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Bishop’s column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Datelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 15 Jubilarians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10 News briefs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 10.) (Continued on Page 10.) By Michele Jurich Staff writer Mothers were at the heart of the Issues4Life events in Oakland on Jan. 25, as mothers of disabled children, and a mother who was sterilized against her will after she gave birth at age 14, told their stories. The day also belonged to Christi Hockel Davenport, a young woman who was born with Down syndrome and has gone on to live a life filled with love, work and marriage. Rev. Walter Hoye’s Issues4Life Foundation sponsored the day’s events, which began with a 10 a.m. rally near Oakland City Hall. About 100 people sat on the steps in Frank Ogawa Plaza as the speakers stood right in front of them, because Rev. Hoye’s permit for amplified sound had been denied. But that didn’t stop Rev. Hoye’s sixth- annual rally and walk. “This is the pro-life presence in the city of Oakland,” he said. Three of the speakers were scheduled to address the much-larger Walk for Life West Coast the following day in San Francisco. Lacey Buchanan came from Tennessee with her husband Chris and their almost-2- year-old son, Christian. She also pointed to her round middle and introduced Chandler. “He’s got another three months,” she said. Buchanan told the crowd of the months before Christian’s birth. “We went for the most exciting ultrasound — the one where they tell you if it’s a boy or a girl,” she said “We decided to name him Christian.” Then came a call from the doctor. Was there a family history of cleft lip or palate? Additional ultrasound showed Christian had both. “We were devastated at the thought of our child having a birth defect,” she said. “Every week the news got worse,” she Cordileone, who delivered the invocation to begin the event. “Yes, we are here to stay because life is good and life is holy.” By Valerie Schmalz Catholic San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thou- sands of pro-life supporters crammed San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and walked through the city’s center for the ninth annual Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 26. “The pro-life movement is here to stay, we’re here to grow,” the walk’s co-chair, Eva Muntean, told the rally. Following the rally, participants walked the two miles from City Hall to the Ferry Building, traveling through the heart of the city’s shopping and financial districts, fill- ing Market Street for more than one mile. More than 50,000 participated, organiz- ers estimated. “You may imagine how happy I am here to see so many people loving the life that is given to us by our creator to give wit- ness to the life and to the Gospel,” said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the papal nuncio to the United States. “I feel with you, that you are the best of the United States of America.” The archbishop, who flew to San Francisco after addressing a youth rally in Washington Jan. 25, shared a special message from Pope Benedict XVI com- mending the pro-life participants for “this outstanding public witness to the funda- mental human right to life.” He shared a tweet sent by the pope, who said he was “grateful to all those who take part in this outstanding public witness to the fundamental human right to life and to the moral imperative of upholding the inviolable dignity of each member of our human family, especially the smallest and the most defenseless of our brothers and sisters.” “You are a powerful witness that God’s truth cannot be silenced,” said San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, who delivered the invocation to begin the event. “Yes, we are here to be Region rallies for life Lacey Buchanan tells the Oakland rally about her son, Christian. Rev. Walter Hoye, the Issues4Life leader, is at left. MICHELE JURICH/THE CATHOLIC VOICE Mothers highlight events in Oakland SF rally, march ‘here to stay’ By Archbishop Alex J. Brunett In a few days — Feb. 13 — we will again celebrate Ash Wednesday and begin the sacred season of Lent. In our faith tradi- tion, we come before the altar to receive a Sign of the Cross on our foreheads. This is a powerful reminder that our lives are lived under the Cross of Jesus Christ. Over the years I have noticed that some people like to have the Cross imprinted on their foreheads in such a fashion that it can be seen by everybody, even after they leave church. Others will wipe the Cross off their foreheads as soon as they leave church. Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent should be much more than being marked by the ashes on our foreheads. It should be a special time for all of us. We need this time to reflect on the meaning of this Lenten season and the role that our faith will play in the development of our relationship with Christ and with each other to whom we are united as members of the Church. The Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday reminds us, in the words of Christ, that: “Your Father, who sees what is hidden, will repay you.” A cross placed on our foreheads does not necessarily make us a true follower of Jesus Christ. It is much easier to wear our piety outwardly than it is to love God and to love our neighbor in the privacy of our own hearts. In fact, some people substitute the Fight apathy and reconnect with God By Michele Jurich Staff writer Burkina Faso. East Timor. Lesotho. The Dominican Republic. Pakistan. The Diocese of Oakland. Catholic Relief Services projects are featured on the poster that accompanies the familiar small cardboard Rice Bowl that is a staple of Lent for parishes and schools across the United States, including 65 in the Diocese of Oakland. This year, a project that is close to home is featured. During the sixth week of Lent, the focus is on the Delta Christian Community Food Pantry. Members of St. Anne Parish in Byron, Delta Community Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay and Byron United Methodist Church joined forces in 2010 to feed the hungry and offer information and referrals to individuals and families in Eastern Contra Costa County. Rice Bowl www.CRSRiceBowl.org Delta Christian Community Food Pantry c/o St. Anne Parish P.O. Box 476 Byron CA 94514 Attn: Karen Randle Delta-area food pantry gets Rice Bowl’s attention LENT outward show of having the ashes on their foreheads as a way of showing their inner devotion. Is it any wonder that Jesus counseled us that when we pray we should not be like hypocrites who love to stand praying in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others? “I tell you the truth. They have received their reward in full.” As we approach this celebration of Ash Wednesday with an open heart, this is not a time for a sham kind of religion. It is a day for focusing on the meaning of our lives in the light of the Cross of Jesus Christ, a time for basting the cross on our hearts even as we place it on our fore- heads. Christ gave His life on our behalf. Perhaps we could learn much by looking at our own faith history and understanding how it challenges us today. These are hard days for many of us. The wreckage of the economy has left us scarred, overwhelmed, and perhaps even angry. We have tried to do the right things. We have worked hard. We have saved, Archbishop Brunett More on Lent Rice Bowl, Below Guidelines, event, Page 7 VOL. 51, NO. 3 DIOCESE OF OAKLAND FEBRUARY 4, 2013 www.catholicvoiceoakland.org Serving the East Bay Catholic Community since 1963 Copyright 2013 Bishop’s Appeal See ad on Page 3 Envelope Inside Master’s Degree Programs Business Counseling Psychology Culture & Spirituality Education Credential Programs also available English–The Writer’s Craft Music Nursing Pastoral Ministries Degree Completion Programs for Adults Business Psychology Liberal Studies RN to BSN Introducing our new program: LVN to BSN Confidence Caring Career Growth Degree Completion Programs for Adults Business Psychology Liberal Studies RN to BSN Introducing our new program: LVN to BSN Attend our Information Session on the last Thursday of every month from 6:00-7:30 pm Valley Center for the Performing Arts at: HOLY NAMES UNIVERSITY 3500 Mountain Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94619 www.hnu.edu/reg (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 7.) (Continued on Page 10.) (Continued on Page 10.) By Michele Jurich Staff writer Mothers were at the heart of the Issues4Life events in Oakland on Jan. 25, as mothers of disabled children, and a mother who was sterilized against her will after she gave birth at age 14, told their stories. The day also belonged to Christi Hockel Davenport, a young woman who was born with Down syndrome and has gone on to live a life filled with love, work and marriage. Rev. Walter Hoye’s Issues4Life Foundation sponsored the day’s events, which began with a 10 a.m. rally near Oakland City Hall. About 100 people sat on the steps in Frank Ogawa Plaza as the speakers stood right in front of them, because Rev. Hoye’s permit for amplified sound had been denied. But that didn’t stop Rev. Hoye’s sixth- annual rally and walk. “This is the pro-life presence in the city of Oakland,” he said. Three of the speakers were scheduled to address the much-larger Walk for Life West Coast the following day in San Francisco. Lacey Buchanan came from Tennessee with her husband Chris and their almost-2- year-old son, Christian. She also pointed to her round middle and introduced Chandler. “He’s got another three months,” she said. Buchanan told the crowd of the months before Christian’s birth. “We went for the most exciting ultrasound — the one where they tell you if it’s a boy or a girl,” she said “We decided to name him Christian.” Then came a call from the doctor. Was there a family history of cleft lip or palate? Additional ultrasound showed Christian had both. “We were devastated at the thought of our child having a birth defect,” she said. “Every week the news got worse,” she Cordileone, who delivered the invocation By Valerie Schmalz Catholic San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thou- sands of pro-life supporters crammed San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and walked through the city’s center for the ninth annual Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 26. “The pro-life movement is here to stay, we’re here to grow,” the walk’s co-chair, Eva Muntean, told the rally. Following the rally, participants walked the two miles from City Hall to the Ferry Building, traveling through the heart of the city’s shopping and financial districts, fill- ing Market Street for more than one mile. More than 50,000 participated, organiz- ers estimated. “You may imagine how happy I am here to see so many people loving the life that is given to us by our creator to give wit- ness to the life and to the Gospel,” said Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the papal nuncio to the United States. “I feel with you, that you are the best of the United States of America.” The archbishop, who flew to San Francisco after addressing a youth rally in Washington Jan. 25, shared a special message from Pope Benedict XVI com- mending the pro-life participants for “this outstanding public witness to the funda- mental human right to life.” He shared a tweet sent by the pope, who said he was “grateful to all those who take part in this outstanding public witness to the fundamental human right to life and to the moral imperative of upholding the inviolable dignity of each member of our human family, especially the smallest and the most defenseless of our brothers and sisters.” “You are a powerful witness that God’s truth cannot be silenced,” said San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordeli- Region rallies for life Lacey Buchanan tells the Oakland rally about her son, Christian. Rev. Walter Hoye, the Issues4Life leader, is at left. MICHELE JURICH/THE CATHOLIC VOICE Mothers highlight events in Oakland SF rally, march ‘here to stay’ By Archbishop Alex J. Brunett In a few days — Feb. 13 — we will again celebrate Ash Wednesday and begin the sacred season of Lent. In our faith tradi- tion, we come before the altar to receive a Sign of the Cross on our foreheads. This is a powerful reminder that our lives are lived under the Cross of Jesus Christ. Over the years I have noticed that some people like to have the Cross imprinted on their foreheads in such a fashion that it can be seen by everybody, even after they leave church. Others will wipe the Cross off their foreheads as soon as they leave church. Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent should be much more than being marked by the ashes on our foreheads. It should be a special time for all of us. We need this time to reflect on the meaning of this Lenten season and the role that our faith will play in the development of our relationship with Christ and with each other to whom we are united as members of the Church. The Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday reminds us, in the words of Christ, that: “Your Father, who sees what is hidden, will repay you.” A cross placed on our foreheads does not necessarily make us a true follower of Jesus Christ. It is much easier to wear our piety outwardly than it is to love God and to love our neighbor in the privacy of our own hearts. In fact, some people substitute the Fight apathy and reconnect with God By Michele Jurich Staff writer Burkina Faso. East Timor. Lesotho. The Dominican Republic. Pakistan. The Diocese of Oakland. Catholic Relief Services projects are featured on the poster that accompanies the familiar small cardboard Rice Bowl that is a staple of Lent for parishes and schools across the United States, including 65 in the Diocese of Oakland. This year, a project that is close to home is featured. During the sixth week of Lent, the focus is on the Delta Christian Community Food Pantry. Members of St. Anne Parish in Byron, Delta Community Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay and Byron United Methodist Church joined forces in 2010 to feed the hungry and offer Rice Bowl www.CRSRiceBowl.org Delta Christian Community Food Pantry c/o St. Anne Parish P.O. Box 476 Byron CA 94514 Attn: Karen Randle Delta-area food pantry gets Rice Bowl’s attention LENT outward show of having the ashes on their foreheads as a way of showing their inner devotion. Is it any wonder that Jesus counseled us that when we pray we should not be like hypocrites who love to stand praying in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others? “I tell you the truth. They have received their reward in full.” As we approach this celebration of Ash Wednesday with an open heart, this is not a time for a sham kind of religion. It is a day for focusing on the meaning of our lives in the light of the Cross of Jesus Christ, a time for basting the cross on our hearts even as we place it on our fore- heads. Christ gave His life on our behalf. Perhaps we could learn much by looking at our own faith history and understanding how it challenges us today. These are hard days for many of us. The wreckage of the economy has left us scarred, overwhelmed, and perhaps even angry. We have tried to do the right things. We have worked hard. 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Ordination: Most Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone and
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By Michele Jurich
Staff writer
Mothers were at the heart of the
Issues4Life events in Oakland on Jan.
25, as mothers of disabled children, and
a mother who was sterilized against her
will after she gave birth at age 14, told
their stories.
The day also belonged to Christi Hockel
Davenport, a young woman who was born
with Down syndrome and has gone on to
live a life filled with love, work and marriage.
Rev. Walter Hoye’s Issues4Life
Foundation sponsored the day’s events,
which began with a 10 a.m. rally near
Oakland City Hall. About 100 people sat
on the steps in Frank Ogawa Plaza as
the speakers stood right in front of them,
because Rev. Hoye’s permit for amplified
sound had been denied.
But that didn’t stop Rev. Hoye’s sixth-
annual rally and walk. “This is the pro-life
presence in the city of Oakland,” he said.
Three of the speakers were scheduled
to address the much-larger Walk for Life
West Coast the following day in San
Francisco.
Lacey Buchanan came from Tennessee
with her husband Chris and their almost-2-
year-old son, Christian. She also pointed to
her round middle and introduced Chandler.
“He’s got another three months,” she said.
Buchanan told the crowd of the months
before Christian’s birth. “We went for the
most exciting ultrasound — the one where
they tell you if it’s a boy or a girl,” she said
“We decided to name him Christian.”
Then came a call from the doctor. Was
there a family history of cleft lip or palate?
Additional ultrasound showed Christian
had both. “We were devastated at the thought
of our child having a birth defect,” she said.
“Every week the news got worse,” she
Cordileone, who delivered the invocation
to begin the event. “Yes, we are here to
stay because life is good and life is holy.”
By Valerie Schmalz
Catholic San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thou-
sands of pro-life supporters crammed San
Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and walked
through the city’s center for the ninth
annual Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 26.
“The pro-life movement is here to stay,
we’re here to grow,” the walk’s co-chair,
Eva Muntean, told the rally.
Following the rally, participants walked
the two miles from City Hall to the Ferry
Building, traveling through the heart of the
city’s shopping and financial districts, fill-
ing Market Street for more than one mile.
More than 50,000 participated, organiz-
ers estimated.
“You may imagine how happy I am here
to see so many people loving the life that
is given to us by our creator to give wit-
ness to the life and to the Gospel,” said
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the papal
nuncio to the United States. “I feel with you,
that you are the best of the United States
of America.”
The archbishop, who flew to San
Francisco after addressing a youth rally
in Washington Jan. 25, shared a special
message from Pope Benedict XVI com-
mending the pro-life participants for “this
outstanding public witness to the funda-
mental human right to life.”
He shared a tweet sent by the pope,
who said he was “grateful to all those who
take part in this outstanding public witness
to the fundamental human right to life
and to the moral imperative of upholding
the inviolable dignity of each member of
our human family, especially the smallest
and the most defenseless of our brothers
and sisters.”
“You are a powerful witness that
God’s truth cannot be silenced,” said
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J.
Cordileone, who delivered the invocation
to begin the event. “Yes, we are here to be
Region rallies for lifeLacey Buchanan tells the Oakland rally about her son, Christian. Rev. Walter
Hoye, the Issues4Life leader, is at left.
MIC
HE
LE J
UR
ICH
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ATH
OLI
C V
OIC
E
Mothers highlight
events in OaklandSF rally, march
‘here to stay’
By Archbishop Alex J. Brunett
In a few days — Feb. 13 — we will again
celebrate Ash Wednesday and begin the
sacred season of Lent. In our faith tradi-
tion, we come before the altar to receive a
Sign of the Cross on our foreheads.
This is a powerful reminder that our
lives are lived under the Cross of Jesus
Christ. Over the years I have noticed that
some people like
to have the Cross
imprinted on their
foreheads in such a
fashion that it can be
seen by everybody,
even after they leave
church. Others will
wipe the Cross off
their foreheads as
soon as they leave
church.
Ash Wednesday and the season of
Lent should be much more than being
marked by the ashes on our foreheads. It
should be a special time for all of us. We
need this time to reflect on the meaning
of this Lenten season and the role that
our faith will play in the development of
our relationship with Christ and with each
other to whom we are united as members
of the Church.
The Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday
reminds us, in the words of Christ, that:
“Your Father, who sees what is hidden,
will repay you.”
A cross placed on our foreheads does
not necessarily make us a true follower
of Jesus Christ. It is much easier to wear
our piety outwardly than it is to love God
and to love our neighbor in the privacy of
our own hearts.
In fact, some people substitute the
Fight apathy and
reconnect with God
By Michele Jurich
Staff writer
Burkina Faso. East Timor. Lesotho.
The Dominican Republic. Pakistan. The
Diocese of Oakland.
Catholic Relief Services projects are
featured on the poster that accompanies
the familiar small cardboard Rice Bowl that
is a staple of Lent for parishes and schools
across the United States, including 65 in
the Diocese of Oakland.
This year, a project that is close to
home is featured. During the sixth week
of Lent, the focus is on the Delta Christian
Community Food Pantry. Members of St.
Anne Parish in Byron, Delta Community
Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay
and Byron United Methodist Church joined
forces in 2010 to feed the hungry and offer
information and referrals to individuals and
families in Eastern Contra Costa County.
Rice Bowl
www.CRSRiceBowl.org
Delta Christian Community
Food Pantry
c/o St. Anne Parish
P.O. Box 476
Byron CA 94514
Attn: Karen Randle
Delta-area food pantry
gets Rice Bowl’s attention
LENT
outward show of having the ashes on
their foreheads as a way of showing their
inner devotion. Is it any wonder that Jesus
counseled us that when we pray we should
not be like hypocrites who love to stand
praying in the synagogues and on the
street corners to be seen by others? “I
tell you the truth. They have received their
reward in full.”
As we approach this celebration of
Ash Wednesday with an open heart, this
is not a time for a sham kind of religion.
It is a day for focusing on the meaning of
our lives in the light of the Cross of Jesus
Christ, a time for basting the cross on our
hearts even as we place it on our fore-
heads. Christ gave His life on our behalf.
Perhaps we could learn much by looking
at our own faith history and understanding
how it challenges us today.
These are hard days for many of us.
The wreckage of the economy has left us
scarred, overwhelmed, and perhaps even
angry. We have tried to do the right things.
We have worked hard. We have saved,
Archbishop
Brunett
More on Lent
Rice Bowl, Below
Guidelines, event, Page 7
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By Michele Jurich
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Mothers were at the heart of the
Issues4Life events in Oakland on Jan.
25, as mothers of disabled children, and
a mother who was sterilized against her
will after she gave birth at age 14, told
their stories.
The day also belonged to Christi Hockel
Davenport, a young woman who was born
with Down syndrome and has gone on to
live a life filled with love, work and marriage.
Rev. Walter Hoye’s Issues4Life
Foundation sponsored the day’s events,
which began with a 10 a.m. rally near
Oakland City Hall. About 100 people sat
on the steps in Frank Ogawa Plaza as
the speakers stood right in front of them,
because Rev. Hoye’s permit for amplified
sound had been denied.
But that didn’t stop Rev. Hoye’s sixth-
annual rally and walk. “This is the pro-life
presence in the city of Oakland,” he said.
Three of the speakers were scheduled
to address the much-larger Walk for Life
West Coast the following day in San
Francisco.
Lacey Buchanan came from Tennessee
with her husband Chris and their almost-2-
year-old son, Christian. She also pointed to
her round middle and introduced Chandler.
“He’s got another three months,” she said.
Buchanan told the crowd of the months
before Christian’s birth. “We went for the
most exciting ultrasound — the one where
they tell you if it’s a boy or a girl,” she said
“We decided to name him Christian.”
Then came a call from the doctor. Was
there a family history of cleft lip or palate?
Additional ultrasound showed Christian
had both. “We were devastated at the thought
of our child having a birth defect,” she said.
“Every week the news got worse,” she
Cordileone, who delivered the invocation
By Valerie Schmalz
Catholic San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Tens of thou-
sands of pro-life supporters crammed San
Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza and walked
through the city’s center for the ninth
annual Walk for Life West Coast Jan. 26.
“The pro-life movement is here to stay,
we’re here to grow,” the walk’s co-chair,
Eva Muntean, told the rally.
Following the rally, participants walked
the two miles from City Hall to the Ferry
Building, traveling through the heart of the
city’s shopping and financial districts, fill-
ing Market Street for more than one mile.
More than 50,000 participated, organiz-
ers estimated.
“You may imagine how happy I am here
to see so many people loving the life that
is given to us by our creator to give wit-
ness to the life and to the Gospel,” said
Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the papal
nuncio to the United States. “I feel with you,
that you are the best of the United States
of America.”
The archbishop, who flew to San
Francisco after addressing a youth rally
in Washington Jan. 25, shared a special
message from Pope Benedict XVI com-
mending the pro-life participants for “this
outstanding public witness to the funda-
mental human right to life.”
He shared a tweet sent by the pope,
who said he was “grateful to all those who
take part in this outstanding public witness
to the fundamental human right to life
and to the moral imperative of upholding
the inviolable dignity of each member of
our human family, especially the smallest
and the most defenseless of our brothers
and sisters.”
“You are a powerful witness that
God’s truth cannot be silenced,” said San
Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordeli-
Region rallies for lifeLacey Buchanan tells the Oakland rally about her son, Christian. Rev. Walter
Hoye, the Issues4Life leader, is at left.
MIC
HE
LE J
UR
ICH
/TH
E C
ATH
OLI
C V
OIC
E
Mothers highlight
events in OaklandSF rally, march
‘here to stay’
By Archbishop Alex J. Brunett
In a few days — Feb. 13 — we will again
celebrate Ash Wednesday and begin the
sacred season of Lent. In our faith tradi-
tion, we come before the altar to receive a
Sign of the Cross on our foreheads.
This is a powerful reminder that our
lives are lived under the Cross of Jesus
Christ. Over the years I have noticed that
some people like
to have the Cross
imprinted on their
foreheads in such a
fashion that it can be
seen by everybody,
even after they leave
church. Others will
wipe the Cross off
their foreheads as
soon as they leave
church.
Ash Wednesday and the season of
Lent should be much more than being
marked by the ashes on our foreheads. It
should be a special time for all of us. We
need this time to reflect on the meaning
of this Lenten season and the role that
our faith will play in the development of
our relationship with Christ and with each
other to whom we are united as members
of the Church.
The Gospel reading for Ash Wednesday
reminds us, in the words of Christ, that:
“Your Father, who sees what is hidden,
will repay you.”
A cross placed on our foreheads does
not necessarily make us a true follower
of Jesus Christ. It is much easier to wear
our piety outwardly than it is to love God
and to love our neighbor in the privacy of
our own hearts.
In fact, some people substitute the
Fight apathy and
reconnect with God
By Michele Jurich
Staff writer
Burkina Faso. East Timor. Lesotho.
The Dominican Republic. Pakistan. The
Diocese of Oakland.
Catholic Relief Services projects are
featured on the poster that accompanies
the familiar small cardboard Rice Bowl that
is a staple of Lent for parishes and schools
across the United States, including 65 in
the Diocese of Oakland.
This year, a project that is close to
home is featured. During the sixth week
of Lent, the focus is on the Delta Christian
Community Food Pantry. Members of St.
Anne Parish in Byron, Delta Community
Presbyterian Church in Discovery Bay
and Byron United Methodist Church joined
forces in 2010 to feed the hungry and offer
Rice Bowl
www.CRSRiceBowl.org
Delta Christian Community
Food Pantry
c/o St. Anne Parish
P.O. Box 476
Byron CA 94514
Attn: Karen Randle
Delta-area food pantry
gets Rice Bowl’s attention
LENT
outward show of having the ashes on
their foreheads as a way of showing their
inner devotion. Is it any wonder that Jesus
counseled us that when we pray we should
not be like hypocrites who love to stand
praying in the synagogues and on the
street corners to be seen by others? “I
tell you the truth. They have received their
reward in full.”
As we approach this celebration of
Ash Wednesday with an open heart, this
is not a time for a sham kind of religion.
It is a day for focusing on the meaning of
our lives in the light of the Cross of Jesus
Christ, a time for basting the cross on our
hearts even as we place it on our fore-
heads. Christ gave His life on our behalf.
Perhaps we could learn much by looking
at our own faith history and understanding
how it challenges us today.
These are hard days for many of us.
The wreckage of the economy has left us
scarred, overwhelmed, and perhaps even
angry. We have tried to do the right things.
We have worked hard. We have saved,
Archbishop
Brunett
More on Lent
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