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DENVER CATHOLIC | AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2024
In God We Trust
An Outdoor Mass for Military Veterans
S aturday, September 21, 2024—11am
Colorado Freedom Memorial - 756 Telluride Street, Aurora
For more info, visit
Archden.org
"Before I met Father Kapaun in the prison
camp, I believed in God but felt that God was far
away," Funchess said. "After I met Father, I real-
ized God was very near, was all around us. Father
Kapaun talked to us about God nearly every day,
prayed with us nearly every day, and he per-
suaded me that God was very close to us. He told
us all we had to do was reach out to him."
THE IMPACT OF
A HOLY PRIEST
The little things Father Kapaun did were
simple, but he performed them with such love
and purpose that everyone recognized Jesus
behind them. Father Kapaun reflected Christ so
well that many soldiers joked that he started to
look like Christ.
After he died, the prisoners carved a crucifix
in his memory so that Jesus would continue to
be present among them.
Although their imprisonment continued
for two more years, they knew Christ was with
them; Father Kapaun's priestly witness had
made him real.
