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Young nuns envision smaller, but bright, future

Archdiocese names associate director of youth ministry

Pope offers how-to guide to future priests, nuns

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Vatican updates laws; Pope Francis expands reach of Vatican court CINDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has approved a major updating of the criminal laws of Vatican City State, including in areas dealing with child abuse and terrorism financing, and has ruled that any Vatican employee can be tried by the Vatican court for violating those laws. The laws were adopted by the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and were made applicable to all Vatican employees around the world – for example, Vatican ambassadors serving abroad – in a document signed by Pope Francis July 11. The amendments to the Vatican’s criminal code and code for criminal procedures go into effect Sept. 1 and bring Vatican law into detailed compliance with several international treaties the Vatican has signed over the past 30 years as well as with developments in international law. The changes include the abolition of life SEE LAWS, PAGE 20

UN asks Vatican to account for all sex abuse allegations CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

GENEVA – A United Nations’ committee concerned with children’s rights is requesting that the Vatican provide complete details about every accusation it has ever received of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy. The Committee on the Rights of the Child, which monitors implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child, published July 1 “a list of issues” it found lacking in the Vatican’s latest report on its compliance with the international obligations it accepted when it ratified the convention. The Vatican is being asked to provide: “detailed information on all cases of child sexual abuse committed by members of the clergy, brothers and nuns”; how it has responded to victims and perpetrators of SEE UN, PAGE 20

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A Bosnian woman cries over the grave of a relative at the site where hundreds of newly identified victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre were to be buried July 11. Eighteen years later, a Catholic Relief Services program is helping Bosnians still traumatized by the war.

Bosnian war victims find solace in building peace JAMES MARTONE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – In July 1995, the Bosnian city of Cepa fell to invading Serbian troops and Amir Omer Spahic, then 21, fled along with the city’s other Muslim men. They hid in forests and fields by day and ran under cover of darkness at night until their pursuers ultimately captured them, five days later. “They singled out one man and accused him of being an officer. They shot him on the spot and threw him over the mountain. They beat my head severely and took us to camps,” Spahic recalled in an interview with the Catholic News Service, 18 years later. “We’d heard that at Srebrenica they had already killed so many (Muslims), so we were panicked. They threatened to put wires through our heads and kill us (and) they forced us to make the sign of the cross before letting (us) go to the bathroom,” he said. Spahic said he and about 800 Muslims were kept for six months in two separate camps made up of small wooden huts “with 30 people per room (and) concrete floors.” Their captors, he said, routinely “put our hands behind our heads and beat us (and) called us ‘Turks.’”

Such scars of war, he told CNS, have left him “shocked, traumatized” and unable to sleep or hold a regular job since, but he said he finally found some solace in speaking publicly about his ordeal. “It helps a lot, I am not going to the doctor as much as before and I am helping others now,” said Spahic, who presently receives counseling for trauma and training in public speaking through a peacebuilding project that has given a voice to victims of the 1992-95 war in BosniaHerzegovina. “I speak to schools and universities, especially to the younger generation, in order that this war isn’t repeated. I like it when children are listening to us,” Spahic said in an interview earlier this summer from the Sarajevo offices of Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international relief and development agency. Under the CRS project, “Choosing Peace Together,” former war prisoners like Spahic are provided spaces where they can meet to share their different pasts. For those among them interested in addressing a wider audience, the project schedules public meetings with mostly young audiences who have

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CITIZENSHIP INITIATIVE: San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee, along with Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and local community partners, announced an initiative to help 100,000 San Francisco immigrants navigate the process of applying for citizenship. The San Francisco Pathways to Citizenship Initiative is a partnership created to build community, ensure economic mobility and strengthen civic participation among new citizens. Catholic Charities CYO Refugee & Immigrant Services team has been a part of this collaborative effort from the inception. INTERFAITH BLOOD DRIVE: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone has received word from the American Red Cross Northern California Blood Services Region that 21 units of blood were collected by the staff of the Red Cross at the Bloodmobile stationed at St. Mary’s Cathedral on July 6. Twenty-one units provide for the possibility of up to 63 lives being saved. The drive marked the beginning of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s participation in the first SF Interfaith Blood Drive. ‘BAND OF SISTERS’: The film recounting the story of two nuns who advocate for the rights of immigrant detainees and deportees in and around a Chicago-area deportation center premieres July 18-21 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St., San Francisco. Director Mary Fishman will appear in person Thursday at 6 and 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday at 8. Admission $10 regular; $8 student, senior, teacher or YBCA member. For information about the movie, visit www.bandofsistersmovie.com; about the Yerba Buena Center, www.ybca.org/bandof-sisters. To order tickets by phone, or to arrange discounts for groups of 10 or more, call (415)-978-ARTS. See page 16 for a commentary on the film. BISHOPS’ DELEGATION TO SAN QUENTIN: The California Conference of Catholic Bishops will conduct a delegation to death row at San Quentin State Prison Sept. 27. Calfornia’s Proposition 34 to end the death penalty state lost by a small margin last year, and the bishops are continuing to campaign on the topic with the larger Catholic community.

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Catholic San Francisco has reached a two-year agreement with Olive Software Inc. of Aurora, Colo., to create digital publications for the archdiocese’s official newspaper. Under the agreement, Olive will create a digital replica version of the paper’s print edition, an expanded digital version of the archdiocese’s annual directory and a searchable database of the entire record of content since the paper was created in 1999. All three publications will include versions for desktop, iPad and mobile devices. Olive is a high-end publisher of Web documents, with customers including the Financial Times, the London Daily Telegraph, Time Inc., the Brooklyn Public Library, Princeton University, Microsoft, Merrill Lynch and the Israeli Air Force. Work begins immediately on the CSF replica, which is expected to be available in the fall. The publication will be available to Web users early Tuesday evenings of weeks when the paper has a print issue. Viewable in your Web browser, with such features as popup views for individual articles, automatic translation into other languages, audio playback and live links to advertisers’ Web pages, the replica will be integrated with some of the latest content from the paper’s website. The publication will succeed the paper’s PDF Digital Paper version, which has to be downloaded to the hard drive of your computer or digital device. In addition to replicas of all print issues, the paper plans a digital-only schedule of issues produced in the familiar CSF print format. The digital-only schedule will give the paper the means to respond immediately to news events, avoiding the prohibitive expense and long delay of publishing special print issues. The development schedule calls for the online version of the 2013 directory – due out in print in September – to be released next.

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Prototypes of replica versions of Catholic San Francisco for desktop, iPad and iPhone The publication will be updated three times a year, in order for users to have access to the latest clergy and office appointments and other high-value information in the catalog. The archive is scheduled to launch in mid-to-late 2014. Some 12,000 pages of past issues of the paper now in PDF form or in bound newsprint will be scanned and converted to digital code in Olive’s process, creating an archive that will be searchable to a high degree of accuracy. The paper chose Olive for this project in particular because a complete data bank with focused, accurate results returned for the effort of only a few key strokes is likely to become an asset that will grow in value for the archdiocese, serving many kinds of users in and outside the church. The publications will have their own online locations and will be accessible from the paper’s website, catholic-sf.org. An improved website with a new design and new environment for users and advertisers is under construction, in a separate but related project. The archdiocese is supporting the development of the new website in concert with a new main website for the archdiocese. The new digital publications and website are key features of the first year of a three-year digital initiative for the paper. The goals of the initiative are to create new distribution outlets for editorial and advertising content, providing convenience for print users who may wish to read the paper on screen and added value for advertisers. The new publications also will give the paper means to connect with younger Catholics that are not available to it today. Importantly, the publica-

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Younger nuns envision a future much smaller, but still bright VALERIE SCHMALZ CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO

Some of Sister Chero Chuma’s friends back in Kenya think she wasted her visa to the United States – becoming a religious and joining an order of mostly elderly nuns in the Seattle area. “It is amazing when you feel a call and you respond to a call. It is not that you choose to do that,� said the Sister of St. Joseph Sister Chero of Peace who recently Chuma enrolled in the nursing program at Seattle University. “You want to say we are crazy joining right now,� said Sister Chero, whose order has a peace cross but no formal habit. Sister Chero was in California for a Giving Voice national gathering of about 75 religious from 30 different congregations at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont over the July 4 weekend. Giving Voice was created by women religious in their 20s, 30s and 40s who are members of orders with diminishing membership – orders they feel they were called to join despite that demographic decline. Giving Voice “provides a peer group in religious life for women religious who probably don’t have a lot of peers in their own congregations – strengthening their own sense of call in religious life,� said Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Kristen Mathes, 47, a founder of the group that began in 1997.

St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Sarah Heger is pictured with her fifth grade class in St. Louis, Mo. She entered her order in 2005, knowing that life as a sister “was where I belonged.� “When I was discerning religious life, somehow through the Internet, I found out this group existed. The fact there were enough young nuns to form this group gave me the freedom to listen to the Holy Spirit,� said Sister Susan Francois, 41, a Sister of St. Joseph o f Peace, who entered at 34. A 2009 study by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate found just 1 percent of all perpetually professed religious women were under 40. Five years ago the most common median age of religious women’s congregations was 76, according to the study commissioned by National Religious Vocation Conference.

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“They’ll pray, and at 8 o’clock they go to bed,� said one young religious. The future is likely to be “intercongregational� living, with religious from different orders sharing both living space and spirituality with each other, said Sister Susan, organizer of the Belmont event. The key is “being open to whatever God can reveal to us. We can’t imagine yet what new things are to come,� said Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration Julia Walsh, a 31-year-old blogger and religion teacher at Aquinas High School in La Crosse, Wis. Her order

will celebrate 135 years of perpetual eucharistic adoration in August, she said. While her congregation’s average age is in the 70s, there are eight in their 30s, 10 in their 40s and 10-15 in their 50s, she said. However, most of those in Giving Voice are one of two or three below 50. The CARA study found approximately half of U.S. vocations were to traditional congregations that make up less than 20 percent of orders and affiliate with the Council of Major Superiors of Women Religious. The other half were to some of the 400 orders affiliated with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious – most of which do not have habits and have much less structured community prayer. “I think the Holy Spirit knows we need both because both are a valid way,� said Sister Susan. “One is a more devotional, pious way, meeting that traditional religious need. Some are called the way I am called to be in the world for the world but to live simply.� For St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister Sarah Heger: “When I decided to enter, that was home, that was where I belonged.� The fifth grade teacher, who graduated from Fontbonne University run by her order in the St. Louis area, and entered in 2005, says Giving Voice provides a peer group she can call on around the country. “Religious life is going to look so different,� said Sister Sarah. “To know there are people in that place of transition with me is just awesome.�

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Benedictine Father Martin Mager celebrated his 50th year as a priest May 23. He has been a Benedictine since 1957. “I joined the Benedictine Order after graduating from St. Anselm College in New Hampshire,” Father Martin told me Father Martin in an email from Mager, OSB Woodside Priory where he has served since 1975. St. Anselm’s is a Benedictine school as is St. Benedict Prep in Newark, N.J. where Father Martin attended high school. He said when he came to the Priory he thought it would be a temporary assignment. “I often kid with the students that the order ‘just forgot me,’” Father Martin said with a laugh about his long tenure at the Portola Valley school. He says every minute there has been a blessing: “The students are terrific and the faculty. It is wonderful to see the students grow from little kids into young men and women ready to take their place in a world in need of their many gifts.” In addition, Father Martin said, the Benedictine monastic community is “faithful to Benedictine prayer life, the support of each other, and the welfare of the students committed to our care.” A pastime of Father Martin’s is woodworking which first manifested in musical instruments including guitar-like dulcimers and today includes grandfather clocks. “When I came to the Priory I decided to try to make a tall case clock, sometimes referred to as grandfather clocks,” Father Martin said. The hope was the big timepiece would be a popular item for the school’s annual fundraising auction. That was 29 clocks ago and needless to say, bidding continues to be very generous. “The first one was my adaptation of a Shaker style clock made of cherry wood and it brought in a good amount of much needed

WOMAN TO WOMAN: SVdP’s Catherine’s Center, established in 2003, helps women leaving incarceration refashion their lives so it’s no surprise that a fashion show would help them on their funding way. The fashion show added a new feature to the annual breakfast time event and raised $12,000 toward the center’s good work. Pictured are center volunteers Rosalinda Randall and Lynn Kirkham. Visit www.svdp-sanmateco.org. FULL COURT: Summer camp means sports when it comes to soon to be St. Ignatius College Preparatory freshmen Michael French and Patrick Caldwell. The two St. Matthew School grads actually run a kind-of “dribble down” experience basketball camp for grade schoolers. The two week-long sessions are planned and carried out by Michael and Patrick with help as needed from their moms Gayle French and Becky Caldwell who also supervise the goings-on. The camp is in its second season. A portion of last year’s tuitions went to the food box ministry of late Father Bill Ahlbach and a chunk this year will benefit athletics programs at St. Matt’s. money for the school,” Father Martin said. Father Martin and I met

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Archdiocese names associate director of youth ministry TOM BURKE

‘My plan is to provide more opportunities for youth ministers to collaborate with one another and build stronger ministries. I hope that the services we provide help youth to feel excited and on fire for their faith.’

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Ynez Lizarraga is convinced that youth ministry helped her develop leadership skills – skills she’s putting to work as associate director of youth ministry and catechesis in the Office of Religious Education and Youth Ministry for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Lizarraga grew up in Daly City and South San Francisco, attending public schools there. She completed undergraduate work in sociology at UC Berkeley and holds a graduate degree in counseling psychology with a school counseling emphasis from the University of San Francisco. She is 24 years old. “The youth can expect me to understand and relate to them since I am still pretty young and am familiar with the kinds of things they like and dislike,” Lizarraga told Catholic San Francisco via email. Don’t let Lizarraga’s age fool you. She’s been doing youth ministry for a long time and that experience puts her at one with youth ministers, she said. “I was just in their shoes not too long ago,” she said. Lizarraga has served at St. Andrew Parish in Daly City as a confirmation teacher, retreat director and youth minister. She also assisted with

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Archdiocesan associate director of youth ministry confirmation retreats at St. Augustine Parish. In addition, she has been involved with what she hopes will be continuing archdiocesan youth events including Youth Encountering Spirit and youth Masses. Lizarraga said she recognizes “the time, effort, dedication and commitment” the youth minister role requires. “I admire all of them for what they do,” she said. Lizarraga was drawn to youth ministry because of her own experience with youth ministry at St. Andrew’s as a youth. “It was great being part of a community, learning about my faith and sharing our personal stories,” she said. She said vital elements of youth ministry are faith sharing, prayer, service, community building and

leadership development, adding that “a great framework” for youth ministry has been set forth in the U.S. bishops’ “Renewing the Vision.” Having youth on the front lines at Mass can help bring in other youth, Lizarraga said. Get them involved as ministers of the Mass, she said, such as extraordinary ministers of holy Communion, readers, choir members and hospitality. “It would also be nice to have homilies that connect with youth and their experiences,” she noted, saying “youth are not just the ‘future’ of our church, but the ‘current’ church.” Oct. 20 is a date to save, Lizarraga said. “We, the Archdiocese of San Francisco, are having a Youth Mass on Oct. 20 that all youth and their families are invited to attend. We are

YOUTH MASS OCT. 20 The Archdiocese of San Francisco will celebrate a Youth Mass on Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. at St. Anne of the Sunset Church, 850 Judah St. at Funston, San Francisco. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice is principal celebrant and homilist. For more information, contact Ynez Lizarraga, associate director for youth ministry and catechesis, at LizarragaY@sfarchdiocese.org.

encouraging all to come and celebrate their faith,” she said. What can the faithful do for this church minister? “I hope that everyone can pray for me as I begin this new role, that I may always seek to carry out God’s will in whatever I do,” Lizarraga said. Lizarraga will hit the ground running. “My plan is to provide more opportunities for youth ministers to collaborate with one another and build stronger ministries. I hope that the services we provide help youth to feel excited and ‘on fire’ for their faith.”

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Though now a wide shot, life’s camera is on Victoria Vallecorse. In a few weeks the 2013 St. Ignatius College Preparatory graduate will be on her way to UC Davis to begin her slow zoom into a broadcasting career. Victoria grew up in South San Francisco and is a graduate of St. Veronica School. Her parents are Susan and Robert Vallecorse. “I am most excited about the new experiences that lie ahead in college,” Victoria told Catholic San Francisco in an email. Her major at Davis will be communications with some attention also to psychology and theater. Victoria said she “felt at home” when she visited the school and thinks the “professors are top notch, and the students are so friendly and welcoming.” Her alma mater, SI, is also high on her list. “SI inspired me to strive for aca-

demic excellence, but to never lose focus on being a person for and with others,” Victoria said. Having tread the SI boards in shows including “My Fair Lady,” and “The Crucible” Victoria puts “memorable moments” on stage among her best at the school. Her favorite Broadway show is Victoria “Jersey Boys” and Vallecorse if given a choice it is lines not lyrics that appeal to her. She loves to sing “anything and everything” but “acting is my favorite,” Victoria said. Among communications role models, Victoria respects the broadcast work of TV veterans including Ryan Seacrest and Robin Roberts. She finds Seacrest “charismatic and multi-talented in all aspects of broadcasting” from his

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“The California Catholic Bishops and its conference staff have been in dialogue with the (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation) for 12 years on the very issues being surfaced now, hoping that they would have been resolved,” Bishop Garcia said. “Sadly, this has not happened. Thus, we raise our voice with all other concerned citizens asking Gov. (Jerry) Brown to appoint an outside oversight committee to address and correct these human rights violations. The bishops oppose the treatment because it is not restorative, Bishop Garcia said.“Placing humans in isolation in a secure housing unit has no restorative or rehabilitative purpose,” he said. “International human rights standards consider more than 15 days in isolation to be torture. The world is watching California and the United States.” In their 2000 pastoral letter “Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration: A Catholic Perspective on Crime and Criminal Justice,” the California bishops wrote, ‘We oppose the increasing use of isolation units, especially in the absence of due process, and the monitoring and professional assessment of the effects of such confinement on the mental health of inmates.” State prison officials said July 15 that 2,572 inmates in 17 state prisons were on a mass hunger strike disturbance, down from 12,421 inmates on July 11. An inmate is considered to be on a hunger strike after he has missed nine consecutive meals. They declined to give numbers of strikers at affected prisons, saying the mass hunger strike is organized by prison gangs and publicizing participation levels at specific prisons could put inmates who are not participating in extreme danger. The United States is a world leader in holding prisoners in prolonged solitary confinement, according to the National Campaign Against Torture. “Prolonged solitary confinement destroys prisoners’ minds, denies the opportunity for community, and violates the inherent, God-given dignity and worth of every person,” the organization says.

SACRAMENTO – Attorneys for ProtectMarriage.com, the official proponents of Proposition 8, filed a petition July 12 in the California Supreme Court against all of California’s 58 county clerks, and state officials, seeking to restore the enforcement of the state’s constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman. “The man-woman definition of marriage, as passed by the voters, is still a valid part of our state Constitution. Yet county clerks statewide are lawlessly defying that law by issuing genderneutral marriage licenses. We are asking California’s Supreme Court to restore the rule of law and the public’s confidence in the integrity of the initiative process,” said Andrew Pugno, general counsel for Prop. 8’s official proponents. The state Supreme Court on July 15 refused to halt same-sex marriages pending resolution of the lawsuit. But Austin Nimocks, senior counsel for Prop. 8 defenders Alliance Defending Freedom, said proponents “will continue to urge the court to uphold the rule of law.” The lawsuit contends that at least 56 of the 58 county clerks must continue to follow Prop. 8 because they were not parties to the recent federal lawsuit against it, and that the governor and attorney general have no legal authority to order county clerks to disregard the state Constitution. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June determination that Prop 8’s official proponents lacked standing to defend the measure in federal court, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling against Prop. 8 was vacated, leaving no legal precedent – in either state or federal courts – declaring Prop 8 unconstitutional statewide. Prop. 8 attorneys said. California’s Constitution requires public officials to enforce any voter-passed initiative until an appellate court declares it to be unconstitutional statewide. San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera said he would oppose the move, which he called “a desperate obstruction tactic used in the vain hope of pursuing an unconstitutional agenda.”

THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI ARCHBISHOP SALVATORE J. CORDILEONE has appointed the Reverend Harold Snider, O.F.M. Cap. as Rector of The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi, effective July 1, 2013. Fr. Harold comes to his new ministry from the Parish of Old Mission Santa Inez in Solvang, California where he also served as Catholic Chaplain for the Federal Prison System in Lompoc. Previously Fr. Harold has served as Pastor of Our Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame, and as Vocation Director, Postulant Director and Director of Seminarians in Berkeley California for the Capuchin Order and is currently a Definitor (Councilor to the Provincial) of the Capuchins. Father Harold obtained a Bachelor of Arts in History with a minor in Military Science.from Providence College. He served as an officer in Army Military Intelligence. As a Parishioner at our Lady of Angels he was introduced to the Capuchins, spent 2 years in discernment with their Vocation Office, was accepted into their Novitiate program in August 1981, professed Final Vows in 1987, was ordained a Deacon in 1988, and ordained to the Priesthood in 1989, fulfilling a dream he first experienced when he was 6 years of age.

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Site of decisive Civil War battle called ‘shrine and a sanctuary’

CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION MOVES TO IMPLEMENT HHS RULE, BUT RECOGNIZES BISHOPS’ CONCERNS

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Health Association said it would help its members implement the final rules on women’s access to contraceptive coverage set by the federal Department of Health and Human Services using an accommodation as outlined by HHS for religious employers who are morally opposed to providing such coverage but are not exempted. “Our contribution to the process has been to work for the protection of religious organizations, especially our members,� the CHA said in a press release issued July 9. “We will work with our members to implement this accommodation.� The CHA noted the finalized rules issued June 28 were not acceptable in their entirety to all who had objected to them, including the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “We recognize the broader issues will continue to be debated and litigated by others,�the CHA said.

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Celebrating Mass just a few miles from the hallowed grounds of its Civil War battlefields, New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan called Gettysburg “a shrine and a sanctuary� to which pilgrims journey with “a deep sense of honor, awe, reverence, patriotism and gratitude.� Cardinal Dolan, who is president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, celebrated the outdoor Mass July 6 on the grounds of Xavier Center, home to the parish center and parochial school of St. Francis Xavier Parish in the Diocese of Harrisburg. He arrived to a crowd of people eager to shake his hand or receive a blessing, and took time before and after Mass to greet everyone who wished to have a moment with him. The cardinal expressed genuine respect for the sacredness of Gettysburg, saying, “It is not an exaggeration to call Gettysburg a shrine and a sanctuary.� He eagerly displayed his pectoral cross, which once belonged to Archbishop John Hughes, the first archbishop of New York and a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. In his homily, he interlaced the Mass’ readings with the abundance of history and imagery that pours forth from Gettysburg’s battlefields. More than 10,000 Union and Confederate

ARCHBISHOP ENCOURAGES CATHOLICS TO SEEK WISDOM

WASHINGTON – The need for the nation’s Catholics to seek wisdom and witness to their faith is all the more urgent at a time of increasing threats to the dignity of life, marriage and religious freedom, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said July 8. The way to gain that wisdom is by knowing and loving Christ, he said, and by following the teachings of the Catholic Church. Archbishop Chaput delivered a Year of Faith lecture sponsored by the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. “Nothing is more compelling than a good man, or a good woman, in an evil time,� he said in his talk in the basilica’s Crypt Church.

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TRENTON, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Catholics need to put aside â&#x20AC;&#x153;any partisan differencesâ&#x20AC;? they have on the immigration issue and come together to pray for the welfare of their brother and sister immigrants and for Congress to pass much-hoped-for comprehensive immigration reform, said Bishop David M. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell of Trenton. Immigration reform in the United States is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a moral imperativeâ&#x20AC;? that goes beyond politics, the bishop said in a pastoral statement he issued for the Trenton dioceseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Justice for Immigrants Sunday, observed July 14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever we, as Catholics, can do to foster the hopes and dreams of those who see our country as their potential home is an imperative of the Gospel and of the Catholic social teaching based upon it, not of our political persuasion,â&#x20AC;? Bishop Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Prayer is a powerful prerogative and something that all of us can do. I believe that with all my heart and soul,â&#x20AC;? he added. The bishop designated Justice for Immigrants Sunday as a day in which Catholics at all parishes in the diocese prayed for concrete action â&#x20AC;&#x153;on fair immigration policies.â&#x20AC;? Special prayer petitions were read, homilies delivered and materials distributed to inform the Catholic community of the U.S. bishopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support for comprehensive reform as outlined in their 2003 pastoral letter titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope.â&#x20AC;?

Pro-lifers rally to support Texas bill CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

AUSTIN, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The drama in Texas over abortion that drew national and international attention came to an end for the moment after the state House of Representatives then the state Senate voted to adopt tougher abortion regulations. Gov. Rick Perry promised to sign the bill into law. The law prohibits abortions in the 20th week of pregnancy, requires abortion clinics to be certified as surgical centers and increases regulations on doctors and abortion-inducing drugs. Jeff Patterson, executive director of the Texas Catholic Conference, said the law protects life by requiring no termination of pregnancies after the first 20 weeks and it improves standards for abortion facilities. The conference is the statewide association of the Catholic dioceses in Texas and the public policy arm of the conferenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the bishops â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that represents Catholic positions on issues before the Texas Legislature, the Texas delegation in Congress and state agencies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twenty weeks is five months â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late term and a point where babies can feel pain,â&#x20AC;? Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The higher standards for abortion clinics are in case there are complications or problems that occur when providing abortions.â&#x20AC;? The stricter regulations for doctors and the abortioninducing drugs such as RU-486 are to ensure they follow Food and Drug Administration guidelines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of doctors donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow the prescription guidelines,â&#x20AC;? Patterson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It means two separate visits, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to make sure there are no problems.â&#x20AC;? The measure also requires that doctors performing

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News of 2 popes’ sainthood uplifts faithful CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON – The two popes whose canonizations received final clearance July 5 “each had a profound impact on the church and the world,” as New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan put it. Pope Francis signed a decree clearing the way for Blessed John Paul II and Blessed John XXIII to be canonized, possibly later his year. In a July 5 statement, Cardinal Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said: “I know that today’s news has gladdened the hearts of the faithful throughout the world, just as it did for me.” Blessed John, known most widely for having convened the Second Vatican Council, will be canonized without having met the normal requirement of having a second miracle attributed to his intercession. The cardinals and archbishops who are members of the saints’ congregation met at the Vatican July 2 and voted in favor of the pope recognizing as a miracle the healing of Floribeth Mora Diaz, a Costa Rican who was suffering from a brain aneurysm and recovered after prayers through the intercession of Blessed John Paul. The congregation members, according to news reports, also evaluated the cause of Blessed John and voted to ask Pope Francis to canonize him without requiring a miracle. According to church rules – established by the pope and subject to changes by him – a miracle is needed after beatification to make a candidate eligible for canonization. Cardinal Dolan said that by convening Vatican II, “Pope John XXIII helped present the timeless teaching of Jesus and his church in the modern age. And, Pope John Paul II helped to bring that teaching to every corner of the globe, as a tireless missionary for the faith.” Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said the news of the canonizations while not unexpected “is nevertheless received with great joy.” Linking the announcement to the other major Vatican news of the day, the publication of “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), the first encyclical published

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MANCHESTER, England – A British official indicated the government will abandon a controversial end-of-life protocol following an antieuthanasia campaign spearheaded by concerned Catholic physicians. An independent inquiry into the Liverpool Care Pathway has recommended that the protocol be abolished and replaced by “individualized care plans” after evidence of abuse and suffering was discovered. “This is not civilized. It is a national disgrace,” Norman Lamb, Britain’s care services minister, said in July 15 comments reported by the London-based Daily Mail newspaper. The pathway was designed to make the final hours of dying patients as peaceful and dignified as possible. But the report, “More Care, Less Pathway,” said the protocol’s “tick-box” approach to end-oflife care allowed medical professionals to base clinical judgments not on patient needs but on whether the criteria set out by the framework had been met. The report was issued almost exactly a year after Dr. Patrick Pullicino, a Catholic neurologist from Kent, England, became the first senior medical professional to raise alarm about the pathway when he told a medical conference in London that the protocol had made euthanasia “a standard way of dying” in National Health Service hospitals.

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Pope’s how-to guide to a happy vocation CAROL GLATZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Be joyous, authentic and loving while resisting fly-by-night commitments, catty gossip and sleek cars, Pope Francis told future priests, brothers and nuns. Vocations don’t come from catchy campaigns or pursuing personal goals; the consecrated life is the result of prayer and answering an “unsettling” yet loving invitation from God, he told some 6,000 seminarians and men and women who were considering religious life. Men and women from 66 nations came to Rome on a four-day pilgrimage as part of the Year of Faith celebrations, which included an informal audience with Pope Francis July 6 and a papal Mass July 7. The pope spent more than 45 minutes speaking off-the-cuff to a packed audience hall, giving young and old a thorough how-to guide on the secrets of a successful vocation. Some of the greatest dangers standing in the way of a happy religious life are materialism and a culture that believes nothing is forever, he said. Even religious men and women have to avoid the temptation of thinking “the latest smartphone, the fastest mo-ped and a car that turns heads” will make them happy, he said. He said it pains him when he sees a nun or priest driving an expensive car, and he praised the beauty of the bicycle, noting his 54-year-old personal secretary, Msgr. Alfred Xuereb, gets around on a bike.

The pope said it pains him when he sees a nun or priest driving an expensive car, and he praised the beauty of the bicycle. However, with all the work to be done and distances to be covered, cars are a necessity, he said. Just “get a humbler one,” and if the flashier model still looks tempting, “think about how many children are dying of hunger,” he said. True joy doesn’t come from things or “living on the edge,” having wild, fleeting experiences, he said. “It springs from an encounter, a relation with others, it comes from feeling accepted, understood and loved, and from accepting, understanding and loving” others, he said. Jesus is telling people: “You are important

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to me, I love you and I’m counting on you,” the pope said. Opening up to this love and divine call is “the secret of our joy,” he said. “Don’t be afraid of showing the joy of having answered the Lord’s call,” he said, “and of giving witness to his Gospel in service to the church.” Joy is contagious, he said, and attracts people to learn more about the source of that happiness. “Please, no nuns or priests with the face of a pickled pepper,” he insisted. “There is no holiness in sadness.” The source of that dissatisfaction and sadness is not celibacy, the pope said; it’s living a consecrated life that is sterile and lifeless. Nuns and priests are called to be spiritual and pastoral mothers and fathers, bringing life, healing and love to all they meet. The pope pointed to a petite, elderly nun whom he had spared from the crush of an overexuberant crowd pressing down on her as they sought to shake the pope’s hand before the audience. The pope had told a guard to lift her from the fray and give her a front-row seat, safe from the scrum. He said in his talk that he was struck by the sister’s bright eyes and smiling face, despite the difficulties of being squeezed against the barricade, and said she was a beautiful example for everyone. The pope also told everyone to always be clear and honest with their confessors. Jesus already knows people’s sins, defects and limits, “he just wants you to tell him what he already knows.” Truth and transparency “do good because they make us humble.” Don’t be hypocrites, and practice what is preached, he added. “In this world in which wealth does harm, it’s necessary we priests, we nuns, all of us are consistent with our poverty,” he said. He urged everyone to be contemplative, pray the rosary and be a missionary, reaching out to the outcast and disadvantaged.

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Faith as light of life topic of pope’s 1st encyclical CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis’ first encyclical, “Lumen Fidei” (“The Light of Faith”), is a celebration of Christian faith as the guiding light of a “successful and fruitful life,” inspiring social action as well as devotion to God, and illuminating “every aspect of human existence,” including philosophy and the natural sciences. The document, released July 5 and based on a first draft Pope Benedict XVI had almost completed before his retirement in February 2013, completes a papal trilogy on the three “theological virtues,” following Pope Benedict’s encyclicals “Deus Caritas Est” (2005) on charity and “Spe Salvi” (2007) on hope. Faith finds its fulfillment in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the pope writes. By virtue of his humanity, Jesus is both the ob-

ject of faith and the ultimate model and mediator for all believers. “Faith does not merely gaze at Jesus, but sees things as Jesus himself sees them, with his own eyes: It is a participation in his way of seeing,” Pope Francis writes. The church transmits the faith across time “through an unbroken chain of witnesses,” allowing us to “see the face of Jesus,” Pope Francis writes adding that “the Lord gave his church the gift of apostolic succession” to ensure the continuity of the church’s memory. Members of the hierarchy are the faith’s authoritative teachers, yet faith in its fullness is more than doctrine, Pope Francis writes; it is “the new light born of an encounter with the true God, a light which touches us at the core of our being and engages our minds, wills and emotions, opening us to relationships lived in communion.” Thus the primary means of transmitting faith is not a book or a homily, but the sacraments, especially baptism and the Eucharist, he writes. View the full encyclical at www.vatican. va/holy_father/francesco – click on “Encyclicals.”

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VATICAN ANNOUNCES INDULGENCES FOR WYD

VATICAN CITY – To help encourage prayers for a spiritually fruitful World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, the Vatican announced July 9 that Pope Francis authorized a special indulgence for those who attend the event’s liturgies and prayer services or follow along online in the proper spirit of prayer and contrition. Pope Francis decreed that World Youth Day participants can receive one plenary, or full, indulgence a day if they meet the usual conditions. World Youth Day runs July 23-28. An indulgence is a remission of temporal punishment for sins that have been forgiven.

The conditions necessary for receiving a plenary indulgence include having recently gone to confession, receiving the Eucharist and offering prayers for the intentions of the pope. The faithful must also carry the proper spirit of being “truly repentant and contrite” and participate in the gathering’s sacred events and “pious exercises” with prayerful devotion. Those who are “legitimately prevented” from being physically present in Rio may also obtain the indulgence as long as they meet the same prayerful and “spiritual and sacramental conditions” as well as participate “in spirit” in the sacred liturgies via media.

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Pope Francis blesses a child after leading the Angelus at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 14.

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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy – God wants people to be generous and merciful, not full of condemnation toward others, Pope Francis said. God is well aware of “our miseries, our difficulties, even our sins, and he gives all of us this merciful heart,” capable of being loving and merciful toward others, he told pilgrims gathered outside the papal summer villa. “God always wants this: mercy, and not (people) going around condemning everyone,” he said July 14 before praying the Angelus. While most popes spend a portion of the hot Roman summer at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo for vacation, Pope Francis continues to reside at the Vatican. However, he said he wanted to spend a day visiting the people of this hilltop town as well as the Vatican staff who work at the papal villa to thank them for their service. “My thoughts go to Blessed John Paul II and Benedict XVI, who loved spending part of the summer period in this pontifical residence,” he told the employees as well as Bishop Marcello Semeraro of Albano and Milvia Monachesi, the town’s mayor. The pope encouraged everyone to hold on to their memories of meeting and helping his predecessors, asking that they take to heart the popes’ witness and let it encourage them to be faithful to Christ, the Gospel and church teaching. Some 55 people work at the papal villa, about half of whom are gardeners and farmers who take care of the papal cows, chickens, bees and orchards, which produce milk, eggs, honey, olive oil, fruits and vegetables for use and sale at the Vatican.

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Jacob was 1 month old when he was captured in this photo with his older brother Carlos and his father Carlos.

Jacob and his mother Margarita were captured during a mother and son ball organized by Riordan high school.

Jacob with his maternal grandmother María Velazquez during a trip to Arizona

Jacob at 11/2 with his parents Carlos and Margarita Valdiviezo and his older brother Carlos

Jacob was proud of his role as a high school football receiver.

Jacob and his mother Margarita during a dinner in his senior year at Riordan high school

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Margarita and Carlos Valdiviezo are pictured at home in the Mission Disitrict of San Francisco.

‘I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH’ Couple in pain and wondering why as they cling to their last words to their beloved teenage son, a victim of an unsolved shooting almost on their doorstep ARACELI MARTINEZ

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t has been more than three months since the life of 19-year-old Jacob Valdiviezo ended violently and unexpectedly. For his parents, the pain is more present than ever. “It’s very difficult. I remember him every day,” Jacob’s father Carlos Valdiviezo said, sobbing. “I work operating a grass cutting machine. And I stop to start crying. I get the idea that Jacob will come for the summer but later I see reality and I realize that I don’t have him. “We are only left with a lot of photos as memories, Valdiviezo said, showing a gallery of pictures of his son: Jacob receiving his first Communion at St. Peter Church near the family’s home in the Mission District of San Francisco; Jacob playing; Jacob smiling; Jacob in his soccer uniform, Jacob with his only brother Carlos; and many more pictures that the family has all around their living room. At about 3 a.m. March 30, after attending a party, Jacob arrived in front of the family home in the 1200 block of Bryant Street. A week earlier he had arrived home on break from Oregon, where he was a sophomore at Lewis and Clark College. He was walking with Dom, his high school friend. Both stopped to chat on the sidewalk in front of the Valdiviezo home, almost at the door.

Victim ambushed

Suddenly, in the darkness of the night, a Hispanic man in his 30s got out of a gray four-door sedan. The man approached Jacob and asked him if he was in a gang. He fired several shots from a handgun, one of

them striking Jacob in the head. This is the official version that the San Francisco Police Department gave through a brief report. According to Jacob’s mother, Margarita Valdiviezo, a neighbor said the attacker left the scene in the sedan as if nothing had happened, stopping at the next corner and turning left. It was Juan Ramirez – known as “El Güero” – a cousin living with the family, who was the first to hear the gunshots and run to see what happened. He found Jacob lying on the sidewalk. According to the parents, the boy died at San Francisco General Hospital about an hour later. Carlos Valdiviezo could not see his son outside his home where he was gunned down. “El Güero” would not let them go out and see. Margarita had just had foot surgery two days before and she did not reach the scene before her son was taken away by ambulance.

‘Wake up, papito!’

When they arrived at the hospital, they were met by a doctor who said, “I’m sorry, he only has five minutes of life. Come to talk to him.” “My son was unable to speak. He was miles away but breathing,” his father recalled. “Wake up, papito! Wake up,” he repeated again and again. “Only a tear ran down his cheek,” the father recounted with a profound sadness. Margarita said she moved her son, trying to bring him back to life in his last minutes, saying, “Jacob, come on! Vamos! You can do it! Tú puedes! Come on, mi hijo! I love you very much.” He no longer responded and his body grew cold.

“It is hard! Es duro! It’s hard!” Margarita whispered. Those were the last words that Margarita and Carlos could give their son in the hospital bed where he was dying. Since March 30, when tragedy knocked on the door of their house, these parents have been left to wonder why. “Why us? I cannot explain why Jacob. I do not see a reason. He had friends of all nationalities. He had no prejudices. I do not understand what happened. For me who did it, was a coward who does not have feelings,” said Margarita, trapped in tears. Nor did Carlos have any answers. “I do not know,” he said. “My son was never involved in gangs. He played football. “At home, we do not smoke. There were no violence problems. He took the best of the house. Here is peace,” he said.

Son of immigrants

Margarita and Carlos described their son as a model boy. “He had a very sweet blood. Wherever he goes, people like him. Since he was little, he was smiles and smiles. He had the smile of an angel,” Carlos said. Jacob was born in San Francisco on July 2, 1993, in the bosom of a Catholic family, united and stable. He was the second son of Carlos and Margarita. Carlos works for a golf course in San Francisco and Margarita is dedicated to the home since suffering a disability. The couple has been married 25 years. Carlos is a Peruvian immigrant and Margarita is a Mexican immigrant who was brought by her parents to the Mission District when she was just 6 years old. So Jacob grew up in the Mission and attended Catholic school St. Peter, where his mother Margaret had also attended. He was baptized and made his first Communion at St. Peter Church. He attended Archbishop Riordan High School and was studying economics at Lewis & Clark College, a private college in Portland. In addition to being an honor student, Jacob was an athlete who played high school football as a receiver. His school and sports performance earned him several scholarships that were helping him pay college tuition.

Crime under investigation

Officer Albie Esparza, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department, said there are no suspects in the case and no new information beyond the data disclosed after the crime occurred. The Valdiviezos say that police have only told them that they are investigating. Do the parents have hopes that justice will be served? “I do not know and do not care,” Carlos said but then corrected himself. “Of course I would like that the person is arrested so he does not continue hurting other families and he pays for what he did.” Margarita said she does not hold grudges. “I have faith and I leave it to God because in this world everything is paid in some way,” she said. “Do not ask for revenge because it leads to nothing. The person will pay in this world sooner or later. And if he has conscience, remorse is not going to leave him.”

Why so much violence?

These bereaved parents cannot explain why there is so much violence in the Mission, a neighborhood where they have made their lives and raised their two children. “This violence is everywhere, across the country, in other states, in Richmond,” Carlos said. “One leaves home and does not know if (you) come back, if you find a madman on the streets. So one lives in that way.” He also thinks that the lack of jobs, parks, schools, universities and vocational schools could be a contributing factor to violence. And he thinks that not everything can be left to the authorities but that families should do their part. “They should have more connection, more approach with the children, so that there are better feelings and there is no struggle between them. There must be a better treatment for children. Many parents insult them, yell at their children,” Carlos said. Margarita intervened to say that education at home is worth more than what is taught in school. “The values come from the family, parents and union,” she said. And despite the tragedy, the couple feels safe to live in the Mission.

A changed neighborhood

“I have 50 years living in the Mission,” Margarita said. “I’m here from the ‘60s and have seen how it has changed. I graduated from St. Peter in ‘67. If you went to the movies, you could walk the 24th street at 12 o’clock, 1 o’clock. The community was differ-

ent. People lived outside. In the summer, families sat on the sidewalks. All played in the street. You knew everyone. There was not so much violence. You did not hear about so many shootings in the news. If anything was heard it was about someone stabbed. Today one cannot walk in the early mornings as before.” Julio Escobar, coordinator of the Restorative Justice Ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, said that so far this year, 14 boys have died because of violence. “Last year, by this time there were about 28 deaths,” he said. He believes there is no single reason to explain crime and violence. It may be gangs killing for drug sales, or for stealing an iPhone or money. “As a church, we focus on the guys who are already

‘He had a very sweet blood. Wherever he goes, people like him. Since he was little, he was smiles and smiles. He had the smile of an angel.’ CARLOS VALDIVIEZO Jacob Valdiviezo’s father

in jail so when they come back to the streets, do not reoffend in gangs; and those who are free, we ask them to focus on school; and to their parents to be active in activities with their children. Everything is in the principles, “he says. But even applying all of this, Escobar thinks that boys who are not in gangs as Jacob Valdiviezo, just because they live surrounded by the gang environment, they risk being killed. “The Mission is a very nice neighborhood but at late night or early morning can be very dangerous for young people,” he said The gangs of the Mission are Los Norteños, which operates on 24th Street, and Los Sureños on 18th and 19th streets. The archdiocese has joined the fight against violence in the city, organizing marches and vigils in support of the young people killed. Archbishop Salvatore

J. Cordileone took part in a vigil in memory of Cameron Myers, 20-year-old killed May 15 in the Hunters Point neighborhood.

The whole family suffers

The loss of Jacob has been hard not only for his parents but also for his only brother, Carlos, 24. “Jacob was his younger brother,” said Margarita, sharing that Carlos, even in the midst of his own pain, gives her strength and comfort. “That’s helped me,” she said. “He says do not worry mom. He’s fine. He is with God. I tell Carlos, I miss him, and he answers, ‘you have me!’” Resignation and peace seem far away for Carlos and Margarita. “You never resign yourself. I’m going to carry this all my life until I die,” Margarita said. “All I know is that I have to be strong for my son Carlos, my husband, for myself. Later my son and I will see each other again.”

Friends wept at funeral

“I feel very sad but proud,” Carlos said. “People comfort me saying he was a boy so different and what Jacob did at age 19, not everyone did. He achieved things that people 40, 60 do not. At his funeral people came from everywhere. Sheriff Mirkarimi (Ross), and the supervisor Campos (David) came. His friends wept for him. There is a boy, Darrell, who says Jacob’s death changed his life. Previously he spent his days just studying. Today he also takes time for fun, and lives from day to day.” There is no particular memory of Jacob that Margarita takes refuge in. “All the time he was very lovable,” she said. “He hugged me, squeezed me and threw himself on me with so much love.” She said he always returned from Oregon without warning and his visits took them by surprise. “This time I asked if he was coming to the Easter break. He said no because the plane tickets were very expensive. I told him I can pay for them but he did not accept my offer. And he took a Greyhound bus to Sacramento and a friend of his went to pick him up,” Margarita said. Carlos said he will always remember him because of his two sons, he was the sweetest. “It was gooey, loving. He would go to bed and play with us. He lifted me off my feet, kidding around. And when Jacob worked in the summer, I used to borrow money, just kidding. Lend me $20, Jacob. ‘Here, take it! he used to say. He did not know the word evil.” “People tell me he is okay. And I know he is with God. He is an angel!”

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Film chronicles sisters’ post-V2 social action SISTER JEAN EVANS, RSM

“Where have all the sisters gone?” “Why are they involved in politics?” “Why don’t they go back to the classroom?” “Band of Sisters” tells the remarkable journey of Catholic nuns in the United States from daughters of the church to citizens of the world. I can remember as a young sister in the ‘60s one occasion when our formation director Sister M. Assumpta went for her annual retreat. As she was leaving, I asked her what she was bringing with her. The answer came back, “I’m taking two books with me – my Bible and the ‘20th-century Bible,’ the Vatican documents.” I’ve never forgotten that answer from such a faithful daughter of the church. Who else would have taken the Second Vatican Council mandate for renewal so seriously but Catholic sisters in America? From the day the documents were promulgated, the joys, hopes, sufferings and aspirations of the world’s people became our own as never before. Mary Fishman’s film “Band of Sisters,” which has been nominated for awards at two film festivals, is a masterful chronicle of the history of American religious from the late 1950s through the present. Going beyond the story of the habit changes, the many “defections” from religious life, and conflicts with authority, protests and marches, the film gives the raison d’être for the actions of the sisters: to be true to the Gospel and the church’s vision in Vatican II. The film begins and ends with the story of two sisters who struggle to offer chaplaincy services to deportees held in a detention center in Illinois. Throughout the film, we are brought back to the two sisters and their companions during meetings with legislators, immigration officials, sheriffs and the families of deportees. I found the film overwhelming – maybe because it was about my era? “Band of Sisters” presents a global view of 50 years of committed activity: to ease the burden of the poor, to work for justice for those oppressed by unfair systems, and to bring good news and compassion to the lowly and downhearted. Doesn’t that sound like Jesus’ mandate for ministry in Luke 4:18-19? Why did I find it overwhelming? Because it moved away from the stereotypes of giggly nuns and showed real women meeting the problems and evils of contemporary society with determined and joyful spirits – women of prayer, intelligence and faith, unafraid of the Goliaths of our day. The film is showing July 18-21 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco. See details on Page 2.

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LETTERS Concerned about columbarium Although I love St. Francis dearly and I know he loved animals, and God knows, I love my little dog, I can’t help the confusion I felt when I heard that The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi is putting in a pet cemetery or columbarium in the basement of the church (“Animal columbarium set for St. Francis shrine,” July 5). I thought that it was against magisterium teaching to have funerals conducted for pets. Is there a new teaching on this? Also, the prices on “naming” various walls and rooms in the columbarium (from $5,000 to $40,000) make me feel that we just illustrated the old joke about the lady who loved her dog and when the old pooch passed away, she asked the priest if he could do a funeral for little Fifi. The priest replied that the church doesn’t do funerals for dogs. The lady whined that her pet stuck with her through thick and thin and was part of her family, but the priest insisted that the Catholic Church didn’t do funerals for dogs. She asked the priest if he knew anyone who would do a funeral for Fifi and the priest referred her to Rev. Anderson up the street. The lady said, “Oh, good. Do you think that $500 would be enough to pay him? The priest jumped up and said, “Oh, you didn’t tell me your dog was Catholic!” Another question I have about the pet cemetery in the basement of the church is if the money cannot be raised through all of the naming opportunities, which together run up over $200,000 then will the columbarium not open? Isn’t this illustrating what Pope Francis warned us about in his speech on spending too much money on pets while people around the world are starving? He likened it to idolatry. And how much does it cost for a dog funeral and interment? If the price is right, maybe I’ll change my name to Fifi, sell my niche at Holy Cross and buy one in St. Francis’ basement. At least it would be easier for my children to visit me. Tory Hartmann San Mateo Capuchin Father Gregory Coiro, former shrine rector, responds: “Tory Hartmann confesses to some confusion about Saint Francis Rest, the pet columbarium at The National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. I appreciate the opportunity to clear up her confusion and that of others who have been misinformed. Her letter uses “cemetery” and “columbarium” as if these were synonymous terms that can be used interchangeably; they are not. Saint Francis Rest will be a columbarium, a repository for the ashes of cremated pets. There will be no burial plots. The columbarium will not be in the basement of the church; rather it will occupy space under the steps leading to the church. The basement of the church, The Shrine Hall, is slated for renovation after the Knights relocate their gift shop, Francesco Rocks, on Sept. 1, 2013. In none of the announcements of Saint Francis Rest has there been

issues of Catholic San Francisco make space for the views of this 54 percent of the church’s adherents as well. The Supreme Court’s decision was an occasion of great joy to gay and lesbian couples here in San Francisco and around the country. As a husband in a joyful (heterosexual) marriage of 33 years, I too celebrate with my gay and lesbian friends, neighbors, co-workers and fellow parishioners. I am proud that we finally welcome and respect them as fully equal citizens of our beautiful and diverse country. John Sedlander San Francisco

Leave the judging to God (COURTESY NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. FRANCIS)

Visitors to Saint Francis Rest pet columbarium and hall of honor would be greeted by backlit stained-glass art pieces of St. Francis surrounded by animals. even the suggestion that the shrine would conduct funerals for animals. If people request a prayer at the time of the placement of their pet’s ashes, this would provide a perfect opportunity for catechesis on the role of animals in God’s plan; to offer a prayer of thanksgiving for the pet’s life and memories; and to bless those who grieve at the loss of a companion and friend. The columbarium will open when it is built and paid for through gifts and donations from individuals who make the conscious and personal decision to so donate. Its cost does not violate the principle Pope Francis spoke about when, as archbishop of Buenos Aires, he called exorbitant expenditures on animals or on cosmetics – without also caring for poor people – comparable to egocentric idolatry. No one has a “corner” on St. Francis of Assisi. Some are attracted to him because he embraced lady poverty while others are drawn to Francis the reformer who heard Christ’s call to rebuild his church. For many, the legends and lore about St. Francis and animals provide the touchstone, a point of contact. They are no less deserving of Franciscan ministry than anyone else. Because Jesus said, “Blessed are they who mourn for they will be comforted,” the Catholic Church teaches that comforting the sorrowful is a spiritual work of mercy. Saint Francis Rest will minister to those who mourn by offering them a unique place to memorialize their beloved animals.

Coverage one-sided Your coverage of the Supreme Court’s decisions on same-sex marriages in the July 5 issue was timely – but one-sided. I understand that one of the responsibilities of your publication is to explain and promote the teachings of the official Catholic Church; the opinions of the bishops were certainly well covered. Thank you for noting that 54 percent of U.S. Catholics “support allowing people of the same gender to legally marry” – with a nice graph to emphasize recent trends! The church is more than its bishops, and I hope that future

I admit to being surprised that we are still seeing letters wherein a writer admits to being “appalled” that a moral theologian of Father Gerald Coleman’s reputation and integrity writes what he writes when he is being utterly faithful to the magisterium. “Father Coleman’s article is an invitation and encouragement to gay people ... I am appalled that instead of addressing the issue of being gay and trying to correct and guide the ‘lost sheep’ ... Father Coleman is heading in the opposite direction” (letter, July 5). I wouldn’t dream of questioning the right to an opinion, but, alas, all opinions are not created equal, because, as the study of epistemology makes clear, all opinions are not the truth. Gays and lesbians are not “lost sheep,” no matter how comfortable it makes anyone to see it that way. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (paragraph 2358) clearly teaches that men and women with homosexual tendencies “must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided.” Gays and lesbians are our brothers and sisters. Can there still be people left who think people choose to be gay or lesbian just because they want to? As to the issue of defining “civil marriage” and making religious marriages be viewed negatively (“Dual marriage threatens conscience rights, religious liberty,” Vicki Evans, opinion, July 5), do people not understand that it is a wonderful privilege that in the U.S. a religious ceremony witnessed by a priest is allowed without a civil “do-over,” as is the case in many countries? I guess I prefer to live my life believing that God loves each of us so much because God just can’t help it and leave the judging business up to God! Sue Malone Hayes San Francisco

Praise for ‘cold Catholics’ column Finally, someone saying it like it is!! Hooray for George Wesolek (“The cold, cold heart of Catholics,” July 5). I have never understood how Catholics, in good conscience, could vote for candidates who support abortion. Barbara Boccaleoni South San Francisco

MERCY SISTER JEAN EVANS lives in Burlingame.

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Remembering Andrew Greeley

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et me begin by paying Father Andrew Greeley, who died this past May 29, a compliment he’d never have paid me, or indeed anyone of my “location” in the church: Catholicism was duller after Father Greeley was felled by an accident in 2008 and the church feels emptier since his death. In the first decades of his remarkably busy career, Father Greeley did serious academic work in sociology, taking down a number of shibboleths about Catholic culture and Catholic schools and demonstrating empirically the educational, professional and financial upGEORGE WEIGEL ward mobility of white Catholic ethnics in the United States. At the same time, Father Greeley ground out several useful books of popular apologetics that “translated” post-Vatican II theology into a language accessible to non-specialists. He also pioneered the “conclave book” with “The Making of the Popes 1978,” establishing a model I hope I improved in 2005 with “God’s Choice.” For decades, Father Greeley was the beau ideal of many in the Catholic columnizing business, and when he finally downed tools on that front, my own column the following week was a lament for a feisty writer’s departure from the lists. (He sent a letter of thanks, the bulk of which consisted of complaints that no one else had bothered to thank him for grinding out so many columns over the years. Later, it struck me that this was one key to Father Greeley’s complex personality: For all of his self-conscious brashness, he very much wanted to be accepted, especially by bishops, a class he excoriated regularly.) We only met twice, during the 2005 papal interregnum. I warmly welcomed him to our makeshift NBC “newsroom” when he came up to the Janiculum Hill to do “The Today Show”; we talked about my daughter Monica’s affection for Chicago, which Father Greeley described winsomely as “an easy city to love.” A few nights later, I found Andy and his secretary in the glory that was Armando’s, a trattoria near the Vatican that was the nocturnal GHQ for Father Richard John

Neuhaus, Father Raymond de Souza, Raymond Arroyo and others of our gang. Andy and I exchanged a few pleasantries about how things had changed since 1978; I’d rather hold onto that recollection of him than the memory of my surprise a year later when, in his own book on the 2005 papal transition, he went out of his way to put down my friends and me as “the scary guys” (i.e., supporters of John Paul II who didn’t fit the liberal stereotype of grumpy, troglodyte conservatives). That snarkiness was of a piece with Father Greeley’s failure to “get” John Paul II, which I think had something to do with Andy’s consistent, indeed obsessive, deprecation of “Humanae Vitae,” Paul VI’s encyclical on regulating fertility. For Father Greeley, “Humanae Vitae” was the great disaster of postconciliar Catholicism; that conviction was like a set of blinders, obscuring Andy’s view of other realities in the church. Thus, insofar as I’m aware, Father Greeley never took the measure of John Paul II’s theology of the body, although the Polish pope’s creative wrestling with the theological and moral meaning of our being made male and female would seem to be of a piece with Father Greeley’s insistence on the sacramental goodness of sex within the bond of marriage. But John Paul didn’t throw “Humanae Vitae” over the side of the barque of Peter, so John Paul II had to be a bad guy, if of the “great missed opportunity” sort of bad guy, in the Greeley taxonomy. Wandering through Mundelein Seminary outside Chicago one night, I came across the picture of the ordination class of 1954, and there was Andy: airbrushed, according to the photographic custom of the day, and looking for all the world like Bing Crosby in “Going My Way” and “The Bells of St. Mary’s.” Which seems about right: For Father Andrew Moran Greeley embodied in a singular way the last rowdy moment of urban, ethnic, counter-Reformation Catholicism in America. He didn’t get the evangelical Catholicism of John Paul II, but his work gave the liberal wing of counter-Reformation Catholicism a boisterous ninth inning. WEIGEL is Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court does not decide right or wrong

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ow that the fireworks – political as well as pyrotechnic – have faded, it’s time take a deep breath and look at what the U.S. Supreme Court did and did not do in two same-sex marriage cases. In a 5-4 decision on the Defense of Marriage Act, the court ruled that defining marriage as between one man and one woman violates equal protection guarantees of the Constitution. It did not make same-sex marriage legal throughout the country. It said the federal government must recognize the legal marriage of same-sex STEPHEN KENT couples but does not require any states without such laws to recognize such marriages performed in other states. The court did not say that marriage is a constitutionally protected right for all couples. In the other case dealing with California’s Proposition 8 that banned same-sex marriage, the court dodged the question of constitutionality by dismissing it on grounds that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring action. In 1996, when the Defense of Marriage Act was passed, same-sex marriage was not legal anywhere in the country. Same-sex marriage is now legal in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The Catholic Church believes and teaches that marriage is only between one man and one woman. The majority of Catholics in this country have not found this convincing, even to a greater degree than the general population. Is it a problem with the belief or with poor communication of this belief ? Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage, said, “Our work remains unchanged. We need to catechize our people about marriage.” Indeed.

Polls show support for same-sex marriage increasing among Catholics. The Public Religion Research Institute reported recently that 57 percent of U.S. Catholics support same-sex marriage while only 52 percent of Americans overall support such marriages. A March New York Times/ CBS News poll showed 62 percent of Catholics favor legalizing marriage for same-sex couples and, that same month, a Quinnipiac Poll showed 54 percent of American Catholics support same-sex marriage. Even allowing for differing definitions of what is a practicing Catholic, the reports are not encouraging. The church, of course, remains free to teach and practice its position on same-sex marriage. Nothing requires the church to recognize or perform such marriages. The legal system views marriage from the perspective of how it benefits secular life, such as taxes and Social Security. Marriage is a way to achieve material benefits. A sacramental marriage, however, has benefits far exceeding the material. A sacramental marriage provides grace and blessing from God. “The blessings of such a marriage cannot be legislated, litigated or changed by civil authorities,” Salt Lake City Bishop John C. Wester said about the court’s decisions. The Supreme Court does not rule something to be right or wrong; it rules whether or not it is in compliance with the Constitution. So, change the law, not the truth, to achieve compliance. The Constitution can be changed, unlike truth and morality, which are immutable. A constitutional amendment could have just this statement: Marriage is between one man and one woman. Even if an amendment failed, it would not affect the truths of our beliefs of natural law. But it would stand as a strong statement of national policy. A constitution is the foundational document of what a nation believes. Natural law is foundational to what the creatures of God believe. KENT is the retired editor of archdiocesan newspapers in Omaha and Seattle. Email considersk@gmail.com

From one end of the church to the other

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he first time I visited Assisi, St. Francis’ Italian hill town in Umbria, I was with a large tour group. We had just spent several days in Rome and the contrast between the two cities was striking. Rome, the seat of power for emperors and popes, is incredible, of course, with its history, its art and architecture, its links to the apostles. But as we neared Assisi, the priest who led our group told us, “You have just moved from one end of the church EFFIE CALDAROLA to the other end.” Assisi was the place where power was shed and poverty embraced. Certainly our new pope’s choice of the name Francis carries much meaning for our modern age. The featured event of our tour took place in Rome, however, where our Alaskan archbishop, along with many others, received the pallium from Pope John Paul II in a spectacular outdoor ceremony. The pallium, a small narrow cloak made of lamb’s wool, represents the sheep being carried by its shepherd, and affirms the archbishop’s authority in union with the pope. It was a memorable occasion, despite, or partly because of, a torrential, unseasonal summer rain that erupted suddenly over St. Peter’s Square. Later, I could wring water from my dress. Nuns lifted chairs over their heads as protection, and some in our group dashed for their hotels. The thunder and lightning were so violent I feared for the photographers on nearby roofs. Meanwhile, the pope and his attendants sat under a canopy, and seminarians held large black umbrellas over the heads of each archbishop and other dignitaries. Then, from pomp and circumstance and rain, off to Assisi, the home of the man who was charged with “rebuilding” the church and bringing it back to its center in the Christ of the poor and the powerless. I’ve been thinking of Francis and that beautiful medieval town as I read “A Retreat With Francis & Clare of Assisi,” by Franciscan Father Murray Bodo and Susan Saint Sing. The book brings Assisi alive. I can almost see the Portiuncula, the chapel that Francis rebuilt and where he died. I can once again walk the ancient winding streets and view the sprawling Spoleto Valley. I can smell the aromatic coffee. I remember staying on the second floor of a small hotel, in a room so tiny I could barely squeeze around the end of my bed to look out the window. Across the narrow lane, a woman in an apartment moved about, her laundry hanging outside her window. I felt a sense of timelessness, of being close to Francis. Every pilgrim who goes to Assisi feels deeply that they are walking the same streets as Francis, this man born into wealth who shed his possessions, down to the clothing on his back, in a real and symbolic gesture embracing poverty. Can he ever be completely understood? He remains a mystery and a challenge. His radical poverty scares us and, let’s face it, sometimes repels us. But then I remember, there are degrees of voluntary poverty, and each of us is called to experience it in our own way even if we don’t leave our clothes in the piazza. Poverty, as brutally suffered by much of the world today, was not what Francis sought for us. Rather, he called us to let go of the things that keep us from God, to fill those empty spaces with God, and God alone, and not with the “stuff ” the world tells us is important.

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SUNDAY READINGS

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time ‘There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.’ LUKE 10:38-42 GENESIS 18:1-10A The Lord appeared to Abraham by the terebinth of Mamre, as he sat in the entrance of his tent, while the day was growing hot. Looking up, Abraham saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of the tent to greet them; and bowing to the ground, he said: “Sir, if I may ask you this favor, please do not go on past your servant. Let some water be brought, that you may bathe your feet, and then rest yourselves under the tree. Now that you have come this close to your servant, let me bring you a little food that you may refresh yourselves; and afterward you may go on your way.” The men replied, “Very well, do as you have said.” Abraham hastened into the tent and told Sarah, “Quick, three measures of fine flour! Knead it and make rolls.” He ran to the herd, picked out a tender, choice steer, and gave it to a servant, who quickly prepared it. Then Abraham got some curds and milk, as well as the steer that had been prepared, and set these before the three men; and he waited on them under the tree while they ate. They asked Abraham, “Where is your wife Sarah?” He replied, “There in the tent.” One of them said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah will then have a son.”

PSALM 15:2-3, 3-4, 5 He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. One who walks blamelessly and does justice; who thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with his tongue. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate is despised, while he honors those who fear the Lord. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. Who lends not his money at usury and accepts no bribe against the innocent. One who does these things shall never be disturbed. He who does justice will live in the presence of the Lord. COLOSSIANS 1:24-28 Brothers and sisters: Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on

behalf of his body, which is the church, of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. It is he whom we proclaim, admonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. LUKE 10:38-42 Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

Let God wash over us and fill us up

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s I find myself in my 50s, I’ve really come to appreciate the movie “City Slickers.” It tells the story of Mitch, a man fighting the losing battle of middle age. In order to demonstrate he still has what it takes, he travels out West and spends his vacation on a dude ranch cattle drive. One of my favorite scenes involves Mitch having a conversation with Curly, the crusty old trail boss. Curly seems at peace with himself and the world. Intrigued, Mitch asks him what his secret is. Curly holds up a single finger, then says, “The secret to life is just one thing. You stick to that, and the rest doesn’t mean anything.” Mitch asks, DEACON MICHAEL “What is the one thing”? Curly smiles and tells him MURPHY that’s for him to find out. Mitch spends the rest of the movie doing just that. Of course, all of us are trying to do the same.

SCRIPTURE REFLECTION

We’re constantly looking to bring peace and tranquility into our lives. Yet it’s not easy. Our world is very busy and often flies by at 100 mph, so we’re desperate to figure out how to do this. It sometimes seems hopeless. Yet as we see in this week’s Gospel, the answer is right in front of us! Martha comes to Jesus frazzled, annoyed, and out of sorts. She’s been working hard, while her sister Mary is having a nice time just sitting at the feet of Jesus. Jesus tells her the same thing that Curly would tell Mitch 2,000 years later. “There is need of only one thing.” Yet, unlike Curly, our Lord shows her, and us, what that one thing is. To find happiness, we need only recognize, acknowledge, and revel in the presence of God. Just like Mary did. We don’t need to do anything other than open ourselves to the infinite God who is all around us. Of course, this seems too simple. We think we need to search for that one thing, to discover it ourselves. We’re like Martha, all busy and fussing about, believing if we look long enough, or work hard enough, we’ll find this secret to happiness and satisfaction. Yet for all of our efforts, we never do. So the Gospel tells us to look at Martha’s sister.

She really does nothing. She simply puts herself in the presence of Jesus. That’s all we have to do as well, and it’s so easy! God is all around us, so we don’t need to go anywhere. God comes to us, so we don’t need to do anything. We just need to be, then let God wash over us and fill us up. We can do it in church, in the quiet of our bedroom, in the middle of a Giants’ game at AT&T Park. We can do it anywhere. Unlike everything else in life, the one thing that all of us have and none of us can lose is living in the presence of God. Once we become conscious of God’s presence, allow God to work in us, the results can be incredible. Like Jesus, we become a people of mercy and forgiveness, open to loving and understanding everyone in our lives. We see the folly of living like Martha, exhausting ourselves chasing unrealized dreams, and instead begin to appreciate the joy and peace that already surround us. We begin to embrace all that is true, and good, and real: our families, our children, our friends, our God. Like Curly and Jesus say, if we stick to that, the rest doesn’t mean anything! DEACON MURPHY serves at St. Charles Parish, San Carlos, and teaches religion at Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton.

LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS MONDAY, JULY 22: Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene. Ex 14:5-18. Ex 15:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6. Jn 20:1-2, 11-18. TUESDAY, JULY 23: Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Bridget, religious. Ex 14:21—15:1. Ex 15:8-9, 10 and 12, 17. Mt 12:46-50. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24: Wednesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Sharbel (Charbel) Makhloof, priest. Ex 16:1-5, 9-15. PS 78:18-19, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28. Mt 13:1-9.

Anne, parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Ex 20:1-17. PS 19:8, 9, 10, 11. Mt 13:18-23.

of Loyola, priest. Ex 34:29-35. PS 99:5, 6, 7, 9. Mt 13:44-46.

SATURDAY, JULY 27: Saturday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time. Ex 24:3-8. PS 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15. Mt 13:24-30.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1: Memorial of St. Alphonsus Liguouri, bishop and doctor of the church. Ex 40:1621, 34-38. PS 84:3, 4, 5-6a and 8a, 11. Mt 13:47-53.

SUNDAY, JULY 28: Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Gn 18:20-32. PS 138:1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8. Col 2:12-14. Lk 11:1-13.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2: Friday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Eusebius of Vercelli, bishop. Optional Memorial of St. Peter Julian Eymard, priest. Lv 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34b-37. PS 81:3-4, 5-6, 10-11ab. Mt 13:54-58.

MONDAY, JULY 29: Memorial of St. Martha, virgin. Ex 32:15-24, 30-34. PS 106:19-20, 21-22, 23. Jn 11:19-27.

THURSDAY, JULY 25: Feast of St. James, apostle. 2 Cor 4:7-15. PS 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6. Mt 20:2028.

TUESDAY, JULY 30: Tuesday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor. Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28. PS 103:6-7, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13. Mt 13:36-43.

FRIDAY, JULY 26: Memorial of Sts. Joachim and

WEDNESDAY, JULY 31: Memorial of St. Ignatius

SATURDAY, AUGUST 3: Saturday of the Seventeenth Week in Ordinary Time. Lv 25:1, 8-17. PS 67:2-3, 5, 7-8. Mt 14:1-12. SUNDAY, AUGUST 4: Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Ecc 1:2; 2:21-23. PS 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17. Col 3:1-5, 9-11. Lk 12:13-21.

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The Maritains and the new evangelization

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he church has sanctified extreme passions, blessed the frenzied, acclaimed the neurosis it had previously canalized and nothing, it seemed, could stop me at its door. Nothing.” These are the words of a young intellectual, Maurice Sachs, just FATHER RON after he had ROLHEISER converted to Catholicism in the early 20th century and they describe what had most drawn him there, namely, mysticism, sacramental rites, devotional practices, affective piety, and most everything inside of Roman Catholicism that speaks of something outside of what can be understood rationally. In his memoirs, Sachs describes these mystical, sacramental, and devotional elements as “rays of sunshine” and sees them as a radical alternative to the narrow rationalism that was the pervading intellectual atmosphere of this time and which he found suffocating. Maurice Sachs was just 19 years old when he was baptized and his journey toward Catholicism was strongly influenced by Raissa Maritain, herself a convert to Christianity from Judaism. She and her famous husband, Jacques, had met at the Sorbonne in Paris in the early 1900s. Both were agnostics at the time; she, agnostic about her Jewish religious heritage, and he, agnostic about his Christian roots. Each had gone to the Sorbonne precisely because, as a nonbeliever, each wanted to be immersed in science and rationalism. But what they met there deeply dis-

appointed and disillusioned them. They felt suffocated. Their minds and souls wanted more than pure science and reason and they soon left the Sorbonne, unsure of what they were looking for, but mostly sure in the fact that a rational world alone would never satisfy them. They began to search for an alternative and this led them to two intellectual mavericks, Leon Bloy and Charles Peguy, both of whom, because of their fondness for the mystical and devotional, drew considerable disdain from the intellectual world at the time. Leon Bloy eventually led the Maritains into the church, becoming Raissa’s godfather at her baptism, and one of the things he introduced into their lives, something basically antithetical to everything they had met at the Sorbonne, was mysticism and devotional piety. These, more strongly than Christian dogmas, drew the Maritains into the church. Not long after becoming Christians, Raissa and Jacques, themselves now outcasts from the intellectual mainstream, began to hold weekly discussions at their house outside Paris. They now felt ready to mentor others and soon had a large circle of artists, writers, and intellectuals gathered around them, many of whom were eventually baptized. And what did they offer these people that the intellectual and cultural life of Paris at the time was not offering? They offered them a vision of faith, Christianity, and the church, which spoke to both the heart and the head in ways that neither the rationalism of the universities nor the unbridled piety of church circles at the time was able to speak. Their vision of faith addressed both heart and head. We struggle today in our churches to offer precisely such a vision, one

that provides food for the heart and the head equally. We tend to sell off one for the other. Liberal circles tend toward a vision of faith and church that more properly honors reason but often doesn’t leave much room “to sanctify extreme passions and bless the frenzied.” Consequently, we have lots of young people like Maurice Sachs who distrust a more critical vision of faith and want their faith served up mostly with devotions, piety and catechetical clarities. They don’t want scholarly criticism poking its head into their churches and shining its light into their certainties. And, because they feel that the scholarly world doesn’t honor their religiosity, they regard that world in much the same way as the Maritains regarded their rationalist professors at the Sorbonne, a world of burntout rationalists, devoid of fire. But there’s a near perfect flip side to this: The circle of those who are fearful of and disdain the world of scholarly criticism tends to produce a vision of faith which, while making place for the pious, the devotional and catechetical clarity, lacks the empathy and embrace of a Catholicism that’s wide enough to be acceptable to a thinking mind. While many young people, like Maurice Sachs, are attracted to this kind of Catholicism, millions of other people find it too suffocating, too intellectually narrow, too fearful, too mean, too self-absorbed, and too much into selfprotection to be palatable. And so we can learn a lesson from Raissa and Jacques Maritain in our search for a formula apropos the new evangelization. We need both hard, critical theology and gentle, heartwarming piety. OBLATE FATHER ROLHEISER is president of the Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.

Should we fear the Lord? Gays and seminary admission

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I often hear references, both in worship and in religious teaching, to “fear of the Lord.” I struggle with this because I think of God as so forgiving and passionate in his love for the people he has created. Do we really mean “fear,” or just the highest respect? (Farmington Hills, Mich.) The word “fear,” FATHER in many KENNETH DOYLE people’s minds, has a negative connotation. But closer study shows there are really two kinds of fear – servile and filial. “Servile” comes from the Latin word for slave, and that sort of fear is self-centered, worried about being punished for a misdeed. “Filial” is from the Latin for son or daughter, and filial fear is inspired by love. It is the desire never to disappoint a parent or to betray a trust;

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filial fear is based on wonder and awe, reverence and respect. Your question tells me that you understand this distinction. It is the second sort, filial fear, that is meant in the Book of Proverbs 9:10, when it says fear of the Lord is “the beginning of wisdom”; this is also the type of fear referred to when the Acts of the Apostles 9:31 says of the early Christians: “The church throughout all Judea, Galilee and Samaria was at peace. It was being built up and walked in the fear of the Lord, and with the consolation of the Holy Spirit it grew in numbers.” A Christian should primarily be motivated not by fright but by fidelity, by a desire to return God’s lavish love. Regarding vocations to the priesthood, what is the church’s stance on whether to let a homosexual person enroll in the seminary? (North Plainfield, N.J.) Bishops and religious superiors exercise a fair amount of discretion in admitting candidates to the priesthood. In 2005, the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education issued an “instruction.” It said, in part, that the church “cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called ‘gay culture.’” Far from settling the matter, this

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document engendered considerable discussion and a range of opinions. All church authorities would agree that no one living an active homosexual lifestyle may be admitted – in the same way as someone who was active heterosexually would be disqualified. All would demand a suitable period of celibacy – three years, perhaps – before considering either a heterosexual or a homosexual candidate. All would require that a candidate be pledged not to “campaign” against church teaching. The difference in interpretation revolves principally around the Vatican’s prohibition against admitting those who “present deep-seated homosexual tendencies.” Some bishops have seen the Vatican’s statement as virtually ruling out candidates with a homosexual orientation; they argue that the all-male environment of a seminary simply presents too much of a risk. Other bishops continue to admit such candidates to the seminary, so long as they are firmly committed to a life of chaste and faithful celibacy; they argue that there have always been priests with a homosexual orientation who have lived chaste, faithful and pastorally effective lives. Send questions to Father Kenneth Doyle at askfatherdoyle@gmail.com and 40 Hopewell St., Albany, NY, 12208.

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he privilege of being a priest hit me powerfully recently when I was part of an assembly of priests who gathered to celebrate their respective ordination anniversaries at a concelebrated Mass. It made me think of all our contributions. Priests serve all over the world and have long been part of good and bad moments in history. Salute, the magazine of the Archdiocese for the Military FATHER JOHN Services, recently had a cover with 13 CATOIR smiling Catholic chaplains in their fatigue uniforms. They help the 16,500 Catholic servicemen and servicewomen currently deployed in Afghanistan. As I looked at those brave men, I remembered that my own vocation came while I was serving in the Army. It also made me think of the dangerous situations priests in history have encountered. Did you know that 2,700 priests were imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp during World War II? They opposed Hitler’s mad scheme to annihilate the Jews. Jesuit Father William O’Malley has a new fictional book about it. Though names, some events and characters are fictional, the stories in it are true. One priest who managed to escape the Nazi reign of terror was Msgr. John Oesterreicher. Though he was born to a Jewish family, he later became a Catholic and founded the Institute of Judeo-Christian Studies at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. He openly opposed Hitler in the 1930s but miraculously escaped to the United States in 1940. Catholic chaplains have received the Congressional Medal of Honor for their valor. Most recently, the honor went to Father Emil Kapaun, a Korean War chaplain. Father Kapaun spent almost a year ministering to the soldiers on the front lines, dodged bullets as he helped with the wounded. The death of Father Kapaun and the other chaplains reminded me of my friend Father Mychal Judge, the Franciscan New York City Fire Department chaplain who died during the attacks on the World Trade Center. Priests such as these all over the world are giving up their lives for others every day. Recently, Father Alfred Marzo, who celebrated 50 years of priestly service to the poor in India, said, “I am the happiest man alive.” A life of altruism does that to a man. Father Marzo performed his normal pastoral duties every single day, but he also helped build a pipeline to bring clean water to a village. He even taught villagers to construct a strong foot bridge to save his people from being washed away during the monsoon season. Today there are more than 400,000 priests in the world, serving in remote towns and villages, in wealthy parishes and everywhere in between. They bring Christ’s light and love to our troubled world. Granted, we have had problems, including the sex abuse scandal, problems of alcoholism in our ranks and large egos. But I’d like to think that’s a small percentage. I am still proud to have served the Lord as a Catholic priest for more than 53 years. Recently, Pope Francis asked for the prayers of the faithful for bishops and priests. “We are men and we are sinners,” he said. “We are tempted. Pray for us.” Amen to that.

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LAWS: Vatican updates codes, expands court’s reach UN: Vatican asked to document abuse charges FROM PAGE 1

imprisonment. The maximum penalty under the new Vatican code is 35 years. Giuseppe Dalla Torre, the presiding judge of the Vatican City court, said the change reflects a growing consensus among criminologists that life imprisonment is an “inhumane and useless” punishment, as well as the Vatican’s view that prison sentences must be motivated by a desire to rehabilitate, rather than simply punish a criminal. Pope Paul VI formally banned the use of the death penalty in Vatican City State in 1969; although on the books, neither the death penalty nor life imprisonment had been imposed after Vatican City became an internationally recognized sovereign state in 1929. Dalla Torre told reporters that the new laws, in compliance with the Vatican’s signing and ratifying the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, define and set out penalties for specific crimes against minors, including the sale of children, child prostitution, the military recruitment of children, sexual violence against children and producing or possessing child pornography. Previously, he said, those specific crimes would have been dealt with under more generic laws against the mistreatment of minors. The bulk of the Vatican’s criminal code is based on an 1889 version of Italy’s criminal code and did not, for example, contemplate the crime of child pornography, Dalla Torre said. The changes to Vatican City civil law are separate from the universally applicable canon law, norms and sanctions, which require bishops around the world to turn over to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith cases of priests accused of child sexual abuse or possession of child pornography. The canonical penalties include the possibility of the priest being expelled from the priesthood. Those accused also face criminal prosecution in the country where the abuse occurred. Under the changes made by Pope Francis, if the priest is a direct employee of the Holy See – working in a Vatican office or nunciature – he also could face a criminal trial at the Vatican. By specifying the crimes, Dalla Torre said, the new Vatican laws make it much easier for the Vatican to cooperate with other governments and even extradite a person who committed the crime elsewhere, but was trying to hide in the Vatican. Facilitating international cooperation and the possibility of extradition also explains why the new laws include crimes against the security of airports, maritime navigation or oil-drilling platforms, even though the Vatican has no airport, ships or fixed platforms in the sea. In his document expanding the jurisdiction of the Vatican City legal system to all Holy See employees, Pope Francis wrote: “In our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational organized crime, the improper use of the markets and of the economy, as well as by terrorism.” The international community, of which the Vatican is a part, he said, needs to “adopt adequate legal instruments to prevent and counter criminal activities by promoting international judicial cooperation on criminal matters.” For the Vatican, he said, the international trea-

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By specifying the crimes, the new Vatican laws make it much easier for the Vatican to cooperate with other governments and even extradite a person who committed the crime elsewhere but was trying to hide in the Vatican. GIUSEPPE DALLA TORRE

Presiding judge of the Vatican City court ties “are effective means to prevent criminal activities that threaten human dignity, the common good and peace.” Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, said more changes to Vatican laws and procedures are in the works, specifically those dealing with how money is handled and how financial transactions are monitored. The changes, he said, will respond to suggestions and criticisms made by Moneyval – the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism. Dalla Torre, who presided over the trial last year of Paolo Gabriele, Pope Benedict’s butler, said Gabriele’s theft and leaking of confidential papal correspondence led to one change in Vatican law: explicitly outlawing “crimes committed against the security, fundamental interests or patrimony of the Holy See.” Since those offenses were not crimes under the old law, Gabriele was tried and convicted on charges of aggravated theft.

abuse; whether it ever investigated “complaints of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” of girls in the Magdalene laundries in Ireland; and how it dealt with allegations that young boys, who were part of the Legion of Christ, were being separated from their families. The committee is also requesting information on: what the Vatican has done to address discrimination between boys and girls in Catholic schools, including removing sexual stereotypes in school textbooks; whether it has “clearly condemned” corporal punishment of children; if it still labels children born out of wedlock as “illegitimate”; and how it is working to prevent child abandonment and trace infants’ identities when church-run facilities receive unwanted children, including through so-called “baby boxes.” Concerning the convention’s optional protocol on “the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,” the committee wants the Vatican to provide what measures it takes to “avoid retaliation against child victims of pornography” and whistleblowers, and whether the Vatican ever investigated recently-discovered allegations of thousands of babies being “sold for adoption over the past decades in Spain by a network of doctors, nuns and priests.” The committee has also requested that the Vatican clarify whether it had explicitly defined and criminalized the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography. In an ongoing effort to bring its legal system and laws up to date, the Vatican issued a number of new measures July 11 to comply with provisions required by a number of U.N. conventions the Vatican is party to, including explicitly outlawing the crime of torture and providing a broader definition of the category of crimes against minors. Giuseppe Dalla Torre, president of the Vatican City State court, told reporters July 11 that such offenses were always crimes in the Vatican, but a new law makes the criminal activities and penalties more explicit. That’s because the penal code used by the Vatican is based on Italian laws from the 19th to early 20th centuries, which meant there were no provisions against some things, such as child pornography. The U.N. committee requires governments of signatory countries of the convention and its two optional protocols on child trafficking and on armed conflict to submit a comprehensive review of how convention regulations are being implemented, as well as progress reports every five years. The United States, Somalia and South Sudan are the only U.N. member states that have not ratified the convention. The U.S. signed the convention in 1995, but it needs Senate consideration and consent before it can be ratified. The Vatican has been party to the 1989 convention since 1990, but had been lagging behind in turning in its mandatory reports. After reviewing the Vatican’s most recent periodic report, the U.N. committee published in response a four-page outline of concerns and requests for additional information and clarifications. It asked the Vatican to respond by November, before the committee meets for further review in January 2014.

BOSNIA: War victims join hands in interfaith peacebuilding effort FROM PAGE 1

little firsthand knowledge of their country’s violent past or who even reject outright that their particular communities share any blame for the ethnic conflict that killed an estimated 97,000 people and displaced almost 2 million others. “We are making human connections,” said Goran Bubalo, who directs the peacebuilding project for CRS in Sarajevo. He said the project had involved more than 200 former war prisoners from among the region’s Muslim, Catholic and Orthodox communities, but that only about 60 were ready to speak publicly.

“Many are still heavily traumatized. Often when they speak about their experiences, they start crying,” he said. Spahic said that, through the peace project, he had met others like himself, who also had suffered long detainments, beatings, torture and loss of family members during the Bosnian war, and that he had become good friends with some of them, including a Catholic Croat and an Orthodox Serb. “One of our fellow speakers, a Serb, died suddenly last year, and all of us collected money for his family and the funeral service,” Spahic said. Spahic said one of the best things the project had done was to reunite him with a Serbian doctor who

had shown him kindness during his time in the prison camp. Spahic said his arm had become infected due to continuous beatings, and the pain became so unbearable that he begged camp guards to take him to a doctor. “There were good guards and bad guards and the nice guards took me to a doctor, who was also Serb. I was scared but the doctor told me ‘Do not be afraid. Your arm is poisoned but I will save it,’ and for the very first time since entering the camp, I got a feeling of hopefulness,” recounted Spahic. “When we were united two years ago, we hugged and I started to cry,” he said, adding “that’s all I remember.”

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OBITUARY

Father Francis J. Buckley, SJ

Archbishop, pilgrims gather in Rome on pallium trip Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is pictured with his mother Mary Cordlieone at his left and pilgrims from the Archdiocese of San Francisco at the Pontifical North American College in Rome on the occasion of his receiving a pallium from Pope Francis June 29. “What an honor and a blessing it was to share this auspicious occasion with our archbishop,” said Sandra Kearney of St. Philip Parish, San Francisco.

MC HOSTS SUBSTANTIALLY CATHOLIC SEMINAR

Marin Catholic High School hosted its fourth annual Substantially Catholic seminar, a program designed for high school teachers interested in sharing the Catholic intellectual tradition in their curriculum. The June 9-12 program focusing on science, English and theology featured some of the most prominent leaders in their field in the U.S.. The keynote speaker was Jesuit Father Robert Spitzer, former president of Gonzaga University and current president of the Magis Center of Reason and Faith. He discussed his newly published “New Proofs for the Existence of God” and shared his philosophy of science regarding space-time

theory and transcendent implications of contemporary Big Bang cosmology. Additional speakers in the science field included Karl Van Bibber and Jesuit Father John M. Braverman. Van Bibber is a professor and chair of UC Berkeley’s Department of Nuclear Engineering. Father Braverman, an assistant professor of biology at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, focused on evolutionary genetics and the dialogue between science and religion. English speakers included Gary Bouchard, a professor at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire specializing in early modern lyric and narrative poetry.

Jesuit Father Francis J. Buckley, noted theologian and author of catechetical works, died July 9, after a long illness at Regis Infirmary, Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos, at the age of 84. Ordained in 1958, Father Buckley entered the Jesuit novitiate in 1945. He held a postgraduate degree in theology from the Gregorian University in Rome and served as a theological advisor to the United States bishops at the 1977 Synod of Bishops on Catechetics in Rome. Born in Los Angeles, Father Buckley Father Buckley taught at the University of San Francisco for more than 40 years retiring in 2002. He remained with the Jesuit community at USF until moving to Sacred Heart, Los Gatos in 2005. He was also a member of the board of trustees of the Jesuits’ Loyola Marymount University, 1974-1989, and served in a similar capacity with other institutions. Father Buckley with Society of Helpers Sister Maria de la Cruz Aymes produced catechetical works for children in the post-Vatican II era that were adopted many parishes and schools throughout the English and Spanish speaking worlds. In addition, he was the author of 10 books and over 100 journal and press articles. A colleague called him a “passionate educator, priest and person of faith;” his own term was “compulsive teacher and troublemaker,” the Jesuits said in an obituary of the priest. “He was a vigorous, creative and clear teacher and writer who was not afraid to express his convictions, whether it concerned campus politics, the state of Catholic education or church affairs.” A funeral Mass was celebrated July 16 at St. Ignatius Church, San Francisco with committal at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery, Santa Clara. Donations in memory of Father Buckley may be made to the California Province of the Society of Jesus, P.O. Box 68, Los Gatos 95031.

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Sister Marie Rose Sanguinetti, OP

Father John P. Kavanaugh Father John Paul Kavanaugh, retired pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Redwood City, died June 28 at Seton Medical Center in Daly City. A funeral Mass was celebrated July 8 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Father Kavanaugh was 88 years old and would have celebrated his 65th year as a priest Dec. 18. Father John P. Born in Oakland, Kavanaugh Father Kavanaugh entered the seminary as a high school student after graduation from Sacred Heart School, Oakland. He was ordained from Menlo Park’s St. Patrick’s Seminary and University by Archbishop John J. Mitty Dec. 18, 1948. Father Clement A. Davenport, retired pastor, Church of the Nativity, Menlo Park and Father George L. Thomas, retired pastor, Our Lady of the Wayside Parish, Portola Valley are classmates who survive him. “Jack Kavanaugh was a very, very good priest,” Father Davenport said

from Nazareth House, San Rafael where he resides. “From our seminary years he was mindful of all of us and after ordination was always interested in helping priests who were sick or hurting. He loved Christ and he loved his priesthood.” “Jack was a class leader,” Father Thomas said from his home in Pine Grove. “He was a good friend, was faithful to prayer and was a good example to everybody.” Father Kavanaugh assisted at parishes including St. Monica, St. Patrick and St. James, San Francisco; St. Bruno, San Bruno; St. Raphael, San Rafael; and St. Gregory, San Mateo. In addition to Our Lady of Mount Carmel where he retired in 1997, he was former pastor of St. Matthias Parish, Redwood City, and St. Finn Barr, San Francisco. He also taught at Junipero Serra High School, San Mateo, for 10 years in two assignments ending in 1988. In retirement, he lived at St. Monica Parish, San Francisco, and Serra Clergy House, San Mateo. Remembrances may be made to the Priests’ Retirement Fund, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.

highly encouraging of those who showed interest in pursuing studies in those fields,” the Dominican sisters said. “Those who knew her best spoke about her generosity of spirit as shown by her willingness to go out of her way to help others, whether it was a student, another sister or a family member.” Sister Marie Rose lived the last eight years of her life as part of the community at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent in San Rafael. Even when she could no longer remember people’s names, she greeted them with a smile and a blessing. A funeral Mass was celebrated July 1 at the Dominican Sisters Center in San Rafael, followed by interment at St. Dominic Cemetery in Benicia. Contributions in memory of Sister Marie Rose may be made to Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Development Office, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael 94901.

Sister Marie Rose Sanguinetti, 96 years old and a Dominican Sister of San Rafael for 71 years, died June 24. Born in San Francisco, Sister Marie Rose entered the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael in 1940 following busi- Sister Marie ness school Rose Sanguinetti and work in a stock brokerage office. She went on to earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in education from her congregation’s Dominican College. Sister Marie Rose taught for 47 years at Catholic schools in Livermore, Reno, Stockton, Monterey and San Francisco. “Sister Rose was a particularly gifted teacher of math and science who showed great patience for those not naturally inclined in those subjects, and

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HANDICABAPLES MASS: Father Kirk Ullery, chaplain, is principal celebrant of Mass at noon, Room C, St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral Event Center, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. Lunch follows. Volunteers are always welcome to assist in this ongoing tradition of more than 40 years. Joanne Borodin, (415) 239-4865.

SUNDAY, JULY 21 AUCTION: Silent auction benefiting youth ministry and religious education at Mater Dolorosa Parish, 1040 Miller Ave., South San Francisco, after all Masses. An auction preview is scheduled for July 20. Angi Rodriguez, (650)-703-2251; rodriguez.angelav@hotmail.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 27 LIFE RELAY: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Relay for Life,â&#x20AC;? a 24-hour community celebration to fight cancer at San Jose Middle School, 1000 Sunset Parkway, Novato, beginning 10 a.m. Admission fee consists of donations and pledges for teams and T-shirts. Entertainment includes Elvis and the Flashbacks. Cancer survivors are honored at the beginning of the walk; at dusk, lives that were lost to cancer are honored, and candles are lit with cancer victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; names. Crystal Ferreira, fourferreiras@att. net; Michelle Rugani-Lewis, (415) 3205142. Visit www.relayforlife.org/novatoca.

FRIDAY, AUG. 2 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;HUGE RUMMAGE SALEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Novato, Friday through Sunday with a special â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early Bird Saleâ&#x20AC;? Thursday, Aug. 1, 5:30-8:30 p.m. $10 entry fee Thursday only. Admission for three weekend days is free. Sale is one of the largest events of its kind in the Bay Area. Find great bargains on thousands of donated items for family, home, yard and more. Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-3p.m. Sale is held at church hall and plaza, 1000 Cambridge St. near South Novato Bou-

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SATURDAY, JULY 27

ORGAN CONCERT: Father Paul Perry organ recital, 12:30 p.m., St. Sebastian Church, Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at Bon Air Road, Greenbrae. Admission free.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 CHURCH AND IMMIGRATION: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Pilgrim Church: From Charity to Kinshipâ&#x20AC;? with Dr. Kristin Heyer, 5-6:30 p.m., Fromm Hall, located behind St. Kristin Heyer Ignatius Church, Parker Avenue at McAllister on the University of San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main campus. Event is free and open to the public. Heyer is a nationally recognized scholar on immigration reform and will analyze prevailing immigration frameworks in light of Catholic social thought. The talk is part of the USF Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summer-in-Residence Scholar Series.â&#x20AC;? www.usfca.edu/lanecenter; lanecenter@usfca.edu, (415) 422-5200.

MASS AND PROCESSION: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant of 10 a.m. Mass closing novena to good St. Anne at St. Anne of the Archbishop Sunset Church, Salvatore J. 850 Judah St. at Cordileone Funston, San Francisco. Father Raymund Reyes, pastor, will be among the concelebrants. The Mass will include a procession with the Blessed Sacrament around the block. (415) 665-1600. www.stanne-sf.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 28 JESUIT PERSPECTIVE: Jesuit Father Tom Reese with â&#x20AC;&#x153;What does the Papacy of Pope Francis mean for the Church?â&#x20AC;? at University of San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Xavier Jesuit Father Hall, Fromm Hall, Tom Reese 10:45-11:45 a.m. Dan Faloon, (415) 422-2195; faloon@ usfca.edu. Father Reese is a senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University. Fromm Hall is located directly north of St. Ignatius Church on Parker Avenue at Golden Gate Avenue. Parking available in all USF lots.

levard. (415) 883-2177. Most remaining items are sold at half price on Sunday. FIRST FRIDAY: The Contemplatives of St. Joseph offer Mass at Mater Dolorosa Church, 307 Willow Ave., South San Francisco, 7 p.m., followed by healing service and personal blessing with St. Joseph oil from Oratory of St. Joseph, Montreal. TAIZE: Taize sung prayer, at Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. 8 p.m. The prayer mode came

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 14 GOLF TOURNAMENT: Our Lady of Loretto Parishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth ministry golf tournament and dinner,â&#x20AC;? with golf registration 11 a.m., Indian Valley Golf Club and dinner Our Lady of Loretto Parish Hall, 6 p.m. $150 per golfer includes golf, lunch, dinner, golf cart and prizes. Sign up individually or with a foursome. Dinner only is also available at $20 for adults, $10 for youth 12-18 and under 12 free. Contact or send reservations/ payment to Youth Ministry Golf, Our Lady of Loretto Church, 1806 Novato Blvd., Novato, 94947, or call (415) 897-6862. All proceeds benefit Youth Ministry Fund. Day is sponsored by Youth Ministry Golf Committee and the Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of Loretto Council 3950.

THURSDAY, AUG. 15 REUNION: Archbishop Riordan High School class of 1953, 9 a.m. Mass with the student body in Lindland Theatre; reception immediately following. Please RSVP to Sharon GhilardiUdovich, sudovich@riordanhs.org, or (415)586-8200 ext. *217 by Aug. 8.

SATURDAY, AUG. 17 to the U.S. mainly through the efforts of Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan, composer of hymns including â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am the Bread of Life.â&#x20AC;? (650) 340-7400. Taize is sung at Mercy Center every first Friday. Visit www.mercy-center.org.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7 SEPARATED, DIVORCED: Meeting takes place first and third Wednesdays,

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YEAR OF FAITH: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marriage and Family Celebrationâ&#x20AC;? beginning with Mass with Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and priests of the archdiocese at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cathedral, Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, 9:30 a.m., followed by refreshments and workshops on the topic 10:30 a.m.noon. Everyone is invited and more information is available at www.sfworship.org or by calling (415) 614-5586. Call your parish to register for the day for the ordering of materials and such.

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WEDNESDAY, AUG. 21 SEPARATED, DIVORCED: Meeting takes place first and third Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., St. Stephen Parish O’Reilly Center, 23rd Avenue at Eucalyptus, San Francisco. Groups are part of the Separated and Divorced Catholic Ministry in the archdiocese and include prayer, introductions, sharing. It is a drop-in support group. Jesuit Father Al Grosskopf, (415) 422-6698, grosskopf@usfca.edu.

MONDAY, SEPT. 2 ALUMNI SHOW: “Archbishop Riordan High School Alumni Theatre Show”: Celebrate the legend of Riordan Drama with an all-star lineup of alumni performers who got their start on the Lindland stage. Evening includes reception, show and silent auction. Tickets start at $25: www.riordanhs.org/lucky13. Valerie O’Riordan, voriordan@riordanhs.org or (415) 587-5866.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 MISSION DOLORES 100TH: Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th Street at

Dolores, San Francisco, begins its 100th anniversary with prayer at 11 a.m. Cardinal William J. Levada, retired prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and archbishop emeritus of the Archdiocese of San Francisco presides over the liturgy. San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone is principal celebrant of Mass at 5 p.m. in the basilica. The Mission Dolores Basilica Choir directed by Jerome Lenk leads song. The cornerstone of Mission Dolores Basilica was laid in 1913 with construction finished on the church in 1918. Gustavo Torres, (415) 621-8203, ext. 11, or gtorres@ missiondolores.org.

ORGAN RECITAL: Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th Street at Dolores, San Francisco, 4 p.m., second Sunday of every month except December and January. Today’s artist is Jerome Lenk, music director at Mission Dolores. Admission is free and freewill donations are accepted. The concerts commemorate the 100th anniversary of the basilica with a cornerstone laid in 1913 and completed in 1918.

RACHEL MOURNING: Mass and healing liturgy, 11 a.m., on site of Rachel Mourning Shrine, Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, remembering babies who have died before, at or after birth. San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice, principal celebrant

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MONDAY, SEPT. 16 ‘HOPE UNCORKED’: Catholic Charities CYO evening of wine, music by David Martin’s House Party band, and celebration benefiting Bay Area kids in need, 6:30 p.m., California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco. Tickets are $100/$75 for supporters 35 and under. Visit www. cccyo.org/hopeuncorked, call (415) 9721246 or email mmontoya@cccyo.org.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 8

SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 PUBLICIZE YOUR EVENT: Submit event listings by noon Friday. Email calendar.csf@ sfarchdiocese.org, write Calendar, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109, or call Tom Burke at (415) 614-5634.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 12 ‘GOT LOVE?’: What love is, the meaning of sex, and having great, fulfilling relationships: Expert Catholic speakers, Mass, powerful workshops, catered lunch, info tables, vendors, raffles, and confession available. Program most suited for high school through young adult age men and women. Registration is $30. Speakers include: Charlie Aeschliman, former Navy SEAL. on “Commando Catholicism and Spiritual Warfare”; Mary Bielski, national speaker and founder ALL4HIM, on “Exposing Lies, Unveiling Truth about Love, Sex and Relationships”; Matt Fradd, from Catholic Answers and featured on EWTN, on “Dispelling Sexual Myths, Manhood and True Freedom.” Day begins with Mass at 9 a.m. at Church of the Nativity just next door to Sobrato Pavilion, Nativity School, Oak Grove Avenue and Laurel

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RETIRED PRIESTS: St. John Vianney Luncheon honoring retired priests, 11:30 a.m., St. Mary’s Cathedral, Gough Father J. Michael Street at Geary Strange, SS Boulevard, San Francisco. Proceeds benefit Priests Retirement Fund of the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Call (415) 614-5580, email development@sfarchdiocese.org for information regarding tickets and sponsorship opportunities. Retired Sulpician Father J. Michael Strange, ordained for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in 1965, is among those being honored.

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SATURDAY, OCT. 19 AUGUSTINIAN PERSPECTIVE: Augustinian monk Walter Hilton is the focus of Paulist Father Terry Ryan’s talk 9 a.m.-noon, Old St. Mary’s Paulist Center, 614 Grant Ave. at California, San Francisco. Coffee and treats begin at 9 a.m. The workshop is free but free-will donations welcome. (415) 288-3844.

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CLASSIFIEDS

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ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE POSITION DESCRIPTION Position Title: Controller Supervisor’s Title: Chief Financial Officer Department: Finance Primary Objective of this Position: To manage the daily financial activities of the Finance Office with respect to: the accounting and reporting function (of the Central Administrative Office) and the accounting services provided to the four Archdiocesan High Schools.

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Budget Coordinate the budget process for the current operating fund of the Central Administrative Office. Develop the revenue projection/expense modeling. Review departmental budget reports on a monthly basis, and report significant variances to Chief Financial Officer.

Archdiocesan High Schools Responsible for developing recommendations for uniform accounting policies for four Archdiocesan High Schools.

Payroll Review and approve payroll journals and management audit reports for Chancery payroll.

Information Systems Applications Perform periodic critical review of various information systems applications used by the Finance Office (accounting/reporting -general ledger, fundraising, deposit and loan database, high school tuition billing, auto debit, payroll processing) to determine if the applications continue to meet the current and future needs of the organization. Responsible for the selection and direction of outside consultant(s) to assist in evaluation and selection of applications.

Basic Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities B.S. Degree in Accounting or Finance Experience in developing and managing staff, including supervisors Experience in selecting and directing outside consultants Ability to perform complex analyses and direct projects Experience and aptitude in the area of information systems applications Ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively Must be organized, able to establish priorities, and achieve goals Please submit resume and cover letter to: Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Human Resources, Attn Patrick Schmidt One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, Ca 94109 Or e-mail to: schmidtp@sfarchdiocese.org

Spread the good news through a Catholic San Francisco gift subscription – perfect for students and retirees and others who have moved outside the archdiocese. $27 a year within California, $36 out of state. Catholics in the archdiocese must register with their parish to receive a regular, free subscription. Email circulation.csf@sfarchdiocese.org or call (415) 614-5639.

HELP WANTED

Major Responsibilities Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of the financial records of the Central Administrative Office, and to ensure that the financial statements are complete and all-inclusive. These records and reports are the main documents used by the Chief Financial Officer, the Finance Council (including its various sub-committees), and department heads to administer the financial activities of the Central Administrative Office.

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WANTED: Overnight Presence for SVdP’s Catherine’s Center: Responsible for providing overnight presence from 9PM - 7AM and leadership in small residential and transitional buildings. DUTIES: Crisis management, nightly headcount, med distribution as needed. COMPENSATION: Free, private bedroom/ bathroom, shared kitchen, shared washer/ dryer, utilities, and protected parking near Menlo Park. Contact: (650) 246-1520 sdesmond@svdp-sanmateoco.org

FULLTIME COMPUTER TEACHER AND TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR POSITION AVAILABLE PREFER TEACHING CREDENTIAL AND EXPERIENCE • • • • •

Duties include: providing instruction to K – 8 students maintaining the computer lab providing Power School support data analysis support coordinating school-wide technology program SEND RESUME TO: Reverend Tony LaTorre St. Philip the Apostle Church/School 725 Diamond Street, SF CA 94114 Fathertony@saintphilipparish.org (415)282-0141 Catholic applicants given highest priority

Executive Director – RC Archdiocese of San Francisco Support Corporation

REGIONAL MAJOR GIFT OFFICER The Papal Foundation distributes millions of dollars to fund the charitable work of the Holy Father. Cultivate high-level giving at $1 million and above to meet established revenue and performance targets. Activities include: develop 80-person list of potential donors, promote increased annual giving with current members, in-person visits, hosting events and public speaking. Must support the Foundation’s mission and know the structure and culture of the Catholic Church well. At least seven years experience and BA in related field required. California base with extensive travel likely.

Please email a cover letter and resume to William Canny wcanny@thepapalfoundation.com.

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Books may be purchased at the cemetery office or by mail. If you wish to purchase by mail, please add $3.00 and send request to: Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, P.O. Box 1577, Colma, CA 940l4

HELP WANTED GOSPEL CHOIR DIRECTOR AND ACCOMPANIST POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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Please return form with check or money order for $26 Payable to: Catholic San Francisco Advertising Dept., Catholic San Francisco 1 Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109

Prayer to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and who shows me the way to reach my ideal. You who give me the divine gift of forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me. I, in this short dialogue, want to thank you for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my loved ones in your perpetual glory. Amen. You may publish this as soon as your favor is granted. M.T.

Prayer to St. Jude Oh, Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return I promise to make you be invoked. Say three our Fathers, three Hail Marys and Glorias. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen. This Novena has never been known to fail. This Novena must be said 9 consecutive days. Thanks. M.T.

Prayer to the Blessed Virgin never known to fail. Most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel Blessed Mother of the Son of God, assist me in my need. Help me and show me you are my mother. Oh Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to help me in this need. Oh Mary, conceived without sin. Pray for us (3X). Holy Mary, I place this cause in your hands (3X). Say prayers 3 days. M.T.

St. Jude Novena May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless pray for us. Say prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. Thank You St. Jude. Never known to fail. You may publish.

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The Inspirational Voices of Shipwreck Gospel Choir

St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church has a fabulous Gospel Choir, and we are looking for a Gospel Choir Director to direct the choir and musicians at the 10:45 a.m. Gospel Mass on Sundays, and an accomplished gospel musician to fill the position of Gospel Choir Accompanist. Salary is negotiable within the range of the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s established guidelines. Qualified applicants may apply for either or both positions! If you’d like additional information, you’re invited to review our job postings on the Church’s website at www.stpauloftheshipwreck.org. Please submit your Resume/Application by Email to spswoffice@aol.com, FAX (415) 468-1400, or direct Mail to St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic Church, 1122 Jamestown Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94124, Attention Fran Sullivan, Director of Liturgy Gospel Mass.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of June

HOLY CROSS, COLMA Sr. Carmencita of the Infant Jesus, O.C.D. Rev. William J. Ahlbach Ernest “Ernie” Alexander Davini Conchita Aquino Esperanza Arana Mike Avila Gloria D. Azevedo Robert J. Baumgartner Eileen Forbes Beltrano Lucia Oviedo Berwick Rita “Nana” Borg Robert T. Breen Florence I. Cafferata Anthony Campagna Danny Campbell Concepcion S. Capule Julia Theresa Casey John F. Cazahous Veronica R. Ceccato Enrico Cerri Domenico Eugene Cipolli Arthur R. Clarkson Johanna Leigh Collins Brian P. Connich Teresa Cooney Frances Davis Carmen E. De Leon John George Doerr Kathleen M. Dugan Sr. M. Ellene Egan Estefana Urbina Estrada Juanita Serrano Estuesta Lee Joseph Everett Julie Fanucchi Raquel Fernandez

Libia Fonseca Connie A. Fry Eileen P. Gannon Modesta Isabel Garay Raymond Garcia Emily Sala Garcia John J. Garvey Ines Gatt Alice K. Gavette Margaret M. Gibson Mani Glanz Ruth M. Grant Frank R. Gurriere Edmund L. Haas, Jr. Ralph J. Halloran Coleman Halloran John J. Ignoffo Jose Luis Jimenez Renato L. Joaquino Lillie M. Jolivet Laura Juarbe Alan E. Kahn Charles A. Kapp Nazira Kury Josephine Lazzarini Elvira “Arola” Leon Catherine T. Leonard Cynthia M. Leonard Judy E. Lewis Prospero Asen Loo Mary Lugo Joseph Maltaman, Jr. Virginia C. Mamaraldo Alfredo Mariano, Jr. Karen Lee Mark Angelita Martinez Paul McKenna Carol E. Mcnesby Miriam Melgar Jerry P. Melin

Daniel Mickey Darren S. Mina Roberto “Joaquin” Molina Julita Molinar Bill Morrison Sr. Kathryn F. Morrow, SHF Ruth G. Muller Asterio A. Navasca Virginia Nessier Harry Yuen Ng William H. Nolan, III Thomas Wayne Ortega Arlene Ann Passalacqua C. Joseph Passalacqua Alba Peralta Donald M. Pilling Guillermo Pineda James Patrick Plunkett Marilou “Malou” Posadas Ann G. Powell Edna V. Powell Mary Jungjohann Praetzel Ignace Puente Matthew R. Quinn Matthew Thomas Rivard Rosamaria Falla Rivas Katherine E. Roberts Pat Romano Josue Eduardo Romero Andee R. Rubi John Salazar Patrick Sanchez Manuel Seastres Maura R. Sison Anthony A. Stagnaro Carl Stewart Jose R. Suarez The Rev. James D. Swearingen Lolita Talosig Geraldine Tamburini

Grace S. L. Tang Merianne C. Tatayon Ortiz Mac T. Tejada Minerva Tubig Caridad C. Vallangca Ruvin Abel Vasquez Raymond Vassallo Margarita C. Velasquez Flora Victa Vincent “Vinnie”Vigil Manuel Villavicencio Margaret Mary Walsh Lawrence Naim Yaghmour Mildred S. Yamaguchi

MT. OLIVET, SAN RAFAEL Ernest Beltramini Donna Marie Cowger (nee: Augusto) Barbara Faustine Richard August Kientz William Younger Lucas Adele M. McBride Edward C. Roualdes William J. “Bill” Shore, Jr. Aurora Alice Turnbaugh

HOLY CROSS, MENLO PARK Eugene F. Gaeckler Thomas M. Gill Juan P. Nolasco David John Palomares Edward D. Patterson

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA CEMETERY WALKING TOUR Saturday, July 20, 2013

FIRST SATURDAY MASS Saturday, August 3, 2013

Featuring stories from our book “125 Years of History, Ministry & Service” Meet at Main Gate – 11am Special Guest, Author Jean Bartlett

All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11am Bishop Richard Garcia, Celebrant – Bishop of Monterey

A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.