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Denver Archdiocese Launches First Clergy Peer Support Program With the Diocese of Colorado Springs

37 deacons and 4 priests came together to launch what organizers say might be the first diocesan-sponsored clergy peer support program in the nation. (Photo provided) When Deacon Ernie Martinez took on his role as director of deacons for the Archdiocese of Denver three years ago, he brought with him an insight few clergy possess: 40 years of experience with the Denver Police Department, where he witnessed firsthand how peer support could save lives. That experience has now translated into...

Here I am Lord, Send me: Paul Glaser and Regina Caeli Hermitage 

For Paul Glaser, what began as a simple construction job in the foothills of Colorado has become a mission of faith, service and community.  (Photo provided) Born and raised in Nebraska, Glaser came to Colorado at 21, following college friends — one of whom would later become his brother-in-law. He started working in construction and made St. John the Evangelist Parish in Loveland his home parish. There he met Father Roger Mollison, a priest who would unknowingly shape the course of his life...

Pope Leo Calls for a ‘Samaritan Spirit’ Ahead of the World Day for the Sick

Together, as one Body in Christ, the Church is called to an active love, which flows from encounter and compassion, just as it did for the Good Samaritan. Locally, that compassionate care will take shape at the annual World Day for the Sick Mass on February 15. Denver Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez anoints a Massgoer during the annual World Day for the Sick Mass at Holy Ghost Parish in Denver. (Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) It’s an uncharacteristically warm winter day, and you find...

'See the Inherent Dignity in Every Person': Archbishop Aquila Discusses Immigration on Dan Caplis' Show

Speaking on his recently published Pastoral Call to Peace , the Denver archbishop urged the faithful and all those of goodwill to return to civil discourse, rooted in a biblical worldview and in the human dignity inherent in every person. (Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) As tensions run high nationwide in response to immigration enforcement and recent violence, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila joined the Dan Caplis Show to urge a return to the peace that only Christ can give.  Speaking...

PHOTOS | Archbishop Aquila to New Denver Transitional Deacon: ‘God Comes First’

As the archdiocese’s newest deacon was ordained, the Denver archbishop called him and each of the faithful to deeper faith, surrender, and hope in God. Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila greets newly ordained Deacon Enrique Cruz Bautista during the ordination Mass on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Daniel Petty/Denver Catholic) Denver’s newest transitional deacon — and indeed all of us — have a renewed challenge from our spiritual father: put God first. During his homily at Deacon Enrique Cruz...

U.S. Solicitor General backs Catholic parents and preschools at Supreme Court

Justice Department urges Court to reverse Colorado’s exclusion of Catholics from “universal” preschool program (Photo: Denver Catholic file photo) Catholic preschools in the Archdiocese of Denver have been seeking equal treatment for more than two years, in the face of Colorado's exclusion of religious schools from their "Universal" Preschool Program (UPK). The fight began in August 2023, when a team of lawyers from Becket filed a lawsuit  against Colorado on behalf of two of the Archdiocese...

Colorado Families Rally at Capitol for School Choice Week: ‘Every Child Deserves a Fit’

Students, parents and educators celebrate educational freedom — and renewed support for parents as primary educators. Priscilla Rahn, headmaster of Excalibur Classical Academy, speaks during the School Choice Week rally at the Colorado State Capitol on Tuesday. (Photo by Matt Walker) By Matt Walker Hundreds of students, parents and educators gathered at the State Capitol on Tuesday to celebrate National School Choice Week, making visible a fraction of the hundreds of educational options...

A Pastoral Call to Peace from Archbishop Aquila 

Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila prays during a November 2025 Stations of the Cross held outside the ICE Detention Facility in Aurora. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila issued a public letter calling for peace in the face of increasing violence, anger, anxiety and harmful rhetoric following recent violence in Minnesota and continued suffering around immigration and public life. His letter, printed in full, follows below. A Pastoral Call to Peace from...

Made for Belonging: How Holy Family High School Is Expanding Catholic Education

A Catholic vision of education rooted in dignity, faith and human flourishing. (Photo courtesy of Holy Family High School) A robust Catholic Education should be available to everyone who wants it, but, unfortunately, for a long time, families of students with moderate to severe educational disabilities have struggled to find their place in Catholic schools. Thankfully, many devout men and women have stepped up to change that, driven by the conviction that Catholic education should be made...

A Place Where He is Seen, Loved and Beginning to Speak

At Shrine of St. Anne Catholic School in Arvada, love, inclusion and faith are helping a second-grader with autism blossom. Krash, Karvey and Kal Krogh outside of Shrine of St. Anne School in Arvada. (Photo provided) Shortly after Krash Krogh of Arvada turned two, his parents, Meagan and Josh, had the heartbreaking realization that he was not speaking. Diagnosed with severe autism, Krash has been non-verbal for much of his life, except for a short breakthrough when he was four or five, his...

PHOTOS | ‘His Greatest Love Was Jesus’: Monsignor Michael Glenn Center Dedicated to Serve Holistic Formation

The new facility at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver inspires seminarians to holiness through discipline and brotherhood. The sun rises over the newly completed and blessed Monsignor Glenn Center, a recreation center for seminarians at St. John Vianney Seminary in Denver. (Photo courtesy of Horizon West Builders) Despite frigid temperatures, dozens of donors, seminarians and archdiocesan staff gathered together Friday to warm, inaugurate and bless the newly completed Monsignor Michael...

Celebrating 2,555 Years of Experience in Catholic Education

Greg Caudle, principal of Notre Dame Catholic School in Denver, celebrates 20 years of service to Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Denver this year. (Photo by Ken Mostek Photography) Catholic educators in the Archdiocese of Denver celebrating milestone service anniversaries in 2026 “To educate is an act of love, it is like giving life,” Pope Francis once said. He called it “ one of the most important challenges for the Church, engaged as she is today in implementing the new...