister Rosina said: “Sister Edith’s topic was so timely as our world and our church are in so much turmoil. This ray of hope was a welcome respite from what we have been experiencing. The challenge to all of us now is to reflect that hope by the way we live.”

ST. RITA PARISH, FAIRFAX: The parish celebrated the canonization of Blessed Archbishop Oscar Romero in Masses Oct. 13, 14. Father Ken Weare, pastor, “devoted his homily to narrating the life of St. Oscar Romero,” the parish said, detailing

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how the new saint exemplified the virtues and values of a true martyr for the faith. Father Weare visited El Salvador different times on human rights delegations and had a personal meeting with Archbishop Romero at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, where the prelate had come to speak. “He truly was a servant of the people,” Father Weare said. From the pulpit, Father Weare quoted the new saint: “We know that every effort to improve society, above all when society is so full if injustice and sin, is an effort that God blesses; that God wants; and that God demands of us.” Parishioners all received a copy of the book, “Oscar Romero: Reflections on His Life and Writings.”

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ST. JOHN SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone visited the Glen Park school Oct. 5 and was quickly welcomed by Ursuline Sister Shirley Garibaldi, principal, staff, and the transitional kindergarten to eighth grade student body. “The archbishop spent time with eighth grade students responding to and answering questions students asked of him related to the Roman Catholic Church,” the school told Catholic San Francisco. The archbishop celebrated Mass with the school in St. John’s Michael J. Walsh Gym. “Archbishop Cordileone and all present enjoyed lunch made by the extraordinary St. John School student services director, Anna Grande.” Pictured are Anna Grande with Archbishop Cordileone Oct. 5 at St. John School.

Catholic Elementary Principals Sought for Archdiocesan Schools The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, is seeking elementary principal candidates for the 2019-2020 school year. Candidates must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good standing with the Church, possess a Valid California Standard Teaching Credential or the equivalent from another State, a Master’s Degree in an educational field and/or California administrative credential or the Certificate in Catholic School Administration from Loyola Marymount Unniversity *, be certified as a catechist at the basic level** and have five years of experience in teaching and/or in administration with Catholic school experience *Principals who are not in possession of both educational qualifications, must complete the requirement within a three year period of time from date of hire. ** Principals who are not in possession of basic certification in religion at the time of hire, must complete the process before they start their position.

Application materials may be downloaded from the official DCS website by clicking on the following link: www.sfarchdiocese.org/employment The requested material plus a letter of interest should be submitted before February 15 to:

Christine Escobar, Human Resources Manager Department of Catholic Schools

One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109-6602 Salary will be determined according to Archdiocesan guidelines based upon experience as a teacher or administrator and graduate education. Medical, dental, and retirement benefits are included.

ARCHDIOCESAN STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The Archdiocese of San Francisco adheres to the following policy: “All school staff of Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of San Francisco shall be employed without regard to race, color, sex, ethnic or national origin and will consider for employment, qualified applicants with criminal histories.” (Administrative Handbook #4111.4)

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help wanted Office Manager, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Belmont is seeking a full-time Office Manager. This position oversees parish facilities, parish calendar, and facilities maintenance. Works closely with the Pastor. Coordinates parish development and fundraising efforts. Applicant needs strong communication and interpersonal skills and facility in Microsoft Office Suite.

Applicant to be a practicing Roman Catholic. Position requires previous secretarial and supervisory management level experience with comparable responsibilities. Competitive salary and benefits package.

Please e-mail resume to Fr. Mark G. Mazza – mmazza@ihmbelmont.org Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

1040 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002 • 650.593.6157

Diaconate Coordinator to the Permanent Diaconate and Diaconate Formation Offices Description: The Diaconate Coordinator works with the candidates in Formation and those already in the Diaconate Community.

This position assists in coordinating deacons for various Liturgies, maintains records, provides both the initial contact and continuing communication with the Formation group and the Diaconal Community. The Diaconate Coordinator also acts in liaison with the Diocese of Oakland in Formation matters and is delegated responsibilities for the Formation Office.

Status: Full-time (37.5 hours) and Non-Exempt Purpose of the Position: To assist the Director of Diaconate Ministry and Life and the Director of Diaconate Formation in their contacts with the Archbishop’s Office and the Auxiliary Bishop’s Office. The Diaconate Coordinator maintains the support for the deacons, their wives, and those in deacon formation and formation program activities. This position also aids the Director of Formation in every aspect of administrative duties for the formation of deacons.

Reports To: Director of the Permanent Diaconate and Director of Diaconate Formation.

Position Content: 1. Open Diaconate Office and Formation mail. Photocopy, address and send outgoing mail.

2. Answer the incoming phone calls and direct them to the appropriate resource.

3. Prepare, address and send stipend letters to parishes with deacons, receive incoming checks, prepare and send deposit slips, track the budget and expenses for the Formation Director.

4. Order books for Formation classes. Maintain program records Coordinate deacon assignments at Confirmation, the Cathedral and other Liturgies presided over by our Bishops.

5. Help organize Permanent Diaconate and Formation Retreats, Education and Events (track responses, monitor attendance and coordinate with Retreat Center).

6. Help facilitate the Epiphany Dinner (tally responses, receive and monitor incoming checks, and deposit said checks).

7. The Diaconate Coordinator represents the Director of Formation in his absence.

8. Coordinate all aspects of any Diaconate Ordination or associated Rite.

CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO classifieds Church Pianist/Organist

St. Charles Catholic Church – San Carlos, CA 94070 Part-time St Charles Catholic Church (San Carlos, CA) seeks a skilled pianist and/or organist to join the music ministry team beginning immediately. The pianist/accompanist will play for the congregation during church services and for the choir during rehearsals. This position reports to and is overseen by the Director of Music Ministry. Ideally looking for a candidate who does play both piano and organ but will consider applicants who are proficient in piano.

Necessary skills: • Ability to play hymns, service music, and special music of moderate difficulty on piano.

• Experience and basic knowledge of church music.

• Flexibility, sight-reading, and improvisatory abilities desired.

• Ability to play 4 part choral parts for choir during rehearsals • Ability to work collaboratively with others.

• Possess good organizational and communication skills.

• Ability to play service music of moderate difficulty on the organ. (Ideal but optional) Anticipated time commitments: • Playing for weekend Masses – Sundays @ 8:30am & 11:00am every week • Arriving before mass times to rehearse with cantors/choir at 7:50 and 10:15am.

• Accompany Thursday night Adult Choir rehearsal 7:00-9:00pm weekly (Sept-June).

• During summer months (June-August) the choir does not rehearse and sing, but cantors do continue to sing at all masses. Thursday night rehearsals are omitted but the weekly Mass schedule remains the same. Summer playing duties can be arranged between all pianists to allow for planned vacations.

• Additional time will be required for special services and church holidays, especially Christmas and Holy Week.

Responsibilities/Duties: • Play at both Sunday Services (8:30am and 11:00am) throughout the year.

• Play as scheduled for special services, including, but not limited to, Christmas and Holy Week. (All dates to be discussed prior to hiring.)

• Play for choir practice (currently on Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00pm).

• Arrange for acceptable substitute when unable to attend, with approval from music director.

Compensation: Compensation is determined based on experience and the San Francisco Archdiocese pay rate guidelines How to Apply: Interested applicants should submit a resume and references electronically or by mail to: Sara Murphy, Director of Music Ministry • St. Charles Catholic Church 800 Tamarack Avenue San Carlos, CA 94070 • smurphy@stcharlesparish.org After receipt of applications, candidates being considered will be contacted for interview and audition.

Executive Administrative Assistant, Finance Office Archdiocese of San Francisco Pastoral Center Part Time – 3 days a week, Non-Exempt

We, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, pledge ourselves to be a dynamic and collaborative community of faith known for its quality of leadership; richness of diversity of culture and peoples and united in faith, hope and love.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include: • Excellent time management, strong organizational skills and is deadline driven • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal • Reports directly to the CFO and provides support to the Finance staff • Maintain calendar of CFO and schedule all CFO-attended and Finance staff meetings • Maintain accurate and complete records/files and File Room • Process Pension Plan and Investment Manager billings • Support annual insurance renewal process, • Facilitates requests for issuance of Certificates of Insurance and generates and distributes all 501c paperwork to Parishes and Entities

Minimum Qualifications: • Ability to interact professionally with Finance Team, Vicar for Administration / Moderator of The Curia, Vicar General, Human Resources and Department of Catholic Schools • Excellent PC skills with experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Access • Experience and good working knowledge of finance and accounting concepts. Must have experience working in an accounting office &/or financial institution with sound knowledge of banking and investment • Ability to multi-task while working fairly independently with a minimum of detailed supervision or guidance

Qualifications: Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Spreadsheets.

Must also possess phone skills and the ability to multi-task, as well as maintain Diaconate files.

Desired Education:

Personal Skills: Possess a warm and welcoming attitude to both co-workers and those accessing the Permanent Diaconate or Diaconate Formation Offices. Demonstrate the ability be a self-starter, self-motivated individual who also delegates tasks to the candidates in Formation.

Preferred Qualifications:

PLEASE SUBMIT RESUME AND COVER LETTER: Attn: Christine Escobar – Human Resources Manager Archdiocese of San Francisco, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109-6602 E-mail: escobarc@sfarch.org

• BS/BA in a field related which relates to detailed analysis and critical thinking • Relevant work experience • A general understanding of the Catholic Church and the workings of parishes and schools Please submit resume and cover letter to: Attn: Christine Escobar-Human Resources Manager Archdiocese of San Francisco One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109-6602 E-mail: escobarc@sfarch.org Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates with criminal histories considered.

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ARCHDIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN: The Archdiocese of San Francisco was well represented at meetings of the National Council of Catholic Women held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, August 29-Sept. 1. Church of the Epiphany parishioner, Kathryn Parish-Reese, was installed as SFACCW province director for the next two years. The province includes the Northern California and Utah councils.

Pictured from left at the event are Grace Deflores, grand president, Young Ladies Institute; Connie Mertes, Mary Ann Schwab, Kathy Parish-Reese, Father Arnold Zamora, council spiritual director; Cathy Mibach, council president; Gloria Krzyzanowski, president of Santa Rosa council, and Joan Higgins.

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PARISH, DALY CITY: Father Erwin Blasa of the Philippines and on vacation from studies at the Pontifical Bible

Institute in Rome, taught Bible study for a few weeks this summer at OLPH. “We were given important points to remember: Pray before opening the Bible, select a passage and then read it again slowly and prayerfully and see how it applies to our life, and finally share the word with others,” the parish said. OLPH pastor, Father Augusto Villote, in front sitting, and the visiting priest, two rows behind the pastor, are from the same town in the Philippines.

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ST. TERESA OF AVILA PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: St. Teresa of Avila Parish held a special “green” liturgy and zero-waste social event on Sept.

30 to honor the spirit of St. Francis before his feast day Oct. 4. The parish “green team,” led by pastor, Carmelite Father Mike Greenwell, and parochial vicar, Carmelite Father Mike Kwiecien, called the community to “personal and collective discernment and

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ST. DENIS PARISH, MENLO PARK: Seniors from the parish serve dinner each month at Maple Street Shelter in Redwood City. Father Paul O’Dell, at left, with the pictured host and hostess brigade served 50 adult clients on Oct. 14. “We served meatballs and spinach ravioli from West Lake Joe’s with salad, pumpkin pie desert and lemonade and ice tea,” the parish said.

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ST. DOMINIC PARISH, SAN FRANCISCO: Parishioners were among volunteers at the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Conference, Sept. 22 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Providing information on the day’s theme of becoming unbound were from left Deborah Wakefield, Lorelei Low, Father Ray Reyes, archdiocesan liaison to the renewal, Moriah Stafford, Heidi Alvarez and Chris Smith.

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‘GOSPELS AND INTERIOR LIFE’: Father Vincent Pizzuto, assistant theology professor, USF, will talk about the implications of the incarnation for the modern world, Gather at Grand, Dominican Sisters Center, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael, 7 p.m. RSVP CommunityRelations@sanrafaelop.org; (415) 453 8303; www.sanrafaelop.org. Light refreshments and time for your questions.

ALL SOULS DAY MASS: Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road., Colma, Holy Cross Mausoleum, 11 a.m., San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Robert Christian, principal celebrant and homilist. Monica Williams, (650) 756-2060; www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

‘HEALING FAMILY TREE’: Picpus Father Michael Barry, a noted speaker and retreat director at the Church of the Nativity, 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park, (650) 323-7914; www. nativitymenlo.org. Born and raised in Ireland, Father Barry graduated from The Catholic University of America and was ordained in June 14, 1964, as a member of the congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

SATURDAY, OCT. 27 ‘WOMEN OF THE YEAR’: The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women honors women from throughout the archdiocese recommended by pastors for their good work in the parish and beyond. The afternoon begins with Mass at 11 a.m., St. Cecilia Church, 17th Avenue and Vicente, San Francisco followed by lunch in St. Cecilia’s lower hall and presentations.

Tickets for lunch are $25. Cathy Mibach, (415) 753-0234; dcmibach@aol.com.

ADORATION CONCERT: The 177 Project at St. Pius Church, Woodside Road at Valota, Redwood City, beginning with the rosary at 6:45 p.m. The ensembles includes musicians intent on visiting all 177 dioceses in the nation with a Holy Hour and concert. Admission is free.

Cathy Yee, (650) 361-1411, ext. 116; cathy@pius.org; www.pius.org.

TUESDAY, OCT. 30 ‘EVANGELIZING PARISH’: Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze speaks on his book “The Evangelizing Parish,” 6 p.m. at Star of the Sea Church, Geary Boulevard at 8th Avenue, San Francisco, free admission, free parking. Copies of Cardinal Arinze’s book will be available for purchase and signing after the talk.

(415) 751-0450, www.starparish.com.

SATURDAY, NOV. 3 ‘FRIENDSHIP WITH JESUS’: St. Mary Magdalene Church, 16 Horseshoe Hill Road, Bolinas, 9:30 a.m., a silent retreat with Dominican Father Nathan Castle on “How would my life be different if I lived my entire life conscious of the eternal companionship of Christ?”

Hosted lunch and weather permitting a walk to the beach. Liturgy of the Hours will be prayed, with evening prayer and Mass closing the day followed by a social hour. Reserve by Oct. 30. Suggested donation $25. Email stmmbolinas@ gmail.com or call Dominican Father Bruno Gibson, (415) 272-1866.

REUNION: Mercy High School, San Francisco, Class of 1983, Mission Rock Resort/Fireside Lounge, 817 Terry A Francois Blvd, San Francisco, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Pam Harper Horst, harperpam@comcast.net.

ing in the parish hall,” organizers said.

The Mass will remember deceased members of the Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary of Northern California. The afternoon is sponsored by the Sacred Heart Gospel Choir of St. Boniface Church, San Francisco.

FIRST SATURDAY MASS: Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, Holy Cross Mausoleum, 11 a.m., Father Raymund Reyes, vicar for clergy, Archdiocese of San Francisco, principal celebrant and homilist. Monica Williams, (650) 7562060; www.holycrosscemeteries.com.

PEACE MASS: Church of the Epiphany, 827 Vienna St. at Amazon, San Francisco, 9:45 a.m., Father Cameron Faller, principal celebrant and homilist, (650) 580-7123; zoniafasquelle@gmail.com.

SUNDAY, NOV. 4 ST. PETER SCHOOL: Mass marking school’s 140th anniversary and legacy of Mercy Sisters and Christian Brothers, 2:30 p.m., St. Peter Church, 24th and Florida, San Francisco. Former pastor Father Tom McElligott, principal celebrant and homilist. Reception follows in parish hall. Honorees include alumna Mercy Sister Lucy Calvillo, and alumnus Christian Brother Joseph Fabiano. (415) 647-8662; jvela@sanpedro.org; www.stpeterssf.org.

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REUNION: St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School, all classes, especially SA1955 and ICE 1973, 299 Precita Ave., San Francisco, dinner 6-9 p.m., free parking in school lot off Shotwell Street, reservations $25 to Constance Dalton (415) 642-6130 or cdalton@saicsf.org.

SATURDAY, NOV. 17 HANDICAPABLES MASS: Mass at noon then lunch, both in lower halls, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, Gough Street entrance. All disabled people, caregivers invited. Please RSVP by contacting Diane Prell, activities coordinator, (415) 452-3500; www.

Handicapables.com. Dates are subject to change.

END OF LIFE CONFERENCE: The Archdiocese of San Francisco, in partnership with St. John Paul II Foundation, the University of San Francisco and the Catholic Medical Association, will host a medical ethics conference at St. Mary’s Cathedral on “The Heart of End of Life Care: Catholic Social Doctrine.” The conference is scheduled 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The $79 general admission cost includes breakfast, lunch, and a wine and hors d’ oeuvres reception following a 5:30 p.m. White Mass at the cathedral. Continuing education credits for physicians and nurses are offered at an additional cost.

Detailed information and registration can be found at convergingroads.com.

‘CHALLENGE OF PEACE’: Pax Christi Northern California Annual Assembly MUSIC ‘MOSAIC’: Composer Frank La with Notre Dame de Namur University Rocca discusses his music career his latpresent Notre Dame Sister Patricia Chapest work, “Mass for the Americas,” with pell, executive director, Pax Christi USA, host J.A. Gray on “Mosaic,” 5:30 a.m., and other speakers on the challenge of KPIX Channel 5.The Mass setting will be peace and its relationship to immigration, introduced Dec. 8, 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s racism, poverty, and other areas. Day Cathedral in San Francisco. Visit sfarch. begins at 9 a.m. and closes with Mass at 2-DAY CHRISTMAS FAIR: All Souls org/mosaic-tv for previous episodes.

U B L I C A T Women’s I O ClubNChristmas S Fair, Nov. 4 p.m., Notre Dame de Namur University, P Taube Hall, 1500 Ralston Ave., Belmont, 17, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Nov. 18, 10 a.m.-6 ample parking and handicap accessible. p.m. All Souls Parish Hall, 315 Walnut THURSDAY, NOV. 8 $20 if registered by Oct. 26, $25 if later or Ave., South San Francisco; free admisat the door. No one turned away for lack sion, food and pictures with Santa of funds. Students free. Dennise Buravailable for purchase. allsoulswomenMASS FOR DECEASED HOMELESS: gess, (510) 303-9767; dcburgess1@juno. sclub@yahoo.com.

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will com; lunch in university cafeteria $8-$15, be principal celebrant of a Mass for the or bring your own. homeless faithful departed, Nov. 8, 6:30 p.m., St. Patrick Church, 756 Mission SATURDAY, NOV. 24 BLACK CATHOLIC HISTORY St., San Francisco. All are welcome to MONTH: Knights of Peter Claver celattend and to bring the names of any ebrate Black History Month with Mass, deceased homeless for whom they wish PEDRO TOURNAMENT: Our Lady of music and food, Mission Dolores to pray. Affordable parking and the PowAngels Parish gym, Burlingame, 9 a.m.

Basilica, 16th Street at Dolores, San ell Street BART Station are one block coffee with games at 10 a.m., $40 for Francisco. Multiple gospel choirs will from St. Patrick Church. Contact Martin games and lunch, $25 games only, $15 perform from 12:30 p.m. with Mass at Ford, social action coordinator, (415) lunch only. Dorene Campanile, (650) 1 p.m. and “repast immediately follow614-5569; homelessmass@sfarch.org.

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Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma invites you to two special Masses

All Souls Day Mass

Friday, November 2, 2018 at 11:00am Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel Most Rev. Robert Christian, OP will be our celebrant

Memorial Mass for the Holy Souls First Saturday Mass

Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 11:00am Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel Rev. Raymund Reyes will be our celebrant Refreshments and fellowship follow Mass

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery Santa Cruz Ave. @ Avy Ave., Menlo Park, CA 650-323-6375 Tomales Catholic Cemetery 1400 Dillon Road, Tomales, CA 415-479-9021

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA 650-756-2060 St. Anthony Cemetery Stage Road, Pescadero, CA 650-712-1679 St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery 16 Horseshoe Hill Road, CA 415-479-9020

Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery 270 Los Ranchitos Road, San Rafael, CA 415-479-9020 Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA 650-712-1679