COLORADO SPRINGS. A Prayer Team training workshop will be held Feb. 8 from 8:30-11 a.m. in the Parish Life Center at Our Lady of the Pines Parish, 11020 Teachout Rd., Colorado Springs, 80908. Training will be provided by Ignite a New Pentecost, the diocesan ministry for Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services. The workshop is open to all. Those who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to Deacon Chuck Matzker at cmatzker@diocs.org by Feb. 3. 

SECURITY. St. Dominic Parish in Security will host “Parental Tools to Protect Our Children,” a free presentation for adults on human trafficking, pornography, digital safety and building strong and holy families, on Jan. 30 from 6-8 p.m. The class will be given by ACT for Freedom Now and a Colorado police officer. For more information, contact Kathy Thilenius at 719-684-3500.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Catholic Schools Week will be observed Jan. 26 - Feb. 1. Following is a listing of the various activities planned by schools in the diocese for Catholic Schools Week 2025
 

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.

Wonder is the desire for knowledge,” said St. Thomas Aquinas. This foundational truth underpins the mission of Catholic schools as we guide students from wonder to wisdom during this Catholic Schools Week.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Father Jim Klein, who served as pastor of Divine Redeemer Parish for nearly a decade, died Jan. 7 at age 66 as the result of a heart ailment.

A rosary will take place Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, 22 W. Kiowa St., followed by a funeral vigil at 5:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Cathedral, followed by internment at Evergreen Cemetery.

(Update 2/7/2025) Video of Fr. Klein's funeral may be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0YzZ05defk&t=161s

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.

The Jubilee Year of Hope is underway.  Pope Francis opened the St. Peter’s Basilica Holy Door on December 24, 2024, and Bishop Golka welcomed the Jubilee for our diocese on December 29, the Feast of the Holy Family.

SEDALIA. Sister of Mercy Peg Maloney died Jan. 2 at age 70. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 11 at Regis Chapel in Denver. Burial followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. Rev. Thomas Francis Lemos, C.S.C., 76, died at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame, Ind. on Dec. 30, 2024, after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Jan. 6 at Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame. Burial followed at the Congregation of Holy Cross cemetery in Notre Dame.