{"id":10140,"date":"2026-02-04T14:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/?p=10140"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:08:26","slug":"here-i-am-lord-send-me-paul-glaser-and-regina-caeli-hermitage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/here-i-am-lord-send-me-paul-glaser-and-regina-caeli-hermitage\/","title":{"rendered":"Here I am Lord, Send me: Paul Glaser and Regina Caeli Hermitage"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_image=”10141″ bg_position=”center center” background_image_loading=”default” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”20%” bottom_padding=”8%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” color_overlay=”#4d748b” overlay_strength=”0.8″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-12-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_custom_heading text=”Here I am Lord, Send me: Paul Glaser and Regina Caeli Hermitage” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”5%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=”” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][image_with_animation image_url=”10141″ image_size=”full” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”None” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default”][nectar_single_testimonial testimonial_style=”basic” text_color=”#00819b” quote=”Then after the fire, I got a call from Father Francis again. I saw the need and thought, the trail can probably wait. And I always think of the scripture verse, \u2018Here I am, Lord, send me.\u2019” name=”-Paul Glaser”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”3\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]For Paul Glaser, what began as a simple construction job in the foothills of Colorado has become a mission of faith, service and community.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Born and raised in Nebraska, Glaser came to Colorado at 21, following college friends \u2014 one of whom would later become his brother-in-law. He started working in construction and made St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loveland his home parish. There he met Father Roger Mollison, a priest who would unknowingly shape the course of his life decades later.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI moved to Denver around 1986,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cThen around 2009, someone at St. Thomas More in Centennial asked if I could come up to this new Catholic community in the foothills and look at some electric work.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The project was to bring permanent power to a small hermitage running on a worn-out generator. Only later did Glaser learn that the property, Regina Caeli Hermitage, had been purchased and sustained by none other than Father Mollison.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI said, \u2018Oh well, I know him,\u2019\u201d Glaser recalled with a smile.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After completing that first job, Glaser didn\u2019t return for nearly a decade. The hermitage was used seasonally by the Brothers of Saint John, but in 2019, the Knights of Columbus councils from St. Thomas More Parish in Centennial and St. Mark Parish in Highlands Ranch began assisting with much-needed repairs.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was a new Knight of Columbus, third degree, following in the footsteps of my father,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cAt that meeting, I met Father Francis (Nekrosius, CSJ), and we started identifying all the infrastructure that needed repair or replacement.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two years later, a flood tore through the valley, washing out the hermitage\u2019s only access road.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFather Francis asked me to come up,\u201d Glaser remembered. \u201cThen came the Cory Fire, which threatened the property the following year. Though the Hermitage was spared, it became clear that the road and infrastructure needed to meet emergency standards.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time, Glaser was retiring from a lifetime in construction. He had even applied to volunteer along the Pacific Northwest Trail.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen after the fire, I got a call from Father Francis again,\u201d he said. \u201cI saw the need and thought, the trail can probably wait. And I always think of the scripture verse, \u2018Here I am, Lord, send me.\u2019\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, Glaser stayed.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working alongside the Knights of Columbus, Glaser has spent the last two years coordinating and helping rebuild the road, electrical systems and utilities that sustain the hermitage. The work is grueling, involving heavy machinery and mountain rock.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe rock is just real hard to excavate,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was an old jeep mining trail we had to turn into a real road.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thanks to those efforts, the hermitage now has reliable, year-round access \u2014 a major change for the Brothers of Saint John, who once could only use it seasonally.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBefore, they didn\u2019t come in the winter because of the snow,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cNow they can maintain the road for winter use, and more people can come. It\u2019s peaceful here, quiet, real scenic.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the process, Glaser has found that physical labor can be a form of prayer.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a fulfillment when you lend a hand using your God-given skills in return for all the many blessings you\u2019ve had,\u201d he reflected.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working side by side with fellow Knights has also deepened his faith.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s drawn me closer to the Knights of Columbus,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been up here volunteering, working shoulder to shoulder. And to see the faith in this congregation is inspiring to me.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The roadwork should be completed this year or next spring, but Glaser knows the mission is far from over.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe long-term plan is to build three new prayer cabins so more people can experience the property,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s a Rosary loop, a prayer garden and Stations of the Cross. It will be really special.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>He encourages others to visit the Regina Caeli Hermitage and experience its peace firsthand.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s on 40 acres and very quiet,\u201d Glaser said. \u201cYou see deer, elk and even mountain lions. It\u2019s just a really peaceful, really nice property.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>As for what drives him to keep serving, Glaser\u2019s answer remains simple.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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From Friendship to Faith: Behold Your Mother Ministry travels northern Colorado. Through a chance meeting at a Prayer in the Square event, Mike Phelan and Tom Morrini formed a friendship and ministry that has profoundly impacted Northern Colorado. United in their devotion to Our Lady of Fatima, they encourage deeper prayer in parishes and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","content-type":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10140","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-everydaydisciples"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10140"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10178,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10140\/revisions\/10178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archden.org\/give\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}