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Julia Greeley
Denver Catholic Staff
Jun 20, 20245 min read
‘What would Julia Greeley have felt?’: Black Catholics celebrate freedom in the shadow of Denver’s A
By André Escaleira, Jr., & Neil McDonough As the nation paused to celebrate freedom Wednesday, local Black Catholics gathered in prayer...
Denver Catholic Staff
Oct 6, 20233 min read
Chesterton Academy follows “hometown hero” Julia Greeley on pilgrimage through streets o
It was a scene from the history books as hand-pulled wagons packed with essentials made their way down Larimer Street in Denver earlier...
Aaron Lambert
Apr 24, 20235 min read
Q&A: Author and artist bring Julia Greeley to life in new children’s book
As devotion to and intercession from Colorado’s own Servant of God Julia Greeley continues to grow, so, too, does awareness of her humble...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jun 24, 20215 min read
Mass to honor 141st anniversary of Servant of God Julia Greeley’s baptism
Over the years, those devoted to Denver’s “Angel of Charity” Julia Greeley have often marked her 1918 death on the feast of the Sacred...
Jared Staudt
Jul 2, 20204 min read
We need Julia Greeley, Denver’s saint in the making
Almost exactly 100 years ago, on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1918, a woman, a former slave, died in Denver. This apostle of...
Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 27, 20193 min read
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...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 11, 20195 min read
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...
Jared Staudt
Feb 25, 20192 min read
Meet St. Conrad, patron of Denver’s Capuchins
You may know the Capuchin friars from their longstanding service within the Archdiocese of Denver. They serve at Annunciation Parish and...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jun 20, 20183 min read
Denver’s Cathedral close to reclaiming its former glory
The majestic towers of Denver’s iconic Cathedral Basilica now stand immaculate as they once did over a century ago. After months of...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jun 7, 20183 min read
From slavery to a tomb fit for a dignitary
The year was 1883 and Colorado was hit with an economic recession that left thousands of people jobless. Silver miners were hit...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 12, 20182 min read
Have a devotion to Julia Greeley? The archdiocese wants to hear from you
You can help the Archdiocese of Denver in the cause for canonization of the Servant of God Julia Greeley, if you, or someone you know,...
Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 16, 20173 min read
Black Catholics, heroic lives
We have chosen to honor four of the most influential African-American Catholics in the history of the United States during Black Catholic...
Denver Catholic Staff
Sep 7, 20163 min read
Archdiocese to hold first Day of Remembrance for babies lost to abortion
Unnamed and largely unknown, more than 3,300 babies are lost to abortion every day in the United States, according to the Guttmacher...
John D. LaBarbara
May 10, 20163 min read
Why charity must be effective
In Pope Benedict XVI’s Encyclical, Charity in Truth, he taught that: To love someone is to desire that person’s good and to take...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 7, 20164 min read
Saintly former slave to be local model of mercy for Jubilee Year
She was known as Denver’s “Angel of Charity.” Former slave Julia Greeley had endured brutality; she lost an eye as a child to a whip...
Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 30, 20153 min read
How to live the Mercy Year
Archbishop Samuel Aquila is making sure the Year of Mercy reaches the four corners of the archdiocese by designating five Holy Doors and...
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