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On Sept. 3, Viviana Martínez of Vista PEAK Preparatory was surprised in her classroom by state representatives with the news that she had been nominated for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year award. (Photo provided) Reflecting on her journey in education, Viviana Martínez sums up her vocation in one phrase: “Education is a call to serve.” It is a conviction that has guided her work and the way she accompanies each of her students. A Spanish and history teacher at the publi

(Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) “Could you explain what the Catholic Intellectual Tradition means?” This simple question from a superintendent reflected the renewal that is happening across the country. We’ve finally realized that Catholic education cannot simply follow along with current trends. Even if we can learn from contemporary methods, we stand within an unparalleled tradition reaching back thousands of years. The wisdom we have handed down through each generat

In a weeks-long tour around the archdiocese, the Denver archbishop visited several schools during back-to-school season, welcoming communities back and encouraging them at the beginning of a new academic year. Denver Archbishop James Golka distributes Communion during Mass at St. John Paul the Great High School in Denver. The archbishop visited several Catholic schools around the archdiocese, including St. John Paul the Great, at the beginning of the new academic year. (Photo

(Photo provided) When Peggy Morrow looks back on nearly 10 years of faith formation at St. Scholastica Parish in Erie, she sees the Holy Spirit at work from the very beginning. “The Holy Spirit inspired Father Robert Wedow and myself, guiding us through various events to introduce family faith formation,” Morrow said. Those promptings gradually led Morrow and Father Wedow, the parish’s pastor, toward an approach that placed parents and families at the center of their childre

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

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(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...