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WATCH: Denver priest featured on EWTN News Nightly for Vocations Awareness Week
DENVER, CO - MAY 16: Deacon Christian James Mast looks on during his priest ordination Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate...

Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 15, 20231 min read


Seminarian finds vocation while suffering from leukemia
Photo provided. Daniel’s body was weakened by chemotherapy. Leukemia had entered his life at the young age of 15 — two years later, he...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Nov 9, 20234 min read


The Power of Witness: Building a Culture of Vocations
An Interview with Fr. Jason Wallace, Vocations Director (Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) In a world where consumerism runs rampant...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Nov 7, 20235 min read


“What does God want me to do?”: Salesian Sisters invite young women in Colorado – and beyond – to join discernment program
Sr. Sydney Moss, bottom left, with her fellow Sisters and young women at the Fiat Project retreat in May 2023. Discerning God’s call in...

Mary Farrow
Sep 25, 20234 min read


“I just love our life”: A daughter of Denver makes first vows as a Dominican
The seeds of a religious vocation were planted in the Archdiocese of Denver for Sr. Mary Simon, O.P. Vocations are certainly en vogue in...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Sep 20, 20233 min read


Abbey of St. Walburga nun solemnly vows her life to Christ the Bridegroom
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila celebrated the solemn profession Mass of Sister Assunta of the Abbey of St. Walburga on July 22, 2023, in...

Aaron Lambert
Aug 24, 20235 min read


Deacons renew ordination vows for 37th annual Deacon Day
Deacons pray during a Deacon Day Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Parish on August 10, 2023, in Northglenn, Colorado. (Photo by...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 23, 20232 min read


An unworthy servant in the Upper Room
A deacon’s reflection on serving the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (Photo by James Baca) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at...

Guest Contributor
Aug 22, 20234 min read
Fund shows priests they won't be forgotten in retirement
(Photo by Neil McDonough) Retirement for a priest looks very different from other retirees. When priests retire, they don’t have hefty...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 18, 20233 min read


Denver’s own Sister Mercy Marie makes solemn profession as Sister of Life
Photos by Jeffrey Bruno “Are not our hearts burning within us with love and bursting with joy to witness the profession of these seven...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 11, 20234 min read


Daughter of Denver gives everything to Christ as a new Sister of Life
Sister Mercy Marie will make her solemn profession this Saturday Photo provided by the Sisters of Life Even amid great challenges to life...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 2, 20235 min read


Lillies of the Colorado field: The curious life of Colorado’s cloistered nuns
Sister Maria-Immaculata untangles the mane of one of the two horses at the abbey, Savanah, while mucking out their pen on Tuesday, May...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 17, 20231 min read


Learn what the Bible says about God’s mission for grandparents
Photo by Johnny Cohen via Unsplash God has a mission for grandparents, and contrary to a popular bumper sticker, it’s not to “spend our...

Roxanne King
Jul 14, 20234 min read


Meet the archdiocese's newest permanent deacons, ordained June 24
Photo by Neil McDonough On June 24, 21 men answered the call to serve the people of God as permanent deacons for the Church. Get to know...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 7, 202329 min read


Endow marks 20 years of celebrating the feminine genius
(Photo provided) “Twenty years ago in Denver, three women encountered Pope St John Paul II’s writings on the new feminism,” said Annette...

Makena Cervantes
Jul 6, 20234 min read


‘The world needs you’: Archbishop Aquila ordains 21 new deacons
Archbishop Aquila ordained 21 men to the permanent diaconate on June 24, the solemnity of the birth of St. John the Baptist. (Photo by...

Aaron Lambert
Jun 29, 20234 min read


Thank you, Fathers: Priests celebrating milestone anniversaries in 2023
(Photo: Adobe Stock) Having responded in the same way as the apostles did to Christ’s command in John 13, we remain ever grateful for the...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jun 21, 20231 min read


WATCH: 21 men ordained as permanent deacons on June 24
On Saturday, June 24, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila celebrated the ordination Mass of 21 men to the permanent diaconate at Light of the...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jun 16, 20231 min read


Join the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests on June 16
(Photo: Adobe Stock) This Friday, on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the universal Church is invited to partake in the World...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Father Don Willette enters eternal life at 81 years old
Father Donald Willette (Archdiocesan file photo) Father Donald C. Willette was born June 26, 1941, in Lemmon, South Dakota and entered...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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