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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Happy Fall! As we move out of summer and into the Fall season, it is time for back to school and back into our routines and daily rhythm of life. It is also important that we maintain a rhythm and routine when it comes to prayer and our spiritual life. Often, when life gets busy and hectic, the habit of prayer is easy to let go. We are always going to be busy, but we need to remember that we need to be inspired by Mary in the Gospel who sat at the feet of Jesus and had “chosen the better part” (Luke 10:42) and set time aside every day to encounter Jesus so that he is always the center of our lives. 

¡Feliz otoño! A medida que salimos del verano y nos adentramos en el otoño, llega el momento de la vuelta a la escuela y de retomar nuestras rutinas y el ritmo de vida diario.  También es importante que mantengamos un ritmo y una rutina en lo que se refiere a la oración y a nuestra vida espiritual. A menudo, cuando la vida se vuelve ajetreada y agitada, es fácil abandonar el hábito de la oración. Siempre vamos a estar ocupados, pero tenemos que recordar que debemos inspirarnos en María, la del Evangelio, que se sentó a los pies de Jesús y “eligió la mejor parte” (Lucas 10, 42), y reservar tiempo cada día para encontrarnos con Jesús, de modo que él sea siempre el centro de nuestras vidas. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. Janelle O’Keeffe, a longtime member of the Serra Club of Colorado Springs, died July 18 in Colorado Springs. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 19 at the Newman Center, followed by burial at Pikes Peak National Cemetery.

COLORADO SPRINGS.  Sister Judith Anne Schaeffer died Aug. 3 at age 86 at Mount St. Francis. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 21 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, followed by burial in Mount St. Francis Cemetery.

HONOLULU. Father Alphonsus Khanh Kim Pham-Nguyen died July 27 at age 60 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A vigil and Requiem Mass took place at Our Lady of Lavang Church in Albuquerque Aug.8-9. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Aug. 16 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Honolulu, Hawaii, with Bishop Larry Silva presiding, followed by a private Rite of Committal.

COLORADO SPRINGS. On May 3, the Association of Salesian Cooperators welcomed eight new members from Colorado Springs during a Mass at St. Patrick Parish.  The eight new cooperators are: Maria Force, Margaret Kinney, Katherine Klataska, Elias Quintero, Naomi Quintero, Ernest Rodriguez, Sidney Rodriguez and Michelle Schumacher.

COLORADO SPRINGS. On Aug. 27, the Feast of St. Monica, the annual diocesan Mass of Praying Prodigals Home was celebrated by Bishop James Golka at St. Mary’s Cathedral, followed by a program in the parish center led by Connie Pratt.

COLORADO SPRINGS. When Catholic Charities of Central Colorado purchased the former Helen Hunt Elementary School in late 2022, dry erase boards, maps and other items left behind by teachers and students still hung on the walls. The school, which opened in 1902 and operated for more than a century, had essentially stood frozen in time since it was closed due to declining enrollment in 2016. Various nonprofits had occupied parts of the building, including Catholic Charities, but its age and other factors made substantive renovations a challenging prospect.