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Principles for advancing a Culture of Life in the Archdiocese of Denver
In the next month the Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson , an abortion case out of Mississippi. While...
Archdiocese of Denver
Jun 1, 20224 min read


Spiritual Powerhouse for Firefighters: Prayer Union Named in Honor of Servant of God Julia Greeley
‘Angel of Charity’ brought Sacred Heart badges and prayer leaflets to each firehouse in Denver. (Photo: Courtesy photos / Autumn Jones)...
National Catholic Register
May 5, 20225 min read


Sts. Peter and Paul STEM Catholic School: A Place of Discipleship
(Photo provided) For the past several months, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila has encouraged the faithful in Colorado to adopt an apostolic...
Rocio Madera
May 2, 20225 min read


Film review: "Father Stu" knocks out bad stereotypes of the priesthood
Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures The film industry is not kind to Catholic priests. Generally speaking, priests as depicted on film fall...
Aaron Lambert
Apr 13, 20223 min read


Mission aborted: The conversion of ex-abortionist Dr. Bernard Nathanson
Photo: Open Media Ltd. The pro-life movement is rife with stories of former pro-abortion advocates who had a change of heart and became...
Aaron Lambert
Mar 11, 20227 min read


Three steps to become a joyfully countercultural witness
(Photo: Jacqueline Munguía on Unsplash) One spring break in college, my girlfriends and I decided to go backpacking in the Ozarks of...
Lisa Cotter
Feb 25, 20225 min read


How to live as a modern disciple
What gave the early Christians the desire to leave behind their professions, travel to foreign lands and, in most cases, give their...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 11, 20225 min read


“A New Way of Seeing”: Mission and Renewal in an Apostolic Time
The following is a full transcript of an address given by Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila during the 2021 Msgr. Herron Dinner hosted by the...
Archdiocese of Denver
Dec 21, 202116 min read


A response of love, because he first loved us
Beginning on the Feast of Christ the King and going through the season of Advent, the parishes of the archdiocese will be re-proclaiming...
Guest Contributor
Dec 17, 20215 min read


Year of St. Joseph wraps up 2021 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal
As this calendar year draws to a close, Catholics should also take stock in the close of the “Year of St. Joseph.” This special year,...
Archdiocese of Denver
Dec 8, 20212 min read


Archdiocesan Retreat, Week 3 | Why is the World so obviously broken?
For the third week of the Archdiocesan-Wide Retreat, watch Father Daniel Cardo’s homily from the Second Sunday of Advent given at Holy...
Archdiocese of Denver
Dec 6, 20211 min read


WATCH: Archdiocesan Retreat, Week 2 | Why is there something instead of nothing?
For the second week of the Archdiocesan-Wide Retreat, watch Father Matthew Book’s homily from the First Sunday of Advent given at Light...
Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 29, 20211 min read

‘People must know’: “Christmas with The Chosen” beautifully humanizes the Nativity
The worldwide sensation about the life of Jesus, The Chosen, will bring its moving and powerful depiction of Biblical events to the big...
Aaron Lambert
Nov 25, 20212 min read

Synod 2021-23: Communion. Participation. Mission.
The Synod on Synodality is an assembling of the entire Church over the next two years, at the invitation of our Holy Father, to encounter...
Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 23, 20211 min read


In Search of a Story: An Advent pastoral note from Archbishop Aquila
Brothers and Sisters, in my last pastoral note, on Ash Wednesday, I wrote of “Our Apostolic Moment,” this unique “change of eras” in...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 23, 20211 min read


Simple lives lead to loving legacy of forming priests
(Denver Post archive photo) “The bride…chose a gown of misty white linen,” were the words the Denver Post used to describe the wedding...
Amy Bryer Brumley
Nov 22, 20214 min read


WATCH: Archdiocesan Retreat, Week 1 | Listening to the Voice of God
As part of the first week of the Archdiocesan-Wide Retreat, the Feast of Christ the King, watch Father Daniel Ciucci’s Sunday homily from...
Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 22, 20211 min read


The Archdiocese of Denver is getting a new look!
It’s no secret that as Catholics we have a distinct responsibility to participate in the Great Commission — to go and make disciples of...
Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 19, 20212 min read


Synod can accelerate our missionary move
When I first learned that Pope Francis wanted to convoke a Synod on Synodality, I wondered how that would fit with what God the Father...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 19, 20213 min read


Don’t waste this Year of St. Joseph; register for this Dec. 4 workshop now!
This “Year of St. Joseph” presents the faithful with a unique opportunity to draw deeper into union with and grow in devotion to the man...
Archdiocese of Denver
Nov 16, 20211 min read
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