Larry Smith

Larry Smith is the former CEO and Executive Director of Catholic Charities of Denver.

Opinion

Letter to a young man on combating six lies

Larry Smith - March 9, 2018

As a young man, you are embarking on a great adventure, to find your place in the world. Unfortunately, the world will tell you...

Local

Honoring God and giving to others

Larry Smith - January 3, 2018

Our lives should be oriented to the things that are most important. And the thing that is most important, that is guaranteed to make...

Local

What barn are you raising?

Larry Smith - November 14, 2017

A community comes together to help a neighbor build a barn. That’s a rural tradition that still happens today in some parts of the...

Opinion

Living out the Cabrini Option

Larry Smith - August 11, 2017

There's much current debate about “The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in Post-Christian Nation,” the recent book by Rod Dreher about the need...

Local

Helping others: The ride of your life

Larry Smith - May 26, 2017

Near the beginning of a 464-mile bike tour, my right knee gave out. I pulled over to a Ride the Rockies aid station in...

Opinion

Adoration is like Christmas every day of the year

Larry Smith - December 23, 2016

I had a conversation recently that went in a direction I didn't expect. It was with a business executive who wasn't Catholic and had...

Opinion

Building a culture of life in Colorado

Larry Smith - November 30, 2016

There's no reason for a woman to have an abortion in Colorado, which has been legal for decades. And there's no reason for anyone...

Local

Riding to help those in need

Larry Smith - May 25, 2016

Charity begins in the heart, with putting others before yourself. Our priests, nuns and religious live out that charity by devoting their lives to...

Focus

Prayer in the Square Needs You

Larry Smith - March 30, 2016

The world can seem such a mess that we may wonder what we can do. We need to pray. We need to pray as...

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Help the homeless during Ride the Rockies

Larry Smith - April 15, 2015

For the fifth consecutive year, Team Samaritan House will be part of Ride the Rockies, which this year starts in Grand Junction on June...

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