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Littleton Parish to Host Eucharistic Exhibit Created by Bl. Carlo Acutis

By Kathryn Nygaard Director of Communications Light of the World Catholic Parish, Littleton Revival is in the air all throughout the archdiocese! During the Parish Year of the...

Thoughts on Dignitas Infinita

When the always well-written and often wrongheaded New Yorker dislikes something, chances are good that I’ll like it  – a principle that holds, with...

Foundational freedom honored at Colorado Religious Freedom Day

The hallowed halls of the Colorado State Capitol were filled last Thursday in celebration of one of our country's foundational freedoms. In a moving display...

Columbine High School massacre, 25 years later: ‘God, why did you allow me to survive?’

By Tina Dennelly/CNA Throughout her freshman and sophomore years at Columbine High School, Jenica Thornby went to the library every single day. “Not one day went...

Resisting the Religion of the Day

Two thousand years ago, a humble and unassuming religious teacher and his small band of 12 disciples changed the world. At Easter, the Church...

Spreading Easter Hope to the Streets of Denver

We’ve all had that feeling, you see someone at a stoplight with a cardboard sign. Do I make eye contact or look straight ahead?...

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...

God Provides: Donated duplex creates new teacher housing at St. Stephen School

What if God really does answer our prayers? What if he meant it when he said, “Ask, and you shall receive?” Nestled in the Rocky...

On 4/20, “That They Might Have Life” a timely reminder of marijuana’s negative effects

It's April 20th, a date colloquially associated with the promotion and celebration of marijuana. Here in Colorado, that "celebration" is very much in the air...

Ferrero Rocher: The Chocolate Inspired by Our Lady of Lourdes

By Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA Many know Ferrero Rocher for its popular hazelnut chocolates, but the company’s tie to Our Lady of Lourdes is lesser known. Michele...

Making God a Partner in Your Business

As a Catholic business leader, you have likely heard in every homily at every Mass you have attended that you should make God a...

Survey: New priests are young and involved in their community

By Kate Quiñones/CNA The incoming class of seminarians who will be ordained in 2024 is young and involved in their community, an annual survey released April 15...

Heaven Opened: The Holy Mass as a Gift of Grace

A few years ago, I brought a friend to Mass with me. She grew up with no religious faith, but had fond childhood memories...

Catholic Charities’ Benedict Senior Housing in Glenwood Springs is Moving Forward

Catholic Charities Housing proudly announces that the Glenwood Springs City Council has given the green light to our new affordable housing initiative for senior residents...

Radiant in the GULAG and elsewhere

​In Jesus of Nazareth – Holy Week, Pope Benedict XVI remarked on the striking parallel between the presence of the holy women at the...

Archbishop Aquila establishes Cabrini Teaching Fellows

On January 30th, Archbishop Aquila issued a decree establishing the Cabrini Teaching Fellows in the Archdiocese of Denver directing it to “form teachers to...

An Editor’s Farewell

Dear reader, After eight wonderful years of working for the Denver Catholic — six of those at the helm as editor — the issue that...

Local Art Show Celebrates the Eucharist

As northern Colorado prepares to welcome the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to our backyards, one mountain parish is gearing up for the visit by putting...

Love is at the heart of longtime Deacon’s ministry in Africa

2024 marks the 50th Jubilee of the Permanent Diaconate here in the Archdiocese of Denver. Through preaching, service, worship and prayer, deacons serve the...

Official Priest Appointments, Effective July 1, 2024

Here’s a list of all the new priest assignments for the Archdiocese of Denver, including pastor and parochial vicar reassignments, parish administrators, chaplains and...

In its 25th year, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary is seen as model for others

In 1999, St. John Vianney Theological Seminary opened in south Denver with 40 seminarians, according to administrators. This year as the seminary observes its...

Thousands march for truth and love at Inaugural March For Life in Colorado

Thousands converged on the Colorado State Capitol April 12 to be the voice of the voiceless at the very first Colorado March For Life. As...

At Deacon Convocation, 50 years of the permanent diaconate honored

As the permanent diaconate marks its 50th Jubilee here in the Archdiocese of Denver this year, over 200 archdiocesan deacons gathered last month for...

Married Americans are Thriving, New Study Shows

In a world punctuated by declining marriage rates, a new study recently published by Gallup has shown again that married Americans are thriving at...