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As we break open our piggy banks to give gifts this season, here are 15 ways to give a gift with lasting impact right here in Northern Colorado. (Photo: Unsplash) As Advent begins and we prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, Giving Tuesday offers a chance to pause, look around our own communities and ask: How can I share the love I’ve received? Every year, this global day of generosity invites people to support causes that matter. But here in Northern Colorado, Catholi

Through tending graves, comforting the grieving and witnessing the Church’s prayers for the dead, these seminarians learned what it truly means to shepherd souls. Isaac Cunnings, Zach Welton and Greg Hitschler at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Arvada. (Photo provided) Zach Welton’s first funeral at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge was unlike anything he’d experienced before. Assigned to assist with a monthly burial service called “Precious Lives,” he found himself sta

Each year, the Archdiocese of Denver invites the faithful to support the Annual Seminaries’ Appeal, helping form the next generation of priests. With over 120 men currently in formation at St. John Vianney and Redemptoris Mater seminaries, each seminarian’s education — including theological studies, pastoral training and spiritual formation — costs $61,000 annually. Your prayers and generosity make this formation possible, nurturing men who are answering Christ’s call to serv

Beginning this weekend, seminarians will visit parishes throughout the archdiocese to share their vocation stories and ask for your support.   Tommy Myers and Deacon Daniel Rivas, both seminarians for the Archdiocese of Denver, are in formation for the priesthood at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver. (Photo by Grant Whitty) Each year, the Archdiocese of Denver invites the faithful to support the formation of future priests through the Annual Seminaries’ Appeal.

Three Colorado teens traded high school routines for an early call to the priesthood. Now seminarians at St. John Vianney, they share how faith, school and unexpected moments led them to embrace a life of mission and sacramental devotion. Ashton Mendoza, Daniel Olivas-Rey and Thaddeus Conder smile for a quick selfie during a recent hike. (Photo provided) Thaddeus Conder knew that fear crept in at night. As a small boy, he suffered from night terrors. He recalls once waking fr

Father Angel Perez-Lopez, rector of St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver, Cardinal J. Francis Stafford, archbishop emeritus of Denver, and Daniel Campbell, executive director of the St. John Vianney Seminary Lay Division, discuss St. John of the Cross during a Lay Division event. (Photo by Sheryl Tirol) Cardinal J. Francis Stafford spoke before a crowd at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver last week, exploring the work of a 16th-century Spanish mystic whose writings have inti

The seminary's annual Open House showed donors and guests that formation is more than academics — it's about forging hearts fully given...

Four college roommates at the University of Denver made the unusual choice to live a rule of life rooted in prayer, virtue and radical...

Cardinal J. Francis Stafford and Daniel Campbell, director of the St. John Vianney Seminary Lay Division, hosted a "fireside chat" on the...

Nearly 100 men gathered to discern their vocations — and a potential call to the priesthood — last month, a direct fruit of the...

Molly Moore of the Moore Family Foundation shows J. Francis Cardinal Stafford the newly renovated St. John's Gallery in the library named...

This back-to-school season, nearly two dozen new seminarians are answering God's call to discern his will for their lives and are...

By Neil McDonough and André Escaleira, Jr. "I've decided to explore the Catholic Church," Beth Zarian told her son, Steven, one day....

(Photo by Danielle Coon) By Danielle Coon Last month, Most Precious Blood Parish in Denver hosted a special celebratory Mass and luncheon...

Father Angel Perez-Lopez was installed as the fifth rector of St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver on Wednesday, Mar. 19, the Solemnity of...

Join us in celebrating Father Angel Perez-Lopez, who was installed as the fifth rector of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver...

Father Daniel Leonard celebrates Mass during St. John Vianney's annual open house. (Photo by Kim Rivera) What began as a surprise...

Deacon Aaron Alford poses with a newly restored Firebird, part of the annual V8 for Vocations fundraiser. (Photo courtesy of V8 for...

There are many uncertainties in life, but as the Church observed World Vocation Day on May 12, I want to remind everyone — especially...

Denver, Colorado February 13, 2018 John Paul II Campus St John Vianney Seminary Blessing of the newly installed organ at Christ the King...