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Denver Catholic’s favorite stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, here’s a look back at some of our favorite and most popular stories and articles from the past year. Relying on...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 29, 20222 min read


We’re ‘fans,’ not ‘fan bases’
Amidst the sundry aggravations of contemporary life in these United States, few have such a cringe-inducing effect on me as a ubiquitous...

George Weigel
Dec 27, 20223 min read


‘Everyday Disciples’ inspire others in 2022 Appeal
(Photo provided) The 2022 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal wraps up at the end of the year and has been marked with great generosity from...

Amy Bryer Brumley
Dec 27, 20221 min read


Archbishop Aquila on the Dan Caplis Show: Catholicism teaching hate is ‘flat out lie’
(Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) Yesterday, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila appeared on the Dan Caplis Show to speak about his recent...

Aaron Lambert
Dec 22, 20221 min read


Be Free, Live Differently: A New Year’s Resolution for Men
We count our years from the birth of Christ, and Christmas begins the year of the Lord 2023. The secular practice of making a resolution...

Jared Staudt
Dec 22, 20224 min read


Christmastide lessons from Linus and the lowly shepherds
(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at Assumption Parish in Welby And in that region, there were shepherds...

Guest Contributor
Dec 22, 20226 min read


12 tribes of Israel, 2 Old Testament kingdoms, and a 24-foot menorah made out of… Legos?
Have you ever seen a 24-foot Lego menorah? As first reported by Denver7, this incredible feat was accomplished by hundreds of Jewish teen...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 21, 20222 min read


Mary, the Church, Christmas, and Jimmy Lai
Now, on Christmas Day, the nine months have been fulfilled. What began on the day of Annunciation is made visible to the world in the...

George Weigel
Dec 20, 20223 min read


Urgent need for volunteers and donations at Catholic Charities shelters as cold snap approaches
(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) Good news from Catholic Charities: people are responding to the call for volunteers ! Over 40...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 20, 20222 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


The Black 14: Love. Fellowship. Generosity.
A story of healing, hope and giving back. "Love. Fellowship. Generosity. That's what we've developed over the past three years, and...

Catholic Charities
Dec 19, 20223 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


Looking for Christmas TV Mass? Look no further!
(Photo courtesy of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Denver Reminder: viewing a TV or online Mass does not fulfill the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 19, 20221 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


‘Jesus Wept’: 10 years after Sandy Hook
A scene that’s sadly all too familiar to the United States, especially to Colorado, but quite foreign to idyllic Connecticut… Today we...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 14, 20223 min read


Lessons from The Day of the Dress
Several weeks ago, I was invited on short notice to help “fill a table” at a benefit dinner. The theme of the evening was the Roaring...

Mary Beth Bonacci
Dec 14, 20224 min read


The German Crisis, the World Church, and Pope Francis
The Year of Our Lord 2023 will likely witness Catholic dramas we cannot predict now; that is the way of Providence. What we can know with...

George Weigel
Dec 13, 20223 min read


Give a hand up this holiday with Catholic Charities volunteer opportunities
As the old adage goes, “It is better to give than to receive,” and this embodies the Christmas season in a fire-roasted chestnut shell....

Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 13, 20222 min read


Deathbed Conversions Reveal Rosary’s Power and Give Hope for Fallen-Away Catholics
Francisco de Goya, “St. Francis Borgia Helping a Dying Impenitent,” ca. 1788, Valencia Cathedral (photo: Public Domain) By Patti Maguire...

National Catholic Register
Dec 13, 20225 min read


Dr. Takashi Nagai and how Charity moves us
Servant of God Dr. Takashi Nagai loved with the gift of charity. By Father Scott Bailey Pastor at Risen Christ Parish in Denver We call...

Guest Contributor
Dec 13, 20224 min read
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