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Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 6, 20243 min read
Marriage, Mutual Submission, and the Sign of the Covenant
In October of this past year, the Archdiocese of Denver was blessed to experience the Unveiled Couples Retreat from the John Paul II...
Amy Bryer Brumley
Feb 1, 20241 min read
Bishop Machebeuf High School creates space to ignite fire for religious life
Priestly vocations may be on a decline, but Bishop Machebeuf High School has seen a surge of interest in religious life thanks to a...
Kate Quiñones
Dec 28, 20234 min read
At Northglenn parish youth group, a high schooler seeks his vocation
A 70’s-patterned carpet, a game of ultimate spoons, and a St. Nicholas-themed side quest don’t usually point to a vocation to the...
Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Nov 17, 20234 min read
Diocesan, Religious, Eastern, oh my! The different types of priests serving in our communities
(Photo: Lennon Caranzo / Unsplash) “What do priests do?” is a question people often ask. They know priests celebrate Mass and hear...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 16, 20233 min read
In Persona Christi: On the Gift of Holy Priests
One of the great blessings of my ministry as the Archbishop of Denver is the presence of our two seminaries, St. John Vianney Theological...
Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Nov 9, 20234 min read
Seminarian finds vocation while suffering from leukemia
Photo provided. Daniel’s body was weakened by chemotherapy. Leukemia had entered his life at the young age of 15 — two years later, he...
Catholic Charities
Nov 9, 20234 min read
A call to serve: At Samaritan House amid migrant surge, ‘Jesus walks through these doors’
(Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities) The block that houses Samaritan House in downtown Denver is always humming with activity. From...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Nov 7, 20235 min read
The Power of Witness: Building a Culture of Vocations
An Interview with Fr. Jason Wallace, Vocations Director (Photo by Dan Petty/Denver Catholic) In a world where consumerism runs rampant...
Kevin J. Jones
Nov 4, 20233 min read
Be transformed by the love of God the Father, Archbishop Aquila tells catechists
Catechists with the Neocatechumenal Way sing together at the conclusion of their retreat held last week in Aurora. Photo by Neil...
National Catholic Register
Oct 26, 20238 min read
Meet the Aussie Laywoman Pushing for Motherhood — Not Female Priesthood — at the Synod on Synodality
Renee Köhler-Ryan (photo: Courtesy photo) By Jonathan Liedl/National Catholic Register If there’s a push for women’s ordination at the...
Guest Contributor
Oct 25, 20232 min read
Bringing the power of missionary discipleship to our parishes
Photo provided. By Eileen Piper, FOCUS Vice President of Life Long Mission Catholics are called by the great commission from Jesus to go...
Mary Farrow
Oct 7, 20235 min read
“Behold Your Child” Mass and ministry offers parents a place to grieve children lost to miscarriage, early infant death
Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash Seventeen years ago, Deacon David Simonton and his wife Gail experienced what David called a “seismic,...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Oct 5, 20233 min read
Chesterton Academy follows “hometown hero” Julia Greeley on pilgrimage through streets of Denver
It was a scene from the history books as hand-pulled wagons packed with essentials made their way down Larimer Street in Denver earlier...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Sep 27, 20234 min read
200 financial professionals process with Jesus through downtown Denver at conclusion of conference
(Photo by André Escaleira, Jr.) What if Jesus walked by you as you made your way to dinner on 16th street Mall or drove home from work?...
Mary Farrow
Sep 25, 20234 min read
“What does God want me to do?”: Salesian Sisters invite young women in Colorado – and beyond – to join discernment program
Sr. Sydney Moss, bottom left, with her fellow Sisters and young women at the Fiat Project retreat in May 2023. Discerning God’s call in...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Sep 20, 20233 min read
“I just love our life”: A daughter of Denver makes first vows as a Dominican
The seeds of a religious vocation were planted in the Archdiocese of Denver for Sr. Mary Simon, O.P. Vocations are certainly en vogue in...
Roxanne King
Sep 7, 20238 min read
30 years later, World Youth Day ’93 remains a spiritual revolution
File photo by James Baca/Denver Catholic Register “Ah, Denver—una rivoluzione (a revolution)!” That was Pope John Paul II’s succinct...
Guest Contributor
Aug 22, 20234 min read
An unworthy servant in the Upper Room
A deacon’s reflection on serving the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (Photo by James Baca) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at...
Guest Contributor
Aug 17, 20232 min read
National Black Catholic Congress: A fruitful time of validation and vision
A group of 13 delegates from the Archdiocese of Denver recently attended the National Black Catholic Congress in Maryland. By Kateri Joda...
Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 16, 20231 min read
WATCH: 3 Questions with Sam Goodwin, a former Syrian prisoner turned Catholic speaker
Sam Goodwin is a world traveler, released Syrian prisoner, and Catholic man with a heart full of faith. Goodwin was captured by the...
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