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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Diocese of Colorado Springs Year of Hope website!  Pope Francis has called for this Jubilee Year to "be a moment of genuine, personal encounter with the Lord Jesus.” (Spes Non Confundit, 1). This website serves as a continual resource for parishes and the faithful of the diocese to richly participate in the Jubilee Year in various ways. 

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MINISTRY RESOURCES FOR THE YEAR OF HOPE

Catechesis & Evangelization

  1. Read (re-read) Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium (Joy of the Gospel) with parish staff and other lay leaders 

  2. The same for Bishop Barron's Renewing Our Hope: Essays for the New Evangelization. You can pick and choose any of the 17 chapters, as the articles are independently written 

  3. Formally participate in the third year of the Eucharistic Revival by embracing the “Walk with One” initiative at your parish. There are great resources on their website to help you 

  4. Go out of your way to facilitate encounters with Christ for your staff and parishioners. Here are some helpful articles: 

  5. Host a local pilgrimage! Most people can't afford to go to Rome in 2025. But we have plenty of pilgrimage sites here in Colorado and neighboring states.

 

Hispanic Ministry / Ministerio Hispano

 

Marriage & Family Life

  1. CatholicHOM - Becoming a More Loving, Connected & Caring Catholic Household
  2. Family Life and Parenting -  Family life – though not without its challenges – is a great gift! It is in the family that all of us learn what it means to love and be loved, to forgive, and how to maintain relationships over time.
  3.  Marriage is a vocation to holinessWhether you are just starting out in marriage or have been together for fifty years, the advice, real life stories, and Church teaching here can help strengthen and bless your marriage.
  4.  Mental Health and Counseling Services - Sometimes we need to find personal healing to have a healthy and holy marriage. Whether you could use one-on-one or marriage counseling, there are local Catholic counselors who can help.
  5. Restore - Online Catholic Support for your Marriage
  6. Spiritual Direction -  Spiritual direction can be a valuable tool to grow closer to the Lord and to hear his voice, both personally and in your marriage
  7.  Witness To Love Marriage Enrichment  -Be Light, a marriage enrichment movement, draws married Catholic couples closer together in Christ while being transformed into family missionary disciples within their own communities
  8. World Ablaze Inc. - We seek to make disciples of Jesus Christ through our dedication to evangelization, faith formation, and facilitation of encounters with Christ and His Church, thus transforming the lives and communities in which we serve.

 

Young Adult Ministry

  1. Listen, Teach, Send - The United States Bishops' guide for families and pastoral ministers in the accompaniment and evangelization of youth and young adults in their journey to and with Jesus Christ
  2. Rejoicing in Hope - Message of Pope Francis for 2023 World Youth Day
  3. Those Who Hope in the Lord Will Run and Not Be Weary - Message of Pope Francis for 2024 World Youth Day