‘Love in action’ fights nursing home residents’ loneliness
Her life’s work, she says, is a legacy to her grandmother and was inspired through prayer. “I was mad at God at the time, asking ‘Why does [Granny] have to […]
Risen Christ Parish honors past 50 years, looks to future
Its unique architecture has led some people to call it “the ski jump” church. The pastor, however, prefers to call it “the launching pad to heaven.” Officially named Risen Christ […]
Catholic Charities opens Denver’s largest women’s homeless shelter
On Aug. 24, Catholic Charities opened the largest women’s-only homeless shelter in Denver. Samaritan House Women’s Shelter in northeast Denver will offer emergency overnight shelter for up to 100 single […]
Treating Eucharist like fast food? This book can help
Denver native Francis J. Pierson, 65, is an author, blogger, composer and former cartographer whose previous books explored Colorado’s mining history and Denver’s architecture. His newest book, Word Without End: […]
Four questions for new Seeds of Hope head
On June 30, Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust got a new executive director. Jay Clark, 53, who has worked in communications in both for- and nonprofit entities, is now charged […]
Eastern Plains parish is ‘God’s happy acre’
While St. Mary Parish in Brush is 106 years old, the church building itself just marked its 50th anniversary on June 19. To honor the milestone, on June 25 parishioners […]
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Shepherds in the street
For the last several years, the Neocatechumenal Way, a charism of the Catholic Church that aims to bring people to mature Christian faith, has announced the Good News of Jesus […]
Arvada parish marks half-century of Christian love, community
On the feast of St. Joan of Arc, May 30, the only church in the Denver Archdiocese named after the 15th century French peasant girl turned soldier marked it’s 50th […]
Preparing for the hour of death
The Catholic Church “encourages us to prepare ourselves for the hour of our death,” (Catechism 1014), and provides ministry to the dying. Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter Father Joseph Hearty, […]
Book by professor-priest aims to right theology of the body misinterpretations
From 1979 to 1984 St. John Paul II gave 129 general audience talks on human sexuality and the human person that came to be called the “theology of the body.” […]
On Divine Mercy Sunday faithful urged to trust in Christ’s mercy, pass it on
On April 23, Divine Mercy Sunday, hundreds of people turned out at St. Rafka Maronite Catholic Church for a celebration that offered the chance to earn a plenary indulgence and […]
Catholic school students learn to be stewards of creation
In Pope Francis’ second encyclical, “Laudato si,” (“Praise be to you”) the pope urges the faithful to be good stewards of the Earth. The title is taken from St. Francis […]
