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Serving with purpose: A Catholic legislator’s journey in Colorado politics
(Photo: Unsplash) By Jim Smallwood Former Colorado State Senator Being a good Catholic and working in politics sometimes seems...

Guest Contributor
Oct 22, 20244 min read


The Blessings of Liberty
During the greatest test of the durability of our Constitutional Union, President Abraham Lincoln offered a biblical metaphor to...

Brittany Vessely
Oct 14, 20246 min read


Classical or Catholic? A Sacramental Approach to Education
Classical education has exploded in the last ten years, and for good reason. Education has descended into a utilitarian pursuit, though...

Jared Staudt
Oct 7, 20243 min read


Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship
(Photo: Lightstock) As an American, I find great inspiration in the documents that laid the foundation for our nation and in the lives of...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Oct 7, 20244 min read


Why have a Catholic funeral?
Do we really have to have a funeral Mass (or funeral liturgy outside of Mass)? What if no one is going to come? The answer to these two...

Deacon Marc Nestorick
Sep 10, 20242 min read


Work: fundamental, decisive for making life more human
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Pope St. John Paul II wrote in Laborem Exercens , “It is certainly true that work, as a human issue, is at the very...

Paul Winkler
Aug 23, 20244 min read


How to live well: A mother's reflection on vocation
Our vocation enables us to encounter and embody Christ's love

Brianna Heldt
Aug 22, 20244 min read


Repurposing the Catholic Campaign for Human Development
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), rhetorically oversold as the “U.S. Church’s anti-poverty program” – Do no other such...

George Weigel
Aug 14, 20243 min read


'For a safe trip to God': The 'why' of the funeral vigil
(Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) My grandfather passed away when I was a young child. He was a firefighter and passed away in the line of...

Deacon Marc Nestorick
Aug 12, 20242 min read


Is Anger A Sin?
By Derek Rusnak St. Raphael Counseling "Is anger a sin?" As a Catholic therapist at St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic...

Catholic Charities
Jul 17, 20243 min read


The New Temple: How Easter Changes Religion
“Destroy this temple, and I will rebuild it in three days.” This mysterious statement led, in part at least, to Christ’s death, brought...

Jared Staudt
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Easter, Creation, and holiness
(Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. DePasquale (STScI), A. Pagan (STScI)) What came first: Creation, or God’s covenants with the People of...

George Weigel
Mar 26, 20244 min read


Archdiocesan Synod: Divine intimacy heals divisions and empowers
When I reflect on my experience of the Archdiocesan Synod, Jesus is active in healing his people and empowering us for mission. He calls...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Aug 30, 20224 min read


Pray the new Consecration to St. Joseph beginning Feb. 16
“Now is the time of St. Joseph!” Although it possible to overlook St. Joseph in the story of salvation history due to his silence in the...

Jared Staudt
Feb 11, 20203 min read


Your life in God’s hands
(Photo: Pixabay) Recently, Pope Francis met with a contingent of people who suffer from Huntington’s Disease, a rare genetic illness that...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
May 24, 20174 min read
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