Elsewhere in Colorado, firefighters are battling an 11, 600-acre fire near Pagosa Springs that broke out last month.

CNN: June 18, 2012 -- Updated 0014 GMT (0814 HKT)

Still, when ministering to his flock, the Pagosa Springs, Colo.

WSJ: Sometimes, a Second Career Requires a Leap of Faith

As one of a dwindling number of priests in Colorado's 48, 000-square-mile Diocese of Pueblo, Father Malin currently oversees five churches in the Rocky Mountains: Pope John Paul II Catholic Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, both in Pagosa Springs, a town of 1, 700, and three missions.

WSJ: Sometimes, a Second Career Requires a Leap of Faith