As my time starts to wind down here in the diocese before taking on a new assignment overseas, I hope that these articles have been an encouragement to the reader, even a challenge, to embrace the gift of Sunday as the Lord’s Day — a day of worship, rest, and recreation. In the face of our culture’s worsening health, many Christians instinctively want to push back and “do something” about it. Setting Sunday apart for the Lord and his purposes is tantamount to an act of rebellion.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Joy was the central theme for this year’s spring theater production at St. Mary’s High School.

The committed group of student actors and crew chose a multidiscipline variety show for their spring production after last fall’s highly successful run of the comedy mystery “Murder at the Art Show.”

COLORADO SPRINGS. Two weekend retreats designed to provide an opportunity to share in the love and joy of knowing God and Catholicism are being offered to local prisoners.

Titled “Questionable Characters,” the retreats are being offered to local inmates. The first retreat will be held June 23-25 at the Limon Correctional Facility (LCF), and the second retreat will be held from July 7-9 at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility (BVCF).

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Bishop Golka's Reflection on the Fourth Sunday of Easter

(Editor’s note: On March 31, the Pontifical North American College in Rome, which is the U.S. bishops’ seminary in Rome, announced that Father Jim Baron has been appointed Coordinator of Intellectual Formation effective July 1 and continuing until June 30, 2027. The Herald sat down with Father Baron to find out more about his new role.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Brian Tucker and Cody Stowe are familiar faces to anyone who has attended young adult ministry activities in the diocese in recent years. Now the two are using their musical abilities to collaborate on songs that can be used during praise and worship, eucharistic adoration and other church gatherings.

COLORADO SPRINGS. In the 1970s, St. Mary’s High School had not yet celebrated its 100th birthday. Harkening back to that more youthful time, the school hosted a ’70s-style “Disco Fever” gala April 15.

COLORADO SPRINGS. A new work of art was installed at Marian House and blessed by Bishop James Golka on April 6, Holy Thursday.

The newly-added art is a 7-foot by 4-foot depiction of “The Last Supper” painted by local artist Mary McLean.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brethren, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.” — Acts 2:37-38

Lo que oyeron les llegó al corazón y dijeron a Pedro y a los otros apóstoles: “¿Qué debemos hacer, hermanos?”. Pedro les contestó: “Arrepiéntanse y háganse bautizar invocando el nombre de Jesucristo, para que se les perdonen los pecados, y así recibirán el don del Espíritu Santo. — Hechos 2, 37-38.