2015 Catholic San Francisco Readership Survey
Ursulines:
serra:
PAGE 8
PAGE 10
Catholic pioneers
in North America
since 1639
A comprehensive survey to hear from readers on how
they experience the paper is now online. Access it at http://
conta.cc/1EeNgwN. If you prefer to respond in print, we are
scheduled to include the survey in the Sept. 18 print issue.
The survey is anonymous and will take about 10 minutes to
complete. We will compile the results this fall. Thank you for
your participation and we look forward to your feedback!
Varied images
spark inspiration,
controversy
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Newspaper of the Archdiocese of San Francisco
Serving San Francisco, Marin & San Mateo Counties
www.catholic-sf.org
August 28, 2015
$1.00 | VOL. 17 NO. 21
Teachers’ contract
underscores high
schools’ ‘paramount’
Catholic purpose
Rick DelVecchio
Catholic San Francisco
(Photo by Valerie Schmalz/Catholic San Francisco)
Hundreds protest at Planned Parenthood
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone joined protesters in front of the 1650 Valencia St. Planned Parenthood clinic in San Francisco
Aug. 22, part of a national day of protest over undercover videos showing people in the organization discussing the harvesting and
sale of fetal tissue. “I’m here because I’ve seen the videos,” said Brittany Morgan, 26, holding her 1-month old son Micah. “I’m more
than angry.” Story on Page 9.
A new labor agreement between the Archdiocese
of San Francisco and the union representing teachers at the four archdiocesan high schools states that
Catholic teachings must remain paramount in the
classroom and that teachers are accountable for
personal conduct that could negatively affect their
ability to serve the Catholic mission.
Marin Catholic High School president Tim Navone said the agreement, which follows months of
contention that made national headlines, brings the
focus back on teaching.
“I am most excited that our teachers are going to
be able to be fully focused without distraction on
what they are going to do best, and that is teaching,”
he told Catholic San Francisco Aug. 20. “As an administrator my hope and goal is they have the sole
focus of educating our students.”
Navone added that he is “filled with a lot of
gratitude for those on all sides. The union executive
committee really worked hard.”
Ted DeSaulnier, a religion teacher at Archbishop
Riordan High School and a member of the executive
see teachers, page 13
Pastors alarmed by ‘ubiquitous’ pornography’s impact on children and families
Christina Gray
Catholic San Francisco
Local pastors say online pornography is a growing threat to adolescents, adults and couples, with
problems related to Internet viewing showing up
more often in the confessional.
Increasingly graphic yet pushing the boundaries of mainstream entertainment – consider “Fifty
Shades of Grey,” a sadomasochistic-themed erotic
thriller that opened to general movie audiences
earlier this year – pornography is an indiscriminate
predator that endangers adults, children, families,
couples and society itself, the pastors said in interviews with Catholic San Francisco.
“It’s a ubiquitous problem,” said Father Mark
Doherty, parochial vicar at St. Peter Parish in San
Francisco and chaplain at Sacred Heart Cathedral
‘Pornographic imagery is
everywhere and so sneaky
that faith can often have
trouble intervening.’
Father Anselm Ramelow, OP
Preparatory. “It’s seriously startling the extent to
which it has become a problem among young boys.”
Kids who have relatively free access to computers
and smartphones are finding pornography at home,
Father Doherty said. This includes what he calls “lowlevel” pornography as seen on such TV networks as
HBO. “That’s often how the door gets opened.”
Pornography is listed in the Catechism of the
Catholic Church as an offense against chastity.
“Pornography consists in removing real or simulated sexual acts from the intimacy of the partners, in order to display them deliberately to third
parties,” the catechism states. “It offends against
chastity because it perverts the conjugal act, the
intimate giving of spouses to each other. …”
The catechism says pornography is a “grave offense,” turning people into objects and immersing
them in a fantasy world.
Pornography is named as a “particularly worrisome” threat to sexual and marital development
in a June 2015 Vatican document summarizing
responses of the world’s bishops in preparation for
this October’s Synod of Bishops on the family.
see pornography, page 12
Stay connected to Catholic San Francisco
csf
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Find us on Evergive.com
Read our eEdition
Sign up to receive our Enewsletter
Index
On the Street . . . . . . . . 4
National . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Labor Guide . . . 15-20
Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Community . . . . . . . . . 17
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2 ARCHDiocesE
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Need to know
Project Rachel liturgy: “A Mass
and Healing Liturgy in Memory of Our Little
Ones” will be celebrated Sept. 19, 11 a.m.,
at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission
Road, Colma, with Archbishop Salvatore J.
Cordileone as principal celebrant. Parents,
families and the Catholic community are
welcome. The event is sponsored by the
archdiocesan Project Rachel ministry and
Holy Cross Cemetery. Contact Project Rachel at (415) 717-6428 or the archdiocesan
Respect Life program at (415) 614-5570.
Viewing the pope’s visit: Several
cable systems will set up temporary channels for nonstop coverage of Pope Francis’
U.S. visit next month, and all major events
will be streamed live on the Internet, the
California Catholic Conference says. The
pope is expected to talk about immigration,
hunger and the environment during stops
in Washington, Philadelphia and New York.
The Washington archdiocese has prepared
a special website for parishes, schools and
other organizations: Go to www.walkwithfrancis.org for resources and information on
the visit. The U.S. Conference of Catholic
Bishops has catechetical material available
for all age levels.
US bishops’ Labor Day statement: Creating sufficient, decent work
that honors the dignity of families is the
Catholic way, the chairman of the U.S.
bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice
and Human Development, Miami Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski said in the bishops’
2015 Labor Day statement. “We are in
need of a profound conversion of heart at
all levels of our lives.” Archbishop Wenski
said, adding that in the ecology encyclical “Laudato Si’” Pope Francis challenges
people to see the connections between
human labor, care for creation, and honoring the dignity of the “universal family, a
sublime communion which fills us with a
sacred, affectionate and humble respect.”
See www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/
human-life-and-dignity/labor-employment/
labor-day-statement-2015.cfm.
Re-entry conferencE: A conference
on issues related to prisoners re-entering
society will be held at the St. Mary’s
Cathedral Event Center Sept. 26, 8 a.m.3 p.m. The keynote speaker is Megan
Comfort, senior research sociologist at
RTI International. Formerly incarcerated
adults and teens, nonprofit advocates and
providers, law enforcement and religious,
social and educational institutions are invited to attend. The event is co-sponsored
by the archdiocesan restorative justice
ministry. Contact Julio Escobar at (415)
861-9579, escobarj@sfarchdiocese.org.
LIVING TRUSTS WILLS
(Photo by Valerie Schmalz/Catholic San Francisco)
Walking for affordable housing
San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William J. Justice and Father Lawrence Goode, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo Alto, lead a walk
around the St. Matthew Parish grounds in San Mateo Aug. 20 as part of a rally against evictions and for laws to protect tenants. The rally also
focused on an apartment complex where tenants, including some St. Matthew parishioners, face a steep rent increase or eviction.
Seminary to honor Greater Bay Area
Serra Clubs at Sept. 19 gala
St. Patrick’s Seminary &
University, founded in 1898, will
host its annual gala Sept. 19 on
the seminary grounds in Menlo
Park.
Every year the seminary community honors a person or group
that has loved St. Patrick’s and
supported its mission. In anticipation of Blessed Junipero
Serra’s upcoming canonization,
the community will honor The
Greater Bay Area Serra Clubs:
San Francisco, San Jose and
West Contra Costa County. The
Serra Club mission, closely
aligned with the work of its
namesake, is to foster and affirm
vocations to the priesthood and
religious life.
Serra International, a global
lay apostolate for vocations
in the Catholic Church, was
founded in Seattle in 1935. Today,
Serra Clubs include more than
20,000 members in 800 clubs in 40
countries. In the United States
alone, there are 9,000 members
in 260 clubs.
The seminary gala begins with
vespers at 5 p.m. in the main
chapel, followed by tours of the
seminary, appetizers and cocktails. The evening continues with
a catered dinner under the stars
by Continental Caterers. There
will be an award presentation followed by a raffle prize of $25,000
or a Lexus Is250. The evening
concludes with the “Salve Regina” sung by the seminarians.
All proceeds raised will go
toward the formation of our next
generation of priests.
PROBATE
Italian Imports, gifts & religious items
Around the National Shrine of St. Francis
Phone: 415-983-0213
(415) 664-8810
1351 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94133
FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION
Hours: Now open 7 days, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com
www.mtslaw.info
Between Vallejo & Green Street
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Publisher
Mike Brown Associate Publisher
Rick DelVecchio Editor/General Manager
Editorial
Valerie Schmalz, assistant editor
schmalzv@sfarchdiocese.org
Tom Burke, senior writer, Street/Calendar burket@sfarchdiocese.org
Christina Gray, reporter
grayc@sfarchdiocese.org
Advertising
Joseph Peña, director
Mary Podesta, account representative
Chandra Kirtman, advertising & circulation coordinator
Donate Your Vehicle
TAX DEDUCTION
FOR YOUR
CAR, TRUCK
or SUV
Production
Karessa McCartney-Kavanaugh, manager
Joel Carrico, assistant
D O N AT E O N L I N E
vehiclesforcharity.com
1.800.574.0888
Visit www.stpatricksseminary.org,
email Leelamma Sebastian@stpsu.
org, call (650) 289-3320.
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
MICHAEL T. SWEENEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
782A ULLOA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94127
(Courtesy photo)
2014 gala night at St. Patrick’s Seminary
& University
Easy freeway access. Call for directions.
how to reaCh us
One Peter Yorke Way San Francisco, CA 94109
Phone: (415) 614-5639 | Fax: (415) 614-5641
Editor: (415) 614-5647 editor.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
Advertising: (415) 614-5642 advertising.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
Circulation: (415) 614-5639 circulation.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
Letters to the editor: letters.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
ARCHDiocesE 3
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Father Arturo Albano installed as cathedral pastor
Tom Burke
Catholic San Francisco
Father Arturo Albano was installed
as pastor of St. Mary’s Cathedral, San
Francisco Aug. 8 at an evening Mass.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone
was principal celebrant and homilist.
Father Albano and Auxiliary Bishop
William J. Justice concelebrated.
In remarks at the Mass after Communion, Father Albano called his appointment “a glorious moment” telling the
assembly that while he had anticipated retiring “man proposes and God
disposes so here I am.” He said his appointment was a “divine surprise” and
he is grateful to Archbishop Cordileone
for his “confidence and belief in me.”
The appointment puts “great responsibility and challenge on my shoulders”
but I am “happy to face it all,” Father
Albano told Catholic San Francisco.
(Photos by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)
Father Arturo Albano, pastor at St. Mary’s Cathedral, is pictured with Archbishop Cordileone and family members after his installation Mass Aug.
8. Right, Father Albano poses with the Missionaries of Charity after his installation. He became friends with the sisters at Mission Dolores Parish,
where he served as pastor before his appointment to the cathedral.
Among those in attendance were
uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and
grandnephews from as far as Germany, Canada, the Philippines and
the state of Virginia. Special guests
and gift bearers were Father Albano’s
brother Joseph of Union City and his
sister Ester Garcia, president of the
University of the East in the Philippines. Their parents are deceased.
More than 60 people who hail from
Father Albano’s hometown of Dingras in the Philippines, most of whom
now live in the United States, were
also in the assembly.
Regional gathering on feast of St. Peter Claver
The Northern California Inter-Council and Courts, a regional organization
of the Knights of Peter Claver Inc. and
the Knights of Peter Claver Ladies’
Auxiliary, will celebrate the feast of
St. Peter Claver on Sunday, Sept. 13,
with a gospel Mass at 12:15 p.m. at St.
Boniface Church in San Francisco.
The umbrella organization for
men and women Knights of Peter
Claver groups from 11 parishes in San
Francisco, East Palo Alto, Oakland,
Richmond and Sacramento, the InterCouncil and Courts supports the parish groups through prayer, community
service, fundraising and fellowship.
The September “turnout” is hosted
by the Sacred Heart Council and Court
#296, domiciled at St. Boniface. The
tradition of the turnout stems from
the earliest days of the order, when
regular attendance at Sunday Mass
(especially for men) was not common.
Annual events were designated as
times when the members should dress
alike, attend Mass, and receive Communion together.
“KPC is a family-oriented organiza-
(Courtesy photo)
Members of the combined Courts and Councils of the Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver,
domiciled at St. Boniface (#296) and St. Paul of the Shipwreck (#120) parishes in San Francisco
are pictured in a 2012 photo.
tion that moved here from the South,”
said Levert Horner of Vallejo, the
Inner Guard for Council #296. “Now
we need more young people. We have
The BASIC Fund is a privately funded program
dedicated to broadening the educational
opportunities for children by helping low-income
families afford the cost of tuition at private schools.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR A MAXIMUM
OF $1,600 ANNUALLY PER CHILD.
For information and Application Please Call
Bay Area Scholarships for Innercity Children
268 Bush Street, No. 2717 / San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-986-5650 / Fax: 415-986-5358
www.basicfund.org
to get out there and teach them what it
is all about.”
The Knights of Peter Claver Inc. was
founded in Mobile, Alabama, in 1909 to
provide a fraternal and social organization for “colored” Catholic men who,
due to the “separate but equal” policies
in the United States at the time, were
denied entry in other fraternal organizations.
The order maintains the AfricanAmerican Catholic tradition in cities
throughout the nation while reflecting
the multicultural face of the 21stcentury Catholic Church. Particularly
here in California, Catholics from all
ethnic backgrounds are drawn to the
spirit of service to the church. The
most recently established unit in Los
Angeles (#400) is primarily Latino.
Father Ken Westray, pastor of St.
Vincent de Paul Parish in San Francisco and chaplain of the Sacred Heart
Council, will preside at the Mass.
Father Kirk Ullery, chaplain of the
Sacred Heart Court, and Franciscan
Father Tommy King, pastor of St.
Boniface, will concelebrate. The Sacred
Heart Gospel Choir – now in its 41st
year offering traditional and contemporary gospel music within the Mass
– will sing.
4 on the street where you live
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Catholic schools ‘give
entire life,’ new Holy
Name principal says
Tom Burke
catholic San Francisco
Having not stepped far from Catholic schools her
entire life, Natalie Cirigliano is
staying her path as new principal
of Holy Name of Jesus School, San
Francisco.
Natalie is a graduate of St. Catherine of Siena School, Burlingame
and Mercy High School, Burlingame.
“I believe that giving your child
the gift of a Catholic education is
Natalie
one of the greatest things you can
Cirigliano
give your child, and one that continues to give your entire life,” Natalie told me via
email. “I will forever be thankful to my parents for
investing in the Catholic school system and me!”
Natalie holds a graduate degree in Catholic educational leadership from the University of San Francisco. She completed undergraduate work at UCLA.
“I am very excited to be joining the Holy Name
community which is very rich in tradition and history,” Natalie said. “I look forward to continuing to
strengthen this community while building on the
already strong and impressive academic program
it offers.”
Natalie looks to have all Holy Name students feel
supported and encouraged. “I want all of my students to be resilient and hardworking young adults
whose daily actions reflect values of faith, compassion, empathy, and confidence.”
Natalie not only attended St. Catherine’s and
Mercy, Burlingame she has taught at both. She
was assistant principal and dean for student life
at Mercy as well as History Department chair. She
taught junior high grades at St. Catherine’s where
she is also an active parishioner.
HALLOWED SPACE: San Francisco’s St. Dominic
Church is on ground picked especially by Archbishop Joseph Sadoc Alemany, himself a Dominican, in
1863. Churches were built on the site in 1872, 1887
and the current structure in 1928. “It is a Dominican
hallmark because it is committed to Dominican
spirituality and was founded by the Dominican Order,” Elizabeth Skelton, director of the St. Dominic
Docent Program told me in an email.
Docents became a part of the parish landscape in
the mid-1980s during the first phase of St. Dominic’s
seismic rehabilitation project “as a way of bringing
people to see the beautiful interior treasures such
as magnificent stone and wood carvings and stained
glass windows,” Elizabeth said. Docents from
already existing programs at St. Mary’s Cathedral,
Grace Cathedral, and Temple Emanu-El were great
helps in getting things going, Elizabeth said.
“We provide docent led tours of the church’s inte-
Donate
DonateYour
Your Car
Car
800-YES-SVDP
800-YES-SVDP(800-937-7837)
(800-937-7837)
• •FREE
FREE
FAST
PICKUP
same
day
FREEAND
same
daypickup
pickup
• MAXIMUM
TAX
DEDUCTION
• •Maximum
MaximumTax
TaxDeduction
Deduction
• WE •DO
THE
PAPERWORK
do
paperwork
•We
We
doDMV
DMV
paperwork
• RUNNING
OR
NOT,
NO
RESTRICTIONS
• •Running
no
restrictions
Runningorornot,
not,
no
restrictions
• DONATION
HELPS
COMMUNITY
• •100%
helps
your
100%
helpsYOUR
yourcommunity
community
Serving the poor since 1845
claimed neo-Gothic building and the invisible to the
eye, steel rods encircling the interior of the church.”
St. Dominic’s pipe organ was built in Boston in
1909. Not far from the console is a room nearly four
stories tall that contains almost 4,000 pipes ranging
in size from 32 feet long to smaller than a pencil.
“This love of the work itself, of the materials, of
the process of creation is the glory of St. Dominic’s
Church,” the parish website says. “Each piece of art
is an individual treasure. Together they form this
exquisite offering of prayer and praise.” St. Dominic
Church has been called “a sermon in stone.” Visit
www.stdominics.org.
GOLD RUSH: Leaving and coming back winners are Catholic
Daughters of America of Our Lady of Loretto Parish, Novato. The
overnight Reno trip has a Sept. 30 departure and Oct. 1 return.
There might still be room: Call (415) 897-1430. Pictured from
left are Catholic daughters Thelma Graves, Penny Sullivan, Jean
Schuster, Bernie Brown and Joan Sheehan.
rior and exterior with thorough explanations of all
of the sacred art,” Elizabeth said noting all docents
are well trained for the work. “Membership allows us
to support in a specific manner what we all designate
as our spiritual home.”
Docents seek to acknowledge the remarkable artistry in the church among its wood carvings, stone
carvings and stained glass. They try also “to honor
the architects and engineers who brought into being
the ancient ‘flying buttress’ remedy for the highly ac-
1-800-767-0660
www.cotters.com
Candles, Hosts, Wine, Bibles, Books,
Religious/Devotional Gifts, Church Goods
Our new
South San Francisco
Location!
St. Vincent de Paul Society
www.yes-svdp.org
www.yes-svdp.org
www.yes-svdp.com
369 Grand Avenue
Serving
Servingthe
thepoor
poorsince
since1860
1860
STS.TV. INCENT
VINCENTDEDEPAUL
PAULSOCIETY
SOCIETY
HELPLINES FOR CLERGY/CHURCH SEXUAL ABUSE VICTIMS
415-614-5506 This number is answered by Renee Duffey,
Victim Assistance Coordinator.
This is a secured line and is answered only
by Renee Duffey.
415-614-5503
CONGRATS: Young Men’s Instutute St. John Bosco #613 hosted its Jim Calabretta Essay Contest Award Banquet April 25 at Sts.
Peter and Paul Church. YMI awarded 50 students a total of $15,500 in scholarship prizes. Pictured from left are the contest’s first place
winners with YMI president Mike Amato: Alexandra Repetto, UC Santa Cruz; Anna Roy, St Ignatius College Prep; Lizzy Reardon, St. Cecilia’s School. I apologize for last week’s incorrect pix in this spot.
If you wish to speak to a non-archdiocesan
employee please call this number. This is
also a secured line and is answered only by
a victim survivor.
Better Health Care
In-Home Care for Seniors
Personal Care * Companionship *
Housekeeping * Lic. Insured
$17 per hour for 12-hour care.
Hurry! Savings for 24-hour care.
Ask for special special deal for live-in.
925.330.4760 | 415.283.6953 | 650.580.6334
IN IT TOGETHER: Concern for creation and the
poor with Mary Evelyn Tucker and Jesuit Father
John Coleman on Pope Francis’ new encyclical,
Sept. 3, 7 p.m., Xavier Hall, University of San Francisco. Mary Evelyn unpacks the invitations and
challenges of the encyclical with response from Father Coleman followed by questions and small group
discussion. RSVP to um@usfca.edu; (415) 422-4463;
visit www.interfaithpower.org/usfclimateevents;
parking in the Koret parking structure, southwest
corner of Turk Boulevard and Parker Avenue.
Email items and electronic pictures
– jpegs at no less than 300 dpi to
burket@sfarchdiocese.org or mail
to Street, One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco 94109.
Include a follow-up phone number. Street is toll-free.
My phone number is (415) 614-5634.
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
Catholic San Francisco (ISSN 15255298) is published (three times per
month) September through May, except in the following months:
June, July, August (twice a month) and four times in October by
the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco, 1500 Mission Rd.,
P.O. Box 1577, Colma, CA 94014. Periodical postage paid at
South San Francisco, CA. Postmaster: Send address changes to
Catholic San Francisco, 1500 Mission Rd., P.O. Box 1577, Colma, CA 94014
Annual subscriptions
$24 within California $36 outside California
Address change?
Please clip old label and mail with new address to:
Circulation Department
One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, CA 94109
delivery problems?
Please call us at (415) 614-5639 or
email circulation.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
5
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred
In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of July
HOLY CROSS,
COLMA
Amelia S. Acosta
Maria Angela Aguinaldo
Royce R. Alt
Consuelo Acosta Ancheta
Eufemia C. Arroyo
Sr. Mariana Arroyo, SHF
Donald George Bartolotti
Robert A Besozzi
Frank Billante
Shirley Cassidy Bogue
Kathleen Claire Born
George E. Brayer
Sr. Mary Edwin Byrne, RSM
Protacio P. Cabiltes II
Theresa Sexton Cafferkey
Mary Calleja
Kathleen Cantwell
Sam J. Cardinale
Joanne C. Carlascio
Patrick Joseph Carlin
Ginger V. Castro
Catalina Maningas Ceballos
Janey Young Cheu
Susan Elizabeth Coppin
Rosale M. Cresta
Pacifico Cruz Jr.
Frances Cuadra
Maura B. Cueva
Virginia K. De Voto
RoseAnne McCardell DeAmicis
George Edward Devine
Angelino B. Escoto, Jr.
Eulalia Fernandes
Louise Francis Figlia
Mary Ellen Ford
Jorge Saucedo Franco
Stephen R. Franks
Richard G. Fry
Richard Furrer
Maureen Galeotti
Albert Ganem
Zina Garza
Rogelio Adonay Gastellum
Peter Joseph Giannini
Meleseini L. Hafoka
Daniel P. Hagmaier
Sister Elizabeth Hagmeier
John Francis Hardy
Edgard A Ibarra
Donna Interlicchia
Dorothy Julieann Jasinski
Luz Obien Jimenez
Francis Jospeh Kelly
Raymond A. Langlois
Rolando Sison Laureta
Peter Shu-Chi Lee
Juanita Livingstone
Rebecca Alicia Lopez
Monica Hing Mee Louie
Glenn Charles Lynch
Barbara Ward Mackey
Kamal Elias Malouf
Ramon Mamaril
J. Pedro Martinez
Mary McNally
Dolores M. Mercado
Dora T. Mezzetta
Rita M. Michelini
Mirella Miranda
Leonardo L. Montenegro
Alice G. Morales
Kathleen Marie Murphy
Sunni May Nash
Bernice A. O’Brien
Juanita Padilla
Galdo Pavini
Fidel L. Penna
Angelina Gonzalez Persich
Betty Pond
Mary Puccinelli
Dina Puccinelli
Sr. M. Assumption Queva, SHF
Ramona Ramirez
Esther T. Re
Esperanza M. Rilles
Manuela Rodriguez
Mary Ross
Simone M. Rouquette
Maria Ave Rubio
Roberta Ann Russo
Augusto J. Salas
Giovanna “Jenny” Sant
Fern K. Schmitz
Barbara Scibetta
James Otha St. John
Oscar Stuehmeyer
Andrew Suniga, Jr.
Ronald Jerome Timmons
Alonzo C. Tucker
Elisabeth Uth
Ana Elaisa Whitford Vega
Stephen Joseph Wall
John Whitney
Gloria Wolgamott
Nora P. Wynne
Jackline Zumot
Mt. olivet,
san rafael
Jane Marie Cahill
Phoebe Carlton
Haifa Ghammache
Lynne Johnson
Catherine Teresa Knittel
Zorka Svorcan Manovi
Mary Frances Medeiros
Manuel Pacheco Medeiros Jr.
Mrs. Richard (Verna) Parino
Georgette “Sissy” Perinoni
HOLY CROSS,
menlo Park
Kathlyn M. Kahle
Dorothy Jeanne Morey
Eduardo Barit Ramos
Juan “Johnny” Silva
Marina Tinkoff Utechin
tomales
Eugene Wagner
Holy Cross Cemetery – Colma
First Saturday Mass – Saturday, September 5, 2015
All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am | Rev. Charles Puthota, Celebrant
Mass and Healing Liturgy in Memory of Our Little Ones
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Holy Cross Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Principal Celebrant
Parents, family and the community are welcome.
A gathering and light luncheon will follow Mass at the Rachel Shrine.
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
A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.
6 ARCHDiocesE
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Catholic Charities program tours
Catholic Charities invites clergy, parish staff and
parishioners to tour one or more of its program
sites in the archdiocese. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the program directors and see how
youth, adults and the elderly are being served with
compassion. Sept. 3, 9:30-10:30 a.m., OMI Senior Center, San Francisco; Sept. 10, 10-noon, Refugee and
Immigrant Services/Behavioral Health Services,
San Mateo; Sept. 15, 10:30-noon, St. Vincent School
for Boys, San Rafael; Sept. 22, 3-4 p.m., Canal Family
Support Program, San Rafael; Sept. 23, 10-11:30 a.m.,
Derek Silva Community, San Francisco; Sept. 30, 3-5
p.m., Youth Club at St. Francis of Assisi, East Palo
Alto. Space is limited so sign up now by contacting
Jane at JFergusonFlout@CatholicCharitiesSF.org
or (415) 972-1227. Visitwww.CatholicCharitiesSF.org.
From left: Sister Patricia Ann Smith, OP, formation director; Sister Mary-Han Nguyen, OP; Sister Gloria Marie Jones, OP; Sister
Mary Yun, OP; Sister Pauline Bouton, OP, formation director.
Prices starting at $2,699 ~ with Airfare
Included in this price
Prices are ALL-INCLUSIVE w/Airfare from
anywhere in the continental USA
Several trips to different destinations: the
Holy Land; Italy; France, Portugal, & Spain;
Poland; Medjugorje, Lourdes, & Fatima; Ireland & Scotland; England; Austria, Germany,
& Switzerland; Greece & Turkey; El Camino
de Santiago; Viking Cruises; Caribbean
Cruises; Budapest; Prague; Our Lady of
Guadalupe; Domestic Destinations; etc...
We also specialize in custom trips for
Bishops, Priests, and Deacons.
Call us 24/7
www.proximotravel.com
anthony@proximotravel.com
carmela@proximotravel.com
508-340-9370
855-842-8001
Carmela Manago
Executive Director
2 Dominican Sisters of Mission
San Jose profess perpetual vows
The Motherhouse Chapel of the Dominican
Sisters of Mission San Jose overflowed with sisters,
guests and family members from California, Texas,
Illinois, Canada and Vietnam for the profession of
perpetual vows by Sister Mary Yun, OP and Sister
Mary-Han Nguyen, OP on the feast of St. Dominic
Aug. 8. Sister Gloria Marie Jones, OP, congregational prioress witnessed the rite.
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, SJ, was principal celebrant and homilist. Divine Word Father
Carl Seewald, the sisters’ chaplain, was among the
concelebrants.
Sister Mary-Han was born in Vietnam, and
entered the U.S. at age 16. Her parents and siblings
live in Houston. Her sister, Sister Theresa Trang
Nguyen is a Sister of the Lovers of the Holy Cross.
Sister Mary-Han holds a graduate degree in pastoral ministry from Santa Clara University and currently serves as a parish faith formation director in
Southern California.
Sister Mary Yun was born in Korea and entered
the U.S. at age 12. Her mother and most of her family reside in southern California. Sister Mary holds
a master of social work degree from UCLA and
serves as a licensed clinical social worker.
“The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose feel
blessed to embrace these women in their congregation and pray God’s blessings upon them and all
they will serve in ministry,” the sisters said in a
statement.
The Nuns of the Carmel of Cristo Rey
invite you to attend the annual Novena for
2015
in honor of
St. Therese of the Child Jesus
September 23 ~ October 1
Blessed Louis and Zelie
Martin will be the first
married couple canonized
together.
Canonization of
St. Therese's parents to
coincide with the Synod
on the Family in Roma,
October 18, 2015.
Preachers
Rev. Matthew Williams, O.C.D.
and
Rev. Robert Barcelos, O.C.D.
Daily Masses
8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Daily Rosary: 5:30 p.m.
If your are unable to attend,
you may send your prayer intentions to:
Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey
721 Parker Ave.
San Francisco CA 94118
ARCHDiocesE 7
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Archbishop links natural family
HOLY LAND FRANCISCAN
planning, stewardship of environment PILGRIMAGES
Valerie Schmalz
Catholic San Francisco
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone linked protection and
nurturing of marriage and the
family with stewardship of the
environment, drawing heavily on
the words of Pope Francis and
the two previous pontiffs in his
keynote address to the California
Association of Natural Family
Planning.
The spiritually and emotionArchbishop
ally healthy family, founded upon
Cordileone
parents who try to love each other
with a Christ-like love, is the key underpinning
of a healthy society, the archbishop said Aug. 21.
The same life view is what is needed for the whole
world, Archbishop Cordileone said, quoting Pope
Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’.”
The conference, titled “Male and female he
created them,” was held Aug. 21-22 at St. Mary’s
Cathedral Event Center in San Francisco. At the
concluding banquet, Archbishop Cordileone was
given the Calegari Award to acknowledge decades
of contributions to “love and life,” including serving on the CANFP executive board since 2009 and
promoting natural family planning education in
the dioceses of San Diego, Oakland and the Archdiocese of San Francisco.
“We are stewards of all the material and spiritual blessings God has given us, and that includes
the gift of our bodies. Even our very sexuality is a
gift from God to be used for his purposes because
his purposes are for our greater good,” Archbishop Cordileone said in his keynote, titled “Stewards
of Our Bodies: Responsible Parenthood and the
Spirituality of Stewardship.”
1-800-566-7499
About NFP
Natural family planning is an umbrella
term for a variety of methods of identifying
the fertile and infertile days that occur cyclically for a woman. With this knowledge,
couples can effectively plan their families,
limiting intercourse to infertile days when
it is their intention to avoid pregnancy,
including fertile days when it is not necessary to avoid a pregnancy, and focusing on
fertile days should they experience difficulty
achieving pregnancy.
Leading & Planning Pilgrimages
for over 100 years!
California Association of Natural Family Planning
“As Pope Francis puts it in his encyclical ‘The
acceptance of our bodies as God’s gift is vital for
welcoming and accepting the entire world as a gift
from the Father and our common home, whereas
thinking that we enjoy absolute power over our
own bodies turns, often subtly, into thinking that
we enjoy absolute power over creation.’”
The archbishop’s commitment to natural family
planning, which he has termed a tool for evangelization, includes serving as one of the six-member
executive board for the California Association of
Natural Family Planning. Natural family planning is a way of regulating fertility that relies on
tracking various signs of the wife’s cycle, and uses
abstinence during fertile times if the couple hopes
to avoid pregnancy at that time. There are various
methods but all rely on charting and communication between the spouses.
The divorce rate among couples who practice
NFP and avoid artificial birth control is less than 3
percent, according to CANFP.
All pilgrimages include:
•
•
•
•
Access to the Holy Sites
Daily Mass
Christian guides
Complete itinerary of activities
•
•
•
•
Ground Transportation
Airfare
Breakfast and dinner daily
First class hotels
Upcoming trips:
HOLY LAND
February 18 - 27, 2016
$3,265
March 17 - 28, 2016
$3,560 *Easter
HOLY LAND & JORDAN
March 9 - 19, 2016
$3,593
FATIMA & LOURDES
April 11 - 20, 2016
$3,665
Create your own custom itinerary! 1-800-566-7499
HolyLandPilgrimages.org • info@HolyLandPilgrimages.org
Follow us at twitter.com/catholic_sf.
Assisted Living | Memory Care
Residents are the heart of our community.
Expressing our faith heritage, Elder Care Alliance is committed
to serving and enriching the holistic wellness of older adults
and those who care for them through education, innovation
and a network of professionals, care communities and partners.
One Thomas More Way, San Francisco
Call 415.337.1339 today to schedule a tour.
Complimentary lunch is included.
www.almaviaofsanfrancisco.org
Elder Care Alliance, a nonprofit organization, is cosponsored by the Sisters of Mercy of
the Americas West Midwest Community & the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America. RCFE Lic # 385600270. ©2015 Elder Care Alliance
8 ARCHDiocesE
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Ursuline Sisters: Catholic pioneers in North America since 1639
Western Province Ursulines
of the Roman Union
Catholic San Francisco is featuring one religious
congregation from the archdiocese in each installment
of this periodic column marking the Vatican’s Year of
Consecrated Life.
Founding: Brescia, Italy in
1535 by St. Angela Merici
Sister Dianne Baumunk, OSU
The first word that comes to mind about
Ursuline Sisters is pioneers. The Ursulines
established the first
Catholic school in
North America in 1639
in Quebec, Canada,
and the first in the
United States in New
WAKE UP THE WORLD ! Orleans in 1727, not
2015 Year of Consecrated Life
to mention all the
mission outposts in
Montana and Alaska. Yes, the pioneer spirit is in
our blood.
Our beginnings in the San Francisco archdiocese were no different. Invited to Santa Rosa
in 1880 by the pastor of St. Rose Parish and the
archbishop of San Francisco, six Ursuline Sisters traveled from Brown County, Ohio, to begin
Catholic schools, first in Santa Rosa, which was
then part of San Francisco archdiocese, and
later in San Francisco and Novato.
v
Arrival in Archdiocese
of San Francisco: 1880
Mission: Education
Current service: Education/counseling
Ursuline Sister Aloyisius Dugan, who arrived in
the archdiocese a few years after the Ursuline
Sisters became established in the archdiocese
to expand their mission of education, is pictured
with school children.
(Courtesy photos)
Sister Shirley Garibaldi, OSU, is
principal at St. John Elementary
School in San Francisco.
St. John Parish school opened in 1917 with 118
children in six grades and in only two weeks the
enrollment was 236. St. John Parish and schools
began as home to second generation immigrant
families, and continue to bring together a wide
diversity of people, building community. One
of the important ways that the Ursuline Sisters
nationwide are “waking up the world” is by dedicating ourselves to foster much needed compre-
Retirement
Home
ColumbianColumbian
Retirement
Home
An Independent Living Facility
An Independent Living Facility Located in Historic Marysville, California
An Independent Living Facility Located in Historic Marysville, California
Located in Historic Marysville, California
Rates Starting at
$1250 per Month
Irish Help at Home
(Discount Available)
Includes
Rates Starting
at
$115024per
Month
Comfortable
Rooms,
Hour
Medical
Rates Starting at
$1150 perPrivate
Month
Emergency Monitoring,Includes
Complete Dining Program
Includes
with
Delicious
Meals,
Snacks,
Full Housekeeping
Comfortable Private Rooms, 24 Hour Medical Emergency Monitoring, Complete Dining
Comfortable Private Rooms, 24Program
Hour Medical
Emergency
Monitoring,
Complete
Dining
with
Delicious
Meals,
Snacks, Full
Housekeeping
Living Room
Services,
Spacious
Living
RoomServices,
withSpacious
HD TV,
Program with Delicious Meals, Snacks,
Services,
Spacious
Living Room
with HDFull
TV,Housekeeping
On Site Chapel,
Two Spacious
Courtyards,
Free Lighted Parking, and Security
with HD TV, On Site Chapel, Two Spacious Courtyards,
Lighted Parking,Spacious
and Security Courtyards,
On SiteFree
Chapel,Two
230Free
8th Street
Marysville,
CA and Security
Putting
Green,
Lighted
Parking
230 8th Street
Marysville,
CA
(Across from St. Joseph’s Parish)
High Quality Home Care Since 1996
Home Care Attendants • Companions • CNA’s
Hospice • Respite Care • Insured and Bonded
San Mateo
650.347.6903
San Francisco
415.759.0520
Marin
415.721.7380
(Across from St. Joseph’s Parish)
th Information and a Tour
230 8For
Street Marysville, CA
For Information and a Tour (530) 743-7542
(Acrosskofccenter@comcast.net
from St. Joseph’s Parish)
(530) 743-7542
kofccenter@comcast.net
www.columbianretirementhome.org
www.columbianretirementhome.org
For Information and a Tour
California Knights of Columbus Retirement Facilities
California Knights of Columbus Retirement Facilities
(530) 743-7542
kofccenter@comcast.net
www.columbianretirementhome.org
www.irishhelpathome.com
California Knights of Columbus Retirement Facilities
number: Worldwide: 1710;
U.S., 235; province, 19; San
Francisco archdiocese, 3
hensive immigration reform. We recognize that
we are all brothers and sisters, one family.
In 1932 St. John High School graduated their
first eight students. Until its closure in 1990 St.
John Ursuline High School epitomized a closeknit family, and still to this day, the graduates
stay connected and supportive of one another
and their teachers. In the early days the sisters
were called “Mother” and on the advice of Angela Merici, our foundress, we continue that role
of nurture that builds a family spirit of caring
wherever we serve.
The Ursulines opened Our Lady of Loretto
grade school in Novato in 1958, as one newspaper describes it “with jets overhead, cows on the
hills, and youngsters at their books.” Immediately Our Lady of Loretto had an opportunity to live
the Ursuline value of hospitality. A local little
white schoolhouse burned down, and those public school students and teachers were welcomed
to use a classroom and share the playground at
Our Lady of Loretto. Fifty-seven years later, Our
Lady of Loretto School continues in its founding traditions with Christ at its center educating
students to be compassionate, humble, responsible, involved, spiritual thinkers in the church
and society.
The pioneer spirit of the Ursuline Sisters held
us in good stead, as we built schools and convents, and as time called for change, reinvented
ourselves at new sites from downtown Santa
Rosa to the prune orchards of rural Sonoma
County and from Marsilly Street in San Francisco to the present site of St. John Elementary
School in Glen Park. From cloistered in convents
to following in the footsteps of St. Angela Merici
by living among the people in various neighborhoods, Ursuline Sisters have continued to reach
out in welcome and inclusivity.
Dan Casagrande, MBA
Local Reverse Mortgage Expert
My Approach is Simple
I treat my clients as I would treat my own family.
The same level of care, education and service that
I would provide my own.
Father John Jimenez
Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program:
• Available to eligible homeowners 62 and older
• No required monthly mortgage payments
• Eliminate existing mortgage payments
• FHA insured loan
• Flexible payout options
• You retain ownership & title to home
• Improve monthly retirement cash flow
• Increased flexibility and choice
September 7 to
September 15th, 2015
At 3:00 P.M.
th
Services:
NMLS#561104
Call me today for a free no-obligation quote
650-523-9997
Send petitions to:
Monastery of Perpetual Adoration
771 Ashbury Street, San Francisco, CA 94117-4013
www.ReverseManDan.com | dcasagrande@RFSLends.com
Synergy One Lending Inc. d/b/a Retirement Funding Solutions NMLS 1025894. Licensed
by the Department of Business Oversight under the California Residential Mortgage
Lending Act. These materials are not from HUD or FHA and the document was not
approved by HUD, FHA or any Government Agency .
ARCHDiocesE 9
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Archbishop, pro-lifers protest Planned Parenthood
Valerie Schmalz
Catholic San Francisco
Hundreds of Bay Area residents
protested Planned Parenthood and its
sale of aborted baby parts for research,
gathering to pray at clinics in Marin,
San Mateo and San Francisco as part
of a national day of protest Aug. 22
that drew tens of thousands to more
than 320 Planned Parenthood locations
nationwide.
In San Francisco, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone joined the pro-life
demonstration, speaking briefly and
praying with the activists outside a
Planned Parenthood clinic on Valencia
Street.
“The pain is so deep,” said the
archbishop. “Thank you for bearing
witness and let us pray that God might
bless our land with peace and life.”
“I’m here because I’ve seen the videos,” said Brittany Morgan, 26, holding
her 1-month old son Micah at the demonstration in San Francisco. “I’m more
than angry. I never knew what was
happening to these babies after they’ve
been aborted.”
The National Day of Protest, sponsored by more than 40 pro-life organizations, was sparked by revelations in
a series of undercover videos shot by
the Center for Medical Progress that
show Planned Parenthood officials
discussing the harvesting and sale of
fetal tissue from aborted babies. The
videos, shot over a period of two and
half years, are being released at a rate
of about one a week.
The eighth video, released Aug. 21,
allegedly showed the top executive of
Placerville based StemExpress joking
about shipping intact aborted babies’
corpses to research labs.
The head of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life
(Courtesy photo)
A demonstrator outside the Planned Parenthood clinic in San Rafael Aug. 22.
committee, Boston Cardinal Sean
O’Malley, wrote a letter Aug. 3 to urge
senators to support S. 1881, which
would defund Planned Parenthood
Federation of America and its affiliates
and instead fund women’s health providers that do not promote abortion.
“It has long been troubling to many
Americans that the nation’s largest
abortion network, performing over a
third of all abortions, receives over
half a billion taxpayer dollars a year,”
he wrote.
In the Archdiocese of San Francisco,
protesters prayed outside Planned
Parenthood locations in San Francisco,
Redwood City, San Mateo, San Rafael
and South San Francisco. About 130
people gathered outside the Redwood
City clinic on El Camino Real, a crowd
that included parishioners from St.
“Mary, Mother
of All Nations.”
September 1-6, 2015
Francis of Assisi Parish in East Palo
Alto; Church of the Nativity and St.
Anthony in Menlo Park; and St. Pius,
in Redwood City. Protestant ministers
joined the about 120 people who prayed
and held signs outside the Planned
Parenthood in San Rafael.
Nicole, 28, and Bill Hull, 27, said the
videos were distressing particularly
because they are expecting their first
child in a week (who was blessed
in utero by the archbishop that day
outside the San Francisco clinic). “It
really hits home,” said Bill Hull. “Getting to see all the ultrasounds, going
through the whole process – we are
just finding it really hard to see how
anybody could ever say it is not a human being.”
Jennifer Hernandez traveled to San
Francisco from Stockton with her husband, because San Francisco has the
highest abortion rate in the country.
The couple has three children. “Every
baby is wanted by someone even if you
can’t take care of him yourself – somebody wants him,” Hernandez said.
The National Day of Protest of
Planned Parenthood, #ProtestPP, drew
crowds as large as 1,600 in Aurora, Illi-
nois, and 850 in Falls Church, Virginia.
Five hundred gathered outside the
clinic in San Jose.
In its mission statement, #ProtestPP,
whose main sponsors were Created
Equal, the Pro-Life Action League,
40 Days for Life, and Citizens for a
Pro-Life Society, stated: “Our goal is
to raise awareness of the heartless
and even illegal activities of Planned
Parenthood by going to where the killing and harvesting of body parts from
aborted children takes place.”
The videos have drawn scrutiny
from state and federal leaders, and five
states have moved to withdraw Medicaid funding from their local Planned
Parenthood branches.
Top officials of Planned Parenthood
dispute what the videos show, saying
they have been edited to distort the
interviews and any mention of money
for tissue and body parts is related to
customary handling fees charged the
researchers. The center has posted the
videos in their entirety on its website,
www.centerformedicalprogress.org,
and it plans to release several more.
Catholic News Service contributed
“The Most Compassionate
“The
Most
Compassionate
Care In Town”
Irish Owned
Operated
Care And
In Town”
Supple
Senior
Care LLC
AdId: X 50001741213 - 01
CustId: 5029809030
Dir/Iss: SFRCA YP1 12/2011
UDAC: DQC - PCW
ATTUID: td2935
Date: 09/23/2011 09:56:AM
Irish Owned
And
Operated
Licensed
• Bonded
• Insured
Licensed
•
Bonded
Insured
We Provide Qualified• Staff
We Provide
Staff
Quality-Care
In Qualified
Your Home
Full
Time
Or
Part
Time
Quality-Care In Your Home
Full
Service
Full Payroll
Time Or
Part Time
Full Payroll Service
www.suppleseniorcare.com
www.suppleseniorcare.com
415-573-5141
415-573-5141• 650-993-8036
• 650-993-8036
YPH: 102723
Home Health Servs
YPSH:
Rep: 130340 - ap9315
PHELPS AMY
An artistic exhibit of
statues and images of
Our Blessed Mother
from different
nations/cultures …
reaching out to
the community.
Exhibit Schedule:
Tuesday-Friday (Sep 1-4):
1:00pm-8:00pm
Saturday (Sep 5):
9:00am-8:00pm
Sunday (Sep 6):
9:00am-4:00pm
Venue:
Family Learning Center
Room 1101
Our Lady of Peace Church
2800 Mission College Blvd.
Santa Clara, Ca. 95054
S T. PAT R I C K ’S S E M I N A R Y & U N I V E R S I T Y
Saturday, September 19, 2015
HONORING:
The Serra Clubs of the Greater Bay Area
San Francisco, San José and West Contra Costa County
Register online at www.stpsu.org Phone: (650) 289-3320
Email: advancement@stpsu.org
10 national
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Varied images of Serra spark inspiration, controversy
Nancy Wiechec
Catholic News Service
PHOENIX – When Jen Norton
decided to paint Blessed Junipero
Serra, she turned to the Internet to
see what images of him exist.
“Turns out there are not a lot,”
said the Catholic folk artist from San
Jose. “I looked for resources online
Business
CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO
ROGER J. LEWIS, G.R.I.
Broker Associate
Roger Lewis has been a Broker Associate with Coldwell
Banker since 2005. He has been awarded the International President’s Circle and is in the top percentage
Coldwell Banker Associates worldwide.
Roger has experience in real estate sales and brokerage
with emphasis on homes and income properties, sales
and exchanges. He has a long record of successfully
guiding local clients with their real estate acquisitions.
He has a B.S. in Advertising from USF where he honed his skills in market
evaluation, advertising, negotiating, probate and trust sales, income property
analysis, financing and loans.
650.591.0876
rogerjlewis@cbnorcal.com
BRE# 435890
Men
in
Residential Brokerage
The Men in Business is a special feature that will
appear in color in Catholic San Francisco on:
September 11, 2015 – deadline August 28
November 13, 2015 – deadline October 30
January 22, 2016 – deadline January 8
Cost is $399 for one-time and $266 per insertion for multiple issues (size 4.75”
wide x 4”) per insertion for any additional. Double size ads available. Please provide
color photo, logo and 10 - 12 line bio.
Contact: Mary Podesta at 415.614.5644
or podestam@sfarchdiocese
and the same images kept popping
up.”
The ones she saw were stern and
serious. “I get the sense that he was
not that happy,” she told Catholic
News Service.
Norton said she discovered from
reading some of his documents that
Father Serra cared for the native
people he evangelized despite his apparent serious demeanor.
She said he “lived in service” to
people and she wanted to show the
Franciscan in a positive light, honoring his work and perseverance.
“I wanted to tell the story of the
work that he did. ... That he walked
and worked to build what is now essentially the California we know,” she
said in a telephone interview.
In Norton’s painting, Blessed Serra
holds a cross and walking stick and
is surrounded by representations
of nine missions he established, the
California coast demarcated with a
splash of blue. A rooster at his feet
is a nod to his early rise and the long
hours he labored.
In her own blog about the painting,
Norton wrote of Father Serra, “He is
the story of persevering in what we
believe in.”
Norton’s colorful painting stands in
stark contrast to a portrait that turns
up every time his name is Googled.
That image shows the tonsured friar
against a dark background looking
left in a wide-eyed stare. He wears
a gray cowled robe, the Franciscan
garb of his time. A crucifix hangs
from his neck.
Monica Orozco, director of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library,
said the painting is typical of how
people sat for portraits at the time. “I
suppose (he) looks a little dour, a little
apart, not much in terms of emotion,”
she said, adding that there is a certain
“majesty” and “gravitas” to his image.
Another of the few 18th-century
depictions of the missionary is a
woodcut published in 1787 with the
first biography of Father Serra by
Franciscan Father Francisco Palou,
The St. Paul of the Shipwreck Community invites you to join us
for our 100th Anniversary Gala Celebration
Everybody is a Star
Saturday, September 26, 2015
6:00 PM No-Host Cocktails and Silent Auction
7:00 PM Dinner
Dancing until Midnight to the music of Top Shelf Classics
South San Francisco Conference Center
255 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, California
$80 per person
•
Plenty of free parking
•
Cocktail Attire
Kevin Rodney Sullivan • Master of Ceremony
Actor, Writer, Producer, Director
How Stella Got Her Groove Back; Guess Who; Soul of the Game
A Red Carpet entrance awaits you!
Call 415-468-3434 if you would like to receive a formal invitation
Table Sponsorships Available
(CNS photo/courtesy of Jen Norton)
This acrylic on wood painting of Blessed
Junipero Serra and his nine missions was
executed by Catholic folk artist Jen Norton
earlier this year.
his student and friend. This image
shows the missionary preaching in
Mexico, grasping a rock in his right
hand and a crucifix in his left.
He stands “ready to punish his own
body to atone for the sins of others,”
wrote University of California historian Steven Hackel about the depiction. “This one is by far the grittiest,
the most complicated, and likely to be
the most accurate image that exists of
Serra.”
Those who say the Spanish missionary does not deserve honor assert
that he was a part of the imperial conquest under which California Indians
nearly became extinct. Critics have
defaced his image during protests and
on social media. Some have portrayed
him as the devil.
Earlier this year, an effort was made
to have a statue of Blessed Serra
removed from the U.S. Capitol exhibit
that honors prominent Americans.
Recently, California Gov. Jerry
Brown commented on the row. He
promised that the statue would stay
in the Capitol “until the end of time.”
SCRIPTURE SEARCH
Gospel for August 30, 2015
Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Following is a word search based on the Gospel
reading for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle
B: a lesson in what true worship of God means. The
words can be found in all directions in the puzzle.
SCRIBES
TRADITION
ISAIAH
HONORS ME
IN VAIN
HEAR ME
THEFT
JEWS
ELDERS
HYPOCRITES
LIPS
WORSHIP
DEFILE
MURDER
HANDS
CUPS
PEOPLE
FAR FROM ME
PRECEPTS
EVIL
DECEIT
TRADITION
H
O
N
O
R
S
M
E
L
L
P
Y
E
D
H
C
C
D
E
C
E
I
L
T
P
H
A
I
A
S
I
L
D
V
H
R
O
I
N
R
O
N
K
W
E
S
S
A
C
N
A
P
M
P
D
M
F
T
R
D
R
V
N
H
O
E
M
S
I
P
O
I
I
A
R
C
J
O
L
K
L
E
W
T
T
I
E
O
R
P
O
D
E
C
J
I
E
N
D
F
P
L
U
C
E
E
E
O
S
M
R
T
H
E
F
T
U
R
W
N
D
A
U
M
E
R
L
L
I
P
S
X
F
A
M
O
S
E
B
I
R
C
S
V
© 2015 Tri-C-A Publications www.tri-c-a-publications.com
Sponsored by Duggan’s Serra Mortuary
500 Westlake Avenue, Daly City
650-756-4500 ● www.duggansserra.com
national 11
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Men religious commit to
‘deeper engagement’ on climate
all the creatures, each of whom ‘have a
value of their own in God’s eyes.’”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Conference
of Major Superiors of Men overwhelmingly passed a resolution Aug. 7 committing to “a deeper engagement” to protect
the earth and “cherish all creation.”
The conference, made up of leaders who represent more than 17,000
Catholic religious brothers and priests
in the United States, laid out steps for
member congregations to take in solidarity with Pope Francis’ call to action
on climate change in his encyclical on
the environment.
“The biblical vision with Christ in
the center of our lives and communities, along with our vows and our
mission as religious, calls us to see
the urgency of this issue, not simply
as a justice and peace concern but as
embedded in who we are,” it said.
Quoting from the encyclical “Laudato
Si’,” it added: “CMSM deeply feels the
suffering of our ‘common home’ and
funeral
services
LCWR: Respectful dialogue
helped bridge ‘cultural chasm’
HOUSTON – The national board
of the Leadership Conference of
Women Religious said
“respectful, honest,
open dialogue” about
“matters at the core
of our life” led to an
agreeable conclusion this spring to
the Vatican’s doctriSister Sharon
nal assessment and
Holland
reform mandate.
“Our greatest desire now is that the
positive outcome of these years of
intense work at building relationships,
establishing trust, inviting questions,
and creating spaces for honest conversations – even on topics that can be
divisive – will serve as a source of hope
to others within the church and the
world,” the board said after the annual
LCWR assembly Aug. 11-15.
The Vatican’s investigations of and
resulting tensions stemmed largely
from a “cultural chasm ... caused by
two groups that did not know each
other’s assumptions,” Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Sharon Holland, outgoing LCWR president, said at
the beginning of the assembly.
Three years of dialogue led by three
U.S bishops and LCWR officials “led to
a significant narrowing of this gap,”
she said.
Same-sex attraction needs more
attention in parishes, say speakers
PLYMOUTH, Mich. – Clarifying
church teaching and preaching to
those with same-sex attraction are
crucial to evangelizing today, speakers
said during an Aug. 10-12 conference.
A variety of speakers at the conference, titled “Love One Another As I
Have Loved You: Accompanying Our
Brothers and Sisters with Same-Sex
Attraction,” spoke on how to discuss
same-sex attraction in a constructive,
informative way.
Dan Mattson, a Midwestern man who
describes himself as same-sex attracted,
said society labels people who experience same-sex attraction, and by creating “other” groups, mainstream culture
forces people into social boxes they
might not be ready to identify with.
Mattson suggested having more
talks with students in middle and high
school on topics regarding sexuality,
including chastity, homosexuality and
what God is asking from his people.
Courage International, an apostolate
that supports those with same-sex attraction in living a lifestyle of chastity,
was co-host of the conference with
the Archdiocese of Detroit and Our
Sunday Visitor.
Catholic News Service
The Leading Catholic Funeral Directors of the San Francisco Archdiocese
Funeral and Memorial Receptions
to Advertise in
catholic
San FrancIsco
Award winning family restaurant
call (415) 614-5642
Visit www.catholic-sf.org
333 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030
650.697.3419
Gathering Room Available
Pre-planning
“My Funeral,
My Cremation,
My Way”
www.duggansserra.com
“Here’s wishing happiness and wellbeing to
all the families of the Archdiocese. If you
ever need our assistance please call at any
time. Sincerely, Paul Larson ~ President.”
The Peninsula’s Local Catholic Directors…
Chapel of the Highlands
Funeral & Cremation Care Professionals
 Highly Recommended / Family Owned
 We will help guide you with Pre-Planning
and At-Need care
 Please call us: (650)
www.driscollsmortuary.com
www.sullivanfuneralandcremation.com
Celebrating 90 years!
588-5116
Duggan’s Serra Catholic Family Mortuaries
El Camino Real at 194 Millwood Dr., Millbrae
www.chapelofthehighlands.com
CA License FD 915
Duggan’s Serra Mortuary 500 Westlake Ave., Daly City FD 1098
Driscoll’s Valencia St. Serra Mortuary 1465 Valencia St., SF FD 1665
Sullivan’s Funeral Home & Cremation 2254 Market St., SF FD 228
www.duggansserra.com
McAVOY O’HARA Co.
SE RV I N G WIT H T R U S T A N D CO NFIDENC E
S IN CE 1 8 5 0
650/756-4500
415/970-8801
415/621-4567
7747 El Camino Real
Colma, CA 94014 | FD 1522
&
111 Industrial Road suite. 5
Belmont, CA 94002 | FD 1923
Affordable Catholic Funeral & Cremation Services
E vergreen Mortuar y
45 4 5 GEARY B O ULE VARD at T E N T H AV E N U E
For information prearrangements, and assistance, call day or night (415) 668-0077
FD 523
Specializing in Chapel Services & interments at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
We provide on-line arrangements
Nationally Certified Bereavement Facilitators
5 Star Yelp Reviews
650.757.1300 |
fax 650.757.7901
|
toll free 888.757.7888
| www.colmacremation.com
The Catholic Cemeteries ◆ Archdiocese of San Francisco
www.holycrosscemeteries.com
H oly C ross
Holy Cross Catholic
Mt. Olivet
Catholic Cemetery
Cemetery
Catholic Cemetery
Tomales Catholic
Cemetery
1500 Mission Road,
Colma, CA 94014
650-756-2060
1400 Dillon Beach Road,
Tomales, CA 94971
415-479-9021
Intersection of Santa Cruz Avenue,
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-323-6375
A Tradition
of
270 Los Ranchitos Road,
San Rafael, CA 94903
415-479-9020
St. Anthony
Cemetery
Our Lady of the
Pillar Cemetery
Stage Road
Miramontes St.
Pescadero, CA 94060 Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650-712-1679
415-712-1679
Faith Throughout Our Lives.
12 from the front
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Pornography: Pastors alarmed by ‘ubiquitous’ threat’s impact
Resources
FROM PAGE 1
The document blames misuse of
the Internet and forced prostitution as factors in the trend. Couples
struggle to find ways to grow more
intimate with pornography yet
many remain stunted in their emotional and sexual development.
Pornography is as old as civilization – the words “pornography” and
“obscene” have Greek and Latin
roots – but for the first time in history it is being consumed widely.
“No one remains untouched by it,”
the Witherspoon Institute said in a
2010 report titled “The Social Costs
of Pornography.”
The institute said porn consumption “is qualitatively and quantitatively different from any that has
gone before it.” More than 72 million
people worldwide every month visit
porn sites, the institute said, and the
images called up are more graphic
and violent than ever before.
Father Doherty said that the
problem often presents itself to a
priest when a woman seeks help
for her marriage after discovering
her husband’s use of pornography.
The adult men often say they were
seduced by imagery they found innocently on TV or the Internet.
That initial exposure may lead
to harder-core websites, movies or
magazines. For some, it becomes an
addiction.
“Once you go down that road, it’s
often very hard to stop,” Father
Doherty said.
He said pre-pubescent and adolescent boys tell him that they feel
guilty. Many Catholic men and boys
are ashamed that they did not resist
the temptation despite what their
church, their teachers and their parents taught them, he said.
“Though we hope that our faith
gives pause for thought, we are all
temptable,” said Dominican Father
Anselm Ramelow, a teacher at the
Dominican School of Philosophy
RECLAim Sexual Health: Catholic
online recovery program for pornography and sex addiction. reclaimsexualhealth.com
John Paul II Renewal Center:
Dedicated to spreading the teachings
of the pope’s “theology of the body.”
jp2renew.org
‘Bought with a Price’: Arlington,
Virginia, Bishop Paul Loverde’s pastoral letter. arlingtondiocese.org
Matt Fradd: Catholic author of “The
Porn Effect.” mattfradd.com
(Courtesy photo)
The Catholic view of the sacredness of sexuality as a gift from God offers hope and healing to
those tempted by pornography. Without that view, pornography can become a true addiction,
“worse than alcoholism,” said Father Anselm Ramelow, a teacher at the Dominican School of
Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley.
and Theology in Berkeley. He lives
at St. Dominic Parish in San Francisco.
“Pornographic imagery is everywhere and so sneaky that faith can
often have trouble intervening,” he
said.
Arlington, Virginia, Bishop Paul
Loverde has written a 77-page pastoral letter on the topic, titled “Bought
with a Price: Every Man’s Duty to
Protect Himself and His Family
from a Pornographic Culture.”
“Today’s kids don’t have to stumble upon faded centerfolds or sneak
glimpses of late-night television –
they can tap a keyboard or screen
and access virtually an infinite supply of graphic nudity and sex acts,”
he writes. “They’re awash in a sea
of smut, and as our culture increasingly legitimizes, even glorifies it,
only heroic parental vigilance – plus
God’s providence – offers them any
hope of escaping its influence.”
The Catholic view of the sacredness of sexuality as a gift from God
offers hope and healing. For example, St. John Paul II’s teachings
compiled in his “theology of the
body” contrast the gift of sexuality
with its abuse through practices
that distort the integrity of the
whole person and train males and
females to look upon each other as
objects.
Without that view, pornography
can become a true addiction, “worse
than alcoholism, because alcohol
is not a substance we need and that
we therefore can abstain from,” said
Father Ramelow. Like alcoholics
or drug addicts, porn addicts can
seldom recover their sexual health
without help.
Father Joseph Previtali, parochial
vicar of Our Lady of the Pillar
Church in Half Moon Bay, said
the main pastoral challenge with
pornography is helping young men
understand that what they’ve been
sold by the world is a “false and
destructive vision of manhood.”
“Our Lord Jesus, the perfect man,
and St. Joseph, teach us the true
meaning of manhood,” said Father
Previtali. “It’s powerful that our two
main models of masculinity were
virgins for the sake of the kingdom
of heaven.” Dominican Father Michael Hurley,
pastor of St. Dominic Church in San
Francisco agrees that the crisis of
pornography flows from a cultural
misunderstanding of the nature and
power of sexuality. “There’s a challenge, but also an opportunity to
share the beauty of our faith tradition in this area,” he said.
Bishop Loverde’s pastoral letter
offers a Christian “Plan of Life” to
help those tempted by pornography,
including morning prayer, meditation, spiritual readings, frequent
confession, Mass attendance and
“practicing the presence of God.”
He also offers St. Paul’s words in
1 Corinthians 6:19-20: “Do you know
that your body is a temple of the
Holy Spirit within you, which you
have from God? You are not your
own; you were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body.”
‘Victory’ app aimed at helping young people suffering addiction to porn
Abbey Jaroma
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON – Matt Fradd, a popular Catholic
speaker who said he has dedicated his life to fighting pornography, teamed up with longtime youth
minister Mark Hart, known as the “Bible Geek,”
and LifeTeen to develop an app designed to assist
young people find victory in their battle against
porn.
“I worked as an apologist at Catholic Answers for
three years and I would travel the country and give
many talks, and I couldn’t help but feel that while I
was up there proclaiming the basic Gospel message
to thousands of teenagers, a good number of these
young men and women were looking at hardcore
pornography,” Fradd explained in a phone interview with Catholic News Service.
The app, Victory, is based on a calendar system
where the user can mark the days they were victorious over porn, or had a setback, using colors.
White represents the days they were victorious,
and gray represents the days with a setback. A date
with a green square around it signifies a day the
user went to confession.
“One of the reasons this app is so helpful is that it
enables people to view freedom from porn, not as a
destination, but as a daily choice. This app enables
us to daily track our progress and reflect upon our
victories. ‘Look at that, I had five days in a row that
I was victorious,’” Fradd said.
After the setback is logged on the calendar, the
app assists you in pinpointing what the trigger
(Catholic News Service)
This screen grab was taken from www.theporneffect.com.
Matt Fradd, a popular Catholic speaker who says he has dedicated his life to fighting pornography, teamed up with Mark
Hart and LifeTeen to develop an app designed to help young
people overcome attraction to porn.
was so you are more prepared to log a white day
the next time that trigger occurs. Users can choose
from various “trigger” options – boredom, loneliness, anger, stress or tiredness. According to Fradd,
this helps a person to gain self-knowledge.
The app includes a section for journaling, and
there’s a prayer request button that will notify up
to three “accountability partners,” as the program
calls them, to pray for you. The app is private and
requires a four-digit passcode to log in.
Rachel Penate, the assistant to the executive vice
president of LifeTeen, said: “Not everyone struggles with pornography, or even the sin of lust, but
everyone struggles with sin. It may require a bit
of adaptation, but Victory can suffice as a tracking
tool for any struggling with a particular sin.”
Being that Victory is geared toward Catholics,
many have asked Fradd why it seems he is preaching to the choir, and his response is: “Because the
choir is looking at porn.”
Victory was launched May 28, and since then it
has been downloaded over 4,500 times, which is a
testament to its popularity. The app is free, and the
accompanying book included in the app costs $1.99.
The price of the book goes straight back to the app,
though, not only to update the current version, but
to launch an android version later this summer.
There also is a donation page set up to increase
funding for the app and it is donate.lifeteen.com/
thevictoryapp. A donor matches every donation
through that link.
Fradd said he and his partners, Hart and LifeTeen, have high hopes for Victory – to bring the
addictive and destructive nature of pornography
to light and to provide supportive and private assistance to liberate young people who have a porn
addiction.
“The hope of this app,” said Penate, “is that it will
spark real and honest conversations about porn –
why it needs to happen to heal from addiction; why
it’s destructive; and to encourage teens that they
are not alone in this fight: That it is OK to struggle.”
from the front 13
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Teachers: High school contract settlement
FROM PAGE 1
committee of Archdiocesan Federation of Teachers
Local 2240, said he felt relieved to settle a disagreement he described as “one of those perfect storms.”
Societal issues of religious freedom and equal
rights clashed but in the end both sides strived to
reach an agreement, with the union offering the
final language that forged a tentative deal in July,
he said.
The agreement, ratified in a narrow 90-80 decision by union members Aug. 19, includes a fiveparagraph preamble section on the purpose of
Catholic education and expectations for teachers
to support the mission. “All lay teachers covered
by the agreement “shall conduct themselves at
all times during the performance of those duties
in a manner in keeping with the standards of the
church,” the preamble states.
“The close vote reflected divisions among faculty
and the broader community after the archdiocese
administration proposed new language that would
have declared teachers to be ‘ministers,’ language
that, if implemented, would have placed the teachers outside the protections of the National Labor
Relations Act,” the union said in a news release.
Covering 236 full-time teachers, the deal provides
for a 7.5 percent salary increase over three years
for teachers at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
in San Francisco, Marin Catholic in Kentfield and
Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo. Teachers at Archbishop Riordan in San Francisco will
receive a 6 percent increase over the contract term,
with possible parity with the other schools at 7.5
percent if the school can afford a larger increase in
the third year.
“I want to thank the union and administration
negotiating teams for their hard work over the past
few months in coming to this agreement,” Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in a statement from
the archdiocese. “They have negotiated just wages
and benefits for our high school teachers, who are
among the finest teachers in Northern California.
“I also very much appreciate that the negotiations included a rich discussion about the mission
and purpose of Catholic education and the vital
role that our high school teachers play in carrying
out that mission,” he said. “I’m pleased that these
discussions reinforced and clarified purposes and
roles which have been referenced in previous contracts. And I pass on my special thanks to all our
teachers who ratified this agreement.”
Nina Russo, interim superintendent of schools,
said, “We look forward to our students returning to
a year of learning and rich, meaningful experiences
in both academics and school life. We appreciate the
concerted efforts of teachers and school leadership
to prepare for this new school opening with the highest degree of commitment and professionalism.”
The deal ends 10 months of bargaining marked
by strong resistance by some teachers that the
archdiocese’s proposals to strengthen the schools’
Catholic mission could threaten their job security
and lead to intrusions into their private lives.
The proposals included initial contract language
that defined teachers as ministers, and a supplemental faculty handbook revision that strictly underscored Catholic moral and theological principles.
As bargaining progressed the archdiocese
dropped all references to teachers as ministers, and
negotiators for the two sides finally settled on language focusing on teaching and expectations for the
personal conduct expected of a Catholic teacher.
“(The archbishop) tried to be as flexible as possible,” Jesuit Father John Piderit, archdiocesan
vicar for administration and moderator of the
curia, told Catholic San Francisco Aug. 20. “Had he
gone too far in insisting on these he would not have
gotten the agreement.”
Father Piderit said it is up to individual school
administrators or principals to investigate and
decide any concerns that a teacher’s conduct may
detract from the classroom.
“The archbishop has made it clear that they are
to try to work things out,” Father Piderit said.
Unresolved personnel matters will go to the superintendent of schools, he said.
Unchanged from previous agreements, the
contract provides for a grievance process that may
include arbitration.
Father Piderit likened the process to the way
student conduct issues are handled.
“My point is not the penalty,” he said. “My
Catholic education, teaching roles defined
The new archdiocesan teachers’ contract
includes these preamble clauses on Catholic
education:
WHEREAS, the Union and its members
recognize the unique nature of the Archdiocesan high school system in that it is Roman
Catholic, committed to provide education
within the framework of Catholic principles;
that Catholic teachings and precepts shall
remain paramount throughout the term of this
Agreement; and that nothing in the Agreement shall be construed as interfering in any
way with the Superintendent’s functions and
duties insofar as they are canonical; and
WHEREAS, the Union and its members
recognize that all lay teachers covered by this
Agreement shall perform all their duties as set
forth in this Agreement in accordance with
the doctrines and precepts of the Roman
Catholic Church, and shall conduct themselves at all times during the performance of
those duties in a manner in keeping with the
standards of the Church; and
WHEREAS, the Parties to this agreement acknowledge that the purpose of Catholic schools
is to affirm Catholic values through the Gospel
of Jesus Christ, and to help students learn and
develop their critical and moral faculties; and
WHEREAS, teachers are expected to support
the purpose of our Catholic schools in such
a way that their personal conduct will not
adversely impact their ability to teach in our
Catholic High Schools; and
WHEREAS, the Parties acknowledge that
disputes about teacher conduct on and off
the job are subject to the grievance procedure to determine whether such conduct has
adversely impacted the teacher’s ability to
teach in our Catholic High Schools.
point is you’re always making a judgment about
particular circumstances.”
The union news release said “the language makes
clear that questions regarding teacher conduct on
and off the job are subject to the collective bargaining grievance procedure, and are not the sole province of administrative fiat. The language was vetted
through California Federation of Teachers attorneys,
ensuring compliance with protective labor laws.”
Union president Gina Jaeger said “the negotiations have been an arduous process, testing the
resolve of our executive board and membership.
But union democracy provided a firm foundation
for our discussions. I am very proud of our union
for standing tall in support of dignity and fairness.
Now it is time to heal after a tumultuous year.”
Father Piderit said the overall impact of the agreement is to clarify Catholic identity especially in the
Bay Area where ideas may be confused. The deal
affirms that “we expect people not to compromise in
Catholic teaching in word and in action,” he said.
During months of bargaining, the faculty handbook revision, which was concurrent with but
never part of the bargaining process, was expanded
into a theologically broader, more Christ-centered
document by a committee of high school theology
teachers picked by the archbishop.
With the labor agreement now in hand, the handbook will serve as a template for ongoing teacher
formation, first at Marin Catholic and later at the
other three schools, Father Piderit said.
Marin Catholic president Navone said four meetings are planned for administrators and faculty
to address the document. Teachers previously expressed concerns primarily about issues of homosexuality and same-sex marriage, he said.
“There’s nothing new and nothing changing on
how we instruct but there are a lot of people here who
feel nervous by the fact of not having a full grasp of
Catholic teaching and don’t want to step into a minefield,” he said. “We want to take the time to talk about
issues they may come in contact within curricular
areas and other issues they encounter in normal life.”
Letters
Armchair ethicists and the A-bomb
Shame on Tony Magliano!
Calling himself a “peace columnist” does not
allow him to spread slander about U.S. servicemen
(“A-bomb chaplain’s conversion,” Aug. 14). Does he
endorse the execrable statement of Father Zabelka
that “… (American) planes went to Japan with the
express purpose (my emphasis) of … slaughtering
hundreds and thousands of children and civilians.”
If not, he should say so.
Referencing hysterical propaganda does not
strengthen his argument. His right to express political opinions does not include repeating Zabelka’s hateful slur, dishonoring men who risked their
lives defending America. He owes them an apology.
The 80,000 deaths in Hiroshima were tragic. So
were 300,000 deaths perpetrated by the Japanese
Imperial Army during the Nanking Massacre. An
invasion of Japan would have been worse than
Hiroshima and Nagasaki combined. The Japanese
military were preparing all civilians to fight to the
death (and to execute all POWs). The Battle of Okinawa (a sample of what the Allies would face) cost
72,000 American casualties and possibly 160,000
civilian deaths. Virtually all 77,000 Japanese troops
on the island died.
Armchair ethicists, insulated by 70 years of faded
memories, smugly pontificate about dropping the
A-bomb. Historian Paul Fussell would have been
part of the invasion force. In “Thank God for the
Atom Bomb” http://crossroads.alexanderpiela.
com/files/Fussell_Thank_God_AB.pdf Fussell
wrote: “… the farther from the scene of horror, the
easier the talk.”
Tony Magliano should read Fussell’s essay to
understand the facts and the context surrounding
that awful decision. Those horrific bombs saved
more lives than they claimed.
Kent Grealish
San Mateo
Protecting the world for future generations
On behalf of the Dominican Sisters of San
Rafael, we call the attention of the people of the
San Francisco archdiocese to the tremendously
thoughtful and powerful encyclical on the environment recently published by Pope Francis at www.
laudatosi.com. In “Laudato Si’,” “On Care for Our
Common Home,” all are challenged to consider the
observable changes to our air, water and biodiversity, and to reflect on the kind of world we want
to leave for future generations. Can we appreciate
that everything is fundamentally connected, and
that a healthy natural world is not meant just for
the few? Will we reconsider our thinking and choices, as individuals, as communities, and as countries
that affect the environment for better or worse?
The Sisters have been studying and acting on
these are issues for some time. In 2006, rooted
in our care for creation, and in solidarity with
our sisters and brothers of the human-earthglobal community, we formally endorsed the
Earth Charter. We committed to use it as a guide
to changes in our lifestyle and congregational
decision-making: www.earthcharterinaction.org.
For example, we have made significant changes
to how we shop and what we eat, to our transportation, our use of water and our housing. We
continue to look for ways to share the many blessings we have with those who need so much, as we
believe that care for the earth is directly linked to
of well-being of everyone on it. We invite others
to join us in reading and reflecting on the pope’s
encyclical, reviewing the Earth Charter, and considering what you can do to adopt a new way of
living, one that reflects responsibility and care for
our common home.
The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael Leadership Team
Sister Maureen McInerney, OP, Prioress General
Councillors Sister Carla Kovack, OP; Sister Susan Allbritton, OP;
Sister Abby Newton, OP; Sister Mary Kieffer, OP
Role of altar servers
Re “Helping altar servers master their craft,”
Aug. 14:
The article was a reminder of when I was an
altar boy during World War II. The altar boys
would serve at Masses and could verbally send
up prayers of adoration to heaven with the
priest.
The title of the article should have been “Helping altar servers to master their new craft to be
unseen and not heard.”
Roy Petri
Sonoma
14 faith
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Sunday readings
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
DEUTERONOMY 4:1-2, 6-8
Moses said to the people: “Now, Israel, hear the
statutes and decrees which I am teaching you to
observe, that you may live, and may enter in and
take possession of the land which the Lord, the
God of your fathers, is giving you. In your observance of the commandments of the Lord, your God,
which I enjoin upon you, you shall not add to what
I command you nor subtract from it. Observe them
carefully, for thus will you give evidence of your
wisdom and intelligence to the nations, who will
hear of all these statutes and say, ‘This great nation
is truly a wise and intelligent people.’ For what
great nation is there that has gods so close to it as
the Lord, our God, is to us whenever we call upon
him? Or what great nation has statutes and decrees
that are as just as this whole law which I am setting
before you today?”
PSALM 15:2-3, 3-4, 4-5
One who does justice will live in the presence
of the Lord.
Whoever walks blamelessly and does justice; who
thinks the truth in his heart and slanders not with
his tongue.
One who does justice will live in the presence
of the Lord.
Who harms not his fellow man, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor; by whom the reprobate
is despised, while he honors those who fear the Lord.
One who does justice will live in the presence
of the Lord.
Who lends not his money at usury and accepts
no bribe against the innocent. Whoever does these
things shall never be disturbed.
One who does justice will live in the presence
of the Lord.
JAMES 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Dearest brothers and sisters: All good giving and
every perfect gift is from above, coming down from
the Father of lights, with whom there is no alteration or shadow caused by change. He willed to give
us birth by the word of truth that we may be a kind
of firstfruits of his creatures. Humbly welcome the
word that has been planted in you and is able to
save your souls. Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves. Religion that is pure
and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to
care for orphans and widows in their affliction and
to keep oneself unstained by the world.
MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had
come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, they
observed that some of his disciples ate their meals
with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. For the
Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without
carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders. And on coming from the marketplace they do not eat without purifying themselves.
And there are many other things that they have
traditionally observed, the purification of cups and
jugs and kettles and beds. So the Pharisees and
scribes questioned him, “Why do your disciples not
follow the tradition of the elders but instead eat a
meal with unclean hands?” He responded, “Well
did Isaiah prophesy about you hypocrites, as it is
written: This people honors me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they
worship me, teaching as doctrines human precepts.
You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” He summoned the crowd again and
said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand.
Nothing that enters one from outside can defile that
person; but the things that come out from within
are what defile. “From within people, from their
hearts, come evil thoughts, unchastity, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness,
envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly. All these evils
come from within and they defile.”
Practicing ‘custody of the eyes’
I
n Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23, the Pharisees are up in
arms (as usual) about their observations of Christ’s
religious observance. But before I throw them under
the bus, their reaction poses a
valid question: At what point
does my desire to perfect religious muddle my identity? At
this time the tradition of the
Elders is considered a crucial
part of the Pharisee’s Jewish
identity. To cast it aside as
quickly as Christ does would
seem sacrilegious to them. It
would be like wearing white
after Labor Day in the South.
On our side of the country
it would be like failing to eat
organic, or being an A’s fan
in San Francisco: Uncouth,
definitely.
sister maria
The Pharisees believe that
catherine, op
these traditions make or break
their faithfulness to God.
Jesus clearly disagrees. How
can I discern between a tradition that is burdensome
scripture
reflection
(but is now expected), versus a legitimate practice that
deepens my faith? In this situation Jesus indicates
that the Pharisees are not paying attention to the
telos – the end for which all things strive according to
their nature. He indirectly implies the real question:
To what end are you washing hands, purifying beds,
pots, etc.?
The first thing Jesus lists that emerges from human
hearts is “evil thoughts.” The happiness we strive for
in our relationship with God and each other is directly
related to what we think about. My thoughts are the
rudder that direct the boat of my moral life. This is
part of my telos; I become what I ponder.
So, this begs another question: What am I thinking
about all day long? What am I putting into my mind to
nourish it? Monastic writers discuss a practice called
“custody of the eyes,” at length. These wise fathers in
the faith encourage me to discipline my eyes. When
I’m driving along the highway, do I have to look at every billboard? When I go grocery shopping, do I dwell
on a Kardashian gracing the cover of People?
My mind needs something life-giving to feast on.
Paul emphasizes this, when he says, “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever
is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is gracious if there is any excellence or anything
worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians 4:8). How do I find more of these things to dwell
on? A twofold approach could be helpful: Where am I
wasting time on frivolous images? What am I reading? What do I listen to? Minimizing the time spent
on what doesn’t lead me to God, will help me to make
room for the things that will deepen my relationship
with Christ and open my heart to what is truly restorative. Regular Sunday Mass attendance is mandated
by the church to offer such an opportunity. It provides
a weekly spot in my schedule to refocus. In addition,
here is where adding 15 minutes of spiritual reading
before bed, listening to a couple of faith-filled podcasts
in the car every week on spiritual subjects that interest me, and praying the rosary step in; these are the
things that give me palpable energy.
To what degree do the things you think about and the
ways you spend your time help you to fulfill that end?
Sister Maria Catherine, OP, is a perpetually professed
member of the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of
the Eucharist. She is fresh from teaching high school
English in San Francisco, and is pursuing her master’s
in theology at Ave Maria University in Florida.
Political correctness: Swallowing hard
J
ust because something is politically correct doesn’t
mean that it might not also be correct. Sometimes
we have to swallow hard to accept truth.
I served on a priests’ council, an advisory board
to the bishop in a Roman
Catholic diocese. The bishop,
while strongly conservative
by temperament, was a deeply
principled man. His decisions
he made on principle, and
sometimes that meant he had
to swallow hard.
For example, he found
himself under strong pressure to raise the salaries of lay
employees in the diocese. The
FATHER ron
pressure was coming from
rolheiser
a very vocal group of social
justice advocates who were
quoting the church’s social
doctrines in the face of protests that the diocese could
not afford to pay the kind of wages they were demanding. Their cause also leaned on political correctness.
This didn’t make things easy for the bishop, given his
conservative temperament and conservative friends.
He came one morning to the priests’ council and
asked the priests to give him a mandate to give the
diocesan employees the wage increase. The priests told
him that they would not bow to political correctness
and voted against it. A month later, the bishop came
back to the priest’s council and asked the priests again
for their support, and should they vote against it again,
he would do it on his own. One of the priests, a close
personal friend of his, said: “You’re only asking us to
do this because it’s politically correct.” The bishop answered him: “No, we’re not doing this because it’s politically correct. We’re doing it because it is correct! We
can’t preach the Gospel with integrity if we don’t live
it out ourselves. We need to pay a living wage because
that’s what the Gospel and Catholic social doctrine
demands – not because it’s politically correct.”
In saying this, the bishop was swallowing hard at
having to bow to something that was presented as
politically correct. Principle trumped feeling.
And principle needs to trump feeling: When something comes at us with the label that this must be
accepted because it is politically correct, our spontaneous reaction is negative and we are tempted to reject it.
Teaching in some pretty sensitive classrooms
through the years, I remember once, frustrated with
the hypersensitivity of some students, I told a student
to “lighten up.” He immediately accused me of being a
racist on the basis of that remark.
It’s easy then to react with spite rather than empathy.
But, like the bishop we need to be principled and mature enough to not let emotion and temperament sway
our perspective and our decisions. Just because a truth
comes cloaked in political correctness and we hear it
voiced in self-righteousness doesn’t necessarily mean it
isn’t the truth. Sometimes we just have to swallow hard.
Among other things, political correctness, as a
check on our language, helps keep civil discourse
civil. Talk radio, cable television, blogs, tweets and
editorials are today more and more being characterized by a language that’s rude, insensitive and flat-out
disrespectful and, in its very disdain for political
correctness, is ironically the strongest argument for
political correctness. Politics, church, and community
at every level today need to be much more careful
about language, careful about being politically correct, because the violence in our culture very much
mirrors the violence in our language.
Oblate Father Rolheiser is president of the Oblate School
of Theology, San Antonio, Texas.
world 15
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Pope urges expansion of priests’
on-call emergency service
VATICAN CITY – The Year of
Mercy is a perfect time to increase
the number of priests who take turns
being on call all night for emergency
spiritual care of the sick and dying,
Pope Francis wrote.
“The coming extraordinary Jubilee
of Mercy is a good occasion for intensifying the collaboration between pastors and laypeople in the mission of
supporting with affection and tenderly assisting the sick and dying,” the
pope wrote in a July 27 letter Federation of Priestly Emergency Services
president Manuel Martin Sjoberg.
The pope also quoted from his document announcing the Year of Mercy,
which begins Dec. 8, calling people
to reach out and support those who
are suffering “so they can feel the
warmth of our presence, our friendship and our fraternity.”
Vatican: Remember works of
mercy on World Migrant Day
VATICAN CITY – In the Year of Mercy, the Catholic Church’s annual day of
reflection and prayer on the situation
of migrants and refugees will include a
special reminder that “welcoming the
stranger” is a corporal work of mercy.
For World Day of Migrants and
Refugees 2016, Pope Francis has
chosen the theme: “Migrants and
refugees challenge us. The response
of the Gospel of mercy,” the Vatican
announced Aug. 20.
Closer to the celebration, which is
Jan. 17 at the Vatican and a full week
New Evangelization, the office Pope
Francis charged with coordinating the
Holy Year of Mercy, which begins Dec.
8, posted a list of desired qualities and
the application form on the Year of
Mercy website: www.im.va/content/
gdm/en/partecipa/missionari.html.
The missionaries will be sent out
Feb. 10, Ash Wednesday.
scotland: ‘profound apology’
(CNS photo/Darrin Zammit Lupi, Reuters)
Migrants look out of a window of a rescue
ship as it arrives in Trapani, Sicily, Aug. 9.
in January for Catholics in the United
States, Pope Francis will issue a special message, the announcement said.
Explaining the pope’s choice for
the theme, the Pontifical Council
for Migrants and Travelers said the
pope first wants to draw Catholics’
attention to “the dramatic situation
of many men and women forced to
abandon their homelands.”
Pope seeks ‘missionaries of mercy’
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis is
looking for a few good “missionaries
of mercy,” priests who are known for
their preaching and their dedication
to hearing confessions and granting
absolution.
If they have their bishop’s or superior’s support, priests interested in
being one of the special communicators of God’s mercy are invited to
apply online.
The Pontifical Council for Promoting
labor guide
GLASGOW, Scotland – The president of the Scottish bishops’ conference offered a “profound apology”
to victims of child abuse following a
national review of church safeguarding procedures.
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of
Glasgow, conference president, said
the Catholic bishops were “shamed
and pained” by abuse suffered at the
hands of anyone in the church.
“Such actions are inexcusable
and intolerable,” Archbishop Tartaglia said during Mass Aug. 18 in St.
Andrew Cathedral. “The harm the
perpetrators of abuse have caused
is first and foremost to their victims,
but it extends far beyond them, to
The San Francisco
Police Officers’
Association
Proudly supports
the Catholic
San Francisco
Martin Halloran
President
Labor Day:
For all those who Labor
Unions:
an example of the way in which
work first and foremost
unites people and of its power
to build a community
their families and friends, as well as
to the church and wider society.”
Get to know Jesus by reading
Gospels, pope tells visitors
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis asked
people gathered in St. Peter’s Square to
be quiet for a moment and ponder the
question, “Who is Jesus to you?”
After the moment of silence Aug.
23, the pope introduced the midday
Angelus prayer by asking Mary to help
Christians purify their faith, removing “worldly incrustations and fears.”
Commenting on the day’s Gospel
reading from St. John, the pope said
people were scandalized when Jesus
told them he was the “bread of life”
and “clearly alluded” to the fact that he
would sacrifice his life for them. The
people were upset, he said, because
such talk did not fit in with their idea
of a success-driven Messiah.
They understood Jesus’ words so
well that they did not want to listen to
him because they were words that put
their mentality in crisis, he said.
Catholic News Service
16 world
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Peace Day message: Overcoming indifference
Vatican City – To promote a reflection on
the need for a “conversion of mind and heart”
open to the needs of others, Pope Francis has
chosen “Overcome indifference and win peace”
as the theme for the church’s Jan. 1 celebration
of the World Day of Peace 2016.
More information about ethnic and religious
hatred and disregard for human rights is not
enough, the Vatican’s justice and peace office
said: People must rise above individualism and
open their hearts and minds to the suffering of
others.
Pile Drivers, Divers,
Carpenters, Bridge,
Wharf & Dock Builders
Local #34
Driving Pile from the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River.
Jim Johansen, President
Richard Foster, Vice President
Pat Karinen, Financial Secretary-Treas.
Chris Moyer, Recording Secretary
Karl Nisley, Conductor
Bill Burton, Warden
Tina Nixon, Jesse Johansen, George DeJanvier, Trustees
55 Hegenberger Place
Pope: Work an important
expression of human dignity
Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY – Work is an important expression
of human dignity and of caring for one’s family, but
today there is a “dangerous tendency” to consider a
worker’s family obligations as an obstacle to productivity and profit, Pope Francis said.
“But let’s ask ourselves: What productivity? And
for whom?” he said Aug. 19 at his weekly general audience as he continued a long series of audience talks
about the family and family life.
“Work, in its thousand forms, beginning with
housework, is about caring for the common good,”
providing for one’s family and cooperating with God
in creating goods and services that are useful to others, the pope said.
To say someone is a “hard worker,” he said, is a
compliment, just as saying someone “lives off” of
another is a put down. St. Paul, in 2 Thessalonians,
tells Christians that if they do not work, they should
not eat. “It’s a great recipe for losing weight, eh?” the
pope said.
“Work – and I repeat, in all its forms – is human. It
expresses the dignity of being created in the image of
God, which is why it can be said that work is sacred,”
Pope Francis told pilgrims gathered in the Vatican
audience hall.
Work is so important for individual identity, for
the ability it gives people to support
their families and for its contribution to the community that creating
and organizing employment is a
huge “human and social responsibility, which cannot be left in the
hands of a few or pushed off onto a
divinized market,” the pope said.
“It makes me sad when I see there
are no jobs, when there are people
Pope Francis
without work who cannot find a job
and who do not have the dignity of being able to bring
bread home,” he said. “And I rejoice when I see governments making great efforts to promote employment, to
find jobs and to try to make sure everyone has work.”
Work is part of the normal rhythm of life for
individuals and for families, he said. It must alternate
with times of rest or celebration and, especially, time
for prayer.
The family is “the proving ground” of labor policies, he said. “When the organization of work takes
the family hostage or blocks its progress, then we can
be certain society has begun working against itself.”
labor guide
Oakland, CA 94621












San Francisco Building and
Construction Trades Council
1188 FRANKLIN STREET, SUITE 203, San Francisco, CA 94109
www.sfbuildingtradescouncil.org
EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Finnegan
President
Patricio Cubas
Bob Mattacola
Bill Bergerson
Kenneth Ho
– Vice President
– Recording Secretary
– Treasurer
– Conductor
Patrick Mulligan
Financial Secretary
Frank Masterson – Warden
David Cortez
– Trustee
Andrew Devine – Trustee
Rudy Rodriguez –Trustee

community 17
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
USF talk, discussion explores care for creation
The University of San Francisco will host a
series of talks on integral ecology, beginning
Sept. 3, 7 p.m., at Xavier Hall, with a presentation by Mary Evelyn Tucker, senior lecturer and
research scholar at Yale University, where she
co-directs the Forum on Religion and Ecology.
She will discuss the invitations and challenges of
Pope Francis’ new encyclical on care for creation,
responsible development and the impact of environmental injustice on the world’s poor. The response
will be given by Jesuit Father John Coleman of St.
Ignatius Parish and will be followed by opportunity
for questions and small-group discussion.
RSVP by Sept. 3. Visit http://interfaithpower.
org/integralecology/. Phone (415) 391-4214.
On Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., the series continues with
Jesuit Father Thomas Massero in conversation
with the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, president
and founder, Interfaith Power & Light; and Keya
Chatterjee, executive director of the U.S. Climate
Action Network.
An Interfaith Climate Conference is scheduled
at USF Jan 8-9.
obituary
Religious of the Sacred Heart
Sister Catherine McMahon
Women in Chun Cheon, Korea as well as director of
Religious of the Sacred Heart Sister Catherine
the Oxford program in England for the University
McMahon died July 31 at Oakwood,
of San Diego. She also taught English in Poland.
the congregation’s retirement facility in Atherton. A funeral Mass was Sister Catherine moved to Oakwood in 2008.
“Sister McMahon was a lifelong learner, taking
celebrated there with interment in
courses in everything from introduction to computthe sisters’ cemetery Aug. 8.
ers, to Spanish, ancient Greek, and genetics,” the
Sister Catherine held assignSacred Heart Sisters said in a statement. “She had
ments at Lone Mountain College,
a particular call to help families struggling with
now part of the University of San
the terminal illness of a child.”
Francisco and Convent of the
Sister Catherine
Memorial contributions
may be made
to the So-of Bridge, S
Sacred Heart, San Francisco and
International
Association
McMahon, RSCJ
ciety of the Sacred Heart, 4120 Forest Park Avenue,
taught English at the Convent of
St. Louis, MO 63108. Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron W
the Sacred Heart in Menlo Park,
for more than a decade.
International Association of Bridge, Structural,
She served as professor and chairperson of the
International
Association
of Bridge, Structural,
Ornamental
&
Reinforcing
Iron Workers
English Department at Sacred Heart College
for
Ornamental & Reinforcing Iron Workers
Local 377 workin
community sin
BAC LOCAL 3, CA
10806 Bigge St.
San Leandro, CA 94577
1-800-281-8781
We take pride in ou
Local 377 working with the the wo
community since 1921. representing of our un
Happy
Day 2013
2015
HAPPY Labor
LABOR DAY
HEADQUARTERS: 1620 South Loop Rd., Alameda, CA 94502
PHONE: (510) 748-7400
Find us online at www.oe3.org
FROM THE OFFICERS, STAFF AND
MEMBERS OF BAC LOCAL #3, CA
Dave Jackson, President
Tony Santos, Secretary/Treasurer
labor
guide
An Organized Approach
to Jobs and Community
This Labor Day let us remember that
all This
working
people
have
right
to:
Labor
Day,
letaus
honor
• A good job with benefits
the men and women
• A living wage that can support a family
whoand
work
hard
day
• Security
dignity
in workevery
and retirement
• Ato
safe
and secure
workplace
build
a better
California.
• Education and training to reach our full potential
Bob Alvarado, Executive Officer
BobHegenberger
Alvarado, Executive
Officer
265
Road Suite
200
265 Hegenberger
Rd.,
Suite
200,
Oakland
CA 94621
Oakland, CA 94621
(510) 568-4788
510.568.4788
www.nccrc.org
www.facebook.com/nccrc
www.nccrc.org
We take pride n our cwith
ommunity Officers & M
Local
377 iworking
the From&The
community
since
1921.
representing the working families Local Union
of our
our union! & representing Charlie Hernan
We take pride in
community
the working families of our union!
Business Mana
From The Officers & Members of Eddie Reyes
Business Agent
From The
Officers
Members
Local
Union&No.
377 of
Local Union No. 377
Diahanna Christie
Recording Secretary
Charlie Hernandez
Business Manager
Eddie Reyes
Mitchel Kettle
Business Agent
Business Agent
Diahanna Christie
Recording Secretary
Dennis Dougherty
President
I.U.O.E.
STATIONARY ENGINEERS
Local 39 - San Francisco
Happy Labor Day
Jerry Kalmar
Business Manager-Secretary
International Vice President
18 community
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
obituary
catholics in
the workplace
Mercy Sister Mary Edwin Byrne
school- about educating, preparing, welcoming,
instructing, always looking out for the student
who was falling behind. Her sole ministry was
education.”
In 2005, she retired to Marian Oaks Life Center
in Burlingame where, as her long-time friend
Mercy Sister Mary Edith Hurley said, “She was
into everything. She kept up with everyone and
everything. She was so involved with people.”
A funeral Mass was celebrated July 27 at Mercy Convent Chapel in Burlingame with interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma. Survivors
include her sister Cecilia Dempsey. Memorial
gifts may be made to the Sisters of Mercy, 2300
Adeline Drive, Burlingame 94010.
Mercy Sister Mary Edwin Byrne died July 22.
Born in Los Angeles, Sister
Mary Edwin entered the Sisters
of Mercy a month after high
school graduation in 1940, professed vows in January of 1943
and began 51 years of ministry
as an elementary school teacher
at schools including St. Gabriel,
St. Peter, and Holy Name, San
Sister Mary
Francisco and St. Catherine of
Edwin Byrne,
Siena, Burlingame.
RSM
“She was a consummate
educator,” said Mercy Sister Toni Lynn Gallagher. “Her life was about
Joe Tassone
St. Paul, Sacred Heart, and USF Alum
Knights of Columbus
BRE# 01704557
10% of Net Donated to your favorite Catholic charity.
joe@bradleyrealestate.com
Phone: 415-215-8571 • Cell: (415) 215-8571
labor guide
MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND STAFF OF
SPRINKLER FITTERS & APPRENTICES, UA LOCAL 483
PAT BRISCOE
TED MORRIS
Vice-President
Recording Secretary
DAN TORRES
STAN SMITH
Business Manager
/Financial Secretary
Organizer
MICHAEL MURPHY
Executive Board
TYRONE GUILLORY
MICHAEL FOX
RANDY HALL
BEAU BRINKLEY
A Nativity – Menlo Park Parishioner for over 30 Years
GINNY KAVANAUGH
Society of Excellence
Training Director
STEVE FOX
Parishioner –
St. Denis/Our Lady of the Wayside
Sanitary truck drivers and helpers
teamsters local no. 350
United Association of Journeymen
and apprentices of the plumbing
and pipe fitting industry
Local Union No. 38
Larry Mazzola, Jr.
Phone: (415) 626-2000
Fax: (415) 626-2009
email: Larry@ualocal38.org
Al W. Groh
Executive Director
Cedar hill office building
295 89th street, suite 304
daly city, california 94015
SIGN DISPLAY & ALLIED CRAFTS
SIGN
DISPLAY
& ALLIED
CRAFTS
LOCAL
UNION
NO. 510
LOCAL
UNION Bay
NO.Area
510
Greater
San Francisco
Greater San Francisco Bay Area
Joseph B. Toback
Joseph B. Toback
Business
Representative
Business
Representative
Union of American Physicians & Dentists
Affiliated with AFSCME, AFL-CIO
180 Grand Ave., Ste 1380, Oakland, CA 94612-3741
Owen Owen
Murphy
Murphy
Business
Representative
Business
Representative
Josh
JoshEnde
Ende
FieldRepresentative
Representative
Field
Email: uapd@uapd.com
Website: www.uapd.com
Direct Line: 650.529.8570
Cell: 650.400.8076
Fax: 650.851.9259
gkavanaugh@camoves.com
www.thekavanaughs.com
DRE # 00884747
Owned and Operated by NRT LLC.
Josie T. Brooks
Parishioner St. Anthony of Padua/
Immaculate Conception
2633 Ocean Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94132
415.225.9501 Cell • 415.334.1880 Bus.
Josie.brooks@cbnorcal.com
REALTOR BRE #00812964
www . josiebrooksre . com
Daly Construction
G eneral C ontractor
Parishioner: St. Cecilia's
(510) 839-0193 • (510) 763-8756 fax
Toll Free: 1-800-622-0909
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
116 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Affiliated with the
international
brotherhood of
teamsters
Business Manager / Financial
Secretary Treasurer
1621 Market St.
San Francisco
CA 94103
Call: 650.543.1171
email: pbriscoe@apr.com
Happy Labor Day!
Gr eet ings and Solidarity
from
t he O fficers , Staff and Mem bers of
I UEC L ocal 8
Mark Leonard
Business Representative
Eric W. McClaskey
Business Manager
Local 8 Officers
President
James E. Leonard
Organizer
Greg Hardeman
Vice President
Kevin Wright
Trustees
Audie Andrews
John Leatham
Matt Doran
Secretary-Treasurer
Dave Grenfell
Warden
Ray Galvan
Lonnie Fish
Business Representative
Executive Board
Darrin Arbasetti
Ryan Johnson
Tim McGarvey
Matt Russo
Peter Tanzillo
Mark Thomas
Nick Urban
• Interior & Exterior
• Remodeling
Lic. #659078
415-753-6804
Fine Used Books
Fax 415-759-8911
dalynjk
comcast
.net
Best Selection
of @
Greeting
Cards
Anywhere
Wonderful Toys and Games
Fine Used Books
Best Selection of Greeting Cards Anywhere
Wonderful Toys and Games
2234 Polk St.
Vallejo & Green)
Carol Spencer • (Between
St. Dominic’s
Parishioner
Open 7 Days,
10-10
We have Religious
Christmas
Cards
• www.RussianHillBooks.com
(415)
We929-0997
Buy Books
– Housecalls Made
208380
Business Representatives
RICK MANGAN
TONY RODRIGUEZ
TONY SANTANA
Cell: 650.303.8173
Best Selection of Greeting Cards Anywhere
2234 Polk St. (Between Vallejo & Green)
Open 7 Days, 10-10
(415) 929-0997 • www.RussianHillBooks.com
208380
JEFF DIXON
President
1550 E l Camino Real, Ste. 100, Menlo Park, CA 94025
community 19
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
obituaries
Sister Mary Munch, RSCJ
Sister Maureen O’Brien, BVM
Religious of the Sacred Heart
Sister Mary Munch died Aug.
12 at Oakwood, the sisters’ elder
care center in Atherton. She was
89 years old and a Sacred Heart
Sister for 70 years.
Sister Mary served at Sacred
Heart Schools in Nebraska and
Illinois and is remembered for her
Sister Mary
more than 20 years as a spiritual
Munch, RSCJ
director in several states including New York and Wisconsin.
A serious injury from a car accident led to her
retirement in 1996 and moving to Oakwood in 2007.
Survivors include her brothers Henry and Fred
Munch and sisters Marjorie Carlson, Cecilia McColley and Sacred Heart Sister Patricia Munch.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Sept. 5, at 10
a.m. in the Oakwood Chapel with interment in the
sisters’ cemetery there.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
Society of the Sacred Heart, 4120 Forest Park Ave.,
St. Louis, MO 63108.
Sister Maureen O’Brien, a Sister
of Charity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary for 60 years, died Aug. 16. Sister Maureen entered religious life
from St. Anne of the Sunset Parish
and served as a teacher and principal at San Francisco’s St. Paul High
School, where she herself was a
Sister Maureen
student, for 22 years.
O’Brien, BVM
Sister Maureen also served in
parish ministry at St. Paul Parish,
Church of the Visitation and St. Teresa Church.
Survivors include a sister Ann Theresa Riordan
of Millbrae and a brother Stephen of Grass Valley.
Parishioners of our South San Francisco Churches
Parishioner of St. Matthew’s
St. Ignatius Grad & Dad – “ADMG”
BUENA VISTA MANOR HOUSE
399 Buena Vista Ave., East
San Francisco, CA 94117
415.863.1721
www.buenavistamanorhouse.com
James
A.A Bach
I
SULLIVAN LAW OFFICE
Ruth Downs Sullivan
ttorney
parishioner, St. Brendan
Parishioner of Christ the King
Laura Sullivan Van Zandt
John B. Sullivan (1989)
Employment-Based Immigration Law
Law Offices of James A. Bach
The Shell Building
P 100
U Bush
B St.,
L Ste.
I 1980,
C ASF, CA 94104-3902
T I O N
(415) 248-3100
Website: www.immilaw.com
Specializing in Estate Planning, Trusts,
Wills,
Probate, Family Law and Guardianship
S
Stephen O’Kane Contractor
Parishioner of St. Cecilia’s
• Remodels & Additions • Windows
• Kitchen & Bath • Brick Stairways • Patios
• Decks • Foundations & Earthquake
• Retaining walls • Dry Rot & Stucco
Lic. #701012
sokaneconst@hotmail.com
(415) 759-0574
Fax (415) 504-6768
605 Market Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco 94105
Tel: 415.495.3800
Fax: 415.495.7204
Jack Shea
Parishioner: St. Bartholomew’s, San Mateo
Oliver McElhone, St. Dunstan's parishioner
Award winning family restaurant
AARP Auto & Home Insurance from The Hartford
Business - Workers Comp - Health - Life
Open daily
SUPPLE SENIOR CARE
License # 0708733
2390 - 15th Avenue
jbsheains@comcast.net
San Francisco, CA 94116-2502
Cell“The
(415) 710-1086
(415)
661-4777
most compassionate care in
town”
Function room available
333 El Camino Real, Millbrae, CA 94030
650.697.3419
Supple Senior Care
“The most compassionate
in home care in town”
Parishioner of St. Cecilia’s Church
1655 Old Mission Road #3
*Serving
from San Francisco to North San Mateo
Colma, SSF, CA 94080
Irish Owned
www . suppleseniorcare . com
Modern, State-of-the-Art Office
Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
Dr. Lan Nguyen, Parishioner
St. Finn Barr
415-573-5141
or 650-993-8036
415-573-5141
*Irish owned & operated
orfrom650-993-8036
*Serving
San Francisco to North San Mateo
Special Discounts for Seniors,
Low Income Families & Students
749 Monterey Blvd.
Phone: (415) 239-9140
San Francisco, CA 94127 Fax: (415) 239-9141
Our Lady of Mercy
1010 Howard Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 342-0924
San Francisco
Italian Athletic Club
Parishioners of St. Peter and Paul
500 Westlake Avenue
AvenueDaly City FD1098
D1098 Teamsters Local 665 Affiliation
cal 665 Affiliation
650.756.4500 415.756.4500
415.756.4500
Visit us at dugganserra.com
____________________
O.K. WITH CORRECTIONS BY:______________________
gganserra.com
ACK BY 4:00 PM • PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR SALES PERSON OR FAX: 415-495-2672 • CALL: 415-615-3623
SIZE: 2 COL. 3 in.
Mike Norton
Monterey Dental Office
A Tradition of Serving Teamsters
and all Local Labor Organizations
A Tradition of Serving Teamsters and all Local Labor Organizations
n of Serving Teamsters and all Local Labor Organizations
START DATE: 05/01/09
Most
Funeral Directors in the Archdiocese of San Francisco
SECTION:Requested
ROP
INFO: equested FuneralCOLOR
Directors
in the
Archdioceseofof
Sanand
Francisco
Celebrations
Life
Receptions
*5224218003*
CARE
d
Bayardo Chamorro & staff
David R. Wall ~ Director
catholics in
the workplace
mmigration
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Aug. 28 at the
sisters’ motherhouse in Dubuque. She is interred in
the sisters’ Mount Carmel Cemetery there.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated Sept. 12, 1 p.m.,
at St. Paul Church with a reception in the parish hall.
Remembrances may be made to the Sisters of
Charity, BVM Support Fund, 1100 Carmel Drive,
Dubuque, Iowa 52003 or St. Paul High School Alumnae Association Scholarship Fund, 221 Valley St.,
San Francisco 94131.
Banquet Facilities
With Full Catering Services
Wedding and Celebrations
In the Heart of North Beach
1630 Stockton Street
San Francisco, Ca 94133
415.781.0165
www.SFIAC .org
20 community
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
Deanna & Raymond Reudy
Proud Parishioners of the
Our Lady of Angels Family for 30 Years
Specializing in the sales and marketing of
homes throughout the Peninsula.
360 Primrose Road, Burlingame, CA 94010
650.375.5213
www.reudyandassociates.com
deanna@reudyandassociates.com
obituary
Father Virgilio M. Bartolome, SVD
Father Virgilio M. Bartolome, a Society of the Divine Word priest living in residence
in the Archdiocese of San Francisco,
died Aug. 5. Born in the Philippines,
he was 83 years old and a priest for
54 years. He held a graduate degree
in economics from The Catholic
University of America. His ministry
was strictly in the Philippines until
moving for health reasons to San
Father Virgilio M. Francisco to live with family some
25 years ago.
Bartolome, SVD
catholics in the workplace
Ralph Della Santina
St. Patrick Church – Larkspur
Fine Italian Restaurant and Piano Bar Since 1954
BANQUET FACILITIES AVAILABLE
1585 CASA BUENA DRIVE, CORTE MADERA, CA 94925
Tel: 415.924.1500 Fax: 415.924.7650
marinjoes@comcast.net
WWW.MARINJOESRESTAURANT.COM
Jose Barba
*QUALIFIED MECHANICS TO SERVE YOU
• Brakes • Tune up • Oil changes
Realtor®/Broker/Owner
Parishioner - St. Peter’s, Pacifica
Full Service Real Estate Brokerage
and Mortgage Specialist
tires • batteries & Accessories
California smog check inspection-repair station
John Conway
Nativity Church Parishioners
Menlo Park Chevron
Direct: 650-438-4871
“Serving Bay Area Building
Professionals Since 1904”
• Free Home Valuation • Free Loan Pre-Qualification
• No Points/No Closing Cost Option
Serving the entire Bay Area • Hablo Español
Parishioners of
St. Bartholomew Church
josebarba@gmail.com • www.HSTRealtors.com
Fax: 650.342.2150
www.sanmateolumber.com
Family owned since 1926
LEO’S Roofing CO.
Frank J. Ginotti
Call the experts!
Commercial Truck and Fleet Manager
Mazzetti’s Bakery
…Made with love…
Julie and Rudy Mazzetti
Parishioners: Good Shepherd & St. Dominic’s
Mazzetti’s Bakery
Wedding & Special Occasion Cakes
101 Manor Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044
650-355-1007/415-355-1007
www.mazzettisbakery.com
El Camino Real & Oak Grove Ave.
650 323-4239
MenloChevron@gmail.com
www.menlochevron.com
TOWNE FORD
501 S. Claremont St.,
San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel: 650.342.6400
Father Bart supplied at various parishes of the
archdiocese during his years of retirement in San
Francisco, particularly St. Michael Church, now
closed, and Church of the Epiphany.
A funeral Mass was celebrated Aug. 14 at Church
of the Epiphany.
Remembrances may be made to Father Candilado Nielo, provincial superior, Society of the Divine
Word, Philippine Central Province, Catholic Trade
(Manila) Building 1916 Oroquieta St., Sta. Cruz,
1003 Manila, P.O. Box 4145, 1099 Manila Philippines.
• modified bitumen/shingles/tar & gravel
• All roof repairs/waterproofing
• Solar panels/deck coating/thermal b.
Over 35 years of automotive, finance and insurance expertise
1601 El Camino Real Redwood City, CA 94063
650.562.2267 Fax: 650.562.2321 Cell: 415.786.1701
fginotti@aol.com
www.towneford.com
(415)786-0121
(650)871-9227
Leosroofingsf@gmail.com
SanFranciscolicensedroofers.com
Contractors License #907564
“Here’s wishing happiness and wellbeing to
all the families of the Archdiocese. If you Emilio J. Maionchi, Jr.
“Here’s wishing happiness and wellbeing to
ever need
our guidance
please call at anyBoard member - Salesians Boys and Girls Club
all the Parishioner
families
of the Archdiocese.
If youDunstan's
of
St.
ever need
our
guidance
please
call
at
any
time. Sincerely, Paul Larson ~ President.”
Paul Larson
Italian Catholic Federation
time. Sincerely, Paul Larson ~ President.”
Thh
ee
PeP
nie
nsnuilan’ssL
Lic.iFD
T
uolcaa’l sCaLthoolcicaDl irCecatotrhs…
olicCAD
re915ctors…
Chapel of the Highlands
The Wine Merchant
of Showplace Square
Chapel of the Highlands
Fu(650)
neral & 588.5116
Cremation Care Professionals
Jeff Appenrodt and Jim Appenrodt
Parishioners of St. Paul Church
Residential/Commercial, Property Management, Business Opportunities
Real Estate Loans
Notary Public
294 29th St., San Francisco, CA 94131
(415) 641-1500 • Fax: (415) 285-4813
Jeff Appenrodt Cell: (415) 601-2779 jeff@laurelrealtysf.com
 Highly Recommended / Family Owned
 Please call us at (650)
588-F5u1n
16eral & Crem.acom
www.chapelofthehighlands
tion
El Camino Real at 194 Millwood Dr., Millbrae
wHighly
/d
Family
ww.chaRecommended
pelofthehighlan
s.com Owned
 Please call us at (650)
8-5116
Berta58Tovar
LAW OFFICES OF JACK RIORDAN*
KERRY RIORDAN SYKES**
MAUREEN S. MCFADDEN**
SUSAN GRADY SQUIRES
St. Brendan’s Parishioners and School Parents
** Certified Legal Specialists in Estate Planning,
Trust and Probate Law by the California State Bar
Board of Legal Specialization
377 West Portal Avenue, San Francisco
415. 661.9050 Free Consultation
*Jack Riordan (1926-2005)
Care Professionals
CA License FD 915
El Camino Real at 194 Millwood Dr., Millbrae
wwSt.
w.chRobert’s
apelofthehParishioner
ighlands.com
BRE#01336153
Jim Appenrodt Cell: (415) 613-1500 jim@laurelrealtysf.com
BRE#00756055
www.laurelrealtysf.com
Marshall Realty
2 Henry Adams Mezz. #M74
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 864-8466 (415) 864-VINO
Fax: (415) 453-3791
683 Jenevein Ave., San Bruno CA
(650) 867-3192
bertajtovar@gmail.com
www.marshallrealty.com
Over 53 years in SF & Peninsula
Diamond Certified DRE#00614088
Serving the Bay Area since 1975
CA License FD 915
Jim Lobao
St. Gabriel’s
Parishioner
Lic@740922
CONSTRUCTION SEISMIC UPGRADES HOME INSPECTION
(650) 922-6078
EMAIL: JLOBAO@AOL.COM
www.lobaoconstruction.net
GARDEN CHAPEL
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Al Banfield
All Souls Parish – Italian Catholic Federation
Hablamos Espanol FD#805
885 El Camino Real
So. San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone: (650) 583-2510 • Fax: (650) 583-1833
chapel885@sbcglobal.net
www.gardenchapel885.com
We are a full service mover agency. We have had satisfied
customers since 1975. Remember, our goal is door to door stressfree moving. We are fully insured PL & PD for your protection.
Parishioner of Holy Name Church
Coyle’s Moving & Storage
1454 42nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA
(415) 752-8812
www.coylesmovers.com
21
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015

Santa Sabina Center 
September 8, 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. ~ Sing
the Music of Hildegard of Bingen as
contemplative practice, through the Ear to the
Heart. This gentle, contemplative practice of
listening and singing the music of Hildegard
together is led by Devi Mathieu and requires no
previous experience with the music of Hildegard
or with medieval music. Suggested offering,
$10-20. Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia
Avenue, San Rafael, 415-457-7727; info@
santasabinacenter.org.
September 9, 9:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m.~
Contemplative Day of Prayer led by Ivan
Nicoletto, OSB Cam. The day will focus on
“Who do you say that I am?” with personal
reflection time and Eucharist. No reservations
required. Suggested offering, $20. Santa Sabina
Center, 25 Magnolia Avenue, San Rafael, 415457-7727; info@santasabinacenter.org
25 Magnolia, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone 415.457.7727 • Fax 415.457.2310
geriatric
home aide
elderly
care
Geriatric
Home Aide
Care Companion
-Alzheimer’s Patients-
SF Native with
over 20 yrs
experience
Provide Transportation
Dr. Appts. & Errands
Light House Cleaning
Experienced, Bonded,
Honest, Reliable
Outstanding References
Flexible to your needs
Seeks to work for
Elderly woman
as caregiver
Flexible & Patient
415.947.9858
care giver available
Care Giver for the elderly
with experience in all types of home care.
Excellent local references
Car for errands and Dr. appts.
(415) 872-9967
classifieds
to Advertise in
catholic
San FrancIsco
call (415) 614-5642
help wanted
415-481-2836
help wanted
Job Opening
Finance Comptroller with at least 5 years
experience for a parish with a school.
No language requirement.
Please send resume to
Fr. Rene Iturbe,sm at
Notre Dame des Victoires Church
566 Bush St., San Francisco CA 94108
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Restorative Justice Ministry
ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCO
Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns
A Volunteer Choir Director is needed for San Quentin State Prison
Catholic Chaplaincy.
Singer and Musician is needed to work with San Quentin inmate
choir and to sing and play at Sunday morning Masses at San Quentin.
The weekly commitment is 4 to 6 hours.
Genres: Plain Chant to Contemporary Christian worship
For more information please contact Fr. George Williams, SJ
Email: George.Williams@cdcr.ca.gov
public service announcement
THOUSANDS INVITED FOR
TOTAL CONSECRATION TO JESUS THROUGH MARY
Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine in Santa Clara invites everyone to participate in the
Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary starting in the fall. The program and
materials are free to participants who register prior to October 17, 2015. The program is open
to new participants, and to those who wish to renew their Consecration to Jesus through Mary.
It is available in both English and Spanish.
The Program is based on St. Louis de Montfort’s book True Devotion to Mary. It consists of 33
days of prayer and includes 6 Marian Talks by Priests of the Institute of the Incarnate Word
(IVE) and Religious Sisters of the Virgin of Mátara (SSVM.)
Prayers can be recited at one’s home if one is unable to go to the church. Participants will
consecrate together on November 22, the Solemnity of the Feast of Jesus Christ King of the
universe at the 12 noon mass at Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine.
To register for the program, or for more information go to www.consecrationgroup.org, or send
an email to info@consecrationgroup.org.
Each year, the Shrine welcomes visitors from the area, across the state and even across the
nation. Families, prayer groups, and youth groups from across the nation are urged to join the
program. Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine is open 24/7, offers perpetual adoration, a thriving
gift shop, a treasure-filled Library, and more! For additional information, contact
Our Lady of Peace Church & Shrine, located at 2800 Mission College Blvd., Santa Clara, CA,
visit www.olop-shrine.org or contact us during regular office hours (408-988-4585).
MANAGER OF PARISH & DCS FINANCIAL SUPPORT
CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Position:
Manager of Parish and Department of Catholic Schools Financial support
Summary: The Archdiocese of San Francisco has 90 + Parishes and 30 + Parish schools.
Provide timely Financial and Accounting support to Parishes and Parish Schools,
ensuring compliance with various fiscal and operational policies and procedures of
the Archdiocese. This position supports all of the financial activities of the Department of Catholic Schools (DCS). This full-time Exempt position with excellent
benefits report to the Chief Financial Officer.
Attributes of a Successful Candidate:
Must be a strong collaborator, who is customer focused and accomplishment driven. Must be
detail oriented, a “doer” but able to step back and see the big picture. Must get things done,
comfortable with all types of systems; Excel, PowerPoint and QuickBooks. Strong understanding of Non-Profit, Fund Accounting and GAAP.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide ongoing financial support and consultation to Pastors, parish bookkeepers and business managers. Serve as a resource and trainer to bookkeepers.
Assist with development of annual parish and parish elementary school budget guidelines and
ensure completion.
Coordinate and assist with the efficient submission of periodic and annual financial reports and
analyses by Parishes and Parish schools.
Support the Superintendent of the DCS in all financial, analysis and budgeting activities.
Maintain financial analytics and models for parish schools including watch-list schools
Coordinate parish and elementary school financial review program. Manage completion of
financial reviews performed by 3rd Party CPA firms. Ensure reviews are completed within
$ and time budgets and add value to the Parish and school.
Assist in the development and promulgation of the Parish and School Financial Policies Manual.
Facilitate the implementation of financial best practices in the parishes and parish schools.
Ensure compliance with established policies and procedures.
Maintain QuickBooks, use of BOX and other software tools that improve control and automation. Develop a database of operational and financial data to assist with analysis.
Basic Skills, Knowledge and/or Abilities
B.S. Degree in Accounting or Business
5-7 years progressive, strong accounting experience including QuickBooks or equivalent
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills; Excellent interpersonal skills
Respect for the values and teachings of the Catholic Church
Ability to supply own vehicle for business use, with subsequent employer mileage reimbursement
Please submit resume and cover letter to:
Archdiocese of San Francisco
Office of Human Resources, Attn Patrick Schmidt
One Peter Yorke Way, San Francisco, Ca 94109
Or e-mail to: careers@sfarch.org
22 community
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
1
Kids ‘shop’ for school at St. Anthony’s
More than 200 underprivileged San Francisco
school children
and their parents
went back-toschool “shopping”
at St. Anthony’s
Foundation on
Aug. 7, leaving
its Tenderloin
location with new
backpacks and
armloads of school
supplies, books and
winter clothing.
(Courtesy photo)
Benny, an
This youngster was one of 200 San
incoming Balboa
Francisco school children who reHigh School juceived clothes and school supplies
nior, also left with
from St. Anthony’s Foundation.
a relieved smile.
“I just got into the law pathway,” said Benny as he
headed out of St. Anthony’s annual back-to-School
drive for low-income families with school supplies
and clothing his family would be hard-pressed to
provide for him.
According to data provided to St. Anthony’s by the
San Francisco Unified School district, 2,352 students
reported being homeless during the 2014-2015 school
year. These students and others from low-income
families often return to school without basic school
needs as the cost of living in San Francisco continues
to skyrocket.
In response to the spike in demand for its services,
St. Anthony’s, corporate donors and neighborhood
volunteers organized the largest back-to school drive
for children ages 5-17 in the organization’s 65-year
history.
“In a time when tensions are running high in San
Francisco between the haves and have-nots, we are
fortunate to see overwhelming generosity from people
who are eager to make a difference for the poorest
families in our community,” St. Anthony’s executive
director Barry Stenger said.
2
Around the archdiocese
1
2
Assisi archbishop visits Francis
shrine: Archbishop Domenico Sorrentino,
whose archdiocese in Italy includes Assisi, was
principal celebrant and homilist of a Sunday
morning Mass at the shrine July 26. Archbishop
Salvatore Cordileone hosted a dinner for the
visiting prelate July 25. Capuchin Father John De
La Riva, shrine rector, said Archbishop Sorrentino was given a tour and after Mass honored at
a reception with food donated by North Beach
merchants.
home services
O’Donoghue Construction
Commercial
Construction
Kitchen/Bath Remodel
Dry Rot Repair • Decks /Stairs
Plumbing Repair/Replacement
Painting • Carpentry • Tile
Siding • Stucco • Dryrot
Additions • Remodels • Repairs Lic#582766
415.279.1266
Design - Build
Retail - Fixtures
Industrial
Service/Maintenance
Casework Installation
mikecahalan@gmail.com
Daly
Construction
General Contractor
415-753-6804
Fax 415-759-8911
dalynjk @ comcast . net
roofing
M.K. Painting
ALL ELECTRIC SERVICE
Bill Hefferon
Tel: (650)
630-1835 Painting
Bonded & Insured
CA License 819191
Cell 415-710-0584
Office 415-731-8065
BillResidential
Hefferon Painting
Bonded & Insured
Cell
10% Discount
415-710-0584
CA License
819191 BHEFFPAINTING@sbcglobal.net
Seniors &
Office 415-731-8065
Commercial
Parishioners
10% Discount to Seniors & Parishioners
Residential
10% Discount
Serving
the
Residential
Commercial
Commercial
Serving Marin, San Francisco
& San Mateo Counties
John V. Rissanen
Cell: (916) 517-7952
Office: (916) 408-2102
Fax: (916) 408-2086
john@newmarketsinc.com
2190 Mt. Errigal Lane
Lincoln, CA 95648
plumbing
(415) 786-0121 • (650) 871-9227
electrical
License# 974682
Lic. #659078
• Interior & Exterior
• Remodeling
painting
HOLLAND
&
Parishioners
Serving the Bay Area
for over 30 Years
S.O.S.
Painting Co.
Interior-Exterior • wallpaper • hanging & removal
Serving the Bay Area
Bill
Lic # 526818
• 30
Senior
Discount
Hefferon
for over
Years
415-269-0446 • 650-738-9295
www.sospainting.net
F ree E stimates
Irish Eoin
Painting
Lehane
Discount
to CSF
Readers
415.368.8589
Lic.#942181
eoin_lehane@yahoo.com
fences & decks
CA LIC #817607
BONDED & INSURED
415-205-1235
John Spillane
• Retaining Walls • Stairs • Gates
• Dry Rot • Senior & Parishioner Discounts
650.291.4303
Service Changes
Solar Installation
Lighting/Power
Fire Alarm/Data
Green Energy
Bill
Hefferon
DEWITT ELECTRIC
YOUR # 1 CHOICE FOR Recessed Lights – Outdoor Lighting
Outlets – Dimmers – Service Upgrades • Trouble Shooting!
San Francisco Archdiocesean Parishioner
Ph. 415.515.2043
Ph. 650.508.1348
Lic. 631209
handyman
Quality interior and exterior painting,
demolition , fence (repairs), roof
repairs, gutter (cleaning and
repairs), landscaping, gardening,
hauling, moving, welding
All Purpose
Plumbing Works San Francisco
ALL PLUMBING WORK
PAT HOLLAND
650.322.9288
Fully licensed • State Certified • Locally
Trained • Experienced • On Call 24/7
Bay Area
for
Seniors
over 30 Years
Lic. #742961
CAHALAN CONSTRUCTION
•
•
•
•
•
Mercy High School Burlingame: The
school Aug. 17 welcomed freshmen students
whose moms are alumnae. Pictured from bottom
are Sheila Fagliano Zamora with daughter, McKayla;
Jamee Constantinos Schorno with daughter, Kate;
Denise Barbagelata Pieri with daughter Victoria
Grace; Arlene Susmilch Mayne with daughter Ruby.
Interior-Exterior
Residential – Commercial
Insured/Bonded – Free Estimates
CA License #965268
3
to Advertise in catholic San FrancIsco
Visit www.catholic-sf.org | call (415) 614-5642
email advertising.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
construction
Lic. # 505353B-C36
3
DOMINICAN SISTERS, MENLO PARK: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone had a recent visit
with the Dominican Contemplative Nuns of Corpus
Christi Monastery in Menlo Park, who have served
the archdiocese since 1921 after being asked to
bring eucharistic adoration and their prayerful presence to the local church. On Oct. 10 the sisters host
a discernment day for Catholic single women, ages
18-40. Contact Dominican Sister Joseph Marie at
vocations@nunsmenlo.org for more information or
to register.
Christina Gray
Call: 650.580.2769
(Courtesy photo)
Cell (415) 517-5977
Grant (650) 757-1946
NOT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR
calendar 23
Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
SATURDAY, AUG. 29
FRIDAY, SEPT. 4
PRO-LIFE ROSARY: Pro-life rosary,
every Saturday 10 a.m.-noon, 435
Grand Ave. South San Francisco. Rose
Gomez, (650) 589-0998.
REUNION: St. Cecilia School, class
of 1970, Dominic’s Oyster Point,
South San Francisco. Dave Lopez,
dgl94127@yahoo.com; (415) 994-1834;
Facebook, see “events” “SC Class of
1970- 45 year reunion.”
SUNDAY, AUG. 30
MISSA CANTATA: Singer participants
in Star of the Sea’s Summer Workshops in Sacred Music perform Mass
with Gregorian chant, 11 a.m., Star
of the Sea Church, Eighth Avenue at
Geary Boulevard, San Francisco. Free.
Donations welcome. sven@starparish.
com.
CONCERT: St. Mary’s Cathedral,
Gough Street at Geary Boulevard,
San Francisco, 4 p.m., various artists. Freewill offerings accepted. (415)
567-2020, ext. 213; www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
‘LATE NITE CATECHISM’: San
Damiano Retreat Center, 2 p.m.,
St. Isidore Parish, Msgr. Cardelli
Center, 440 La Gonda Way, Danville.
$35/$45 with higher price including
premier seating and a wine-andcheese reception. Kateri, (925) 8379141, ext. 315; katerik@sandamiano.
org.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 3
‘INTEGRAL ECOLOGY’: Concern for
creation and the poor with Mary Evelyn
Tucker and Jesuit Father John Coleman on Pope Francis’ new encyclical,
7 p.m., Xavier Hall, University of San
Francisco. RSVP um@usfca.edu. (415)
422-4463; visit www.interfaithpower.
org/usfclimateevents. Parking in Koret
structure.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 5
CEMETERY MASS: Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Old Mission Road, Colma,
All Saints Mausoleum, 11 a.m., Father
Charles Puthota, pastor, St. Veronica
Parish, South San Francisco, principal
celebrant and homilist. (650) 756-2060,
www.holycrosscemeteries.com.
PEACE MASS: Star of the Sea Church,
4420 Geary Blvd. at Eighth Avenue,
San Francisco, 8:30 a.m., Father
Patrick Driscoll, principal celebrant
and homilist. (650) 580-7123; zoniafasquelle@gmail.com.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9
HUMAN TRAFFICKING: The Dominican Sisters of San Rafael, Gather@
Grand series, 7 p.m., with panel on
human trafficking, open to all with time
for questions and light refreshments,
Gathering Space, Dominican Sisters
Center, 1520 Grand Ave., San Rafael,
between Acacia and Locust. RSVP
(415) 453-8303; CommunityRelations@
sanrafaelop.org.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 10
‘WOMEN AND SPIRIT’: Documentary chronicling the impact of women
religious on American history, 7 p.m.,
SATURDAY, OCT. 24
YOUNG ADULT CONFERENCE:
Daylong event
at St. Mary’s
Cathedral,
Gough Street
at Geary
Boulevard,
San Francisco.
Archbishop
Salvatore
Bishop McElroy
Cordileone
is principal
celebrant of opening Mass. San
Diego Bishop Robert McElroy,
former liaison to young adults
in the Archdiocese of San
Francisco, will deliver keynote
address. Young adults age 1840 are invited whether married,
single, with or without children.
The day includes a track for
kids as well as a session for
them and their folks along with
speakers addressing the young
adult today. Already established
parish young adult teams will
have members available to
answer questions about their
groups and reach out to other
young adults in attendance.
Conference information is available at www.sfarchdiocese.org/
yamcon2015.
Unhealed wounds can hold you back - even
if they are not the “logical” cause of your problems
today. You can be the person God intended.
Inner Child Healing Offers a deep spiritual
and psychological approach to counseling:
❖ 30 years experience with
individuals, couples and groups
❖ Directed, effective and
results-oriented
❖ Compassionate and
Intuitive
❖ Supports 12-step
❖ Enneagram Personality
Transformation
❖ Free Counseling for Iraqi/
Afghanistani Vets
Lila Caffery, MA, CCHT
San Francisco: 415.337.9474
Complimentary phone consultation
www.InnerChildHealing.com
Irish Help at Home
Hair Care Services:
Clipper Cut - Scissor Cut
Highlight
Hair Treatment - Perm
Waxing - Tinting - Roler Set
Mon - Sat: 9:30 am - 5 pm
Complete CSF newspaper library online
A complete digital library of
Catholic San Francisco is now online at
http://archives.catholic-sf.org/Olive/APA/SFArchdiocese/
High Quality Home Care
Since 1996
Home Care Attendants • Companions • CNA’s
Hospice • Respite Care • Insured and Bonded
San Mateo
650.347.6903
San Francisco
415.759.0520
Marin
415.721.7380
www.irishhelpathome.com
Appt. & Walk-Ins Welcome
www.qlotussalon.com
by Accredited
Caregivers
S
UPPLE
SENIOR CA
Housekeeping & Senior Care
“The most compassionate care in to
650.307.3890
Sunday: 10:30 am - 3:30pm
1414 Sutter Street (Franklin St & Gough St)
San Francisco, CA 94109
Tel: 415.972.9995
I
Senior Care at Home
www.accreditedcaregivers.com
Confidential • Compassionate • Practical
Children, Men Women
(by: Henry)
RECITAL: Mission Dolores Basilica,
16th and Dolores streets, San Francisco, 4 p.m. Recitals are free. Donations accepted. Jerome Lenk, music@
missiondolores.org; (415) 621-8203.
home health care
Dr. Daniel J. Kugler
salon
SUNDAY, SEPT. 13
to Advertise in catholic San FrancIsco
Visit www.catholic-sf.org | call (415) 614-5642
email advertising.csf@sfarchdiocese.org
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Over 25 years experience
1537 Franklin Street • San Francisco, CA 94109
RICHMOND FUNDRAISER: St.
Monica/St. Thomas the Apostle Parish,
San Francisco, 6-10 p.m., dancing for
all ages, singing priests, variety of delicious foods, St. Monica campus, 23rd
Avenue and Geary Boulevard. $25; $5
ages 13-17; 12 and under free. Narsi,
(415) 509-8965; Noralyn, (415) 8062789; Cora (415) 794-9099.
PASTA LUNCH: Immaculate Conception Church, Folsom at Cesar Chavez,
San Francisco, noon, all you can eat
PRO-LIFE: San Mateo Pro Life meets
pasta, meatballs. $10, beverages availsecond Thursday of the month except P able
U for purchase.
B L I C A T
in December; 7:30 p.m.; St. Gregory’s
Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. at
PRAYER: Evening for silent prayer and
Hacienda, San Mateo. New members
adoration led by 7:30-8:30 p.m., St.
welcome. Jessica, (650) 572-1468;
Dominic Church, 2390 Bush St., San
themunns@yahoo.com.
Francisco. au.teresal@gmail.com.
• Family
• Work
• Relationships
• Depression • Anxiety • Addictions
(415) 921-1619 • Insurance Accepted
SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Francis Hall.
RSVP conrottor@sfarchdiocese.org;
(415) 614-5535.
counseling
When Life Hurts
It Helps To Talk
DISCERNMENT WEEKEND: Retreat
Friday 4 p.m.-Sunday noon for single
Catholic women, age 18-40, Dominican Sisters of MSJ Motherhouse
43326 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Sister
Mary Yun, mary@msjdominicans.org;
(213) 760-3085. RSVP and register
online at www.msjdominicans.org or
www.bit.ly/discernRLife.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
the professionals
Do you want to be more fulfilled
in love and work – but find
things keep getting in the way?
FRIDAY, SEPT. 11
health care agency
Supple Senior Care
“The most compassionate care in town”
1655 Old Mission Road #3
415-573-5141
Colma, SSF, CA 94080
or 650-993-8036
415-573-5141
or 650-993
*Irish owned
*Irish
owned & operated
& operated
*Serving from San Francisco to North Sa
*Serving from San Francisco to North San Mateo
financial advisor
Retirement Plans
College Savings
Financial Planning
Kevin Tarrant
Financial Advisor
750 Lindaro Street, Suite 300, San Rafael, CA 94901
415-482-2737
www.morganstanleyfa.com/tarrantgroup
kevin.tarrant@morganstanley.com
© 2015 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Member SIPC. CRC1218590 06/15
24 Catholic san francisco | August 28, 2015
SeekSComfort
inrtPrayer
eek Comfo
in PrayeTogether
r Together
At the Rachel Mourning Shrine.
Remembering our babies who died
before, at, or after birth.
Mourning
Shrine.
We At
holdthe
theseRachel
children gently
in our hearts
and pray for all thoseour
who mourn
for them.
Remembering
babies
who died
at,mourning
or after
“For I willbefore,
turn their
intobirth.
joy.”
Jeremiah 31:13
We hold these children gently
in our hearts
and pray for all those who mourn for them.
Mass and Healing Liturgy
in memory of our Little Ones
Sponsored by The Archdiocesan Project Rachel Ministry
and Holy Cross Cemetery
Saturday, September 19, 2015 – 11:00 a.m.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, principal celebrant
Holy Cross Mausoleum,
Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA
Parents, family and the community are welcome.
A gathering and light luncheon will follow Mass at the Rachel Shrine.
For further information, please contact
the Respect Life Program at 415-614-5570
or Project Rachel Ministry at 415-717-6428
To reach the Mausoleum, please enter by the Main Gate at
Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma.
Signs will be posted to direct you.