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MAY 27-JUNE 9, 2017 | DENVER CATHOLIC
Around the Archdiocese
The affordable housing crisis is hitting
veterans hard. Last year, Colorado
recorded a 24% increase in the
number of homeless veterans –
the highest percentage of any state.
Source: HUD 2016 AHAR Report
Support Colorado's
homeless men,
women and children.
Join online today at
SamHouseDenver.org
HONORING OUR VETERANS
THIS MEMORIAL DAY AND
ALL YEAR LONG
women and children.
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FAQs on Assisted Suicide and the Sacraments
B
eginning in 2017, it is legal for
Colorado doctors to write a
suicide prescription for a con-
senting person who has been diag-
nosed with a terminal illness with six
months or less to live.
As disciples of Our Lord, we know
that suicide is a rejection of life,
which is a gift from God. It also con-
tradicts our natural inclination to
self-preservation, and it contradicts
the way Jesus Christ accepted death.
As we encounter loved ones in our
families, parishes and communities
who are considering physician-as-
sisted suicide, here are some guide-
lines developed by the bishops of Col-
orado on how to address this critical
end-of-life issue in the context of our
Catholic faith.
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