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Faith & Culture

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Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Denver Catholic Staff

Jun 29, 2017

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Make Church art great again

Art in the Church is not what it used to be. But in the past, particularly during the Italian Renaissance, the Catholic Church...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Roxanne King

Oct 30, 2015

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3

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Placing Jesus in children’s hearts

Charged with helping to prepare a 7-year-old girl for her first Communion, Benedictine Sister Immaculata Bertolli’s first lesson was less...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Apr 15, 2015

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2

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Help the homeless during Ride the Rockies

For the fifth consecutive year, Team Samaritan House will be part of Ride the Rockies, which this year starts in Grand Junction on June...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Mar 5, 2015

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2

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Stay tuned for more miracles

Since my arrival at Catholic Charities in April 2013, I’ve said that we serve two kinds of people: those with a need to give and those...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Father Scott Bailey

Feb 4, 2015

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3

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Tolkien’s ‘Hobbit’ a children’s book for adults

As a Christmas gift to myself this year, I spent some time with a couple of good friends and we went to see “The Hobbit: The Battle of...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Jan 12, 2015

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2

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Saving one baby every week—and their families

You have been part of an amazing life-saving mission—and we have much more work to do. Lighthouse Women’s Center, located in Denver...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Dec 17, 2014

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2

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A need to give, a need to receive

Our mission at Catholic Charities is to serve Jesus Christ by serving those with the greatest needs: our brothers and sisters who may be...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Nov 18, 2014

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2

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The most charitable act in the world

A man at Samaritan House said recently that the homeless shelter helped him find a job by providing “a place to sleep, a place to shower,...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Oct 15, 2014

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2

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Fight for life with Jason Jones Jan. 31

I’ve written previously about “The real war on women: a life of poverty.” Here’s the reality: “The culture asks women to contracept....

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Sep 16, 2014

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2

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Help moms and infants with 100,000 diapers

One of the greatest needs we have at Catholic Charities — at the five Gabriel Houses that serve new moms and on the family floors of our...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Aug 13, 2014

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2

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Making a gift of your life

Look to the Middle East and so many of our brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ are fighting for their way of life, their faith and even...

A white sun symbolizing the Holy Spirit against a blue to yellow gradient, representing hope.
Monsignor Bernie Schmidt gives a blessing at the altar, surrounded by candles and a gathering.

Larry Smith

Jul 14, 2014

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2

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Call to Charity: Contraception deception

I read recently about a “remote control contraceptive chip” and wondered: where does it go after that, when is enough enough? Sex is a...

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