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We are thankful for the recent 5-4 ruling from the Supreme Court in the NIFLA v. Becerra case that blocked a proposed mandate on pro-life clinics to post information about abortion services. “Can the government impose and compel a faith-based ministry to proclaim a message that they are fundamentally opposed to do with the risk…
Read MoreGod calls us to live our faith outside the walls of our churches. But when it comes to issues such as life and marriage, our elected officials propose and pass laws that attempt to restrict our ability to promote those moral and foundational issues. As such laws are enacted, our religious liberties shrink, which encourages…
Read MoreOur Respect Life Office hosted a gathering of more than 50 faith leaders on April 26 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in downtown Denver. Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of the Archdiocese of Denver and Jenny Kraska of the Colorado Catholic Conference rallied the leaders of the different Christian faith communities to unite on protecting the…
Read MoreWe live in a culture that is deeply confused about life, and yet the fundamental questions about life that pervade the heart remain the same: Who am I? Why am I here? Where am I going? What is happiness? What is authentic love? The answers to these questions remain the same. The answer is truth…
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By Lynn Grandon Saturday, Sept. 10, will be remembered for a long time in the hearts of those that attended the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. More than 150 people came to the cemetery at Sacred Heart of Mary Parish in Boulder, Colo. Beautiful music-which included vocal music-an Irish flute and the parish’s carillion enriched a…
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The following is a story about Catholic Charities’ Respect Life Office and its participation in the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children published in the Aug. 27, 2016 issue of the Denver Catholic. Two parishes to hold memorial services Sept. 10 By Roxanne King/Denver Catholic Unnamed and largely unknown, more than 3,300 babies are…
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The following is a story published by the Denver Catholic July 14, 2016.. Divine Mercy Supportive Care offers hospice, palliative service By Roxanne King/Denver Catholic When California’s Brittany Maynard, 29, was grabbing headlines in 2014 for her planned physician-assisted suicide to evade the last stages of brain cancer, Colorado’s Jane Smith, 50, was in the final…
Read MoreLynn Grandon, director of the Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of Denver, appeared on “At Home with Jim and Joy” on the EWTN network, sharing the exciting work done through her office. The show aired noon (MDT) Thursday, July 28, and repeated 8 a.m. (MDT) Sunday, July 31. See the program at this link.…
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On Saturday, Sept. 10, pro-life Americans will honor the memory of the more than 50 million unborn victims of abortion during the National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Solemn prayer services will be held simultaneously at gravesites around the country where abortion victims have been buried, as well as at many other memorial sites…
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More than 100 people on Saturday morning gathered outside Planned Parenthood in Denver to pray, to share updates on pro-life efforts, and to participate in the national #ProtestPP event that seeks the government defunding of the largest abortion provider in the nation. “Today, in over 220 cities across our nation, concerned citizens have come together…
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