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JBeal
Oct 25, 20233 min read
Our Little Saint Therese
“It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love.” With these words, Pope Francis begins the Apostolic Exhortation,...
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JBeal
Oct 10, 20233 min read
October Thoughts and Prayers
As you read this, I am just concluding the 3-day Denver Bishops’ Conference on Evangelizing Dioceses, sponsored by the St. Paul...
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JBeal
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Praising God with Seeds of Faith
Bill Pacheco, with Faith, natural, God-given abilities and a blessing from Fr. Joel Lasutaz, pastor of St. Mary Help of Christians,...
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JBeal
Sep 25, 20233 min read
Angels of Prayer
There is in every man, woman, and child an infinite abyss that can only be filled by an infinite and immutable object, that is to say,...
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JBeal
Aug 29, 20232 min read
How is God working in our parishes during this Eucharistic Revival?
In a world where there is so much bad news, it always cheers my heart and gives me hope to hear of how God is working in people’s lives. ...
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JBeal
Aug 29, 20232 min read
"White Mass" and Solemn Blessing of Healthcare Personnel
The Sangre de Cristo Medical Guild, led by Dr’s Ken and Kim Dernovsek have once again organized the celebration of the “White Mass” to...
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JBeal
Aug 28, 20232 min read
St. John Vianney Center: Day of Prayer
Day of Prayer dedicated to the Health and Wellness of Clergy and Men and Women Religious will occur on Friday, October 20, 2023. The...
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JBeal
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Towards a peaceful and prayerful Labor Day
I have just returned to Pueblo from a funeral in Jasper, Indiana, and this week want to share a few simple thoughts. Recently I wrote in...
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JBeal
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Holy Headaches and Sanctified Stubbings
My friend’s head had been hurting for days. He took medicine and drank extra water and tried other things to try to get it to go away....
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JBeal
Jul 24, 20233 min read
Thoughts on Suffering
When we engage the topic of suffering we enter upon sacred ground. As we learn to take responsibility for our lives, loving God and our...
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JBeal
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Diocese of Pueblo Youth Encounter: Jesus at BCYC Encounter
The Benedictine College Youth Conference Encounter (BCYC Encounter) is an event for teenagers to come together for prayer, activities,...
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JBeal
Jul 11, 20231 min read
Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick Vocation Bible School
Last June 19 to 23, the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe/St. Patrick conducted a 'Bible Vacation School' program for the young people of...
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JBeal
Jul 11, 20233 min read
Thoughts from the Gunnison Fairgrounds Congreso
I write this, having just attended the Congreso Eucharistico Diocesano held at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds. Traveling that Saturday...
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JBeal
Jun 19, 20233 min read
Thoughts from the Reunion
I am writing to you from Custer, SD. This week I am on vacation and sending thoughts along the way. We are just winding up a Charron...
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JBeal
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Point for Meditation
As we enter into the Parish Year of Eucharistic Revival, let us meditate upon this passage from the Preface to Eucharistic Prayer for...
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JBeal
Apr 11, 20233 min read
Novena for our Diocesan Eucharistic Congress
On May 1-3, delegations from each of the parishes in the Diocese will gather at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart to pray, discuss, and...
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JBeal
Apr 5, 20233 min read
The Examination of Conscience: Keeping Watch over our Spiritual Clocks
There’s a piece of advice in St. Francis de Sales’ Introduction to the Devout Life that reminds me of my grandfather’s old Timex with its...
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JBeal
Feb 28, 20233 min read
Lenten Journey For Life
Through this holy season of Lent, we call to mind the needs for the conversion of society to Respect for Life. During the Lenten season...
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JBeal
Dec 20, 20223 min read
A Renewal of Formation in Doctrine and the Sacraments
The Fourth of Five Diocesan Synodal Goals Leading to Our Eucharistic Revival: On this Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, we recall the...
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