Faith & Spirituality

From Paradise then to Paradise now

The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, c. 1563. (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) While not all may know about the story...

Why did Jesus have to go into the desert?

COL; (c) City of London Corporation; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation (Painting: Briton Rivière, The Temptation in the...

Remembering Father Leo Heinrichs, Denver’s little-known martyr who could one day be a saint

Father Leo Heinrichs woke up the morning of Feb. 23, 1908, and prepared for the 6 a.m. Mass at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Denver....

We live in a fallen world. Now what?

Once, an editor of The Times newspaper asked G.K. Chesterton, “What is wrong with the world?” Chesterton, the great master of common sense and wit that he was, responded: “Dear Sir: I am. Yours, G.K. Chesterton.” “I am.” There is starting honesty and humility in recognizing that the world’s problems rest in the heart, and not ultimately in any of the great social, political, or economic forces on the outside. It is the problem within the heart that causes those exterior troubles, of course....

What went wrong?

B y Debbie Herbeck Author, Speaker and Founder of the B e Love Revolution One of my favorite things to do with my small grandchildren is to tell them a story. No matter how simplistic or fantastical the plot is, they are always delighted and enthralled. We all love stories because we are made for them. Our individual stories unfold to us daily, yet we are also part of a larger cosmic drama marked by themes of hope and betrayal, danger and courage, love and sacrifice, battle and restoration....

The Marvelous Goodness of God’s Creation

By Katie Prejean McGrady Wife, Mother, Author, Speaker Nearly every morning, on the way to school, my three-year-old daughter shouts from the backseat, “Wook at the sky, mom!” The orange-pink glow of the sky is uniquely beautiful, a view that captivates us as we take the exit for Enterprise Boulevard and turn onto a pothole riddled street lined with gorgeous hundred-year-old oak trees. Mesmerized by the sunrise, Rose will often tell me how much she loves looking at the sky. Blissfully...

Want to know the secret to happiness? Ask regular churchgoers.

Denver, Colorado, October, 21, 2018 Young Adult Launch Mass/Social (photo by Andrew Wright) As the poster year for hardship that was 2020...

Communion, Confession and Causing Scandal

By John Sehorn Assistant Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute Catholics and non-Catholics alike are often confused or offended by the Church’s “rules” about receiving Holy Communion. Why might I need to go to Confession before receiving? Why can’t Protestant Christians receive the Eucharist? Why are public figures sometimes denied Communion? These restrictions can seem judgmental, discourteous, or inappropriately “political.” Such measures in fact all stem from the Church’s basic...

Five tips for reading the Word of God

Sunday, Jan. 24 marks “The Sunday of the Word of God,” instituted by Pope Francis last year and to be held every year on the third Sunday...

Our Lady Of Guadalupe: The miracle that changed history

(Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors to the American continent, the residents of...

To be a Christian is to be antiracist

Creative team meeting hands together in line. Young business people are holding hands. Unity and teamwork concept. Let’s talk about racism. A caveat to this article is that I am a white, straight, Christian male, and as such I have not had a lived experience of my opportunities, relationships, and whole life being limited simply because of the color of my skin. However, I can’t call myself a Catholic and avoid speaking up. Jesus’ second greatest commandment to love our neighbors as we love...

“Samaritanus Bonus” and the hope of ‘remaining’

To those who care for the sick, the scene of the Cross provides a way of understanding that even when it seems that there is nothing more...