A last chance for Australian justice
My late parents loved Cardinal George Pell, whom they knew for decades. So I found it a happy coincidence that, on November 12 (which would have been my parents’ 70th […]
How to wait patiently, hopefully, and joyfully this #Advent season.
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An occasion worth celebrating
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles.” Hebrews 12:1 I love […]
Spreading hope and mercy to the persecuted Christians of Lebanon
One local apostolate hopes to use the good cheer of the Christmas season to aid persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Beginning Dec. 14, St. Rafka’s Mission of Hope and […]
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Letter to the editor: The big picture on clerical sex abuse in the Church
The following is an unsolicited letter submitted by a reader. As a father of two and a cradle Roman Catholic, I am disgusted with the abuse of children by clergy […]
Knights of Columbus give hundreds of new coats to Denver’s homeless before snowfall
By Mary Farrow/Catholic News Agency It was a pleasant November morning in downtown Denver when volunteers with the Knights of Columbus set up tents for distributing new puffy winter coats, […]
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Celebrate Black Catholic History Month ‘for the greater glory of God’
By Kateri Joda Williams “For the greater glory of God.” That is the reason all Catholics celebrate the heritage and contributions of Blacks in Catholic Christianity during the month of […]
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Samaritan House offers residents a homestyle Thanksgiving
It’s the time of year when friends, co-workers, or fellow parishioners ask each other: “What are you doing for Thanksgiving?” For many, the answer involves gatherings with family and friends […]
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The reformed liturgy, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, on November 30, 1969, the Catholic Church marked the First Sunday of Advent with the universal implementation of the revised Roman Rite of the Mass, approved by […]
Domus Pacis offers respite to families battling life-threatening illness
In 1997, when Marylouise “Duck” White-Petteruti’s mother was dying of lung cancer and life seemed stripped of all joy, Duck, a native Chicagoan, knew a trip to the Colorado mountains […]
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Open Wide Our Hearts: Lessons in racism from a pilgrimage to Montgomery
By Sister Marion Weinzapfel, csj Just why would a group composed of Denver’s Auxiliary Bishop Jorge H. Rodriguez, a parish priest, a deacon and his wife, several religious women and […]
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Monet and the Catholic approach to beauty
In his new book, Beauty: What It Is and Why It Matters (Sophia, 2019), John-Mark Miravalle relates how beauty combines the objective quality of order with the subjective experience of […]
Four local Catholic podcasts with a global reach
While Denver is home to many new apostolates in the New Evangelization, it’s not surprising that it’s also home to several podcasts striving to proclaim the Gospel in this way. […]
