Palliative Care » 5
The beauty of woman's
fi nal days, and the help
palliative care provided
Mother-Daughter Tea » 14
Refl ection: Faith
communities and raising
strong daughters
VOLUME XCI - NO. 27 | 115 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | SEPTEMBER 26-OCTOBER 9, 2015
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Q&A » 6
Missionary
Sisters of
St. Charles
Borromeo
Growing the
charism of life:
Meet Denver's
new orders
A
sk almost any Denver Catholic
why this archdiocese contains
so many powerhouse ministries
and disciples, and you will likely hear
the same answer: Pope Saint John Paul
II came here for World Youth Day. The
theme of his 1993 visit was John 10:10: "I
came that they might have life, and have
it abundantly." Among the hundreds of
bishops participating in the event was
Cardinal John J. O'Connor, who had
just founded a religious order called the
Sisters of Life, and among the hundreds
of thousands of youth from around the
world was a 17-year-old girl from Maine.
Now, almost simultaneous with another
pope's visit to the US, the Sisters of Life
have arrived in Denver, and that former
teenager is their local superior.
The Sisters of Life were founded on
June 1, 1991. In addition to the tradi-
tional religious vows of poverty, chastity,
and obedience, the Sisters of Life take
a fourth vow to protect and enhance
the sacredness of human life. They are
a contemplative-active com-
munity, spending about four
BY MELISSA KEATING
303-715-3123
melissa.keating@archden.org
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Sisters of Life pray during welcome Mass held at St. Magdalene Parish in Denver on September 16. From left to right: Sr. Mary Concepta, Sr. Fiat Marie, Sr.
Maria Anne Michela, Sr. Maris Stella.
PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT/DENVER CATHOLIC.
A new approach to
Christian music » 10
Folk musician gives
exclusive interview
