COLORADO SPRINGS. Joyce Stolberg, consecrated virgin in the Diocese of Colorado Springs since 2011, died Feb. 3. Arrangements are as follows:

Rosary will be recited on Monday, Feb. 17 at 9 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., with Bishop James Golka presiding. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Memorial Gardens.

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. 

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.

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.

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.