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4 OCTOBER 8-21, 2016 | DENVER CATHOLIC Around the Archdiocese For more information and locations visit: PrayerIneSquare.com First Saturday Devotion Join us in bringing prayer into the Square with this Public Rosary to pray for God's love, mercy and peace PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND NOV. 5 9 a.m. Bilingual Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception / Celebrant: Bishop-elect Jorge Rodriguez 10 a.m. Bilingual Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol Public Rosary November 5* December 3 January 7 February 4 PRA YE R I N T H E S Q U AR E C A T H O L I C C H A R I T I E S Q U AR E R I T I E S We gather each First Saturday at various locations on Colorado's Front Range to pray for an end to the persecution of Christians around the world and for the sanctity of all human life. *All the communities of prayer are invited to gather together in a dramatic show of unity in one location on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol on November 5. ABUSE/NEGLECT REPORTING CHECKLIST □ Suspicion of abuse/neglect is all that is necessary to report. □ Reports are confidential. □ You will be asked to describe your concerns about the child/ adult and it will be helpful if you can provide the person's name, age, address, gender, school, and names of parents. □ Is there immediate danger? • YES-CALL 911 • No-call 1-844-CO-4-KIDS or local law enforcement □ Did I get the name and contact of the person I made the report to? □ Did I contact the Archdiocese Victim Assistance Coordinator at 720-239-2832? □ Did I file the abuse reporting form with the OŒce of Child and Youth Protection? □ Did I notify my supervisors? □ Is any other action necessary? BY JOSH FLORENCE F or David Card, sending his chil- dren to a Catholic school was an easy decision. "I think there's something fundamen- tal and holistic about bringing your faith and your spirituality into your full devel- opment process," he said. "I've never considered anything else for my kids." In August, Card began to serve as the fi rst lay president of Regis Jesuit High School, and second alumnus in the role (Class of 1987). In his new role, Card said he hopes he can make the possi- bility of an education at Regis a "real option" for qualifi ed students with little fi nancial resources. Card replaces Rick Sullivan, who served as interim president of Regis Jesuit since Father Paul Sheridan resigned from the post due to health issues at the begin- ning of the 2015-2016 school year. Denver Catholic sat down with Card, to speak with him about his new role, the school, and his philosophy on Cath- olic education. DENVER CATHOLIC: What are the emotions that come to mind in coming back to your alma-mater to serve as its president? DAVID CARD: I'm excited for sure. Through Ignatian spirituality, the spir- ituality given to us by our founder, St. Ignatius, one of the things that's really been internalized by me is this idea of indi' erence. That it's not really what I want, but "Where is it that I am to be?" I've had that feeling about Regis for a long time. So there's a contentedness with that. Certainly, in reality I know it's a big job, so I'm excited, and there's also some anxiousness, but the sup- port I've received from the community has been enormous. DENVER CATHOLIC: What are your future goals for Regis Jesuit? DAVID CARD: We adopted a strategic plan on the board a little over a year ago. Excellence, which pertains to our students, to our faculty, and our facili- ties is one of the pillars. We really want to focus on the inclusiveness of Regis in terms of its diversity. . .We con- stantly have work to do in maintaining and developing infrastructure for the school, strengthening our fi nancial resources, and getting better at mar- keting who we are and what we do. I think in general I want to imagine a school that any family who desires especially a faith-formative, rigorous education and thinks "I want my kid to go there" also feels like that's a real possibility. I'm not sure that's true right now. So, I really want to work on that. . . I think the most important thing is to continue what we're doing here and ensuring that our people are exposed to our Jesuit Catholic tra- dition and that they're preparing to bring that forth into the world. DENVER CATHOLIC: Speaking through your experience, what is necessary to propel Catholic edu- cation as we continue into the 21st century? David Card and his goals for Regis Jesuit

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