COLORADO SPRINGS. Samantha Ross, the lead teacher for three-year-olds at Holy Apostles Preschool, was awarded a $1,000 grant from Colorado Springs Utilities for a “classroom makeover.” The grant was awarded through the utility company’s Community Focus Fund and was used to purchase new materials for the classroom. Robyn Tyboroski, assistant teacher at Holy Apostles Preschool, nominated Ross for the grant.

COLORADO SPRINGS. The annual Inferno Men’s Conference will take place Nov. 4 at the Antlers Hotel in downtown Colorado Springs. Speakers will include Bishop James Golka, Chris Stefanick, Father John Riccardo and Father Nathan Cromly.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Bishop James Golka will celebrate the annual diocesan Hispanic Heritage Mass on Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish. After the Mass, a celebration featuring music, folk dancing and food will take place in the parish hall. All are invited to attend. 

COLORADO SPRINGS. The 2023 Diocese of Colorado Springs Stewardship Conference took place Aug. 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Colorado Springs. The conference speakers included Bishop James Golka; Father Brian O’Brien of the Diocese of Tulsa; Eric McArdle, President of Catholic Stewardship Consultants; and Larry Denis III, a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu.

NEW YORK.  The resilience of the indestructible loving family, in this case, a Mexican American clan, forms the heart and soul of “Blue Beetle” (PG-13, Warner Bros.). Even as the DC Comics-derived adventure occasionally lapses into cliches, moreover, this solid core endures — and helps to make the film built around it acceptable for a fairly broad audience.