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A Joyful Sacrifice: How Men Can Prepare for Marriage
In our vocations crisis, we mostly focus on the priesthood and religious life, but a new dimension of this crisis falls fast upon us....

Jared Staudt
Feb 8, 20244 min read


A Holy Matrimony | The new Denver Catholic magazine is here!
National Marriage Week starts today, Feb. 7, and goes through Feb. 14, with the Church celebrating World Marriage Day on Feb. 11. What...

Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 7, 20241 min read


Word Made Flesh: Reliving the birth of the messiah — and why it matters today
The Nativity, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni), ca. 1406–10. http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459007 The Nativity scene...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Dec 20, 20236 min read


Little holy hearts, giant love for the Eucharist
(Photos: Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain, Adobe Stock, Lightstock, Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0, Lightstock) It seems that even the...

Makena Cervantes
Dec 18, 20235 min read


The Eucharistic Gift of Christmas
(Photo: Adobe Stock, edited) Human beings get hungry. It’s part of our biological nature. But, as spiritual beings, we also feel a higher...

Jared Staudt
Dec 14, 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...

Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Nov 17, 20234 min read


It Takes a Parish: 20 Religious in 25 Years from Our Lady of Loreto
Father Matt Magee was the very first First Communicant at Our Lady of Loreto when it opened in 1998. When Our Lady of Loreto Catholic...

Amy Bryer Brumley
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...

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Nov 16, 20233 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...

André Escaleira, Jr.
Nov 7, 20235 min read


Fatima: A message of hope for our times
(Photo: Luis de Oliveira / Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima / EWTN News) More than a hundred years ago, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to...
Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Oct 13, 20236 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 22, 20234 min read


Grappling with the Real Presence
(Photo: Lightstock) The doctrine of the Real Presence, as laid out by Jesus himself in John 6, lies at the heart of the Catholic faith....
Aaron Lambert
Aug 21, 20234 min read


‘Lord, to whom shall we go?’: How the Eucharist changes our life
We eat food in order to live. Jesus offered himself as the “bread of life” so that we could live a different kind of life. We have a hard...
Jared Staudt
Jul 27, 20234 min read


Who do you say that I am? The Eucharist vs. Christian communion
The Institution of the Eucharist, Ercole de' Roberti, ca. 1490s. St. Augustine once said in a sermon on the Eucharist: “Behold what you...
Aaron Lambert
Jun 22, 20235 min read


Faith of a Child: Childlike wonder, Carlo Acutis and the Eucharist
Bl. Carlo Acutis as a child. (Photo courtesy of carloacutis.com ) The wonder of a child is a wonder to behold. To see the world and...
Aaron Lambert
Jun 13, 20234 min read


Seeing More: Worshiping Jesus during Mass, Adoration and beyond
What do we see at Mass? Often enough, we encounter a mundane vision of outdated architecture, some empty pews, those who made it there...
Jared Staudt
Jun 8, 20234 min read


An Invitation to Revival
New encounters with Jesus in the Eucharist (Photo: Cathopic) By Mallory Smyth Catholic Author and Speaker In my early 20s, a friend...
Guest Contributor
Jun 5, 20235 min read


How will your parish respond to Revival?
(Photo provided) This Corpus Christi Sunday (June 11), the archdiocese kicks off the second year of the Eucharistic Revival which...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Jun 2, 20233 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
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