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8 Things to Know and Share About the Annunciation
The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to announce the birth of Christ. Here are eight things to know and share about the event and how we...
National Catholic Register
3 days ago6 min read
Pope Francis on His Devotion to St. Joseph: ‘Think of Him as a Friend’
‘St. Joseph reminds us that those who appear hidden or in the shadows can play an incomparable role in the history of salvation ...’ Pope...
National Catholic Register
5 days ago7 min read
Meet the Cardinal Who Oversees the Making of Saints
Cardinal Marcello Semeraro outlines the journey to canonization. Cardinal Marcello Semeraro discusses the canonization process —...
National Catholic Register
6 days ago8 min read
Servant of God Chiara Corbella: A Witness to the Sweetness of the Cross
Servant of God Chiara Corbella by Leanne Bowen. (Used with artist's permission) Chiara’s photo is itself a profession of faith. Adorned...
Clare Kneusel-Nowak
Mar 104 min read
NEW PASTORAL NOTE: Standing with Mary at the Foot of the Cross
"Mary at the Foot of the Cross," a new icon commissioned by the Archdiocese of Denver and written by Elizabeth Zelasko, a local sacred...
Archdiocese of Denver
Mar 51 min read
Why We Need Lent: Advice from St. Benedict
Portrait of St. Benedict of Nursia by Herman Nieg, c. 1926. (Photo: Georges Jansoone/Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain) Lent shouldn’t be...
Jared Staudt
Feb 274 min read
Pope Francis declares Korean War Army chaplain Emil Kapaun ‘venerable’
Father Emil Kapaun celebrates Mass using the hood of a Jeep as his altar on Oct. 7, 1950. (Photo: Public domain) By Kristina Millare/CNA...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 252 min read
How Can I Bring the Liturgical Calendar to Life in My Family’s Daily Routine?
(Photo: Lightstock) The beginning of February is big for celebrations here in the Auth household. We celebrate our 5th child’s birthday...
Allison Auth
Feb 205 min read
Julia Greeley & the Hope That Does Not Disappoint
(Denver Catholic file photo) This is the year of hope. The Catechism calls hope “the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of...
Clare Kneusel-Nowak
Feb 34 min read
Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Desert: Bishop Varden on the Desert Fathers
(Photo: Lightstock) Jesus told us we must “seek first the kingdom,” but where should we find it? In the ancient world, St. Antony the...
Jared Staudt
Jan 94 min read
Someday Saints to Befriend: Nicholas Black Elk, the Catechist of the Lakota Sioux
(Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) The catholicity of the Church is most radiantly clear in the communion of saints. One of the...
Clare Kneusel-Nowak
Jan 85 min read
The Three Wise Men: In Search of the Truth
(Photo: Lightstock) By Laura Becerra Youth Ministry Assistant of the Archdiocese of Denver Who were the Three Wise Men? Their story...
Guest Contributor
Jan 64 min read
2 Great Icons for the Great Jubilee: St. John Paul II and Blessed Stefan Wyszyński
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski next to Pope John Paul II in October 1980. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 3.0 PL) By Father Raymond J. de...
National Catholic Register
Jan 56 min read
Rediscovering the Epiphany: Christ’s self-manifestation to humanity
(Photo: Lightstock) By Father Enrique Alvarado The Gospel of Matthew speaks of one of the most beautiful episodes of Jesus' childhood, a...
Guest Contributor
Jan 35 min read
Is the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, a Holy Day of Obligation this year?
(Photo: Lightstock) New year, new chance to head to Mass! And what better way to kick off the New Year and the Jubilee Year of Hope than...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 30, 20242 min read
A Nursery of Saints: St. Macrina and the Legacy of a Holy Family
11th-century mosaics of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa flank the statue of St. Macrina that stands in St. Peter’s Square in...
National Catholic Register
Dec 29, 20245 min read
Martyrdom and Celebration: The Beautiful Tension of the Christmas Octave
Saint Stephen from the Demidoff Altarpiece, Carlo Crivelli (1476). (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) We keep things in discreet...
Jared Staudt
Dec 26, 20244 min read
Christmas with Mary Magdalene
Noli me tangere, Fra Angelico (Photo: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons) By Allison Auth This Advent, I’ve found myself reflecting on Mary...
Allison Auth
Dec 19, 20244 min read
Santa’s tomb? Coffin of St. Nicholas may have been found — but there’s a catch
St. Nicholas, by Jaroslav Čermák (1831-1878). (Photo: Galerie Art Praha via Wikimedia/Public Domain) By Jonah McKeown/CNA After years of...
Catholic News Agency
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Is the Immaculate Conception a Holy Day of Obligation this year?
The Immaculate Conception, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1767-1769. (Photo: Public Domain) This weekend, Catholics around the world have...
André Escaleira, Jr.
Dec 2, 20243 min read
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