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Pray the March 25 Consecration for Russia and Ukraine with Archbishop Aquila
On Friday, March 25, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila will join Pope Francis in praying the Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of...

Archdiocese of Denver
Mar 24, 20226 min read


The missional gift of the Feminine Genius
(Photo: Josh Applegate / Unsplash) In 1639, Ursuline sisters bravely crossed the Atlantic Ocean to become the first religious women to...

Lisa Cotter
Mar 8, 20225 min read


Think like an apostle: Week 4 of the Apostolic Mindset Lenten Challenge
Like the apostles before us, the Church is called to be bold in this apostolic age. To do this, we must start thinking like the apostles...

Archdiocese of Denver
Mar 4, 20223 min read


On Solitude and Friendship
(Photo: Benjamin Davies / Unsplash) At 1:30 in the morning on April 4, 2013, Christopher Thomas Knight was arrested for burglary in a...

Father John Nepil
Feb 28, 20228 min read


The ‘Why’ behind every other ‘Why’
Are you convicted of the primacy of the power of the gospel? By Mallory Smyth Catholic Speaker and Writer Start with the Why Why do some organizations inspire great and lasting change worldwide and others don’t? This is the question that Simon Sinek, a well-known business thought leader, posed at the beginning of his world-famous Ted Talk, “Start with the Why.” Why is it that a computer company like Apple can crush competition year after year and innovate at record-shattering

Guest Contributor
Feb 18, 20226 min read


Hold up the Cross in costly imitation of Christ
By Edward Sri Senior Vice President for Apostolic Outreach at FOCUS When Jesus cast the vision for what it means to be a disciple, he used the most startling image: “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me” (Mt 16:24). That’s crazy! Of all the symbols for discipleship Jesus could have used, why the Cross? The image would have been utterly abhorrent to his original listeners. Though we today might be accustomed to seeing crosses

Guest Contributor
Feb 15, 20226 min read


Partial indulgence for Mother Cabrini’s 75th canonization anniversary elevated to plenary indulgence
(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) In November of last year, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila issued a decree granting a partial indulgence...

Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 10, 20221 min read


Join the 25th World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life on Feb. 2
The Serra Club of Denver hosts Religious Sisters Appreciation Day at Church of the Risen Christ (Denver) on Saturday April 23, 2016...

Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 1, 20224 min read


How to bless your home on the Feast of Epiphany
The Adoration of the Magi, Edward Burne-Jones, 1904. By Francesca Pollio/Catholic News Agency Have you ever gone past a door with what...

Catholic News Agency
Jan 6, 20223 min read


The Nativity through St. Joseph’s eyes
(Photo: Lightstock) We all have particularly poignant moments in our lives that we’ll never forget. The “look” of it, “sound” of it and...

Daniel Campbell
Dec 28, 20215 min read


Why should Christmas transform us?
Christmas is a powerful time. The story of the God who became man and came into the world may seem too familiar to us. And yet, if we let...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 26, 20213 min read


Christmas 2021: Yes, you get to go to Mass twice!
(Photo provided) Confused about your Mass obligations over this coming Christmas weekend? See the below graphic and article for more...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Dec 22, 20214 min read


The Marvelous Exchange and the Church’s Mission
The Son of God Becomes the Son of Man The Christmas season is a privileged time to contemplate both the marvelous exchange that takes place at the Incarnation and how that exchange impacts the mission of the Church. The Son of God becomes the son of man, so that men may become children of God. ¹ This marvelous exchange points directly to the kerygma. It brings us back to the liberating power of the Gospel, ² to the salvific proclamation that the Son of God became man for us

Guest Contributor
Dec 21, 202112 min read


WATCH: Take a virtual tour through Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception
Dr. Jared Staudt takes you on tour of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado. In this video you’ll learn...

Archdiocese of Denver
Dec 8, 20211 min read


U.S. bishops try to keep focus on Eucharist, not politicians, in new document
Photo: CNA/EWTN By Lauretta Brown/National Catholic Register The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to approve a...

National Catholic Register
Nov 18, 20217 min read


Beat the winter blues with one of these upcoming SJV Lay Division courses
Does the impending cold have you feeling like you need a spiritual pick-me-up? Then look no further; the SJV Lay Division has you...

Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 18, 20211 min read


Archbishop Aquila: The Eucharist can transform your life
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 13: Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila celebrates the Liturgy of the Eucharist during an ordination for deacons at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on February 13, 2021, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) The archbishop of Denver criticized media coverage that frames the bishops’ discussion on the Eucharist as a debate over whether or not President Joe Biden can receive Holy Communion. The secular media, Archbish

Catholic News Agency
Nov 17, 20213 min read


Don’t waste this Year of St. Joseph; register for this Dec. 4 workshop now!
This “Year of St. Joseph” presents the faithful with a unique opportunity to draw deeper into union with and grow in devotion to the man...

Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 16, 20211 min read


Know the Eucharist, know your vocation
Photo by Grant Whitty on Unsplash The Eucharist is the body and blood, soul and divinity of Jesus Christ the Lord. Sadly, those words are...

Father Ryan O'Neill
Nov 4, 20214 min read


All Saints’ Day not a Holy Day of Obligation in 2021, but go to Mass anyways!
This year, the solemnity of All Saint’s on November 1 will not be a holy day of obligation. Faithful in the United States are not...

Denver Catholic Staff
Oct 29, 20211 min read
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