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Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #14
But then we have to ask why that is. Why don’t people help? Do we need to be more approachable? Open to others? I loved hearing the...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #15
What has changed since the Convocation? Trying to hear what the Holy Spirit is telling me. It is uncomfortable. The path is not the one...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20221 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #16
What stands out about the convocation is how much hope and personal affirmation was received. Even before the convocation began, we could...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #17
Eileen and I really enjoyed our time together at the Convocation. It is always good to slow down and thank God for all that he has done...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #18
It was a surprise to me to be invited to attend the convocation. At first, I was very hesitant but as it came closer, I was both excited...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #19
When my wife Mary Jane asked me to go with her to the convocation. I was a lukewarm Catholic. As I was driving home, I was listening to...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #20
The Holy Spirit was everywhere! He was evident in the presentations, the music, the liturgies, the meals we shared, and even in the free...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


Testimonies: Fruits of the Convocation - Post #21
I NEEDED to be there! [The speaker’s] statement pertaining to us being exactly where we are meant to be at this exact time smacked me...
JBeal
Aug 9, 20222 min read


The Heavens Declare the Glory of God
This landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region...
JBeal
Jul 18, 20223 min read


The Synod of The Little Way
© HLI, Saint Michael Chapel, Human Life International, Front Royal, VA, USA, Henry Wingate Answering the call of Our Holy Father, Pope...
JBeal
Jul 14, 20224 min read


Open Letter to Catholic Politicians and the Faithful on Worthily Receiving Communion
June 7, 2022 Open Letter to Catholic Politicians and the Faithful on Worthily Receiving Communion Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,...
JBeal
Jul 13, 20224 min read


From the Bishops of Colorado on the major victory for life at the U.S. Supreme Court
June 24, 2022 Colorado Catholic Conference Statement on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Today we celebrate a major victory for life at...
JBeal
Jun 24, 20224 min read


God Bless America
Now well into summer, we prepare to celebrate another Fourth of July. As we approach Independence Day, we are concerned about many...
JBeal
Jun 20, 20222 min read


The Mystical Union With Christ
A retreat is scheduled every three years for all bishops of the USCCB. As I write, bishops have gathered in San Diego and we are in the...
JBeal
Jun 14, 20222 min read


The Eucharist - What we do is what we believe
Christ is present at Mass in four ways On the night before he died, Christ gathered his disciples for a meal. He took simple bread and...
JBeal
Jun 1, 20224 min read


U.S. Bishops Launch "Eucharistic Revival: My Flesh for the Life of the World"
A National Eucharistic Revival was launched on June 19, the feast of Corpus Christi, by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)....
JBeal
Jun 1, 20226 min read


On Memorial Day, take a journey of life through death at Roselawn Cemetery
Upon entering the grounds of Roselawn Cemetery in Pueblo, one is ushered into a hushed, silent reverence. Acres upon acres of gravesites,...
JBeal
May 18, 20223 min read


Signs of Diversity: The Holy Spirit
Last Tuesday evening, Confirmation candidates and sponsors gathered from Pagosa Springs, Cortez, Mancos, Bayfield and Ignacio to joyfully...
JBeal
May 12, 20223 min read


MOVING FORWARD - USCCB SPRING PLENARY ASSEMBLY
Greetings in Our Lord! Following the Spring Plenary Assembly of the USCCB last week, questions have been raised about a vote taken by the...
JBeal
May 10, 20222 min read


Corpus Christi
I remember fondly the Colorado State Fair Parade — the sights and sounds as festive music filled the air, the clickity-clack of horse...
JBeal
May 10, 20222 min read
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