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VOLUME XCII - NO. 15 | 116 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE GOSPEL | AUGUST 13-26, 2016
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W
hile speaking about hope
at a recent prayer vigil
held by Cure d'Ars parish,
local African Episcopal Minister Rev.
Tawana Davis quoted St. Augustine of
Hippo, who said this: "Hope has two
beautiful daughters: anger and cour-
age. Anger at the way things are, and
courage to see that they do not remain
as they are."
On Aug. 4, Cure d'Ars held a special
prayer vigil for peace, not only for an
end to violence in the Park Hill neigh-
borhood in which they are located,
but also for an end to the violence that
has been occurring in the nation and
around the world, from Baton Rouge
to Syria, South Carolina to Iraq.
"Peace is at the heart of Jesus'
Gospel," said Cure d'Ars pastor Father
Simon Kalonga. "Peace and justice,
that's what the Lord likes.
So we turn to him tonight,
praying for peace, peace in
BY AARON LAMBERT
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PEACE IS
AT HEART
OF GOSPEL
Cure d'Ars held a prayer
vigil for peace Aug. 4. The
vigil served as a platform
for parishioners to express
their feelings about the
violence their community
has experienced, and
o ered a message of hope
and perseverance.
PHOTO BY ANDREW WRIGHT |
DENVER CATHOLIC
Local parish
community rallies
at prayer vigil
against violence
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