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Archbishop Aquila at Respect Life Mass: If dignity of human life does not exist at the beginning and the end, it will not exist in between
Below is the full transcript of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s homily he gave during the Respect Life Mass, celebrated Jan. 23 at the...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jan 27, 20217 min read


‘Who should get the shot first?’: Catholic wisdom as applied to COVID-19 vaccine distrib
Featured image by Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz | Unsplash By Josh Evans Who should get the COVID-19 vaccine, and in what order? Does Catholic thinking have any wisdom to offer on this question? There is, unsurprisingly, no official Catholic “teaching” on the order of priority for vaccine distribution. The Church cannot have an explicit official teaching on each and every scenario. Rather, here is a situation where prudence must apply Catholic principles to the specific case. T

Guest Contributor
Jan 26, 20215 min read
WATCH: An update on the State of the Archdiocese with Archbishop Aquila and team
On Feb. 11, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila along with archdiocesan leadership hosted a virtual event which all of faithful of the...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 21, 20211 min read


Archbishop Aquila prays for President Biden, calls for policies rooted in the Gospel of Christ
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has released the following statement in support of the statement released by USCCB President Archbishop José...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 20, 20212 min read


No March for Life this month, but still lots of ways to Celebrate Life
DENVER, CO, Jan. 11, 2020: The annual Celebrate Life March and Rally was held Jan. 11 at the Colorado State Capitol. Thousands gathered...

Rocio Madera
Jan 19, 20213 min read


How to respond to the Capitol violence and confusion
In these tumultuous days, everyone is asking the question: ‘What is the truth?’ Based on how they answer that question, and given the...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jan 15, 20213 min read


Spreading God’s love, one blanket at a time
(Photos provided) Growing up in the streets of Brooklyn, Patrick Lubrano knew what it was like to see people living on the streets and...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Jan 15, 20214 min read


Help Catholic schools get federal relief funding
Catholic schools in Colorado have a chance to receive some much-needed federal relief funding, but they need your help. Congress recently...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 14, 20211 min read


Is civil discourse dead? Boulder Aquinas Center to host Robert George and Cornel West for virtual speaker series
Is civil discourse dead? Two modern-day intellectual giants will address this pressing question next week in a virtual talk hosted by the...

Aaron Lambert
Jan 12, 20213 min read


Archbishop Aquila receives COVID-19 vaccine; urges faithful to prayerfully discern being vaccinated
Archbishop Samuel Aquila receives the first dose of the Moderna vaccine, administered by Amy Lantzy, MS, RN, CHFN at St. Anthony’s...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 11, 20211 min read


Prayer: The Best New Year’s Resolution
Featured image by Josh Applegate on Unsplash In our lifetime, there has never been so much expectation for a new year, hoping that we can all turn a corner and leave a difficult year in the past. So much is out of our control, yet there is one thing that we can do to allow our lives to be shaped by the one who is truly in control. Our lives will be better this year if we give more time to God in prayer. But what is prayer really about? I found it startling, when reading th

Jared Staudt
Jan 8, 20213 min read


Little Flower Maternity Home a place of hope for moms and babies in need
(Photo provided) After a long journey of searching, learning, praying, working and volunteering in pregnancy centers led to an encounter...

Rocio Madera
Jan 7, 20214 min read


‘We’re having a huge effect’: Safe environment trainer shares experience from the frontlines o
Kevin Davies hesitated every time he was asked to become a safe environment trainer – he was either too busy at work or the topic itself...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 4, 20213 min read


Denver Catholic’s favorite stories of 2020
Well, as you’ve read on probably every other website, it’s been a year. There’s really no other way to say it. It’s hard to imagine how...

Aaron Lambert
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Vigil Masses: What they are and where they come from
DENVER, CO - APRIL 19: The eternal candle processes through the church during the Easter Vigil Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the...

Rocio Madera
Dec 22, 20203 min read


Recipes for Christmas
Looking for a new festive snack to try this year? We’ve got you covered! Here are three of our favorite, easy-to-make recipes as chosen...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 21, 20202 min read


Discerning the right Christmas Offering
(Photo: Rodion Kutsaev / Unsplash) The secular spectacle of the holiday season is often a distraction for Catholics who want to focus on...

Paul Dudzic
Dec 21, 20203 min read


The Mystery of the Star of Bethlehem
Three wise men follow the Christmas star. (Photo: Adobe Stock) By Solène Tadié /National Catholic Register The Star of Bethlehem,...

National Catholic Register
Dec 21, 20203 min read


Exploring the ‘Christmas Star’ phenomenon on Dec. 21 – and how to spot it
Amidst the unique Christmas we will be experiencing this 2020, the astronomical event that will unfold on Dec. 21 appears like a gift of...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 18, 20203 min read


New children’s book spins Christmas tale about spiders
There is an ancient legend about Mary, Joseph, Jesus, and a spider. After Jesus was born, the Holy Family fled into Egypt, while baby boys were being slaughtered by order of King Herod. The legend says that one night the family stopped to sleep in a cave. There was a spider in that cave, the story goes, who knew the infant Jesus was a special child. According to the legend, the spider felt called to do something unexpected— something that would save Mary, Joseph, and Jesus fr

EWTN News
Dec 17, 20203 min read
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