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Tricia Sullivan named executive director for Seeds of Hope

(Photo provided) “I have witnessed the incredible impact of Catholic education and am committed to making a Catholic education a reality...

Archbishop Aquila issues statement in support of Bishop George Thomas’ recent letter

The following is a statement from Archbishop Samuel Aquila in support of the letter published on January 24 by Las Vegas Bishop George...

Celebrating the service of our Catholic school teachers, staff members and school leaders

(Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) As we celebrate National Catholic Schools Week across the country, we’d like to recognize teachers,...

Dr. Bonta announces departure from Bishop Machebeuf High School; new president named  

(File photo) This article is the fourth of a 10-part series that seeks to shed light on these and other tremendous things happening at...

In need of a miracle: Catholic school credits Julia Greeley’s intercession for completion of new playground

(Photo provided) Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic STEM School in Wheat Ridge has long been in need of a safer place for their students to...

From Denver to Uganda, St. Joseph facilitates an unexpected connection

When Daniel Campbell saw an email in his inbox last spring from Soroti, Uganda, his first thought was: Am I being scammed? Campbell, who directs Denver’s St. John Vianney Seminary Lay Division, had recently announced plans to teach a six-week online course that summer on St. Joseph. The email in question was, purportedly, from a Catholic priest, who said he wanted to take the course but couldn’t afford to pay. Campbell was understandably sceptical at first. But after a few rounds of Googling,...

Bishop Machebeuf High School: A transformative education through Catholic Liberal Arts

(Photo by Daniel Petty/A&D Creative) This article is the third of a 10-part series that seeks to shed light on these and other tremendous...

Read the winning essay from this year’s Celebrate Life student essay contest

Sixth grader Joshua Guerra from St. John the Baptist Catholic School in Longmont wrote the winning essay for this year's Celebrate Life...

Bishop Machebeuf High School: Forming Disciples of Christ

(Photo provided) In the introduction to his framework for forming disciples in Catholic education, “School of the Lord’s Service,”...

Celebrate Life March marked by spirit of victory, resolve to continue aiding courageous mothers

Photo by Olivia Britt Photography On the sunny Saturday of Jan. 15, thousands of civil rights activists converged on the Colorado State...

Deacon Bill Stow diligently served the poor and downtrodden

Deacon Bill Stow, 75 years old, passed away Jan. 1 on the Feast of Our Lady Mother of God. Deacon Stow was assigned to St. Michael the...

Alleged vandal faces hate crime charge after major damage to Denver’s Catholic cathedral

Vandalism on a door of the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colo., Oct. 10, 2021. A 26-year-old woman has turned herself in on two charges related to some $10,000 in vandalism damage to Denver’s Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. Madeline Ann Cramer faces one charge of criminal mischief and another of a bias-motivated crime in connection with an Oct. 10 incident,  the Denver District Attorney’s Office said Jan. 13 . Both the cathedral building itself...