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BY JULIE FILBY At a time in their lives when in- fluences are at work to pull them away from the Lord, hundreds of middle school students encoun- tered him face-to-face during a mountaintop experience Feb. 14-16 in stunning and snowy Rocky Mountain National Park. "You're hearing about God inside, then you go outside and see him," John Dowling, 13, an eighth-grader at Our Lady of Lourdes School and youth group member, said of the surrounding mountain landscape. The annual Mountain Madness retreat drew nearly 700 sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park, combining peaceful prayer time with "high energy speakers, dynamic worship, fellowship and adoration to help ignite a pas- sion for Jesus in young people," according to Michelle Peters, di- rector of Youth, Youth Adult and Campus Ministry for the archdi- ocese, "that encourages them to live their faith in everyday life." "It was really cool to see every- body in the auditorium," Dowl- ing said of his impression when he entered Friday night's opening session with Popple, a two-man acoustic rock band comprised of Dan Harms and Kyle Heimann. Popple has been touring the country sharing a ministry that combines fun-loving music, hu- mor and passion for the faith since they formed at Purdue Uni- versity in 2004. "In our culture, music is ev- erything," Dowling said. "They showed how 'God's music' can be awesome, too." "They were hilarious," ac- cording to Noah Kline, 14, a ninth-grader from the youth group at St. John the Evangelist in Loveland. "With songs and fun- ny jokes (they talked about) how God created all of us even if we're different; how we're each like a fingerprint, everyone is unique." This year's Mountain Mad- ness theme, Imago Dei (Image of God) based on 1 Corinthians 15:10 "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to- ward me was not in vain," was designed to empower the youth to understand all human beings are created in God's image. It was the first year a musical group has been featured as keynote speak - ers. Popple also gave a concert Saturday afternoon. "They were really funny and INDEX Archbishop's Column ......................2 The Catholic Difference ..................4 Call to Charity ...................................4 Letters to the Editor .......................4 Nun of the Above quiz ....................9 Puzzle Page .......................................9 Bulletin Board ................................. 10 Service Directory .............................11 Retreat tells kids they're unique FEBRUARY 19, 2014 113 Years of Service to the Gospel Volume XC - No. 7 www.DenverCatholicRegister.org I Follow us on INSIDE ARCHBISHOP'S LECTURE SERIES PAGE 3 LENT PAGE 5 Seminary rector to help faithful reach love of God BRANT PITRE There's more to the Bible than reading ALL THINGS SENIOR PULL-OUT PAGE B2 PAGE B5 PAGE B6 Life for a retired pope is peaceful, not hidden In Christ, meaning of suffering is revealed Faith gave the Paukovich's 64 years together PHOTO BY LARA MONTOYA/EL PUEBLO CATOLICO CENTRO San Juan Diego concluded its 10-year anniversary celebrations with a "Building a Fu- ture of Hope" dinner for staff, volunteers and supporters at the center Feb. 12. Special guests included Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and María del Mar Muñoz-Visoso, co-founder of Centro and founder of the newspaper El Pueblo Católico. She is currently executive director of the Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church for the U.S. bishops' conference. Muñoz-Visoso noted that Centro was the response of the archdiocese to meet the needs of the increasing number of immigrants from Mexico arriving in the archdiocese. Archbishop Aquila noted that he was bishop of Fargo when Centro was founded, but that he was very thankful to all who worked to make Centro an effective pastoral center for the Hispanics in northern Colorado. Entertainment was provided by the Vargas Mariachi and by the folkloric dancing group Sem- blanza de Mexico. A MILESTONE: 10 years, 150,000 helped See Unique, Page 2

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