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Longtime Denver family business owner Ed Routzon is inspired by Mercy
(Photo provided) Denverites have been walking all over Ed Routzon’s family name for more than half a century, but he doesn’t mind....

Amy Bryer Brumley
Feb 19, 20212 min read


We live in a fallen world. Now what?
Once, an editor of The Times newspaper asked G.K. Chesterton, “What is wrong with the world?” Chesterton, the great master of common sense and wit that he was, responded: “Dear Sir: I am. Yours, G.K. Chesterton.” “I am.” There is starting honesty and humility in recognizing that the world’s problems rest in the heart, and not ultimately in any of the great social, political, or economic forces on the outside. It is the problem within the heart that causes those exterior trou

Jared Staudt
Feb 18, 20215 min read


This Lent, choose to be intentional about what you do
Lent is here…again. Though it seems like Lent was just yesterday (or never really went away at all), here we are, 40 days before Easter...

Aaron Lambert
Feb 17, 20214 min read


Pray a 54-day Rosary novena for mission renewal beginning Ash Wednesday
Beginning today, join Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and the entire archdiocese in praying a 54-day Rosary novena for a renewal of mission...

Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 17, 20211 min read


Watch Archbishop Aquila discuss <em>The Search</em> live with Chris Stefanick this Thursday, Feb. 18
In a Lenten collaboration with Real Life Catholic, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila will appear live on Chris Stefanick’s’ The Life You Were...

Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 16, 20211 min read


Montessori meets deep faith formation in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
(Photo: Denver Catholic Staff) Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me,” and a religious education method used in a growing...

Aaron Lambert
Feb 15, 20214 min read


Calling all middle school superheroes: Mountain Madness needs YOU!
Calling all middle school superheroes: Mountain Madness needs your superpowers! The Archdiocese of Denver is inviting all middle school...

Rocio Madera
Feb 8, 20212 min read


Honoring our Catholic educators for their years of service
(Photo provided) “The Church needs men and women who are intent on teaching by word and example – intent on helping to permeate the whole...

Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 4, 20214 min read


‘Education is about becoming more human’
Surprised African-American girl reading magic book on dark background By Abriana Chilelli Associate Superintendent of Academic Renewal When teaching high school-level Humanities at public schools here in Colorado, I hung a sign on the wall of my classroom. I made the sign after reading an interview with Dr. Joseph Almeida, a professor at Franciscan University, during my days there as a student, long before I became a teacher. The sign quoted Dr. Almeida: “There’s a statemen

Guest Contributor
Feb 4, 20214 min read


Making the switch: Families find blessings in shifting from public to Catholic schools
The Lord, indeed, works in mysterious and wonderful ways – and this year, several families, having moved their children from public to...

Carol Nesbitt
Feb 3, 20215 min read


‘We’re OPEN!’ Denver’s Catholic schools mark a successful, ‘herculean’ semester of in-pe
By Carol Nesbitt and Abriana Chilelli While most school districts in Colorado were closed to in-person learning this fall, the Catholic...

Carol Nesbitt
Feb 2, 20214 min read


For the Harveys and Blessed Sacrament school, it’s all in the family
Ask anyone at Blessed Sacrament Parish or school who the Harveys are, and they’ll know. Jim Harvey’s parents joined the parish in 1950...

Carol Nesbitt
Feb 1, 20215 min read


Come. See. Hear. Encounter. This year, SEEK21 is coming to you
This year, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS) is doing something special for their annual SEEK conference...

Rocio Madera
Jan 30, 20213 min read


"The Search" could make this Lent your most meaningful ever
(Photo courtesy of the Augustine Institute) Lent isn’t just a time to give something up; it’s a time to tap into life’s greatest...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Jan 29, 20213 min read


Gary Miller, longtime archdiocese employee, remembered for big heart and enormous talent
Gary Miller, a longtime and beloved employee of the Archdiocese of Denver, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Dec. 26, 2020. He...

Aaron Lambert
Jan 28, 20213 min read


2020 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal Reaches Goal
(Photo: Denver Catholic Staff) The generosity to the 2020 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal exceeded expectations and helped accomplish...

Amy Bryer Brumley
Jan 28, 20212 min read
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
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