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Priests Without People
TOPSHOT - Don Giuseppe Corbari, parson of the Church of Robbiano, holds Sunday mass as he looks towards selfie photographs sent in by his...

Guest Contributor
Apr 13, 20205 min read


Easter: The First and Essential Feast
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Ask anyone, “What’s the most important celebration of the year?” and the answer seems clear: Christmas. Presents,...

Jared Staudt
Apr 10, 20204 min read


Full text from Archbishop Aquila’s Chrism Mass homily
We gather today, to bless the oils and to renew our priestly call. It is very strange sitting in an empty church, without you my brothers...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Apr 10, 202010 min read


Finding Peace in a Time of Panic
Dr. Jim Langley is the Executive Director of St. Raphael Counseling. All things in life are an opportunity to grow as a person. We can...

Dr. Jim Langley
Apr 9, 20204 min read


The Grace of the Resurrection Breaks Through Quarantines and Death
The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead was a shock. The idea that he would truly rise from the dead seemed far from the minds of the...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Apr 9, 20203 min read


Embracing the kind of redeemer God appointed
Andrew Mantegna, La Résurrection, 1457-59. The Gospel readings of Lent remind us that opposition to Jesus and his mission frequently grew...

George Weigel
Apr 7, 20203 min read


The Two Forties: The Eucharist within quarantine and Lent
Featured image: Josh Applegate | Unsplash The word quarantine comes from a contraction of the Italian words (in the Venetian dialect) for...

Jared Staudt
Apr 2, 20203 min read


Transforming quarantine into retreat
This bruising Lent, in which “fasting” has assumed unprecedented new forms, seems likely to be followed by an Eastertide of further...

George Weigel
Apr 1, 20203 min read


Surviving this Lenten quarantine
(Photo: Ruben Hutabarat / Unsplash) Well, I don’t think it would be an overstatement to say that Lent has been a lot Lent-ier than usual...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Mar 31, 20204 min read


In this global pandemic, be charitable and stay home
There can no longer be any doubt about it — with COVID-19, we are living through a historic pandemic, one that requires swift action and...

Aaron Lambert
Mar 27, 20205 min read


Mass cancellations: Are we lacking in faith?
As dioceses across the world have decided to cancel Mass due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many faithful have asked various...

Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 26, 20205 min read
The Gospel of Life: Medicine for our times
It has been 25 years since St. John Paul II released his landmark encyclical Evangelium Vitae – The Gospel of Life – which made a...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 25, 20204 min read


What are the preeminent life issues?
By Father Luis Granados, dcjm As we celebrate the 25th anniversary of Evangelium Vitae , an old question reappears in our conversations:...

Guest Contributor
Mar 25, 20204 min read


The Gospel of God’s love for man and the dignity of the human person
By Father Angel Perez-Lopez As we celebrate the anniversary of St. John Paul II’s encyclical Evangelium Vitae (EV), we must acknowledge...

Guest Contributor
Mar 25, 20203 min read


“Wittenberg” in synodal slow motion
Featured image: Wikicommons As Yale’s Carlos Eire masterfully demonstrated in Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 , there was...

George Weigel
Mar 25, 20203 min read


Churchmanship
“Churchmanship” is not a term in vogue today, and given the alleged inclusivity-deficit of such words it’s unlikely to make a comeback....

George Weigel
Mar 17, 20203 min read


Deacon Lanciotti: Data shows no Masses could have positive effect in spread of COVID-19
DENVER, CO JUNE 26, 2016: Holy Ghost Catholic Church (Photo by Andrew Wright/Denver Catholic) Deacon Rob Lanciotti is a permanent deacon...

Guest Contributor
Mar 16, 20202 min read


As COVID-19 spreads, will we be more like the saints?
How would the saints act if they were in our position? The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has certainly caused various reactions – some...

Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 13, 20204 min read


Coronavirus (COVID-19) should cause reflection, not panic
Lent is a time during which Catholics return to the basic practices of the faith – prayer, fasting and almsgiving – to promote deeper...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 13, 20203 min read


Doubling down on a bad deal
Perseverance on a difficult but noble path is a virtue. Stubbornness when confronted by irrefutable evidence of a grave mistake is a...

George Weigel
Mar 11, 20203 min read
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