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Drive-by gunshots target Assumption Parish in Denver

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Adams County, Colorado, sustained thousands of dollars in estimated damage from a pair of drive-by shootings Aug. 6 and Aug. 8, 2022. | Courtesy of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church A gunman shot at a Denver-area Catholic church in separate early morning incidents Saturday and Monday. No one was hurt, but one estimate suggests the gunshots caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage. Parish staff stressed the need...

Archdiocese of Denver names Dr. Scott Elmer as first-ever Chief Mission Officer

With the move to apostolic mission, the Archdiocese of Denver has hired its first Chief Mission Officer. Dr. Scott Elmer is stepping into...

Collection provided record emergency relief to Ukraine 

(Photo courtesy of National Catholic Register / Private archive) The Archdiocese of Denver collected a record amount of more than...

Annunciation Heights’ Fiat Fest offers up ‘authentic Catholic joy’

And they're off! Hundreds of children and families took part in the third-annual Fiat Fest and Adventure Race at Annunciation Heights in Estes Park last weekend. (Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) Nestled in the mountains of Estes Park, Annunciation Heights has been serving families and children for the past four years, since its opening in 2018. “Families don’t have the infrastructure they need right now to feel comfortable raising their families in the faith,” said Tommy Myers, Senior Mission...

A life worth celebrating — no matter how small

Photo by André Escaleira, Jr. One minute, a family rejoices at the discovery of their pregnancy, excited to welcome a new life into their arms. The next, they suffer miscarriage, stillbirth or another tragedy that claims Baby’s life, whether inside or outside of the womb. This is the awful, heart-wrenching reality of thousands of women and families. Precious Lives, a ministry of Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services, seeks to step into the void of this very type of loss to fill it with...

Pro-life, whole life, all life

What does it mean to be pro-life? At its core, it means to recognize every human being as who he or she is: the intentional creation of God, who has deliberately called this person into life. Whatever a human being’s condition, young or old, healthy or sick, law abiding or criminal, as disciples of Jesus we are called to see Jesus himself in this person and to respond to him or her in a way that befits the Imago Dei. We are to see every human being as an actual or potential member of the Body...

New life and the gift of accompaniment

Photo by Josh Applegate When a woman who is unexpectedly pregnant knocks at the door of the Sisters of Life, they’re aren’t shunned or...

The road to Emmaus Hospice

Newly-launched Catholic home hospice has nearly 100 years’ experience of clinical and spiritual care Building on their loving service to the Denver community for nearly 100 years, Dominican Home Health Agency has transformed with a new name and focus: Emmaus Hospice . The four Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor who founded this organization came to Denver in 1923 to provide authentically Catholic care for the city’s residents in their homes. From day one, this included end-of-life care that...

RESCHEDULED: Cardinal Stafford Interviewed Ahead of Online Lecture

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 17: Cardinal James Stafford addresses the congregation during the 60th Anniversary Mass commemorating his ordination to the priesthood at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception on December 17, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Anya Semenoff/Denver Catholic) Denver’s very own Cardinal Stafford sat down with The Pillar to reflect on the Liturgy of the Hours, prayer, the Church, his own ministry, and a path towards renewal in this apostolic age. This...

Pro-Life Colorado: The Unified Voice of the Pro-Life Movement in Colorado

Americans, both pro-life and pro-abortion, anxiously awaited the U.S. Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health...

Victory, mourning and the road ahead in post-Roe Colorado

(Photo by Brandon Young/Denver Catholic) With the U.S. Supreme Court sending the issue of abortion back to the states with the Dobbs ...

‘Do whatever he tells you’: A look back at Archbishop Aquila’s 10 years as bishop

(Photo by Andrew Wright/Denver Catholic) On July 18, 2012, something happened to Bishop Samuel J. Aquila that he never expected — he was...