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Priestly ordination for Kirk Slattery set for May 17

Deacon Kirk Slattery will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Colorado Springs at 10 a.m. May 17 at St. Mary's Cathedral. Herald photo

COLORADO SPRINGS. Deacon Kirk Slattery will be ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Colorado Springs at 10 a.m. May 17 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Bishop Michael Sheridan will celebrate the Mass and ordain Deacon Slattery. Deacon Slattery is currently finishing his theology studies at St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity in St. Paul, Minn.

The Colorado Catholic Herald will profile Deacon Slattery in its May 16 issue.

Apologist Scott Hahn to speak at St. Francis in Colorado Springs read story

Father Myers' Star magazine shines bright after 30 years read story

Bishop's new assistant brings legal background to job read story

BLOG: Shroud of Turin is back in the news with a local twist read story


4-18-08 BODY LANGUAGE: Lecturing in Poland Christopher West In early March I traveled to Poland on a three-fold mission: to offer a series of lectures for the John Paul II Center in Krakow; to carry out some further research on the late Pope’s teaching; and to make a pilgrimage to those places of importance to the life and work of Karol Wojtyla. What an incredible journey it was.		Safe-haven law saves lives, but adoption is better choice Kathy Thayer What does a young mother do when she can’t parent the baby she just delivered in secret and all by herself? Colorado’s safe-haven law allows a parent to bring an unharmed baby safely to a fire station or hospital within three days of birth. The law promises complete confidentiality, and as long as the baby is unharmed, no criminal charges will be filed.


		FEATURED MOVIE REVIEW: Speed Racer The races are indeed speedy, but otherwise "Speed Racer" is an overly long and only so-so live-action futuristic adventure yarn based on the 1960s Japanese animated TV series by Tatsuo Yoshida.read more USCCB Movie Review site CLICK HERE for full-length and capsule movie reviews at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of Film and Broadcasting.read more
BOOK REVIEW: 'Motherhood Interrupted' explores healing from abortion The secular world tells women that abortion is their choice — a liberating one. But a growing number of post-abortive women are speaking out, declaring that instead of freeing them, abortion enslaved them to grief and loss.read more Puzzle Answers

People bathe and collect water on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, May 6 after Cyclone Nargis slammed into the southern part of the country May 3. News agencies reported that more than 22,000 were killed in the storm and 41,000 were missing.

Pope appeals for mercy, generosity for suffering cyclone victims

VATICAN CITY (CNS). Pope Benedict XVI appealed to the world community to be merciful and generous by offering aid and working to relieve the suffering caused by Cyclone Nargis, which killed tens of thousands in Myanmar.

PALLIATIVE CARE SERIES:
A team approach to meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of the chronically ill and dying

COLORADO SPRINGS. "All human life is sacred. It is created by God. It is the image and likeness of God, and, regardless of a person’s state, their dignity does not stop. That’s the premise for all human interaction, but especially for the care of the sick," according to Father Bill Carmody, pastor of Holy Family Parish in Security and St. Joseph Parish in Fountain and director of the diocesan Respect Life Office.

HERALD Q&A:
New Marian House Director Paul Konecny

COLORADO SPRINGS. The Marian House Soup Kitchen in downtown Colorado Springs, which is in the midst of a $6 million project to build a new facility, introduced a new director when Paul Konecny took over April 1.

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