Romero House

Community, Service, Simplicity, Social Justice, Spirituality

2009 Recipient of the Catholic Campus Ministry Association's Exemplary Campus Ministry Program in
"Educating for Justice"
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Learn about the Romero House Trip to El Salvador 2010

About Us

Romero House is a Regis University student residence located in the Highlands Neighborhood of Northwest Denver, a predominately Hispanic neighborhood. Inspired by the lives and sacrifices of Jesuits working with the poor in Central America, Fr. Vince O’Flaherty, S.J., established Romero House in 1992. The house is named for Archbishop Oscar Romero who was murdered in 1980 for his work with the poor in El Salvador. Students have the opportunity to experience the connections between one’s faith, education, and the life experience of the poor.

The Pillars

Intentional Community

"The moments that stick out in my memories of Romero House are the times when we were all in the kitchen doing dishes and messing around, sleeping outside in the hammock not being able to see the stars because the neighbors light was on all night, and deepening friendships with people I already loved. As cheesy as it sounds it is true. Finding friends at Regis has always been difficult for me even though I knew many incredible people. I was so particular about the kinds of friends I wanted. I wanted adventurous, sincere, and faithful friends who went to Mass more than parties and prayed more than gossiped. Well, that didn't really happen, unfortunately, and it didn't necessarily happen in RO HO either. What did happen is that I changed and so did my expectations. At Romero House I learned to love the people around me whatever they did or believed. I learned to love as Jesus does-unconditionally loyal and welcoming to all. Jn 17:22-24" Missy (Summer 2008)

"While living in Romero House, my community became my family. My community became some of the closest friends I have had during my time at Regis. My favorite part of the community was our dinners together four nights a week. During this time my housemates and I had an opportunity to reflect on our experiences of service from the day and learn about each other in a deep and meaningful way. The other aspects of Romero House, such as trying to live a simple lifestyle, also helped bring the community closer together. For example, the simplicity challenge of eating only rice and beans for each meal for a whole week would have been incredibly difficult without the support of my community. My community not only shared in these experiences but challenged me to learn and grow from them." Kathryn (Summer 2009)

Service To Others

"This past summer I was able to work with kids and families. In this experience, all of my loves came together but something changed within me: my idea of service. I struggled to call what I was doing working with the kids simply service. The relationship was mutual. They were teaching me their experiences, making me laugh, and I was similarly having fun, teaching reading, and learning from them. Romero House teaches you to live in solidarity with those around you and then it is not about service it is rather about being with one another and sharing experiences." Kelsey (Summer 2009)

"For me, service to others comes from working for justice. My site focuses less on direct work with the marginalized peoples of society and more on changing the systems that oppress them. I love working to change the root causes of a problem." Rose (Academic Year 2009-2010)

Commitment to Social Justice

"Our commitment to social justice helped us through the times when living in simplicity and living in community became difficult. Our community's decision to go on the SOA pilgrimage was one that we tied to social justice. We all had various issues that we were passionate about, and we shared those with one another. We used hospitality nights to share these issues with the wider Regis community." Mary Anna (Academic Year 2008-2009)

An Exploration of Faith

"Romero House offers the encouragement and support to explore and deepen my faith life. Taking time each day to reflect and pray, and time each week to check in with my community is a source of support and enrichment. Exploring new meaning to my faith and new ways of looking at the teachings of Jesus and how they can be applied to how I live in the world is something I hope to take with me when I graduate." Rose (Academic Year 2009-2010)

Living a Simple Lifestyle

"Although I never went to bed hungry, worried about having running water, or being lonely, Romero House inspired a sense of intentionality in my heart. Through acts of simplicity such as rice and beans week or sleeping on the floor I gained a greater consciousness of the world that I will carry into the future. RoHo was the seed planted within which makes me want to grow a garden, have a compost pile, recycle, and live with a greater awareness with the world around me." Kelsey (Summer 2009)

"What impacted me most about Romero House was intentionally living simply. We biked everywhere, ate great simple meals, and did simplicity challenges every week to keep us focused on simplicity. With the support of my community of Dan, Jon, Corrinne, Missy and Katie we were able to push ourselves and grow in solidarity with not only the Salvadoran peoples, but millions of people in the world." Carlo (Summer 2008)

Take a Look

Romero House is located at 2240 W. 34th Avenue between Wyandot St. and Vallejo St. The house has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a finished basement, and a large garden in the backyard.

Want to Live at Romero House?

Residents for Summer 2010 and upcoming Academic Year have been selected! Applications for the Summer 2011 and Academic Year 2011-2012 will be available sometime in the Spring of 2011. To learn more, contact the Office of University Ministry at 303.458.4153.