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Throughout January 2021, including the run-up to the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 29, let’s Celebrate Life! It’s easy to join the campaign on social media. Create your own signs, messages, videos and memes, and repost others you like, with the hashtag #CelebrateLife2021 COVID-19 restrictions will preclude our gathering for a…
Read MoreThree dozen parishes in Northern Colorado announced a special Respect Life Mass in January 2021, with Saturday, Jan. 23, a common date. Respect Life Denver encouraged this in observance of the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. In addition, it was in lieu of our annual Celebrate Life events in January, which have been canceled…
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#YESON115 By Lynn Grandon “You are the light of the world” The numbers 9 – 11 still unsettle our hearts and will always be a reminder of a horrific day in our history. It was horrific because of the large number of innocent human lives lost by unexpected acts of violence – that everyone…
Read MorePressured Teen Mother “I was a young mom on Medicaid. I was told that my baby had a Down Syndrome diagnosis, so I was given counseling for an abortion. They said, “You can get rid of it.” I was naïve and asked, “How can you get a baby that big out of you?” When she…
Read MoreRespect Life Denver realizes that discussing the topic of abortion is difficult, particularly in the context of an election year. Below are some ways to engage family, friends and neighbors about Proposition 115, which will be on the Nov. 3 ballot in Colorado. Are you registered to vote in Colorado? If not, here’s how…
Read More“The assault on women and the unborn continues with the Supreme Court’s decision on the Louisiana abortion law that would have required doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at their local hospitals,” said Deacon Geoff Bennett, Vice President of Parish and Community Relations at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Denver. “This decision…
Read MoreBIPARTISAN BAN IS CERTIFIED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE (Denver, Colorado June 8, 2020) – Volunteers with Due Date Too Late/Initiative 120 turned in more than 180,000 total signatures to the Secretary of State, and have exceeded the minimum 124,632 verified signatures needed to qualify for the November ballot. Secretary of State Jena Griswold notified…
Read MoreVisiting the sick, feeding the hungry, etc. How can we do these things with social distancing restrictions? It is possible! Handing out “to-go” meals is working at our shelters instead of communal meals. We still can “visit” the sick and our beloved elderly and isolated by offering encouraging phone calls and “face timing” with those…
Read MoreDUE DATE TOO LATE GATHERS THOUSANDS OF SIGNATURES EARLY IN EFFORT TO SUBMIT 20,000 (Denver, Colorado, May 19, 2020) – During the first four days of a two-week Cure Period, the Due Date Too Late effort collected thousands of signatures from many communities around the state in support of Initiative 120. The initiative would prohibit…
Read MoreVOTING AS A FAITHFUL CATHOLIC We urge our fellow citizens to see beyond beyond party politics, to analyze campaign rhetoric critically and to choose their political leaders according to principle, not party affiliation or mere self-interest. Read more from the presentation, “Voting as a Faithful Catholic,” from Deacon Geoff Bennett, Vice President of Parish &…
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