https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2001%202.14.19_wang.ADSF2019_Chinese%20New%20year-7.jpgChinese Catholics venerate ancestors in welcoming New YearBishop Ignatius Wang, born in Beijing and ordained in Hong Kong before his long service as priest and auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of San Francisco, leads the Ancestor Veneration Rite at Chinese New Year Mass Feb. 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/chinese-catholics-celebrate-new-year-as-family-of-god_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2001%202.14.19_LaityConf.soto.jpgConference explores laity’s responsibility for churchBishop Jaime Soto of Sacramento talks during a panel at the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology in Berkeley on Feb 1. Bishop Soto said the relation between clergy and laity is “at the heart of ministry.” (Photo by Sean Bryan)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/conference-explores-laitys-responsibility-for-church_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%20grief%20and%20grace.jpgSharing the grief and grace of living with an afflictionKenneth Ryan, Evangeline Carlos and Bill Widmer, left to right, are pictured during individual pilgrimage trips to Lourdes, France, following diagnoses of life-threatening illnesses. The three participated in the World Day of the Sick Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 2. Ryan and Widmer are Knights in the Order of Malta, which hosted the Mass.Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/sharing-the-grief-and-grace-of-living-with-an-affliction_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2006%20main.pic.Group%20shot.jpgConsecrated Life Mass: Religious ‘united in what they do and why they do it’Jubiliarians and celebrants gathered after the Consecrated Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral on Feb. 3. (Photo by Debra Greenblat/Catholic San Francisco).Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/consecrated-life-mass-religious-united-in-what-they-do-and-why-they-do-it_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2003%202.14.19_dancers2.ADSF2019_Chinese%20New%20year-14.jpgChinese Catholics celebrate New Year as ‘family of God’A Dance of Prayer is also a part of the Ancestor Rite expressing “gratitude to God for ancestors and marks the joy of the day,” said Father Zhai. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/chinese-catholics-celebrate-new-year-as-family-of-god_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2007%202.14.19_christian.WeddingMass1.jpgMarried couples show archdiocese the reality of loveAuxiliary Bishop Robert F. Christian incenses the rings of married couples during the Mass. Bishop Christian thanked the couples for “the witness of their love.” (Photo by Nicholas Wolfram Smith/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/married-couples-show-archdiocese-the-reality-of-love_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2012%202.14.19_sister.abuse.jpgWomen religious openly discuss abuse by clergyA woman religious is consoled during a Sept. 13, 2018, protest in Cochin, India, demanding justice after a nun accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar of raping her. (CNS photo/Sivaram V, Reuters)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/women-religious-openly-discuss-abuse-by-clergy_self
https://d2wldr9tsuuj1b.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2018%202.14.19_denia.MEXICO-BORDER.jpgMexican shelters strain with arrival of asylum-seekersDenia Garcia poses with her daughter Diana, 2, Feb. 6, 2019, at the Catholic-run Dignified Border shelter in Piedras Negras, Mexico. Garcia wants to apply for asylum in the United States, but faces a weeks-long wait. The Dignified Border shelter is also short on space. (CNS photo/David Agren)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/mexican-shelters-strain-with-arrival-of-asylum-seekers_self
While lay men and women have taken on more roles in the church, a recent conference in Berkeley took a deeper look at the vocation of the laity and their connection to the mission of the church. At the annual convocation of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology’s College of Fellows Feb. 1 and 2, participants discussed the ways the laity are active in the church today, and how their role could be expanded.
Evangeline Carlos of San Mateo learned she had metastatic lung cancer after applying for a nursing assistant job that required a chest X-ray as part of the hiring process.
With rites special to their culture and rites close to every Catholic’s heart, the Chinese Catholic community of the Archdiocese of San Francisco welcomed the Lunar New Year Feb. 9 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. The New Year commenced Feb. 5.
One of 65 women and men religious celebrating jubilees in 2019 said in remarks delivered during the Consecrated Life Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 3 that those who choose religious life can be wholly different in background, ministry and age but are “united in what they do and why they do it.”
Whether they had celebrated their wedding five years ago or 65 years ago, a special archdiocesan Mass honored the witness to love provided by married couples. At the archdiocese’s annual Wedding Anniversary Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral Feb. 9, couples who had reached a new five-year increment in their marriage, along with any couples married more than 40 years years, renewed their vows and had their rings blessed. About 90 couples participated, with a total attendance of 400.
Galvanized by the #MeToo movement and the sex abuse crisis commanding the attention of the Vatican, women religious are now openly discussing a subject that was once taboo – sexual harassment, abuse and rape of sisters by clergy – in congregational motherhouses and national conference offices.
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico – Gangs in Honduras first threatened Denia Garcia’s husband six months ago, telling him to join with them or die. Her husband, a police officer, fled to the United States, arriving successfully.
These women and men religious of the Archdiocese of San Francisco were honored for service milestones at the annual Consecrated Life Mass, Feb. 3 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. See Page 6 for an article about the Mass and a group photo of the jubilarians who attended.
Visit SMCSF.org for St. Mary’s Cathedral’s new website. You’ll find gorgeous photos, information on the Cathedral parish and upcoming events, as well as a message from Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. Visitors to the old address will be redirected for a short time but soon the old address will be inoperative.
Lenten series with Father David Pettingill on Gospels of the triduum, the period of Holy Thursday through Easter, St. Emydius Church, Ashton Avenue at De Montfort Avenue, San Francisco, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 donation includes all talks. March 7: “The Hour of Jesus and Disciples’ Feet”; March 14: “The Triumph of God’s Great Love”; March 21: “Why seek the living among the dead?” March 28: “He saw and he believed, burning hearts and breaking of bread.”
St. Mary's Cathedral, Geary Boulevard at Gough Street, San Francisco, 4 p.m., featuring local and international artists, free parking, freewill donation requested at door, (415) 567-2020, ext. 213, www.stmarycathedralsf.org.
ABUSE CRISIS DISCUSSION: St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica, 1-3 p.m., with Thomas Plante, Ph.D. of Santa Clara University. Eileen Barsi (650) 438-7877; www.stpeterpacifica.org. Admission is free.
Visit SMCSF.org for St. Mary’s Cathedral’s new website. You’ll find gorgeous photos, information on the Cathedral parish and upcoming events, as well as a message from Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone. Visitors to the old address will be redirected for a short time but soon the old address will be inoperative.
Lenten series with Father David Pettingill on Gospels of the triduum, the period of Holy Thursday through Easter, St. Emydius Church, Ashton Avenue at De Montfort Avenue, San Francisco, March 7, 14, 21, 28, 7-8:30 p.m., $20 donation includes all talks. March 7: “The Hour of Jesus and Disciples’ Feet”; March 14: “The Triumph of God’s Great Love”; March 21: “Why seek the living among the dead?” March 28: “He saw and he believed, burning hearts and breaking of bread.”