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The Church Draft: God’s Divine Roster for an Apostolic Age
As the NFL draft approaches at the end of April, speculation runs rampant among fans about which players their teams will take and which...

Scott Elmer, D. Min.
Apr 22, 202411 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...

Guest Contributor
Oct 25, 20232 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...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Sep 20, 20233 min read


‘Dominican moment’: How St. Dominic’s parish is building a community around the Eucharist, formation and encounter
( Denver Catholic File Photo) It’s hard not to fix one’s gaze on the formidable neo-Gothic church of St. Dominic as one drives by...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Aug 8, 20236 min read


Meet July’s Disciple of the Month: Lisa Spear
Lisa Spear has always found simple ways to be a disciple for Christ, whether she’s singing in her parish choir, running a bible study at...

Archdiocese of Denver
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Learn what the Bible says about God’s mission for grandparents
Photo by Johnny Cohen via Unsplash God has a mission for grandparents, and contrary to a popular bumper sticker, it’s not to “spend our...

Roxanne King
Jul 14, 20234 min read


Office of Black Catholic Ministry supports and champions Black Catholic history
Hedjine Tamajong, a parishioner at Queen of Peace Parish and pictured here reading through the reflection materials, was one of the 50+...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Jul 11, 20234 min read


From ‘lost’ to found’: Evangelization and the thresholds of conversion
(Photo: Lightstock) Evangelization can seem mysterious. For much of my life, I had very little idea of the process of conversion. I...

Andrew McGown
Apr 27, 20237 min read


Bringing 25 Years into FOCUS
Leaders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students Celebrate the Past and Look to the Future Photo provided by FOCUS By Christina...

Guest Contributor
Apr 25, 20237 min read


The healing power of forgiveness
Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ." (Eph 4:32) Photo by Ante Gudelj on...
Dr. Jim Langley
Apr 4, 20235 min read


What’s the St. Tom’s secret to forming missionary disciples? ‘It’s Boulder.’
After interviewing three priests in January who were students at CU Boulder , we spoke to the men and women behind the ministry to figure...
Makena Cervantes
Mar 21, 20234 min read


“A Prophetic Call:” Black Catholics gather to reflect during Black Catholic History Month
The Office of Black Catholic Ministry of the Archdiocese of Denver was pleased to host their first annual day of reflection after a...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Nov 23, 20222 min read


Discipleship 101: Five ways to be a missionary disciple
(Photo: Adobe Stock) We are all called to be missionary disciples, but what does that really mean? Disciples, apostles, evangelists, and...
Paul Dudzic
Sep 23, 20223 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


Think like an apostle: Week 4 of the Apostolic Mindset Lenten Challenge
Like the apostles before us, the Church is called to be bold in this apostolic age. To do this, we must start thinking like the apostles...
Archdiocese of Denver
Mar 4, 20223 min read


A moment of response to embark on mission
March for Life in Denver, Jan. 17, 2015. (Photo by Jeffrey Bruno/CC BY 2.0) The striking thing about the story of salvation history, the...
Tim Glemkowski
May 31, 20217 min read


God’s Greatest Commandment
Carl Bloch, “The Sermon on the Mount,” 1877 (Photo: Public Domain) When pressed by the Pharisees and scholars of the law to clarify the...
Scott Elmer, D. Min.
Nov 23, 20203 min read
An examination of conscience for racism
There are two kinds of ignorance: the things I don’t know that nobody expects me to know, and the things I don’t know, but that I ought...
Father Randy Dollins
Jun 25, 20204 min read


Annual FOCUS conference invites all Catholics to come and learn what it takes to be a missionary dis
Image by Joshua Paul Photography Thousands of Catholics around the country are preparing to ring in the New Year at the Fellowship of...
Rocio Madera
Nov 7, 20192 min read


Stanley Francis Rother, a shepherd who didn’t run
(Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City) Father Stanley Francis Rother, an Oklahoma native, knew his life was in danger. Why?...
Carmen Elena Villa
Sep 21, 20174 min read
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