Author: Steve Rabey
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Long-time abortion protester condemns violence at Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood
Since Mother’s Day in 1994, Catholic priest Bill Carmody has led weekly Masses outside Planned Parenthood facilities in Colorado Springs, where a gunman killed three people on Friday. In fact, Carmody was in the parking lot with a handful of protesters just two hours before the shooting, and he learned about it when people texted…
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Anti-abortion groups condemn Planned Parenthood shooting
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A holiday tradition with Colorado Springs ties: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” turns 50
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Classmates never paid much attention to the shy, little kid with big glasses who always drew silly pictures. They called him Shorty. He felt like “a nothing.” But Charles Schulz showed them all, channeling his…
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God and gold: Legacy of Colorado mining camp’s Father Dyer still shines
After gold was discovered in Colorado in the summer of 1859, the hopeful headed west, creating mining camps and primitive towns throughout the Rocky Mountains. Two years later, a circuit-riding Methodist evangelist named John Dyer arrived in this “Garden of Eden.” It was love at first sight. “As I took a view of those gigantic…
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Colorado Springs Muslim builds bridges, answers critics, celebrates Fourth of July
The questions arise every time a terrorist praises Allah while beheading or bombing innocent women and children. Where are the moderate Muslims? And why don’t they stand up and say something? Ever since 9/11, Arshad Yousufi, the spokesman for the Islamic Society of Colorado Springs, has been standing up and speaking to more than 50…
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Beyond crime and punishment: Restorative Justice offers healing to victims, communities
Patty Kiefer admits it was an unusual way to spend Valentine’s Day, but a four-hour meeting with the man who killed her son Elijah changed her life. “It was a perfect day to do it because meeting him was an act of love,” says Kiefer, speaking through her tears. “I knew it was something Elijah…
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Shrouded in mystery: Turin cloth remains object of veneration, investigation
No one witnessed the resurrection of Jesus, the miracle at the heart of the Christian faith. But John Jackson says he’s seen the next best thing: a controversial piece of linen cloth called the Shroud of Turin that features a mysterious, photorealistic image of a crucified man. Jackson, a former physics professor at Air Force…
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Ending well: Hospice helps people face, embrace death
Paul Johnson was 46 when his parents died. They never had talked to him about death, funerals or their estate. “They were part of the silent generation, and they never spoke about their intentions or final arrangements,” he says. “I had no idea what their wishes were.” Now Johnson is a pastor, and he’s telling…
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Colorado Springs Diocese reverses clergy shortage
When he arrived from St. Louis to lead the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs 13 years ago, Bishop Michael Sheridan confronted a dire problem: There was a critical shortage of priests. In the Springs diocese, which reaches from Leadville to Highlands Ranch, only 23 active parish priests struggled to serve some 120,000 Catholics in 41…
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Thou shall declutter: Professional organizers help people struggling with stuff
The millions of Americans who resolved to organize and declutter their lives this new year might need more than good intentions to transform their troubled relationships with stuff, say local professional organizers. Linda Reinberger has been helping clients “create calm out of chaos” for seven years. Her work with hard-core hoarders led to appearances in…