COLORADO SPRINGS. Prelates from around the country paid tribute to Bishop Emeritus Michael Sheridan as local Catholics mourned the late bishop during vigil and funeral liturgies held Oct. 6 and 7. Bishop Sheridan died of cancer Sept. 27 at age 77.

DENVER. The Colorado Catholic Conference, the legislative and public policy arm of Colorado’s four Catholic bishops, has issued a new Voter Guide ahead of the Nov. 8 election. The guide is available online in English and Spanish at www.cocatholic.org/resources/voter-guide/.

COLORADO SPRINGS. “Faith, Knowledge, Community.” These are the pillars upon which St. Mary’s High School places its Catholic identity, its academic rigor, and everything else that defines the excellence of a 137-year-old Catholic school.

I am Father Larry Brennan, a retired priest of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and a longtime friend of the late Bishop Michael Sheridan. Over the last 12 years, I had the privilege of working with him in a variety of capacities, coming to know many of you who are here this afternoon. Today I have the sad honor of preaching at his funeral.

We human beings have a variety of reactions in the face of the mystery of death. No one of them is the correct one. No one of them is normative. I know that they are all present here today. For many people, the first reaction is numbness or shock.

(Editor’s Note: Following are tributes submitted in honor of Bishop Sheridan by several individuals and organizations who worked closely with him during his tenure as ordinary of the diocese:

Priorities are just a list until they’re tested . . . ” The person who first expressed this sentiment could easily have been a modern business professional.  The modern world, particularly the business world, encourages the setting of priorities.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Aug. 22, 1992, was the first day of classes for St. Mary’s High School at the current campus on Yampa Street. After holding classes for 107 years in downtown Colorado Springs, the school embarked on a new chapter in its already long history.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Human trafficking is a violation of human rights and everyone must act now in order to prevent this crime from spiraling out of control, according to John DiGirolamo, author and member of St. Joseph Parish in Salida.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Bishop Emeritus Michael John Sheridan, who served as Bishop of Colorado Springs from 2003-2021, died peacefully on Sept. 27 at Penrose Hospital.

​COLORADO SPRINGS. Franciscan Sister Georgiana Franzluebbers died Sept. 1 at age 91 at Mount St. Francis Nursing Center.