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Aaron Lambert
Oct 16, 20203 min read
Boulder Aquinas Center hosting Father Mike Schmitz and more for virtual speaker series
Over the next few months, St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Boulder is hosting a stacked speaker series that’s sure to be as intellectually...
Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 21, 20204 min read
Fort Collins parish dedicates long-awaited new church building
“We need tangible things that help us touch the invisible:” This is what guided Father Joseph Toledo in his vision for constructing a...
Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 13, 20205 min read
Denver parishes redouble efforts to provide food for those in need
Parishes in the Archdiocese of Denver haven’t kept their arms crossed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether it be by collecting food or...
Aaron Lambert
Aug 11, 20204 min read
Church and state partner to carry out corporal works of mercy during pandemic and beyond
In times of great need and crisis, we find strength in unity and collaboration, and amid the coronavirus pandemic, this truth remains...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Deacons continue to innovatively serve God’s people
Our eyes may be used to the men who assist the priest during the liturgy, to the men who proclaim the Gospel from the pulpit, those...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 1, 20203 min read
Parishes invited to host Silver Rose liturgy in tribute to Mary
A rose made of Mexican silver to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe as patroness of the Americas and of the pro-life movement is currently...
Aaron Lambert
Jun 24, 20205 min read
COVID couldn’t keep new Catholics from initiation sacraments
When a person is received into the Catholic Church, it conjures images of the prodigal son running to his father’s arms after being away...
Aaron Lambert
Apr 28, 20204 min read
Chancery support empowers parishes to focus on ministry and evangelization
Though she is made up of one body in Christ, the operation of the Church within the Archdiocese of Denver has a lot of moving parts. It’s...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 24, 20204 min read
First $1 million raised from this year’s Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal will go to parishes
It’s a question you probably ask yourself every year: How far does the money you give to the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal really go? The...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 22, 20203 min read
PHOTOS: Empty churches, full hearts
Holy Week in the Archdiocese of Denver looked a lot different this year than it has in a long time – perhaps ever. While Colorado was...
Aaron Lambert
Apr 5, 20203 min read
Despite no Masses, you won’t believe what parishes are doing
Nothing like creativity and some humor to make a tough situation a little easier to endure. “It took generations, but they have succeeded...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 5, 20202 min read
WATCH: You won’t believe what’s going on at our parishes
During this present time of crisis, many of us may see our parishes, schools, or mission activities as temporarily “closed” – but the...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 2, 20205 min read
Don’t waste these ‘channels of grace’ as you prepare for Easter without Communion
It is a time of hope and gratitude – that’s how God may be calling us to live this Lenten season in which all of us have given up more...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 28, 20201 min read
WATCH: St. John the Baptist in Longmont reaches out to parishioners in quarantine
Fox 31 (KDVR) recently featured St. John the Baptist Parish in Longmont, which is finding creative ways to reach out to their...
Aaron Lambert
Mar 27, 20201 min read
Get your Friday fish and chips fix during quarantine
We could all use a little Lenten pick-me-up in these uncertain times. So why not treat yourself to some delicious fish and chips on...
Aaron Lambert
Mar 23, 20201 min read
Parishes need our support. Here’s how you can help.
Even though public Masses have been suspended, our parishes continue to support the community in this time of great need. The reality is...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 13, 20201 min read
Colorado dioceses cancel all Masses until further notice
The bishops of Colorado have unanimously agreed to suspend the public celebration of the Mass in Colorado until further notice, effective...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 10, 20203 min read
New choir brings sounds of Renaissance to modern Mass
There’s a new sacred choir in the Archdiocese of Denver and its name conveys its mission: Gaudium Verum, which is Latin for “True Joy.”...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 18, 20192 min read
A homework assignment led to 50 years of priesthood
Monsignor Robert Amundsen found his vocation in an unlikely way — while working on a homework assignment in 4th grade. He was a student...
Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 25, 20194 min read
Domus Pacis offers respite to families battling life-threatening illness
In 1997, when Marylouise “Duck” White-Petteruti’s mother was dying of lung cancer and life seemed stripped of all joy, Duck, a native...
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