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Carmen Elena Villa
Mar 29, 20193 min read
REVIEW: "Unplanned" and the abortion business
Abby Johnson was astounded when in a meeting her supervisor Cheryl told her that her plan consisted in doubling the number of abortions...
George Weigel
Mar 27, 20193 min read
An open letter to Cardinal Reinhard Marx
Your Eminence: I noted with interest your recent announcement of a “binding synodal process” during which the Church in Germany will...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 21, 20193 min read
Strong saints for our doubting times
“I declare in truth and with joy in my heart — before God and his holy angels — that I have never had any motive in my work except...
George Weigel
Mar 20, 20193 min read
A tale of two Georges
When a pope is elected, the cardinals who have just chosen him make their way to the Hall of Benedictions atop the narthex of St. Peter’s...
Jared Staudt
Mar 20, 20193 min read
The goal of Lent: Conformity to Christ
In my last column I looked at the need for conversion and repentance for sin. The goal of Lent, however, does not end there, but looks...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 14, 20193 min read
An examination of conscience for spouses
By Dr. Jim Langley Dr. Jim Langley is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of St. Raphael Counseling under Catholic...
George Weigel
Mar 12, 20193 min read
The Holy See and Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell’s December 2018 conviction on charges of “historic sexual abuse” was a travesty of justice, thanks in part to a...
Jared Staudt
Mar 12, 20193 min read
Facing sin to begin Lent
“Repent and believe in the Gospel” (Mark 1:15). You may hear these words of Jesus on Ash Wednesday, which can be said when you receive...
Mark Haas
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Colorado editorial boards weigh in on dioceses’ historic agreement with Attorney General
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 19: Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila, alongside Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, speaks during a press...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Mar 7, 20193 min read
Fasting, weeping and mourning for the Church
“Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not...
Mary Beth Bonacci
Mar 6, 20195 min read
Opinion: ‘Comprehensive’ sex ed bill robs sex of its sacredness
Male and female gender symbols on a black background with space for text (Photo: Adobe Stock) When I was speaking full-time to teenagers,...
George Weigel
Mar 5, 20193 min read
Cardinal Pell: Our Dreyfus Case
In December 1894, Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the French Army was convicted of treason on the grounds that he had given military secrets to...
George Weigel
Feb 26, 20193 min read
Homecoming
In the mid-1980s, my wife and I were invited to a baptism and to the post-christening reception at the home of the newborn’s parents....
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 26, 20197 min read
Child sex abuse is ‘a serious and pervasive’ issue in U.S.
By Julie Asher | Catholic News Service Child sexual abuse in the United States is at epidemic levels. More than 60,000 children are...
Jared Staudt
Feb 25, 20192 min read
Meet St. Conrad, patron of Denver’s Capuchins
You may know the Capuchin friars from their longstanding service within the Archdiocese of Denver. They serve at Annunciation Parish and...
George Weigel
Feb 20, 20193 min read
“Synodality” and the Rome abuse summit
Despite Pope Francis’s lecture on the subject at Synod-2015, and notwithstanding the passages on it in Synod-2018’s final report, there...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 19, 20193 min read
Seeking healing and justice for survivors
Last year I made a promise that the Archdiocese of Denver would be transparent about our handling, prevention and response to the sexual...
Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 13, 20192 min read
Why is St. Valentine the patron saint of those in love?
By Msgr. Jorge de los Santos St. Valentine, the patron saint of love, was born in modern-day Italy around 175 AD. He was ordained a...
Jared Staudt
Feb 13, 20193 min read
St. John Paul II, family life, and a Wyoming ranch
Twenty-five years ago, St. John Paul II released his Letter to Families, Gratissimam Sane, on Feb. 2, 1994. The letter is known for the...
George Weigel
Feb 12, 20193 min read
The ever-present totalitarian temptation
First circulated underground in communist Czechoslovakia in October 1978, Vaclav Havel’s brilliant dissection of totalitarianism, “The...
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