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3 DENVER CATHOLIC | MARCH 28-APRIL 3, 2015 Vatican Notes 7 Reasons to Have an Estate Plan 1. PROBATE COSTS AND DELAYS: Avoid potential delays of nine months to one year or more. 2. NURSING HOME COSTS: Protect your nest egg from nursing home costs which average $8,000 per month in Colorado! 3. DIVORCE: Up to 50% of your assets could walk out the door with your ex in-law. 4. REMARRIAGE: Prevent your assets from going to a stranger instead of your children if your spouse gets remarried after your death. 5. ESTATE TAXES: Eliminate or minimize federal estate taxes. 6. INHERITANCE: Prevent underage children or irresponsible adults from spending their inheritance all at once. 7. INCAPACITY: Avoid a publicly humiliating and expensive guardianship proceeding if you become incapacitated. Learn more about the benefits of having a Living Trust by attending one of our estate planning workshops. Space fills up quickly, so register today! Call 303-736-6060 or go online to www. ColoradoEstatePlan.com Free Workshop on Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning Presented by Hammond Law Group Register Today! Call 303-736-6060 April 30 TH 2:00 PM and 6:30 PM Hampton Inn and Suites 19010 E. Cottonwood Drive Parker, CO 80138 May 2nd 10:00 AM Hampton Inn and Suites 19010 E. Cottonwood Drive Parker, CO 80138 Our clients' satisfaction is 100% guaranteed! 7807 E. Peakview Ave., Suite 130 Centennial, CO 80111 www.ColoradoEstatePlan.com Americans agree— protect religious liberty, survey says Religious freedom bat- tles continue to take place, but in the court of public opinion, religious liberty wins easily. Fifty-four percent of respondents to a new Marist Poll survey support or strongly sup- port First Amendment religious liberty protec- tions or exemptions for faith-based organizations and individuals, "even when it confl icts with government law." Only 38 percent of respon- dents oppose or strongly oppose these protections. Support was strongest in the South, while opposi- tion was strongest in the Northeast and Midwest. Respondents aged 33-48 were the strongest sup- porters, followed by young adults aged 18-32. SOURCE: CATHOLICNEWSAGENCY.COM Pope Francis to cele- brate Holy Thursday in Roman prison This Holy Thursday, Pope Francis will again wash the feet of inmates. The Vatican announced he will go to the Rebibbia prison April 2 in Rome to meet with male and female inmates and wash their feet, as Jesus had done for his Apostles. He will also celebrate the Mass of the Lord's Supper in the prison. Rebibbia, at times, is considered to be a less than desir- able area of Rome, prone to poverty, crime, and dependencies. Last year, Pope Francis washed the feet of elderly and infi rm people. The previous year he washed the feet of 12 young people, includ- ing Muslims and young women, at a juvenile detention center. SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG New bishops named for the US The Holy See announced that Pope Francis named Father John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., as Bishop of Lexington, Ky., and Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly as Bishop of Spokane, Wash. Bish- op-elect Stowe was serving as vicar provincial of the Conventual Fran- ciscan Province of Our Lady of Consolation prior to his nomination. Born in Ohio, the newly-ap- pointed bishop served as the rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly served as auxiliary bishop of San Jose in California. The bishop also served as chaplain of the San Fran- cisco Police Department. SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG NEWS IN BRIEF Miracle attributed to St. Thérèse of Lisieux's parents approved P ope Francis recognized a miracle attributed to Louis and Zelie Martin, the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux during a meeting March 18 with the pre- fect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. "Thanks be to God in October two spouses, parents of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, will be canonized," Cardinal Angelo Amato said. "Saints are not only priests and nuns, but also lay people." This will be the fi rst time that a married couple is canonized together. Married in 1858, the French couple had nine children, fi ve of whom followed the religious life. Zelie died of a very painful cancer at 46. Louis was left with fi ve very young daughters: Marie, Pauline, Leonie, Celine and Thérèse. Louis died in 1894, after suŸ ering a serious mental illness. The pair was beatifi ed Oct. 19, 2008 by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Although the precise date of their can- onization has not been announced, their canonization in the month of October will coincide with the 14th Ordinary Gen- eral Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. Louis and Zelie Martin are the parents of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, patroness of the missions and one of the most loved saints by Pope Francis. St. John Paul II proclaimed her Doctor of the Church in 1997. SOURCE: ZENIT.ORG The traveling reliquary of Blessed Louis and Zelie Martin is exposed for veneraton in St. Mary Major in Rome during the fi rst session of the synod on the family in 2014. PHOTO PROVIDED BY WWW.LOUISAND ZELIEMARTIN.ORG

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