VOL. 58, NO. 3 DIOCESE OF OAKLAND FEBRUARY 10, 2020 www.catholicvoiceoakland.org Serving the East Bay Catholic Community since 1963 Copyright 2020 ALL: DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO DENNIS CALLAHAN/CATHOLIC ALL: People take part in the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 25. The march and rally, in its 16th year in San Francisco, celebrates life from conception to natural death and protests the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion nationwide. Walk for Life marks progress, LUIS CUELLAR/SPECIAL TO THE CATHOLIC VOICE LUIS THE CUELLAR/SPECIAL TO CATHOLIC hope for Luis Cuellar of Fremont took this photo of his infant son, Samuel, holding his sign during the West Coast Walk for Life Jan. 25. Mother Carolina Cuellar is holding Samuel. more change By Christina Gray person, the first sitting U.S. president to do so, and told Father Pavone did not shy away from politics, saying Catholic News Service the gathering that “unborn children have never had a it is the only way to move the pro-life agenda forward in SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of pro-life activists from stronger defender in the White House.” the coming election year. Red “Keep America Great” hats throughout California and beyond flooded the streets of San The same day, the Trump administration said that topped the heads of many in the crowd in front of San Francisco Jan. 25 for the annual Walk for Life West Coast, California state policies violate federal law for requiring Francisco’s City Hall. buoyed with fresh hope that next year’s event will be a cel- abortion coverage in religious groups’ health insurance “If God’s people vote pro-life, we could see one year ebration of the end of legalized abortion instead of a protest. plans — a mandate that Catholic leaders had charged from today, Planned Parenthood completely defunded,” “Wouldn’t it be great if next year we didn’t have to be “directly targeted” Catholic universities that had stopped Father Pavone said. here?” Walk for Life West Coast co-founder and organizer paying for employees’ elective abortions. “You are the generation that is going to do it,” said the Eva Muntean asked from the event’s main stage in Civic California has 30 days to comply with federal law, Rev. Clenard Childress Jr., an African American Baptist Center Plaza where the rally and walk began. and failure to comply could threaten its federal funding, minister, who first spoke at the West Coast walk in 2005. Now in its 16th year in San Francisco, the event is an Roger Severino, director of Health and Human Services’ “Abortion and Roe v. Wade’s days are numbered.” affirmation of the right to life of the unborn and a perennial Office for Civil Rights, said in a Jan. 24 conference call Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Oregon, protest of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade with reporters. gave the invocation at the start of the rally. He was decision legalizing abortion. “Momentum is on our side,” said Father Frank Pavone, standing in for San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. This year’s hopeful tone reflected recent victories for national director of Priests for Life, a national organization Cordileone, who was in Rome with a regional bishops’ the pro-life movement. A day earlier, President Donald of pro-life ministries for clergy and laity, and one of the delegation that included Oakland Bishop Michael C. Trump addressed the March for Life in Washington in main speakers at the Walk for Life West Coast. (continued on p. 8) Diocese presents Eucharistic Bishop’s Appeal strives to Congress on June 20 provide aid to local ministries By Michele Jurich 19-20 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light By Albert C. Pacciorini “These services alone will cost the dio- Staff writer in Oakland. Staff writer cese $7.1 million this year. The appeal helps Fewer than one-third of Catholics “With the theme ‘Stay with us, Lord!’ The Bishop’s Appeal, the annual fund- offset the cost of these ministries,” he said. believe the Eucharist is the actual Body (Lk 24:29), I invite all the faithful of our raising effort to assist Catholic ministries in (continued on p. 9) and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Pew diocese to reflect upon the centrality of the Diocese of Oakland, is launching this Research Center found in a recent poll. the Eucharist in our lives, and to reaffirm month with a goal of raising $3 million, the The majority of America’s self-identified our call to be a people nourished, fed same goal as the last two years. Catholics — 69 percent, according to and molded by the Eucharist itself — “Although we call it ‘The Bishop’s On our cover the poll — are either just as the disciples were on the road to Appeal,’ it is really Christ’s appeal,” said Pope Francis greets Bishop ignorant or sim- Emmaus,” Bishop Barber wrote. Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ. “I express Michael C. Barber, SJ, and Very ply mistaken about The June 19 portion of the event my sincere gratitude to you and all the cler- Rev. George Mockel, vicar general, what the Catholic is designed for priests of the diocese. gy in the diocese for in the Vatican. More on Page 5 Church teaches on They will gather to hear a spiritual your support of the and Page 14. the Eucharist. talk, hear from the bishop and will pray Bishop’s Appeal.” ATD . 16 “As Bishop of the with young people of the diocese, who “The Bishop’s Bishop’s Appeal . 1 Diocese of Oakland, will lead Eucharistic Adoration until 11 Appeal supports Bishop’s Column . 5 I find this shock- p.m. very specific minis- Classified. 16 ing,” the Most Rev. This will give “a chance for the priests tries of the diocese Datelines . 17 Very Rev. Michael C. Barber, to pray with the young people of our — needy parishes and schools, priest Forum . 18 Macadaeg SJ, wrote in a letter diocese, and a chance for the young to retirement and care, seminarians, reli- News in Brief . .4 to the faithful. experience the faith of our priests,” said gious education and pastoral services,” The Church. .2 As part of the bishop’s response to the Very Rev. Brandon Macadaeg, rector explained Giles Miller, director, Major Travel . .6 the findings, he has called for a dioc- of the Cathedral of Christ the Light. Gifts and Campaigns, Office for Mission esanwide Eucharistic Congress on June (continued on p. 9) Advancement. 2 — THE CATHOLIC VOICE THE CHURCH FEBRUARY 10, 2020 OFFICIAL U.S. BISHOPS Bishop Barber’s Schedule Fe b. 11: Office meetings, Fe b. 16: 3 p.m., Mass, Chancery, Oakland, banquet for Lunar New including College of Year with the Chinese Consultors Catholic Community, St. Joseph Parish, Fe b. 12: Funeral Mass for Fremont Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett, St. James Fe b. 17: Bishops of Cathedral, Seattle the Province of San Francisco, El Retiro Fe b. 13: Office meetings, Retreat House, Los Chancery, Oakland, Altos including Diocese of Oakland high school principals Fe b. 18-24: Serving on Apostolic Visitation team, at the request Fe b. 14: Office meetings, Chancery, of the Holy See Oakland MIKE BLAKE, REUTERS/CNS Fe b. 25: Coast Guard Pacific Naturalized citizens leave a swearing-in ceremony in Los Angeles. Fe b. 15: 10:30 a.m., Confirmation Command Ceremony, Coast Guard for Adults, Cathedral of Christ the Island, Alameda Light, Oakland Fe b. 26: 12:10 p.m., Ash Wednesday Catholic leaders disappointed Fe b. 16: 12:30 p.m., Mass, blessing Mass, Cathedral of Christ the Light, of new baptismal font, Holy Spirit Oakland Parish, Fremont by ruling limiting immigrant aid By Carol Zimmermann tation and family separation for seeking Catholic News Service critical support.” THE VATICAN WASHINGTON — The U.S. Conference In its 5-4 ruling, the court gave the of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Charities Trump administration the go-ahead with its USA and the Catholic Legal Immigration “public charge” rule allowing the adminis- Network, known as CLINIC, expressed tration to deny green cards to legal immi- disappointment with the Supreme Court’s grants based on their reliance on public Jan. 27 order allowing the Trump adminis- assistance such as food stamps, Medicaid tration to go forward with a new rule meant and housing vouchers. to limit immigrants’ use of government The rule was challenged by immigration benefit programs. groups and states, including California, The court’s “unprecedented ruling” in Illinois, Maryland and Washington. It was favor of the administration’s revisions to put on hold by a nationwide injunction from government policy “harms families, targets a federal district court in New York. lawful immigrants, and could prevent fami- The Supreme Court’s order reversed lies from receiving vital nutrition and hous- this injunction while legal challenges con- ing assistance,” said a Catholic Charities tinue in several federal courts. A separate USA statement. injunction still blocks the rule from being Dominican Sister Donna Markam, implemented in Illinois. president and CEO of Catholic Charities The government had argued to the USA, urged the Trump administration “to Supreme Court that it would suffer “effec- reconsider this harsh and unnecessary tively irreparable harm” if it could not Pope Francis policy and rescind it in its entirety.” She implement the rule while it appealed a gives a Bible to said it will impose “a chilling effect on pair of orders by a federal district court a young man at access to basic services, creating fear in New York.