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Cathedral parishioners named ‘Longest Married Couple’ in Colorado

By Veronica Ambuul

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COLORADO SPRINGS. Bill and Ruth Carew of St. Mary’s Cathedral were named the Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) Longest Married Couple in Colorado and were honored after the cathedral’s 4 p.m. Mass on Jan. 25. Tom and Molly Johnson, co-leaders of WWME in Colorado, presented a certificate and flowers to the couple. 

Parishes prepare to implement new OCIA program

by Deacon Rick Bauer

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COLORADO SPRINGS. On Jan. 11, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Colorado Springs was host to a gathering of catechists, religious education leaders, and clergy working on the implementing of changes and revisions to the way interested candidates come to the Catholic faith. After an introduction from Bishop Golka, presenters walked through the new Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) for use at parishes in the United States.

Once a Cardinal, Always a Cardinal: A place of study, faith, and community since 1956

By Paul Dusseault

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COLORADO SPRINGS. It was 1956 when Divine Redeemer Catholic School opened its doors. Colorado Springs had just been chosen as the site for the United States Air Force Academy. The popular Christmas-themed amusement park, Santa’s Workshop, had just opened in the Manitou bluffs, and Elvis Presley’s “Love Me Tender” topped the pop charts. This small town reflected the bustling optimism of post-war America and a surge in families and family size – the soon-to-be-transformative baby boom – was well underway.

Military spiritual mentoring pilot program takes flight

by William J. Dagendesh

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COLORADO SPRINGS. A program designed to provide spiritual mentoring for U.S. servicemembers is receiving favorable reviews from the military community.

The Military Spiritual Mentoring program creates Catholic spiritual mentoring by inviting veteran military personnel to share secular and spiritual life experiences with junior members. Bishop James Golka has endorsed the program.

World Day of the Sick is opportunity to seek healing of body and spirit

By Marice Erickson

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Ever since I participated in World Youth Day 1993 in Denver, there’s something about gathering with others for a common spiritual purpose that gives me goosebumps. St. John Paul II gave Colorado a beautiful, very fruitful gift that August, and he also gave the world an additional gift earlier that year — observing the first World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, 1993, on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. St. John Paul II set aside this time for all people to offer prayers, share in the suffering of others, offer our suffering to God, and see the face of Christ in the suffering.

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