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RSVP Information:
To RSVP and submit payment for upcoming events, please contact:
Robert L. Zaletel
Saint Thomas More Society, Secretary
c/o Rita Chavez
Littler Mendelson
650 California Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
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Upcoming Events & Recent Events
To RSVP and submit payment for upcoming events, see contact information on left sidebar.
Luncheon Speakers:
Upcoming 2010 Luncheons this year will be on the following dates:
9/23; 11/15; 12/16.
Location: Family Club, 545 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
Corner of Bush and Powell
September 23, 2010: Luncheon Honoring St. Thomas More Award winners and Past Presidents. Bishop William Justice, Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco will speak at a luncheon honoring our past St. Thomas More Award winners and Past Presidents. (Co-Chairs Justice Robert Dondero and Justice Martin Jenkins - each of whom is a past St. Thomas More Award winner.)
November 15, 2010: Pastors Luncheon. This will be a special luncheon on Monday rather than Thursday (to accommodate our speaker) where every member is encouraged to invite your pastor or other parish priests as our guests. Our speaker will be the noted scholar and writer, Sister Sandra Schneiders of the Jesuit School of Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, who will address the role of and issues facing women religious in the United States today. This luncheon promises to be another highlight of our year.
December 16, 2010: Speaker to be announced. The December luncheon will feature the winner of our annual essay contest which is being coordinated and chaired this year by our immediate past President, Greg Schopf.
August 8, 2010: During the American Bar Association convention to be held in San Francisco, we are sponsoring a special Red Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral at the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass. The celebrant will be Auxiliary Bishop William Justice. The Cathedral choir will be singing traditional Gregorian Chants. After the Mass, our Society will be hosting a reception in the meeting rooms below the Cathedral. Please plan to attend and help us host the ABA delegates and judges from all across the country. Bring your family and friends. You can RSVP by sending J. Dennis McQuaid an e-mail that you will be there at or you can contact Adrian Driscoll.
October 21, 2010: Annual Red Mass and Dinner. CHANGE OF LOCATION: This year's Red Mass will be held at the beautiful Church of Notre Dame des Victoires on Bush Street starting at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will follow at the Family Club at Bush and Powell. Parking is available across from the Church in the Sutter-Stockton Garage. The principal celebrant will again be Archbishop George Niederauer. The recipient of this year's St. Thomas More Award will be the former President of the St. Thomas More Society and one of our most inspirational leaders, Hugh Donohoe.
Volunteer Service Project
 August 28, 2010: Under the leadership of Board Member Tim Crudo, STMS is going to provide volunteers at St. Anthony's Dining Room with our next date being Saturday, August 28, from 9:30 am to 1:45 pm. If you would like to get involved and participate, please email Tim. This service project series is an exciting first for STMS.
We encourage different volunteers to get involved so that everyone has a chance to participate.
Upcoming volunteer dates: August 28, & October 2, 2010
Recent Events
June 17, 2010: Our speaker at our June Luncheon was Father Jay Matthews, pastor of St. Benedict's Parish in Oakland. Father Matthews gave a most fascinating and informative talk on the history of the Catholic African-American community in the Civil Rights movement, from the end of the Civil War until the middle of the 20th century.
Father Jay Matthews Biography >>
May 27, 2010: Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of the Diocese of Oakland who will share with us his experience as an assistant at the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura, the Church's highest canonical court in the Vatican and its important role in the governance of the Church.
Bishop Cordileone's Profile & Curriculum Vitae
Tuesday, April 27, 2010: Theology on Tap. Once again we enjoyed the combination of a no-host bar and stimulating conversation at our Theology on Tap session. On Tuesday April 27, USF Dean Jeff Brand and Father Donal Godfrey, SJ. moderated a discussion at the Holding Company in Embarcadero 2 starting at 5:30 pm. The program sought comments on the subject of "Faith perspectives on the current crisis in the Vatican regarding criticism over the Church's handling of clergy abuse."
April 22, 2010: At our April luncheon, through the efforts of Board member Tom Hockel, we had as our speaker the noted theologian Father Joseph Fessio, S.J. Father Fessio focused his talk on the recent media regarding the clergy abuse scandal, especially in the light of all the recent adverse publicity against Pope Benedict XVI. We had a lively and informative discussion and were fortunate to hear Father Fessio's insights on this controversial and troubling subject.
Following shortly after the April luncheon, we continued the discussion of dealing with the publicity about clergy abuse and the difficulty it presents to the faithful at a lively Theology on Tap discussion led by Dean Jeff Brand and Father Donal Godfrey. Their subject was: "Faith perspectives on the current crisis in the Vatican regarding criticism over the Church's handling of clergy abuse." Father Fessio's Biography >>
April 10, 2010: Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland. The theme was "Catholic lawyers, the laity, and family". Presenting to us was Father Frank Filice, Professor Emeritus of Biology at USF and founder ofthe Holy Family Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Ordained after his wife died, he is the father of six, grandfather of twenty-two (one of whom is now a priest also) and great grandfather of twelve. He is a great inspiration to those who know him.
Thursday, March 25, 2010: Our member Stephen Lanctot will present a program about the Immaculate Conception Academy in the Mission - a high school which is following the Cristo Rey model.
Learn more about ICA (flyer) >>
Chrism Mass
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at 5:30pm
St. Mary's Cathedral
Archbishop George Niederauer personally invited all STMS members to this important and beautiful liturgy in the life of our Archdiocese, celebrated each year on Tuesday of Holy Week. read letter >>
 February 25, 2010: William Regan, President of the Western Association of the Knights of Malta, described the organization, the charitable work of the Knights and his experiences on the many Lourds Pilgrimages he has participated in.
Lenten Series
Beginning February 17, 2010 For the six (6) Wednesdays of Lent, the Society offered study sessions of Parables found in the Gospels. Wednesdays, beginning February 17, 2010. Old St. Mary's Church, Room 6 (across from Hecker Hall)
January 26, 2010
 Cathleen Kaveny serves as the John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law and Professor of Theology at the University of Notre Dame. As a columnist for Commonwealth Magazine and as a scholar, Kaveny explores the relationship between morality and law, reconciling and analyzing the role religion and ethics in current events. Kaveny takes on controversial issues from an interdisciplinary perspective, confronting issues ranging from torture and medical conscience clauses to Catholic academic freedom and electoral politics. A decorated scholar, Kaveny has published over forty articles and essays, served as a clerk under the Honorable John T. Noonan Jr., and earned her undergraduate and multiple graduate degrees in philosophy, theology and law from Princeton and Yale, respectively.
December 10, 2009
We presented the award winning essay from our annual essay contest and also heard from Tim Crudo (formerly with the US Department of Justice office in SF and currently with Latham & Watkins) and Angelina Cahalan of St. Anthony's Foundation about a new opportunity for STMS members to become involved in a community service project. We also presented a proposal to expand the STMS Board for your approval.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Annual Pastor's Luncheon
Dean of the USF Law School, Jeff Brand, and Director of Ministry at USF, Fr. Donal Godfrey. They discussied "Jewish Prophets, Catholic Saints, Faith and Our Lives As Lawyers" from Dean Brand's perspective as a Jew and Fr. Godfrey's perspective as an Irish lawyer.
Red Mass:
The Saint Thomas More Award was bestowed upon Justice Robert L. Dondero, First District Court of Appeal Justice, on October 22, 2009 during the Red Mass at Saints Peter and Paul's Church. Our annual banquet was followed at the Italian American Athletic Club.
Archbishop Niederauer celebrated the Mass and delivered the homily.
September 24, 2009 - Special Luncheon to honor all STMS past award recipients and past presidents.
Located at the Family Club
Speaker: University of San Francisco President
Fr. Steven A. Privett, S.J. Fr. Privell addressed USF's mission and Catholic education.
Thursday August 20, 2009 - Theology on Tap
Located at The Holding Company
Discussion leaders: USF Director of Ministry Father Donal Godfrey and USF Law School Dean Jeff Brand. "Does anybody actually read the bible anymore and if so, why and how?"
Thursday, June 18, 2009. Doug Sherman of Immaculate Heart Radio was our luncheon speaker. Today, Immaculate Heart Radio stations minister to millions of listeners with 22 stations throughout the western United States, including the San Francisco Bay Area on KSFB 1260 AM.
Thursday, May 28, 2009. Noted Catholic convert and author Roy Schoeman was our luncheon speaker, who gave a fascinating account of his conversion and an inspirational view of the scripture and theology. Our thanks go out to Tom Hockel and his father whose generosity and initiative allowed us to feature Mr. Schoeman.
Thursday, April 23, 2009 - Theology on Tap
Located at The Holding Company
A lively discussion guided by USF Law School Dean Jeff Brand and USF Director of Ministry Fr. Donal Godfrey, SJ.
Thursday, April 16, 2009. Fr. John Coleman, SJ was our luncheon speaker. Fr. Coleman is currently associate pastor at Saint Ignatius Church, San Francisco, and was the Charles Casassa Professor of Social Values at Loyola Marymount University from 1997 to 2009.
The title of his talk was "The Theological Roots of the Criminal Trial." We provided MCLE credit for his talk and had a very good turn out. Fr. Coleman discussed some very interesting history and issues involving "reasonable doubt" and other concepts. His comments prompted a lively and lengthy question and answer session. Our thanks go out to Fr. Coleman.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009 - Chrism Mass
St. Mary's Cathedral
The priests of the Diocese renewed their ordination promises during the Mass.
Thursday, April 2, 2009 - Lenten Talks Series
Old St. Mary's Church (Heckler Hall)
This was a special way to observe Lent and to prepare for Holy Week.
Thursday, March 19, 2009. David Cook, a lawyer and former FBI agent, who is now Director of Intelligence Service for Deloitte. David provided us with some rare insights, humor and assurances about the history of the FBI's conter-intelligence efforts in San Francisco (as well as with respect to his own identity). The talk was highly entertaining and informative. Our thanks go out to David.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Auxiliary Bishop William Justice celebrated Mass and distributed ashes at the Cesar Chavez Student Center, Rosa Parks A-C in the SFSU campus. The Sacrament of Reconciliation was offered from 11:10 to 11:50 am, and Mass was at 12:00.
February 19, 2009 - Our luncheon speakers were from the Coalition of Concerned Medical Professionals. CCMP board member Michaele Ramirez and one of the many CCMP medical professional voluteers spoke about CCMP's efforts to assure there is medical and dental care to the ever growing number of Californians (8 million currently) without medical insurance.
January 22, 2009 - Our luncheon speaker was Chris Cody, formerly a personal injury lawyer and now Executive Director of St. Vincent DePaul. He provided us all with much inspiration and motivation.
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Essay Award
Our 8th Grade Scholarship Recipient Paulo Mesaros was awarded the winning essay.
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Thursday, September 18, 2008 - Our luncheon speaker was Michael Daniels, President of De Marillac Academy, who addressed the developments and plans for the Academy under his leadership.
Wednesday, October 23, 2008 - Red Mass - St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco is pleased to announce that the Honorable Ming W. Chin, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court was the 2008 recipient of the Saint Thomas More Award.
More Red Mass Information >>
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - Our luncheon speaker was California Supreme Court Justice Ming W. Chin
Thursday, April 17, 2008 - Our luncheon speaker was Father James Kairu.
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Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Christmas Luncheon and Essay Award.
Our 8th Grade Scholarship Recipient Lisa Dimech presented the winning essay during the luncheon.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007 - Pastors Luncheon
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Megan Furth Academy Principal Nicole McAuliffe. Mrs. McAuliffe's spoke at our Pastor's Luncheon and addressed the mission of the school, its model for putting inner city students on the road to excellence and the challenges of maintaining a Catholic presence in the Western Addition.
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October 18, 2007 - 70th Anniversary Red Mass Dinner Celebration learn more >>
Honoree Judge Carlos T. Bea and Archbishop George H. Niederauer, Ph.D.
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Thursday, September 20, 2007 - Nell Jessup Newton, Dean of Hastings College of Law. Dean Jessup enlightened us on the unique challenges to a Catholic administrator of one of California's distinguished schools of law, and its tradition of preparing generations of moral and ethical legal practitioners.
Sunday, August 12, 2007 - St. Thomas More Society of San Francisco hosts the American Bar Association Red Mass at Old Saint Mary's Cathedral
Friday, June 22, 2007 - St. Thomas More Feast Day - Mass
Father Robert Silva, Immediate Past Executive Director of the National Councils of Priests
Thursday, May 17, 2007 - William Issel, Visiting History Professor, Mills College; Professor of History Emeritus - SFSU
Friday, April 20, 2007 - Sing a New Song benefit concert, performed by Dan Shutte ("Here I am Lord") and Janet Whitaker ("Here at this Table").
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7:30 p.m.
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Newman Hall
2700 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA
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Proceeds from the concert benefit the Jesuit School of Theology's new Gesu Chapel.
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Thursday, April 26, 2007 - Robert Ladouceur - De La Salle High School Religion Instructor and Varsity Football Coach
Thursday, March 29, 2007 - East Season Event, Theology on Tap.
Guest Speaker was Don Carroll, Past St. Thomas More Society President and Award Recipient
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"The Passion of the Radical Jesus: Justice or Forgiveness ?"
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5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Trader Vic's, Old Havana Room
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Thursday, March 22, 2007 - Distinguished members of the Society: Iain Macdonald and John Christian.
January 18, 2007 - Speaker Brian Cahill, Executive Director of Catholic Charities and CYO for the Archdiocese accepts our STM Certificate of Appreciation from President Hugh A. Donohoe.
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