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Dr. Jim Langley
Apr 4, 20235 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...


Jared Staudt
Apr 3, 20235 min read
The Seven Last Words: Christ’s invitation from the Cross
During the Lenten season, an austere time of the desert, we keep our eyes fixed on Christ crucified. The focus is not on the “no” of...


Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Father, Forgive Them
When we began this season of Lent, I invited the faithful in the Archdiocese to reflect upon the great importance of forgiveness in our...


Guest Contributor
Mar 27, 20234 min read
On what will forgiveness depend?
Photo by Melanie Stander on Unsplash By Regis Martin/National Catholic Register Is forgiveness possible without faith? Suppose someone...


Brianna Heldt
Mar 13, 20234 min read
Five Ways to Have a More Merciful Lent
(Photo: Adobe Stock) We could all use a little more mercy in our lives, and it can start with us being more merciful to ourselves and...


Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Mar 10, 20234 min read
God’s plan for humanity is a gift of mercy
From Eden to the Promised Land The Crucifixion, Fra Angelico, ca. 1440. (http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435577) People...


Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Mar 9, 20235 min read
Seven Capital Sins, Seven Lenten Virtues
(Photo: Lightstock) The capital or deadly sins were not named for being unforgivable or because of their gravity, but because they are...


Guest Contributor
Mar 7, 20234 min read
The Examen: Finding God’s Path in Just 15 Minutes a Day
(Photo: Gerardo Juarez / Cathopic) By Patrick Howard Unleash the Gospel Taking just 15 minutes a day, the Examen prayer will transform...


Aaron Lambert
Mar 3, 20233 min read
“But I’m a good person!”: Why go to Confession?
Photo by Shalone Cason via Unsplash “But I’m a good person!” Or so goes one of a myriad of common excuses for why someone doesn’t need to...


Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 17, 20233 min read
The inseparable keys to Lent: repentance and belief
Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...


Aaron Lambert
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Confession 101: Receive the Lord’s Mercy
(Photo: Unsplash) The Church gives us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be reconciled with God. As sinful beings, our communion with the...


Jared Staudt
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Learning to Do Nothing
“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this...


Dr. Michel Therrien
Jan 16, 202313 min read
Religious Freedom is More Than You Realize
(Photo: Denver Catholic File Photo) By Joshua Karabinos and Dr. Michel Therrien As Americans, we tell ourselves not to talk about two...


Guest Contributor
Dec 22, 20226 min read
Christmastide lessons from Linus and the lowly shepherds
(Photo: Adobe Stock) By Deacon Derrick Johnson Permanent Deacon at Assumption Parish in Welby And in that region, there were shepherds...


Guest Contributor
Dec 20, 20224 min read
Sacrifice, presence, communion: The Eucharist is the Sacrament of Charity
(Photo: Cathopic) By Father Daniel Cardó Pastor at Holy Name Parish in Sheridan In the very beginnings of the Church there were no sacred...


Guest Contributor
Dec 19, 20224 min read
Pride, envy, and sloth: The enemies of charity
(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Hector Chiapa-Villarreal Pastor of St. Therese Parish in Aurora St. Augustine tells us: “Two cities have...


Guest Contributor
Dec 13, 20224 min read
Dr. Takashi Nagai and how Charity moves us
Servant of God Dr. Takashi Nagai loved with the gift of charity. By Father Scott Bailey Pastor at Risen Christ Parish in Denver We call...


Guest Contributor
Dec 13, 20223 min read
A gift of ‘two dollars’ and the importance of Charity
(Photo: Denver Catholic Staff design) By Father Jim Thermos Spiritual Director at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary I remember when I...


Guest Contributor
Dec 12, 20224 min read
What is charity? Friendship with God
By Father Daniel Ciucci Pastor at Most Precious Blood Parish in Denver Growing up, my dad’s job at Rocky Flats made our family move...


Aaron Lambert
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Highway to Heaven: Learning from Carlo Acutis’s Eucharistic fervor
Denver’s Cathedral to host a first-class relic of Bl. Carlo for the Eucharistic Revival (File photo) What do video games, the internet...
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