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17 DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER 10, 2017 Fall in love Fall in love with with Fall in love Fall in love with with with Sts. Peter and Paul School Sts. Peter and Paul School at our at our at our at our at our at our Open House! Open House! Friday, November 17 th 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Families interested in Preschool through 8 th grade Please RSVP: (303) 424-0402 Centered in Jesus Christ Courageous in Faith Scholars for Truth 3920 Pierce Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 | www.denver-catholic-school.com www.proximotravel.com 508-340-9370 Hablamos Español 855-842-8001 anthony@proximotravel.com Call us 24/7 Several trips to different destinations: the Holy Land; Italy; France, Portugal, & Spain; Poland; Medjugorje, Lourdes, & Fatima; Ireland & Scotland; England; Austria, Germany, & Switzerland; Greece & Turkey; Budapest; Prague; Our Lady of Guadalupe; Colombia; Brazil; Argentina; Domestic Destinations; etc… We also specialize in custom trips for Bishops, Priests and Deacons We also offer other trips with prices starting at $2,499 ~ Prices are ALL-INCLUSIVE with Airfare from anywhere in the USA Mary Hasson: We need more faithful women infl uencing culture BY DENVER CATHOLIC STAFF W hen Saint John Paul II wrote in 1988 that women are called to shape "the moral dimension of culture," creating "a cul- ture worthy of the person," one woman in particular took those words to heart. Almost 30 years later, Mary Rice Hasson has not only responded to the Ponti" 's call for women to shape cul- ture, but she's actively encouraging other women of like minds to do the same. Hasson is the director of the Cath- olic Women's Forum at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C., which seeks to "shape conversa- tions in the Church and in the culture — about marriage and family, gender and sexuality, the role of women, religious liberty, and the dignity of human life." An attorney and mother of seven, she writes and speaks frequently on women, faith, and culture, and edited the recent book "Promise and Challenge: Catholic Women Refl ect on Feminism, Comple- mentarity, and the Church." On Nov. 7, she will present at the Saint John Paul II Lecture Series to consider the challenges and opportu- nities for women to shape culture in Colorado. Hasson was the keynote speaker for the Holy See at the 2017 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, speaking on "The Distinctiveness of Women's Work and Women's Empow- erment," and with her husband, Kevin J. "Seamus" Hasson, received the 2015 St. John Paul II Award for the New Evan- gelization from the Catholic Informa- tion Center in Washington, D.C. Upon receiving the New Evangeli- zation Award, Hasson noted that "the wrong women have had the upper hand" in shaping our current culture. "So here's the good news," she con- tinued, "Catholic women have not been idle the past 30 years. There's a vibrant generation of women, well-schooled in their faith, with hearts on fi re for the Lord, who are already hard at work." "But we need to do more," she added. "We need to amplify within the culture, the voice of Catholic women who sup- port the Church's teachings — women who see in those teachings the path to women's happiness, equality, and authentic freedom. Who know that women fl ourish when they live accord- ing to the truths of our faith." The Saint John Paul II Lecture Series is a quarterly event provided free of charge. Each event is held in the refectory of St. John Vianney Seminary at 1300 S. Steele St., Denver. Wine and hors d'oeuvres are± available at 7 pm. The lecture begins at 7:30 pm. Mary Hasson will speak on St. John Paul II's call of women to shape "the moral dimension of culture." FILE PHOTO BY JAMES BACA Catholic women have not been idle the past thirty years. There's a vibrant generation of women, well-schooled in their faith, with hearts on fi re for the Lord, who are already hard at work." MARY RICE HASSON "

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