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8 JULY 23-AUGUST 12, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese 303.743.8804 HoranCares.com Helping You Honor Life NEW Year 1 Class Locations Catholic Biblical School DENVER METRO and NORTH – MORNING CLASSES: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 3791 Pike Rd, Longmont Mondays 9:00-11:00am St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church 2375 E Arizona Ave, Denver Tuesdays 8:30-10:30am St. Jude Catholic Church 9405 W Florida Ave, Lakewood Tuesdays 9:00-11:00am Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church 11385 Grant Dr, Northglenn Thursdays 9:30-11:30am DENVER METRO and NORTH – EVENING CLASSES: St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church 1730 W 12th St, Loveland Mondays 6:30-8:30pm St. Mary Catholic Church 6853 S Prince St, Littleton Mondays 7:00-9:00pm St. John Paul II Center 1300 S Steele St, Denver Tuesdays 7:00-9:00pm St. Mark Catholic Church 3141 W 96th Ave, Westminster Wednesdays 7:00-9:00pm " Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." BIBLICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. JOHN VIANNEY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LAY DIVISION C E L E B R A T I N G 3 5 Y E A R S CATECHETICAL SCHOOL DENVER CATHOLIC ST. J O H N V I A N N E Y T H E O LO G I C A L S E M I N A RY L AY D I V I S I 2016‹2017 LOCATIONS REGISTRATION INFORMATION + All classes are subject to a minimum enrollment + You must attend an Information Session before class begins. For further details and to view a list of summer Information Sessions, visit: sjvdenver.edu/biblicalschool "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ." – St. Jerome Classes begin the week of September 12, 2016 Prayer Day is on Saturday, September 10, 2016 E ven with all the world events of recent months, the Augustine Institute has a reminder for all: The year of mercy is not over. The Augustine Institute will hold a conference Aug. 13 exploring God's mercy. Best-selling author and popular speaker Father Michael Gaitley will be the keynote speaker. In addition to Father Gaitley, sev- eral Augustine Institute professors will speak. One of these professors, Associate Dean Pia de Solenni, received the annual Pontifi cal Academies Award from none other than Pope John Paul II for her dis- sertation. She said the conference is a way to answer Pope Francis' call for a year of mercy. "Mercy is the expression of God's love towards us. It's not something separate from justice. Mercy is the manifestation of God's love to us," she said. She said that false interpretations abound in today's society, and that a society must understand mercy before it can implement it. "A lot of mercy is translated into 'I'm ok, you're ok.' It's all of these relativistic statements where we don't want to make a judgment about a situation. Real mercy means that you're truly concerned about the good of the individual, and that means facing hard truths," she said. She gave the example of an addict, saying it would not be merciful to give them money to feed their addiction. "Mercy is really hard, because some- times you just have to love someone enough to watch them fall and hit rock bottom," she said. However, she also warned against the idea that mercy is purely external. She said that everyone needs to fi rst expe- rience mercy before they can share it. "Practice mercy on yourself by letting yourself experience God's mercy. Our world is busy, and most of us don't make time to pray. Finding those times in Ado- ration, silent prayer, reading Scriptures; we have to develop our own spiritual lives, because we need to experience mercy before we can give it," she said. The conference will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Thomas More Church. Cost is $45 for individuals, $70 for married couples and $100 for families. "Be merciful to yourself. Come to the conference," de Solenni said. Augustine Institute: Remember mercy BY MELISSA KEATING melissa.keating@archden.org @AndCompanions August 13 9 a.m.-3 p.m. St. Thomas More Catholic Church $45 for individuals, $70 for mar- ried couples, $100 for families. RICH IN MERCY CONFERENCE i Father Michael Gaitley is the Director of Evangelization for the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. He will speak at the Rich in Mercy conference Aug. 13.