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Denver Catholic Staff
Feb 28, 20205 min read
Honored for 50 years of service at Cabrini Shrine, man says it’s been ‘blessing after blessing’
Every workday, facilities manager Tom Francis starts his morning the same way. He enters the chapel at Mother Cabrini Shrine on Lookout...
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.”...
Aaron Lambert
Dec 12, 20192 min read
Alex, I’ll take perks of a Catholic education for $500
Answer: School where Jeopardy contestant Stephanie Sumulong teaches middle school social studies. Question: What is St. John the...
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...
Denver Catholic Staff
Nov 21, 20195 min read
Five local Catholic podcasts with a global reach
While Denver is home to many new apostolates in the New Evangelization, it’s not surprising that it’s also home to several podcasts...
Denver Catholic Staff
Sep 30, 20193 min read
Teen’s Eagle Scout project restores worn bridge at Mount Olivet Cemetery
In addition to providing service and fulfilling the part of the Boy Scout Oath, “To help other people at all times,” one of the key aims...
Denver Catholic Staff
Aug 23, 20194 min read
Machebeuf basketball star traded success playing hoops for a solitary life of prayer
Shelly Pennefather led the Bishop Machebeuf High School girls’ basketball team to victory in every game she played in. It was not...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 18, 20196 min read
A holy Church begins with you
Even as the Catholic Church deals with the disgrace and shame of the clergy sexual abuse scandal and moves forward with repentance and...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jul 11, 20195 min read
Catholic ministries aim to serve every need of at-risk women
From providing emergency shelter to women who find themselves homeless, to offering them transitional housing as they gain the stability...
Aaron Lambert
May 24, 20194 min read
STEM shooting hero remembered for his unwavering kindness and faith
He loved the outdoors. He loved technology. He loved his friends. He just plain loved. Kendrick Castillo was a faithful, kind and caring...
Denver Catholic Staff
May 24, 20193 min read
Business transforms sacramental dresses for the next generation
When Lauren Forthofer managed a bridal store, she often noticed mothers and grandmothers wishing their daughters and granddaughters would...
Denver Catholic Staff
May 21, 20193 min read
Bishop Machebeuf’s ‘Shut Down for Service’ day enriches community
Every year, students at Bishop Machebeuf High School take a break from classes to go out and serve their community for an entire day....
Denver Catholic Staff
May 13, 20193 min read
Columbine principal helped rebuild community through Catholic faith
“Mr. De” sat wide awake that night in his brother’s house. He was in disbelief at what had occurred. And, as a cradle Catholic, for the...
Denver Catholic Staff
May 9, 20195 min read
Family finds strength in faith after ‘devastating’ diagnosis of ‘rare sisters’
Cecilia Fries had just received her first reconciliation, First Communion and confirmation when she told her mom something deeply...
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 16, 20199 min read
Meet three of the Catholic Church’s newest faithful
As we approach Easter, catechumens and candidates throughout the Archdiocese of Denver are joining or coming back to the Catholic Church....
Denver Catholic Staff
Apr 9, 20193 min read
Vincentians’ face-to-face encounters transform community in need
All it took was just over 500 volunteers to shape the lives of more than 20,000 individuals in need here in Colorado last year. Those...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 27, 20194 min read
Border mission instills education and hope in poor
Long before migrant caravans and controversial Trump administration immigration policies began dominating headlines last year, a Catholic...
Denver Catholic Staff
Mar 21, 20195 min read
How a baby born at 26 weeks became a light of faith to his family
“The doctor said that, if I wanted to save my baby’s life, I had to give birth in the next hour. I was only 26 weeks pregnant,” Maria...
Denver Catholic Staff
Jan 24, 20193 min read
Franciscan food truck nourishes souls and bodies
Last November, Capuchin Franciscan Friars serving in Denver joined the increasingly popular food truck trend, but with some key twists....
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 6, 20184 min read
Bella co-founder credits Christ with health clinic’s phenomenal growth
Four years ago, nurse practitioners Dede Chism and her daughter Abbey Sinnett opened Bella Natural Women’s Care as a state of the art...
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