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DENVER Vol. LXXII No. 47 35 Cents Ninety-six years of service to the Gospel December 4. 1996 This week in The New Advent the Register ^ St. John the Evangelist School in Loveland sculpts future through innovative project — Page 3 ^ Hearts on ' F ire cam p aign b u ild s com m u n ity involvement in ‘ Greeley parish — Page 4 ^ C H D continues 1998 k tradition of _ b rin gin g hope to the poor — Pages 7,8 Special section: I’ljnnin:^ > nur rc tirt. nu iit 1999 y — v - : d ^ Sister publishes history of^'Cabrinian Colorado f Missions — Page 10 ^ Regis professor offers 2000 quiz for seniors to help avoid con artists — Page 12 ^ Winter is the perfect time for a stroll at the Denver tcon by Jenutl Father WiUuim Hart htcSichols Zoo — Page 14 Northern Colorado joins universal Church in ^ Catholic Charities needs preparing far third millennium of Christianity help in giving^Christmas Baskets’* — Page 14 — Page 2 Kctin. iiK nt spuili'jfit ‘Mary’s Choice’ : Jesus Christ: the same yesterday, today and forever a refuge for moms ' m r t998 .__ #999 BY LISA BENOIT [ God, i Im Rtther Twenty years ago, Mary Beth Raichart tried to adopt a baby. fflmnce Already with three children of L_ her own, her request was flatly re fused because of a shortage of adopt- f able babies. Through research, she found that the dwindling number of newborns was directly linked to the legalization of abortion. '' *lviiislbfi03iNMFid Heartbroken more by the death of the unborn than by her inability to adopt, she vowed to someday build a safe place in the mountains Hfc GpImMw i where young, pregnant women Continued on page II dfC<*fco6c Qlwch . OBC. 1 9 9 6 PAGE 2 DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER 4 , Journey begins toward third miUennium John the BapJist “From Emmaus to Jubilee: A Pastoral Plan for the can bear fm it in our daily lives. Archdiocese of Denver 1996-2000,” offers a guiding Tb provide further emphasis on the Great Jubilee leads exiles home vision for the Church in northern Colorado at the dawn 3 Year 2000, the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic Bib of the third millennium of Christianity. lical and Catecdietical schools will link the teachings of BY FATHER JOHN KRENZKE The pastoral plan was the result of 19 months of the Gospiel with focus on the annual jubilee themes. A reflection on the Gospel reading for the Sec work by a voluntary 25-member committee comprised Tb continue the grace and spiritual momentum cre- and Sunday in Advent. of laity, religious, clergy and diaconate members of ited by hosting World Youth Day 1993 in Denver, 4 The opening of Mark’s Gospel with a reference varying racial and social backgrounds. the Archdiocese of Denver will celebrate a special Palm to the prophecy of Isaiah serves as a brief but im Chapter Five of the document offers an outline of Sunday send-off liturgy for northern Colorado Catho how the Archdiocese of Denver can respond to the call lics who will make the pilgrimage to Paris, France, for portant bridge connecting the Old and New Tbs- from Pope John Paul II to prepare for the Great Jubi World Youth Day 1997. taments. lee o f the Year 2000. Titled. “1997: the Year o f Jesus Tb recognize Jesus in the Eucharist and to encour This Gospel is holding before us the mission Christ,” the chapter is separated into three sections: 5 age the Prayer of Presence, the John Paul II Cen of John the Baptist. John is a bridge between the how Jesus Christ is calling us. how the Church in north ■ ter for the New Evangelization will provide for all-night time of promise (Old Testament) and the time of ern Colorado answers in faith and what each Catholic Eucharistic Adoration; the Archdiocese of Denver en fulfillment (New Testament). can do to support 1997 as the Year o f Jesus Christ. With courages Catholic holy places in northern Colorado to Mark uses a passage from the prophet Isaiah the arrival o f Advent, the 1997 Liturgical Year has be do the same. (40:3) to introduce the preaching of John. The text gun, and so have preparations for the Great Jubilee. Tb worship Jesus as Lord, the Archdiocese of Den of Isaiah is spoken to the exiles in Babylon as a Included on this page are e.vcerpts o f each section. 6 ver and each parish will place special emphasis on message of hope in the promises made by the Lord. the celebration of the Solemnity of Christ the King i No The imagery is that of a new Exodus — God will vember 23, 1997), as a high feast of the liturgical year. lead the exiles back home as He once led them to Jesus Christ calls us Tb honor Mary as God-bearer, the Aixhdiocese of the promised land from the slavery of Egypt. 7Denver and all parishes will place special empha John now is pictured by Mark as a voice in sis on celebration of the Solemnity of the Annuncia the wilderness (wilderness is clearly an Exodus hrist calls us to understand his fulfillment of tion of the Lord (March 25, 1997). prophecy when he stood in the synagogue and theme) calling Israel back to a renewal of their C Tb share our love of and life in Christ with our youth, read from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah: “The covenant relationship. In other Old Tbstament the Archdiocese of Denver and its parishes will ini spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord 8 imagery the friend (John) of the bridegroom tiate sponsorship of Christ-centered youth retreats. has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; (Christ) calls his bride into the desert to renew Tb spread the truth that “Jesus Christ is the same, he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to pro their love. yesterday, today and forever,” the Archdiocese of claim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the 9 The God of Israel, speaking through Isaiah, Denver will sponsor and encourage attendance at the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of promises a messenger who will herald the arrival Mile-Hi Scripture Institute and the 28th Mile Hi Con the Lord’s favor...” < Is. 61;l-2'; and, furthermore, when of God among his pieople as Savior. John the Bap gress which will adopt this theme, he said, “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in our tist brings that promise to fulfillment. ^ ^ Tb emphasize baptism as the beginning of dis- hearing” (Lk. 4:21). The Gospels perceive John as one who comes I I I cipleship in Christ, the Archdiocese of Denver in the spirit of Elijah. In popular thinking of the and all parishes will place particular empha The Catholic Church in northern time, Elijah was expiected to appear to herald the sis on the celebration of and catechesis on the Sacra advent of the Messiah. Colorado answers in faith ment of Baptism. John sees the possibility o f a new Exodus only Tb emphasize the theological virtue of faith as in a baptism of repientance. WTiat is extraordinary a fruit of baptism, the Archdiocese of Denver n here is that John calls all Jews to repentance or To provide catechesis on Jesus Christ, the Arch and all parishes will catechize the community conversion. diocese of Denver encourages priests and deacons of faith through Scripture, the Creed, documents of the I The Hebrew word “conversion” signifies that to concentrate their homilies on the pierson of Jesus Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the a person realizes that he or she has taken the Christ as the forgiver of sins, and urges parish mis Catholic Church. wrong path and returns to God with a desire for sions that focus on Jesus, Lord and Redeemer. (See 1 ^ Tb deepen commitment to and promote obser- Cor: 1: 4-9] I vance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity salvation. This conversion is not merely remorse, Tb renew our appreciation of catechesis in its origi (in January), the Archdiocese of Denver will but a fxisitive commitment. 2 nal meaning as the Apostles' teachings about the offer to host the week’s activities. Baptism in the Jordan, called for by John, re pierson of Jesus Christ and his mystery of salvation and Tb symbolize increased Christian unity, the minds one of the passage through the Red Sea. to fully embrace learning out of love for Jesus, the arch I ^ Archdiocese of Denver will invite an Eastern- This baptism of holiness is not self-administered diocesan jubilee committee should develop ways in rite Catholic church to provide an icon that will as many baptisms of ancient religions were, but which sacred Scripture and the Tradition of the Church tour the archdiocesan parishes. is given by a prophet — a baptizer sent by God. Since John is a bridge between the testa- What each Catholic can do to support 1997 as the year of Jesus Christ. ment.s. the Old Testament m eaning o f Holy Spirit IS God's mysterious power at work in a creative way. Jesus receives that creative and • Strengthen your witness to your faith by re the special archdiocesan and parish celebrations of life-giving .Spirit to renew all nations according sponding to the question posed by Jesus Christ: “Who the Solemnities of Christ the King and the .Annun to the heart of a loving God. do you say that I am'.’ " ciation.