St. Michael Roman Catholic Church - Calhan, CO

06/03/2026

Unfortunately, there will be no Holy Hour this evening.

06/02/2026

Updated Increase towards our Parish's 2026 DMA Goal !

06/02/2026

Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s missionary legacy hailed by Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV on Monday praised the missionary legacy of Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, the famed American evangelist who will be beatified Sept. 24 in St. Louis, calling him “a light of faith, hope, and love.”

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The pontiff praised Venerable Sheen, who will be beatified Sept. 24, as “a light of faith, hope, and love” whose radio and television broadcasts brought the Gospel to millions.

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

180,000 signatures submitted to put Colorado road funding initiative on November 2026 ballot

Organizers of a proposal seeking to dedicate hundreds of millions of dollars to road construction and maintenance have submitted signatures to state election officials in their campaign to put the initiative on the ballot this November. If officials certified the signatures as sufficiently meeting t...

05/22/2026

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05/21/2026

The Solemnity of Pentecost (celebrated this Sunday, May 24th) is a major Christian holiday celebrated 50 days after Easter. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus, spiritually empowering them to speak in different languages and begin preaching the gospel.

Because of this event, it is widely considered the spiritual foundation or "birthday of the Christian Church".

The term has both religious roots and a broader linguistic meaning:

1. Etymology

The word comes from the ancient (Koine) Greek word pentekostē, which literally means "fiftieth".

2. Christian Significance

Described in the New Testament (Acts 2:1–4), the Apostles were gathered in Jerusalem when a sound like a violent wind filled the room and "tongues of fire" rested upon each of them. Filled with the Holy Spirit, they began speaking in other languages, allowing them to share the message of Jesus with people from many nations. In the liturgical calendar, Pentecost marks the end of the Easter season and is traditionally symbolized by the color red.

3. Jewish Roots

Before it was a Christian holiday, Pentecost was—and still is—a major Jewish festival known as Shavuot, or the "Feast of Weeks". It is celebrated exactly 50 days after Passover and originally marked the wheat harvest, though it later came to commemorate the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai.

4. Pentecostalism

The term is also the root for the Protestant movement known as Pentecostalism. This movement emphasizes a personal experience of God, expressive worship, and spiritual gifts like speaking in tongues, divine healing, and evangelism.

05/20/2026

Archbishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979) will be beatified and receive the title of “Blessed” at a beatification Mass on Thursday, September 24, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sheen was among the most popular and best-known Catholic evangelists and clerics of his time, and was known for his programs on radio and television. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Peoria in 1919, although he lived much of his life in New York.

His remains are now interred in Peoria’s Cathedral of St. Mary. A series of beatification events will be held in both Peoria and St. Louis, on September 15-26, 2026, in which members of the public are encouraged to participate.

St. Louis was selected as the location for the Beatification Mass because its Dome facility can accommodate 70,000 or more attendees.

Peoria is a mostly rural region of Illinois. The diocese serves 130,000 Catholics with 130 active priests. As Bishop of Peoria, Bishop Tylka’s role was to request Sheen’s canonization from Rome; at the canonization, he will read the papal bull in English declaring Sheen blessed.
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In a religious context within the Catholic Church, being declared "Blessed" (beatification) is an official Church declaration that a deceased person lived a life of heroic virtue and is believed to be in Heaven. It is the penultimate ("next to last" or "second to last") step toward canonized sainthood and permits public veneration within a specific region or group.

The Catholic Path to Sainthood:

The Catholic Church follows a careful, four-stage process before someone is officially canonized as a saint:

- Servant of God: The local bishop investigates the candidate’s life for exceptional holiness.

- Venerable: The Pope formally recognizes that the candidate lived a life of "heroic virtue".

- Blessed: Except in cases of martyrdom, the Vatican validates a miracle attributed to the person's intercession after death. This allows the local church to publicly venerate them.

- Saint: A second validated miracle is required, which grants the person universal veneration throughout the entire Church.

(Today's Vatican News, 05/20/2026)

05/18/2026

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05/18/2026

What are the Major and Minor Differences between the Catholic Sacrament of the Eucharist and Protestant Communion?