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(Photo courtesy of Becket) By Father James de Cendra, DCJM Principal St. Mary Catholic Virtue School, Littleton Should your Colorado tax dollars be used to discourage families from enrolling their children in Catholic schools? None but the most hostile opponents of the faith would say yes. Yet this is precisely the situation Lisa Sheley has seen — as a parent and enrollment administrator at St. Mary Catholic Virtue School in Littleton — since the state excluded Catholic s

(Photo courtesy of Becket) With just one month before the State of Colorado, local Catholic parents and the Archdiocese of Denver head to the United States Supreme Court, CBS News Colorado highlighted some of the families behind the case. Erika Nagle and Lisa and Dan Sheley, parents of students at St. Mary Catholic Virtue School in Littleton, recently sat down with CBS News Colorado to discuss St. Mary v. Roy, asking the United States Supreme Court to block Colorado's discrim

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Colorado may continue to exclude Catholic families from the state's "universal" preschool program. (Photo courtesy of Becket Law) Catholic preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have been seeking equal treatment for nearly three years, despite Colorado's exclusion of religious schools from its "Universal" Preschool Program (UPK). The fight began in August 2023, when a team of lawyers from Becket filed a lawsuit against Colorado on b

Justice Department urges Court to reverse Colorado’s exclusion of Catholics from “universal” preschool program (Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) Catholic preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have been seeking equal treatment for more than two years, in the face of Colorado's exclusion of religious schools from their "Universal" Preschool Program (UPK). The fight began in August 2023, when a team of lawyers from Becket filed a lawsuit against Colorado on behalf of two of

State bars Catholic preschools & families from its “universal” preschool program (Denver Catholic file photo) Catholic preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have been seeking equal treatment for more than two years, in the face of Colorado's exclusion of religious schools from their "Universal" Preschool Program (UPK). The fight began in August 2023, when a team of lawyers from Becket filed a lawsuit against Colorado on behalf of two of the Archdiocese of Denver's Catholic

(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) Federal judges delivered a blow to Colorado Catholic families with preschool-aged children on...

(Photos: Denver Catholic file photos) On August 16, 2023, Becket filed a lawsuit against Colorado on behalf of two of the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic preschools for excluding religious preschools from participating in the state’s Universal Preschool Program. Following a January trial , a Colorado federal court has ruled on the case. The full press release follows below: WASHINGTON – A federal court in Colorado ruled today that the State of Colorado violated the law by

(Photos: Denver Catholic file photos) On Aug. 16, Becket filed a lawsuit against Colorado on behalf of two of the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic preschools for excluding religious preschools from participating in the state’s Universal Preschool Program. They went to trial this week. The full press release follows below: A Catholic family and two Catholic preschools were in Denver federal court for a three-day trial this week challenging the State of Colorado’s decision to