The woman had seen the light in the order's chapel in northwest Denver. She's never been back. Like many of the people who drop by, she apparently wanted to talk to a stranger and to be prayed for, said Meert. A couple of young teenage boys knocked on the door and asked a member to pray for them. They didn't say much, but were appreciative.
Members make no claims at being counselors or running a shelter.
Men wear tan slacks and sweaters, white shirts and simple wooden crosses around their necks. During prayers they wear robes and either scarves or hoods, standing throughout. Sister Mary of the Visitation, a Belgian and one of two nuns in the Denver group, is a regular bicyclist but has learned her lesson about long skirts and bike spokes. Now she carries clothespins in her backpack so she can pin her skirt to keep it out of the way. Their love of biking for exercise drew more bike donations, as well as three cars and three computers they were also given.