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I had martini lunches, a human-fax-machine job and no intention of moving to California. God had other ideas. (Photo: Lightstock) I was a college dropout. Twenty years old. Working for an oil company. Dating an executive. Enjoying martini lunches at the old world oilmen’s clubs. It was like a Mad Men throwback, and I loved it. There was only one problem. My job was “human fax machine.” In those pre-fax days, I walked up and down the streets of downtown Denver, delivering docu

A devoted educator, Viviana Martinez aims not only to teach facts but help her students become who God has created them to be. (Photo courtesy of the Colorado Department of Education) The Colorado Department of Education announced 21 semifinalists out of 297 nominations in June 2026 for the annual Colorado Teacher of the Year, among them a local Catholic community member and leader, Viviana Martinez. The cofounder of Dios Entre Nosotros, Martinez has been active in the Denver

Celebrating this year's Catholic high school graduates throughout Northern Colorado Hundreds of young people graduated from Catholic high schools across Northern Colorado this year, formed in faith, intellect and mission. (Photo courtesy of Holy Family High School, Broomfield) As the book closes on another school year, we congratulate the hundreds of high school graduates who've graduated from one of the Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Denver! Join us in praying f

(Photo: Pixabay) For the Catholic Church, education has always been understood as a sacred responsibility — one entrusted first and foremost to parents, who are called to form their children not only academically but morally and spiritually as well. Later this month, families across Colorado are invited to gather to celebrate that responsibility and the many ways it is lived out. On Tuesday, January 27, from 1 to 2 p.m., students, parents and educators will gather on the West

The Great Cracker Barrel Logo Fracas is the least of our worries in the US. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Having spent most of...

(Photo by Ken Mostek/Mostek Photography) By Kim Mack, LPC St. Raphael Counseling The start of the school year offers Catholic families...

A student prays during a school gathering at Notre Dame Catholic School in Denver. (Photo by Ken Mostek/Mostek Photography) By Forest...

(Photo: Unsplash) Some years ago, a friend teaching at a state university told me that he was offering a course on the history of...

The Bodammer Family - Jared, Jill, Lily, Landon, Tristan and Taelyn. (Photo courtesy of the Bodammer family) By Kyle Van Frank Executive...

(Photo: Unsplash) Why are so many American colleges and universities in crisis? Drew Gilpin Faust, an accomplished Civil War historian,...

Pope Francis greets a guest at the Vatican on the International Day of Disabled Persons in December of 2022. (Photo: Vatican Media) By...

Pippa, Taelyn and Poppy walk the runway together at the FIRE Foundation of Denver’s annual Hearts on FIRE Fundraiser & Fashion Show....

Anna praying to St. Joseph in front of St. Mary’s Catholic Virtue School in Littleton. (Photo courtesy of the Langston family/FIRE...

(Photo by Ken Mostek) “… the greatest contribution that authentically Catholic education can make to American culture, is to restore to...

Faith and hope-filled service to students with learning differences (Photo by Ken Mostek) “God works in mysterious ways,” the age-old...

(Photo by Ken Mostek) By Seeds of Hope In January 2024, principal Steve Vaughan informed the St. Therese Catholic Classical School staff...

(Photo provided) Amid the hustle and bustle of the Advent season, as the bells rang to mark the start and end of school days, Our Lady of...

“Catholic schools gave me the tools to recognize God’s presence and respond to his call." (Photo courtesy of Regis Jesuit High School)...

One school’s bold commitment to Eucharist-centered education (Photo by Ken Mostek) By Braeden Fallet Director of School Marketing...

Father Humberto Marquez with St. John the Baptist Catholic School Students on World Down syndrome Day 2024. (Photo provided) By Father...