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14 DECEMBER 22, 2018-JANUARY 25, 2019 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese ACROSS 1 "He is seated at the right ___ of the Father." 5 Samoan capital 9 To do this is forbid- den by the seventh command- ment 14 Netman Nastase 15 Bugs 16 Madrid museum (with "el") 17 Gone by 18 Car with removable panels 19 Relaxes 20 Author of Ecclesias- tes (with "The") (Eccl 1:1) 22 They fed Elijah (1 Kings 17:2–4) 23 15th letter of the Greek alphabet 24 "For our ___, he was crucifi ed…" 25 Chicken Little, for one 26 "…sittin' in a tree ___" 30 Dose amt. 33 Thorough view 36 Musical group 37 In front 39 NT epistle 40 Australian acacia 41 Congeal 42 Spanish rice dish 44 Proof ending 45 Pew attach- ment 47 Maximum (abbr.) 49 Obscene 50 The feast day of St. Teresa of Avila is in this month 54 An epistle 57 Imagi- native 58 Look for 59 Nav. o± cer 60 Summer drinks 61 Italian composer 62 Tied, as a score 63 Liturgical season 64 Ford fl op 65 Land of Sts. Bren- dan and Brigid 66 Former JFK arrivals DOWN 1 Augus- tine was bishop here 2 Fright 3 Japanese -American 4 Disengage 5 Saint of Padua 6 Saucer for the Eucharist 7 Composer Stravinsky 8 Cleo- patra's demise 9 Talks 10 Grotesque likeness 11 Relaxation 12 Capital of Yemen 13 Setback cause 21 Statement of belief 22 Altar balustrade 24 Place of the ____ (Mt 27:33) 27 The Garden of Eden might have been in this modern- day state 28 Moses was fl oated down this river in a basket 29 A gift of the wise men 30 Short nail 31 Keep away from 32 Paris pop 34 american- greetings. com product 35 One of them? 38 This arch- diocese is found in South Australia 40 Paul was ship- wrecked here 42 They fi ll the church 43 Alfalfa 46 Legume 48 Sums 50 Group of religious 51 Waits 52 Incident 53 Reposes 54 Talk irrationally 55 Had bills to pay 56 Fourth of eight, now 57 906, in the Roman Empire 59 Gentle- man's grade 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 0 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 5 3 6 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 0 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 0 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 0 6 1 6 2 6 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 6 m o c . s c i l o h t a c r o f s e m a g d r o w . w w w 'This Jesus heals' Gender Matters Conference to share the truth of God's love BY MOIRA CULLINGS S ame-sex attraction and gender identity are among the most- talked about issues in secular society. "To some extent, everybody has some type of relational or sexual bro- kenness," said Scott Elmer , Executive Director of Evangelization for the Arch- diocese of Denver. "It's a thing where you're tempted to think it's such a hot button issue, maybe the Church doesn't have an answer or that the Church's answer would be incredibly unfulfi lling," he said. But the Church does have an answer, and it will be addressed at the Gender Matters Conference, presented by Desert Stream Ministries on Jan. 19. "What Gender Matters and what Desert Stream does is they say that Jesus has an answer and that the Father has given you an identity as his son or his daughter, and you'll fi nd fulfi llment there," said Elmer. "Even if it's somebody that's expe- rienced profound same-sex attraction, the Lord can actually bring about heal- ing in that." Elmer believes that through Desert Stream, the conference has great poten- tial to heal the hearts of those who attend. "Desert Stream Ministries is a min- istry which is designed to expose people to the love of God the Father, receive their identity in Jesus Christ and heal the wounds that have come from their brokenness," he said. Although the conference will focus on same-sex attraction and gender identity, it will be helpful to all who struggle with sexual or relational issues. "The conference is designed for people that are looking for how Jesus answers people with this type of bro- kenness," said Elmer. "If you come, you'll realize that the Lord wants to restore and bring to fulfi llment some- thing in you." That fulfi llment can come out of even the most complicated wounds. "Most of the wounds you and I have is because of failed relationships," said Elmer. "So, it's actually relationship that restores that wound. The com- munal aspect with other Christians is necessary, too." The conference will utilize the teachings of St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict, as well as Scripture, to explain the Church's position on these issues. "[Desert Stream] brings people to the source of healing, which is Jesus, and then through some teaching, some ministry and powerful small group experiences, the Lord ministers heal- ing," said Elmer. "The people that have been sent to it have experienced profound healing, profound renewed intimacy with Jesus and knowing him in a new and powerful way." Elmer explained that although soci- ety strives to make it easy for people who struggle with these issues by accepting them without question, "it's a false compassion in the sense that we don't think that's the highest dignity that God called them to live. "He doesn't want to just leave them in brokenness," he added. "This Jesus heals." Aaron Lambert contributed to this story. GENDER MATTERS CONFERENCE Saturday, Jan. 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 1300 S. Steele St. $25 Visit gendermatters.eventbrite.com to register. i

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