NORTH COAST CATHOLIC The newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa • www.srdiocese.org • OCTOBER 2015 Diocesan Educators Gather Noticias en español, pgs. 20-21 to Form Catholic Identity Santa Rosa—On August 28, as they have for a number of remember three saints: St. Augustine, whose feast it was; St. years, Catholic teachers from around the diocese gathered Monica, whose feast fell the day before; and St. Ambrose, at Cardinal Newman High School for a diocesan in-service Augustine’s teacher. day. Once again the theme was Catholic identity and how The three words were influence, responsibility, and to better express that on our parochial campuses. prayer. Approximately 300 attendees came from parishes as far Teachers, he noted, are among the top five most influen- away as Ukiah and St. Helena, representing 15 schools. tial of professions. He said, “you touch the lives of young The annual event opened as always with a Mass celebrat- people in ways that others” don’t. ed by Bishop Robert F. Vasa. The Divine Liturgy was con- And because you are so influential—particularly in a celebrated by CNHS chaplain Fr. S. Moses Brown, CNHS Catholic school regarding the Catholic faith—that carries theology teacher Fr. Abel Mena, and Fr. Jaime Robledo, a with it a tremendous responsibility. You cannot have the A Short Report professor at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park who gave influence and eschew the responsibility.” the day’s second talk. And because of that responsibility, “in order to meet— In his homily, His Excellency encouraged teachers to even remotely, adequately—the weight of that respon- from the World make three words the foundation of their work and to (see Catholic Identity, p. 11) Meeting of Families Pope Reforms by Brian O’Neel Philadelphia—I write this on the eve of the Pope’s coming the United States. People here are very excited about his arrival. “Get your Pope on!” proclaimed the marquee of a Annulment Process nursery. The band that performed at the fall festival at the Vatican City (Vatican Radio)—Pope Francis issued two In comments published in the National Catholic Regis- Methodist church next to where my family lives played an apostolic letters motu proprio (i.e., “on his own initiative;” ter, well-respected Catholic apologist and blogger Jimmy original song. Its lyrics were in total: “The Pope, the Pope, these types of documents have the full force of law) on Aikin wrote, “He did so out of a desire to make the annul- the Pope is coming to town.” People are selling “Pope on September 8, by which he introduced reforms to the ment process more efficient. In many parts of the world, a rope” soap. (No, I didn’t buy one.) They’re also selling legal structures of the Church that deal with questions the process has been notoriously slow and difficult. In Francis bobblehead dolls. (Of course I bought one! Are of marital nullity. One of the motu proprios, known by its some countries, it could be practically impossible to get you kidding?) Every newspaper has wall-to-wall coverage Latin title, Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus (“The Lord Jesus, a Church court to even hear one’s case, and if they did of the papal visit. Clement Judge”) reforms the Code of Canon Law (CIC) take it, it could take many years to get a ruling. (see World Meeting, p. 4) governing the Latin Church, while the other, Mitis et “The new documents seek to make the annulment Misericors Iesus (“Clement and Merciful Jesus”) reforms process more accessible and less time-consuming. the Code of Canon Law for Oriental Churches (CCEO). “They do not require the process to be free of charge The changes become effective on December 8, 2015. (dioceses need to pay the people who work on these cases, According to the prefatory remarks attached to both and in some cases that means paying a fee to partially Letters, the reforms are the result of an expert group cover the costs), but the procedural norms attached to Valley Fire appointed to study the current state of law and practice in the documents do call for the costs to be minimized.” the Church as far as marriage law is concerned. The Holy Among the major changes, as listed in the introduction Father goes on in the preface to explain that the reforms to Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus, are as follows: Devastates are guided by seven specific criteria. (see Annulment Process, p. 23) Lives, Fr. Devereaux Honored Not Hope or Faith Special to NCC by Rich Lamm

for Promoting Affordable Housing, Social Justice The news of another fire in the county left me frustrated, by NCC Staff but not surprised. Lake County had just gotten over two horrendous On August 20 at the fires, the Rocky and Jerusalem Fires. Both had scorched Vintners Inn in Santa thousands of acres and displaced hundreds of people. Rosa, the Rev. Dr. Sir Once these fires were contained there was a glimmer of Thomas Devereaux a hope that the fire season in Lake County was over, which Michigan native who has is why the news of a new fire on Cobb Mountain pushed served here all his priest- a sigh out of my chest with the words, “Not again.” The ly life, received recogni- optimist in me thought it would be contained quickly, but tion for 47 years of social the realist knew that the dry conditions and high winds ministry within diocese were going to push the fire. and the Bay Area. Unfortunately the latter came true. The evening was The fire in Cobb, quickly named the Valley Fire, spread Fr. Devereaux with friends and EAH Housing staff (left to hosted by EAH, a non- at an incredible rate. As the winds grew stronger, the right): Mary Murtagh, Juan Chavez, Fr. Thomas Devereaux, profit housing corpora- blue skies over Cobb, Kelseyville, and Lakeport quickly Al Bonnett, Felix AuYeung tion based in Marin. Its darkened with a twilight of brownish-orange plumes (see Fr. Devereaux Honored, p. 10) (see Valley Fire, p. 24) It’s About Family Bad Break for As the World Meeting of Families just concluded in Phila- feasts such as Christmas, New Year’s, Ash Wednesday, Holy delphia, it is good for each of us to reflect upon the impor- Week, and Easter were always centered on attendance at Baker from tance of striving to live a faith filled family life. The cat- Holy Mass. Prayer was always said prior to every meal. The echesis on the family Pope Francis has given at his weekly family Rosary, though admittedly not always rejoiced in by audiences, his visit to the East Coast to participate in the impatient children, was a nightly event. Coupled with the World Meeting of Families, and the upcoming Synod on Rosary was the nightly prayer for vocations as scripted by Colorado Court the Family are all signs to us of the centrality of the family. the Serra Club. I can assure you my family would never qualify as In those days we regularly went to Saturday night Bene- Denver (CNA/EWTN News)—A Colorado baker has the Family of the Year. And yet in the diction and Confession, and so I grew lamented the Colorado Court of Appeals’ ruling handed context of family, I was provided an up with a lived appreciation for both. down August 13 that he illegally discriminated when he environment that aided me to hear and These things were so much a part of declined to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. respond to God’s call to become a priest. life that we children did not see them Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop said he believes It is because of this setting that I am as additions or adjuncts to life but as the ruling means the Court created an exception to the First sometimes tempted to respond to the part and parcel of life itself. Despite this Amendment that wrongly affects his family-run bakery. question about “my” vocation by simply immersion in faith, our family would “You’re entitled to believe, but not entitled to act on those saying, “I did not choose it, it chose me.” never be described as exceedingly pious beliefs,” he said in a statement. While that may sound a little too pas- or even holy. Again, faith was so deeply “You’re not free if your beliefs are confined to your sive, it conveys the truth. integrated into the fabric of life that it mind,” Phillips objected. “What makes America unique is I can recall very early in my religious was not seen or even noticed as some- our freedom to peacefully live out these beliefs.” upbringing the utilization of a post- From the Bishop thing extraordinary. He had appealed the decision of Colorado’s Civil Rights Communion prayer in the old Missals. Sadly it is no longer the norm for Commission that he violated the state’s anti-discrimination I later discovered it was a variation on a children to grow up in stable two-parent law when he declined to create a wedding cake for a same- section of Psalm 116: “How shall I repay Bishop Robert F. Vasa is homes. It is not enough for us to stand sex couple. the Lord for all that He has given to me? I the sixth bishop of the by and express our sadness over the pro- In 2012, he had declined a request from two men who Diocese of Santa Rosa. will take up the cup of salvation and I will gressive demise of the family. Each must wanted him to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding recep- call upon the name of the Lord. My vows pray ardently for young people who have tion. Phillips said making the cake would violate his reli- to the Lord I will fulfill in the presence of all His people; in the been wounded by poor example, brokenness, and adverse gious beliefs. In response, the two men filed a legal com- courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.” governmental intervention. We too must give bold witness plaint against him. Even as a very young child in third and fourth grade I can to the Catholic understanding of marriage and family by The Commission ordered Phillips and his staff to under- recall saying this prayer every day after Holy Communion striving to be a family that prays together. go anti-discrimination training and to submit quarterly with reverence and devotion. The gift of Our Lord’s Body I close with the words given to us by Bl. Pope Paul VI on reports on how he is changing company policies. and Blood I received in Eucharist called forth from me a the occasion of his visit to Nazareth in 1964. As he prepared The unanimous ruling from the Colorado Court of response of gratitude. What return could I make to the to leave, he reflected on the value of silence, family, and (see Bad Break p. 8) Lord for the greatness of the gift of Himself which He had work as he had experienced them at Nazareth. About the so generously and mercifully given to me? family, he wrote that lesson of Nazareth tells us something That question remained with me from those early years important about domestic life: onward: “What return could I make to the Lord?” “What “The lesson of domestic life: May Nazareth teach us the return should I make to the Lord?” meaning of family life, its harmony of love, its simplicity The blessing for me was that I was a part of a family for and austere beauty, its sacred and inviolable character; IN MEMORIAM whom these questions, while never openly spoken, were may it teach us how sweet and irreplaceable is its train- FOR PRIESTS OF an ever-present part of the backdrop of life. Faith in my ing, how fundamental and incomparable its role on the family of origin was very much an integral part of life. Thus social plane.” ❖ THE DIOCESE Fr. James F. Corley CONTENTS October 5, 1990

DIOCESAN EDUCATORS GATHER TO FORM CATHOLIC OFFICE DEPOT, PRO-LIFE CUSTOMER REACH NEWS BRIEFS...... 17 Msgr. Patrick McCoy* IDENTITY...... 1 RESOLUTION...... 8 ES SOBRE LA FAMILIA...... 20 October 11, 2003 POPE REFORMS ANNULMENT PROCESS...... 1 “CONSERVATIVE” CATHOLICS AND POPE FRANCIS...... 9 THREE SPANISH MARTYRS BEATIFI ED2�����������������������20 A SHORT REPORT FROM THE WORLD MEETING OF WHAT’S REALLY SHOCKING ABOUT THE POPE’S NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL...... 21 Fr. Roger De Ganck, OCSO FAMILIES...... 1 ABORTION ANNOUNCEMENT...... 9 CALENDARIO...... 21 October 16, 2000 FR. DEVEREAUX HONORED...... 1 DEPRESSED BELGIAN WOMAN GETS ASSIST WITH SUICIDE...... 11 THIS MONTH IN HISTORY...... 22 VALLEY FIRE DEVASTATES LIVES...... 1 Fr. Francis J. Ford ARGENTINE FAMILY GOES THE EXTRA MILE(S)...... 12 HOW CATHOLIC ARE US CATHOLICS?...... 22 IT'S ABOUT FAMILY...... 2 October 21, 1984 PROPOSED NAPA RESPITE CARE CENTER STALLS AMID RECIPEACE FROM CATHOLICS FOR PEACE...... 23 BAD BREAK FOR BAKER FROM COLORADO COURT...... 2 NEIGHBORS’ FEARS...... 12 PILGRIMAGE FOR THE BEATIFICATION OF SCOTTISH IN MEMORIAM...... 2 Fr. Wilfred Sheehy DIOCESAN CATHOLICS RALLY FOR LIFE...... 13 VENERABLE INCLUDES HER GODDAUGHTER...... 23 CATECHISTS GATHER FOR CONGRESS...... 3 October 21, 2014 NORTHERN KOC SUPPORTS PREGNANCY CARE CENTER..13 CARDINAL SERVES AS TRAFFIC COP...... 24 OUR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY...... 3 UKIAH VBS A MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE...... 14 WHY PEOPLE LIKE JARED FOGLE MIGRATE FROM Fr. Thomas Keogh ASK IPS...... 5 “REGULAR” PORN TO CHILD PORN...... 24 MARRIED COUPLE PROPOSED FOR BEATIFICATION.....14 October 22, 2010 TEACHING GOD’S PLAN FOR A JOY-FILLED MARRIAGE.5 SCIENTISTS DISCUSS LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF PILL...... 25 NOT SAD SHE DIDN’T ABORT BABY CONCEIVED VIA AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL...... 6 RAPE AT AGE 12...... 14 SCIENCE: BEDTIME STORIES HELP KIDS...... 25 Bishop G. Patrick Ziemann DEAR AUNT BEA...... 6 THE CHURCH THE BOHEMIANS BUILT...... 15 THE SWORD IN THE STONE IS REAL...... 25 October 22, 2009 POPE FRANCIS: BE TRANSFORMED BY MARY...... 6 FIRST SOUTH AFRICAN BEATIFIED...... 15 SCHOOL NEWS...... 26 LEARNING TO LOVE...... 6 OBITUARIES...... 16 SAN FRANCISCO CATHOLIC TEACHERS AGREE TO Fr. George Risden CONTRACT...... 27 CELEBRATING THE JOY OF ST. TERESA IN STYLE ...... 7 WORKS OF MERCY: ETERNAL THRESHOLDS...... 16 October 26, 2007 WHAT IS SATAN’S FAVORITE SIN?...... 28 CALENDAR...... 7 BVM SISTERS CELEBRATES DIAMOND JUBILEE...... 16 Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. NORTH COAST CATHOLIC 985 Airway Ct. Send all subscription information and address changes The newspaper of the Diocese of Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA 95403 to: North Coast Catholic, Diocese of Santa Rosa, 985 May their souls and all the souls of the 707.545.7610 Airway Court, Santa Rosa, CA 95403; 707.566.3302 or Most Rev. Robert F. Vasa Fax: 707.542.9702 email [email protected]. faithful departed rest in peace. http://srdiocese.org/news_and_events/north_coast_catholic PUBLISHER Periodicals postage pending at Santa Rosa, CA or additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to North Coast Catholic is a membership publication of the Brian O’Neel North Coast Catholic, Diocese of Santa Rosa, 985 Airway * Priest from another diocese who served Diocese of Santa Rosa, 985 Airway Court, Santa Rosa, CA EDITOR Court, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. 95403. Published 10 times a year. Subscriptions are free for in this diocese. October 2015 donors of $50 or more to the Annual Ministries Appeal. © North Coast Catholic, Diocese of Santa Rosa. Volume 9: Issue 10 st. francis de sales, pray for us!

2 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 10/1 St. Thérèse of Lisieux, OCD ❖ 10/2 Feast of the Guardian Angels ❖ 10/3 Bl. Columba Marmion, OSB, abbot Catechists Gather for Congress

On August 15, the Feast of Our Lady’s Assumption Body what is the mission of the family. and Soul into heaven, parish catechists gathered from He urged his listeners to “Talk with your pastor to pray around the diocese to grow in their faith and learn how for upcoming Synod and” study the issues surrounding it. to even further improve their catechetical skills He also encouraged them to “Look at the reality of family The day started with the holy sacrifice of the Mass today. Look at the reality of Christ” relative to the “beauty celebrated by Bishop Robert F. Vasa. and dignity of the family.” The Church is “confronting the In his homily, His Grace noted, “We celebrate today situation [facing today’s family] with an eye on the Lord the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Jesus to renew their commitment to family founded upon Mary, and she is the forerunner. Where she has gone, we marriage between a man and a woman.” hope to follow. As she has been assumed body and soul The Marian Sisters spoke about mercy, and how the in to heaven, so we hope one day likewise with her to be greatest way to access Christ’s mercy for the catechists’ in heaven both body and soul. students was to encourage and facilitate regular confes- “And that’s a great hope, something wonderful to look sion. forward to. And it is that reality towards which we work Mother Teresa Criste recounted how a friend of hers both for ourselves and the young people who come to you from eastern Washington state told her that her family in catechetical programs. would go to confession every third Saturday. It was a “It’s not only to get them through the regimen of receiv- big deal for them. Not only did they get healing from ing the various sacraments, but to prepare them, rather, the wounds and effects of their sins, but they would cel- for eternal life, to prepare to live in this world with their ebrate by going out for ice cream afterward. In this way, hearts set on the world to come.” confession became a “routine and a way of life and not After that, catechists broke out into the first of two just an event.” The Church says we have to go once a year, breakout sessions. “but that’s not sufficient. If a child gets a concussion or Our Lady of Good Remedy: October 3 Giving these were John Galten, director of the diocesan a sprained wrist, you run to the emergency room.” Sin is Office of Marriage and Family Life, Fr. John Boettcher, at least as serious for the soul. director of the diocesan Office of Spirituality and the New It is especially important for teens, the Sisters said, Evangelization, the Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa, and Dr. because “who you are at age 14-15 predicts who you will Mark Brumley, president of Ignatius Press and teacher for be as an adult. This matters right now, what you’re doing Our Lady of our diaconal candidates. right now, because sin develops at this age in a very com- In his opening talk, Fr. Boettcher said, “The word of munal way.” In other words, because the effects of sin are God is fruitful because God created all things and the so great at this age, the means needed to countermand word of God is the brilliance of the Father’s glory. When those effects need to be equally great. And nothing is Good Remedy we get a handle on that, then everything flows out of that. greater than confession. If you have the word of God, you have the whole universe “Think about the [pressure] for mortal sin a teenager in your pocket. If you know Him, you know what He will faces today. They need the sacrament so much.” For many centuries, Muslim fleets seized Catholic ships create. … there’s a relative degree of perfection that we can Sin leads to “four ruptures: rupture with God, rupture and invaded Catholic lands and took away men, women, have. It’s completeness. It’s like we’re all there. And so may with ourselves, rupture with others—because sin [isn’t and children into slavery. you not be all perfect in the sense of absolutely … forever, just personal; the Bible shows us it’s] communal—and sin The population in many countries, especially in Italy, but for now you are. You’re there. You have a full deck to even leads to a rupture with creation. Someone living in Spain, and Portugal lived in constant fear of falling into play with. You have all the members. Nothing’s missing. habitual sin doesn’t treat creation well. bondage. France, Britain, Holland, Ireland, and even You’re complete. You’ve got the full set of what you need. “If you tell students, ‘You’re going into the confessional, Iceland suffered similar attacks. That’s the fullness that you are. And Paul [proclaims] that and Jesus heals you through the person of the priest, and It was perilous for Catholics to live as slaves in Muslim kind of fullness. Just like a little thimble can be and a big that rupture is restored,’ you should see them come out.” society because of certain customs and lack of access to wine cask be full. They’re both full, 100 percent, and so You can be restored. They “can be restored, but it has the sacraments. Women, for instance, were sold into maybe you’re the wine cask and maybe you’re the thimble, to be a routine. It can’t be just an event.” harems. but you’ll be full the more you ask, and it doesn’t mean The day’s keynote speaker was Dr. Pia de Solenni, a But God did not leave His people unaided. He inspired God isn’t going to expand that little thimble, and then diocesan native who St. John Paul II personally recog- several religious institutions to work towards the rescue it’s going to feel quite empty, right? That’s the principle nized for her contributions toward developing an authen- of slaves. here. God is at work in us to do much more than we can tic feminism based in Christ. She told NCC she was “glad One of these was the Trinitarian Order, founded by Ss. ask or imagine.” to be back, and it’s really exciting to see all the good things John of Matha and Felix of Valois in 1198. They estab- Galten spoke on using the Catechism in catechesis, happening in this diocese and all the great initiatives.” lished this Order to redeem Catholic slaves and set them and he started by recapping why there has been so much Speaking on the beatitudes which came from Our free. confusion about Church teaching in the years since the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5, de Solenni However, only by raising large sums of money could Second Vatican Council, and said “My contention is this: started by showing God’s intention from the beginning the Trinitarians carry out their mission of buying back If you want to understand where Church is going today, was that we all be part of a big, divine family. And if God is Catholic slaves. To be successful in raising such huge if you want to understand what the Church wanted to our Father, then Jesus is, by “divine filiation,” our Brother. amounts, they confided their fundraising efforts to the do with Vatican II, read the writings of the popes since “What I’m proposing to you is, take the context of Jesus merciful protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Vatican II, of Paul VI, of St. John Paul, of Benedict, and being the big brother. He’s telling you [in the Sermon] And she did not let them down. In fact, the Mother of now Francis. Because they’re following the thread of the how to get back home, how to get back to the beginning, God was so generous in answering their pleas for funds, authentic interpretation of Vatican II in their writings. how to get back to the start of Genesis. That’s what He’s they called her "Our Lady of Good Remedy." And many of their writings are on moral subjects, OK? doing. He’s the big brother, and He is leading the way. Thus the Trinitarians freed many slaves. And they hinged on moral subjects because there was “It’s a very important part of our spirituality to develop Today we need Our Lady’s help more than ever in our enormous confusion in the Church about what was true and to bring into the concept we have of Christ. Because if personal lives, to resolve complicated personal situations any m ore .” we just think of Jesus as Our Lord and Savior, sometimes and to find solutions for troubles we face in our families The Ordinary Synod on the Family was the subject there’s the element of love, sometimes there isn’t the ele- not to mention the problems facing our world, including of Dr. Brumley’s talk. He said, “Because the family is so ment of love. If you think of Jesus as your brother—again, terrorism and the enslavement of Christian and Yazidi rudimentary and foundational to the mission of Church,” we’re building on this family image, this family reality; it’s girls in the Middle East by ISIS. Pope Francis determined “that there be some kind of not an image, it’s a reality—then there is love. Let us entrust through prayer our country and our consultation” about the family. “And it’s much easier to begin to really rest in the idea world to Our Lady of Good Remedy’s powerful and He then looked at the challenges facing family, dis- of the love of God the Father. Now the Beatitudes are then unfailing help. cussed the family’s vocation or calling, and delved into (see Catechists Gather, p. 8) Our Lady of Remedy, pray for us! Amen. ❖

10/4 St. Francis of Assisi ❖ 10/5 St. Anna Schaeffer, cripple, Bl. Bartolo Longo, former satanic priest, St. Faustina Kowalska, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 3 (World Meeting, cont. from page 1) on issues concerning the family unites us “regardless of the catechesis all week and learning how to strengthen As one wag put it, “It’s not the Blizzard of 2015: It’s confessional divides.” family life here in the parish.” Pope Francis.” One of the first things Chaput did upon taking office in Of course, some may have taken papal fervor a little Philadelphia was to discontinue the printed archdiocesan Update too far. One bar sent out the following notice: “Are you newspaper. Since then, even its digital version has been an avid drinker looking for exciting beer and cocktails? paltry. It is the first official day of the WMF. Watching the A reluctant local stuck in the city during the Papal visit? But with the Pope coming to town, there is a huge opening Mass at the desk in my office, I was amazed at A traveling pilgrim looking for grace? Or just somebody version of the paper available in all churches’ narthexes. how many priests processed in, several hundred at least, looking for a good time? My parish is taking 11 buses to the papal events of with probably just shy of 100 bishops and cardinals. Saturday and Sunday, and there’s still a sizable waiting list. This evening I had dinner with a friend who is a speak- In his thick Philadelphia accent, Monsignor asked Mass er. She told me that she had to get her talk approved by goers to tell friends who ask how the church got so many the Vatican. This meant typing the entire thing out, when tickets – many more than other parishes – that it was due she is not someone who even speaks from notes. to his “persuasive good looks.” Monsignor is many things, The people I have seen all seem so happy. It reminds but, as he will readily tell you, a good looking man is not me of the Napa Institute, where everyone was just so glad one of them. to be amongst fellow Catholics. A local auxiliary bishop This afternoon, I went to the convention hall where the told me tonight that when registrations began coming World Meeting of Families will take place. I saw Doug in, it was mostly couples. But as the registration deadline Keck and Johnnette Benkovic broadcasting for EWTN. drew near, it became families. An exhibit coordinator hosted a nice luncheon for the Also tonight I learned that a friend from Buffalo is media describing the “Museum of the Bible” that will joining a large contingent from her diocese this weekend. open November 2017 in Washington, DC, near the Capi- We’d like to meet, but how do you connect with someone tol. It will be fantastic and yet another reason to visit our when you’re one of 1.5 million people? “Uh, I’m the one nation’s capital. standing in the purple shirt by the lamppost. What do They’re hosting an exhibit titled “Verbum Domini” that you mean which lamppost? The one over here. By where features 50 items from the Dead Sea Scrolls to ancient I’m standing. Can you see me waving my arm? Well look Bibles to the Guttenberg Bible to a first printing of the harder.” King James Version to an original Douai-Rheims Bible God’s will be done. and many more. Speaking of God’s will, I’ll close with this. The exhibit hall where people will sell their wares is As I prepared to leave the convention hall for the eve- two to three football fields in size. The convention center ning, I looked out a window. Across the street, I saw a itself is massive, easily the largest one I have ever seen. homeless man settling in for the night. Then from around Many have already decided to work from home this a corner came another homeless man. I thought, ‘How week. No one plans to come near Center City if they don’t odd: In a place where Christianity will be so much on have to. And some businesses that had hoped to make a display this week, Christ in a distressing disguise lies so The author and his son killing can’t even open. For instance, the parking garage I close.’ “Well, stop by [Nameless] Pub … Wednesday through patronized today. They posted a sign saying that because I went outside and glanced back toward the homeless Sunday, Sept 23-27 and we’ll baptize you with beer!” their employees couldn’t make it in due to the expected men, two dozen of whom I know realized lined the block. Many parishes have a Francis cutout standing in the traffic, they could not operate over the weekend, the But ministering to these Christs in distressing disguise narthex, and people pose with going it into and out of busiest time of the whole event. was Christ dressed in, well, a dress or, better put, a habit. Mass. The same cutout is in the convention center. The SEPTA, our version of BART but with buses, is not A woman religious carried a huge box. She went to the streets of “Center City” (what they call downtown Phila- running all stops on its rail lines. It will only stop at des- men, giving them food and something to drink. delphia) have bright yellow, blue, green, and neon pink ignated locations, with 10,000 people expected to descend I spoke with her, and she told me she was from Cali- banners, all of them featuring various Francis quotes on just one station starting at 5am Saturday (although at fornia. and pictures of him that make his smile seem like the press time, only 3,500 passes for that station had been “Oh, so am I: The Diocese of Santa Rosa.” biggest in the world. If they could find a way to harness bought, up from the normal average of 121). People will “Bishop Pat Ziemann,” she replied. “He taught me in its power, they could light up the entire Sahara. And yet need to be screened before getting on and off, and no one high school.” the cutout makes the Pope look like he’s thinking, ‘Take can park at the stations. Parking will instead by at satellite She went on to share that his kindness, goodness, and the darn selfie, and let me be. I have better things to do.’ locations that will charge for the privilege, with funds guidance of her made her convinced “he is a saint.” She Couldn’t they have used a better picture? Every time I see going to support community projects. The number of was so earnest, so convicted—you could see it in her that thing, it makes me chuckle. At least I know even the people on trains is expected to be so great, said a pundit, eyes—that I didn’t share my thought: ‘There are a lot of Pope gets a grumpy face now and again. that it will turn Philadelphia from the City of Brotherly people in the diocese who would disagree with you.’ But Expected were 17,000 attendees and 5,000-8,000 media Love into the City of Brotherly Shove. what do any of us know? She may be right. We are not his from 150 of the world’s 196 nations. Organizers had origi- Understandably, this has turned off many locals from or anyone’s soul’s judge. Our merciful God draws straight nally only planned for 15,000 people, but demand was wanting to attend. At the Napa Institute, I spoke with with crooked lines. Isn’t that what they say? so great, they allowed for more. Even so, there was still Dr. Terry Tenaglia, who told me she was hosting people, She makes liturgical art, and the proceeds go to the a waiting list. but that she anticipated only being able to get them as poor. If you would like to support her apostolate to those None of this counts the 10,000 volunteers who are close as three miles away from the events. The traffic and less fortunate, go to www.sisterrosemarietulacz.com. Her assisting (like the harried woman checking in media the enormous crowds would be so bad, she said, they would actions are a good example of what Archbishop Chaput other day who didn’t have one easy, “Here’re your things” have to walk the rest of the way in. A prominent area said during his opening homily: “The Lord Jesus wants to case; they each had some problem, at lunch, no less, when Catholic, she had no plans to attend the events because be first, and then our families ... and finally ourselves.” ❖ her fellow volunteers were gone). of the anticipated crush of people. Furthermore these volunteers don’t include the arch- This Sunday (which will already have passed by the diocesan parishes that are lending a hand and a place to time you read this), Pope Francis will celebrate Mass on stay. For instance, at St. Mary Magdalen Church in Upper the Ben Franklin Parkway, which runs parallel with I-76 Providence, 50 young adults from around the globe will and is a massive thoroughfare. People rely on it for their sleep in the parish hall. All are participants in a vocational commute, and it is shut down. meeting at the Wells Fargo Center (where the 76ers and Driving by the entrance to the entrance to the Liberty Flyers play) with the Neocatechumenal Way, the small “e” Bell and Independence Hall, surprisingly few people Catholic evangelical group. stood in line to get in. I had expected lines to stretch for The crush of expected people—up to 1.5 million are blocks, but that wasn’t the case. No, the lines were inside anticipated to attend the closing Mass—led several area the convention hall for people trying to register. mayors to declare a state of emergency in order to bring All of this focus on the Pope is great. I’m happy he in more public safety personnel, which one observer said is coming. I only hope it doesn’t detract from the main “will have the city operating in a state just a notch or two event, which is not his visit, but the WMF. Knowing this below martial law.” Pope, who has spent so much time focusing on the family, All of this costs a lot of money, and the region’s wealthy he must feel at least bemused that the focus is more on Catholics helped raise $45 million to subsidize the event. him than the reason he has come to our shores. Presenters were not just Catholics but included Jewish, Some people haven’t lost this focus, however. As Msgr. Mormon, Muslim, and Protestants because as, Archbish- Ralph Chieffo, pastor of St. Mary Magdalene said, “The op Charles Chaput, OFM Cap, noted a shared perspective important thing I am concerned about is participating in St. Anna Schäffer: October 5

4 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Divine Mercy visionary, Bl. Alberto Marvelli, young adult layman ❖ 10/6 St. Bruno the Carthusian Ask IPS: How Much Space Should I Give My Young Adult?

by William McKenna, MS

Q: My daughter has just started college. I want to give her space. I also want to support her if she needs me. What’s the best way for a parent to strike that balance with a young adult?

A: Let me first assure you that your dilemma is completely normal and that every family goes through this period of uncertainty. Indeed psychology has developed a method of predict- ing certain times that a family will experience significant change to its unity that will cause tension. This method is known as the family life cycle. You and your family are currently within the cycle where one of the issues (not surprisingly) is transitioning to adult-to-adult relationships between grown children and their parents. This time is not only a transition for you, but for your child as well. It seems to me that one of the best ways for you to strike that balance with your daughter is to become aware of your interactions and notice changes in communication. Recognizing and identifying with what your daughter is experiencing and what she needs will help you respond appropriately. At the same time, knowing your reaction to the change is also important so you can gauge the level of transition you experience. Do the best you can to allow her to make some small mistakes so she can learn that the road of life is not always smoothly paved. Nonetheless always be ready to listen to her on the phone when she calls home homesick, sad, crying, or absolutely elated about the new friends that she is making. Most importantly, you need to convey you will always be there to love her whenever she needs you. If she knows she can turn to you in a time of need, then no matter what happens, your relationship with her will always be a solid one. Also, expressing how you are feeling about the transition can be helpful for your daughter in experiencing shared adult experiences. Finally, I fall back on something my father told me as I was leaving for undergrad at Belmont Abbey College. He looked at me and said, “You’ve been a good boy, and I know you’ll be a good man. We want you to know that we are proud of you and will always be in your corner.” The heart of his message was I could tackle life on my own, but I could always turn to them if I needed them. Messages like that really stick with your children (that message was said to me now a number of years ago). May God bless your family and please be assured of my prayers for you all. ❖

Mr. McKenna is clinical extern at the IPS Center for Psy- chological Services. Have a practical question related to Teaching God’s Plan for a psychology and faith? Write to [email protected] Joy-Filled Marriage If you have experienced the beauty of Natural Family Life Office and CCL chapters of the San Francisco Bay Planning—and would love other couples to see how it Area, St. Dominic Church in San Francisco will host a really is a joyful and better way of living God’s plan for teacher training November 13-15, 2015. a happy marriage—then consider becoming an NFP The seminar is free and includes childcare and meals. teacher. For more information, visit http://tinyurl.com/ Sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco’s Family oomdtv2. ❖ Bl. Columba Marmion, OSB: October 3

10/7 Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (aka, Our Lady of Victory commemorates the Battle of Lepanto, which saved Western NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 5 Dear Aunt Bea America, the Beautiful I am already dreading Thanksgiving. Last year my son brought his girlfriend home with him. They live in another So I’m safely back in Pennsylvania. It was a wild ride: Traffic The devastation is still wholly evident. Sometimes it’s most state and were appalled when I showed the girlfriend her jams from three semi-truck fires and evidence of a fourth. evident where it’s not, namely in the mile upon mile of empty room for the next four nights. It was on the other end of the Cruising a deserted stretch of old Route 66 (I saw the cool, lots where stately oceanfront mansions – some dating from hallway from my son’s room. (He is 24 and she is 22.) My ghostly part; much of it is a tourist trap). A car whose radia- the Civil War—had once stood. The only thing standing on son lectured me about his being an adult, able to make his tor thermometer broke in the high desert on a 100+ degree them now are “For Sale” signs that will never come down. own decisions, etc. day in whick took almost 24 hours to repair and cost $1,100, Experience and insurance rates make that a near certainty. We raised him in a Catholic home. This meant Mass every thank you very much. But it did give me an excuse to visit Many residents reportedly resented commemorating the Sunday, Catholic schools, and even having him serve as an the London Bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona, and and see anniversary because it dredged up emotions and memories altar boy for a couple of years! What happened? Where did we No Escape, a great movie.) they hadn’t dealt with in the last decade. go wrong? I am girding myself for another battle this year. Help! The Grand Canyon really is everything they say it is Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas (North — Sad Parent (although how come no one said anything about the $30 Carolina has the most beautiful on and off ramps), and entrance fee?). The Arizona desert east of Flagstaff: Peace- Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, at sunset, no less. ful and beautiful. Albuquerque at night was special, as was We have an amazing nation, folks, and I encourage you Dear Sad: Navajo-language radio playing Country oldies, but the crafty to get on the road and see it. ❖ What a heart-rending situation. The devil loves conflict Texas highway patrolman was not. Although he was very and division and the fear these engender, doesn’t he? It nice and lenient. Oh, and his state is very big. Very, very big. Brian O’Neel is interim Communications director for takes us away from the love and peace and harmony we And long. And it has lots … and lots … and lots of windmills. the Diocese of Santa Rosa, California have in Christ Jesus. And that is his goal. As our first pope The most affecting thing was being in Gulfport, Mississip- wrote, Satan “goes about like a raging lion seeking to devour pi, right after the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. whom he may” (1 Pet 5:8). This is just another example of that, and believe me, your experience is not unique. Parents have had your situation since at least the 1960s and have asked themselves the same questions you do. So first of all, don’t be too hard on yourself. Remember your son was not just raised by two good, loving parents whose first concern was the salvation of his soul and who Pope Francis: did everything to help that happen. He was also raised by a very dysfunctional culture that says many sins aren’t sins. In fact, they are perfectly fine and normal, we’re told, even virtuous. “If it feels good, do it.” The reasons why some kids grow up to be devout and Be Transformed by Mary faithful Catholics and others don’t are too numerous and complex to go into here. Suffice it to say, keep praying “The Gospel also shows us the truest and keep setting a good example for your son. Ask for the reason for Mary’s greatness and her bless- prayers of St. Monica, whose son—St. Augustine—lived edness: it is faith,” the Pope told pilgrims with a woman and fathered a child out of wedlock. He ini- gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his tially rejected Christianity in part because of its teachings August 15 Angelus address, marking the on sexuality. In fact, one of his most famous prayers was, Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary. “Lord, grant me chastity and continence … but not yet!” Faith, he said, “is the heart of Mary’s Regardless of what has led to this point, you’re still his entire story; she knew - and she said it parent. You will always be. You will always need to set the - that throughout history weighs the vio- example. Part of setting that example is not allowing him lence of the overbearing, the pride of the and his lover to share a room while in your home. Make this rich, the arrogance of the proud.” very clear before he comes. In this way he will be prepared Yet she still believed and proclaimed and can thus make other arrangements if he—as the adult “that God does not leave his children he claims to be—feels your rules too burdensome. alone, humble and poor, but sustains This leaves little to argue about as you have made your them with merciful care, casting down position clear, and he has an out. The important thing is: the mighty from their thrones, scattering Don’t give into emotional blackmail. He may “hate” you for Vatican City (CNA/EWTN News)—On the feast of the the proud in the conceit of their hearts.” a while or even cut off communication for a time, but stand Assumption of Mary, Pope Francis said faith is the defin- Dogmatically defined in 1950, the Assumption of the your ground. You are in the right. ing virtue of her greatness and the mysterious way she Virgin Mary’s body and soul into heaven is celebrated The Bible warns us when we choose Christ over the was taken into heaven is a foreshadowing of what awaits August 15 every year, and is one of the most important world, it may cause problems within the family unit (Luke each of us. Marian feast days in the Catholic Church. ❖ 12:53). You are living this. It is not easy to be a Catholic today. We are called to constantly go against the culture. This is very tiring, indeed. So keep your strength by staying close to the sacraments, especially the Holy Eucharist, as this food of Christ will give you the strength you need for this battle and for the many Learning to Love to likely come in the future. Letters Policy Finally offer up your sufferings and the pain in your soul In Washington, DC, in 1994 Bl. Mother Teresa said we fight just as St. Monica did for Augustine. Show your son noth- abortion by teaching the mother what love really means: Email: [email protected] ing but love, and ask God in the confessional for forgiveness “to be willing to give until it hurts…. So the mother who Write: Letters to the Editor for all the times when you weren’t as loving as Christ with is thinking of abortion should be helped to love, that is, North Coast Catholic your son as you should have been. Encourage your wife to to give until it hurts her plans, or her free time, to respect 985 Airway Ct., do the same. the life of her child.” Santa Rosa, CA 95403 Bottom line: You are the leader of your family. Lead. Catholic French philosopher Gustave Thibon has said Your son may externally curse you for it, but it’s what God the true God transforms violence into suffering, while the Name, hometown, and daytime phone number demands of you and of us all. I am praying for you. ❖ false god transforms suffering into violence. The woman for verification required. Short letters only, no tempted to have an abortion will transform her suffering more than 150 words. Letters may be edited for into violence unless she allows love to transform her, and clarity or space. make her willing to give herself away. Second Collection for October NOTE: Views of correspondents do not The Eucharist gives both the lesson and the power. Mom October 17-18 – World Mission Sunday is to say, “This is my body, my blood, my life, given up for necessarily reflect those of this publication. you my child.” ❖

6 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org civilization from converting to Islam) ❖ 10/8 Our Lady of Good Remedy ❖ 10/9 St. John Leonardi, founder, amazing Celebrating the Joy of St. Teresa in Style October 15 is the Feast of St. Teresa of Ávila, OCD, founder nificance of St. Teresa of Ávila, who certainly deserves to of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, Church reformer, and be better known and loved for what an amazing woman the first female Church Doctor. She also helped popularize she was. devotion to St. Joseph. Fr. Thompson teaches Church history at the Dominican Under the leadership of Fr. Loren Allen, the church dedi- School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley and is cated to her in Bodega will celebrate the five-hundredth former professor of Christian history at leading insti- anniversary of her birth on the Vigil of the Feast, Wednes- tutions such as the University of Oregon, Eugene, and day, October 14, starting at 5:45pm. the University of Virginia, Charlottesville. He has also The evening starts with a prayer service of First Vespers, authored many books on Church history, including an followed by a lecture from Fr. David Anderson, pastor of acclaimed recent biography of St. Francis of Assisi. St. Peter Byzantine Catholic Church in Ukiah and a noted “We are deeply honored and most fortunate to have two Church history expert. Fr. Anderson has met with the Pope, such distinguished scholars and popular speakers for the and he will speak on the fascinating figure of St. Teresa, on celebration of this five-hundredth anniversary year of the whom he is an expert. The evening will culminate with a birth of St. Teresa,” said Fr. Allen. ❖ simple reception. The following weekend, the parish will have a guest Please do not miss this opportunity. If your name is preacher, Fr. Augustine Thompson, OP, who is an expert in Teresa, Theresa, Therese, etc., what better way to celebrate medieval and Renaissance Church history. He will preach your name day? Regardless, you will fall in love with this at all the Masses at both St. Teresa and St. Philip Church incredible lady, and she will lead you closer to Christ. in Occidental. His topic will be the spirituality and sig- Bravo to Fr. Allen for doing this. ~ Editor St. Teresa of Ávila, OCD: October 15

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youth catechist ❖ 10/10 St. Daniel Comboni, bishop, patron saint of Sudan ❖ 10/11 Divine Maternity of Our Lady, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 7 Office Depot, Pro-Life Customer Reach Resolution

Schaumburg, Illinois (National Catholic Register)— flyer printing, if only because one (the baker) is a case Office Depot concluded “the language at issue would There is an apparent resolution in the dispute between involving personal religious liberty, whereas the Office violate Office Depot’s policy regardless of the content retailer Office Depot and a woman who sought to order Depot case speaks of a corporate culture unwilling to surrounding it. The fact that the flyer was related to your printing of pro-life flyers for distribution at her Catholic accommodate people of the pro-life persuasion. client’s beliefs—whether based in religion or not—did parish. On September 11, though, the two sides seemed to not bear in the decision. Thus, Office Depot’s actions The Internet was aflutter after news broke that Office reach some level of détente. violated no laws.” Depot had refused to make copies of a pro-life flyer for Office Depot began the day with a letter to Goldstein’s Later in the day, however, the company released a state- a customer. Maria Goldstein had used the store’s website Thomas More lawyer explaining why its employee— ment that read in part, “Upon a more detailed review, we to order 500 copies of flyers containing “Quick Facts on following company-established protocols—refused the have determined that the content of Ms. Goldstein’s flyer Planned Parenthood,” as well as a prayer by Fr. Frank order. First, there were concerns the prayer was copy- is not a clear violation of the company’s policy. Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, titled “Prayer righted. The company does not knowingly print copy- “We sincerely apologize to Ms. Goldstein for her experi- for the Conversion of Planned Parenthood.” The flyers righted material. ence, and our initial reaction was not at all related to her were to announce Priests for Life’s Prayer Campaign for Employees gave Goldstein the option of using the store’s religious beliefs,” said the statement. “We invite her to the Conversion of Planned Parenthood, which initially self-service copy machine, but she refused. The company return to Office Depot if she still wishes to print the flyer.” ran September 12-20, then resumes this month from also took issue with the assertion that the flyer was merely Tom Olp, Thomas More Society attorney observed, October 10-18. religious and not inflammatory—such material is against “We are grateful that Office Depot has apologized for A store employee refused to print the order on the company policy—since it contained language such as that discriminating against Maria Goldstein based on the grounds that it discriminated against people who support which calls those who procure or provide abortions as content of her flyers. This situation is a reminder that abortion rights. Goldstein turned to the Chicago-based “evil” and advocated for the closure of the “death camps religious liberty is increasingly under attack today, but Thomas More Society, which sent a warning letter to in our midst.” This “type of language led to the decision it is a fundamental American right that every one of us Office Depot and brought the story to the media’s atten- to refuse” Mrs. Goldstein’s request. should value and defend.” tion. Furthermore, the company said policy “first prohib- Said Maria Goldstein, “Thanks to the help of the Popular blogger Elizabeth Scalia, writing at Aleteia, its the copying of ‘graphic material,’ which can include Thomas More Society, I was able to stand up for my rights likened the Office Depot case to the case of the Colorado descriptions of dead or dismembered bodies. The second as a Christian, and I hope other people are empowered to baker who was ordered to bake a wedding cake for a provision prohibits the copying of ‘hate material’ that stand up for their religious freedom, as well. I am grateful same-sex couple. advocates for the persecution of groups of people, regard- that God has used this situation to unite countless people One could make a distinction between cake baking and less of the reason.” in prayer for the conversion of Planned Parenthood.” ❖

(Catechists Gather, cont. from page 3) the hearts of all who encounter Jesus.’ Have you encoun- considered the Magna Carta, the life plan for Christians.” tered Jesus? We should expect there is a joy in knowing Pope Benedict, she noted, called the Beatitudes a “road Jesus, in knowing the good news. Well, what is the good map.” He told us to “memorize Ten Commandments, yes, news? Salvation. God is love. Get back to God. Redemp- but also memorize the Beatitudes.” tion. He paid the price on the cross. The way, the truth, In his second talk Fr. Boettcher spoke about “‘earned and the life.” grace’ under the wider umbrella of mercy. And mercy is Picking up where they left off, the Sisters encouraged a particular expression of grace, but like it says here [in people, as a means of bringing people closer to the Divine Scripture], ‘God has loved us and has been merciful,’ but Mercy to show Mary to others, to let others see Mary in that’s grace. It’s not works. That, to me, is an extremely you. important part of our understanding of what is grace. If “Close your eyes and recall earliest memory of Our you don’t understand grace, you can’t get mercy, either. I Blessed Mother. How much of an affective relationship is don’t think. Forgiveness just doesn’t make sense.” it? Do you know merely what the Church teaches about Dr. Galten’s afternoon topic was the RCIA, and he said her, or do you know her with your heart?” the candidates are “waiting for us to accept them in. So Mary exists to draw people closer to her Son. She is the they’re developing a sense of the Church, if that makes surest way of getting to know Him, they noted, because no sense. St. John Paul used to talk of the ‘consciousness’ of one knows a person’s heart better than his mother. So get the Church. We are our brothers’ keepers. I am respon- to know her, and you will get to know Him. Get to know sible for you. You are responsible for me. And there’s Him, and you will get to know His mercy. Get to know no getting away from that. Justice demands that. Love His mercy, and you will have a joy-filled life. ❖ demands that. “Love demands that we recognize in each other that we are made in the image and likeness of God, that we are Bl. Chiara Luce Badano: October 29 persons, and that the Church exists to bring Communion among men, the fruit of which is peace. But that Com- munion is based on love.” (Bad Break, cont. from page 2) Pope Francis’ challenge to us was Dr. Brumley’s post- Appeals said “discrimination on the basis of one’s opposi- lunch subject. “Being in church no more makes you an tion to same-sex marriage is discrimination on the basis engaged Christian,” he observed, “than being in a garage of sexual orientation.” makes you a car. Being Christian is about conversion of The ruling rejected Phillips’ stated willingness to serve heart, so the goal is conversion. So if somebody calling gay and lesbian customers who requested birthday cakes, themselves a Christian can find no joy in the gospel, it’s a cookies, and other “non-wedding cake products.” sign of disconnect. It’s very difficult to educate someone Phillips has decided not to make any wedding cakes, his into conversion. Faith is caught not taught. It is more only legal option to continue his business without violat- than just going through concrete terms, actions, and so ing his beliefs. The average cost of a wedding cake is $450. on. This is a point Pope Francis emphasizes a great deal. Thus this could represent a significant hit to his business’ Francis writes, he says, that “‘The joy of the gospel fills Miracle of the Sun at Fatima: October 13 bottom line. ❖

8 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Bl. Elias del Socorro Nieves, martyr ❖ 10/12 Our Lady of the Pillar ❖ 10/13 Miracle of the Sun at Fatima ❖ 10/14 Pope “Conservative” Catholics What’s Really and Pope Francis Shocking

I tend to have a rather Besides, it clearly is a key group that is being addressed About the dour view of the media. in these various stories and reports. However I will give I noted the criticisms made by the majority of #3 are credit where such credit far more informed than those made by groups #1 and Pope’s Abortion is due: When they latch #2, and also display a far more measured tone and care- onto a particular hook ful approach. or angle, they will latch And most of those criticisms are not about mat- onto it with a sort of ters of faith and morals but about emphasis, strategy, Announcement zealous fervor and focus approach, and concerns over Francis’ lapses into ambi- that is quite fascinating. guity and hyperbole—especially in more informal set- And frustrating. For tings and interviews. Pope Francis has Carl E. example: Mr. Blake apparently found this interesting, and announced that for the Olson asked some questions, which led to me giving a short Church’s Year of Mercy • 5 new ways Pope Fran- tour of Catholic social doctrine. He asked about the beginning December 8, cis is sticking it to the Christian right (Salon) charge that Francis is a socialist. I said, “No, I’m certain the Feast of the Immacu- • Pope Francis draws criticism from some conserva- he’s not a socialist. His criticisms of capitalism and late Conception, every tive Catholics... (Newsday) liberal economics, again, are very much in keeping priest has authorization to • Eight times Pope Francis riled conservatives in the with what can be found in Benedict XVI, John Paul forgive the sin of abortion. Catholic Church (Washington Post) II, and Leo XIII”—not to mention Chesterton, Belloc, Prior to this change, • The Republican Party’s war with Pope Francis has and Archbishop Fulton Sheen. I opined Francis doesn’t Catholics who had had an finally started (The Week magazine) seem to appreciate, perhaps, distinctions between free abortion or helped pro- • Pope drawing criticism from US conservatives (San markets and classical capitalism, but that many of his Daniel cure one had to go to their Angelo Standard Times) remarks in Laudato Si’ bring to mind distributivism, Payne local bishop in order to be • 5 Ways Pope Francis Has Shocked Conservative which is based in large part on the social teachings of welcomed back into the Christians (EcoWatch) Leo XIII. Church (abortion is one of the few sins that results in • Pope Francis agitates conservative US Catholics I was then asked about the similarities between Fran- automatic excommunication). Each bishop was given the (USA Today) cis and President Obama. I sensed Mr. Blake believed discretion to allow the priests in his diocese to exercise the two men were largely of one accord. this authority, however, and many bishops throughout There are numerous similar pieces, many of them While there might be certain shared goals and some the world had already allowed this. inspired in large part by news this summer that Pope common language, the underlying principles of the As a result, Francis’ decision is not so much the pontifi- Francis’ popularity in the United States had faltered, two men are dramatically different. Francis, especially cal earthquake it’s been made out to be: CNN claimed dropping to 59 percent from a high of 76 percent in in recent months, has made strong statements against the Pope “shook up the Catholic world,” which is a pretty 2014…. abortion, same sex unions, “gender ideology,” and heady way to classify what is, in effect, a streamlining CNN.com published a feature titled “The ‘Obamifica- related matters, all of which speak to a very different of the Church’s regulatory configuration (and for just tion’ of Pope Francis,” which contained some comments understanding of the human person, family, marriage, one year, at that). The mainstream media, of course, is from [me]. Reporter John Blake contacted me, asking and sexuality. never so inept as when reporting on religion, so they’re at if I would talk with him. I agreed, and a few days later So while the two men might agree about global least on par with this latest development in the Catholic we spoke for roughly a half hour. Mr. Blake began by warming, this sort of statement should give some pause: Church. asking me if I had any questions. Yes, I had two. First, I asked if he knew if any pieces had been Since everything is interrelated, concern for the protec- Now for the Real Shocker written back in 2008 about “liberal reaction to Pope tion of nature is also incompatible with the justifica- Benedict’s message” on this or that topic. Put another tion of abortion. How can we genuinely teach the While the media was busy screwing up the latest reli- way, while there was plenty of liberal (and conservative) importance of concern for other vulnerable beings, gious scoop, they largely glossed over an even more strik- commentary on Benedict, were there any pieces that however troublesome or inconvenient they may be, if ing and startling development. delved into real or possible liberal criticisms of Bene- we fail to protect a human embryo, even when its pres- In addition to allowing all priests to forgive the sin of dict? I noted I had done various searches and found ence is uncomfortable and creates difficulties? “If per- abortion, Francis also extended confessional faculties to nothing of the sort. sonal and social sensitivity towards the acceptance of an unexpected group of religious figures: Priests of the Secondly, I asked what he meant by “conservatives,” the new life is lost, then other forms of acceptance that schismatic Society of St. Pius X. since there are at least three large but fairly distinct are valuable for society also wither away.” (Laudato Si’, Were the media more knowledgeable of both Catholic subgroups under this heading: no. 120, quoting Benedict XVI) doctrine and Catholic history, this particular develop- ment would be getting far more attention than Francis’ 1. Libertarian and/or right-wing political conserva- President Obama, I said, seems to epitomize the sort welcome but still rather anodyne dispensation regarding tives: This would include many radio talk show hosts of secularist and utilitarian technocratic perspective abortion. and others who have a fairly (or very) negative view Francis, Benedict, and John Paul have warned about The Society of St. Pius X is a schismatic faction of of Francis due to his stances on economics and global in various ways. In Benedict’s words, “The State which Catholics who reject certain teachings of the Second warming. would provide everything, absorbing everything into Vatican Council and many subsequent developments 2. Republicans: There is overlap with the first group, itself...” that followed it. For instance, the SSPX still exclusively of course, but I specifically mentioned Jeb Bush, who Obama, of course, has never wavered in his support practices the pre-1970 liturgies and rites. had dismissed Francis’ take on economics, saying, “I of abortion and of Planned Parenthood or in his appar- As then-Pope Benedict XVI affirmed, the SSPX “does don’t go to Mass for economic policy or for things in ent belief the State should make or be involved in every not possess a canonical status in the Church” and “its politics.” I noted that Bush apparently doesn’t grasp decision, big and small, for each American. ministers do not exercise legitimate ministries in the that Francis’ criticisms of capitalism are, in many The real story in all of this is not only somewhat Church.” While all of the Society’s priests are validly respects, very much in keeping with his predecessors, complicated (as it requires some study of the Church’s ordained, none has ever been licitly ordained because all even if they sometime lack clarity and evenhandedness. social doctrine and key theological principles) but it have received holy orders against Church authority. As a Equally important, the belief the Church has nothing is far more interesting than “conservative Americans result, when they celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass, those to say about economics is woefully lacking since eco- vs. liberal Pope”—an approach that grabs attention but Masses are valid but illicit. nomics are ultimately about relationships—personal, provides little light. One cannot say this for confession, however. Confes- social, political, etc.—and the Church is an expert on Wouldn’t it be great if a major news outlet would sions from SSPX ministers are both invalid and illicit humanity. really delve into these issues with a calm and measured because not one Society priest is in union with his local 3. Orthodox Catholics: While I don’t care for the approach, seeking to make careful distinctions and not bishop and therefore has no faculties from him. Until term “conservative” for this group, it’s widely used. (see Conservative Catholics, p. 10) (see Abortion Announcement, p. 10)

St. Callistus, former slave who became a controversial Pope ❖ 10/15 St. Teresa of Ávila, OCD ❖ 10/16 St. Margaret Mary NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 9 (Conservative Catholics, cont. from page 9) (Abortion Announcements, cont. from page 9) prosthesis in the night. Then, when he woke up and realized falling back on simplistic political saws? Francis’ decision, SSPX priests have had as much canoni- what had happened, he would bellow, “Give me back my Yes, it would. But, as I suspected would be the case, cal ability to hear confessions as does the laity. leg, you [kids]!” it didn’t happen. Unfortunately, Mr. Blake’s piece tosses Francis’ concession is thus rather amazing. The ability On a more serious note, the mayor recounted how Fr. together a wide range of opinions—many of them to hear confessions in the Catholic Church is reserved Devereaux got a half-way house for paroled men established clearly fringe and extreme—and makes little or no solely to priests who can validly exercise the sacrament, against much opposition. He “resurrected” the Boys & Girls sense. Worse, it gives the impression that those of us and extending it to the priests of SSPX is, so far as I am Club, and Jager called him an “adopted father” because who do hold reasonable positions are somehow aligned aware, unprecedented. It would be somewhat similar after his own father died, this pastor of souls became a with the nut jobs and the conspiracy theorists. Even to the President issuing an executive order temporarily paternal figure and got his mom a job so she could support worse, the resulting piece is as much of an apologia for permitting the Vice President to grant pardons. It’s just the family. Obama as it is for Francis, but in a crude, ham-fisted, not something that’s done. Another young man on whom the Padre made a huge and unfair way. impression on was Juan Chavez, MPH. Juan and his family For instance, Blake used the following quote: The More Forgiveness, the Better came here 11 years ago from the state of Michoacán look- ing for a better life, settling in Cloverdale, which Father The Obamification of Pope Francis includes charges As a pastoral matter, I actually find both of Francis’ pastored until his retirement. At first their housing cir- from conservative critics that he’s either a socialist, the decisions encouraging. One of the Church’s foremost cumstances were desperate, just as they are for many immi- Antichrist, an illegitimately elected leader who wants animating principles is forgiveness, and anything that grants, documented or no, illegal or no. to create a “New World Order” – or all of the above. extends the legitimate scope of the Church’s reconciliatory Once Fr. Devereaux learned of the family’s plight, he got Their anxiety was captured by the headline of one authority is good news. It will be wonderful if Catholics them housing. As Juan grew, his friendship with the priest online column: “Pope Francis is the Catholic Church’s who have procured an abortion will feel encouraged to grew as well. It was he who convinced Chavez to attend Obama – God help us.” confess their sins because of Francis’ new rule. It will also college. He is now the first college graduate in the history be great if the temporary restoration of SSPX’s confes- of his extended family. Ironically, the latter piece—written by Adam Shaw sional abilities results in more absolutions. Juan said that if he had to choose “the perfect word to for FoxNews.com—is the sort of clueless rant one finds Nonetheless, it is a very unusual development. Francis describe Father, it would be ‘altruism.’” among the worst of group #1, and Shaw’s failure to may not have “shook up the Catholic world” with this, Devereaux has long fought for the poor and racial justice, properly parse the Pope’s remarks (the “free market” but he has definitely given it something to think about. ❖ dating back to the early 1960s in Detroit. He attended semi- is obviously not the same thing as “unfettered capital- nary at the Josephinum in Columbus, Ohio. It was there at ism”) and make fair judgments about them (does Shaw Daniel Payne is a senior contributor at The Federalist, the end of his studies that he received the shock of his life. really think the Pope talks “vacuously about the poor” in which this originally appeared. The Josephinum was at the time a missionary seminary, in order to “be respected”?) is paralleled by Blake’s own meaning that those who graduated from there and received fairly shrill and partisan rhetoric. ordination went off to serve in a mission diocese. Mr. Blake gathers the extremes and presents them as The way it worked was that the apostolic delegate (the part of the typical “conservative” perspective, which is Pope’s official representative—like an ambassador—to a sloppy, even very skewed. Also, it is needlessly sensa- nation with whom the Holy See does not have formal dip- tional: lomatic ties) would send each ordinand a letter telling him where he was going. In July, Jennifer LeClaire asked readers of Charisma During mail call, the soon-to-be Fr. Thomas Devereaux magazine to Google the phrase “Is Pope Francis Anti- (Fr. Devereaux Honored, cont. from p. 1) received a letter in which the bishop of Fairbanks, Alaska, christ.” The query produced 425,000 hits, she noted. aim is to bring about social change through the creation told him he had been chosen for that diocese. For several (That number is now 440,000.) … of affordable housing opportunities for people. Currently days, he recalls, he prayed profusely for a change in plans. “Could Francis be the final Pope before Christ’s they are in 50 of California’s 58 counties and are in Hawaii, It turns out he had nothing to worry about. It was all a return?” LeClaire asked. “Could he be the Antichrist? as well. They have put roughly 20,000 people into 9,000 prank, and the entire seminary up to the rector was in on Is he the False Prophet? The chatter continues. ... “ housing units. it. Instead he was assigned to this diocese, where he has In her remarks to the roughly 35 attendees—who dined been ever since. Really? There’s a “growing belief among some Catho- on mixed organic baby lettuce, grilled beef tenderloin Always a lifelong learner, Devereaux received his Bachelor lics” that Francis is the antiChrist? (Do a search for roasted rainbow carrots, gourmet mushrooms, Point Reyes of Arts in philosophy from St. Mary’s College in 1963 and a “John Paul II” and “antiChrist.” Yep.) blue cheese mashed potatoes, and chocolate cake—EAH Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the Catholic University Linking the papacy to the antiChrist has been a President Mary Murtaugh noted that “housing is a vehicle of America in 1968. In 1973, the Pontifical College Josephi- popular and polemical parlor game since at least the to change people’s lives,” and that Father was a champion num conferred on him the degree of Master of Divinity. In Reformation. for that cause. 1985, he received a Doctorate of Ministry in ecumenical Also a lot of kooks who say Reagan and one of the “You never turned down a challenge,” she told him in theology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. In Bushes was/is the antiChrist. And, frankly, you can find front of the gathering, calling him “a wonderful, unique 2007, he was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in pastoral a “Catholic” saying nearly anything if you do enough person.” psychology from the Graduate Theological Foundation. Google searches. (Come to think of it, there are some She recalled how in the 1990s, he led a large group to a This man helped establish Catholic Charities in Hum- “Catholics” who insist that they are good Catholics city council meeting. Because there were so many people boldt, Del Norte, and northern Mendocino Counties. Thus despite supporting abortion, “gay marriage,” contracep- there advocating for affordable housing and the poor, it it is not surprising that to this day, Father tirelessly sup- tion, and euthanasia. Some of them even hold public “changed the balance of the discussion.” This didn’t happen ports causes related to social justice, housing equality, and office!) in just one city but in front of many city and county govern- ecumenism. And why, oh why, is “Charisma” magazine being ment bodies. If you would like to be a servant of Christ by serving quoted in this regard? It might as well be called “Crazy” Indeed EAH Vice President Al Bonnet told NCC in an the poor through helping EAH Housing in some way, visit when it comes to the papacy and “Biblical prophecy”! e-mail, Father “testified on behalf of large citizen groups for www.eahhousing.org. ❖ Speaking of prophecy, within a few days I fully expect the development of two affordable housing developments to see this headline: “Pope Francis chastises and angers – Riverfield (18 townhouses) in Healdsburg and Sonoma- conservatives during papal visit.” Creekside (43 townhouses) in Santa Rosa. Without this The article ends, “As the Pope visits the United States, testimony, neither property would have likely been built.” it’s doubtful anyone will stand up and call him a social- Well-known community and Latino activist George Ortiz ist or the Antichrist. But among Pope dissenters, the said Devereaux was “always reaching out, always open- chatter will continue.” ing doors.” Speaking directly to Father, he said, “You are a Goodness. And we wonder why most people— fighter for justice. You are a fighter for equality.” including far too many Catholics—are completely Mayor of Eureka Frank Jager, a Catholic who was one of clueless about what the Church really teaches, why it two people to discover the corpse of Fr. Eric Freed on New teaches it, what distinctions should be made and for Year’s 2014, made the trip down from Humboldt County what reason, and so forth? because the good Rev. Dr. Sir has the known his family since No, I didn’t expect a perfect or even balanced article. his ordination. In the early 1970s, Father served as parochial But I had hoped for something worthy of thoughtful vicar at St. Bernard Church in Eureka under then-pastor Fr. readers, not merely empty clattering about fringe chat- Manuel J. Costa. tering. ❖ Jager recalled trips to Devereaux’s cabin with his family. Father had lost a leg (showing his sense of humor, he even had a funeral for it) and wears a prosthesis. During trips Carl E. Olson is editor of Catholic World Report to their host’s getaway, Jager’s youngest brother and young and Ignatius Insight. nephews would frequently prank the priest by pilfering the St. Frumentius of Ethiopia: October 27

10 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Alacoque, Sacred Heart visionary ❖ 10/17 St. Ignatius of Antioch, disciple of St. John the Apostle, succeeded St. Peter as (Catholic Identity, cont. from page 1) He then noted that Augustine had the teaching and the sibility requires deep and intensive personal prayer and witness of St. Ambrose. But “it was not [Ambrose’s] teach- dedication to Christ.” ing which ultimately converted St. Augustine. Rather the Vasa noted that until Augustine was 34, he was an unbap- thing that stuck in Augustine’s heart was the witness that tized pagan. “And his mother Monica—who longed for him Ambrose gave of standing up to a secular society, a king, to become a Christian—prayed for him, by one account for a prince who wanted to take his Church. Ambrose stood 30 years. Another account is that she prayed for him for in the face of the Emperor and said, ‘No, you will not have 17 years. From the time he became a teenager,” he said to my Church.’ knowing laughter from the teachers, “she realized, ‘I need “Augustine was moved by that witness for his mother to pray for him more.’” stood with Ambrose and Augustine stood with his mother. “And her prayer was certainly influential,” he continued, He needed a teacher, and he needed a witness, and he for- “so she becomes the model, perhaps, for you as pray. As she tunately had both. [To read the whole, worthwhile homily, prayed for St. Augustine, you pray, too, for your students. go to tinyurl.com/pa99lta.] Pray for their conversion. Pray—as she did for Augustine— Following a short break, Dr. Karen Chan, who also that he not only be successful, but that he be holy, that he teaches at St. Patrick Seminary, gave a talk about under- recognize God in his life. standing why the Church teaches what she does about the “Because as Augustine would write, even of himself, he human person. said, ‘God, you know, You were with me, but I was not with Chan talked about the soul and the body and how the You. You were with me, but I was not with You.’ two are inseparable and thus crucial to understanding St. Daniel Colomboni: October 10 “And that can be your students. God is certainly with the role played by teachers. She recited the age-old child’s them. He loves them. But they need to know how they can comeback, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but love God in return ... words will never hurt me,” as a way of showing that some- necticut, one would never guess the hell she has endured. one could do terrible harm to our bodies, even “take two She is not a teacher. Rather, she is a mother. One of her arms,” but that doesn’t change who we are as persons. children is a sixth grader. That immaterial soul is never altered no matter how many Her other child is dead. She fell with nineteen school alterations our body experiences. mates and six adults during the Sandy Hook Elementary She said, “we interact with the world around us through School massacre on Friday, December 14, 2012. our bodies,” and that “just as the soul makes us the kind Mrs. Hubbard recounted that day and made the tragedy of thing we are, the body can also limit the types of things palpable for the audience. But her focus was not on the we can and ought to do.” tragedy, but on the hope, the hope that God gives us and So if a pupil is tired or warm or hungry, even if they, the hope of the resurrection, that all the faithful will reunite the person who they are wants to learn, their bodies will in heaven. impede that. Her message was understanding that “God has a plan “Our body has a fundamental role in who we are it effects and purpose for every individual. Our job is to live out how we take things in. It effects how we learn.” His will for us. His will doesn’t always take us through She then tied in how the body and soul interact with us bright and shiny times. If you lean in and depend on His and community, us and our memories, and several other will, He will lavish you with blessings and provide for you dimensions of what it means to be a person and how that even when human intellect will tell us that’s not possible.” ties into how teachers reach their students. At the conclusion of the day, Dr. John Collins, diocesan In Fr. Robledo’s talk, he about theological anthropol- superintendent of Schools, said “From the Mass with the ogy and its implications in education today. [Editor’s note: bishop through the presentations from the seminary pro- Anthropology is simply the study of humanity through race, fessors to the personal faith testimony of Jennifer Hubbard, culture, language, and all the other facets of the human the “imago Dei”* message was delivered … and received. I person.] am pleased and grateful for the teachers and administrators He started by defining education and then when on to who carry this message within themselves and convey it discuss how education is a human action and what is the to their students.” ❖ morality of the human actions according to the Catholic Church. More particularly, he opened up for the audience [Note: A theological term, applied uniquely to humans, how this effects their mission as educators. which denotes the relation between God and humanity. The day’s final talk came from Jennifer Hubbard. The term has its roots in Genesis 1:27: “God created man St. Bruno the Carthusians, O. Cart.: October 6 Looking at this attractive woman from Newtown, Con- in His own image. . .”]

Depressed Belgian Woman Gets Assist With Suicide

Brussels—In Belgium, a perfectly healthy woman decided assisted suicide and euthanasia proponent in Belgium. He euthanasia laws started off as supposedly strict as those pro- to legally commit suicide after her daughter and husband claims to have performed over 100 assisted suicides since posed for our state. They have consistently been liberalized so died. The widow, Simona De Moor, was 85 years old and 2012, many on patients who are merely depressed. that now even children of 12 years can request euthanization told the Australian TV show Dateline that five minutes Journalist Brett Mason chronicled De Moor’s journey for themselves without parents’ permission if they so desire. after her daughter passed away from a heart attack she toward suicide and said, “It was, without question, the Indeed, how many of us would make this choice on any given decided to kill herself in assisted suicide. most difficult day I’ve had as a journalist. As a foreign cor- day if we could? Life stinks. It is, as we say in the prayer “Hail, Before she died, she said, “I have no reason to live any- respondent, I’ve seen a lot of people dying. I’ve witnessed Holy Queen,” “this valley of tears.” more, grief is unbearable pain. It’s driving me mad and I a lot of final moments. All of those people, I remember And yet years down the road, don’t we find we’re stronger don’t want to go to a mad house, I want to die. Five minutes very clearly, didn’t want to die. They had something to and better and happier people because of our experiences of later I knew.” live for, something they feared losing. What I struggled suffering and that this is so because we’re wiser? Apparently, De Moor never considered assisted suicide with most, was that despite being in near perfect physical Please pray a “Hail, Mary” or three or a Rosary that Gov. before that moment but knew it was within reach because health, Simona believed she had nothing and no one in her Brown vetoes this heinous legislation. Please pray the Holy of Belgium’s liberal suicide laws. The Daily Mail reports she life worth living for.” Spirit inspires him—and that he cooperates with that grace- died on June 22nd with Dr. Marc Van Hoey, an infamous Editor’s note: It should be remembered that Belgium’s filled inspiration. God help us. ❖ bishop of Antioch ❖ 10/18 St. Luke the Evangelist Bls. Daudi Okelo and Jildo Irwa, Ugandan teenage catechists and martyrs, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 11 Argentine Family Goes the Extra Mile(s) “We’re staying in families’ homes, we’re meeting people in the different places we pass through, sharing with Prices starting at $2,499 ~ with Airfare them and the Meeting of Families has a bit of the same spirit.” Included in this price The journey has been humbling, Noël from anywhere in the USA told CNN. “We have learned how to ask for help,” she says. “We have learned how to be Several trips to different grateful, how to live with very little. And destinations: the Holy Land; Italy; just to let go and not to try and always France, Portugal, & Spain; Poland; control everything.” Lourdes, & Fatima; Ireland & Asked by CNN what they would say or do if they were to come face to face with Scotland; England; Austria, Pope Francis. Noël wants to give him a Germany, & Switzerland; Greece & hug. Catire said he would like to thank Turkey; Viking Cruises; Caribbean him for increasing his hope in mankind. Philadelphia (CNA/EWTN News)—How far would you And what did he think the Pope would say if he found Cruises; Budapest; Prague; travel to see the Pope? For one family in Argentina, seven out they had traveled in an antiquated Volkswagen bus all Our Lady of Guadalupe; Colombia; months and 11,000 miles is a small price to pay for the the way from Buenos Aires to see him? Brazil; Argentina; Domestic chance to celebrate the World Meeting of Families with “You are crazy.”

Pope Francis in September. After Philadelphia, the Walkers want to visit New York. Destinations; etc… “The family is everything, and we want to say it,” Noelle Then they hope to fly back to Argentina. As for Francisca? We also specialize in custom Zemborain, a mother of four, told CNA. They can’t leave her behind, not after all this. She will be trips for Bishops, Priests, and She acknowledged that families face many “difficult put on a ship to make the long journey back home. situations,” including meeting monthly expenses. However, They reached the United States on August 30. On Sep- Deacons. she said, with the right perspective, family is not funda- tember 9, they visited EWTN’s studios in Birmingham, mentally a “limitation,” but an invitation for adventure. Alabama. ❖ Call us 24/7 Zemborain and her husband took their four children Hablamos Español on a seven-month trip of 11,184 miles in a Volkswagen 508-340-9370 camper they christened “Francisca.” Zemborain said her trip has a “spiritual meaning.” The 855-842-8001 family hopes to strengthen personal encounters while www.proximotravel.com moving away from a mindset of individualism that can [email protected] make many families indifferent. Carmela Manago She sees the trip as an opportunity to let go of material possessions, because living in a camper means you have Executive Director to save space. She also highlighted the opportunity to participate in the World Meeting of Families. The family has documented their journey through a PRIESTLY ORDINATION Twitter account, on Facebook, and with a blog. “Our trip is a lot like a trip of discovery,” she told The ANNIVERSARIES Associated Press by phone from Mexico. Fr. Ron Serban 10/22/93 Santa Rosa, CA Fr. Alvin Villaruel 10/23/94 Ukiah, CA Fr. Andres Querijero, OCD 10/18/97 Fort Bragg, CA Proposed Napa Respite Care Center Fr. Sean Rogers 10/6/07 Stalls Amid Neighbors’ Fears Healdsburg, CA Napa (Napa Valley Register)—Plans for a 13-bed respite occupied by Bikram Yoga Napa Valley, would be roomy care home intended to transition homeless patients from enough to be a round-the-clock home to clients recently Follow us on hospitals to homes are in doubt, amid neighbors’ worries released from hospitals after various types of operations. Facebook and Twitter! and a looming vote of rejection from Napa city planners. “We are disappointed that we were unable to effec- Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Santa Rosa and tively communicate how the respite care center works in Napa’s Gasser Foundation are seeking a group residential order to overcome the fears held by neighbors,” Gasser Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa care permit for Project Nightingale, which would occupy Foundation spokesman Joe Fischer said in a statement. a commercial building at 1950 Jefferson St. now occupied “We believe that the Nightingale program is a proven, (facebook.com/DioceseOfSantaRosa) by a yoga studio. effective way to care for people in need and improve But in late August, more than a dozen neighbors and the functioning and overall service level of our local other interested people spoke out to the city Planning hospitals. Commission, warning a homeless care center – even one Modeled after an existing Catholic Charities center in Diocese of Sta. Rosa intended for those largely on bed rest – would become Santa Rosa, Project Nightingale would temporarily tend (@CatholicRosa) a magnet for substance abusers and loiterers in a largely to homeless patients who have been released from Queen residential neighborhood with a nearby public school. of the Valley Medical Center or St. Helena Hospital, but While planning commissioners did not immediately are too frail to recover on the streets. Stays at the facil- shoot down the respite care home, their 3-1 vote directed ity are expected to last one to six months depending on city staff to prepare a recommendation to deny a permit patients’ conditions, according to Jennielynn Holmes, For advertising information, for Project Nightingale in a motion to be considered Catholic Charities’ director of shelter and housing. please contact Patty Brooks September 17. The Gasser Foundation seeks to buy the Jefferson Street Planners’ coolness toward the care facility appeared building from the Prentice D. Steffen Trust for $690,000, [email protected] ❖ (714) 323-9972 to stem as much from worries about whether the site, then lease it to Catholic Charities. ❖

12 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 10/19 St. Isaac Jogues, SJ, and Companions, North American martyrs Ven. Placido Baccher, apostle of the Immaculate Diocesan Catholics Rally for Life

“There was one very confused and angry man who alone was shouting for a woman’s right to abortion. He was quickly surrounded by women with children in strollers and snugglies who engaged him in earnest conversation. There were so many people that they began to overflow onto the main street of Harris a block away. People lined up on Harris with signs and rosaries on all four corners near Safeway.” Heavenly Father, we praise and thank You for inspiring and working through those who gave up their precious free time to publically witness for life. We ask that if it be Your holy will, change the hearts of Your children who may have witnessed these street defenders of the unborn. We especially pray for that “confused and angry man” and any who, seeing these witnesses, felt the sting of memories from their own abortions. Heal their hurting hearts, please, Adonai. Heal, also, we beg You, the hearts of those who have steeled themselves against compassion for the innocent unborn by judging that the mother should legally be able to end her child’s in utero life. Give courage, hope, and options to those who find them- selves pregnant and scared. Inspire Catholics and others to As part a nationwide rally against Planned Parenthood donated money to what they believed to be health care for stand up in solidarity with these beautiful daughters of Yours and the taxpayer dollars it receives, 50 people gathered women in need. whom You have decided should conceive, for only You open in front of Napa’s Planned Parenthood facility on July 28. On the same day in Eureka, parishioners from Sacred and close the womb (cf. Gen 20:18, 29:31 et al). Nationally, the rally featured more than 13,000 people in Heart and St. Bernard Churches also demonstrated for life. Have mercy on we who count ourselves as fully pro-life, 65 cities. Pro-lifers came to pray for mothers betrayed by Angela Halliday reports that at “first the demonstration Lord, for our actions, inactions, or decisions—even if done Planned Parenthood, the doctors who perform the heinous was centered around the intersection at the entrance to the unwittingly—that have contributed to the loss of respect for crime of aborting their babies, the politicians and judges Planned Parenthood facility. All four corners were packed life from conception to natural death, especially it be in our the political leaders who allowed Planned Parenthood to with people of all ages: children, families, grandparents, attitudes toward contraception—the parent of abortion—the convince them to trust it, only to have it then use tax money other seniors, single men and women. They prayed the poor, the condemned, or the otherwise vulnerable. to pay for abortions, and business leaders who blindly Rosary, sang songs, and talked with passersby. We ask all of these things in Your Holy Name. Amen. ❖

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L-R: Thomas Halliday hands Cindy Broese Van Groenu, PCC’s executive director a check for the purchase of the ultrasound machine. Pictured from L-R: Allen Rode, Annette Downey, RN, Broese Van Groenou, Denise Woods, Halliday, John Dowd, Jeffrey Tipton Duane David, John Stopkowicz, and Frank Giacomini.

Conception ❖ 10/20 St. Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, Bl. Maria Bertilla Boscardin, daughter of an alcoholic, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 13 Not Sad She Didn’t Abort Baby Conceived Via Rape at Age 12

(LifeNews.com)—Lianna Rebolledo was only 12 when she was brutally raped by two men near her home. Doctors told her she was pregnant and advised her to have an abortion. However Lianna decided to keep her baby after she asked the doctor if abortion would ease her pain, and he replied, “No.” Staff from the Ukiah VBS. She said, “If abortion wasn’t going to heal anything, I didn’t see the point. I just knew that I had somebody inside my body. I never thought about who her biological father was. She was my kid. She was inside of me.” Ukiah VBS a Mountain Top Experience Lianna, now a 35-year-old beautiful Latina woman, says by Michela Myers, special to NCC she has no regrets about choosing life for her child and that her daughter has helped her overcome suicidal thoughts. Ukiah—Everest Vacation Bible School at St. Mary of the his head and said to the rest of the crew, “We should pray!” She said, “It was really hard, but just to see that little person Angels Church in Ukiah this summer was truly a blessing! We were very blessed in so many ways, and God gave telling me how happy she was that I gave her life. When she Not only did we have 120 children and about 50 youth us several opportunities to practice forgiveness during the said that—and she was only four years old when she told (many 12- and 13-year-olds!) and adult staff attend, but week (and before it, during set-up, which takes as long me, ‘Mommy, thank you for giving me life’—I realized that many told us it was a powerful experience for them. as the actual camp!). On Thursday, we learned “God has she was the one who gave me my life back.” The theme of VBS was “God has the power,” and every the power to forgive,” and somehow it seemed like we all She concluded, “In my situation, two lives were saved. I day we learned something about this. needed a reminder, as several issues came up that day that saved my daughter’s life, but she saved my life. Even though For example, throughout the week we learned about caused hurt feelings and more, and thus required a great [the rape] was a very hard moment, if I had to go through God’s providential power, His ability to comfort, heal, deal of understanding, patience, and forgiveness. that [again] just to know and to love my daughter, I would forgive, and love us forever. One of these involved an adult staff member. After we go through that again. She’s always been there for me. She’s At the beginning and at the end of each day, we had a staff finished a discussion about this at the school door, and the only person who has shown me a real love. And I always meeting with the crew and station leaders to discuss what she left on Thursday evening, a homeless woman who will be grateful.” we’ve seen, problems, etc. One day, a leader talked about witnessed the conversation said to me directly afterward, To see her story on YouTube, http://tinyurl.com/ol427f8. ❖ a child in her crew who kept complaining he was bored, “I have never seen anyone talk to each other as nicely as asking why this was “all about church.” After discussing the you people talk to each other here.” situation, we realized this child was meant to be at camp, and What a powerful God we serve. He uses our struggles Christ had given us a specific and important job. as opportunities to witness and reach out to others, even We talked about planting the seed and possibly not being when we don’t realize it! able to see any fruit, and his leader took on the challenge And this may have only been the tip of the iceberg. Who of being the best example she could be. knows how many other little miracles happened during Apparently she did an incredible job. By Thursday, the Everest that we may never know about?! boy was wanting to lead the group prayers, and when we We had a VBS Mass before the beginning of the school had the Summit Celebration at the end of the day and Jesus year to celebrate and remind our children and parishioners (i.e., my co-director dressed as Jesus) walked in and started we can do anything through Him who gives us strength. taking away our sins (chunks of ice), this youngster bowed It bears repeating: Our God is POWERFUL! ❖ Lianna Rebolledo

Child & Youth Protection Married Couple Proposed If you or someone you know has been harmed by sexual misconduct by clergy, a Church employee, or volunteer, for Beatification please contact: The couple are also being considered for sainthood for Julie Sparacio, Director their “united love towards God and living their lives accord- Child and Youth Protection ing to the teachings of Christ.” 707-566-3309 Mr. Casolani was born in Valletta on November 25, 1917, [email protected] and died in 1999. He married Inez in April 1944 at his city’s St. Augustine Church. She died in 1992. They had only one child, Cecilia Mary, who became a Sister of St. Joseph of the Apparition. During his life Mr. Casolani spontaneously turned towards the divine help while his wife gave private lessons to the poor and was active in the life of the parish com- Inez and Henry Casolani munity mostly through her spiritual readings. In her later Valletta, Malta (Times of Malta)—An inquiry has been years, among other ailments, Mrs. Casolani suffered from launched into the lives of Henry and Inez Casolani for pos- tinnitus, arthritis, shingles in the head, and severe heart sible beatification in the wake of many miraculous results trouble. of prayers for their intercession. The archdiocesan investigatory tribunal will start to For example, a premature baby who doctors said would analyze the cause for beatification and canonization of the not live has grown into a healthy boy. couple on October 3, a day before the start of the Ordinary Mr. Casolani is also being analyzed for the scientifically Synod on the Family. Some 180 witnesses will appear before unexplainable instantaneous healing of macular degenera- the tribunal with testimony. The body will also consider 60 tion. declarations by people who have already died. ❖

14 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org unkindly teased by her pastor, not very smart, but saw duties given her as the will of God ❖ 10/21 St. María Laura de Jesus The Church the Bohemians Built by Daniel Demers, special to NCC

It’s a story that has become a short while a church was under She began having visions of Christ when she was legend. construction. five. She became a lay cooperator in the Dominican Around 1910 or so a “prom- Land upon which St. Cath- Order of Sisters dedicating her life to helping the ill inent” guest at the Bohemian erine now sits was donated by and poor. She also acted in various diplomatic roles for Club’s Grove in Monte Rio Hugh and Mary Breen in 1910. two popes and wrote a number of religious letters that “was missed one Sunday Breen’s father Hugh Sr., emi- are considered “great works” of early Tuscan literature. morning at breakfast.” The grated from Ireland in 1822. He The letters and other literary works established her members panicked, turning and his wife Catherine settled as a noted Catholic philosopher and theologian. She the camp upside down look- in Sonoma County along the died in Rome in 1380 at 33-years-old and received ing for the missing man. Russian River in the 1860s. The canonization a saint in 1461. “Very late in the morning, two died in the 1890s and are Then-San Francisco auxiliary Bishop Edward J. Hanna in the midst of their frantic buried in the family cemetery dedicated St. Catherine Church in August 1912 [Editor’s search,” he suddenly appeared next to St. Catherine Church. note: Hanna succeeded Riordan in 1915 as archbishop upon walking up the railroad tracks The cemetery containing twelve the latter’s death and served until retiring in 1935]. The cozy (now Highway 116/River graves is part of the church little structure was built at a cost of $3,000 ($75,000 in 2015 Road). When asked where he property. The Breen’s children values). Constructed entirely of redwood, the church, was had been, he simply stated, “I continued on in Monte Rio and not wired for electricity until 1948. had to go to Mass.” became prominent citizens and The church celebrates the holy sacrifice of the Mass The nearest Catholic Church parishioners. each Saturday at 4pm and is part of the Guerneville parish, at the time was in Guerneville. As part of the land donation which includes St. Elizabeth Church in Guerneville and St. Within a few weeks a del- arrangement, the Breen’s speci- Coleman Mission in Cazadero. egation of Bohemians called fied that the church would be For over 100 years, well-known entertainers with nation- upon the Archbishop Patrick named after St. Catherine of al and international reputations—members and guests of Riordan of San Francisco Siena, OP, in honor of Cath- the Bohemian Club—have put on an annual benefit show (1884-1914) seeking his erine Breen’s patroness and at the Monte Rio Amphitheatre. One-third of the proceeds support to build a church in namesake. of the charitable show go to St. Catherine to help finance Monte Rio (Sonoma County St. Catherine was a four- the church’s ongoing needs so members and guests of the was a part of the San Fran- St. Catherine Church in 1904. teenth century woman—one Bohemian Club don’t have to walk to Guerneville to attend cisco archdiocese until 1962). of 25 children [Editor’s note: weekly Mass. The Bohemians, prominent personalities in San Francis- No, that is not a typo] born to Giacomo and Lapa di In 2014, St. Catherine’s received $9,500 from the Bohe- co, got the archbishop’s immediate attention and within a Benincasa. mian variety show. ❖ First South African Beatified A Catholic High School in the Lasallian Tradition Thohoyandou, South Africa (AFP)—South African school teacher Benedict Daswa, who was bludgeoned to death for resisting witchcraft, received beatification on Sep- tember 13, becoming the first person from the southern African region to be elevated to the altars. Beatification is the last step before canon- ization, and he received Benedict Daswa this distinction through an apostolic letter read on behalf of Pope Francis by Angelo Cardinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saint, to some 30,000 people during Mass in Tshitanini village, not far from Daswa’s house in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province. Daswa was beaten to death 25 years ago by fellow villagers for refusing to pay a sorcerer who promised to end destructive storms hammering the region. First stoned by his assailants, Daswa ran to safety in a hut before being found by the mob and beaten to death with a stick.

Prayed till death

On February 2, 1990, the day the apartheid regime announced it would release Nelson Mandela, his murderers then poured boiling water in his ears and nostrils. “While his executioners were killing him, Benedict was on his knees praying. He prayed until the last minute of his life,” according to Fr. Andre Bohas, a postulator in the beatification process. ❖

Montoya Upegui, master Indian catechist ❖ 10/22 Bl. Timoteo Giaccardo, SSP, first Pauline blessed ❖ 10/23 St. John of NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 15 Obituaries Works of Mercy: Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen. Eternal Thresholds Dr. Chester L. Dangremond, DDS by Deacon Harry Martin Dr. Chester L. Dangre- mond, DDS, 92, passed The angels watched. The seventh corporal work of mercy is to bury the dead. away at his Oakmont They beheld the casket with the body, the empty, former As we attend and share the prayerful work of the funeral home on August 22. A shell of the soul they were es-corting across the eternal rites, we help at these portals of eternity. dentist, he had a Santa threshold. They watched and saw the souls of those coming And at these thresholds the seven spiritual works of Rosa practice for 20 years. into the church for this leave taking. They saw the strong mercy offer genuine steps to eternal peace. These stepping Said one former soul winds buffet each as they walked the shadowed valley. stones of mercy are: patient, “Dr. Dangre- They saw, in each heart, a longing for a sure place of hope, mond was a wonderful, peace, of mercy. The angels sought to help each one pres- • To pray for the living and the dead caring professional and ent to see this eternal threshold as a place and time where • Comfort the sorrowful I was privileged to know the mercy of He Who conquered sin and death could be • Counsel the doubtful his family, too. He so realized. • Instruct/correct the sinner skillfully straightened my crooked front teeth, changing Who would help the angels in these works of mercy? • Bear wrongs patiently my life.” Recognizing the need of the human soul for God’s divine • Forgive injuries In 1942, Chet enlisted in the Navy Air Corps and gradu- mercy, Pope Francis has pro-claimed the coming year an ated from the Naval Air Station in Pensacola in 1945. Fol- Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. It is an extraordinary funeral where these works of lowing his military service, he attended Western Michigan “Mercy: the bridge that connects God and man,” he mercy are not needed. It is at these eternal leave-takings and Northwestern Universities. wrote, “opening our hearts to the hope of being loved that opportunities abound for us to receive and share with: Memorial services took place September 12 at Star of the forever despite our sinfulness…. For this reason I have Valley Church in Santa Rosa. proclaimed a special time for the Church, a time when the • Those devout in their faith, the celebration of our witness of believers might grow stronger and more effec- resurrection hope in Christ. Holy Spirit Church, Santa Rosa tive” (Misericordiae Vultus, motu proprio, Pope Francis, • Those not living their baptismal graces, a beginning Louise S. Fishel: died August 8, age 103; memorial ser- nos. 2-3). of mercy-filled steps to return home. vice September 26 The funeral rites are a familiar part of parish life. Bury- • And for the unbeliever, a caring welcome to grow in ing the dead, caring for the be-reaved are sacred works of discovering the mercies of God of which we all need. Holy Spirit Church, Santa Rosa the Church but now are often viewed as the work for the Richard “Dick” Landen: died August 2, 2015; funeral profession-als. Valued and respected hospice care, funeral The angels seek our help for those who have crossed Mass August 7, 2015 homes, mental health, grief support groups have often over and for those who mourn. And they seek to help us secularized what was once a dynamic role of the faithful. prepare our eternal legacy and arrangements that together Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Windsor This Jubilee of Mercy brings us opportunities to experience we may be a people of mercy now and for all eternity. ❖ Mary D. Souza: died August 5, age 94; liturgy service, and share God’s mercy as we renew these sacred works. August 24 Looking afresh at these practices of the faithful begun To learn about mercy-works of consolation and with the death and burial of Christ, we can help the angels bereavement care rooted in our Catholic faith for your St. Eugene Cathedral, Santa Rosa at these mercy moments. Early on in the Church the spiri- parish or to learn more about making your own final Isabel Santa Nave: died August 6, age 50 tual and corporal works of mercy were integral teachings arrangements contact: Catholic Cemeteries, Diocese of Emil DeMartini: died August 10, age 99 and practices. And it is very significant that many of the-se Santa Rosa, 707-546-6290 or email Dcn. Harry Martin William David Del Valle: August 13, age 84 works are shared at the thresholds of eternity. at: [email protected] Gina Bernini Bernabori: August 17 , age 88 Joseph Anthony Scafidi: August 17, age 94 Florence May (née Smith) Whitfield: died August 22, age 97; funeral Mass August 28

St. James Church, Petaluma Brendan M. Ducousso: died August 8, age 38; memorial BVM Sisters Celebrates Diamond Jubilee Mass August 29

St. John the Baptist Church, Napa Two Sisters of Charity, BVM, with ties to the Dio- at Vigil Light Apartments in Santa Rosa. She taught Lionel Zamora: died July 28, age 63; funeral Mass cese of Santa Rosa celebrated 75 years in religious elementary and secondary school music in Chicago August 10 life this fall. They are among 26 diamond jubilarians and Grayslake, Illinois; and Boone and Fort Dodge, Alfredo Corpus: died August 21, age 52; funeral Mass who gathered in the Mount Carmel Motherhouse Iowa; and Hempstead, New York. August 26 Chapel in Dubuque, Iowa, on September 6, 2015, She served as executive director of the Interfaith Marcelina Hurtado: died August 28, age 90; funeral for a Mass of thanksgiving. This year the group also Program for the Elderly in Milwaukee, and worked Mass August 31 included sisters celebrating 74, 73, and 70 years. in housing services in Denver. In Dubuque, Iowa, Rita Calderoni: died August 30, age 82; funeral Mass she served as vice president of the BVM congrega- September 4 Sr. Jean Margaret Black, BVM tion, administrator of the Motherhouse, and music/ Sr. Jean Margaret was born in Holbrook, Iowa. She liturgy minister for the BVM congregation. St. Mary of the Angels Church, Ukiah entered the BVM congregation on February 2, 1945, To send a congratulatory message to a sister on Patricia Ann (née Vaughan) Johnson: died August 22, and professed first vows on August 15, 1947, and her jubilee or to donate to the BVM congregation age 82; funeral Mass August 28 final vows on August 15, 1952. She taught at St. on behalf of these sisters, please go to http://tinyurl. Vincent de Paul School in Petaluma. She taught com/oryhkk4. ❖ St. Peter Church, Cloverdale elementary school in Des Moines and Muscatine, Marjorie (née McNeill) Dogali: died August 11, age 95; Iowa; Lincoln and Omaha; Butte; and San Fran- For more information contact: funeral Mass August 24 cisco. She served as congregational volunteer in Jody Iler Dubuque, Iowa. Communications Specialist Would you like to memorialize your recently deceased loved Sisters of Charity, BVM one in the pages of North Coast Catholic? Doing so is free. Sr. Mary Adele Henneberry, BVM 1100 Carmel Dr. Merely send in the format used above the name of the parish Sr. Mary Adele was born in Chicago. She entered Dubuque, IA 52003 they attended, name and maiden name (if applicable), date the BVM congregation on September 8, 1945. She 563-588-2351 x5538 of death, age, and date of interment, and whether it was a professed first vows on March 19, 1948, and final [email protected] funeral or memorial Mass or service or graveside service vows on August 15, 1953. She was assistant manager www.bvmcong.org to [email protected] or mail them to NCC Obituaries, PO Box 1297, Santa Rosa, CA 95402.

16 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Capistrano, OFM, Bl. Arnold Rèche, coachman, mule driver, mediocre teacher, priest, and military chaplain younger. This year we plan to do gift cards again. School. Classes began on September 2 at 6pm. Learn about Kid Street Learning Center Lunch Program: Initi- United States history, practice reading and writing in ated in 2009 by Delia Mansell at the request of Joe and English, and prepare for the interview. Free childcare is News Nancy Martin, it involves providing weekly lunches for available. For information, call Candy at 707-578-6000, approximately 126 children considered “at risk” at the Kid x235, or Yuliana at 707-938-5131. Street Learning Center. More than a dozen people from the parish are involved in this worthy endeavor, which includes Saving souls at Cal grocery shopping, making, and delivering sandwiches. In August, Calistoga vintner Judy Barrett hosted the new Briefs Nick’s Pantry: Parishioners help individuals and families FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) in need with food purchased from the Redwood Food missionary team—three young women (Alison, Kendra, Diocesan Bank at a discount, and $10 Safeway gift cards, also bought and Summer) and two young men (Jordan and Carlos)— at a discount. Parishioners also help keep the food dona- for the University of California, Berkeley, at her home St. Sebastian Church in Sebastopol is sponsoring a free tion box full. for their beginning of the academic year retreat. Carlos health and wellness family event on Saturday, October 31, If you have any questions about the Neighbor-to-Neigh- served on the team last year and is this year’s team leader. 2015, from 10am-2pm in the parish hall. bor Programs, call Peter Hardy at 537-8257. This summer he led a mission trip to Peru with a group The Binational Health Week Campaign with St. Sebas- of Cal students. tian will feature health care organizations to provide health Drought consciousness in Rohnert Park Each year Barrett puts together a package of Mass cards, screenings; bone marrow, diabetes and blood pressure If you have been by St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in notes of encouragement, offers of prayer support, and checks, and other beneficial medical testing and proce- Rohnert Park, you have likely noticed the construction on spiritual bouquets for the team. If readers would like to dures. the front lawn. SEAS was selected as part of a free pilot lawn send their good wishes and offers of Mass intentions and Come familiarize yourself with ways to improve your replacement program sponsored by the Sonoma County other prayers, please send them to her care of this newspa- health and meet resources available to you in the com- Water Agency. Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps per—[email protected]—or by mail to Judy munity. (SCYEC) and Conservation Corps North Bay (CCNB) Barrett, PO Box 618, Calistoga, California 94515. She will The church is located at 7983 Covert Ln., Sebastopol, will do the work. present whatever you send them to these fine young men California 95472 SCYEC employs 16-24 year-olds to work on ecosystem and women in several weeks, when a surprise package just For more information, contact Edie Urteaga at ediemi- restoration and conservation-related projects. In addi- might be a boost for them. [email protected] or 707-849-8889. tion to a paycheck, SCYEC workers receive training and Last year, the Cal FOCUS missionaries led thirteen environmental education. A local nonprofit, Daily Acts, small-group weekly Bible study groups on campus and Young Couples Meeting Announced is managing the project. They will lay mulch over grass, seven student-led Bible studies on campus. Furthermore, St. Eugene Church has started An Evening With Joy, a plant native and drought-resistant plants, and install a forty-eight student leaders became active in FOCUS events, group for Catholic young couples, filled with worship, new drip system. and one young man is entering a seminary this fall. friendship, fun, and learning. It meets every Wednesday The parish expects to realize a savings in excess of FOCUS is now on over 100 campuses around the United from 7-9pm in the Parish Life Center. For more informa- 140,000 gallons of water a year. Learn more by visiting States, and on average, one young man or woman enters the tion call Titi Hammar at 415-666-6394. www.dailyacts.org. priesthood or religious life from each campus, each year.

Living the gospel while retired Catholic Bible scholar speaks to laity in Arcata The Society of St. Vincent de Paul quietly feeds more than On August 29, St. Mary Church in Arcata welcomed Fr. California 85,000 of Sonoma County’s poor and needy people annu- Rayanna Govindu, who spoke ally, at their Free Dining Room in Santa Rosa’s Railroad on the “Spirituality of Lay Minis- Sacred objects stolen from City church Square. try.” Fr. Govindu is sub-regional San Francisco (City Additionally, 15 St. Vincent de Paul Conferences affili- coordinator of South Asia for the News Service)—Gold ated with Catholic parishes in Sonoma County annually Catholic Biblical Federation and and silver chalices and provide food, clothing and other essentials to another has also been the coordinator of a cross with a saint’s 132,400 of the county’s needy. Regional Small Christian Com- bone embedded in While the Conferences and the Dining Room can always munities in India. it were stolen from use volunteer help, The Society has an urgent need for In ecumenical news, between a Catholic church in dedicated individuals who would be willing to serve on Fr. Rayanna Govindu August 16 and September 20, the San Francisco’s Mis- its executive committee/board of directors. This provides Arcata United Methodist Church hosted a small group sion District, police direction and guidance to all of the Society’s operations. discussion of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ (“On said. Executive committee positions have just a three-year Care for Our Common Home”). A priest at St. Anthony of Padua Church at 3215 Cesar term. Currently The Society has openings for president, Chavez St. discovered the theft Tuesday, September 15 vice-president, and secretary. Training and guidance for Word to victims of domestic violence when he found a cable securing the rear door had been these positions will be provided. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Windsor wants people cut, police said. For more information, call Jack Tolin at 707-695-4744. to know its community outreach programs offer support The thieves damaged the tabernacle in the church and groups in English and Spanish stole items from inside it, including the chalices and cross. Adult Education at St. Leo Church designed for women who have The theft is thought to have occurred between around Breaking Open the Word, a discussion of the Sunday Scrip- left abusive environments. Par- 10:30pm Monday and 8am Tuesday, according to police. ture readings for the coming month will be presented by ticipants receive support, educa- Geoff Wood on Sunday October 25 and November 29, tion, and confidence that enable 9:30 and 11:00am. them to break the cycle of vio- National lence. For more information, call SOV took them out to the ballpark the Domestic Violence Hotline Were Vatican officials using Ashley Madison? On September 26, the Star of the Valley Church Men’s at 707-546-1234. Detroit (Patheos.com)—In the recent data dump of users Club hosted an outing to Oakland Coliseum to see the IDs for Ashley Madison, the website that bills itself as San Francisco Giants take on the hometown Athletics. A The bells of St. Mary … under her title at Guadalupe the number one place for adulterers to meet, the Catholic good time was had by all. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Windsor also reports Herald reported, “Websites of at least two dozen people that after nearly four years of absence, the melodic sounds with the .va address are among those who had signed up It’s almost that time of year of the carillon have returned. to meet married people for liaisons.” Advent is traditionally a time of penance and almsgiving, The bells will ring every day and every hour from noon The reader could only imagine the ramifications for and it starts next month. to 6pm. The Angelus bells will ring prior to the noon and the Catholic Church, as a new sex scandal threatened to Worth noting, therefore, are several fantastic initiatives 6pm hours are a traditional call to prayer. The Angelus expose high-ranking Vatican officials to public scrutiny. of Star of the Valley Church and its Neighbor-to-Neigh- prayer is a prayer of devotion for the Incarnation, which But now David Taylor, a Montreal-based biochemist bor Programs. includes saying the “Hail, Mary” three times. Recorded and blogger who operates the website prooffreader.com, Christmas Food & Gift Give-Away: Star of the Valley’s sacred music will play on the bells after the clock strikes has stepped in to counter the accusation with facts. “signature” program is still the Christmas Food & Gift the hour. The church will also ring a bell peal on Sunday The article begins: Give-Away. Last year the church invited 245 families in mornings prior to the 9am Mass. A peal refers to a pro- In the week or so since the Ashley Madison hack data dump, need, who were prescreened by Peter Hardy, St. Mark longed ringing on a set of bells. there have been many news stories that have reported its Lutheran Church, and Catholic Charities. Each family contents uncritically, by journalists who have obviously never received two bags of groceries and a $10 Safeway gift card. New Citizenship Preparation Classes in Sonoma seen the data. There were 342 adults and 472 children served. Last year Catholic Charities and La Luz Center are offering free we gave $15 Target gift cards to children 14 years old and citizenship preparation classes at Sassarini Elementary Prooffreader.com explains:

10/24 St. Anthony Mary Claret ❖ 10/25 40 Martyrs of England and Wales ❖ 10/26 Bl. Celina Chludzińska v. Borzęcka, widow, NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 17 The flap emerges from a three-year-old controversy facility that can provide a more “…even a casual perusal of these latter addresses reveals fueled by pro-homosexual activists, after Chick-fil-A CEO functional space for our staff,” US that something isn’t right. Does the Vatican have schools Dan Cathy expressed support for the “biblical definition of Ambassador Ken Hackett said in named after cities in Virginia or ISPs with the same names family” on a Christian radio broadcast in 2012. an August 11 statement announc- as those in Canada? Regardless of his position then or now, legal specialists ing the move. The answer is simple: There are plenty of addresses in say the city may get sued and stands to lose if it blocks He stated the Unites States’ Virginia that end in .va.us or .va.gov, and the people who Chick-fil-A. relationship with the Holy See “is signed up left off the end (Ashley Madison never verified “Were the government to bar Chick-fil-A from an air- important and continues to grow e-mails, so people didn’t have to use a real one). And then port concession due to political statements made by Cathy[, Ambassador Ken Hackett as we work together to promote because C and V are next to each other on the keyboard, that] would be unconstitutional discrimination,” said Jona- human rights, social justice and some fat-fingered Canadians (a demofraphic to whuch I than Adler, director of the Center for Business Law and peace around the world,” adding that the new facility belomg) simply hit the wrong key.” Regulation at Case Western Reserve University School provides “a more robust workspace” to carry out their of Law in Ohio, in an email exchange with the Register. “It ongoing collaboration with the Vatican and with the Taylor acknowledges he was raised Catholic but had no cannot pronounce a company guilty because of suspicions Catholic humanitarian and academic communities in interest in protecting the Church. His only interest is accu- aroused by the CEO’s comments about gay marriage.” Rome. rate reporting. “We will have greater space for the future possibility of With accuracy as his goal, Taylor reviewed all 219 of the Presidential candidates sign pledge to support marriage staff increases, and we will have a significant increase in addresses which ended with a .va suffix. On close examina- Washington, DC (gaystarnews.com)—Four Republican space to host visitors for meetings and events.” tion, it became evident that most were from Virginia; some presidential candidates have signed a pledge to overturn the Although the new building will be on the same prop- originated in Canada. One of the 219 .va addresses did not Supreme Court of the United State’s landmark Obergefell erty as the other two US missions in Rome, it will have a have an equivalent (e.g., at least one came from vatican. ruling on same sex unions if elected in 2016. separate space and entrance. com), but that domain does not seem to exist–and since Ted Cruz, Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, and Ben The move-in became complete with the official open- Ashley Madison did not verify email addresses, they could Carson all signed the National Organization for Mar- ing of the new embassy on August 17. easily have been falsified. riage’s pledge. There were In doing so, the four Republicans vowed to amend the ISIS discouraging emigration 55 additional Constitution to uphold marriage and reverse the Supreme Damascus (Washington Post)—In September ISIS’s email addresses Court’s “illegitimate” to reclassify the institution. English-language magazine not surprisingly contained a which could not They also promised to ban the promotion of the “rede- conspicuous number of offensive provocations. It has a be verified; but fined version of marriage” in schools, and direct the US two-page photo spread celebrating the destruction of the those, too, did Department of Justice to investigate cases where anti-gay 2,000-year-old Temple of Bel, the most famed structure not appear to marriage activists have been “harassed or threatened,” in the ancient city of Palmyra – a world heritage site now originate with proposing new protections if needed. under the control of the extremist organization. It also the Vatican. shows pictures of bound men moments before their sum- Here is a help- Archbishops disagree mary executions, and young boys training to be jihadists. ful pie chart From blogger Matt Abbot comes the following: But the worst image provided by Archbishop [Charles] Chaput in this issue is one prooffreader of Philadelphia recently wrote much of the world which shows the origin of the .va addresses on Ashley a (somewhat) veiled public has already seen. ISIS Madison’s data dump. response to Archbishop Blase ran the famous pic- Cupich of Chicago regard- ture of Aylan Kurdi, Notorious abortion clinic to close ing abortion in general and the the 3-year-old Syrian Manassas, Virginia (life- Planned Parenthood scandal in toddler whose lifeless news.com)—After a quarter particular. Aylan Kurdi body washed ashore century-plus, the Amethyst Archbishop Cupich had writ- on a Turkish beach. Aylan, as the world came to learn, Health Center for Women, Archbishop Chaput ten: drowned in the waters of the Aegean Sea after the flimsy located in Manassas, Virginia, While commerce in the remains of defenseless children is rubber dinghy carrying him and his family sank. His announced it would close as of particularly repulsive, we should be no less appalled by the death brought home the risks and horrors facing myriad September 28, 2015. It opened indifference toward the thousands of people who die daily other refugees now struggling to reach Europe. in 1989. No reason was given. for lack of decent medical care; who are denied rights by a But to ISIS, the refugees’ journey into “crusaders’ lands” This closure comes as the broken immigration system and by racism; who suffer in is unforgivable. The group ran the image of the drowned Ken Cuccinelli II Board of Health, now con- hunger, joblessness and want; who pay the price of violence child under the headline “The Danger Of Abandoning trolled by pro-abortion Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D), voted to in gun-saturated neighborhoods; or who are executed by the Dar’ul-Islam”—or­ the lands of Islam. The magazine went relax abortion regulations enacted under former Attorney state in the name of justice. on to chastise Arab refugees making the perilous Medi- General Ken Cuccinelli II (R), who lost the gubernatorial Archbishop Chaput subsequently wrote: terranean crossing. race to McAuliffe last fall. Here’s a simple exercise in basic reasoning. On a spectrum After citing certain traditions of Islamic jurisprudence, McAuliffe has blocked the regulations from taking effect. of bad things to do, theft is bad, assault is worse, and murder the article scolded as follows: When the Amethyst Health Center for Women was is worst. There’s a similar texture of ill will connecting all inspected in June and December of 2012, inspectors three crimes, but only a very confused conscience would Sadly, some Syrians and Libyans are willing to risk the discovered 48 pages worth of violations including mul- equate thieving and homicide. Both are serious matters. But lives and souls of those whom they are responsible to raise tiple violations of infection prevention protocols that left there is no equivalence. upon the Sharia – their children – sacrificing many of women at risk of becoming sick. The deliberate killing of innocent life is a uniquely wicked them during the dangerous trip to the lands of the war- Violations included dirty facility conditions, soiled act. No amount of contextualizing or deflecting our attention waging crusaders ruled by laws of atheism and indecency. linens and recovery recliners, and the failure of staff to to other issues can obscure that.... change gloves between patients. A case is sometimes made that abortion is mainly a cul- It concludes that “voluntarily leaving [the lands of Islam] The second inspection report revealed infection control tural and moral issue, and politics is a poor solution to the for [the lands of infidels] is a dangerous major sin, as issues discovered during the June inspection still had not problem. The curious thing is that some of the same voices it is ... a gate toward one’s children and grandchildren been corrected six months later. that argue against political action on the abortion issue seem abandoning Islam for Christianity, atheism, or liberalism.” Cuccinelli’s regulations were created in reaction to this quite comfortable urging vigorous political engagement on and would have ensured that women accessing abortion issues like health care, homelessness and the environment. Pope tells convents: Pay your taxes! clinics were afforded an appropriate standard of care. Vatican City (AFP)—Pope Francis on Monday told congregations which run hotels and restaurants to pay Denver bars company for CEO’s beliefs International their taxes “like everyone else”, weighing in on a heated Denver (National Catholic Register)—The Denver City debate in Italy over Church Council has delayed approval of a contract with Chick- US Embassy to the Holy See Moves privileges. fil-A on objections to the top executive’s old comments Rome (CN/EWTN News)—The United States Embassy In an interview with Por- supporting the traditional family. to the Holy See has moved to a new building. Instead of tuguese Catholic broadcast- Members of the Council’s Business Development Com- the old mansion by the Circus Maximus in which it was er Renascenca, the Argen- mittee have said they may have a moral obligation to keep ensconced, it now shares the same campus as both the tine returned to one of his Chick-fil-A out of the city-owned airport. It’s not about the US Embassy to Italy and the US Mission to the United favorite topics, the need to First Amendment, a council member told the Register, but Nations. “fight the temptation of the a desire to promote “equality.” “We are looking forward to a larger, more modern Pope Francis ‘God of money,’ into which

18 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org foundress, friend of Benedict XV ❖ 10/27 St. Frumentius of Ethiopia, bishop ❖ 10/28 Ss. Simon and Jude, apostles religious congregations often fall.” then archbishop from 1967-77. He died of a heart attack one or two friends.” He scolded those in the hospitality business who con- in 1977, at age 57. tinue to benefit from a legal loophole for religious estab- Pope: Why Can’t We Stop Mid East Wars? lishments. White supremacist groups expressed hatred of Pope Pope Francis met with representatives of Christian “Certain congregations say, ‘As the convent is empty, Washington, DC (SITE Monitor)—Users of prominent humanitarian organizations that work in Syria and Iraq. we’ll turn it into a hotel, and we can host people as well white supremacist and neo-Nazi forums called for Pope The Vatican’s Pontifical Council Cor Unum organized as meeting our own needs’.” Francis to be assassinated amid his calls for “every” Euro- the conference to increase collaboration and improve “Well, if you want to do that, pay your taxes like every- pean Catholic parish to house refugees. These discussions assistance to the region. one else!” said Francis, who has made the fight against took place on September 7, 2015. “Thank you very much for participating in this meet- privilege one of the cornerstones of his papacy. In the neo-Nazi discussion, one user declared, “The ing, meant to share experiences between charitable orga- The Italian Church began paying taxes on profit-mak- pope deserves to be executed for crimes against the White nizations and local churches,” said His Holiness. “I am ing buildings in 2013, but many critics say congregations race.” grateful for the assistance given to victims of the crisis are still avoiding shelling out by claiming sites are not In the white supremacist discussion, another user in Syria, Iraq, and neighboring countries. As well as the purely for commercial use—for example, because they appeared to echo the call, “This [expletive] needs a third comfort that your presence and your work inspire in include a chapel. eye, right in the middle of where his two existing eyes are.” those who suffer.” What the Pope’s admonitions possibly ignores, how- Shortly after, another responded, “White people need The Pope described the situation in the Middle East as ever, is that with shrinking numbers (and even growing to be protected from the genocidal anti-white Pope and an “ocean of pain.” He explained that the wars in Syria and numbers, in some instances), congregations with Roman the genocidal anti-white religion he pushes.” Iraq are being televised by the minute and the entire world pensiones often rely on income from these to keep afloat. The Washington Post reported the Pope’s remarks. is aware of what is happening. So claiming ignorance, he Furthermore, not having to pay taxes keeps down the According to the website Raw Story, “The Post article added, is unacceptable. prices pensiones must charge. This in turn enables budget was published on another white supremacist forum, Van- The Pope lamented once more that the international conscious pilgrims to afford their visit to the Eternal City guard News Network, with user ‘John Adams’ responding, community has not been able to stop these wars. He and the Vatican and to spend more money in the Vatican ‘The pope deserves to be executed for crimes against the added that weapon traffickers are benefiting while thou- Museums, which in turn helps keep the Vatican afloat. White race.’” sands of innocent people lose their lives. This is important because the Holy See is often in the red. [Editor’s note: The inclusion of this news brief in no way Lastly, the Pope asked people to not forget about these The remarks were made in context of taking in refugees implies agreement with these racists’ views. It is included victims of war. He reiterated that he will continue to pray during the current crisis afflicting Europe. His Holiness only because it is news.] for the victims of these wars. has encouraged every European parish to provide a home for a refugee family. Enrique Shaw: The rich businessman the Pope may Pope joins worshippers for Mass He said, “When I say that a parish should welcome soon beatify Vatican City (Vatican Radio)—Pope Francis surprised a family, I don’t mean that they should go and live in Buenos Aires (CNA/EWTN the faithful in the Basilica of St. Peter in Vaticano on the priest’s house, in the rectory, but that each parish News)—Pope Francis’ desire Friday when he attended the 7am Mass on August 21 at community should see if there is a place, a corner in the to see the late Argentine busi- the Altar of St. Pius X in the church. It was the feast day school which can be turned into a small apartment or, nessman Enrique Shaw raised of the saint. if necessary, that they may rent a small apartment for to the altars could be close The Mass was celebrated by Msgr. Lucio Bonora, an this family; but that they should be provided with a roof, to fruition, according to the official of the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, who was welcomed and integrated into the community… There postulator of Shaw’s cause for unaware the Pope planned on being there. are convents which are almost empty.” beatification. When he was informed Pope Francis was praying at the If the convents wouldn’t provide housing because they Juan Navarro Floria told altar, he asked if he should go back to the sacristy, but was were being used as pensiones, instead, then they should CNA the diocesan phase of the told to say Mass as usual. pay their taxes like other hotels. cause has been completed. “When [Pope Francis] saw me, he told me he came to In other refugee news, St. Anne Church inside the “This process began when pray because he had already said Mass earlier in the Casa Enrique Shaw Vatican is housing a Melkite-rite Catholic family of four. Pope Francis was the arch- Santa Marta, and he wanted to pay his respects to St. Pius bishop of Buenos Aires, and in that capacity he was the X,” Msgr. Bonora told Vatican Radio. Beatification Proposed for Baghdad Terror Victims one who asked Rome to open the process,” he related. “When he saw I had come to celebrate Mass, he wanted Baghdad (Catholic World The diocesan process was closed in 2013 under Arch- to remain, to stay there with the faithful, attend Mass, News)—His Beatitude Syriac bishop Mario Poli, and everything was passed on to and pray,” he said. Catholic Patriarch Ignace III the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, which this Msgr. Bonora said Pope Francis greeted the faithful Younans plans to open a cause year declared the juridical validity of that phase of the during the sign of peace. for the beatification of 48 people process. “It was very moving for me, and for the faithful, to see killed in a 2010 attack on a In an interview conducted in March with the Mexi- the Pope as a humble member of the faithful, going to cathedral in Baghdad. can TV station Televisa, Pope Francis said, “I’ve known pray at the tomb of St. Pius X,” the priest said. Muslim terrorists bombed rich people, and I’m moving forward with the cause for Msgr. Bonora said Pope Francis told him he has a Our Lady of Salvation Cathe- beatification over there [in Argentina] of a rich Argen- strong devotion to Pius X, and prayed especially for cat- dral during a Sunday Mass on tine businessman. Enrique Shaw was rich, yet saintly. A echists, since in Buenos Aires the feast serves as the Day October 31, 2010. Two priests person can have money. God gives it to him so he can of Catechists. Patriarch Ignace III Younans who were concelebrating the administer it well. And this man administered it well. Not liturgy were killed, along with with paternalism, but by fostering the [personal] growth Holy Father Supports Beach Missionaries 46 others. of people who needed help.” Vatican City (Vatican Radio)—Pope Francis has sent His Beatitude said he plans to open a formal cause a message to the missionaries of the Nuovi Orizzonti for the beatification of the victims next year. He made Pope Beset by Bogus Besties (New Horizons) community, who were evangelizing at this announcement during the August 29 ceremony in Buenos Aires (AFP)—Pope Francis says he has felt “used” Riccione beach, which is a popular vacation spot near which he presided at the beatification of Bishop Flavia- by people claiming to be his friend since he became pon- Rimini, Italy. nus Michael Malké, who received martyrdom in 1915. tiff, in a radio interview touching on the personal side of The Pope was responding to a letter sent by the mem- his papacy. bers of the community, which explained they chose Ric- Bangladeshi Catholics also want a beatification “I never had so many quote-unquote ‘friends’ as now. cione for their mission because it had recently become Dhaka, Bangladesh (ucanews. Everyone is the Pope’s friend,” Francis said in a tele- “infamous” for being a place where “young people lose com)—Catholics in Bangla- phone interview with radio station Milenium in his native their lives due to a deviant culture of drugs, sex, and desh desire a speedy canoniza- Argentina. ‘unrestrained’ entertainments.” tion process of a former Dhaka “I have felt used by people who presented themselves In their letter, the young missionaries—who are ages archbishop that local people as my friends and whom I hadn’t seen more than once 18-35—said there is a “great thirst for God” in the hearts revere as a saint. or twice in my life. They have used that to their own of young people. More than 1,000 Catholics benefit. But it’s an experience we all go through,” he told In a message sent through Msgr. Guillermo Karcher, gathered September 2 at St. Argentine journalist Marcelo Gallardo, a real-life friend the Papal Master of Ceremonies, Pope Francis conveyed Mary Cathedral in Dhaka to since the days when His Holiness was Jorge Cardinal his gratitude for their “beautiful letter,” and for the fact that honor Bangladesh’s first local Bergoglio of Buenos Aires. “in these days of August, you have generously dedicated Archbishop Amal Ganguly bishop and first local candidate “Friendship in the utilitarian sense—let’s see what your time to the mission of evangelization at the beaches, for sainthood on his thirty- advantage I can gain by getting close to this person and streets, and informal meeting places of Riccione.” eighth death anniversary. becoming friends—that pains me,” he told Gallardo in Pope Francis sent his blessing and prayers, while at the Servant of God Theotonius Amal Ganguly, served the interview. same time asking the missionaries “to not forget to pray Dhaka archdiocese as auxiliary bishop from 1960 and “Friendship is something sacred. The Bible says to have for him.” ❖

10/29 St. Ermelindis, an angel told her she was about to be raped, so she fled & became a hermit ❖ 10/30 Feast of Christ the NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 19 Es Sobre la Familia Ya que el Encuentro Mundial de las Familias, acaba en gran medida una parte integral de la vida. Así, las de concluir en Filadelfia, es bueno para cada uno de fiestas como la Navidad, el Año Nuevo, el Miércoles de nosotros reflexionar sobre la importancia de esforzarse Ceniza, Semana Santa y Pascua siempre se centraron en la por vivir una fe familiar llena de vida. La catequesis sobre asistencia a la Santa Misa. Siempre antes de cada comida la familia, que El Papa Francisco ha dado a sus audiencias se decía una oración. El Rosario familiar, aunque por semanales, a su visita a la Costa Este de participar en el cierto no siempre gozado por los niños impacientes, fue Encuentro Mundial de las Familias, y el próximo Sínodo un evento de todas las noches. Junto con el Rosario fue la sobre la familia son todos los signos a nosotros de la oración de la noche por las vocaciones, como fue escrito centralidad de la familia. por el Club de Serra. Les puedo asegurar que mi familia En esos tiempos que regularmente nunca calificaría como la Familia del íbamos los sábado por la noche a la Año. Y aún así en el contexto de la Bendición y la Confesión, y por lo tanto familia, me dieron un ambiente que crecimos con una apreciación vivida me ayudó a escuchar y responder al para ambos. Estas cosas eran tan parte llamado de Dios para ser sacerdote. de nuestra vida que nosotros como los Es debido a este ambiente que a niños no los veíamos como adiciones veces me siento tentado a responder a o adjuntos a la vida, sino como parte la pregunta de “mi” vocación diciendo integrante de la vida misma. A pesar de Three Spanish simplemente: “Yo no la elegí, ella me esta inmersión en la fe, nuestra familia eligió a mí.” From the Bishop nunca se describiría como muy piadosa Aunque eso puede sonar un poco o incluso sagrada. Una vez más, la fe pasivo, realmente transmite la verdad. fue tan profundamente integrada en Martyrs Puedo recordar muy temprano en mi Bishop Robert F. Vasa is el tejido de la vida que no se veía, ni educación religiosa de la utilización de the sixth bishop of the siquiera se tomaba como algo extraor- una oración después de la comunión en Diocese of Santa Rosa. dinario. los viejos misales. Más tarde descubrí Lamentablemente ya no es lo normal Beatified que era una variación de una sección del Salmo 116: que los niños crezcan en hogares estables con ambos “¿Cómo pagaré al Señor por todo lo que Él me ha dado? padres. No es suficiente expresar nuestra tristeza por la Tomaré la copa de la salvación y yo invocaré el nombre desaparición progresiva de la familia. Cada uno debe orar Girona, Spain (theleader.info)—Three women religious del Señor. Mis votos al Señor que cumpliré en presencia fervientemente para que los jóvenes que han sido heridos belonging to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Girona were beati- de todo su pueblo; en los atrios de la casa del Señor, en por el mal ejemplo, quebrantamiento, y la intervención fied at Girona’s cathedral on September 5 by Angelo Car- medio de ti, oh Jerusalén”. adversa gubernamental. Nosotros también debemos dar dinal Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes A pesar de ser un niño muy pequeño en el tercer y testimonio audaz para la comprensión católica del matri- of Saints. cuarto grado recuerdo decir esta oración todos los días monio y de la familia, esforzándose por ser una familia The three sisters—Fidelia Oller, Giuseppa Monrabal, and después de la Santa Comunión con reverencia y devoción. que reza unida. Faconda Margenat—were all slain by communists during El regalo del Cuerpo de Nuestro Señor y de la sangre que Termino con las palabras dadas a nosotros por el Papa the Spanish Civil War in 1936. They were killed for their he recibido en la Eucaristía llamo de mí una respuesta Pablo VI con motivo de su visita a Nazaret en 1964. A fidelity to Christ and to the Church. de gratitud. ¿Qué retorno podría hacerle al Señor por la medida que se disponía a salir, reflexionó sobre el valor Following his September 6 Sunday Angelus address, grandeza del don de sí mismo, que El tan generosamente del silencio, la familia, y el trabajo como él los había Pope Francis said “they were sisters of the Institute of y misericordiosamente me había dado? experimentado en Nazaret. Acerca de la familia escribió Religious of St. Joseph of Girona, killed for their fidelity to Esa pregunta permaneció conmigo desde aquellos esa lección de Nazaret que nos dice algo importante sobre Christ and the Church.” primeros años en adelante: “¿Qué retorno podría hacerle la vida doméstica: “Despite threats and intimidation, these women coura- al Señor?” “¿Qué retorno debo hacerle al Señor”? “Lección de vida doméstica. Enseñe Nazaret lo que es geously remained where they were to assist the ill, trusting La bendición para mí fue que yo era parte de una la familia, su comunión de amor, su sencilla y austera in God,” he added. “May their heroic testimony, to the familia para quien estas preguntas, mientras que nunca belleza, su carácter sagrado e inviolable; enseñe lo dulce e shedding of their blood, give strength and hope to so many se hablaban abiertamente, eran una parte omnipresente insustituible que es su pedagogía; enseñe lo fundamental today who are persecuted for their Christian faith. And we del fondo de la vida. La fe en mi familia de origen fue e insuperable de su sociología. ❖ know that there are many of these people.” ❖

A Prayer for Priests O almighty and eternal God, look upon the face of Your Christ and for love of Him Who is the eternal high priest, have pity on Your priests. Remember, O most compassionate God, that they are but weak and frail human beings. Stir up in them the grace of their vocation which in them by the imposition of the Bishop’s hands. Keep them close to You, lest the enemy prevail against them, so that they may never do anything in the slightest degree unworthy of their sublime vocation.

O Jesus, I pray You for Your faithful and fervent priests; for Your unfaithful and tepid priests; for You priests laboring at home or abroad in distant mission fields; for Your tempted priests; for Your lonely and desolate priests; for Your sick priests; for Your aged priests, for Your dying priests; for the souls of Your priests in purgatory.

But above all I commend to You the priests dearest to me: the priest who baptized me; the priest who absolved me from my sins; the priest at whose Masses I assisted and who have me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion; the priest who taught and instructed me or helped me and encourage me; all the priest to whom I am indebted in any other way, particularly (priest’s name here). O Jesus, keep them all close to Your heart, and bless them abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen St. Luke the Evangelist: October 18

20 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org King ❖ 10/31 Bl. Leon Nowakowski, diocesan priest martyred by the Nazis repito el verbo, queman—su vida acariciando material Jesucristo que consideramos ya superadas.” de descarte,” remarcó el Papa tras escuchar el testimonio El arzobispo dijo luego que “con frecuencia tenemos Noticias en de servicio a los más necesitados de Sor Yailenys Ponce noticia de que algún compañero, amigo o familiar se alejó Torres, de las Hermanas de la Caridad de San Vicente de su fe porque consideró que perdonar era absurdo, que de Paúl. la indisolubilidad del matrimonio era imposible, que amar Español Estos religiosos y religiosas, dijo Francisco, acarician “a el dolor y la cruz era repugnante, que respetar la vida no quienes el mundo descarta, a quienes el mundo desprecia, es moderno ni progresista, que no robar sólo es para los a quienes el mundo prefiere que no estén.” que no saben aprovechar las oportunidades.” “A quienes el mundo, hoy día con métodos de análisis A continuación el Purpurado mexicano resaltó que Noticias locales nuevos que hay, cuando se prevé que puede venir con una “pero así como hay personas que se alejan, también hay enfermedad degenerativa se propone mandarlo de vuelta personas que continuamente regresan y buscan un ver- Evento de Salud y Bienestar Familiar Gratuito antes de que nazca,” lamentó. dadero encuentro y un verdadero compromiso de vida con La Iglesia de San Sebastián, situada en 7983 Covert Ln., El Santo Padre alentó a los sacerdotes y religiosos atender Jesucristo, que siempre tiene los brazos abiertos, porque Sebastopol, Alta California 95472 está patrocinando un siempre al “más pequeño,” aquel que “está en el protocolo no quiere que se pierda ninguno de los que el Padre le Evento de Salud y Bienestar para la Familia Gratuito el sobre el cual vamos a ser juzgados: ‘lo que hiciste al más confió.” sábado 31 de octubre 2015 10am-14pm en el Salón Par- pequeño de estos hermanos me lo hiciste a mí.’” “De la misma manera que Jesucristo recibe a aquel que roquial. “Hay servicios pastorales (que) pueden ser más gratifi- por algún motivo de él se retiró, también la Iglesia hace La Campaña de la Semana Binacional de Salud, con cantes desde el punto de vista humano, sin ser malos ni fiesta por el regreso de los hermanos que se alejaron de San Sebastián han asegurado organizaciones de atención mundanos. Pero cuando uno busca en la preferencia inte- la comunidad católica y quieren vivir de nuevo la fe de la de la salud para proporcionar exámenes como; la médula rior al más pequeño, al más abandonado, al más enfermo, Iglesia.” ósea, diabetes, revisiones de presión arterial y otros. Venga al que nadie tiene en cuenta, al que nadie quiere, el más El Primado de México resaltó luego que “Jesús nos invita a familiarizarse con las formas de mejorar su salud y con- pequeño, y sirve al más pequeño, está sirviendo a Jesús de a decidirnos, nos invita a tomar camino, a dejar esa vida ocer recursos en la comunidad disponibles para usted. manera superlativa,” subrayó. ambigua en donde con la mayor facilidad encendemos una Para más información, contacte Edie Urteaga en edi- vela a Dios y otra... a otros dioses; en donde nos gusta lla- [email protected] o 707-849-8889. Papa Francisco: Es bello que padres y madres enseñen a marnos cristianos y católicos... pero no nos gustan los crite- hijos a mandar un beso a Jesús o la Virgen rios de vida de Jesucristo; en donde decimos que creemos... Desde la Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en Vaticano (ACI)—El Papa Francisco dedicó parte de su pero no dejamos que esa fe se refleje en nuestra vida Windsor reflexión en la audiencia general de el 26 de augusto a la diaria. Es tiempo de elegir libremente a Jesús.” Los grupos de apoyo diseñados para las mujeres que enseñanza de las madres y los padres a sus niños. Sobre Para concluir, el Cardenal Rivera dijo que “ciertamente hayan dejado los ambientes abusivos, se ofrecen a través ello comentó que es bello cuando los pequeños aprenden los ideólogos, políticos, sociólogos, líderes humanos, del programa de extension comunitaria en español y en a mandarle un beso a Jesús o a la Virgen. pueden y deben ayudar a resolver los problemas concretos inglés. Los participantes reciben el apoyo, la educación y la El Santo Padre dijo que “un corazón habitado por el de la convivencia, pero sólo Jesús es capaz de responder confianza que les permitan romper el ciclo de la violencia. afecto por Dios convierte en oración incluso un pensam- al misterio profundo de la existencia. Afortunadamente Para obtener más información, llame a la línea directa de iento sin palabras, o una invocación ante de una imagen muchos de nosotros hemos sido testigos de la caída de las Violencia Doméstica al 707-546-1234. sagrada, o un beso enviado hacia la iglesia. Es bello cuando dictaduras más férreas; ‘Señor, ¿a quién iremos? Sólo tú las madres enseñan a los hijos pequeños a mandar un beso tienes palabras de vida eterna.’” ❖ Las campanas de Santa María... bajo su título en Gua- a Jesús o a la Virgen. ¡Cuánta ternura hay en eso!” dalupe “En aquel momento el corazón de los niños se trans- La Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe en Windsor forma en lugar de oración y es un don del Espíritu Santo. también informa que después de casi cuatro años de aus- ¡No olvidemos nunca pedir este don para cada uno de encia, los sonidos melódicos del carillón han regresado. nosotros! Porque el Espíritu de Dios tiene su modo especial Las campanas sonarán cada día y cada hora desde el de decir en nuestros corazones ‘Abbà,’ es decir, ‘Padre,’ nos mediodía hasta las 6:00. Las campanas Ángelus sonarán enseña a decir padre, del mismo modo como lo decía Jesús, antes de las 6 pm hora y al mediodía estas son una llamada un modo que no podremos nunca encontrar solos.” a la oración tradicional. La oración del Ángelus es una El Pontífice resaltó luego que “en familia se aprende a oración de devoción por la Encarnación, que incluye dici- pedir y apreciar ese don del Espíritu. Si lo aprendes con la endo el “Ave, María” tres veces. Música sagrada se repro- misma espontaneidad con la cual aprendes a decir ‘papá’ ducirá en las campanas después de que el reloj marque y ‘mamá,’ lo has aprendido para siempre.” la hora. También tendremos un repique de campana los “Cuando esto sucede, el tiempo de la entera vida familiar domingos por la mañana antes de la misa de las 9 a.m. Un viene envuelto en el vientre del amor de Dios, y busca repique se refiere a un sonido prolongado en un conjunto espontáneamente el tiempo de la oración.” Bl. Leon Nowakowski: October 31 de campanas. Francisco también lamentó que en algunos lugares hay niños que no saben hacer la señal de la cruz: ¡Nuevas Clases de Ciudadanía en Santa Rosa! “Una cosa que tengo en el corazón, que he visto en las Caridades Católicas y La Luz Center están ofreciendo ciudades: ¡hay niños que no han aprendido a hacer la señal clases de preparación para la ciudadanía gratuitas ofre- de la Cruz! Tú mamá, papá, enseña al niño a rezar, a hacer CALENDARIO cidas en La Escuela Primaria Sassarini. Las clases emp- la señal de la Cruz, esta es una tarea bella de las mamás y iezan el 3 de septiembre a las 6 de la tarde. Aprenda acerca de los papás.” ¡Atención! ¡Atención! de la historia de Estados Unidos, lectura y escritura en Los invitamos a ver Televisión Católica Saboreando inglés, y a prepararse para la entrevista. Se ofrecerá cuidado El Evangelio no obedece al consenso para ser atractivo la Verdad con Pbro. Mario Valencia todos de niños. Para obtener más información, llame a Candy— o moderno, dice Cardenal mexicano los Domingos de 9:00 a 9:30am en Azteca 707-578-6000, x 235—o a Yuliana—707-938-5131. México DF (ACI)—El arzo- América San Francisco. Síguenos en: youtube/ bispo primado de México, saboreandolaverdad o radiocatalicasantarosa. Norberto Cardenal Rivera podbean.com Noticias en español Carrera, explicó que la Iglesia Católica seguirá anunciando el 31 de octubre El Papa Francisco denuncia el aborto eugenésico en mismo Evangelio de Jesucristo, Evento de Salud y Bienestar Familiar Gratuito Cuba en medio de un mundo que le Patrocinador: La Campaña de la Semana Binacional La Habana (ACI)—En su segundo día de visita apostólica exige adecuarse a los “nuevos de Salud a Cuba, el Papa Francisco presidió en la Catedral de La tiempos” y que posiblemente Costo: Gratuito Habana las vísperas junto a sacerdotes, religiosos, reli- escucharía con más agrado un La Campaña de la Semana Binacional de Salud, con giosas y seminaristas. En este encuentro, el Santo Padre anuncio “más atractivo, mod- San Sebastián han asegurado organizaciones de destacó el servicio de erno y progresista.” atención de la salud para proporcionar exámenes consagrados a per- Cardenal Rivera Carrera En la homilía de la Misa que como; la médula ósea, diabetes, revisiones de sonas “a quienes el presidió el domingo en la catedral primada de México, presión arterial y otros. mundo desprecia” y el Cardenal afirmó que a muchos molesta que “en este Lugar: St. Sebastian Church Parish Hall (Salón denunció el aborto tiempo de deserciones, la Iglesia continúe anunciando Parroquial) eugenésico promovido el mismo evangelio, cuando la huida de tantos se podría 7983 Covert Ln., Sebastopol, California 95472 Para más información, contacte Edie Urteaga en en la sociedad actual. evitar proclamando un evangelio más atractivo, moderno [email protected] o 707-849-8889. “Cuántas religiosas y y progresista, y por supuesto con propuestas consensua- Sor Yailenys y Papa Francisco religiosos queman—y das y democráticas, aunque no sean precisamente las de

NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 21 This Month in History… How 130 Years Ago Catholic Bishop Patrick Manogue (1831-95), founding bishop of Founded in 1880, Ursuline was a private Catholic the Diocese of Sacramento and a former gold miner, made secondary school for girls. The school closed at the end a pastoral visit to St. Joseph Church in Crescent City that of the 2010-2011 school year and merged with Cardinal left the community very excited. The correspondent who Newman High School. are US wrote the report of the bishop’s stay noted, “We are not, as a rule, a church-going people in this town, but during In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Sacred Heart the past eight months we have been expecting a visit School in Hattiesburg, one of then-30 in the Diocese Catholics? from [His Excellency], and a large number of children of Biloxi, Mississippi, and the only one in Hattiesburg, and adults have been preparing for the holy sacrament sustained extensive damage. Winds ripped off most of The National Catholic Reporter of confirmation.” the roof, water flooded classrooms, and flooring was ruined. The bill for removal of all the downed trees on More than 81 million U.S. adults identify themselves as The total receipts of the recent fair at Napa, given by the campus alone came to $12,000. Catholic. ladies of the Catholic Church, amounted to $3,547.50. The St. Eugene School But how they live that identity — how they connect to expenses were $315.50, leaving a net balance of $3,232 for adopted Sacred Heart the church beyond celebrating the popular Pope Francis the church. That would be nearly $84,000 in today’s money. as its “twin” and sent — adds up very differently. needed uniforms, The overall Catholic count plunges to 68.1 million in books, supplies, and the 2015 Official Catholic Directory. It tallies up reports 50 Years Ago … cash. By early Octo- from the nation’s parishes of adults — and children — who ber the cash raised have attended worship, received sacraments, joined a youth equaled $5,000. These group or donated money. funds came from col- The numbers and rate of participation in church life slide lecting pennies and even further when researchers look at how adults report dimes, selling “hur- their Catholic life in action — or rather, inaction. ricane beads,” and Only about 1 in 3 adult Catholics (31.4 percent), chiefly other small fund rais- older women, attend Mass in any given week, according to ers conducted by each a survey of 1,007 self-identified Catholics by the Catholic class. research agency, the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate. Just over 100 diocesan youth joined some 20,000 of The most recent Official Catholic Directory reports, their peers at the National Catholic Youth Conference based on the full 2014 calendar year, show: Sr. Mary Justine Withey, CSJ, Fr. Thomas Stang, Fr. William in Atlanta. The diocese also contributed $2,500 to assist Delaney, and Fr. James Franck discuss plans for the weekly youth from St. Catherine of Siena Church in Metairie, • Infant baptisms (a number affected by the birth rate adult forums that were implemented 50 years ago this month. Louisiana, to attend the confab in the wake of Hurricane and immigration) fell to 693,914 from 981,944 in 1995, Katrina. and 1.3 million 50 years ago. The diocese announced it would sponsor a weekly adult • Confirmations (first measured in 1990) are down to forum for eight weeks on the contemporary issues facing The Congress of Religious Education North met in 566,143 from a peak of 630,465 in 2000. twentieth century Christians. Sessions took place at Cardinal Arcata on October 22. The theme given to speakers to • First Communions are down to 726,887 from 849,919 Newman High School. develop was the Eucharist. ❖ when these were first tracked in 1990. • Marriages in the church fell to 148,134, from a peak of 426,309 in 1970. 45 Years Ago … Add one more potentially alarming statistic. A 2015 Fr. Thomas Devereaux, then parochial vicar of St. Bernard study of Catholic family life found that 68 percent of Church in Eureka, inaugurated a series of classes in Chris- Catholics with children under age 18 have sent them for tian education of an ecumenical nature at St. Bernard High no religious education whatsoever — not even a parish School. Teachers came from four denominations. youth group. Later that month, the Eureka Junior Chamber of Com- Holy Cross Family Ministries, the organization behind merce honored Father as one of the Outstanding Young the famous slogan “The family that prays together stays Men of America. Criteria for nomination was a man’s ser- together,” commissioned the research in advance of Fran- vice to others, professional excellence, business advance- cis’ September visit to the World Meeting of Families in ment, charitable activities, and civic and professional Philadelphia and the Vatican’s October meeting to con- recognition. clude the church’s Synod of Bishops on the Family. The study found that 30 percent of parents did not find Bishop Mark J. Hurley preached the sermon at the annual it very important that their children celebrate their First national Serra Convention. Communion. Twenty-five percent didn’t consider it very important that they be confirmed. A Pew Research Center survey released Sept. 2 backs this 10 Years Ago … up. It asked 1,016 self-identified U.S. adult Catholics about what is “essential” to their personal sense of “being Catholic.” On October 16, the Ursuline High School community and its friends joined in a commemorative Mass to The answers reveal that for most Americans, Catholic celebrate the school’s one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth identity is rooted more in how they live and believe than anniversary. in whether they check off the boxes for official Catholic measures:

• 68 percent cited “having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ” as essential. • 67 percent: Belief in Jesus’ actual resurrection from the dead. • 62 percent: Working to help the poor and needy. • 54 percent: Devotion to Mary as the virgin Mother of God. • 54 percent: Receiving the sacraments. Our Lady of the Pillar: October 12 (see US Catholics p. 26)

22 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org (Annulment Process, cont. from p. 1) progressives would be pleased that the Church was at least “Only a single judgment of nullity is required. Until now, trying to show greater compassion and outreach. in most cases, if one tribunal determined that a marriage “By implementing the compromise in advance, Francis was null, the decision was automatically appealed to a court has not quite resolved the Communion debate, but he’s of second instance, and only if the second tribunal agreed made it less burning. He’s also ensured that the synod won’t was an annulment granted. Now the morally certain deci- get bogged down debating what a hypothetical annulment sion of the first court will be sufficient in uncontested cases. reform might look like, because it’s now a fait accompli. “The bishop himself is a judge. Previously, the law did “Whatever people may think of the fine points, everyone not establish that the bishop himself was a judge in mar- will be realistic enough to grasp that in the immediate wake riage cases. Now, in keeping with his role as shepherd of of one major reform, it will be a while before the time is the faithful, it does. In fact, he is the principal judge in ripe for another. his diocese, to be assisted by others whom he chooses. “…the United States accounts for at least half, and some- The new law thus puts the responsibility squarely on the times more, of all the annulments granted by the Catholic bishop as a pastor. Church every year, even though it represents only 6 percent “A new, briefer process involving the bishop has been cre- of the global Catholic population.” ated. Up to now there have been two processes for handling In one passage, the Pope writes, “In no wise did it escape Norah Smith annulments: the formal process (which is the lengthier my notice that an abbreviated process of judgment might one involving gathering and weighing testimony) and the put at risk the principle of the indissolubility of marriage: for documentary process (which deals with situations where this very reason, I have desired that in such cases the Bishop a marriage can be proved invalid simply by presenting himself, who, because of his pastoral office is with Peter the Pilgrimage for the certain documents, such as showing that a Catholic got greatest guarantor of Catholic unity in faith and in discipline, married outside the Church without the required permis- shall be the judge.” sion). Now there is a middle process involving the bishop. Writing in the Catholic Herald (UK), one English Beatification of If the evidences for nullity are especially clear, they can be observer noted, “The Pope wishes to speed up annul- presented to the bishop in a process intended to take less ments, but he does not want to compromise the doctrine time than a formal process case. However, if the evidences of indissolubility. Because bishops will judge, and because Scottish Venerable require more examination, the case is to be referred to the bishops are charged with upholding the faith in union formal process. with the Holy See, the doctrine of indissolubility will be “Appeals can be made against the judgment of the bishop safeguarded. One notes the way the Pope speaks of “faith Includes Her to the metropolitan. As a check on the judgment of the and discipline.’ The latter reflects the former, and the two bishop, parties can appeal his decision to the metropolitan cannot be separated. That is a crucial point and it gives a bishop (i.e., the bishop who heads the local ecclesiastical hint to the discussions at the coming Synod, where, one Goddaughter province, composed of several neighboring dioceses). Or hopes, all talk of faith and discipline parting company if it was the metropolitan himself who heard the original will be sternly resisted. Edinburgh—“I pray I’m spared to see that day that Mar- case, appeal can be made to the senior suffragan bishop “One also notes the reference to the ‘Catholic unity’ garet is declared blessed by the Pope. I would love to see (i.e., the bishop in the province with the most seniority, that exists between Peter and the bishops. We all know that day and would ask everybody to pray that it happens apart from the metropolitan). that Catholic means universal. This too is a hint that so soon,” 95-year-old Norah Smith said. “Margaret is with me “According to the procedural norms attached to Mitis called ‘local solutions’ [i.e., those proposed by liberal every day. I pray to her every day. She’s part of my life. I’m Iudex Dominus Iesus (see Art. 14 § 1), these cases include western European bishops] will be given short shrift. so blessed to have her as my godmother.” the following: The Church is One, as the Creed states: Germany [i.e., Ms. Smith made her comments as she was joined in her • lack of faith resulting in the simulation of consent to the German cardinals such as Reinhard Cardinal Marx Edinburgh home by Archbishop Leo Cushley to promote be married or an error that determines the will regarding and Walter Cardinal Kaspe]) will not be getting what it the annual Margaret Sinclair Pilgrimage at St. Patrick’s one of the requirements of marriage wants.” ❖ Church in Edinburgh’s Cowgate, the resting place of Ven. • the brevity of married life (i.e., the couple divorced very Margaret herself. It was also where Norah Smith was bap- quickly after being married) tized in 1920. • procured abortion to prevent procreation (presumably “Our family were neighbors with the Sinclairs at 13 during the marriage itself, prior to bearing other children Blackfriars Street in the Cowgate,” Ms. Smith said “When and thus showing an unwillingness to procreate) I was born, Mrs. Sinclair came to visit my mother to say • the stubborn persistence in a extramarital affair at the that she had two daughters who would make wonderful time of the wedding or at a time immediately following godmothers—Margaret and her sister Bella. My mother • the malicious concealment of: ReciPEACE from chose Margaret.” • infertility Three years later, Margaret Sinclair entered a convent • a serious contagious disease of the Order of Poor Clares in London. There she brought • children born from a previous relationship relief to the poor of that city for a short time before she • an incarceration Catholics for Peace died of tuberculosis in 1925. She was declared venerable • a reason for getting married that is completely foreign by the Church in 1978—two steps away from sainthood. to married life (presumably something like entering a Spanish Omelette with Chorizo and Sweet Potato “The September pilgrimage is a great opportunity to legal fiction of a marriage to be able to immigrate or gain Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large frying pan (with gather, to worship, and to celebrate the life of someone who an inheritance) or consisting of the unplanned pregnancy about a 23cm or 9” base). Tip in the chorizo and fry for 4-5 was special and who was known to be special within days of the woman minutes until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain and weeks after her death in 1925,” Archbishop Cushley • the physical violence inflicted to extort the consent on kitchen towel. Pour the chorizo fat into a heatproof bowl said. “There is an instant understanding among the people to marry and wipe out the pan. of God that here was an extraordinary person. It’s now time • the lack of use of reason proved by medical documents Put the remaining tablespoon of olive oil and 2 tsp of for our generation to rediscover that.” the chorizo fat into the pan. Add the shallots and fry for The annual pilgrimage took place September 20. It began According to Vaticanista John Allen, Jr., “The decision a couple of minutes, then drop the potato chunks in the at 2pm with a Holy Hour and will conclude with the holy will recalibrate the discussion at October’s second edition pan and cook over a medium heat, stirring occasionally, for sacrifice of the Mass. The principle celebrant was Arch- of the Synod of Bishops on the family, likely reducing the about 6-7 minutes or until both are turning brown. Cover bishop Cushley. ❖ emphasis on the question of Communion for divorced and the pan with a lid and continue to cook on a low heat for remarried Catholics and creating space for other issues to a further 4-5 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender but emerge. still holding their shape. “Last October, the matter of whether the traditional ban Beat the eggs in a bowl, season with pepper and stir in on Communion for Catholics who divorce and remarry the parsley. Return the chorizo to the pan with the potato, outside the Church ought to be softened was the hot-button then pour in the eggs. Gently and briefly stir to combine, issue par excellence, with cardinals and other senior leaders then leave to cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes exchanging barbed commentary and activist groups on or until starting to set and the bottom of the omelette is both sides egging them on. golden. Tip the pan occasionally so the raw egg can run to “All along, reform in the annulment process seemed the the edges of the pan to cook. Preheat the grill to high. Put most obvious compromise measure, a way of giving both the pan under the grill for a couple of minutes to finish camps at least part of what they wanted. Those opposed cooking the top of the omelette. Slide the omelette onto a to revising the Communion ban could take comfort that board or flat serving plate, scatter with extra parsley and the Church was not softening its stand on divorce, while cut into thin wedges to serve. ❖ Ss. Simon and Jude: October 28

NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 23 (Valley Fire, cont. from page 1) evacuation centers. of smoke. Looking online, I saw the local new agencies During the course of the next few days over 400 homes Cardinal Serves reporting that residents in Cobb were being evacuated, and structures were damaged and over 1,000 families and the fire was quickly burning towards Middletown. displaced. One confirmed death was reported in Cobb Struck with fear and disbelief, I began thinking of and several people reported missing. The fire had reached family friends who own homes in Cobb and Middletown. Hidden Valley and began lurching its way to the Napa as Traffic Cop The news just reported that a second fire off of Gifford County line. Springs Road had been spotted and was mostly started On top of all this grief, reports of looters began to from embers blown over from the first fire, several miles surface and several arrests were made. Local law enforce- Manila (Yahoo! News)—An 83-year-old Catholic cardi- away. ment made a statement that several homes in the evacu- nal in the Philippines came to the rescue of thousands of Pat and Lisa Lambert, parishioners of St. Mary Immac- ated areas were being burglarized. Now not only were stranded motorists in late August after single-handedly ulate Church in Lakeport, had moved into their new families in fear that their homes were destroyed by the untangling a traffic jam in Manila during a typhoon. home on Gifford Springs Rd. a week earlier. They were at Valley Fire, but now they have the fear of being victims Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales took matters into his own work in Lakeport and could not reach their home due to of looters if their homes did survive. The victims could hands as he traversed a typhoon-lashed Philippine highway road closures. Not knowing if their house and their dogs not catch a break, it seemed. on the outskirts of the capital to help settle a traffic dispute. were safe, they were forced to stay in Lakeport and begin But in the midst of all this chaos, communities came “We were trapped for over an hour and we were rushing a long and anxious wait. together in support of the Valley Fire victims. Food and to another engagement. I said to myself, ‘We cannot take Craig and Julie Swehla, parishioners of Our Lady of the clothing began showing up by truckloads as the shelters this anymore,’ the retired Manila cardinal told AFP on Lake Mission in Loch Lomond, quickly rushed their two grew in size. Groups of selfless and courageous commu- August 25. daughters out the door and into the car. As they blitzed nity members came together to look for and rescue pets With no traffic policemen in sight amid the onslaught of through neighborhood, they saw the first house on their and livestock. Law enforcement agencies from all over the Typhoon Goni, Rosales said he zipped up his raincoat and street up in flames. The area looked like a battle zone Bay Area offered patrols of the evacuated areas. Prayers walked nearly a kilometer to find out what was causing the and the Swehlas thanked God they made it out in time. were offered all over social media and neighboring coun- 1.6-kilometre (1 mile) long snarl, the likes of which have Staying with their son and his family in Santa Rosa, Craig ties also offered disaster relief services. become a daily misery for Filipinos. and Julie assumed that their house, which they had just Over a week later the fire has destroyed over 70,000 “We’re all in a hurry,” he said to the erring motorists, placed on the market to sell, would be consumed by this acres, nearly 900 structures, and displaced over 5,000 after discovering six cars fighting over two lanes in Santo hell-fire. All was entrusted to God and the prayers began residents. The Valley Fire is California’s fourth largest Tomas town on Manila’s outskirts. to storm Heaven. wildland fire in history. Thankfully none of the parishes As his boots filled up with rainwater, the hooded old The fire grew at an incredible rate, and families were in Lake County were harmed. Even Our Lady of the man used hand signals to force the vehicles to back up, barely making it out of their homes in time. The fire Pines, an outdoor church, is still standing. freeing up the jam. reached Middletown and residents were hastily evacuat- To me, this comes as no surprise as the faith of our The rain later let up to reveal his large pectoral cross— ing. Reports came in that embers were falling like rain parishioners never wavered, even while things looked which all bishops wear—peeking out of his jacket. The chas- and setting things on fire miles ahead of the original fire. bleak. Our Lady will always come to our rescue in times tened motorists then got out of their vehicles to kiss his ring. The smoke was so dense and had reached altitudes so of need and angst. “They were very apologetic,” Rosales said of the culprits. high that air tankers could not be deployed, putting the Much to their surprise, the Swehla and Lambert fami- About 80 percent of the Philippines’ 100 million people pressure on the ground crews to control the fire. lies did not lose their homes. However, the childhood are Roman Catholic, who are considered among the world’s Just a short time later another report came in that the home of Lisa Lambert was destroyed. The heartache of most devout. Last January, six million attended Pope Fran- community of Hidden Valley Lake was being evacuated seeing this home put to ashes is overwhelming and sur- cis’ rain-soaked Manila mass. as the fire blew its way through Middletown like a flame real and a reminder of how quickly one’s life can change. Traffic jams in the Philippine capital of 12 million have on a matchstick. Photos of the fire began posting on social For me, it’s humbled me and helped me realize how worsened in recent months, as the government rushed media outlets and the devastation of the fire became a much I take for granted. My whole world could fall in a to build elevated tollways to accommodate the growing reality to those out of harm’s way. The blazes were so moment’s notice, and only God would know why. number of vehicles acquired amid a booming economy. intense the forest looked like a river of fire. Videos of I can’t imagine what the Valley Fire victims who lost Rosales, who is one of the four Filipino cardinals, said several residents’ escape from Cobb and Middletown their homes are feeling right now. I pray they find peace he endured his share of hours-long traffic jams during his looked like scene taken from the Book of Revelation. Fear and solace in God’s plan for them and trust in His will. eight-year term as archbishop of Manila beginning in 2003. and panic were in the air as thick as the swirling smoke. Let this be a reminder that all of our Earthly belongings But for as long as the gridlocks are there, Rosales said Soon the fire jumped Highway 29 and threatened and accomplishments are nil compared to the fruits of he would serve as a make-do traffic cop given the chance. communities in the Rivieras between Lower Lake and our faith in Heaven. “Next time, I’ll be sure to bring a whistle,” he said laugh- Kelseyville. Evacuations were in place and more people In success and in failures, in joy and in despair, let us ing. ❖ were forced to retreat to families, friends or the local always remember that God is at the helm. ❖ Why People Like Jared Fogle Migrate from “Regular” Porn to Child Porn (fightthenewdrug.org)—In August lawyers for Jared Fogle use can eventually evolve into a curiosity or an appetite for boredom and dissatisfaction among viewers of both genders announced he will plead guilty to possessing child pornogra- violent porn or even child pornography. (Weaver, 2004). phy and traveling to pay for sex with underaged girls. Fogle is Think about it. Is it logical to think that the first time The fact is that after using any drug for a while, the impulse the former Subway spokesman who gained fame after losing someone like Jared Fogle viewed porn, that he went straight tends to grow and require more intense stimulation. Just like 245 pounds and becoming a weight loss inspiration. Subway to searching “child porn” or “violent porn” right off the bat? it is common for gateway drugs such as marijuana to lead to fired Fogle due to the allegations. Of course not. Now ask yourself this, isn’t it only logical to harder drugs such as cocaine, softcore or “regular” porn can The charges involve 14 minors. They were identified after reason that criminals caught for child porn started out by quickly lead into hardcore and even child porn over time. police reviewed more than 27,000 emails, 160,000 text mes- watching regular porn and then slowly progressed into the sages, and tens of thousands of videos and images. Fogle’s more extreme, illegal material? The answer is, of course, yes. Child porn is increasingly popular plea deal that is expected to give a sentence anywhere from “When you’re a porn addict, the same stuff gets boring,” 5-12 years. said one man in jail for 40 counts of child porn. “You cycle Child pornography has become more prevalent and larger The charges officially came against Fogle, a married father through different phases.” than we would ever like to imagine. The people who actually of two kids, after federal agents seized computers and DVDs This sex offender’s statement confirms the research done get caught for the crime are just the tip of the iceberg. Child from his home in Indiana. by Zillmann and Bryant. In 1984, the two researchers con- pornography is a business that has been expanding virally ducted a study that revealed an increased interest in violent on the web for years and the material is only getting worse. An escalating addiction porn just from exposure to non-violent­ pornography. Zill- In 2008, Internet Watch Foundation found 1,536 individ- mann also conducted a study with college freshmen and ual child abuse domains. Every week there are over 20,000 One of the scariest realities of porn use is the fact that after found that frequent use of pornography requires newer and images of child pornography posted on the web (National a while, “regular” porn just doesn’t do it for the viewer any- more bizarre material to achieve the same level of arousal, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, 2003). more. Research has shown that porn, just like any other due to a growing tolerance of sexually explicit material Furthermore, United States Customs Services estimates drug, is an escalating addiction. And for some people, porn (2000). The study showed that extended porn use creates (see Jared Fogle p. 26)

24 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Scientists Discuss Long- Term Effects of Pill Use Washington, DC (CNA/EWTN News)—Depleted nutri- This can have some desirable results, such as lower rates ent absorption. Long-term alterations in brain activity of post-traumatic stress disorder among rape victims. and ability to interact with the world. Changes in choice However, it also drastically changes how women on the of mate. Pill make choices and interact with the world around them. If a commonly prescribed drug has such side effects, Even more alarming, the Pill’s effects on brain wiring should it be commonly prescribed? can still be seen at least four months after a woman has That was the question raised at an August 8 symposium stopped using the Pill. at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Researchers “If a woman is on oral contraceptives for long enough, and medical professionals from across the United States she has a different kind of brain… there’s no guarantee that and overseas gathered together to discuss the little-known your brain remembers what the baseline is,” stressed Dr. risks of the birth control pill. Melissa Farmer, a post-doctoral fellow at Northwestern Entitled “Contraceptive Conundrum,” the symposium University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. explored the consequences of hormonal birth control, She said that she finds the long-term nature of these many of which are unknown by women and doctors alike. brain changes particularly troubling. The Sword Dr. S. Craig Roberts, a researcher who specializes in mate Endocrine changes due to the Pill can also have long- preferences, stressed that the Pill can alter the chemistry lasting effects, with consequences that last after a woman of attraction. is no longer on hormonal contraception. Under normal circumstances, he said, “women express For example, if a woman stops taking the Pill in order in the Stone preferences for genetically-dissimilar, masculine-faced to become pregnant, the hormonal changes left over from men. But the Pill seems to alter these preferences.” the Pill can affect her child. “Women on the Pill tend to choose male partners who “Very small changes in hormones in critical periods appear more feminine (and who are) more genetically of fetal development can have lifelong consequences,” similar to them.” explained Dr. Frederick vom Saal, a researcher in devel- is Real Children born from unions of genetically similar parents opmental biology at the University of Missouri. may have greater health risks. Furthermore, when women Another potentially long-term effect of the Pill: Nutrient Siena, Italy (ChurchPop.com)—While the story of King come off the Pill – often when they decide to have kids – depletion, which is associated with a whole host of other Arthur, Merlin, and all the rest may or may not be true, they may revert to their natural attraction patterns, which health problems. there really is a centuries-old sword stuck in a stone. their partner whom they met on the Pill no longer fits. “Oral contraceptives deplete nutrients more than any In the small Italian town of Chiusdino, there is a small Dr. Roberts noted that “women who met their partner other kind of commonly prescribed drug,” said cancer chapel near St. Galgano Abbey known as Montesiepi when on the Pill are more likely to initiate divorce.” researcher and nutritionist Ross Pelton. This includes chapel. Inside is a big slab of stone in the floor with the Women’s choice of partner while using hormonal con- depletions in all B vitamins, vitamin C, folic acid, zinc handle of a sword sticking out of it. traception is part of a larger concern—the impact of hor- and several others. How did it get there? mones in the Pill on the human brain. While the onset tends to be gradual, these depletions can In the twelfth century a knight named Galgano Guidotti According to Dr. Nicole Peterson, a researcher at UCLA’s last even after the cessation of Pill use, he noted. The result decided toward the end of his life to retire as a hermit. Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, the can be a negative impact on sexual health and increase risk He then had two mystical visions. In the first, the arch- full extent of this impact is not yet clear, and research is still for other problems, including heart issues. angel Michael said he would personally protect him. In being done. But there is already ample evidence that the With such serious potential side effects, some sympo- the second, he met the Twelve Apostles and God Himself. Pill creates changes that may make permanent alterations sium participants questioned the widespread, almost auto- When the second vision ended, he decided to com- to brain pathways. matic use of hormonal birth control. memorate the place with a cross. Since he had no other “In women on the Pill, the amygdala – memory making “Why don’t doctors know about this?” asked Pelton. “It’s materials, he stuck his sword into the ground as a cross. part of brain—responds less to emotional stimuli,” she been in the literature for a long time.” ❖ Immediately, the ground hardened up around it, and it has explained. been stuck there ever since. Just four years after Galgano’s death, Pope Lucius III (1181-85) started a formal canonization process that ended with Guidotti being declared a saint, making him the first such person to be declared a saint by a formal process of the Roman Catholic Church. Apparently “countless people have tried to steal the sword. In the chapel you can see what are said to be the Science: mummified hands of a thief that tried to remove the sword and was then suddenly slaughtered by wild wolves.” Though the sword is in Italy, some people think it may have influenced the English legend of King Arthur since its existence predates the writings of the romance Bedtime Stories Help Kids ❖ about him.

New York (Yahoo! Parenting)—A recent study from Psy- chological Science suggests being read to builds a child’s Another study out last month linked story time to a vocabulary and thus makes her more prepared to learn to boost in brainpower. Researchers from Cincinnati Chil- read in the future. dren’s Hospital Medical Center found that kids ages 3 to 5 Study authors evaluated the types and variety of words in whose parents read to them at home and had more reading 100 picture books and then compared them to the words materials in their house demonstrated more brain activity toddlers and preschoolers use and hear when communicat- in the left side of the brain. ing with their parents and caregivers. Story time has nonacademic benefits, too. Reading helps “Our study found that the books contained more unique relax kids (hence the point of reading to them at bedtime), words,” study coauthor Jessica Montag, assistant research and the close physical interaction of lying on or near a psychologist at the University of California Riverside, tells parent helps them feel secure and connected. Yahoo Parenting. For all these reasons, the American Academy of Pedi- The thinking is, “the more unique words kids are atrics recommends that moms and dads begin reading exposed to when they’re very young, the bigger their own to kids when they are infants, setting aside a special time vocabulary gets — and that makes it easier to learn to read.” (even for just a few minutes), cuddling up, and letting Previous studies have shown that the faster they pick up little ones select the book to read from (kids love to make reading, the more academically successful they can be. choices). ❖ St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, VHM: October 16

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SVHS Caring for “Our Common Home” the poor and woe-begotten, pray for us! Holy Spirit, inspire us to be heroically generous and to give until it hurts! From the desk of Debra Sammon, Communications direc- tor for St. Vincent de Paul High School in Petaluma comes Progress at St. John the Baptist School in Napa word that SVHS has taken for its theme in the 2015-16 school year, “Care for our common home.” It is directly St. John the Baptist School in Napa’s Principal Nancy St. Apollinaris School staff and teachers at inspired and derived from the Pope’s encyclical, Laudato Jordon is excited to report the campus has “officially their retreat at Mont Le Salle. Si’. started our earthquake repairs, exactly one year after the earthquake to the day.” That day, “ABC 7 news interviewed me and took lots of video of our contractors. We had to navigate multiple levels of historic oversight policies at the federal, state and local levels.” Great news. Let us all keep the school, its officials and students, the contractors, and the laborers in our prayers that they may be safe, that the project goes well and is blessed, and that everyone do everything ad maiorem Dei gloriam, as the Jesuits say: For the greater glory of God.

Newman students see service

Cardinal Newman High School’s Judi Greaney reports the campus hosted its annual service fair on Monday, August 24, 2015. St. Apollinaris Principal Connie Howard and some The event included a variety of 25 local nonprofit agen- students on the first day back at school. Students supporting ìRebuilding Together cies and was a great success. Taking place during theology Petalumaî last spring classes, all Cardinal Newman students attended the fair in the school gym. Students visited different booths and (US Catholics. cont. from page 22) Writes Sammon, “The theme will come to life through learned about the work of the nonprofits and the service • 42 percent: Being part of a Catholic parish. clubs, activities, prayer, and religion classes.” opportunities available. Many students found meaningful • 41 percent: Being open to having children. Furthermore, she says the entire school will take two ways to connect their God-given gifts and talents to serving • 34 percent: Celebrating feast days or festivals that are days to go offsite together in order to be of service in the others in the community. part of your national or ethnic heritage. community. The fair is a starting point for students to venture out • 33 percent: Opposing abortion. “The projects are currently being organized by a parent into the community, locally, nationally or globally in sup- • 29 percent: Working to address climate change. volunteer, and this will be the first time in our history that port of positive social change according to the gospel. In we will have done something like this. The two days will addition, several nonprofits reported they learned a great The survey, conducted May 5 to June 7, has a margin of be November 16 and April 11. deal about how to best support the students of CNHS with error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. “Inspired by Pope Francis and our patron saint St. Vin- a variety of service opportunities from single events to Pew also learned 9 percent of Americans consider them- cent de Paul, we are coming together as a larger community potential service project options. selves ex-Catholics. in support of our call to service.” The efforts of so many made the day work smooth- That might include George Herrera, 23, of Phoenix, a In other St. Vincent schools news, in response to the ly. Many thanks of appreciation go out to the Cardinal recent college graduate. In the Pew survey, he identified devastating Valley Fire in Lake County, both school com- Newman parent volunteers, the Facilities team, the himself as an ex-Catholic. munities of St. Vincent de Paul raised funds in support of Advancement Office, and Anne DelMonte, Service coor- He’s so disconnected that as of three weeks ago, he didn’t our neighbors. Please look through some of the options dinator, who organizes this event every year. know Francis was bound for the United States. below that are available through either campus as ways to Cardinal Newman High School is most grateful to the But in an interview, he said, “I don’t think of myself so support the relief effort. All of this provided an opportu- extraordinary partnership of numerous local community much as ex-Catholic but just as having no religion. I believe nity to teach what it means to be a supportive Christian nonprofits who participate with us in our mission of engag- in God. I just don’t feel the need to go to church.” ❖ to those in need. ing students in the importance of service learning. Amongst the activities that have taken place: Coin Wars and Blanket Drive Help Fire Victims • St. Vincent School held special free dress for charity days September 17 and 18. Students could dress outside The Student Council at St. Francis Solano School spon- (Jared Fogle. cont. from page 24) of dress code for a suggested minimum donation of $5 sored Coin Wars from September 21-25 to raise money that illegal child pornography is offered by approximately for both days. for the Red Cross assisting the fire victims in Lake County. 100,000 websites. • St. Vincent School created a banner to let Lake County Students brought their spare change to school to contribute Keep in mind, while almost all pedophiles watch porn, not residents know the pupils are praying for them that all to the drive. all people who watch porn are pedophiles. But regardless of students signed. Students also collected and sent blankets to Catholic what causes what, behavioral psychologists discovered over • The high school Leadership class held a pancake Charities, which is housing families that have been dis- a century ago that when two stimuli are repeatedly paired breakfast September 18, admission for which was $5. placed by the fires. together, something called classical conditioning takes place. Any student who attended was allowed to wear pajamas In other news, the school is looking for scholarship (Pavlov, 1897). Using this widely accepted scientific theory, for the remainder of the school day. donations of a sort. we know that when a person is constantly pairing sexual • Both schools are accepting Scrip cards. Walmart is the Students will participate in various robotics tournaments feelings with the image of children on a screen, sexual feel- preferred card at this time. Donations of Target, Big 5, throughout the Bay Area this year. These are costly, so ings will continue to be associated in the presence of a child and Dick’s Sporting Goods scrip cards are appreciated the school needs sponsors. Corporate donors get their in real life. as well. These can be dropped off at either main office company’s name and logo on their team shirts. They also Said one victim who was forced into being abused for at any time. get these placed on the school’s website and additional profit from age 5 until she was “too old,” “I think more • SVHS sports teams will hold bake sales during home materials distributed at team events. should be done in communities and neighborhoods and games. If interested in helping, go to http://tinyurl.com/qh9ba3t. cities to watch out for child sex trafficking. This all hap- • The SVHS football team are collecting donations in pened to my family in a pretty normal working­ class suburb fire fighter boots during drop off and pick up. At St. Vincent de Paul School, it’s Elementary in the northwest. Child pornography—the making of it, the viewing of it, everything about it—to me is worse than Editor’s note: Praised be to Jesus Christ now and for ages St. Vincent de Paul Elementary School invites you to please [killing] because I would have been happily [killed] if I unto ages for such a heart-moving display of charity and call the school to schedule an appointment for a tour. knew I was going to deal with living my life feeling dead and solidarity in His Name through Our Lady’s intercession. Scholarships are available for families who need assistance. empty inside already. But that’s what the viewers and people What a fitting tribute to the schools’ namesake. Our Lady Please call 707-762-6426 for more information or visit our involved in child pornography get off on. I don’t think it will of Bon Secours, pray for us! St. Vincent de Paul, patron of web-site: SVELEM.org. ❖ ever be stopped, but hopefully stifled.”❖

26 NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org Announcing the 2015 San Francisco Catholic PUBLIC SQUARE Teachers Agree to Contract ROSARY CRUSADE Please join us in a Public Square Rosary Rally on Saturday, October 12, 2015 at 12 noon at the negotiations’ “rich discussion about the mission and pur- pose of Catholic education and the vital role that our high front door of St. Eugene’s Cathedral. Please join school teachers play in carrying out that mission.” us in offering reparation for the sins and offenses He said the discussions “reinforced and clarified” the committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary purposes and roles that were referenced in previous con- and to fervently pray for the conservation of the tracts. United States. Will you be able to join us and other “I pass on my special thanks to all our teachers who rati- Catholics on that very important day? fied this agreement,” Archbishop Cordileone said. The teachers ratified the three-year contract by a vote Please contact St. Eugene’s office for more information: of 90 to 80. The CBA covers teachers at the Archdiocese Maria Sanchez (707) 542-6984 of San Francisco’s four Catholic high schools. It provides a two percent pay raise in each of the three years. Disputes Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone over teacher conduct both in the workplace and outside of the workplace would be governed by grievance procedures, San Francisco (CNA/EWTN News)—Efforts to pro- SFGate.com reports. mote Catholic culture in the San Francisco archdiocese’s The contract says the purpose of Catholic schools is “to high schools and to agree on a contract acceptable for affirm Catholic values through the Gospel of Jesus Christ.” the schools’ teachers concluded on August 19 with a new It says that teachers are expected to support the school’s contract. purpose “in such a way that their personal conduct will The long dispute drew protests, interference from activ- not adversely impact their ability to teach in our Catholic ist groups, and the attention of wealthy critics of Catholic high schools.” teaching. The contract did not include specific morality clauses, “I want to thank the union and administration negotiat- the news site SFGate.com reports. The archdiocese’s first ing teams for their hard work over the past few months in proposed of the teacher contracts identified teachers as coming to this agreement. They have negotiated just wages having a “ministerial role.” The language echoed a 2012 and benefits for our high school teachers, who are among Supreme Court of the United States decision which recog- the finest teachers in northern California,” Archbishop nized teachers at religious schools can be held to standards Salvatore Cordileone said. of behavior without putting religious schools at risk of The archbishop said he appreciated “very much” the employment lawsuits. ❖ St. Francis of Assisi: October 4

Youth MinistryEVENTs Youth Page … missing

But there’s a really good reason for it. From our diocesan WHAT: XLT Catholic youth and young adult minister: WHEN: October 17, 2015 Dear Community, WHERE: St. John the Baptist Church in Healdsburg In keeping with the “Focus on the Family” it is with great pleasure that I announce the birth of our third child: Paige Elizabeth. Baby and mother are doing tremendous and your prayer for the Holy Spirit to guide our family would WHAT: Young Adult Retreat “Vocations” - be appreciated. May God watch over your family as well How are you fully living out Christ’s call of your life? and may all parents be renewed in their vocation as first WHEN: November 8, 2015, 1:30pm - 5pm witnesses of the gospel. ~ Stephen Morris, director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry. ❖ WHERE: St. Joseph Church, Cotati

WHAT: NET - ARMEE Band Praise & Worship – Come learn about NET ministries. WHEN: November 13, 2015, 7pm WHERE: St. Apollinaris Church, Napa

For more info: Search online “Santa Rosa Diocese Events” Contact Diocese Youth & Young Adult Ministry Office 707-566-3371 St Ignatius of Antioch: October 28

NORTH COAST CATHOLIC / OCTOBER 2015 / www.srdiocese.org 27 What is Adult Faith Formation & Certification 2015-2016 Satan’s Chancery Santa St. John School CNHS Santa Rosa SCHEDULE Rosa 10am-12pm Napa 9am-12pm/1-3:30pm (BC) 1pm-3pm 6:30pm-9pm 10am-12pm/1-3pm (MC) Orientation, Introduction, & Spirituality Oct. 2 Oct. 21 Oct. 31 of Catechesis Favorite The Creed & Christology Nov. 6 Nov. 18 Nov. 21 Holy Spirit, Ecclesiology, Mary & Saints Dec. 8 Dec. 16 Dec. 5 Liturgy & Sacraments of Initiation Jan. 8 Jan. 20 Jan. 30 Sin? Sacraments of Healing & Service Feb. 5 Feb. 17 Feb. 27 Principles/Methods/History of Catechesis; March 4 March 16 March 19 Barcelona (CNA)—Is an exorcist afraid? What is the devil’s Intro to Ecclesial Method favorite sin? These and other questions were tackled in a Moral Life in Christ: Foundations April 1 April 20 April 23 recent interview with Fr. Juan José Gallego, OP, an exorcist Ten Commandments May 6 May 18 May 21 from the Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain, a position he has Catholic Social Teaching June 3 June 15 June 25 held for nine years. Christian Prayer & Observation (limited make-up) July 1 July 20 July 23 In the interview with the Spanish daily El Mundo, Father said that in his experience, pride is the sin the devil likes • Adult Formation $150.00/person for entire program, includes some books. (not interested in certification) the most. • Basic Catechist (BC) $150.00/person for entire program, includes some books. “Have you ever been afraid?” the interviewer asked. • Master Catechist (MC) $175.00/person for entire program, includes some books. “In the beginning I had a lot of fear,” Fr. Gallego replied. (Advanced Teaching/ Prerequisite BC) “All I had to do was look over my shoulder, and I saw • For those interested in dropping in $20 person/class. demons… the other day I was doing an exorcism, ‘I com- mand you! I order you!’…and the Evil One, with a loud • There will be various books available to purchase. The Class fee does not include all books. voice fires back at me: ‘Galleeeego, you’re over-doooing • Class can be used as credit towards Catechist Recertification. it.’ That shook me.” • Those who wish to attend and are not interested in receiving a California Certificate are welcome. Nevertheless he knows the devil is not more powerful • Complete an Application to begin the California Catechist Process or to register for class. than God. The exorcist recalled that “when they appointed me, a relative told me, ‘Whoa, Juan José, I’m really afraid, Sponsored by the Diocesan Department of Religious Education because in the movie The Exorcist, one person died and the other threw himself through a window. I said to her ‘Don’t To apply & for registrations, contact: Carmen Aanenson forget that the devil is (just a) creature of God.’” [email protected] | (707) 566-3366 | www.santarosacatholic.org 10/15 When people are possessed, he added, “they lose con- sciousness, they speak strange languages, they have inor- dinate strength, they feel really bad. You see very well- mannered people vomiting and blaspheming. “There was a boy whom the demon would set his shirt on fire at night and things like that. He told me what the demons were proposing him to do: If you make a pact with us, you’ll never have to go through any more of what you’re Adultos going through now.” Formación de Fey y Certificación 2015-2016 Fr. Gallego also warned that “New Age” practices like reiki and some yoga can be points of entry for the demons. Chancery Santa St. John School CNHS Santa Rosa PROGRAMA Rosa 10am-12pm Napa 9am-12pm/1-3:30pm (BC) He also said addictions are “a type of possession.” 1pm-3pm 6:30pm-9pm 10am-12pm/1-3pm (MC) “When people are going through a crisis, they suffer Orientación, Introducción y Espiritualidad de more. They can feel hopeless. People feel like they’ve got oct. 2 oct. 21 oct. 31 la catequesis the devil inside,” he said. El Credo y Cristología nov. 6 nov. 18 nov. 21 He recommends staying close to the sacraments, espe- ❖ Espíritu Santo, Eclesiología, Virgen Maria y cially reconciliation and the Eucharist. dic. 8 dic. 16 dic. 5 los Santos Liturgia y Sacramentos de Iniciación enero 8 enero 20 enero 30 Sacramentos de Sanación y Servicio feb. 5 feb. 17 feb. 27 Principales, Metodología, Historia de la cate- marzo 4 marzo 16 marzo 19 quesis, Introducción a la Eclesiología La vida moral en Cristo: formación abr. 1 abr. 20 abr. 23 Los Diez Mandamientos mayo 6 mayo 18 mayo21 La doctrina social católica junio 3 junio 15 junio 25 La oración cristiana y observaciones julio 1 julio 20 julio 23

• Formación para adultos $150.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. No estoy interesado en la certificación. • Catequista básico (BC) $150.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. • Catequista Maestro (MC) $175.00/por persona para toda la serie. Algunos libros están incluidos. (Enseñanza avanzada/Prerrequisito BC). • Para aquellos interesados en ir a solamente una clase el costo es $20 por clase. • Habrá varios libros disponibles para comprar. La tarifa de la clase no incluye el costo de estos libros. • Clase se puede utilizar para la recertificación del catequista. • Aquellos que deseen asistir y no están interesados en recibir un certificado de catequista son bienvenidos. • Llene una solicitud para iniciar el proceso de certificación de catequista o registrarse para clase

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