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Roxanne King

Roxanne King is the former editor of the Denver Catholic Register and a freelance writer in the Denver area.

For Denver Couple, Israel-Hamas war stirs heartfelt memories, fears

As married couple Maire and Topaz Dori go about their daily lives in Denver — she as an event planner and he in finance...

St. Joseph Hospital marks 150 years, looks forward to “the good yet to be”

In 1873, four Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, opened a hospital in a small 6-room brick house at 14th Avenue and Arapahoe St. in...

30 years later, World Youth Day ’93 remains a spiritual revolution

“Ah, Denver—una rivoluzione (a revolution)!” That was Pope John Paul II’s succinct summary, given with a broad smile to then-Archbishop J. Francis Stafford two...

Learn what the Bible says about God’s mission for grandparents 

God has a mission for grandparents, and contrary to a popular bumper sticker, it’s not to “spend our children’s inheritance” in a self-indulgent life...

J.K. Mullen’s ‘legendary’ Catholic philanthropy endures in Colorado today

At the farewell Mass honoring the century-plus ministry of the Little Sisters of the Poor at Denver’s Mullen Home for the Aged Poor, Archbishop...

Grants help preserve, restore downtown Denver’s St. Joseph Church

The red brick Victorian-Gothic façade of Denver’s St. Joseph Church has been a dignified landmark at the corner of West Sixth Avenue and Galapago...

102-year-old priest gets long overdue medals earned for World War II service

His tireless life of service, humble, gentlemanly demeanor and shining intellect exemplify why his is called “the greatest generation.” In a recent surprise ceremony, 102-year-old...

Mass to honor 141st anniversary of Servant of God Julia Greeley’s baptism

Over the years, those devoted to Denver’s “Angel of Charity” Julia Greeley have often marked her 1918 death on the feast of the Sacred...

Fund for Vocations opens door of discernment to consecrated life for local woman

Although consecrated life was always a consideration for Mirjana Coccia while growing up, it wasn’t on her mind when she met the Community of the Beatitudes in...

Q&A: Sandy Hook mother shares journey from tragic loss to hope

On Dec. 14, 2012 Jennifer Hubbard’s six-year-old daughter Catherine died when a lone gunman shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and gunned down 20 first-graders and six adults before killing himself.  In her...

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