Respect Life Radio

Lynn Grandon: Gospel of Life Conference addresses sexual revolution

The Gospel of Life Conference 2018 will feature "amazing speakers that will target some of the really incredible and interesting issues and topics related to" the encyclical Humanae Vitae "and what has happened in our society since its publication" in 1968 by Pope Paul VI, said Lynn Grandon, program director of the Office of Respect Life at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Denver. For a full line-up of speakers, and to register for the conference on Oct. 20, 2018, go to gospeloflifeco.org.

 

Lynn Grandon: the joyful mission of the Respect Life Office

Offering age-appropriate presentations, the Respect Life Office helps educate young people to understand the meaning of "authentic love," according to Lynn Grandon, program director of the Office of Respect Life at Catholic Charities in the Archdiocese of Denver. The office also presents and promotes public events throughout the year, including 40 Days for Life in the spring and fall, Prayer in the Square at various locations every first Saturday, the annual Day of Remembrance for aborted children, the annual Gospel of Life conference on Oct. 20, 2018, and the annual Celebrate Life rally on Jan. 12, 2019. For more, go to RespectLifeDenver.org.

Deacon Steve Stemper: Charitable giving to build up the kingdom of God

The Catholic Foundation of Northern Colorado is "a stand-alone entity that inspires and facilitiates charitable giving for the long-term benefit of our donors and the Church, with the ultimate goal of building up the kingdom of God," said Deacon Steve Stemper, the president and CEO of the foundation, which in "2017 issued over 500 grants to over 200 organizations, totalling nearly $11 million."

 

Sara Alkayali: Christ is central at Frassati Catholic Academy

"Everything that we do is rooted in us as Catholics and rooted in Christ," said Sara Alkayali, principal of Frassati Catholic Academy in Thornton. Colo., which opened in the 2017-18 school year. "The most important reason to send your child to a Catholic school is because you're formed in the faith. You're there where Christ is put central."

Elías Moo: Catholic schools can be the beacon of truth for the world

Elías Moo, Superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Denver, describes his vision for affirming and renewing the mission of Catholic schools. Moo's parents saw Catholic education — for him and his siblings — as a way to be "truly liberated to be able to experience a formation that would allow us to be free to love God, to serve God, to serve the church."

Mark Sanders: Faith and the treatment of addictions

Enabling behaviors and boundary issues are a big challenge for families when a member is struggling with addiction, according to Mark Sanders of St. Raphael Counseling, speaking on Respect Life Radio, hosted by Deacon Geoff Bennett. "I love the fact that I can utilize faith in the practice that I do at St. Raphael's," said Sanders. "I have always had the sense that addictions really talk about the sense of a God-shaped hole in us."

Jenny Kraska: Advocacy requires strength in numbers

Jenny Kraska, executive director of the Colorado Catholic Conference, discusses ways to be effective in advocating for Catholic public policy positions at the Colorado state legislature. Go to http://http://cocatholicconference.org for more. Kraska was interviewed by Deacon Geoff Bennett of Catholic Charities.

Deacon Alan Rastrelli, M.D.: Sacred space at the end of life

Deacon Alan Rastrelli, M.D., discusses end-of-life care and related issues in this episode of Respect Life Radio, hosted by Deacon Geoff Bennett of Catholic Charities. 

Dede Chism: Bella's life-affirming health care for women

"A desire to be cared for, a desire to be heard," is how Bella Natural Women's Care and Family Wellness attracted 5,000 patients in less than four years, according to Dede Chism, co-founder and executive director, interviewed by Deacon Geoff Bennett in this episode of Respect Life Radio.

 

Bella follows the "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services," yet half of its patients are not Catholic, according to Chism, who explains the life-affirming mission of Bella, reproductive health care for women, as well as the abortion-pill reversal procedure.

 

Bishop Jorge Rodríguez: The message of life, of Jesus

Bishop Jorge Rodríguez, Ph.D., describes his life growing up in Mexico, his calling to the priesthood, and his surprise at being named the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver in 2016. "The most important thing we have in the Church — besides Jesus, the blessed Eucharist — is the people we serve," he said in this Respect Life Radio interview.