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Catholic home hospice care, support, and education that honors the dignity of each person we serve

10/15/2026

St. Teresa of Ávila is one of the greatest saints in the Church. She also spent much of her life struggling.

As a young nun, she became so ill that she was paralyzed for a time, and she lived with poor health for the rest of her life.

For nearly twenty years, she found prayer difficult. Some days she admitted she would rather do almost anything else.

She didn’t begin the work she is remembered for until her late forties.

And when she was thrown from a carriage into the mud on one of her journeys, she reportedly told God, “If this is how You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few.”

That is what makes her a saint for today. She wasn’t calm or certain, and she didn’t have it all together. She was honest, she was persistent, and she was faithful in the middle of real life.

She found God in ordinary places. She wrote that the Lord walks among the pots and pans, in the kitchen, in the chores, in the long days that don’t feel holy at all.

If you’re caring for someone you love, waiting on test results, or just trying to pray through a hard season, Teresa has been there. Her words, written more than 400 years ago, still hold:

Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things are passing. God alone is enough.

St. Teresa of Ávila, pray for us.

Emmaus Catholic Hospice
http://emmauscatholiccare.org

10/14/2026

When the doctor said the word “hospice,” Margaret’s daughter heard only one thing: We’re giving up.
She was wrong. And she wasn’t alone.

Margaret had spent most of the year in and out of the hospital. Ambulance rides at 2 a.m. Waiting rooms. Tests that led to more tests. She was exhausted. So was her family.

Then they called hospice.

The ambulance rides stopped. A nurse came to the house instead, one who learned that Margaret took too much cream in her coffee and liked the blinds open by eight. Her pain was finally under control. Her daughter slept through the night for the first time in months.

And on an ordinary afternoon in June, Margaret sat on her own front porch, wrapped in her favorite blanket, and watched her grandson take his first steps.

She lived three more months. Good months. At home, where she wanted to be.

This is what hospice is.

It isn’t the end of care. It’s a different kind of care, one that stops chasing the next treatment and starts protecting the time that’s left. Comfort instead of crisis. Your own bed instead of a hospital room. A team that cares for the whole family, not just the patient.

Almost every family we serve tells us the same thing afterward:

“We wish we had called sooner.”

If someone you love is facing a serious illness, you don’t have to wait for a crisis to ask questions. Hospice is covered by Medicare and most insurance, and a phone call commits you to nothing.

Emmaus Catholic Care
http://emmauscatholiccare.org

10/13/2026

Worry isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you. Sometimes it’s simply the sound love makes when it’s afraid.

We worry because someone matters. Because the next hour is uncertain. Because we can’t bear the thought of getting it wrong for the people we love.

What if worry could be a map instead of a weight? Follow it, and it leads straight to what you hold most dear. That place, where love and fear meet, is often where people first sense that they’re not as alone as they thought.

You don’t need the right words, a perfect faith, or any faith at all to find yourself there. Many people first meet God not in certainty, but in a hospital room, a sleepless night, or a hand held a little tighter.

At Emmaus Catholic Care, we meet families in that tender place every day. We tend the body. We make room for whatever brings peace. And we stay close, so no one carries their worry alone.

Peace isn’t the absence of care. It’s care entrusted to something greater than ourselves. For many of us, that is God, who is often closer than we ever imagined.

10/08/2026

My day starts before the sun is up, in the car, in the quiet, with a short prayer for whoever I'll meet today.

I never quite know what the day will hold. A pain that needs easing. A daughter who hasn't slept. A question nobody wants to ask out loud.

Last week, I sat with a man who hadn't said much in days. His wife told me he used to sing in the church choir. I asked if she'd like to put on his favorite hymn. She hesitated, then pressed play. The room went still. His fingers began to move against the blanket, keeping time. His wife laid her head on his shoulder and cried, and then she smiled. For three minutes, they were just two people who had loved each other for fifty years, sharing a song.

I charted my notes in the parking lot afterward, and then I sat for a moment with my hands on the wheel.

People ask me how I do this work. The truth is, I carry it. I carry the faces and the names. I carry the families who handed me their grief and trusted me to hold it gently. Some days it is heavy, and some nights I take it home.

But people also ask why I stay. Because in the hardest hour of a life, someone should not be alone. Because a hand held at the right moment is not small. Because I have learned that dignity lives in the details: a favorite song, a warm blanket, a name spoken with love.

I am not here to add days to a life. I am here to add life to the days that remain, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

To anyone who does this work: I see you.

10/07/2026

Today we honor Our Lady of the Rosary.

The Rosary asks very little of us. A few quiet minutes. A string of beads. The same simple prayers, spoken again and again until the noise of the day begins to fall away.

And yet generations of believers have held these beads through their darkest hours: at bedsides, in waiting rooms, on long nights when words would not come. When we have no words of our own, the Rosary gives us ours. When our hearts are heavy, it gives our hands something to hold.

That is why the Rosary matters to the average person. You do not need to be a theologian or have a perfect prayer life. You only need to begin. With each Hail Mary, we walk beside Mary through the life of Christ, from joy to sorrow to glory, and we are reminded that we are never walking our own story alone.

For those who are weary, afraid, grieving, or simply in need of peace, the Rosary is a place to rest.

On this Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, we invite you to pick up the beads, even for one decade. Pray for someone you love. Pray for someone who has no one to pray for them. Let her gentle presence carry what feels too heavy to carry alone.

Our Lady of the Rosary, pray for us.

10/06/2026

Last week, our Emmaus Catholic Care team traded the quiet of bedside visits for laughter, friendly competition, and a few very questionable swings at Topgolf. Families came along, too, and it was a joy to see.

The work of hospice is a sacred privilege. It asks our team to walk with people through some of the hardest, holiest moments of life, and to do it with presence, patience, and an open heart. That kind of care is meaningful, and it is also demanding.

Caring well for others begins with caring for one another. Evenings like this remind us that behind every compassionate visit is a person with a family, a life, and a need for rest, laughter, and community. When our team feels connected and supported, that strength carries into every home we enter.

To our team: thank you for the way you show up for patients and families, and for each other. We are grateful for you, and for the families who share you with us.

Here's to joy, friendship, and a team that cares.

10/05/2026

A kind word does not look like much in the moment. Yet it lingers.

A name spoken with respect. A "thank you" at the door. A sentence that tells someone they are doing enough. Those echoes last longer than we think.

Adversity has a way of introducing us to ourselves. It reveals our fear, our stamina, and our capacity to love when love costs something. And the change the world needs is often close.

How we speak. How we stay. How we treat the vulnerable person in front of us. These are the moments where sincere, meaningful change begins.

At Emmaus Catholic Care, we believe those small mercies are part of the care itself. Dignity is built from them. So is peace.

Love conquers all.

10/01/2026

Some leaders raise funds. Christine Hoyer builds belonging around a mission.

Throughout her career, Christine has helped organizations turn purpose into progress. She has led multimillion-dollar campaigns and secured major gifts for a range of philanthropic causes. Behind those results is something less easily measured: a real gift for helping people see how they can be part of something meaningful.

Christine approaches development as a partnership. She listens first, builds relationships that last, and invites donors, volunteers, and community leaders to invest in the lives their generosity will touch. She is a thoughtful strategist who creates clear, purposeful roadmaps, and a collaborative leader who brings people together across disciplines and at every level of an organization, from the boardroom to the front lines.

What makes her work remarkable is her energy and her belief in the good that generosity can do. She brings creativity to new possibilities and steady, careful follow-through to the details that turn vision into reality.

At Emmaus Catholic Care, we are grateful to welcome a leader whose talents and values so closely mirror our mission. We look forward to the difference we will make together for the people and families we serve.

09/30/2026

Did you know St. Jerome spent years translating the Bible so ordinary people could read it in the language they spoke every day?

His belief was simple: Scripture isn't just for churches or scholars. It belongs at the kitchen table, in the car, and in the quiet minutes before the day gets busy.

Today, take five minutes with one verse. Read it slowly. See what stays with you.

What's a passage that has stayed with you through the years?

09/28/2026

Rooted in faith. Open to all.

While Emmaus Catholic Care is grounded in the Catholic healing ministry, our mission is built on universal respect and warmth for every human being. We are honored to serve patients and families of all faiths, traditions, and belief systems throughout the greater Denver area.

We believe that every individual's spiritual, cultural, and personal journey is unique. Our care teams listen carefully to your personal values, respecting your tradition and preferences without judgment or expectation.

When a serious illness touches a family, you deserve clinical excellence wrapped in genuine human warmth—regardless of your background.

Address

6160 S Syracuse Way, Suite 250
Denver, CO
80111

Telephone

+13033221413

Website

http://EmmausCatholicHospice.org/, https://www.instagram.com/emmauscatholichospice/

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