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High School Students Serve the Dead — and Find Life in the Process
What began as a simple service project became a living lesson in mercy, prayer and gratitude for St. John Paul the Great High School students at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Juniors from St. John Paul the Great High School in Denver spent the day in service at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery. (Photo provided) By Dr. Shawn Mollenhauer Music Fellow, St. John Paul the Great High School “Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire; Hands, that

Guest Contributor
3 days ago3 min read


‘You Are Not Alone’: Mount Olivet’s Annual Children’s Mass Brings Comfort and Community
(Photo provided) By Erin Scherer Families gathered to celebrate the Annual Children’s Mass on Saturday at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, a tradition upheld for nearly 30 years. The Mass provides attendees the opportunity to gather with family and loved ones, visit the cemetery and celebrate the lives of their little ones. Many return year after year. “People need to celebrate the life of their child,” said Paulette Kaufman, mission and family care manager at Catholic Funeral

Guest Contributor
Oct 72 min read


Saints, Stories and Sacred Ground: A Unique Catholic Encounter in Denver
Annual Night at the Cemetery events at Mt. Olivet Cemetery invite Catholics of all ages to encounter the truth that eternal life is more...

Guest Contributor
Oct 66 min read


Womb to Tomb: Catholic Charities and Mount Olivet Unite to Honor Every Life
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Thanks to a recent partnership between Catholic Charities and Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, dozens of men...

Catholic Charities
Jul 262 min read


Pray for veterans at CFCS’ Memorial Day Masses
(Photo: Unsplash) This Memorial Day, you’re invited to live mercy in a particular way! The annual Memorial Day Masses, sponsored by...

Denver Catholic Staff
May 23, 20241 min read


Miscarriage: The Secret That Shouldn’t be Kept
(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) We buried our child yesterday. A child I got to know only though the sound of a heartbeat in a...
Daniel Barela
Jun 16, 20174 min read


Living out the corporal works of mercy
Warm food for the poor and homeless Lent is a time of penance. That means we give up things or habits we are attached to so that we can...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 31, 20163 min read
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