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Archbishop Chaput recalls Columbine in response to recent mass shootings
By Christine Rousselle/Catholic News Agency Gun control laws alone will not stop mass shootings effectively, Archbishop Charles Chaput of...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 13, 20193 min read


She wasn’t Catholic when she started going to Catholic school. Now she and five others are.
Emily Maerz was in first grade when she decided that she wanted to be baptized, thus starting her journey into the Catholic Church. Her...

Aaron Lambert
Aug 13, 20193 min read


Late deacon escaped Vietnam during war, ministered to refugees
Deacon Joseph Van Tam Le, 97, passed away peacefully on the evening of July 18, 2019. Deacon Joseph was assigned to Queen of Vietnamese...

Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 9, 20192 min read


Teachers’ union abortion declaration a threat to education, Catholic critics say
A new declaration by the nation’s largest teachers’ union is causing some in Catholic education to raise their eyebrows in alarm. Earlier...

Aaron Lambert
Aug 8, 20194 min read


What every Catholic should know
Catholic literacy has been in steady decline. A recent Pew poll revealed that only 50% of Catholics know that the Church teaches that...

Jared Staudt
Aug 8, 20193 min read


‘Faith can move mountains’: Come join the EWTN Family Celebration in Denver
EWTN visits Prime Osbourne Center Jacksonville Florida 2018 (Photo: EWTN) Families are invited to come and grow in faith as a family at...

Rocio Madera
Aug 8, 20192 min read


Is religious freedom disappearing?
If you have been following the recent political debates and the rulings being made by our courts, you will see that we seem to be at a...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Aug 8, 20193 min read


Seeds being sowed for new parishes
“It’s not that often that bishops are able to announce the kind of good news I am about to share with you,” Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 25, 20195 min read


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....

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 24, 20193 min read


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...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 18, 20196 min read


Archdiocese of Denver’s news publications honored with 15 Catholic Press Awards
Coverage of the More Than You Realize conference and reporting on social justice issues were among the 15 honors the Catholic Press...

Mark Haas
Jul 11, 20193 min read


Rebates a great incentive for parishes to give to Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal
DENVER, CO - AUGUST 20: Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila presides over the Risen Christ Catholic Parish 50th Anniversary Mass at Risen...

Aaron Lambert
Jul 11, 20192 min read


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...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 11, 20195 min read


The secret to a long and happy marriage? Faith.
BROOMFIELD, CO - JULY 1: Bruce and Alice Hammerle pose for a portrait at their house on July 1, 2019, in Broomfield, Colorado. (Photo by...

Anya Semenoff
Jul 10, 20194 min read


‘Icons of Christ the Servant’: Fourteen men answer the call to serve as permanent deacons
LITTLETON, CO, June 22, 2019: Fourteen men were ordained to the permanent diaconate at Light of the World Parish in Littleton. On June...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 9, 20195 min read


Longmont parish hopes to ‘bring people back into the Catholic faith’ with new church building
(Photo by Bob Gudel) In his 15 years as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Father Frank Maroney has been struck by the...

Moira Cullings
Jul 3, 20193 min read


Official Appointments: July 1, 2019 (Permanent Diaconate)
Here’s a list of all the new permanent diaconate appointments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including the newly ordained deacons. Newly...

Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 1, 20195 min read


Repenting and renewing our role as shepherds
Jesus tells the disciples in St. John’s Gospel, “I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep,” contrasting...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jun 20, 20193 min read


Faith and politics in the United States
Cherished principles of the American revolution include religious freedom and the separation of Church and State. These principles should...

Jared Staudt
Jun 20, 20194 min read


The Sistine Chapel comes to Stanley Marketplace
( Photo by Lisa Money Photography) Colorado residents will have an opportunity to gaze upon Michelangelo’s famous works of art — right in...

Moira Cullings
Jun 19, 20192 min read
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