Colorado’s “Peer Support” Program: Naturalistic Band-Aid on a Schismatic Wound
EWTN News reports on a new Clergy Outreach and Resilience (COR) program in the Archdiocese of Denver and Diocese of Colorado Springs, launched in January 2026. The program, inspired by police peer-support models, trains deacons and priests to recognize signs of stress and burnout in one another, framing clergy emotional suffering as a mental health issue requiring clinical and peer intervention. Deacon Ernie Martinez, its director, states the goal is to create a culture where “asking for help is not seen as weakness but as wisdom,” emphasizing “true fraternity” and “spiritual fatherhood” within a therapeutic framework. The article omits any reference to the supernatural causes of clerical crisis—loss of faith, sacramental grace, or adherence to Catholic doctrine—and presents a solution wholly naturalistic, relying on psychological methods and human bonds. This program is a stark symptom of the post-conciliar Church’s apostasy, replacing the spiritual remedies of the true Faith with the secularized “care” of the conciliar sect.





