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Archbishop Golka to Catholic Entrepreneurs at SENT Summit: ‘Get Into the Arena’

The archbishop and Arthur Brooks challenged Catholic business leaders to pursue excellence, put Christ at the center and transform their businesses into places of mission capable of renewing the culture. Denver Archbishop James Golka celebrated Mass for the SENT Summit on Thursday, challenging Catholic entrepreneurs to use their gifts, talents and resources for the Gospel. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr./Denver Catholic) Imagine bringing a squirt gun to a house fire. That wouldn’t be all that...

‘No more ego lifting’: How one Catholic gym is putting God at the center of fitness

A Catholic gym is helping people transform their workouts into opportunities for prayer, discipline, and service. Jayce Rastrelli is co-owner of Grow the Kingdom, a Catholic gym in Greenwood Village, Colorado. (Photo by Francesca Fenton/EWTN News) By Francesca Pollio Fenton/EWTN News As you walk into one new gym in the Archdiocese of Denver, the first thing you’ll notice isn’t the equipment. A large crucifix hangs on the wall above a Bible, while a nearby whiteboard is covered with prayer...

Remembering Deacon John Franklin

(Photo: Archdiocese of Denver file photo) With sorrow, yet with confidence in the mercy of Jesus Christ, the Archdiocese of Denver remembers Deacon John MacCarthy Franklin, who entered eternal life on July 16, 2026, at the age of 93, following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. He died peacefully at his home in Frisco, Texas, in the presence of his beloved wife, Diane. Deacon Franklin was ordained to the diaconate on June 10, 2000, by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput. He faithfully...

‘Go and Fear Nothing’: Our Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Champion

After the death of her husband, a Colorado woman carried forward his dream of visiting the Wisconsin shrine — and discovered unexpected healing along the way. Marianne Arling and her pilgrimage group smile at Servant of God Adele Brice's tomb. The group visited the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin as part of the Catholic Saints of America exhibit, in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the United States' founding. (Photo provided) By Marianne Arling I first read...

Archbishop Golka Heads Back to School, Welcoming Students and Faculty Around the Archdiocese

In a weeks-long tour around the archdiocese, the Denver archbishop visited several schools during back-to-school season, welcoming communities back and encouraging them at the beginning of a new academic year. Denver Archbishop James Golka distributes Communion during Mass at St. John Paul the Great High School in Denver. The archbishop visited several Catholic schools around the archdiocese, including St. John Paul the Great, at the beginning of the new academic year. (Photo by Madison...

'Shoulder to Shoulder with Christ': New Hispanic Vocations Apostolate Celebrates Installation Mass

Colorado’s first Hispanic Serra Club begins with more than 120 members and a mission to strengthen priestly and religious vocations in the Church through prayer and service. Bishop Jorge Rodríguez (third from left) and Father Sean Galvin, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish in Lafayette (third from right), hold plaques from Serra International during the chartering ceremony for the new Hispanic Serra Club in the Archdiocese of Denver. (Photo by Christina Antus/Denver Catholic) By Patricia...

How Peggy Morrow Learned to Trust the Family as the First Classroom

(Photo provided) When Peggy Morrow looks back on nearly 10 years of faith formation at St. Scholastica Parish in Erie, she sees the Holy Spirit at work from the very beginning. “The Holy Spirit inspired Father Robert Wedow and myself, guiding us through various events to introduce family faith formation,” Morrow said. Those promptings gradually led Morrow and Father Wedow, the parish’s pastor, toward an approach that placed parents and families at the center of their children’s formation....

WATCH: Will the Supreme Court End Colorado's Religious Discrimination?

What if the government told you that it was creating a “universal” preschool funding program to allow families to pick the best preschool for them — public, private or faith-based — but excluded your child simply because you chose a Catholic preschool? Catholic preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have been seeking equal treatment for three years, despite Colorado's exclusion of religious schools from its "Universal" Preschool Program (UPK). The fight began in August 2023, when a team of...

Beyond Baptism: Accompanying Families on Their Journey of Faith

At Christ on the Mountain Parish in Lakewood, programs and community are encouraging families to preach, teach and live the faith. Mary Ann Fairbank, director of religious education and youth at Christ on the Mountain Parish in Lakewood, smiles with children involved in the parish's programs. (Photo courtesy of Christ on the Mountain Parish) For many Catholic parents, the day of their child’s Baptism is the culmination of months of preparation. At Christ on the Mountain Catholic Parish in...

Archbishop Golka Celebrates the Catholics Praying Behind the Scenes for Vocations

Serra Clubs quietly support seminarians, priests and religious vocations through prayer, friendship and encouragement — a mission Archbishop James Golka says the whole Church can share. Denver Archbishop James Golka greets Serrans after Mass, thanking them for their prayerful support of vocations in Colorado. (Photo by Madisen Martinez/Denver Catholic) On Saturday, August 29, Archbishop James Golka celebrated his first Mass for the local Serra Clubs and their members at the Christ the King...

WATCH: Archbishop Golka Shares What It's Like Being a Bishop at Denver Parish

Ever wonder what it's like being a bishop? Or how priests receive their call to become a bishop? During a recent visit to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Denver, Denver Archbishop James Golka considered all that and more! Speaking at one of the parish's regular Gathering at the Grotto events, the archbishop reflected on his vocation to the priesthood, his call to become a bishop, the move to the Archdiocese of Denver and his first few months in Northern Colorado. He also discussed his family...

Newly Ordained Jesuit Begins Priestly Ministry in Denver

Father Dan Finucane, SJ, reacts to the applause of his Jesuit brothers after celebrating his first Mass at St. Francis Xavier (College) Church in St. Louis. (Photo courtesy of Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province) By Therese Meyerhoff Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province A Jesuit priest for just three months, Father Dan Finucane, SJ, has already come to appreciate the ministry of presence. Father Daniel J. Finucane, SJ, and St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski pause for a...