January 16, 2015 - Catholic San Francisco

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WALK FOR LIFE:
CAPUCHIN:
GAZE OF JESUS:
Nuncio to bring
papal message to
Jan. 24 march
Father Michael
Mahoney celebrates
50 years religious
Vocation begins in
the face of Christ,
Mercy sister writes
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Archbishop,
Orthodox prelate
to pray vespers
for peace, unity
VALERIE SCHMALZ
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Gerasimos and San Francisco Archbishop
Salvatore J. Cordileone will celebrate
solemn vespers on Jan. 18 to pray for
those suffering persecution for their
faith and to begin together the international Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity.
Archbishop Cordileone will preside and Metropolitan Gerasimos
will deliver the homily at the vespers
service at Immaculate Heart of Mary
in Belmont. In April, the archbishop
SEE EAST-WEST, PAGE 5
Pope in Sri Lanka:
Reconciliation
means ‘pursuit
of truth’
FRANCIS X. ROCCA
(CNS PHOTO/TYLER ORSBURN)
Churchgoers attend Mass at Santo Nino de Tondo Church in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 11, ahead of Pope Francis’ Jan. 15-19 visit to the Philippines.
Manila cardinal wants to show pope
depth of faith learned from serving poor
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
CINDY WOODEN
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Arriving in
Sri Lanka, a country recovering from
two-and-a-half decades of ethnic
and religious civil war, Pope Francis
said reconciliation would require its
people to explore their painful recent
history and accept persistent differences within their multicultural
society.
“The process of healing also needs
to include the pursuit of truth, not
for the sake of opening old wounds,
but rather as a necessary means
of promoting justice, healing and
SEE SRI LANKA, PAGE 22
MANILA, Philippines – “Today I
was thinking about the tenacity of
the poor,” said Cardinal Luis Antonio
Tagle of Manila as he and his guests
rode past a polluted creek lined with
the cardboard, plastic and tin shacks
of people he describes as “informal
settlers.”
He had just presided over the
groundbreaking ceremony for a
building that will house 67 of the
families living along the creek, then
celebrated a late-afternoon Mass for
them and for the roughly 300 fami-
Cardinal Tagle
said he is not
nervous about
the papal visit.
‘I’m excited. I want to see how
the pastor in him will react to
the reality here.’
block units built under the auspices
of the St. Hannibal Empowerment
Center.
As he arrived in a pedal cart to the
building site – a lot vacant except
for a huge pile of rubble – and as he
left the Mass, the crowds pressed in.
Police and community organizers
had to form a cordon to get him to his
car after Mass, but he still stopped to
pose for selfies, smiling broadly and
bringing the hands of the elderly to
his forehead in a sign of respect.
The poor, he said, “are willing to
wait. When life is easy, it’s easy to say
lies already living in their own tiny
apartments in neat, two-story cinder-
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2 ARCHDIOCESE
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO | JANUARY 16, 2015
NEED TO KNOW
Dominican Sister Anne Bertain
retires at St. Dominic
CELEBRATING VOCATIONS:
The Dominican Sisters of San
Rafael invite the public to St.
Rose Convent, 2515 Pine St., San
Francisco, on Feb. 8 from 3-4:30
p.m. for an open house celebrating the Year of Consecrated Life.
Gather for a prayer for peace in
the chapel, followed by visiting
and refreshments in the convent.
A separate open house will be
held at the same time in Marin
County at Dominican Convent,
1540 Grand Ave., San Rafael.
RSVP for either location by calling
(415) 453-8303 or email crbush@
sanrafaelop.org. Also on Feb. 8,
from 9:30-11 a.m., the Sisters of
Mercy invite the public to Mercy
Center, 2300 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. Visit the Mercy sisters’
home, learn about the congregation’s rich heritage and meet
sisters who serve in a variety of
ministries in the Bay Area. All are
welcome to stay for Sunday liturgy at 11:15 in the main chapel.
RSVP by calling (650) 340-7400.
CHRISTINA GRAY
Twelve days into her retirement,
Dominican Sister of San Rafael
Anne Bertain muses about “slowing
down,” reading, swimming, spending time with family and taking a
real vacation. But as she talked with Catholic
San Francisco on Jan. 12 in the
sunny Dominican convent on Pine
Street across the street from the
parish she’s served for 50 years, it
seemed obvious that her life is and
always will be, centered on her life’s
work – serving the disadvantaged.
In 2011, Sister Anne received the
Pro Ecclesia et Pontiface Award
from the Vatican for her long history of ministry to the people of the
Archdiocese of San Francisco.
“I’ve always loved what I do,” Sister Anne, 76, said. “It’s what gives
me energy.” Floral remnants of a retirement
Mass and reception held at St. Dominic in her honor two days earlier
sprout from vases around the table
where we sit. Nearly 700 guests
from throughout the state came to
show their appreciation for the legacy of Sister Anne, including four
former pastors, 30 former students
and her third-grade teacher, retired
Dominican Sister Bernadette.
Dominican Sister of San Rafael
Colleen McDermott assumed the
role of director of community services on Jan. 1.
Sister Anne said she learned
the meaning of a life of service
from her parents, Ellen and Jean
Bertain. She was educated by the
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael at
St. John the Baptist School in Napa
and at St. Vincent Ferrer High
School in Vallejo. She was drawn to
the order, and entered the novitiate
in 1957, telling her family, however,
that she might be back in three
months.
“And here it is, almost 58 years
later,” she laughed.
After teaching first grade at St.
Dominic School in the early-1960s
and retiring as school principal
in 1979, Sister Anne started the
parish’s first community service
‘CATHOLIC IMAGINATION
AND CONTEMPORARY
CULTURE’: At the 6th Annual
Convocation of the College of
Fellows of Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology, Jan.
31 at 1:30 p.m., DSPT Fellows
Dana Gioia, Bob Flint, and Mary
Hirschfeld will offer presentations
on “Catholic Imagination and
Contemporary Culture” through
the prism of their vocations as
poet, lawyer and economist/
theologian, respectively. There
will be Q&A with the presenters
and other members of the College of Fellows. A reception will
follow at 4:30 p.m. The event is
open to the public; RSVP is required. RSVP is required at www.
dspt.edu/convocation or to (510)
883-2086. The school is located
at 2301 Vine St., Berkeley.
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LIVING TRUSTS WILLS
(PHOTO BY CHRISTINA GRAY/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)
Dominican Sister Anne Bertain meets with guests at Lima Center in San Francisco on Jan. 13.
In 2005, Sister Anne opened the drop-in day shelter for the homeless operated from the St.
Dominic Church basement.
department. She had learned
firsthand about the urban poor
after working with school families
in the 1960s and 1970s. At the time
the school was 90 percent African
American.
“That was where I was introduced
to struggling families, to the needs
of the local community,” she said.
Since then she’s run a robust
roster of programs for the parish
including a community assistance
ministry which last year spent
$60,000 – funds raised by the financial gifts of parishioners – to help
struggling local families meet their
rent. St. Dominic also helps with
food, medical and utility bills.
Sister Anne has also started and
led a prison ministry, a consolation
ministry, a seniors program, an
HIV/AIDS support group, a sandwich program for recovery centers,
annual holiday food and toy programs, a social justice ministry.
In 2005, Sister Anne opened the
Lima Center, a drop-in day shelter
for the homeless operated from
the church basement. The center
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Books, movies and a television are
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Papal nuncio to bring message from Pope Francis to Walk for Life Jan. 24
VALERIE SCHMALZ
The pope’s diplomatic representative to the U.S. will read a message
of support from Pope Francis at the
Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 24.
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò,
apostolic nuncio to the United
States, will attend the Walk for Life
this year, according to the office of
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore
J. Cordileone.
“What an honor! We are so excited—this is the next best thing to
having the Holy Father himself with
us!” said Eva Muntean, a co-founder
of the walk. Archbishop Viganò,
appointed on Oct. 19, 2011, the feast
of the North American Martyrs, is
the 14th papal representative to the
United States. The diplomatic post
was established in 1893.
Archbishop Viganò will read
Pope Francis’ greeting, said Karen
McLaughlin, executive assistant to
Archbishop Cordileone.
Pope Francis also sent greetings to
the Walk for Life in 2014.
Archbishop Viganò first attended
the walk in 2013 where he told
participants: “You can’t imagine
how happy I am to be here with you
today. To see so many people love
life … You are the best of the United
States of America!”
(PHOTO BY JOSE LUIS AGUIRRE/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO)
Pro-life demonstrators filled Civic Center Plaza Jan. 25 for the Walk for Life.
Archbishop Cordileone and concelebrating bishops will celebrate
the Walk for Life Mass at 9:30 a.m. at
St. Mary’s Cathedral before participating in the walk.
The Walk for Life West Coast
begins at 12:30 p.m. at San Francisco’s Civic Center with the walk
along Market Street scheduled for
1:30 p.m. More than 50,000 people
are expected for the annual event.
This year a young woman Rebekah
Buell who saved her baby by using
a technique to reverse RU486 will be
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a featured speaker. Buell now has
a healthy baby boy, Zechariah, as
well as an older son and is a junior
in college pursuing a degree in
English. Other speakers will include
Julia Holcomb, who at 16 years old
became the legal ward of Steven
Tyler, lead singer of the rock band
Aerosmith and American Idol judge
and at age 17 was coerced into an
abortion; Jim and Joy Pinto, who cohost EWTN radio and TV programs;
and Rev. Clenard Childress, founder
and director of blackgenocide.org,
who spoke at the first Walk for Life
and has spoken at almost every walk
since.
Founded in 2005 by a group of San
Francisco Bay Area residents, the
Walk for Life West Coast’s mission is to change the perceptions
of a society that thinks abortion is
an answer. Walk participants are
expected from throughout the Bay
Area and across the United States
and Canada.
Visit www.walkforlifewc.com
“What do you want to do with your one,
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In this Year of Consecrated Life, we
invite women to Evening Prayer and
conversation about vocation. Come with
your friends to one or all sessions.
Evening Prayer at 7:30 p.m. in Chapel.
January 30--Climbing the mountain with Jesus
February 27--Serving with Jesus
March 27--Remaining with Jesus
April 24--Walking joyfully in the Spirit
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4 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
‘Becoming
Capuchin was
natural thing to do’
TOM BURKE
Father Michael Mahoney celebrated his 50th year
as a Capuchin Franciscan in 2014.
He was ordained in 1974. “The
Capuchins were a household word
in our house,” the pastor of Our
Lady of Angels Parish in Burlingame told me via email. Father
Michael’s family and his home
parish in Ireland were alive with
vocations. “I had three uncles who
were priests and two aunts who
Father Michael
were nuns,” he said. In his counMahoney, OFM
tryside parish of 1960 there were
Cap.
80 priests with roots in the parish
serving around the world.
“I grew up in Ireland in the 1950s when priesthood and religious life were highly valued vocations. Mothers, families and parish communities
supported and encouraged young men to go into a
life devoted to God.”
Father Michael attended the Capuchin high
school in Rochestown, Cork. He had two uncles
who were Capuchin Franciscans. “Becoming a
Capuchin seemed a natural thing for me to do,”
he said. “In my high school graduating class of 22
boys, eight of us joined the Capuchin Order.”
Father Michael is a licensed marriage and family
therapist. His early years as a psychologist and a
young priest were in service to the incarcerated in
Ireland.
“Working with prisoners was a valuable learning
experience and gave me a firsthand experience of
what life is like for the poor, the uneducated, those
who grow up in crime-infested neighborhoods,” he
said.
In 1978 he came to California as a parochial vicar
at Our Lady of Angels. Since then he has served 36
years with the Capuchins in California, 20 of them
at OLA, “a parish I dearly love,” he said.
“It has been a great joy for me to work with my
brother Capuchins and a wonderful staff here at
OLA. We continue to minister to our people in the
Capuchin Franciscan way: openness, availability,
love of people, builders of community. The goodness, the faith and the fidelity of parishioners is
a constant reminder to me that it is in giving that
we receive and in dying that we are born to eternal
life.”
STARS OF THE SEA: San Francisco’s Star of
the Sea School honored Adelle Balmy, Lauri Hill,
Lynda McCarthy, with George Pulizzano with Stella
Maris awards Nov. 22. Adelle was involved with the
school’s Mothers’ Club and served as head room
parent. She was among those behind early fundrais-
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PEER PLEASURE: In the spirit of the Christmas season, Wendy Hitchcock’s third grade class at St. Patrick School in Larkspur,
made fleece blankets for Project Night Night. The group works to make a child’s first experience in a homeless shelter a little less scary
and sad. . Each student made a blanket tied up with a bow. Project Night Night donates 25,000 tote bags with a blanket, stuffy toy, and
book to homeless children each year. The idea came from room parents, Tracey Brisbin and Kealy Murray.
ers that have since grown into an annual parish festival. Lauri helped open Star’s preschool in 2008 and
its soon being accepted and seen as a great addition
to the neighborhood and the parish. “Lauri Hill is
a truly wonderful Catholic educator.,” the school
said. Lynda served for 30 years at Star many as
principal. “Perhaps the greatest gift Lynda shared
with Star was here enthusiasm and infectious sense
of Christian joy,” the school said. George served
as a coach and athletic director at Star of the Sea.
“George has given time, energy and love to our students and our community,” the school said.
ALL HATS OFF: Remembered at a funeral Mass
Jan. 12 at St. Cecilia Church was Patricia Pinnick,
a longtime teacher at the parish school who died
Jan. 7 at age 82. Pat also served at St. Thomas More
School as librarian after retiring from St. Cecilia.
In his homily at the funeral Mass, St. Cecilia pastor, Msgr. Michael Harriman, remembered Pat as
a person who lived her faith. “Rejoice in the Lord”
would be always on her lips, he told the assembly
that included Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus
and Mary who served as principal at St. Cecilia’s
during Pat’s 49 years there as well as students from
St. Cecilia’s and St. Thomas More. Pat was a graduate of Holy Names University in Oakland.
ANNIVERSARY: Erwin and Loretta Schoenstein celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary with relatives and friends at a Mass
and reception at St. Catherine of Siena Church, Burlingame Nov. 8.
The couple met and married at St Cecilia’s Parish, San Francisco and
raised their seven children in the city’s St. Brendan Parish. Thanks to
their daughter Therese Schoenstein Povey for the good news.
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EAST-WEST: Archbishop, Orthodox prelate to pray vespers for unity
FROM PAGE 1
and metropolitan celebrated the Service of Salutations to the Holy Cross at the Orthodox Church of
the Holy Cross. At the April 8 service, Archbishop
Cordileone preached and Metropolitan Gerasimos
presided.
The Belmont Orthodox church possesses a relic
of the true cross and for nine years has invited
Immaculate Heart of Mary for the Lenten service,
IHM pastor Father Steve Howell said. Last year was
the first time Archbishop Cordileone and Metropolitan Gerasimos were involved, partly to pray for
an upcoming May 2014 meeting between the heads
of both churches in Jerusalem.
“We are continuing a long-standing tradition of
praying together,” Father Howell said, part of a history of cooperation and friendship between the two
parishes. “This is an opportunity to pray together
and share together.”
The Greek Orthodox and the Catholic Church
recognize each other’s sacraments and at the April
8 service those present prayed the Greek Orthodox
version of the Nicene Creed.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is an
international and ecumenical faith practice sponsored by The Pontifical Council for Promoting
Christian Unity and The Commission on Faith and
Order of the World Council of Churches. It was
first promoted by a one-time Episcopal priest, Father Paul Wattson who joined the Catholic Church
more than a century ago along with the members
of the Society of the Atonement, which he cofounded. The U.S. bishops voted Nov. 11 at their annual fall general assembly in Baltimore to approve
forwarding his cause for sainthood.
Father Wattson, whose father was himself an
Episcopal priest, was ordained as an Episcopal
priest in 1886, according to Auxiliary Bishop John
J. O’Hara of New York, in remarks to the bishops
prior to the vote. The Society of the Atonement,
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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and Greek Orthodox
Metropolitan Gerasimos are pictured at Orthodox Church of
the Holy Cross in this 2014 file photo. They will again pray as
brothers in Christ on Jan. 18, this time at Catholic Immaculate
Heart of Mary in Belmont.
made up of the
Franciscan Friars
of the Atonement
and the Franciscan Sisters of the
Atonement, has
its headquarters
in Graymoor,
New York, which
is in the New
York archdiocese.
Father Wattson
saw the need for
both a Franciscan
spirituality in the
Episcopal Church
and a way to serve
the poor, Bishop
O’Hara said.
(CNS PHOTO/PAUL HARING)
A third need
Pope Francis kisses an Orthodox
arose before the
representative during a meeting
end of the 19th
with leaders of other religions
century: “Repair
at the Catholic University of Our
the breach in a
Lady of Good Counsel in Tirana,
divided church,”
Albania, Sept. 21, 2014.
Bishop O’Hara said.
In 1903, Father Wattson started the Church Unity
Octave. Now more commonly known as the Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity, it “continues to this
day,” Bishop O’Hara said. The week is observed
each January.
Catholic News Service contributed to this story.
Please join us for a
“special time of prayer and sharing, of offering one’s suffering
for the good of the Church and of reminding everyone to see in his
sick brother or sister the face of Christ who, by suffering, dying
and rising, achieved the salvation of mankind.”
John Paul II
World Day of the Sick 2015
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015
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Sapientia Cordis - wisdom of the heart – “means being with our
brothers and sisters. Time spent with the sick is holy time. It is a
way of praising God who conforms us to the image of his Son, who
“came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom
for many” (Mt 20:28)”
Francis
Fr. Reginald Martin, OP
Novena Preacher
Novena in St. Dominic’s Catholic Church
2390 Bush St., San Francisco, CA 94115
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6 ARCHDIOCESE
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
intertwined with history of archdiocese
Catholic San Francisco is featuring one religious congregation from the archdiocese in each installment of
this periodic column “Wake Up the World!” marking the
Vatican’s Year of Consecrated Life. This is the challenge
Pope Francis has given to consecrated persons: to wake
up the world by living, praying and ministering in a way
that reflects how Jesus lived on this earth, with compassion, mercy, gentleness, forgiveness, justice and concern
for those who are poor or marginalized in any way.
KATHERINE MARTIN
God’s call is endlessly creative. Imagine it is 1850. A
Belgian woman in a Dominican convent in Paris is on
the verge of making
her vows. The new
bishop of the Western Territory of the
New World, Joseph
Sadoc Alemany, OP,
visiting, seeking
WAKE UP THE WORLD ! is
volunteers
to accom2015 Year of Consecrated Life
pany him and revive
the Dominican presence in California. Sister Mary Goemaere simply says “yes” to the unknown, embarking
on an arduous journey of three sea voyages, an overland mule-back crossing of the Isthmus of Panama,
and arrival in San Francisco in early December on the
steamer “Crescent City.” Little did she imagine how
her life in the Order of Preachers, and the life of the
community of Dominican sisters she founded, would
forever be intertwined with the histories of California
and the San Francisco archdiocese.
The first foundation was in Monterey. Mother Mary,
who spoke only French, opened a convent and a school
with postulants and students who spoke only Spanish
or English. Surely God was with them as they prayed,
worked and lived together.
In 1853 Archbishop Alemany asked Mother Mary
to relocate to Benicia; there St. Catherine Academy
bloomed for over a century. But once the fortunes of
Benicia as capital of California waned, Mother Louis
O’Donnell had the foresight to build a motherhouse in
San Rafael in 1889. This archdiocese is the congregation’s home where we will celebrate our 165th anniversary in the Year of Consecrated Life.
God has blessed us with women called to vowed
Dominican life and with ministerial opportunities
in California and Nevada. In this archdiocese alone
SCRIPTURE SEARCH
Gospel for January 18, 2015
John 1:35-42
Following is a word search based on the Gospel
reading for the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time,
Cycle B: the meeting with the first disciples. The
words can be found in all directions in the puzzle.
JOHN
WALK BY
TURNED
WHERE
FOUR
BROTHER
MESSIAH
STANDING
LAMB OF GOD
RABBI
STAYING
AFTERNOON
SIMON
CEPHAS
(PHOTOS COURTESY DOMINICAN SISTERS OF SAN RAFAEL)
Sisters are pictured at a recent community gathering.
SISTERS OF ST. DOMINIC, CONGREGATION OF THE MOST
HOLY NAME — DOMINICAN SISTERS OF SAN RAFAEL
ARRIVED IN SAN FRANCISCO: Dec. 6, 1850
ORIGINAL MINISTRY: Education
CURRENT MINISTRIES: Education: preschool
through university, teaching and counseling; health
care: Dignity Health co-sponsor, chaplaincy, hospice
care, physical therapy; university campus ministry;
parish ministry; spiritual direction and retreats, art,
affordable housing; social justice advocacy, social
services, respite for homeless; Tijuana: clinic, housing, religious education, literacy, social services
The motherhouse from 1889-1990.
NUMBER OF SISTERS IN THE ARCHDIOCESE: 64
we, preachers of God’s word for others, founded four
schools, taught in eight more, co-sponsor a health care
system and operate a retreat center. We are particularly grateful for our long, ongoing relationship with St.
Dominic and St. Raphael parishes; for our affordable
housing ministry, Rose Court, in the Western Addition; and for our ministries of education at Mission
Dolores Academy and at San Domenico School in San
Anselmo. We are blessed to be part of Dignity Health,
headquartered in San Francisco, a system of caregivers and staff who are committed to excellent care,
delivered with compassion, for all in need. As 21st-century life unfolds, we continue to focus on
our mission to bring the Gospel to bear with depth and
compassion on the critical issues of our times. Mother
Mary, who sent beautifully handwritten letters to
Paris, would be astounded by our use of videoconferencing and our Facebook page and our cellphones. She
would be amazed at the rate of speed we can travel af-
ter the journey she experienced. But she would surely
recognize the spirit of “yes” to God’s call that our sisters embody. And we like to think that she would be as
grateful as we are for our many friends who have given
of their time, energy, talent and treasure to support
our vision as we work for the transformation of attitudes and systems that deprive any person of dignity.
JESUS
HEARD
TEACHER
THAT DAY
ANDREW
FOUND
PETER
Note from the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael: The Year
of Consecrated Life coincides with the 165th anniversary
of our founding in California. We are celebrating by hosting a variety of events in San Rafael throughout the year.
Watch the Calendar section of Catholic San Francisco
for our invitations to Gather@Grand! Or you may visit our
website www.sanrafaelop.org for upcoming events. All are
welcome!
KATHERINE MARTIN is director of development for the Dominican Sisters of San Rafael.
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Florida prelate: Church workers must
faithfully represent faith in public
MIAMI – A day after a federal judge’s Jan. 5 ruling
struck down the state’s ban of samesex marriage, Miami Archbishop
Thomas G. Wenski sent a letter to
archdiocesan employees stressing
that they need to “understand the
church’s position” on this issue.
Along with the letter, which he
said he wrote because of “recent
decisions by courts in Florida,” the
Archbishop
archbishop attached a statement
Wenski
issued by the Florida Conference
of Catholic Bishops that expressed
disappointment with the court’s redefinition of marriage saying it “will have implications not yet fully
understood.”
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle
of Tallahassee overturning a state constitutional ban
on same-sex marriage made Florida the 36th state to
legalize same-sex marriage.
Archbishop Wenski reminded employees that they
“publicly represent the Catholic Church and the
archdiocese” in everything they do and say. He also
quoted the archdiocesan employee handbook which
points out that “certain conduct, inconsistent with the
teachings of the Catholic Church, could lead to disciplinary action, including termination, even if it occurs
outside the normal working day and outside the strict
confines of work performed by the employee.”
The handbook also states, as pointed out in the
archbishop’s letter, that “employees should exercise
discretion when posting on social media sites, and
note that online activity indicative of prohibitive
behaviors may subject an employee to disciplinary
action or termination.”
Pro-life novena aims to
unite Catholics in prayer
WASHINGTON – A “9 Days for Life” novena taking
place around the Jan. 22 anniversary of the 1973 U.S.
Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion virtually on demand aims to unite Catholics in prayer,
penance and pilgrimage.
The Jan. 17-25 novena “offers a chance to join in
prayer and solidarity with the unborn, victims of
violence, those suffering from addiction, and those
whose hearts ache to be part of a family,” said
Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, chairman of the
Committee on Pro-Life Activities of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The novena is part of the USCCB’s 2014-15 Respect Life Program with the theme “Each of Us Is a
Masterpiece of God’s Creation,” adapted from Pope
Francis’ 2013 Day for Life greeting.
In addition to the prayer intentions, each day of the
novena aims to raise awareness on issues such as domestic violence, post-abortion healing, pornography
addiction and end-of-life matters. More information
is available at www.9daysforlife.com.
“Pope Francis reminds us constantly of the loving
concern Christians have for all people at any stage of
life who’ve been cast aside or forgotten by society,”
Cardinal O’Malley said in a statement.
There are four ways to participate in the novena
for both English and Spanish speakers: by subscribing to daily content through email or via text messages; using the “9Days for Life” app; and accessing
downloadable print materials. Content also will be
shared on Facebook at www.facebook.com/peopleoflife and other social media with the hashtags
#9daysforlife and #9diasporlavida.
Catholics are also encouraged to participate in
local events such as Masses, blessings for pro-life
pilgrims, or a parish Holy Hour.
Bilingual resources for diocesan and parish leaders, including a guide for youth ministry, logos, ads
for the Web and for print, a flier, additional prayer
resources, and a social media kit can be found at
www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/januaryroe-events/9-days-for-life-resources-for-leaders.cfm.
In a Jan. 6 column in the Tampa Bay Times, Bishop
Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg said he wanted
to add his voice to “discussion regarding the challenges we in the Catholic Church face as we strive
to preserve the traditional sacramental understanding of marriage even as the law now accommodates
couples of the same sex.”
He pointed out that the church upholds marriage
“as an indissoluble relationship between a man and a
woman committed to mutual consolation and open to
procreation” and said that understanding is “rooted
not only in the church’s long-standing theological
understanding of married life, but in the church’s
understanding of Christian anthropology.”
The bishop also noted that “together with Pope
Francis and in light of the discussions at the recent
Extraordinary Synod on the Family held in Rome”
that today’s families present the church with pastoral challenges particularly “as the church strives
to accept people in the specific circumstances of
their lives and support and encourage them in their
search for God and their desire to be members of the
church.”
He said he did not wish to contribute to “notions
which might suggest that same-sex couples are a
threat incapable of sharing relationships marked
by love and holiness and, thus, incapable of contributing to the edification of both the church and the
wider society.”
Bishop Lynch also pointed out that “with patience
and humility, our church must continuously strive”
to discern a “pastoral response faithful to church
teaching and marked by respect and sensitivity” to
same-sex couples.
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8 NATIONAL
Dominican sister to lead
Catholic Charities USA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Dominican Sister Donna
Markham has been chosen to succeed Father Larry Snyder as the new
president of Catholic Charities USA.
The announcement was made
Jan. 12 at Catholic Charities headquarters in Alexandria, a suburb of
Washington.
Sister Donna becomes the first
woman to lead Catholic Charities,
Dominican
which was founded in 1910. She
Sister Donna
will officially take over from Father
Markham
Snyder June 1.
Currently president of the Behavioral Health Institute for Mercy Health, Sister Donna,
a board-certified clinical psychologist, has a doctorate
in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit
and was named a fellow in the American Association
of Clinical Psychologists. Last year, she was awarded
the prestigious Harold S. Bernard Training Award
from the American Group Psychotherapy Association
in February 2014.
“There can be no greater call than to serve and
advocate on behalf of persons who struggle to get by in
a world where they are all too frequently relegated to
the margins of society and where they long for dignity,
hope and compassion,” said Sister Donna in a statement, adding she was “honored and humbled” by her
selection. “I feel blessed to walk among the many dedicated Catholic Charities workers across the country
who daily make the Gospel come alive through their
care for their sisters and brothers in need.”
With Mercy Health, Sister Donna is engaged working on changing how behavioral health care services
are delivered across seven geographic regions. Beforehand, she served for 10 years as the president of the
Southdown Institute in Ontario, and as prioress of the
Adrian Dominican congregation in Michigan. She also
served for eight years as a member of Catholic Charities’ board of trustees, two of those as board chair.
Catholic Charities USA is the national office for
Catholic Charities agencies nationwide, which help a
combined 9 million-plus people a year regardless of
religious, social or economic backgrounds.
Father Snyder will be returning to his home Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to do ministry there.
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director of campus ministry at
Quincy University in Illinois
as an auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans.
The appointment was announced Jan. 12 in Washington
by Archbishop Carlo Maria
Father Cheri
Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the
United States.
Bishop-designate Cheri, who turns 63 Jan. 28,
has a background that includes extensive roles in
black Catholic liturgy, music and spirituality, in
addition to having served on the Franciscans’ provincial council and as their director of friar life.
He originally was ordained as a priest for the
Archdiocese of New Orleans May 20, 1978. He
studied at Notre Dame University and at the
Institute for Black Catholic Ministry at Xavier
University, both in New Orleans.
Bishop-designate Cheri also is a board member
of the National Black Catholic Congress and has
been involved in activities including the NBCC
gatherings, the U.S. bishops’ subcommittee on
Black Catholic worship and the National Joint Conference of Black Religious Planning Committee.
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NATIONAL 9
New York’s French community
offers prayers for Paris victims
BETH GRIFFIN
NEW YORK – New York’s French
Catholic community offered solemn
prayers for the victims of the recent
terrorist attacks in Paris at an otherwisejoyful family Mass.
“Everybody knows somebody who
was involved in the massacre. They’re
stunned, they’re searching and they don’t
know what to do,” Msgr. John N. Paddack
said in his homily during Mass Jan. 11 at
Church of Notre Dame in Manhattan’s
Morningside Heights neighborhood.
Morningside Heights is the center of
the Francophone Catholic community in
New York.
The parish includes French nationals
and Catholics of West African heritage
from throughout New York City and the
suburbs. Many of the worshippers at the
Mass gathered for the first time since
returning from Christmas home leave in
France.
Msgr. Paddack, parish administrator,
led a prayer of condolence for the families
of the victims and solidarity with all
those touched by the incidents. “May the
French be assured of our prayers and
thoughts in this difficult time and the concern of all in the free world,” he said.
Seventeen people died during three
days of attacks in Paris, including an
initial deadly assault by gunmen on the
editorial offices of the satirical weekly
newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The paper
published caricatures of the prophet
Muhammad.
“People are asking for Masses and
(CNS PHOTO/GREGORY A. SHEMITZ)
An altar server uses incense during a French-language Mass at Notre Dame Church in New York
Jan. 11. The Mass was offered for the 17 victims of the recent terror attacks in France.
prayers and some will attend the Holy
Hour in honor of Our Lady of Lourdes,”
Msgr. Paddack said.
There is a full-size replica of the Grotto
at Lourdes, France, behind the main altar
at the church. In 1858, the Blessed Mother
appeared to Bernadette Soubirous and
two other children in a rock cave near
Lourdes.
At Notre Dame, three dozen children
in the first Communion preparation program sat in front of the pulpit as Msgr.
Paddack described in French the significance of the baptism of Jesus by John the
Baptist as told in the Gospel of Mark for
Jan. 11.
“Today I saw people who hadn’t been
here in a while and I’ll probably do grief
counseling during the week,” Msgr. Paddack said. He is a counselor and psychologist, with experience in other traumatic
situations, including the 9/11 attacks.
“The feeling of being overwhelmed is
somewhat akin to 9/11. It brought back
feelings I had then, but they’re not as
intense,” he said. In 2001, Msgr. Paddack
was a teacher at a high school in Staten
Island, a borough heavily affected by the
attacks on the World Trade Center.
Msgr. Paddack said he read Charlie
Hebdo occasionally when he was a
student in Paris. “Someone would press
it into my hand on the Metro. I didn’t like
it, but I would support their right to have
it,” he said.
Francoise Cestac, a member of the parish council at Notre Dame in Manhattan,
said although it is difficult to consider
now, “As Catholics, we should think of
forgiveness at a later stage. It’s a basic
principle of Catholic teaching.”
“We have to fight fanaticism in general,” he said, “and we are united in our
prayers during this period of mourning.”
COURT RULES FIRM EXEMPT FROM
CONTRACEPTIVE COVERAGE
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – A
federal court has ruled that a
Michigan-based medical supply
company does not have to provide
contraception coverage in its
employee health insurance plan
because of faith-based objections.
The Jan. 5 ruling by Judge
Robert Jonker of the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of
Michigan in Grand Rapids said
that Autocam Medical does not
have to comply with the contraceptive coverage requirement of
the Affordable Care Act. The decision is a reversal of the judge’s
ruling three years ago.
The current decision is based on
the Supreme Court’s ruling last
June in the Hobby Lobby case,
which said that closely held companies cannot be forced to abide
by the federal Health and Human
Service’s mandate that requires
nearly all employers to provide
abortion-inducing drugs, elective
sterilizations and contraceptives
to their employees free of charge
if the individual or families that
own the businesses have religious
objections to the mandate.
Tom Brejcha, president and
chief counsel of the Thomas More
Society, which argued the case on
Autocam’s behalf in the lower and
appellate courts, said in a statement that the ruling “sets another
strong precedent for the free exercise of religious faith on the part
of all American citizens.”
“Coercing citizens to violate
their conscientious religious
beliefs makes a mockery of the
very notion of religious freedom,”
he added.
10 WORLD
Markets no answer to economic inequities, pope says in book
CAROL GLATZ
VATICAN CITY – The world cannot
wait for an economic system that will
cause poverty to fix itself, Pope Francis
said.
“Markets and financial speculation
cannot enjoy absolute autonomy,” he
said. There must be “programs, mechanisms and procedures aimed at a better
distribution of resources, job creation
and the integral advancement of those
who are excluded,” he said in a recently
published interview.
“We cannot wait any longer to fix the
structural causes of poverty, to cure
our society from a disease that can only
bring on new crises,” he said.
The latest interview, conducted in
October 2014, was published in a new
book, “Pope Francis: This Economy
Kills” by Italian journalist Andrea
Tornielli. While the book was released
Jan. 13, excerpts from the interview
Pope Francis leads a meeting with the poor in the archbishop’s residence in Assisi, Italy, Oct. 4, 2013.
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said it also “condemned many others to
die of hunger.”
While globalization raised the level
of global wealth, income disparity also
increased and new forms of poverty
have emerged, he said.
This globalized economy is supported
“by a throwaway culture” where policies and social behaviors have made
money, not people, the focus.
“Money becomes an idol, and men
and women are reduced to simple
tools of a social and economic system
characterized, no, dominated by deep
imbalances,” he said.
Abortion and the abandonment of the
elderly are also consequences of this
throwaway mentality, he said.
“I often ask myself, Who will be the
next to be thrown away? We have to
stop ourselves in time. Let us stop this,
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Pope Francis said the earliest Fathers
of the Church highlighted the importance of helping the poor and the fact
that the earth and its resources belong
to everyone, not just the wealthy.
He said if he were to use the same
phrases from the homilies of these
early church fathers “on how to treat
the poor, there would be someone accusing my homily of being Marxist.”
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Cardinal-designate Mafi of Tonga
called a ‘simple, humble’ man
PATRICK DOWNES
HONOLULU – When Tonga’s future cardinal came
to Hawaii as a priest in 2005 for the
ordination of his cousin, one of the
Tongan Catholic women hosting
him wanted to buy him a pair of
shoes. Then-Father Soane Mafi
politely turned down the offer, preferring instead the sandals he was
already wearing.
A few years later, then-Bishop
Mafi again visited Hawaii, and
Bishop Mafi
his cousin, Sacred Hearts Father
Johnathan Hurrell, invited him to his parish in
Waialua, where he was parochial vicar. They celebrated a weekday Mass together, but Father Hurrell
was unsure of the protocol of concelebrating with a
bishop. His cousin put him at ease.
“He told me that he would be my altar server,”
Father Hurrell said, “and he did. The small weekday
congregation was delighted.”
“He’s a simple man,” Father Hurrell said. “Very
humble.”
Father Hurrell, who is now the provincial superior
of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus
and Mary, spoke to his cousin shortly after Pope
Francis’ Jan. 4 announcement that he would be
among the church’s newest group of cardinals. He
said the bishop told him he was awakened that day at
4 a.m. by his brother in San Francisco, who gave him
the news.
According to Father Hurrell, Bishop Mafi told his
brother that he was mistaken and went back to sleep.
In the morning, discovering that his brother was
correct, he “quietly cried,” Father Hurrell said.
“He’s very warm, genuine, very real,” he said.
Father Hurrell was born in New Zealand but spent
about 15 years of his youth in Tonga.
The priest said he and the cardinal-designate, who
is four years older and one of seven children, grew
up together and were probably considered the least
likely in the family to become priests.
“We were the most rascal of the kids,” he said.
Father Hurrell said the cardinal-designate “is encouraging, supportive and a mighty preacher.”
He also has a great sense of humor.
Soane Patita Paini Mafi was born in the Tongan
capital of Nuku’alofa Dec. 19, 1961, the son and grandson of catechists. He joined a parish youth group
growing up in the settlement of Kolofo’ou, near the
capital, on the main island of Tongatapu.
He studied at the Pacific Regional Seminary in
Suva, Fiji.
Ordained a priest June 29, 1991, he spent four years
at Ha’apai parish on an outer island. In 1995, he became vicar general.
In an interview with Catholic San Francisco in 2008,
Bishop Mafi said his bishop sent him for three years
of study at then-Loyola College in Baltimore. After he
graduated in 2000, he returned to Fiji to join a formation team training local priests.
He was named coadjutor bishop of Tonga in 2007
and bishop of Tonga in April 2008, the first Tongan
diocesan priest to be named a bishop.
He told Catholic San Francisco that, at the time,
he was both eager and apprehensive about being the
bishop.
“It’s kind of a mixed feeling, excited but at the same
time overwhelming,” he said. “Now I belong to everybody.”
He will be elevated to the rank of cardinal, a first for
Tonga, by Pope Francis Feb. 14.
Father Hurrell said he believes the message the
pope is giving with this choice was that “the little ones
matter.”
The cardinal-designate is the current president of
CEPAC, the Episcopal Conference of the Pacific. “He
is very well-respected by his brother bishops,” said
Father Hurrell.
With only about 15,000 Catholics, the Diocese of
Tonga is the size of some American parishes. At 53,
Bishop Mafi will be the youngest of the 120-plus-member College of Cardinals.
Tonga is a constitutional monarchy made up of 176
islands. The people speak Tongan and English.
The country lies about 3,000 miles southwest of
Hawaii.
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Bishops see signs of resilience in Gaza
JUDITH SUDILOVSKY
BETHLEHEM, West Bank – Despite the immense destruction still evident in Gaza following the war there
last summer, the resilience of the people gave hope to
16 bishops of the Holy Land Coordination during their
visit to the Gaza Strip Jan. 11-12.
One boy’s words continued to resonate with Bishop
Oscar Cantu of Las Cruces, New Mexico. The boy, who
was the last student to speak to the bishops before they
left Holy Family School in Gaza, told them he simply
wanted dignity.
“What made a deep impression on me is that the
people are not broken,” said Archbishop Stephen
Brislin of Cape Town, South Africa. “Their will is very
strong. We saw this in the way they interacted with us
and the fact that life is as back to as ‘normal’ as possible. It signifies the strength of the human spirit.”
It took some of the bishops six hours to get through
the Erez checkpoint into Gaza where they celebrated
Mass, met with members of the Christian community
and were briefed on the work of CRS, Caritas and the
Pontifical Mission in Gaza.
The bishops also visited the Israeli border town of
Sderot, which was among the Israeli towns that came
under bombardment from Gaza during the war, before
returning to Bethlehem.
“We shouldn’t make light of the Israeli perspective and we need to listen to it; it is truly a concern
and before the walls of separation there were suicide
bombings. We understand the fear, but that is not a
(CNS PHOTO/DEBBIE HILL)
Bishops from around the world pray during a Jan. 12 Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Bethlehem, West Bank.
long-term solution,” said Bishop Cantu. “The wall of
separation is causing even more problems, even in the
short term.”
Auxiliary Bishop William Kenney of Birmingham,
England, noted that an Israeli they spoke with in
Sderot remembered with fondness the time when
Gazan workers were able to come to the city, and they
had meals together.
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Gaza in 2007 following an internal struggle between
two Palestinian factions – Hamas – which Israel, the
United States and others consider a terrorist organization – and Fatah, when Hamas took control of the Gaza
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As a result of the blockade, the bishops noted, Gaza
residents are still struggling to repair or rebuild their
homes when it is extremely difficult to obtain muchneeded building supplies. Tens of thousands of people
are still living in their bombed out homes or under
primitive conditions even during the recent cold
spells, the bishops noted, calling Gaza an “open-air
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“The biggest need for the people of Gaza is freedom,” said Bishop Felix Gmur of Basel, Switzerland.
“They do not feel free because there is no exchange of
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WORLD 13
Doctor: Kenyan bishops could
demand apology for vaccine drive
FRANCIS NJUGUNA
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenya’s Catholic
bishops could demand a public apology from the government, following a
revelation that some tested vials of the
tetanus vaccine given under a nationwide campaign contained a hormone
linked to birth control.
In November, the bishops charged
that the vaccine, targeted to women of
childbearing age and not to men, was
being administered in a campaign sponsored by the World Health Organization
and UNICEF that had been guarded by
secrecy and deception.
The bishops said they suspected the
vaccine contained beta human chorionic gonadotropin, or beta hCG, which prevents women from becoming pregnant.
In November, a joint committee formed
of church leaders, medical doctors, and
the parliamentary Committee on Health
agreed to test samples of the vaccine at
laboratories around the world.
Preliminary test results, released Jan.
10, showed that three of 59 vials of the
tetanus vaccine contained beta hCG.
The others tested negative.
The results were included in a preliminary executive summary of the report
of the joint Kenya Catholic Conference of Bishops and Kenyan Ministry
of Health, along with a committee of
experts on tetanus vaccine testing.
Dr. Stephen Karanja, chairman of the
Catholic Doctors’ Association, who was
preparing to address the nation’s bishops about the preliminary report, told
Catholic News Service Jan. 13 that the
bishops could demand a public apology
from the government.
He said three contaminated vials “is
quite a good number for the bishops to
base their strong case on.”
At the height of the issue, the Kenyan
bishops questioned why the national
immunization campaign was aimed at
women between the ages of 14-59 and
also why the government was conducting this campaign when the bishops
were not aware of a nationwide tetanus
crisis.
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TAGLE: Cardinal wants to show pope depth of faith learned from poor
FROM PAGE 1
I’m a hopeful person,” but the poor in the Malibay community of Pasay City on the outskirts of
Manila had been living in shacks for decades. And
they spent three years working with the Rogationist Fathers on community education and community-building projects before they found, financed
and purchased the plot of land that will be their
new home.
Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive in Manila
Jan.15, and the 57-year-old cardinal had a million
details to handle – many of them dispatched with his
lightning quick telephone text-messaging skills – but
he immersed himself in the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony and Mass Jan. 11.
It was just a couple hours in a day filled with appointments from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. He didn’t even stop
for lunch, although after the Mass in Pasay City and
before heading to the next Mass, he did take a little
piece of cake that was part of the sweet array offered
to his guests by the sisters who staff his residence.
He also popped a couple “pastillas de leche” into his
mouth, trying to tempt his already sugar-buzzing
guests.
When a comment was made that he seems much
thinner than he did in October when he was one of
the presidents of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops
on the family, he said, “It’s no joke preparing for the
Holy Father.”
Asked if his schedule would be any lighter the next
day, he replied with a long, drawn out “nooo.” But
despite all the meetings, he still had to find a way to
spend a bit of time with his father, Manuel, because
it was his dad’s 85th birthday. Although he knew it
wasn’t quite right, he said he might have to ask his
brother to bring his parents to Manila from their
home in Imus, about 15 miles away.
His parents have not been unaffected by the planning for the papal trip. Cardinal Tagle said he has
been hearing from all sorts of “long-lost friends”
who were hoping to meet Pope Francis. “Some even
(CNS PHOTO/TYLER ORSBURN)
A volunteer cuts the hair of a homeless woman at a church in
Manila, Philippines, Jan. 9. Pope Francis is scheduled to visit
the Philippines Jan.15 -19.
go to my mother,” Milagros, asking for tickets to one
of the papal events, he said.
The cardinal’s public Sunday began with him
warmly welcoming a succession of journalists to
his home, standing where TV crews told him to and
answering their questions with ease. He posed for
group and individual photos with almost all of them.
He talked about the papal trip, the morning
earthquake that woke all his visitors, the Filipino
people, Pope Francis’ personality, popular piety and
the poor. He expressed concern about how he will
deliver the gifts people have given him to give to the
pope. They fill 14 boxes so far, he said, and the nuncio
doesn’t want them stacked at the nunciature where
the pope will sleep.
During a fast-paced and often funny conversation
with Lino Rulli, host of the “The Catholic Guy” on
SiriusXM, Cardinal Tagle said he is not nervous
about the approaching papal visit. “I’m excited. I
want to see how the pastor in him will react to the
reality here.”
The pope, he said, practices what he preaches
about going out to the world’s peripheries to meet,
listen to and help the poor and excluded.
When you do that, the cardinal said, “you will
learn something,” and he’s looking forward to seeing
the pope’s face, watching his eyes, when he “receives
the Gospel proclaimed to him by the poor.”
The theme came up again in an evening conversation with Catholic News Service before the last events
of the day: a 7 p.m. Mass in a super-packed Santo
Nino de Tondo Church and dinner afterward with
the concelebrating priests, auxiliary bishop and the
journalists who were treated as his honored guests.
The Filipino poor usually are “resigned, in a positive sense. They say, ‘We will try to succeed, but if
not, God will take care of us,’” he said. Even if they
cannot provide their children with a nice house,
good schools and nutritious meals every day, they
try to live honorably and ensure special events are
celebrated. “If nothing else, they want to leave their
children a good name and good memories. You hear
that over and over from the poor.”
Cardinal Tagle said he did not know how to judge
the accuracy of the predictions that 5 million people
will attend the pope’s Mass Jan. 18 in Manila’s Rizal
Park, but he knows a lot of the poorest Filipinos will
be there.
“Many people believe that even if they cannot see
the pope up close, if they are geographically present, it will bring a blessing. And their children and
grandchildren can say they were there,” he said.
Sacrificing to get to the park, waiting for hours and
putting up with the crowds “is a bodily form of
prayer, like fasting.”
Cardinal Tagle said that over and over again, his
understanding of the Scriptures has taken on new
depth from his experience with the poor and “their
wisdom, their hope.” That’s what he wants to share
with the pope.
In Philippines, spirituality includes warfare against dark forces
SIMONE ORENDAIN
MANILA, Philippines – In the months leading up
to Pope Francis’ visit to the Philippines Jan. 15-19,
church leaders emphasized “spiritual preparation,”
such as a special prayer for the pope at the end of
each Mass and a reminder to carry out small acts of
kindness toward the less fortunate.
Along with prayerful devotion to Jesus, the Virgin
Mary and veneration of the many saints, another
aspect of the faith in this overwhelmingly Catholic
country is its consideration of the forces of darkness
and spiritual warfare.
At the spacious chapel inside the main building
of the Manila archdiocese, Msgr. Jesus-Norriel
Bandojo said a prayer as he poured holy water into
water bottles and bottles of olive oil and sprinkled it
on colorful rosaries, rock salt, a selection of saints’
medallions and icons of various religious figures, all
crowding a table on one side of the altar. He said the
items had to be “cleansed” of any possible evil spirits
hanging around them, waiting to take advantage of
their unsuspecting owners.
Msgr. Bandojo, an exorcist-in-training, had just
concluded a Mass for archdiocesan employees.
“And with that, I hope that God will give you
compassion and will give you the grace to ward off
anything that will lead you away from him. That he
protects you, protects your way,” he said.
Some archdiocesan workers invited Msgr. Bandojo
especially because, they said, there was too much bad
health going around at the office.
Sylvia Gamboa, a supervisor for the archdiocesan
properties department, said: “We have so many that
have had operations ... one employee had spinal
surgery twice, another, his shoulder ... someone a full
hysterectomy.”
Gamboa told Catholic News Service there were
other cases of colleagues taking ill, sometimes without explanation, all within the month that they had
scheduled the exorcists’ Mass. They could not say for
sure what the cause was for the streak of bad luck
with poor health, but Gamboa said having the Mass
and Msgr. Bandojo’s talk on exorcism could only help
(CNS PHOTO/SIMONE ORENDAIN)
Msgr. Jesus-Norriel Bandojo, a priest in the Office of Exorcism of the Manila Archdiocese in the Philippines, gives a
blessing and says a prayer of deliverance over “sacramentals” in late October at the archdiocese offices’ chapel to
ward off the possibility of evil forces attaching themselves to
the religious items.
to strengthen their faith against any possible evil
work behind it.
At the Office of Exorcism of the Manila archdiocese, Father Jose Francisco Syquia, chief exorcist,
said in oppression, one of the stages toward full
demonic possession, misfortunes such as poor health
with no clear medical explanation can affect a person.
Father Syquia said that, at any given time, the office
handles 30 cases of demonic possession from across
the country, an increase from 10 years ago. Far worse
than bad luck, these involve evil spirits taking over
people, causing them to do things without normal
explanation such as read minds, levitate and speak in
Latin with no prior exposure to the language.
In his office lined with shelves of psychology, theology and exorcism books, Father Syquia, a Rometrained exorcist, said some cases involve several
priests having to pin down the possessed person
while reciting prayers.
He said in the Philippines, an increased interest in
the occult is one of the main culprits of possession
today.
“Many people who enter Satanism and the New
Age are actually searching for a tangible experience
of God,” Father Syquia told CNS. “They are not
evil people. They are usually people who have been
deceived because man really has a tendency to look
for God, for the divine. That’s where Satan comes in,
through man’s curiosity.”
Father Syquia said the oldest example of this is the
story of creation, when Eve’s curiosity led her to be
tricked by Satan into believing she could be God-like
if she simply ate the forbidden fruit.
He said in the same way, people’s curiosity about
the preternatural world leaves “openings” where evil
spirits can latch on. And these openings can occur
when a person delves into the occult or nurtures
paranormal powers like clairvoyance, repeatedly sins
without remorse or experiences serious trauma early
in life that accompanies unwillingness to forgive.
Father Syquia said oftentimes a person, who
believes he or she is possessed, tries to get help in the
wrong places.
“Here in the Philippines we have a lot of occult
practitioners they first go to before they even think of
going to the church,” he said. “We have a lot of faith
healers ... people into witchcraft ... people who are
into these superstitious practices. By the time they
come to us they already have deep bondage.”
The exorcist said the oldest religious practice in the
Philippines was animism, a belief that elements of
nature and some inanimate objects have spirits. And
that these beliefs lend themselves to superstitious
practices.
Depending on how deep the bondage is, a possessed
person may have to go through multiple exorcisms,
he said. But real help comes only when the person
turns to God fully.
In a book he wrote on exorcism called “Exorcism,
Encounters with the Paranormal and the Occult,”
Father Syquia said a possessed person “must choose
God with as much passion as he can muster. This
would then release any ‘right’ the devil has over the
person.”
OPINION 15
Mercy and compassion compel pope’s visit to the Philippines
W
hen I first heard about
Pope Francis’ coming to
the Philippines this month,
I thought, “That couldn’t be. He
has already
been invited
to the 51st
International
Eucharistic
Congress set
to be held
in Cebu, the
Philippines in
January next
year.” My curiosity grew as
FATHER
to what really
RAYMUND REYES prompted the
Holy Father’s
visit making
him the third pope to visit the largest Christian country in Asia. Pope
Paul VI visited the Philippines in
November 1970 and St. Pope John
Paul II in February 1981 and January 1995.
It was not actually a great surprise after learning what compelled
him to come. Pope Francis greatly
desired to visit the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Yolanda, that
killed more than 6,000 people in
November 2013. Pope Francis, who
has been outspoken on God’s mercy
and compassion from day one of
his papacy, brings his good heart
to the Philippines especially to the
families who are still suffering and
rebuilding their lives. His coming
has mobilized the whole country
to work with him in unison with
Christ’s mercy and compassion.
The Catholic Bishops Conference
of the Philippines has launched its
focus for 2015 as the “Year of the
Poor.”
In his pastoral letter, Archbishop
Socrates Villegas, CBCP president,
has urged the Filipino people to
prepare spiritually for the coming of Pope Francis by becoming a
people rich in mercy and making
mercy their national identity and
a gift to the Holy Father. Also, Cardinal Luis Tagle, the Archbishop
of Manila, has assured the blessing of the pope’s visit to the whole
country, particularly the poor, the
survivors of calamities and victims
of injustice. He spoke clearly on the
pope’s challenge to reach out with
love to the neglected and abandoned and to establish in society a
culture of mercy and compassion.
Furthermore, Bishop Mylo Vergara, chair of CBCP communication
and media, has considered Pope
Francis’ pastoral visit as God’s
visitation to the Filipino people in
need of his love, mercy and salvation.
Pope Francis himself has already
initiated something concrete by
paving the way for the construction
of the Pope Francis Center for the
Poor in the Archdiocese of Palo,
Leyte, a city that was greatly damaged by Yolanda. The center will
provide homes for the elderly and
orphans, as well as a clinic and a
chapel. Pope Francis will bless the
center when he visits Leyte on Jan.
17. There he is also scheduled to
celebrate the Eucharist and share
a meal with poor children, orphans
and survivors of Yolanda.
The pastoral visit of Pope Francis
includes a special celebration of
the Eucharist with clergy and religious representatives at the Manila
Cathedral and a meeting with the
Filipino youth at the University of
Santo Tomas, the royal and only
Perspectives from Archbishop Cordileone and guest writers
Truly, Pope Francis’ pastoral
visit has drawn the church
in the Philippines to its basic
identity as ‘a place of mercy
freely given, where everyone
can feel welcomed, loved,
forgiven and encouraged to
live the good life of the Gospel.’
pontifical Catholic university in
Asia. As people endowed with great
regard for family values, the Holy
Father has included in his itinerary a meeting with Filipino families
on the spacious grounds of Manila
Bay’s Mall of Asia.
Here in our archdiocese, Filipinos
are overjoyed, blessed and proud
of the Holy Father’s visit to the
Philippines. Blesilda Almacen and
her children, parishioners of St.
Boniface Church in San Francisco,
already flew to the Philippines to
spend Christmas with relatives and
to join them to see Pope Francis in
person. A faithful devotee herself
to Santo Niño, meaning “Holy
Child” in Spanish, she said she’d
greet the pope with the miraculous
image of Santo Niño in her hands.
“It wouldn’t surprise me,” she
added, “if thousands would also
carry their images of Santo Niño
and have them blessed by the Holy
Father himself.”
Nellie Hizon, a St. Stephen parishioner and a great advocate of
Simbang Gabi in the archdiocese,
is elated by the pope’s visit to the
Philippines. She said “Pope Francis’ visit is truly God’s marvelous
blessing that brings further fervor
to the practice of faith he gifted
us.” Freda Motak, a St. Anne of the
Sunset parishioner, has marveled
at Pope Francis’ desire to travel a
long distance. She said, “The Holy
Father was being true to his words
to share in the burdens of others
and offer the Filipino people his
personal message of hope, love and
healing.”
Estelle Oloresisimo, president of
the Filipino-American Friendship
Network, hopes that Pope Francis’ call for mercy reaches out to
government officials on behalf of
the thousands of overseas foreign
workers by creating more local jobs
and entrepreneurial opportunities.
She said “Fifty percent of migrants
are women, mostly mothers who
left their own children to take care
of other people’s children in foreign lands as nannies and domestic
helpers just to secure a future for
their families.”
Truly, Pope Francis’ pastoral visit
has drawn the church in the Philippines to its basic identity as “a
place of mercy freely given, where
everyone can feel welcomed, loved,
forgiven and encouraged to live the
good life of the Gospel” (“Evangelii
Gaudium” 114). It has opened many
opportunities to value the poor, the
victims of disasters and injustice,
to renew society and to care for
creation. With the Holy Father’s
pastoral visit, may mercy and compassion embrace not just Filipinos
but all of us.
(CNS PHOTO/ROMEO RANOCO, REUTERS)
A worker holds up necklaces with portraits of Pope Francis on sale at a store in Manila, Philippines, Jan. 5.
FATHER REYES is vicar for priests for the
Archdiocese of San Francisco.
16 OPINION
The gaze of Jesus: Where a vocation begins
T
he Dutch master Rembrandt painted many images of Gospel scenes. Maybe you are familiar
with the beautiful painting of the “Prodigal
Son” in which the father embraces his young
troubled son with great
compassion and love. The
image of Jesus above is one
of Rembrandt’s paintings
called the “Head of Christ.”
This painting evokes something extraordinary in the
glance of Jesus. It is not a
composed, confident savior
whom we see, but someone
who looks deeply concerned
by the other person or
SISTER JEAN
people whom he sees. This is
EVANS, RSM
the Jesus who attracted followers, who healed the sick,
who forgave sinners. He saw
people and they followed him (Mark 1:16-20).
Pope Francis is someone who has been touched
by the gaze of the Lord. That powerful gaze can be
the call to vocation today. One of his most beautiful reflections focuses on the gaze of the Lord and
its effects on the heart of Matthew the tax collector. The Gospel story tells us: “As Jesus passed
by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the
customs post. He said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he
got up and followed him” (Matthew 9:9). The man
who was to become St. Matthew walked off his job
to follow Jesus.
Father Manuel Correia, a Comboni missionary
tells us that the Gospel says nothing about the face
of Jesus – his features, the color of his hair or eyes,
but often speaks of his gaze. The way Jesus looked
at people communicated feelings and emotions
that words cannot convey. A simple glance and
exchange of looks changed everything for Matthew
as it did for all the Apostles, who left everything
and followed Jesus.
In reflecting on this passage, Pope Francis explains that when Jesus saw Matthew he “saw him
through the eyes of mercy and chose him.” God
didn’t just see Matthew as a sinner – a corrupt and
uncaring official; but through the eyes of mercy,
God sees him as a loved sinner someone who will
respond to Jesus’ call to discipleship and mission.
This particular verse is very personal and significant for Pope Francis because he sees himself as
a recipient of God’s merciful glance. Taken from
P
Rembrandt’s “Head of Christ”
the reflection of St. Bede the Venerable, the phrase
“saw him through the eyes of mercy and chose
him” forms part of the coat of arms first chosen by
Jorge Bergolio when he was appointed bishop in
1991.
In fact, it was on the feast of St Matthew in 1953
that 17-year-old Jorge Bergoglio first experienced
the loving presence of God in his life. After going
to the sacrament of penance, Jorge felt his heart
touched by God. Recalling this moment, Pope
Francis says that with a gaze of tender love this
“mercy of God” called him to religious life where
he would follow the example of St Ignatius of
Loyola.
The tender gaze of the Lord had a tremendous
impact on the pope, as it had on Matthew. It
changed his heart and his way of life. He was converted. Pope Francis says that as soon as Matthew
felt that gaze of Jesus in his heart, he got up and
followed Jesus.
Jesus’ gaze always lifts us up. It is a look that
always lifts us up, and never leaves you in
your place, never lets us down, never humiliates.
It invites you to get up – a look that causes you
to grow, to move forward, that encourages you,
because the one who looks upon you loves you. The
gaze makes you feel that he loves you. This gives
the courage to follow him (Casa di Santa Marta,
Sept. 21, 2013).
Recognizing and responding to the gaze of Jesus
is only the first step in the following of Jesus. We
are rooted in God’s mercy and sent on mission.
At the end of the 2013 World Youth Day in Brazil,
Pope Francis challenged the thousands of youth at
Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro:
“Go. During these days here in Rio, you have
been able to enjoy the wonderful experience of
meeting Jesus, meeting him together with others, and you have sensed the joy of faith. But the
experience of this encounter must not remain
locked up in your life or in the small group of your
parish, your movement, or your community. That
would be like withholding oxygen from a flame
that was burning strongly. Faith is a flame that
grows stronger the more it is shared and passed
on, so that everyone may know, love and confess
Jesus Christ, the Lord of life and history” (cf. Rom
10:9).
Pope Francis gives us a mission for today to offer
God’s joy and consolation to others, to the poor, to
the distressed. But Pope Francis offers a word of
caution, “Careful, though! Jesus did not say: ‘Go,
if you would like to, if you have the time,’ but he
said: ‘Go and make disciples of all nations!’”
A vocation begins with the loving glance of the
Lord and ends with a mission to bring the mercy
and consolation of God to all people, especially
those who are vulnerable. Jesus invites young
people to discover his love and mercy within
themselves and to share it with others. St-Exupéry
wrote that it is only with the heart that one can
see rightly because what is essential is invisible to
the eye. And so it is necessary to pray for purity
of heart – to see with good sight, to see ourselves
with God’s eyes, as God’s beloved children. That is
the gaze that will purify, free and empower us to
be a message of joy to others.
Pope Francis reminds us: “All of us find ourselves before that gaze, that marvelous gaze, and
we go forward in life, in the certainty that he looks
upon us. He, too, however awaits us, in order to
look definitively – and that final gaze of Jesus
upon our lives will be forever!”
MERCY SISTER JEAN EVANS is a vocations minister for the
Sisters of Mercy West Midwest Community. She helps
coordinate Taize prayer around the cross at Mercy
Center, Burlingame. The Sisters of Mercy invites
women to four Fridays of Evening Prayer and conversations about vocation, led by a team of sisters, Jan.
30, Feb. 27, March 27 and April 24 at Mercy Center.
RSVP to Sister Jean at (650) 373-4508; email Jevans@
mercywmw.org.
Heading out for an encounter with God
ope Francis has a knack for taking familiar
biblical phrases and turning them around
to make a practical, if not necessarily devotional, point.
For instance, in speaking to lay Catholics more
than a year ago he turned to
Revelation 3:20 to make the
critically important point
that they are needed to help
the church “step outside
herself.”
He did so by first quoting
the familiar words, “Behold, I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my
FATHER WILLIAM
voice and opens the door,
(then) I will enter his house
J. BYRON, SJ
and dine with him and he
with me” (Revelation 3:20).
But Pope Francis turned this text around to have
Jesus stand there, knocking, but saying, in effect,
“Hey, let me out!”
The pope was inviting the church to ask itself,
“How often is Jesus inside and knocking at the
door to be let out, to come out? And we do not let
him out because of our own need for security,
because so often we are locked into ephemeral
structures that serve solely to make us slaves and
not free children of God.”
Pope Francis wants the church to move “to the
outskirts of existence.” He wants us to move out
of our comfort zones. In this “stepping out,” he
says, it is important “to be ready for encounter”
because that is what Jesus did and wants to do
Pope Francis greets people during an audience to give
Christmas greetings to Vatican employees in Paul VI hall at
the Vatican Dec. 22. To the pope, it is important “to be ready
for encounter.”
now through us – encounter others, especially the
poor, the elderly and hungry children.
“We must create a ‘culture of encounter,’ a
culture of friendship, a culture in which we find
brothers and sisters, in which we can also speak
with those who think differently, as well as those
who hold other beliefs, who do not have the same
faith. They all have something in common with
us: They are images of God; they are children of
God. (We must be) going out to meet everyone,
without losing sight of our own position.”
We must not permit ourselves to become
“starched” Christians, said the pope. And by that
he was referring to “those overeducated Christians who speak of theological matters as they
calmly sip their tea. No! We must become courageous Christians and go in search of the people
who are the very flesh of Christ.”
Pope Francis insists that when you touch the
hand of a poor person, you are touching the hand
of Christ, and he is urging us – the church – to be
doing exactly that, to be breaking out of our selfimposed enclosures to touch the suffering Christ
wherever there is suffering in our contemporary
world.
Christ is knocking at the doors of our hearts and
asking to be let out so that he, through us, can heal
a broken world.
To say that the typical Catholic parish community
has not yet heard that knock is to state the obvious.
But it is not to say that the knock cannot be heard
and that no response will ever be forthcoming.
I have a friend who likes to say that coincidence is
God’s way of remaining anonymous. So perhaps it
is not all that coincidental that fewer young Catholics are showing up in parishes on Sundays.
Perhaps they are already “out there” and what
they need right now is the push and pull of God’s
grace so that, while not giving up their own original position in the church, they can reach back
from wherever they are on the “outskirts of existence” and bring those they might meet there back
with them into the fold.
I’m assuming that we who are still very much
in and of the fold will be open enough to welcome
them.
JESUIT FATHER BYRON is university professor of business
and society at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia.
Email [email protected].
OPINION 17
Fostering solidarity across generations
O
ccasionally we hear disturbing stories in the
media about young people who perpetrate
abuse against the elderly. In a widely reported 2009 story, for example, caretakers at the
Quadrangle Assisted Living
facility outside Philadelphia
were charged in connection with the abuse of an
elderly patient named Lois
McCallister. Three employees, ages 19, 21 and 22 were
caught on a surveillance
camera as they taunted,
mocked and assaulted the
78-year-old woman.
She had begun complaining to visiting family members several months prior
that someone was hurting
her and hitting her. There
were also initial signs of
bruising on her hand and
wrist. After bringing the
FATHER TADEUSZ
bruises to the attention of
PACHOLCZYK
the nursing home’s administrators, the family was informed that the allegations were unfounded, and
were told the accusations were simply the result
of the patient’s advancing dementia.
The family suspected there was more to it, and
clandestinely installed the video camera in a
clock in the victim’s room.
After capturing the assailants on tape, they
concluded that the abuse suffered by their mother
had been ongoing for some time. One of the young
women charged in the case told investigators she
was working on another floor the night the clock/
camera captured the scene in the elderly woman’s
room. A family member later told news reporters,
“They called the third girl down from another
floor and said, ‘Come down, we’re going to start.’”
As a consequence of the abuse, the Department
of Public Welfare eventually revoked the license
for the facility, and the family filed a civil lawsuit
against the facility’s parent company.
A tragic event like this leads to intense questioning about how these young people, charged
with the special care of the older generation,
could end up becoming so callous, inhuman, and
brutal. What can be done to prevent this kind of
MAKING
SENSE OUT OF
BIOETHICS
T
he transfer of the celebration of the Epiphany
to a Sunday from Jan. 6 (the solemnity’s traditional date), and the elimination of Sundaysafter-Epiphany in favor of the ill-named Sundays of
“Ordinary Time,” has made
a hash of the Christmas liturgical season, as I suggested in “Evangelical Catholicism.” Still, the liturgical
calendar of Blessed Paul VI
does us a service by highlighting the formerly insignificant feast of the Baptism
of the Lord as the terminus
of the Christmas season.
And that service is to
GEORGE WEIGEL
remind us to remember,
cherish, celebrate the date of
our own baptism.
When I first started working on pro-life and
religious freedom issues with Evangelical Protestants, some 35 years ago, I was struck by the way
these folks introduced themselves at a meeting.
Most Americans, in such circumstances, identify
themselves by occupation: “I’m John Smith and
I’m a lawyer with Smith Jones” or “I’m Jane Doe
and I’m a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital.” My
new friends didn’t do that. Rather, they’d say “I’m
John Smith (or Jane Doe) and I was born again on
such-and-such a date” – which was usually when
the person in question was a young adult.
Contrarian that I can be on occasion, I would say,
when the introductory rites came around to me,
“I’m George Weigel and I was born again on April
29, 1951 ... at which point I was precisely 12 days
old.” That drew the occasional blank stare, but it
An elderly woman attends Pope Francis’ encounter with the
elderly in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican last Sept. 28.
“intergenerational disconnect” from occurring
in the future? And what can be done to build up
unity and respect among generations?
A nearly universal point of reference over the
years, and a counsel of incalculable worth, has
been the injunction enshrined in “Honor your
father and mother.” A decision to abide by this
commandment invariably serves to strengthen
the concern of children for their parents and
elders, and helps forge a bond among generations.
The Book of Sirach offers similarly sage advice:
“My son, take care of your father when he is old;
grieve him not as long as he lives. Even if his
mind fails, be considerate of him; revile him not
all the days of his life; kindness to a father will
not be forgotten, firmly planted against the debt
of your sins ….”
In a sense, it is precisely the weakness and vulnerability of the elderly that beckons us to manifest a greater respect toward them, and never to
mistreat them in the strength of youth. As Pope
John Paul II beautifully summed it up in his 1999
Letter to the Elderly: “… the signs of human
frailty which are clearly connected with advanced
age become a summons to the mutual dependence
and indispensable solidarity which link the different generations ….” Compassionately attending
to the needs of the elderly draws the generations
together and builds solidarity.
When the unique gifts of the elderly are invested and shared with the younger generation,
this, too, builds up solidarity. Elderly people help
us see human affairs with a sense of perspective
tempered by experience, reflection and wisdom.
Whenever grandparents contribute to the raising and formation of the grandchildren, even by
doing something as simple as teaching them how
to pray and think about God, they strengthen
intergenerational ties, and build family unity.
We can foster intergenerational care and support within our families and communities in
other simple ways as well, for example, through
conscientious parenting, including small but
important steps such as insisting on mealtime together as a family which builds up mutual respect
and concern for others in the family; teaching
compassion by visiting sick or elderly neighbors
together; teaching children to welcome all human
life, even when weak or handicapped; praying
together as a family; decreasing media time and
guarding against violent computer/video games,
pornography and other practices that dehumanize people and make them seem like objects to be
manipulated.
As we seek to build relational bridges across
generations, and work to construct a society that
esteems its elders, we simultaneously build up
homes and communities that are liberated of
the threat of abuse or neglect — places of safety,
mutual support and love, even as the hairs on our
head turn gray and our strength wanes.
FATHER PACHOLCZYK is a priest of the Diocese of Fall River,
Mass., and director of education at The National
Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia.
Owning our baptism
(CNS PHOTO/CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO)
Pope John Paul II blesses a baby in the Sistine Chapel on the
feast of the Baptism of the Lord in 2002.
often led to interesting conversations about sacramental regeneration.
My evangelical friends’ sense that the day of their
being “born again” was the defining moment of
their lives, and my Catholic convictions about what
had happened to me on April 29, 1951, came into
harmonic focus when, in preparing the first volume
of my biography of St. John Paul II, “Witness to
Hope,” I described the pope’s return to his parish in Wadowice on his epic first papal pilgrimage
to Poland in June 1979. Stepping into the church
where he had served Mass, received the scapular,
and prayed daily during his youth, the 264th bishop
of Rome went straight to the chapel that housed the
baptismal font and venerated the place where he
had been “born again” in 1920.
Why? Because Karol Wojtyla knew that that day
was the most important day of his life: The day
when he was first empowered, by water and the
Spirit, to become a friend of the Lord Jesus Christ
and a missionary disciple. As John Paul understood it, the most important day of his life was not
the day on which he was ordained a priest, consecrated a bishop or elected pope. The most important day of his life was the day of his baptism.
Everything else flowed from that, like the waters in
Ezekiel’s vision, flowing from the restored Temple
to renew the face of the earth.
In discussing evangelical Catholicism, the book
and the idea, with dozens of audiences in various
Catholic venues around the country and the world
over the past two years, I’ve often conducted a little
pop-quiz, asking my audience how many of them
know the date of their baptism. I once got close to a
10 percent positive response, but the norm is usually
in the 2-3 percent range. I then tell the story of my
evangelical friends, and the story of John Paul II,
and suggest that those present should, on returning
home, take out the file where they keep the “Catholic
stuff,” look up the date of their baptism on their baptismal certificate, memorize it – and then celebrate
that day in some special way every year hence.
I’ve been doing that for a decade and a half now,
prodded a few months ahead of time by the liturgical feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Like the Lord,
on the day of our baptism, each of us received a
commission: in our case, to be the disciples who take
Christ’s mission into the world, every day. Owning
that is how we become the “church in permanent
mission” to which Pope Francis has called us.
WEIGEL is a distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and
Public Policy Center, Washington, D.C.
18 OPINION
W
The importance of the interior and private
e can never be challenged too
strongly with regard to being
committed to social justice. A
key, nonnegotiable, summons that
comes from
Jesus himself
is precisely
the challenge
to reach out
to the poor, to
the excluded,
to those whom
society deems
expendable.
Therefore the
huge, global
FATHER RON
issues of justice
ROLHEISER
should preoccupy us. Can we
be good Christians or even decent human beings
without letting the daily news baptize
us? The majority of the world still
lives in hunger, thousands are dying of
Ebola and other such illnesses, countless lives are torn apart by war and
violence, and we are still, as a world,
a long ways from dealing realistically
with racism, sexism, abortion, and the
integrity of physical creation. These
are major moral issues and we may not
escape into our own private world and
simply ignore them.
However, precisely because they are
so mammoth and important, we can
get the impression that the other moral
issues we have to deal with, issues of
private morality, are not as important.
It’s all too easy to conclude that, given
the mega-problems in our world, it
doesn’t matter much how we live in the
deeper recesses of our private worlds.
Our private, little moral concerns can
look pretty petty when weighed against
the problems of the world as a whole.
Do we really believe that God cares
much whether or not we say our morning prayers, gossip about a colleague,
nurse a grudge or two, or are less than
(CNS PHOTO/PETER LOCKLEY)
The sculpture “Saint John of the Cross” by Francisco Antonio Gijon. In teaching about the vital
importance of honesty in small things, the 16th-century Spanish doctor of the church, mystic
and poet says: “It makes no difference whether a bird is tied down by a heavy rope or by the
slenderest of cords, it can’t fly in either case.”
fully honest in our sexual lives? Does
God really care about these things?
Yes. God cares because we care.
Large, global issues notwithstanding,
issues of personal integrity are generally what make or break our happiness,
not to mention our character and our
intimate relationships. In the end, they
aren’t petty concerns at all. They shape
the big things. Social morality is simply
a reflection of private morality. What
we see in the global picture is simply a
magnification of the human heart.
When ego, greed, lust and selfishness
are not dealt with inside the private
recesses of the heart, it’s naive to think
that they will be dealt with at a global
level. How are we to build a just, loving
world, if we cannot, first of all, tame
selfishness inside us? There will be no
transparency at a global level as long
as we continue to think it’s okay to not
be transparent in our private lives. The
global simply reflects the private. The
failure to recognize this is, to my mind,
the elephant in the room in terms of
our inability to bring justice to the
earth.
Social action that does not have private morality as its base is not spirituality, but simple political action, power
dealing with power, important in itself,
but the not to be confused with real
transformation. The kingdom of God
doesn’t work that way. It works by
conversion and real conversion is an
eminently personal act. Carlos Castaneda, the Native American mystic,
writes: “I come from Latin America
where intellectuals are always talking
about political and social revolution
and where a lot of bombs are being
thrown. But nothing has changed
much. It takes little daring to bomb
a building, but in order to stop being
jealous or to come to internal silence,
you have to remake yourself. This is
where real reform begins.”
LETTERS
Mass books deepen faith
Thank you for the book review “New books offer valuable
guidance in understanding the
Mass,” in the Jan. 9 edition. I’m
always pleased to find recommendations for resources to help
me in understanding the Mass
and deepening my faith.
I would like to suggest a recently published book for our
brothers and sisters who have
an interest in the extraordinary
form of the Mass: “Treasure and
Tradition, The Ultimate Guide to
the Latin Mass” by Lisa Bergman
(St. Augustine Academy Press).
This beautifully illustrated
hardcover book combines elements of a coffee-table book, a
textbook and a missal. It includes the Latin and English
Mass texts but it also has extensive notes and illustrations
covering the history, actions,
prayers and the “why” of the
Mass. For those new to the extraordinary form there is a chart
to help in case you lose your
place during Mass.
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The pope’s message of reform
for a full review, so I will leave it
at that.
I wanted to mention this helpful book because you can find
the extraordinary form of the
Mass celebrated every day of the
week in various churches in the
and surrounding dioceses.
Mary Bordi
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All lives matter
“Black lives matter,” according to the writer of the letter
headlined “Unequal Justice” that
appeared in the Jan. 9 edition.
Yes, but I will take an even more
radical stand and say “all lives
matter.” With that in mind, I
invite the author to take part in
the pro-life march slated for Jan.
24 in San Francisco. I also urge
march participants to raise their
hands and yell “all lives matter.”
Perhaps that way, the march,
which draws tens of thousands
each year, will finally get the
media attention it deserves.
James O. Clifford Sr.
Redwood City
LETTERS POLICY
Thomas Merton makes the same
point. During the 1960s, when so many
intellectuals were involved in various
social struggles, Merton was tucked
away in a monastery, far (it would
seem) from the real battlefronts. Stung
by outside criticism of his monastic
seclusion, he admitted that to most
outsiders it “must seem like small
potatoes” to be engaged mainly in a
war against one’s private demons.
However, he still believed that he was
fighting the real battle: that of changing hearts. When you change a heart,
he says, you have helped bring about
some permanent structural, moral
change on this planet. Everything
else is simply one power attempting to
displace another.
Private morality and all that comes
with it – private prayer and the attempt to be honest and transparent
in even the smallest and most secret
of things – is the core from which all
morality takes its root. Jan Walgrave,
commenting on the social importance
of mysticism, suggests: “You can generate more energy by splitting a single
atom than you can harnessing all the
forces of water and wind on earth.
That is precisely what Jesus, Buddha,
and Mohammed did. They split the inner atom of love. Great energy flowed
out.” John of the Cross, in teaching
about the vital importance of honesty
in small things, says: “It makes no
difference whether a bird is tied down
by a heavy rope or by the slenderest of
cords, it can’t fly in either case.”
Private morality is not an unimportant, unaffordable luxury, a soft virtue,
something that stands in the way of
commitment to social justice. It’s the
deep place where the moral atom
needs to be split.
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P
ope Francis made what some would
consider harsh statements in his
Christmas message to the Roman
Curia. He warned the cardinals and
archbishops
assembled of
“the terrorism of
gossip,” of being
part of a clique
that “enslaves all
its members, becoming ‘a cancer’
that threatens the
harmony of the
body and causes
so much illness,”
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and of “spiritual
HEMRICK
Alzheimer’s,” or
forgetting what
drew them to the
priesthood in the first place.
Pope Francis said that the Curia, those
who make up the Catholic Church’s
governing body, is “called on to always
improve itself and grow in communion,
holiness and knowledge to fulfill its
mission. But even it, as any human body,
can suffer from ailments, dysfunctions,
illnesses.”
That hardly made for a cheerful Christmas message. But what was he trying to
say? To understand Pope Francis’ thinking, we may want to look at religious
orders.
Some religious orders were founded to
carry out reforms because its members
felt as if inspiring examples of Christ’s
teachings were lacking. Reform was
needed to revitalize religion, spawn
saints and to establish revitalized centers
for meaningful worship. As time passed,
however, so did reforms. But the church
saw repeated religious renaissances.
One way to interpret Pope Francis’
Christmas message is to view it as a
call for a much-needed renaissance and
revitalization of religion in postmodern
times. Although Pope Francis addressed
the Curia, his message also speaks to the
world.
When I was traveling in Germany with
a friend, he said to me: “You Americans have big appetites.” This is true
of humanity, not just Americans. For
example, the amount of food on supermarket shelves tempts us to appease our
appetites. The saying, “The more you get,
the more you want,” holds true for many,
as does a big appetite for gossip and for
forgetting to count the blessings we have.
Down deep, we crave a healthy orderly
life and know that better controlling our
lives is the best way to attain true, lasting
joy. We are especially happiest when doing something good and wholesome for
ourselves that leads to doing something
good for another.
I believe this is the underlining reason
behind Pope Francis’ seemingly harsh
words. He is calling for a postmodern renaissance. He wants to lift our spirituality to new heights. This requires change
and, yes, death to disorderly appetites
and bad habits. And yet, when we admit
that these things enslave us and let go, we
experience the joy of freedom.
And that’s the joy Pope Francis desires
for all of us.
FAITH 19
SUNDAY READINGS
Second Sunday of Ordinary Time
John was standing with two of his disciples, and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said, ‘Behold, the Lamb of God.’
JOHN 1:35-42
1 SAMUEL 3:3B-10, 19
Samuel was sleeping in the temple of the Lord
where the ark of God was. The Lord called to
Samuel, who answered, “Here I am.” Samuel
ran to Eli and said, “Here I am. You called me.”
“I did not call you, “Eli said. “Go back to sleep.”
So he went back to sleep. Again the Lord called
Samuel, who rose and went to Eli. “Here I am,”
he said. “You called me.” But Eli answered, “I
did not call you, my son. Go back to sleep.” At
that time Samuel was not familiar with the Lord,
because the Lord had not revealed anything to
him as yet. The Lord called Samuel again, for the
third time. Getting up and going to Eli, he said,
“Here I am. You called me.” Then Eli understood
that the Lord was calling the youth. So he said to
Samuel, “Go to sleep, and if you are called, reply,
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.” When
Samuel went to sleep in his place, the Lord came
and revealed his presence, calling out as before,
“Samuel, Samuel!” Samuel answered, “Speak, for
your servant is listening.” Samuel grew up, and
the Lord was with him, not permitting any word
of his to be without effect.
PSALM 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10
Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.
I have waited, waited for the Lord, and he stooped
toward me and heard my cry. And he put a new
song into my mouth, a hymn to our God.
Sacrifice or offering you wished not, but ears
open to obedience you gave me. Holocausts or
sin-offerings you sought not; then said I, “Behold I come.”
Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.
“In the written scroll it is prescribed for me, to do
your will, O my God, is my delight, and your law is
within my heart!”
I announced your justice in the vast assembly; I
did not restrain my lips, as you, O Lord, know.
1 CORINTHIANS 6:13C-15A, 17-20
Brothers and sisters: The body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the
body; God raised the Lord and will also raise us by
his power. Do you not know that your bodies are
members of Christ? But whoever is joined to the
Lord becomes one Spirit with him. Avoid immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the
body, but the immoral person sins against his own
body. Do you not know that your body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from
God, and that you are not your own? For you have
been purchased at a price. Therefore glorify God in
your body.
JOHN 1:35-42
John was standing with two of his disciples,
and as he watched Jesus walk by, he said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God.” The two disciples
heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus
turned and saw them following him and said to
them, “What are you looking for?” They said to
him, “Rabbi” – which translated means Teacher
–, “where are you staying?” He said to them,
“Come, and you will see.” So they went and saw
where Jesus was staying, and they stayed with
him that day. It was about four in the afternoon.
Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of
the two who heard John and followed Jesus.
Seeing the one who rescues us from ourselves
A
t first blush this scenario seems insignificant.
Fellow Hebrews are beginning to notice Jesus
as a rabbi who teaches with authority. Before
we quickly move on we
might think: Jesus is beginning to establish his posse
of followers, but that’s it.
However, here in the
beginning of John’s Gospel,
Jesus’ identity is revealed
repeatedly with subtle
simplicity. The verbs in
this passage give us the
deeper clue. For both John
the Baptist and Jesus the
actions indicate references
to vision: “saw,” “looking,”
“watched.” The two disciples, John and Andrew,
don’t respond to sight; they
SISTER MARIA
respond to hearing. “The
CATHERINE, OP
two disciples heard and
followed ….” They each
respond based on hearing John the Baptist call
Jesus the Lamb of God, rather than by seeing
Jesus. Scripture is giving me a subtle hint that
students and seekers, like myself, do not yet have
the vision; I must see through my teachers. Only
after patient listening will the lesson unfold in
my heart.
The word obedience comes from the Latin “ob
audire” meaning to “listen” or “hear.” In the parable of Lazarus, the rich man begs Abraham and
SCRIPTURE
REFLECTION
POPE FRANCIS
CATECHISM, YOGA, CANNOT OPEN HEARTS
Courses in yoga, Zen meditation, even extensive studies in church teaching can never
free people enough to open their hearts to
God and his love, Pope Francis said. Only the
Holy Spirit can “move the heart” and make
it “docile to the Lord, docile to the freedom
of love,” the pope said Jan. 9 at Mass in the
Domus Sanctae Marthae in Vatican City.
Many fail to recognize and be open to the
Lord’s miracles even “the Apostles.”
Often people insist that Jesus Christ
is a good person, virtuous and even
enlightened. But they cannot see him as
the savior of the universe, the one who
rescues us from ourselves.
Lazarus to appear to his relatives, thinking that
seeing someone rise from the dead will convince
his family of the truth of the Gospel now that
he grasps the peril of losing salvation. Abraham
responds, “They have Moses and the prophets; let
them hear them” (Luke 16:29). It’s hearing that
leads to faith rather than seeing. This is also why
we hear Mass on Sundays, rather than passively
watch Mass. It’s the hearing that leads to conversion.
Jesus responds candidly to the two inquirers
with a “sight” verb, “What are you looking for?”
Jesus’ gaze is no ordinary look (Mark 10:21). He
is probing to the depths hoping they will respond
with openness to his invitation to an exchange of
immeasurable love. Their response sounds like
two, shy schoolboys, “Where are you staying?”
They seem sheepish. In Jesus’ look they saw the
deeper inquiry he was making. He is really asking, “What do you desire?” Their bashful answer
is also revealing: We want you. Where are you
staying?
Scripture goes on to say that these two spent
the day with Jesus. There is no itinerary, no
list of activities to accomplish listed in the text.
They merely spent time with him. But something
pivotal happens in that time, enough to make
Andrew race to his brother Simon at 4 o’clock
in the afternoon: “We have found the Messiah.”
After spending time with Jesus, Andrew is able
to answer the question Jesus had posed to him in
the morning: “What are you looking for?” What
do the disciples desire? Someone to save them:
the Messiah!
Often people insist that Jesus Christ is a good
person, virtuous and even enlightened. But they
cannot see him as the savior of the universe, the
one who rescues us from ourselves. I can say with
confidence that Jesus isn’t merely a great teacher, because of this passage in Scripture. John and
Andrew testify that Jesus is the one the world
has been waiting for. Ancient Israel was already
filled with reputable teachers of the law. Devout
Jews worth their salt would have been able to
discern the difference. After spending a day with
him, it was clear to these two men that Jesus was
not an ordinary teacher.
In the morning Andrew and John left one
teacher for another because they had heard the
truth, but by the afternoon they realized this
rabbi had seen into their hearts and offered them
himself. Only God can do that.
SISTER MARIA CATHERINE is a member of the Dominican
Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and teaches
English at Marin Catholic High School.
LITURGICAL CALENDAR, DAILY MASS READINGS
MONDAY, JANUARY 19: Monday of the Second
Week in Ordinary Time. HEB 5:1-10. PS 110:1, 2, 3, 4.
HEB 4:12. MK 2:18-22.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22: Day of Prayer for the Legal
Protection of Unborn Children. HEB 7:25-8:6. PS 40:78a, 8b-9, 10, 17. SEE 2 TM 1:10. MK 3:7-12.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20: Tuesday of the Second
Week in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorials of St.
Fabian, pope and martyr; St. Sebastian, martyr. HEB
6:10-20. PS 111:1-2, 4-5, 9 and 10c. SEE EPH 1:1718. MK 2:23-28.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23: Friday of the Second Week
in Ordinary Time. Optional Memorial of St. Vincent of
Saragossa, deacon and or martyr. HEB 8:6-13. PS
85:8 and 10, 11-12, 13-14. MK 3:13-19.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21: Memorial of St. Agnes,
virgin and martyr. HEB 7:1-3, 15-17. PS 110:1, 2, 3, 4.
SEE MT 4:23. MK 3:1-6.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24: Memorial of St. Francis
de Sales, bishop and doctor; Optional memorial of
Our Lady of Peace. HEB 9:2-3, 11-14. PS 47:2-3, 6-7,
8-9. SEE ACTS 16:14b. MK 3:20-21.
20 ARTS & LIFE
Author offers readable biography of anti-Nazi theologian
REVIEWED BY SISTER MONA CASTELAZO, CSJ
“STRANGE GLORY: A LIFE OF
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER” BY
CHARLES MARSH. Alfred A. Knopf
(New York, 2014). 515 pp., $35.
In “Strange Glory,” Charles Marsh
has written a definitive biography of
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the most
inspiring Christian minds of the 20th
century. Based on extensive current
research, the author presents a readable, engaging and well-documented
account of the life of this renowned,
complex theologian, a Lutheran pastor in Germany who became an antiHitler conspirator.
Bonhoeffer came from an elite,
wealthy family that fostered creativity in the eight children through
the love of music, sport, literature,
nature and celebration.
Dietrich broadened his interests
further by a year
of college study
in Rome. Having decided at a
young age to be
a theologian, his
first assignment
in ministry was
as an assistant
pastor in Barcelona, Spain. Although
Bonhoeffer inherited “an unobtrusive
wealth and an uninhibited taste for
pleasure,” Marsh points out how deeply
he valued spirituality and theology.
While in Barcelona, Bonhoeffer
describes the wealthy church youth
group he worked with as “a merry band
of lazy bones.” On the other hand, he
considered the “questionable,” margin-
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Travels to Tripoli in North Africa and
to America, London, Denmark, Cuba
and Sweden later expanded his spiritual awareness.
In America, Bonhoeffer also saw
contradictions, describing the Protestant Church here as “I-centric” and as
“claiming the right to forgo suffering
and live their faith in freedom without
a struggle.” A virtuous person here
was synonymous with “a good fellow,”
he said. America boasted of peace and
brotherhood, but practiced and legislated racial discrimination. He was most
impressed by the black churches, where
he found joy in worship and “real religion” among the oppressed.
Marsh reveals that Bonhoeffer believed there to be two types of Christians.
The first kind concentrate on heaven’s future glory, lose the objectivity
of the present moment and “stumble
over the here and now.” A preoccupation with personal sin leads them into
immobilizing feelings of guilt and fear.
Their emphasis is on rules, concepts
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individual salvation. Underlying these
values is the lie that “I am the only
one here, the center of the universe.”
Bonhoeffer refers to “so many horrors”
throughout history caused by Christians who “turned their eyes upward,”
abandoning the narrow way for a ladder of supposed ascent.
The second type of Christian lives in
the present moment, realizing that the
difficulties and tasks of this world must
be faced, and therefore “drinks the
earthly cup to the dregs.” In this view,
which was Bonhoeffer’s, the kingdom
of God is found in relationships with
others, reflecting the “enigmatic,
impenetrable thou.” Christ, the center
of reality, exists in community and concreteness. The Sermon on the Mount
and Christology eventually became the
focus of Bonhoeffer’s thought, with the
result that he chose to be a pastor first,
a theologian second. He became a major
dissident voice raised against the antiChristian rule of the Nazis, for which
he was imprisoned and executed.
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COMMUNITY 21
OLMC raises $2,400 to
help fund church roof for
East Africa sister parish
JIM CLIFFORD
NDV robot builders win top prizes
Students from Notre Dame des Victoires School won several awards in a Nov. 22 Lego robot competition
that brought 12 competing teams to their school. NDV’s blue and gold team were highest in robot performance, core values for good team spirit and showing gracious professionalism at all times, and also won
the overall Champion’s Award. Coaches are Patty Hoyt, Paul Briggs and Greg Herlein. Gold Team members include rear from left, Samuel Jubb, Dante Briggs; middle from left, Brandon Moore, Ian O’Haire,
Liam Graney, Caroline Kelly, Jack Johnston and front from left, Aidan Allwood, Dallas Bourque, Sebastian
Flores-Fok. Blue Team members include back from left, Sebastian Kutz, Luka Hettenkofer and from left,
Luigi Barassi, Luca Herlein, Mario Hemann, Darian Raissi, Jackson Seltenrich, Eamon McNamee.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
parish in Redwood City continues
to aid its sister parish in East
Africa, this time raising more
than $2,000 toward completing a
church near famed Mount Kilimanjaro.
About half the $2,400 was raised
by children at the parish school.
The check was recently presented
to Father Paulinus Mangesho,
who accepted it on behalf of St.
Francis Xavier Parish in Kiraeni,
Tanzania, where the priest was
raised.
“I appreciate this,” he told a
group of Mount Carmel parishioners. “It will help us but we
are not done yet. I hope you will
continue to support us.”
Among other things, the funds
will be used to provide more pews
and seal the church floor, he said,
adding that the next priority is to
build a cistern to catch and store
rain in the area, which often suffers through drought.
Earlier, the Redwood City parish conducted a successful “raise
the roof ” campaign that contributed funds toward putting a corrugated metal roof on the church
in the village of 5,000 people who
live on an average income of $1
per day.
Mount Carmel also supports
the Tanzania Health & Education Mission, called simply T.H.E.
Mission. Members of both T.H.E.
Mission and the Sister Parish
Committee have visited Tanzania,
the largest of the East African
nations.
CLIFFORD is a member of Our Lady of
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SRI LANKA: Pope says reconciliation means ‘pursuit of truth’
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unity,” the pope said Jan. 13 at an arrival ceremony at Colombo’s international airport.
Pope Francis addressed his words to Sri Lanka’s
new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who was
elected Jan. 8 and sworn in the next day. During
his campaign, Sirisena promised an independent
investigation into war crimes allegedly committed
during the 26-year struggle between government
forces and rebels belonging to the country’s Tamil
minority.
In his remarks to the pope, Sirisena noted that
during the last papal visit, by St. John Paul II
in 1995, “Sri Lanka was embroiled in annihilating terrorism, following the mayhem caused by
the terrorists in the daily lives of the people” – a
reference to the Tamil Tigers, finally defeated in
2009 by the military under Sirisena’s predecessor,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The war divided Sri Lanka along religious as
well as ethnic lines, since members of the Sinhalese majority are typically Buddhist, and Tamils
for the most part Hindu. Catholics, who make up
7 percent of the country’s population, include
members of both ethnic groups. Rajapaksa, who
sought re-election Jan. 8, had his political base in
the country’s Sinhalese-Buddhist majority. Sirisena enjoys more support among minorities.
“Sri Lanka for many years knew the horrors of
civil strife and is now seeking to consolidate peace
and to heal the scars of those years,” Pope Francis said, his voice hoarse and weary-sounding after the 10-hour flight from Rome. “I am convinced
that the followers of the various religious traditions have an essential role to play in the delicate
process of reconciliation and rebuilding which is
taking place in this country.”
That afternoon, the pope met with local Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and other Christian leaders,
telling them that efforts at “interreligious and
ecumenical relations take on a particular signifi-
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cance and urgency in Sri Lanka,” as sources of
“healing and unity” after years of “civil strife and
violence.”
Again, he sounded a note of realism, stressing
that dialogue could not eliminate cultural differences but would emphasize the need for their
acceptance.
“For such dialogue and encounter to be effective, it must be grounded in a full and forthright
presentation of our respective convictions. Certainly, such dialogue will accentuate how varied
our beliefs, traditions and practices are. But if
we are honest in presenting our convictions, we
will be able to see more clearly what we hold in
common,” the pope said. “Men and women do not
have to forsake their identity, whether ethnic or
religious, in order to live in harmony.”
The pope urged followers of different religions
to cooperate in social service, providing for the
“material and spiritual needs of the poor, the destitute” and thus “rebuild the moral foundations of
society as a whole.”
At the interreligious meeting, held at a Colombo
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Tamil language, voiced hopes for lasting peace
and draped a saffron silk shawl over Pope Francis’ shoulders.
A representative of the local Muslim community condemned “terrorism, racism, extremism,”
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A Buddhist monk, representing the faith of 70
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of love, self-sacrifice and peace, as well as the
common susceptibility of humanity to hatred and
violence.
Pope Francis’ first day in Sri Lanka started
when his plane from Rome landed at 9 a.m. He
was greeted by traditional dancers and drummers, a 21-gun salute and a choir of teenagers
who sang a song of welcome in English, the same
language the pope and Sirisena used for their remarks. Girls in white dresses and boys in neckties
and shorts waved gold-and-white Vatican flags.
Nearby stood 40 elephants draped in colorful
fabrics, a traditional gesture of honor for distinguished guests.
The pope’s entourage, led by Cardinal Pietro
Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, wore white
cassocks, keeping with the ecclesiastical custom
in tropical climates. Temperatures were in the 80s
in the bright sunshine.
The pope rode the 17-mile distance to the nuncio’s residence in an open-sided popemobile past
crowds waving Vatican flags. A persistent breeze
made it impossible for him to keep his zucchetto
on for much of the ride. Because the pope made
frequent stops to greet and bless individuals along
the way, his ride took twice as long as expected,
leading him to cancel a meeting with Sri Lanka’s
bishops planned for early afternoon.
The day marked the start of Pope Francis’ second trip to Asia, following a visit to South Korea
in August. He was scheduled to spend two full
days in Sri Lanka, before flying to the Philippines
Jan. 15.The highlights of the Sri Lanka leg were
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connect with our overnight flight to Rome aboard a wide-bodied jet.
We enjoy in-flight movies, dinner and breakfast aloft.
Saturday, May 9- Day 2- MILAN/TURIN Upon arrival in Milan,
we are greeted by our full time tour manager, board our motor
coach, and drive to Milan. We will visit the beautiful church of
Santa Maria delle Grazie, home of the famous Last Supper paintingif permitted we will view the masterpiece. We continue to the
Duomo- Milan’s jewel, where we will celebrate Mass, before our
ride to Turin for dinner and overnight.
Sunday, May 10- Day 3- TURIN/FLORENCE This morning we
visit Turin Cathedral, and celebrate Mass. The cathedral is
dedicated to Saint John the Baptist and the major church of Turin, It
was built during 1491-1498, and it is adjacent to an earlier
campanile (1470). In the Chapel of the Holy Shroud, the current
resting place of the Shroud of Turin, we will view The Shroud a
centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man; a
man millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. We will also honor
St. John Bosco, founder of the Salesians, as we commemorate the
200th anniversary of the birth. This afternoon, we depart Turin
on our scenic journey ride to Florence. We will transfer to our hotel
in the nearby Montecatini area for dinner and overnight.
Monday, May 11- Day 4- FLORENCE/MONTECATINI
This morning, we see the highlights of Florence, the jewel of the
Renaissance. We first proceed to Piazzale
Michelangelo for a panoramic view of the city. Next we visit the
Duomo, where we celebrate Mass, in the heart of the city with its
cupola by Brunelleschi, completed in 1240, and its Campanile by
Giotto and Baptistry with incomparable bronze doors by Ghiberti.
Next, we visit the Medici Chapel in the church of San Lorenzo, to
see the tombs designed and executed by Michelangelo. Afterwards,
we set out to the Piazza della Signoria, dominated by the Palazzo
Vecchio and its embattlement crowned tower. Across from the
Palace, we visit the Loggia dei Lanzi with the statues of the Perseus
by Cellini; Giambologna's the “Rape of the Sabines” and
“Hercules”. After free time for lunch on our own, we visit the
Basilica of Santa Croce. Among the most famous interred here, lie
Galileo, Rossini, Michelangelo, and Machiavelli. This is followed
by free time for shopping on the Ponte Vecchio and personal
adventure. We return to Montecatini for dinner and overnight.
May 12, MONTECATINI/SIENA/ROME
Today we journey through the Italian countryside stopping in the
magnificent city of Siena, which invites us to stroll through its
Gothic streets converging on the famous Piazza del Campo. We
celebrate Mass at the Dominican Church that commemorates St.
Catherine. We continue south through Umbria and proceed to
Rome. Driving by the Roman Fora, passing the Arch of
Constantine, the Coliseum, and the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier. We stop at the Church of St. Peter in Chains to view
Michelangelo's possibly most celebrated sculpture, the "Moses.
Dinner/Overnight Rome.
Wednesday, May 13- Day 6- ROME We make our way to St.
Peter's for an audience with the Holy Father if he is in residence.
This afternoon, we visit the Holy Stairs and Basilica of St. John
Lateran We continue to St. Paul Outside the Walls where we
celebrate Mass. The huge, imposing Basilica is second only to St.
Peter’s and one of the largest churches in the Christian world. It
contains an unusual gallery of papal portraits: 265 tablets
portraying the popes of the past. Also we enjoy a visit to the
Basilica of St. Mary Major. We conclude our day at one of the
Catacombs, burial place of early Christians, where we view the
2nd and 3rd century fresco paintings. Dinner and overnight Rome.
Thursday, May 14- Ascension of Jesus- Day 7 -ROME This
morning, we visit Vatican City, where we celebrate Mass below
St. Peters. Afterwards, we see the treasures of the Vatican
Museum. We marvel at Michelangelo’s restored frescoes in the
Sistine Chapel and the wonders of St. Peter’s. This
afternoon/evening we will enjoy a reception with the Vatican
Press. Tonight, we enjoy our farewell dinner with wine and music
followed by a Rome by Night tour with a stop at the Trevi
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Friday, May 15- Day 8- ROME Free day in Rome – or optional
excursion to Assisi. Dinner on your own tonight- enjoy the
culinary delights of Rome. Overnight Rome.
Saturday, May 16- Day 9- Return to the USA We make our way
home today with a lifetime of memories!
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WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14
‘JOY OF GOSPEL’: Pray, read and
discuss Pope Francis’ teaching during
presentations on Pope Francis’ new
document, 7 p.m., Jan. 14, Feb. 4, Mar.
11, Apr. 15, May 6; Dominican Sisters
of MSJ Motherhouse 43326 Mission
Blvd. entrance on Mission Tierra Place,
Fremon. Dominican Sisters Ingrid
Clemmensen and Marcia Krause facilitate; www.msjdominicans.org.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17
DISCERNMENT DAY: During the Year
of Consecrated Life, the Dominican
Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery,
215 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park host
a discernment day for young women;
RSVP by Jan. 12 or for more information contact Sister Joseph Marie,
[email protected]; visit www.
nunsmenlo.org/vocation-discernmentday-january-2015. Day begins with
Mass at 8 a.m. followed by Divine Office, rosary, conferences, and talks by
Dominican nuns and friars.
SUNDAY, JAN. 18
CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral,
Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San
Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring various
artists; freewill offerings accepted at
door; (415) 567-2020, ext. 213; www.
stmarycathedralsf.org.
MERTON FILM: “Soul Searching: The
Journey of Thomas Merton,” 3 p.m.,
Arrillaga Family Recreation Center,
700 Alma St., Menlo Park, followed by
a discussion with producer, Morgan
Atkinson; wine and light refreshments
will be served. Event is sponsored by
the Thomas Merton Center of Palo Alto
as the inaugural event in the 100th year
anniversary of Merton’s birth in
1915. The film covers Merton at the Abbey of Gethsemani, where he lived for
SATURDAY, JAN. 17
TUESDAY, JAN. 20
THURSDAY, JAN. 22
HANDICAPABLES 50TH ANNIVERSARY: Father
Kirk Ullery, retired
pastor, Our Lady of
Lourdes Parish, San
Francisco is principal
celebrant at Handicapables Mass and
lunch commemorating the group’s 50th
anniversary, noon,
Father Kirk
in lower halls of St.
Ullery
Mary’s Cathedral,
Gough Street at Geary Boulevard, San
Francisco. All disabled people and
their caregivers are invited. Volunteers
are always welcome. Joanne Borodin,
(415) 239-4865.
CARDINAL TALK: Mercy in light
of Pope Francis’
emphasis on this
theme, and such
issues as the migration of children from
Central America are
topics to be covered
by Cardinal Oscar
Andres Rodriquez
Cardinal Oscar
Maradiaga of TeguMaradiaga
cigalpa, Honduras,
and a member of
Pope Francis’ council of cardinals, 7
p.m., Santa Clara University, music
and dance facility recital hall; www.
scu.edu/ethics-center/events/calendar.cfm?sched=256973.
POPE FRANCIS TALK: “Gather@
Grand,” with the
Dominican Sisters
of San Rafael, 7
p.m. with Bishop
Robert W. McElroy speaking
on the pastoral
theology of Pope
Francis and taking questions.
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27 years, as well as his life in New York
City and later. Interviews with Merton
friends, scholars and authorities on the
spiritual life including Father Daniel Berrigan also included. The event is open
to all without charge; donations gratefully received. Ample parking is available adjacent to the site. Kay Williams,
(650) 270-4188; [email protected].
MLK MASS: St. Paul of the Shipwreck
Parish, 1122 Jamestown Ave. between
Third Street and Jennings, now in its
100th year “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Solidarity Mass,” 10:45 a.m., featuring
the parish Gospel Choir. Redemptorist Father Maurice J. Nutt, Institute for
Black Catholic Studies, Xavier University is principal celebrant and homilist.
www.stpauloftheshipwreck.org; (415)
468-3434.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21
HEALING: Mindfulness meditation, Jan.
21, April 22, July 15, Oct. 21, 10 a.m.,
Dominican Sisters of MSJ Center for
Education and Spirituality at mother-
house 43326 Mission Blvd., entrance
on Mission Tierra Place, Fremont;
each session includes a spiritual focus
and practice; Dominican Sister Joan
Prohaska facilitator, freewill offering accepted. www.msjdominicans.org; (510)
933-6335.
FRIDAY, JAN. 23
WALK FOR LIFE WC: Learn more
about the Jan. 24 11th Walk for Life
West Coast on the Archbishop’s Radio
Hour, 11 a.m., 1260 AM, Immaculate
Heart Radio. Guests are walk founder
Dolores Meehan and Vicki Evans,
respect life coordinator for the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The event
draws upward of 40,000 supporters.
www.walkforlifewc.com. Show email
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15, May 6; Dominican Sisters of MSJ
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FRIDAY, FEB. 6
FIRST FRIDAY: 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: All are welcome to Taizé prayer
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MUSIC TRIBUTE: “Angel of the
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Amazon,” a concert performance of
opera dedicated to the memory of
Notre Dame Sister Dorothy Stang on
the 10th anniversary of her death at
the hands of murderous landowners in the rain forests of Brazil with
composer Evan Mack conducting. The
evening features the voices of baritone
Jeffrey Williams and mezzo soprano
Caitlin Mathes with the Viva la Musica
chorus, Shulamit Hoffman, director;
Jim McGarry, [email protected];
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BONHOEFFER: Readable
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really encounters him by the shoulder,
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human beings and the world.”
Describing Bonhoeffer’s last days,
Marsh writes that “on the threshold of
eternity, he heard a new song,” that of
united voices of all of God’s children
praising God’s world, expanding the
“music of the heavenly choirs.”
FROM PAGE 20
Following God’s mysterious plan, Bonhoeffer found himself in an “inescapable
paradox,” caught in the tension between
his nonviolent stance and a responsibility to support the conspiracy to combat
genocide, working simultaneously with
the international church and as a Nazi
spy.
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offering sacraments to subversives,
traitors, deserters and atheists. His
last letters declare that in Christ all is
transformed: “Christ takes everyone who
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Family Services Counselor Job Posting
Purpose and Scope
A Family Services Counselor is a full-time “non-exempt” level
employee who reports directly to the Family Services Manager. This
position works collaboratively within the Family Services Department,
combining ministry, sales and public relations. Working within a
religious, not-for-profit environment, we offer a competitive salary
and benefits package. This position is governed by a Collective
Bargaining Agreement.
The Family Services Counselor is a person of faith committed to
Gospel values. He or she values service to the Catholic Community
and helps the Cemetery Department fulfill its mission and purposes.
Essential Duties:
• Provides exemplary personalized customer service to families
planning funeral arrangements
• Educates individuals and families about burial, cremation and
memorialization options within the context of Catholic teaching
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Knowledge and experience in funeral home and/or cemetery
practices, preferred
• High level of compassion and integrity; detail-oriented and
professional
• Excellent listening, written, oral communication, and interpersonal
skills are essential
• Bilingual English/Spanish, preferred
Competencies and Education
• High School education + 1-2 years of college or equivalent of
education and experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office computer applications
• Previous experience in cemetery or funeral service preferred
• Valid California Driver’s License with an insurable driving record
• Active practicing Roman Catholic who understands and supports
the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, preferred.
Hours
• Tuesday through Saturday 8:30am – 5pm
• Part-time position may also be available
Please submit resume and cover letter to:
Christine Stinson, Family Services Manager
PO Box 1577, Colma, CA 94014-0577
Email: [email protected]
Fax: 650-757-0752
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Please call for appointment
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
Santa Cruz Ave. @Avy Ave., Menlo Park, CA
650-323-6375
Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA
650-756-2060
Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
270 Los Ranchos Road, San Rafael, CA
415-479-9020
Tomales Catholic Cemetery
1400 Dillon Beach Road, Tomales, CA
415-479-9021
St. Anthony Cemetery
Stage Road, Pescadero, CA
650-712-1675
Our Lady of the Pillar Cemetery
Miramontes St., Half Moon Bay, CA
650-712-1679

January 16, 2015 - Catholic San Francisco

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