BACK TO SCHOOL: What's new at our local Catholic schools COLORADO SPRINGS. As students return to class for the 2010-2011 school year, the work begun last spring by the Unified Catholic Schools of the Pikes Peak Region (UCSPPR) and school principals to improve school curricula and communication is bearing fruit.

Bishop tranfers OLG feast day to Dec. 13 for 2010 COLORADO SPRINGS. Bishop Michael Sheridan has transferred the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Monday, Dec. 13, since the traditional feast date of Dec. 12 falls on a Sunday this year.

SEPT. 24-25: Diocesan 'Festival of Faith' event to feature Father J-Glenn Murray COLORADO SPRINGS. The diocesan Office of Total Catholic Education is holding a "Festival of Faith" Catholic Conference on Sept. 24-25 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Colorado Springs. The theme is "Hearts for Change: Hearts for Christ."

BLOG: Groundbreaking "Fill These Hearts" TOB event coming to Springs on Sept. 18; New BSP upload - Special guest Bishop Hanifen Join us on the Colorado Catholic Herald blog!

Colorado Knights to hold special spiritual retreat in Sedalia COLORADO SPRINGS. The Knights of Columbus of the state of Colorado are invited to a special spiritual retreat to be held Oct. 29-31 at Sacred Heart Retreat Center in Sedalia.

Registration now open for 2011 diocesan World Youth Day pilgrimage COLORADO SPRINGS. A diocesan group is being formed to pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain, and surrounding holy sites from Aug. 10-22, 2011.

Children of families in need benefit from new care facility COLORADO SPRINGS. Bishop Emeritus Richard Hanifen joined Mark Turk, executive director of Myron Stratton Home, and 100 guests on Aug. 17 to dedicate a child care center in the newly renovated Logan Building at the Myron Stratton Campus.

Divine Redeemer Scripture study to focus on Book of Revelation COLORADO SPRINGS. "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John. . . . Blessed is the one who reads aloud, and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near." (Rev 1:1, 3 NAB)

BACK TO SCHOOL: Q&A with new diocesan school superintendent Holly Goodwin COLORADO SPRINGS. In March, Bishop Michael Sheridan announced a reorganization of the diocesan Office of Total Catholic Education. As part of the restructuring, a search for a new superintendent of schools was launched. Holly Goodwin, formerly the assistant superintendent of Catholic schools for the Diocese of Wichita, Kan., was chosen from among many qualified candidates.

BACK TO SCHOOL: Q&A with new St. Mary's High principal Tammy Emerich COLORADO SPRINGS. Tammy Emerich is a Colorado native, has long been familiar with St. Mary’s High School and told The Colorado Catholic Herald that she is thrilled to be the school’s new principal.

SPECIAL: The "Joshua Generation" - An urgent call to 60-something Catholics Are you a 60-something Catholic? An urgent challenge beckons! Rarely, the specific time when people were born defines their ability to create change in a critical area of human endeavor. For a small cohort of Catholics who were born around World War II and came of age during Vatican II, the time is now! The endeavor is Catholic catechesis. I call this cohort the "Joshua Generation."

FOR YOUR MARRIAGE: Pt. 3 - Treating fertility as a gift, not a disease Can you guess who made the following statement? "I urge the advocates of artificial methods (of birth control) to consider the consequences. Any large use of these methods is likely to result in the dissolution of the marriage bond and in free love . . . birth control to me is a dismal abyss."