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Roxanne King

Roxanne King is the former editor of the Denver Catholic Register and a freelance writer in the Denver area.

Trappist monk gets blessing confirming his role as abbot

On Aug. 10, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila gave the abbatial blessing confirming Father Charles Albanese, a Cistercian of the Strict Observance (or Trappist) monk,...

Country mission church marks centennial anniversary

A hundred years ago, the Catholics of Weldona, a farm community 80 miles northeast of Denver, built a red brick church topped by a...

Archdiocese acquires well-known mortuary in central Denver

To fulfill its corporal work of mercy of burying the dead, the archdiocese operates two cemeteries — Mount Olivet in Wheat Ridge and St....

A holy Church begins with you

Even as the Catholic Church deals with the disgrace and shame of the clergy sexual abuse scandal and moves forward with repentance and renewal,...

Catholic ministries aim to serve every need of at-risk women

From providing emergency shelter to women who find themselves homeless, to offering them transitional housing as they gain the stability of a job and...

Longtime organist was a business exec with zest for life

Sage Ann Scheer, a trained classical pianist who shared her talents as organist at Denver’s Risen Christ Church for more than 40 years, died...

Q&A: Signs to look for, ways to help youth with mental health or substance issues

Last year, spurred by suicide clusters among middle- and high-school age youths, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office released the results of a study that...

Father Medrano restored boyhood parish to original beauty, helped needy souls

He preached unconditional love, to always forgive and to refrain from judging. Knowing that the truth sets one free and frees others to walk...

Walking from St. Louis to Denver, pilgrim spreads word about holy woman Julia Greeley

On Ash Wednesday mendicant pilgrim Ann Sieben began walking from St. Louis, Mo., to Denver, traveling to sites where ex-slave Julia Greeley worked as...

Border mission instills education and hope in poor

Long before migrant caravans and controversial Trump administration immigration policies began dominating headlines last year, a Catholic mission in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, led by...

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