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8 OCTOBER 24-NOVEMBER 13, 2015 | DENVER CATHOLIC SERVING THE DENVER CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SINCE 1890. The heritage behind our mortuaries and cemeteries is one of history and tradition. For more than a century, Catholic families have trusted Olinger Mortuaries and Cemeteries to care for their loved ones because respect for traditions, understanding the needs of the Catholic faith, and providing affordable options is at the heart of what we do. With more than a 90 years of combined experience, parishioners Harry Stevenson, Matt Whaley and Lloyd Swint have assisted families with care and compassion. Today, their experience, combined with those who provide professional services in 11 Olinger neighborhood chapels, is virtually unprecedented in serving the Denver Catholic community. Harry Stevenson 52 Years Matt Whaley 27 Years Lloyd Swint 11 Years (303) 455-3663 www.denverfuneralproviders.com 2015-2016 A' L S Truth and the CHALLENGE of SKEPTICISM What the witness of the saints teaches us about making Truth plausible in a skeptical age a lecture by DR . JONATHAN R EYES 7 T, N. 3 RSVP : ./ • 1300 S. S S., D TV personality, mom to talk school choice in Denver A s a TV pundit, author and spokes- person, Rachel Campos-Du„y is a leading advocate for school choice and empowers minority, low-income families to provide their children with a bright future. "Minority and low-income parents are just as capable as wealthy parents of identifying schools that are providing a first-class education," said Campos-Du„y, who lives with her husband and seven children in Wisconsin. "We need to start empowering families with the choice of a Catholic education, with the opportunity to excel in their studies and become the next leaders of our nation." Campos-Duffy, a Catholic Latina whose grandparents emigrated from Mexico, supports school choice and the Denver-based nonprofit Seeds of Hope, which makes families' dreams of a Cath- olic education a reality through tuition assistance, scholarships and grants. She will deliver the keynote address at the Evening of Hope gala Nov. 21 about her own family's sacrifices and the funda- mental right to a quality education. "It's been proven time and time again— it's not a family's income that blocks a quality education," she said. "Private schools are shown to be particularly e„ective in Hispanic communities where students gained five extra weeks in math and three extra weeks in reading com- pared to students in traditional public schools, according to a recent study. These results confirm it's not the kids— it's the school." On average, nearly 68 percent of stu- dents attending the 10 Catholic schools supported by Seeds of Hope identify as Hispanic. Executive director Natalie Mesko said Seeds of Hope is honored to host Campos-Du„y to urge support for Hispanic families, a quickly growing community in Colorado that should have access to a Catholic education. "The subject of parental school choice, particularly for our hardworking minority families, is increasingly in need of attention on the regional scale," Mesko said. "Though school choice has been around for 20-plus years, we are hoping to empower more Colorado families to provide the best education they choose for their children, and for many of them, Catholic schools are the answer. Rachel represents this message from a national level and applauds Seeds of Hope's e„orts to give opportunities to our Hispanic families seeking a Catholic education." Seeds of Hope will host the Evening of Hope gala starting 5:30 p.m. at the Brown Palace Hotel, 321 17th St., in downtown Denver. Around the Archdiocese SCOUT RELIGIOUS RETREAT Profiling the life of Saint Junipero Serra November 21, 2015 ● Regis University ● 8am - 3pm Sponsored by the Denver Catholic Committee on Scouting See wwwarchden-dccs.org "Annual Retreat" for registration and program details BY DENVER CATHOLIC 303-715-3230 | denvercatholic@archden.org www.twitter.com/DenverCatholic EVENING OF HOPE Nov. 21, 5:30 p.m. Brown Palace Hotel, 321 17th St., Denver. Contact natalie.mesko@tcfalliance.org i Rachel Campos-Du"y will be speaking at the Evening of Hope Gala. PHOTO BY GAGE SKIDMORE

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