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MINISTRIES

The work of the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs is carried out by a number of ministries dedicated to particular aspects of the mission of the Catholic Church, the very same mission given to the apostles by Jesus Christ.

  • CAMPUS MINISTRY (AGES 18 - 23)
  • HISPANIC MINISTRY/MINISTERIO HISPANO
  • MINISTRY AT CARE FACILITIES
  • MISSIONARIES OF MERCY
  • PRISON AND JAIL MINISTRY
  • SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS (ENGLISH)
  • SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS (SPANISH)
  • YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY (LATE TEENS, 20'S, AND 30'S)

 

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Mountain Lion Catholic serves as the college Campus ministry to all college age students. Events may be held at the college campus or at the Newman Catholic Student Center (adjacent to UCCS). Opportunities for growth include Mass, Bible Studies, free Supper & Topic nights throughout the academic year and so much MORE.

female-nurse-assists_senior-living-100px The Diocese of Colorado Springs provides pastoral care to Catholics living in long-term care facilities.

 

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Pope Francis created the role of the Missionaries of Mercy during the 2016 Jubilee of Mercy, a service that has continued since then and has been institutionalized in the new Apostolic Constitution on the Roman Curia, "Praedicate evangelium", under the section focusing on evangelization.

prison-100px The primary mission of the Prison and Jail Ministry is to bring the love and mercy of God to all we meet. We offer hope to those who may be in chaos as we treat the incarcerated with dignity. Our services are both liturgical and sacramental.

 

St. Francis Guadalupe website

Spiritual Direction is 

  • "help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pat attention to God's personal communication to him or her
  • to respond to this personally communication God
  • to grow in intimacy with this God
  • to live out the consequences of the relationship." (William A. Barry and William J. Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction)

St. Francis Guadalupe website

Dirección espiritual es:

  • “ayuda dada por un cristiano a otro que le permite a esa persona prestar atención a la comunicación personal de Dios con él o ella
  • para responder a Dios que se comunica personalmente
  • crecer en la relación íntima con Dios
  • vivir las consecuencias de esta relación”. (William A. Barry y William J. Connolly, La práctica de la dirección espiritual)
YAM-Color-Transparent (2) Diocesan Young Adult Ministry (YAM) accompanies young adults in their late teens, 20’s and 30’s, married and single. Monthly programming is primarily geared towards facilitating an ever-deeper encounter with Christ, and the holistic development and support of each young adult within a peer community of faith.