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André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 25, 20225 min read
Exhumed Sisters of Loretto lovingly laid to rest at Mount Olivet
“Operation Sacred Rescue” has come to a fitting close with the reinterment of 62 Sisters of Loretto at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in...


Lynn Grandon
Aug 23, 20223 min read
Living our Catholic faith in public with joy
People pray during the quarterly Prayer in the Square event on the west steps of the Colorado State Capitol Building on November 5, 2016,...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Denver bids its final farewell to Father Xavier Espinoza
(Photo provided) Father Xavier Espinoza was born February 16, 1941 in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico and passed away on July 18, 2022 at 81...


Aaron Lambert
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Archbishop Aquila blesses Denver’s newest Catholic high school
St. John Paul the Great prinicipal Erin Huele introduces the faculty of thew new high school during a blessing ceremony Aug. 15. (Photo...


Amy Bryer Brumley
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Military veterans to be honored at annual In God We Trust Mass
In God We Trust Military Veterans Mass at the Colorado Freedom Memorial on September 18, 2021, in Aurora, Colorado. (Photo by Daniel...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 19, 20222 min read
Co-workers in the vineyard: Catholic co-working space comes to Denver
What if Catholics didn’t have to choose between God and mammon? This tongue-in-cheek question serves as the inspiration behind a Catholic...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 18, 20223 min read
Local carpenters lovingly hand-built Loretto Sisters’ new caskets
Operation ‘Sacred Rescue,’ as it has been called, continues in earnest at Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. Just over a...


Archdiocese of Denver
Aug 12, 20223 min read
Q&A: Get to know the archdiocese’s new Chief Mission Officer!
The Archdiocese of Denver recently named Dr. Scott Elmer as its very first Chief Mission Officer. Elmer has worked for the archdiocese...


Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 9, 20222 min read
Denver Catholic and El Pueblo Católico staff honored with 25 Catholic Press Awards for 2021
(Photo: Denver Catholic Staff) The Catholic Media Association recently announced their 2021 Catholic Press Award recipients, and with...


Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 9, 20223 min read
Drive-by gunshots target Assumption Parish in Denver
By Kevin Jones/Catholic News Agency A gunman shot at a Denver-area Catholic church in separate early morning incidents Saturday and...


Archdiocese of Denver
Aug 8, 20222 min read
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...


Amy Bryer Brumley
Aug 5, 20222 min read
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...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 4, 20223 min read
Annunciation Heights’ Fiat Fest offers up ‘authentic Catholic joy’
Nestled in the mountains of Estes Park, Annunciation Heights has been serving families and children for the past four years, since its...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Aug 4, 20223 min read
A life worth celebrating — no matter how small
One minute, a family rejoices at the discovery of their pregnancy, excited to welcome a new life into their arms. The next, they suffer...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 2, 20225 min read
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...


Aaron Lambert
Jul 26, 20226 min read
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...


Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 25, 20224 min read
The road to Emmaus Hospice
Building on their loving service to the Denver community for nearly 100 years, Dominican Home Health Agency has transformed with a new...


André Escaleira, Jr.
Jul 19, 20222 min read
RESCHEDULED: Cardinal Stafford Interviewed Ahead of Online Lecture
Denver’s very own Cardinal Stafford sat down with The Pillar to reflect on the Liturgy of the Hours, prayer, the Church, his own...


Brittany Vessely
Jul 19, 20226 min read
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...


Lynn Grandon
Jul 18, 20225 min read
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 ...
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