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THE YEAR OF ST. JOSEPH | ARCHDIOCESE OF DENVER
Finding Courage
and Inspiration
in St. Joseph
A humble servant who can be trusted to raise the divine being who
will save humanity from original sin.
D UTI E S I N CLU D E : loving and protecting him and his mother from
great danger.
S P ECIAL S K I LL S : must be a proficient carpenter.
F
ew people would readily apply for the
job that St. Joseph faithfully accepted —
adopted father of Jesus. But, if we look,
we see people all around us every day who are
taking on great risks for God's will.
"To be entrusted by God to raise up God's son
was no small task," said Mike W., a Catholic Char-
ities employee.
Nearly 26 years ago, Mike accepted God's will
into his life when he and his wife Diane started
their family of six children, four of whom are
adopted, both domestically and abroad. "No
small task," indeed.
When the couple got married, they didn't
set out to have a large adoptive family. They
got pregnant right away with their daughter
Maggie, but then couldn't get pregnant again for
four years. They had friends who had adopted
children and they encouraged Mike and Diane
to consider it. ⊲
BY AMY BRYER BRUMLEY
Mission Advancement
An Office funded by the Archbishop's Catholic Appeal
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