A number of years ago I attended a funeral. The man to whom we were saying goodbye had enjoyed a full and rich life.

Rendered from diaries, memories, conversations and a cache of family letters, writer Kate Hennessy’s new biography of her grandmother Dorothy Day reveals a complex, often contradictory woman of action who didn’t hesitate to “throw herself into the fray.”

Updated details for parishes and schools on the consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary are available at www.sfarchdiocese.org/IHM or www.sfarch.org/IHM.

Maryknoll Affiliates invite you to St. Isabella parish hall, One Trinity Way, San Rafael, Oct. 17, 7-9 p.m. for an evening of information and planning on ways to welcome immigrant and refugee families.

The next Marriage Encounter Weekend is Nov. 10-12 in San Jose. WWME goes back to 1967 in the U.S. Marriage Encounter Weekends are a special time for a married couple away from all distractions.

Abortion-vulnerable women in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and Northern California will have wider access to pro-life counseling and medical services, under a collaborative of pregnancy resource centers launching Oct. 1, Respect Life Sunday.

The San Francisco Bay Area was surprised by a thunder and lightning storm that damaged a PG&E transformer and roof tiles at Holy Name of Jesus School the evening of Sept. 11. Principal Natalie Cirigliano cancelled classes Sept. 12. School was back in session the day after.

A gospel choir led a celebratory crowd of about 250 in singing “We’ve Come This Far By Faith” during the entrance procession of an outdoor 75th anniversary Mass for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in San Francisco on Sept. 24

Dominican Father Emmerich Vogt believes the unhealed wounds of original sin and personal sin can lead the rich, the famous, and yes, even the faithful into sinful, self-destructive behavior.

Father Ken Weare, pastor of St. Rita Parish in Fairfax, was in Oklahoma City to participate in the beatification Mass for Father Stanley Rother. Father Weare, who served Communion during the Mass, was invited in connection with St. Rita’s longtime support of Father Rother’s former parish and surrounding villages in Guatemala.

Heartbeat International can no longer offer nurses continuing education credit for a course that teaches the procedure for saving the baby after a woman has taken the first of the abortion pills for a chemical abortion.

Dozens of women and family members impacted by the loss of a child gathered for forgiveness, comfort and healing during the Project Rachel Mass and healing liturgy Sept. 16 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma.

A Mass in Spanish celebrating the Peruvian Catholic heritage will be celebrated Oct. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th Street at Dolores, San Francisco.

Order of Malta Grand Chancellor Albrecht von Boeselager recently visited the Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California at Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. The Order of Malta’s Greg Allen said “his goodwill trip to the U.S. is to provide transparency and show support for all of the good that’s being done by the Order of Malta throughout the Western United States.”

A Mass in Spanish celebrating the Peruvian Catholic heritage will be celebrated Oct. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at Mission Dolores Basilica, 16th Street at Dolores, San Francisco.

A gospel choir led a celebratory crowd of about 250 in singing “We’ve Come This Far By Faith” during the entrance procession of an outdoor 75th anniversary Mass for Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in San Francisco on Sept. 24.

The San Francisco Bay Area was surprised by a thunder and lightning storm that damaged a PG&E transformer and roof tiles at Holy Name of Jesus School the evening of Sept. 11.

His pastor and many of the parishioners at Most Holy Redeemer Parish refer fondly to 84-year-old Carlos Rodriguez as the “world’s oldest altar boy” although there are no statistics kept on the oldest person serving at Mass.

Updated details for parishes and schools on the consecration of the Archdiocese of San Francisco to the Immaculate Heart of Mary are available at www.sfarchdiocese.org/IHM or www.sfarch.org/IHM.

Sister Catherine Browne, a Dominican Sister of San Rafael for 76 years, died at Our Lady of Lourdes Convent Sept. 9. She would have celebrated her 96th birthday in November.