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Ten theological truths from the Angelic doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas, Fountain of Wisdom, Nicolas Antoine, 1648 CE. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. On Jan. 28, we celebrate the feast of the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 28, 20242 min read


What St. Catherine of Siena teaches us about the virtue of hope
“Sometimes My providence leaves My great servants a pricking, as I did to My gentle apostle Paul, My chosen vessel…Could I and can I not...

Daniel Campbell
Jan 26, 20244 min read


8 Things You Need to Know About St. Paul and His Conversion
La conversión de San Pablo, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo , ca. 1675-82. By Jimmy Akin/National Catholic Register On Jan. 25, the Church...

National Catholic Register
Jan 25, 20246 min read


Doctor of Charity: Feast day wisdom from St. Francis de Sales
Altars Painting of St. Francis de Sales in Strobl, Salzburg, Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni, 1760. (Photo by Wolfgang Sauber via Wikipedia)...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 24, 20242 min read


St. Maximos the Confessor — Patron of the Pro-Life Movement
Photo via Wikpedia By Dominic Cassella/National Catholic Register In the Eastern Christian tradition, January is filled with the feast...

National Catholic Register
Jan 23, 20245 min read


Pray the 9 Days for Life Novena starting Jan. 16
(Photo courtesy of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) Catholics nationwide are invited to pray “9 Days for Life,” an...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 16, 20241 min read


Office of Black Catholic Ministry holds 12th Annual Peace and Justice Mass on MLK Jr. Day
Photo by Unseen Histories via Unsplash “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 12, 20242 min read


Living the dream: The quotable Martin Luther King, Jr.
On Jan. 15 each year, we honor Martin Luther King, Jr. — a man of deep faith and a monumental figure in the civil rights movement. His...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 12, 20242 min read


This Simple New Year’s Resolution Will Change Your Year, Your Life, Your Eternity
Photo by Diego Zamudio via Cathopic By Patti Maguire Armstrong/National Catholic Register It’s free. It takes no extra time in your daily...

National Catholic Register
Jan 5, 20243 min read


Seven feast day quotes from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Photo by Nheyob via Wikicommons We could easily wax poetic about the exemplary life of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, whose feast we celebrate...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 4, 20242 min read


The Catholic origins of "The Lord of the Rings" and other truths about J.R.R. Tolkien
(Photo: Adobe Stock) J.R.R Tolkien’s birthday is January 3 — a day that has become affectionately known as Tolkien Day. Despite the...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Jan 3, 20245 min read


Archbishop Aquila’s January Prayer intention: For peace to reign throughout the world in 2024
(Photo: André Escaleira, Jr.) Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s prayer intention for January is “That peace may reign throughout the world in...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 2, 20242 min read


Is the Feast of Mary, Mother of God a Holy Day of Obligation in 2024?
Photo via Wikicommons Each year, the Church celebrates the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. While it is a holy...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 28, 20232 min read


WATCH | ‘To My Father’ a powerful tribute to a dad’s love for deaf son
“My dad didn’t see me as deaf. He saw me as capable. And that was what was so beautiful about my dad.” So signs actor Troy Kotsur in the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 26, 20231 min read


Denver Catholic’s most-read stories of 2023 (and other favorites)
Well, another year has come and passed. 2023 was filled with many blessings both here in the Archdiocese of Denver and around the world,...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 26, 20233 min read


Celebrate Christmas like a Catholic: How to observe the 14 days of Christmastide
Photo by Lizardi Saucedo Studio via Cathopic May the joy of Christmas never end! Certainly, the biggest celebration many of us normally...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Dec 24, 20233 min read


Heralding the Christmas season with St. Thorlak, patron of Iceland
As we stand on the cusp of the Christmas season, Mother Church gives us a relatively unknown saint to help herald the birth of our...

Aaron Lambert
Dec 23, 20234 min read


Word Made Flesh: Reliving the birth of the messiah — and why it matters today
The Nativity, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni), ca. 1406–10. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459007 The Nativity scene...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Dec 20, 20236 min read


The ‘Branch’ of Christmas Day
When people ask about the importance of the Old Testament prophets for today, it’s easy to note how the content of their preaching...

Daniel Campbell
Dec 19, 20234 min read


Little holy hearts, giant love for the Eucharist
(Photos: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain, Adobe Stock, Lightstock, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0, Lightstock) It seems that even the...

Makena Cervantes
Dec 18, 20235 min read
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