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Photo by Castorepollux via Wikicommons | CC SA 4.0 Advent can easily become a spiritual struggle when you have decorations, gifts, and...

Holy Ghost Parish in Denver celebrated its 100th anniversary in its current location with a sit-down holiday meal for the homeless, a...

(Photo provided) Reminder: viewing a TV or online Mass does not fulfill the Sunday or Holy Day obligation, but is intended to be a...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Allison Anyamele Therapist at St. Raphael Counseling, a ministry of Catholic Charities The holidays are here! And...

The contemplative Sisters of the Monastery of Bethlehem in Livingston Manor, New York, support themselves by offering their hand-painted...

An Advent wreath has its place on the Cowden family table all season. (Photo: Debbie Cowden) By Debbie Cowden/National Catholic Register...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Mallory Smyth   "We who are Christians have a further cause for joy: like Jesus, we know that we are loved by God...

(Photo: Unsplash) 'Twas the season of giving, in Denver so bright, When hearts filled with joy spread warmth through the night. The...

Adoration of the Shepherds, Gerard von Honthorst (c. 1622). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) Where would we be now without the...

(Photo: Unsplash) A friend told me recently that bookstores were making something of a comeback. I hope that’s true, because browsing...

(Photo: Lightstock) It's the darkest time of the year in more ways than one. The sun sets ever earlier, plunging us into darkness as...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Alejandra Bravo & Sandra Morales Office of Evangelization & Family Life Ministries Archdiocese of Denver With the...

(Photo: Adobe Stock) The holidays can be a time of joy, connection and celebration — but they can also be stressful. Dr. Albert Pace of...

(Photo: Lightstock) Of all the cultural signs that usher in the Christmas season — twinkling lights, abundant decorations and a general...

(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Daniel Ciucci Pastor of Most Precious Blood Parish, Denver As a child, I remember attending the 4 p.m....

Photo by Lizardi Saucedo Studio via Cathopic May the joy of Christmas never end! Certainly, the biggest celebration many of us normally...

As we stand on the cusp of the Christmas season, Mother Church gives us a relatively unknown saint to help herald the birth of our...

At the beginning of his papacy, Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “Through the Incarnation God gave human life the dimension that he intended...

This year, the Fourth Sunday of Advent happens to fall on the same day as Christmas Eve, which makes Mass obligations a bit confusing....

The Nativity, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni), ca. 1406–10. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459007 The Nativity scene...