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Archbishop Aquila’s March prayer intention: To Listen, Repent, and Believe in the Gospel
“At the judgment, the people of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah,...

Archdiocese of Denver
Mar 2, 20233 min read


Why is Ash Wednesday ‘cool’?
We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...

Aaron Lambert
Feb 22, 20234 min read


A relic of St. Jude will be coming to Denver Feb. 27 to March 1
(Photo: Adobe Stock) St. Dominic Catholic Church in Denver, in collaboration with the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Chicago, Illinois,...

Rocio Madera
Feb 21, 20232 min read


The inseparable keys to Lent: repentance and belief
Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 17, 20233 min read


Eucharistic orientation according to Vatican II: A response to Dr. Staudt’s ad orientem column
St. Paul VI says the Mass versus populum at All Saints Parish (Rome) on March 7, 1965. By Father Felix P. Medina-Algaba Pastor of Queen...

Guest Contributor
Feb 16, 202310 min read


The Unruly History of St. Valentine’s Day
By Seth Fabian SJV Lay Division Instructor St. Valentine’s Day is in every way an odd holiday: originally honoring a martyr who chose...

Guest Contributor
Feb 14, 20235 min read


Confession 101: Receive the Lord’s Mercy
(Photo: Unsplash) The Church gives us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be reconciled with God. As sinful beings, our communion with the...

Aaron Lambert
Feb 10, 20235 min read


Learning to Do Nothing
“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this...

Jared Staudt
Feb 9, 20235 min read


Mother Cabrini to be inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame
On March 15, 2023, St. Frances Cabrini will be inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame in a formal induction ceremony and...

Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 3, 20231 min read


A Day of Light: Candlemas Celebrates the Light of the World
In an often-dreary February, the feast of the Presentation brings illumination. Photo by Amor Santo via Cathopic By Mary Stroka/National...

National Catholic Register
Feb 1, 20237 min read


Archbishop’s February prayer intention: For the sick and suffering
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement, who encourages us in our...

Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 1, 20233 min read


The Rosary Team: To Remember, Forget, and Believe
(Photo: Daniele Levis Pelusi / Unsplash) By Chelsea Magyar “Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her...

Guest Contributor
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Father Stu: Reborn brings priest’s story of redemptive suffering to wider audience
Photo: Sony Pictures Is anyone beyond redemption? Last year’s sleeper hit film Father Stu showed that with the grace of God, anything is...

Aaron Lambert
Jan 20, 20236 min read


Join a monthly online prayer meeting for the success of the Eucharistic Revival
Photo by Amor Santo on Cathopic We are deep in the midst of the National Eucharistic Revival. This is a time to celebrate and honor the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Religious Freedom is More Than You Realize
(Photo: Denver Catholic File Photo) By Joshua Karabinos and Dr. Michel Therrien As Americans, we tell ourselves not to talk about two...

Dr. Michel Therrien
Jan 16, 202313 min read


Pray a Novena in Memory of Pope Benedict XVI
(Photo: Vatican Media) The entire Church mourns the death of our Emeritus Holy Father, Benedict XVI. In cathedrals, basilicas, parish...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 4, 20238 min read


Archbishop Aquila’s January prayer intention: Peace in the world, especially Ukraine
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila’s prayer intention for January is for peace in the world, especially in Ukraine. “For the kingdom of God is...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Sacrifice, presence, communion: The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Charity
(Photo: Cathopic) By Father Daniel Cardó Pastor at Holy Name Parish in Sheridan In the very beginnings of the Church there were no sacred...

Guest Contributor
Dec 20, 20224 min read


Pride, envy, and sloth: The enemies of charity
(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Hector Chiapa-Villarreal Pastor of St. Therese Parish in Aurora St. Augustine tells us: “Two cities have...

Guest Contributor
Dec 19, 20224 min read


Our Lady of the New Advent, pray for us!
(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) In the Archdiocese of Denver, Dec. 16 is the feast of Our Lady of the New Advent. The icon was...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 15, 20221 min read
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