Office Mission Statement
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The Respect Life Office serves the Archdiocese of Denver by: |
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We are guided by the fullness of the Church's teaching regarding the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. |
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Contact us:
Director
Lynn Grandon
303-715-3205
lynn.grandon@archden.org or RespectLife.Office@archden.org
Breaking News:
Click on individual headlines below to read the latest news and announcements regarding local efforts to defend and respect human life at all stages and in all forms.
| 02/21/12 | Annual youth pro-life essay contest expands to include artwork Feb. 22, 2012 - Christ actually became man the moment the Holy Spirit conceived in Mary's womb, a moment recognized on the solemnity of the Annunciation. Informing others about this moment in history and fostering pro-life views is the purpose of the annual Respect Life essay contest organized for students in the archdiocese. ... [read more] |
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| 01/25/12 | Parent-child programs to teach purity Jan. 25, 2012 - Due to an ongoing demand, Thomas is bringing a series of mother-daughter and father-son purity programs back to Denver this year to inform teens about the truth of their sexuality and an understanding of true love. ... [read more] |
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| 01/25/12 | Bishop Conley: Courageously be open to, protect human life January 25, 2012 - After attending a Mass remembering the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Debbie Nowak, a mother of 10 children, shared what she would tell a contracepting couple or a woman considering abortion. ... [read more] |
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| 01/24/12 | THE CATHOLIC DIFFERENCE: Child sacrifice in 21st-century America Jan. 25, 2012 - The Hebrew Bible is not for the squeamish. And its harshest maledictions are called down upon those who practiced the abomination of child-sacrifice. Thirty-nine years after Roe v. Wade created an unrestricted abortion license in the United States, all Americans ought to ponder the ancient words of the psalmists and prophets — and the kind of country to which Roe v. Wade led. ... [read more] |
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| 10/04/11 | October is Respect Life Month Oct. 5, 2011 - This column, titled "Life matters: Persons with disabilities," is the first in a series by the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities observing Respect Life Month. ... [read more] |
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| 06/16/11 | Bishops release statement on physician-assisted suicide; support the dying, legal protection June 16, 2011 - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a policy statement on physician-assisted suicide at its Spring General Assembly in Seattle this past week. The statement, To Live Each Day with Dignity, passed with a vote of 191-1. It marks the first time the full body of bishops has issued a statement devoted to this issue. Click here to read the full text. ... [read more] |
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| 05/25/11 | ARCHBISHOP CHAPUT'S ANNUAL APPEAL: Supporting Catholic Charities and efforts to respect life in all forms May 25, 2011 - One of the life-changing ministries assisted by the annual Archbishop's Catholic Appeal (ACA) is Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities is one of Colorado's leading private nonprofit social service providers, serving more than 80,000 people annually through homeless shelters, community outreach, emergency assistance, immigration legal assistance, adoption and foster care, family counseling, senior services, child care and youth programs. ... [read more] |
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| 05/05/10 | Gabriel House allows ministry to pregnant women to increase dramatically By Julie Filby, Denver Catholic Register (May 5, 2010) - Since the Gabriel Project opened the Gabriel House last October, the number of mothers-in-need served by the ministry has skyrocketed. The new headquarters allowed the pro-life apostolate to serve more than 350 pregnant women in its first five months of operation—up from an annual average of 80 women in the past. ... [read more] |
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| 08/26/09 | New Gabriel House a source of Christian love, pastor says Aug. 26, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register) - The Aug. 8 blessing of Gabriel House, the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic ministry and support center for pregnant women located at 1341 Oneida St., drew a crowd of 350 people. Father Felix P. Medina-Algaba, pastor of St. James Church, who made the house available to the service of the Gabriel Project, welcomed the crowd gathered at the blessing with the words: “Please feel at home. This is your house.” Below is an adapted version of Father Medina-Algaba’s introduction before Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., blessed the home. ... [read more] |
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| 07/29/09 | First Catholic pregnancy center in archdiocese to open By Julie Filby, Denver Catholic Register (July 29, 2009) - After eight years of ministry, the Gabriel Project, a Catholic outreach to pregnant women, finally has its own facility. The Gabriel House will be the first Catholic pregnancy support center in the Denver Archdiocese. ... [read more] |
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