▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁sem inary ▁studies ▁at ▁St . ▁Thomas ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁Den ver ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Emer it us ▁Richard ▁Han ifen . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁ord ination , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁first ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁" Res pect ▁Life ▁Office " ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Colorado ▁Spr ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁as ▁par och ial ▁vic ar ▁at ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁Par ish , ▁Car m ody ▁introduced ▁the ▁Project ▁Rach el ▁program , ▁which ▁helps ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁tra um atic ▁effects ▁of ▁abort ion . ▁ ▁Car m ody ▁believed ▁it ▁was ▁important ▁that ▁teaching ▁on ▁abort ion ▁was ▁not ▁just ▁about ▁sin , ▁but ▁also ▁about ▁mer cy , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁Project ▁Rach el . ▁“ In ▁order ▁to ▁he al ▁from ▁abort ion , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁recognize ▁the ▁human ity ▁of ▁your ▁child , ▁you ▁have ▁to ▁re connect ,” ▁says ▁Father ▁Car m ody . ▁“ Part ▁of ▁the ▁cop ing ▁strategy ▁is ▁den ial . ▁In ▁Project ▁Rach el , ▁through ▁God ' s ▁grace , ▁the ▁den ial ▁is ▁broken .” ▁ ▁“ That ’ s ▁the ▁most ▁prof ound ▁experience ▁I ▁have ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁– ▁watching ▁people ▁he al ▁from ▁what ▁they ▁believe ▁is ▁an ▁unf org iv able ▁sin ▁and ▁find ▁God ’ s