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Kate Quiñones
Dec 27, 20234 min read
The Avi Project Founded to ‘Walk Alongside’ Pregnant College Students in Colorado
Women with unplanned pregnancies don’t just need physical resources: they also need companionship, according to the founder of the Avi...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 26, 20231 min read
WATCH | ‘To My Father’ a powerful tribute to a dad’s love for deaf son
“My dad didn’t see me as deaf. He saw me as capable. And that was what was so beautiful about my dad.” So signs actor Troy Kotsur in the...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 26, 20233 min read
Denver Catholic’s most-read stories of 2023 (and other favorites)
Well, another year has come and passed. 2023 was filled with many blessings both here in the Archdiocese of Denver and around the world,...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 24, 20233 min read
Celebrate Christmas like a Catholic: How to observe the 14 days of Christmastide
May the joy of Christmas never end! Certainly, the biggest celebration many of us normally have is the Christmas Eve dinner. And on...
Aaron Lambert
Dec 23, 20234 min read
Heralding the Christmas season with St. Thorlak, patron of Iceland
As we stand on the cusp of the Christmas season, Mother Church gives us a relatively unknown saint to help herald the birth of our...
Guest Contributor
Dec 22, 20235 min read
The Cost of ‘Making a Mess’
By Charles J. Chaput Special to First Things One of the standards the Church uses to measure the quality of her leaders is a simple line...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 22, 20233 min read
At Christmas, God Breaks into Human History
At the beginning of his papacy, Pope St. John Paul II wrote, “Through the Incarnation God gave human life the dimension that he intended...
Mary Beth Bonacci
Dec 21, 20234 min read
When difficult Christmases lead us into the beautiful
Photo by Erica Marsland Huynh on Unsplash You know how they say the first Christmas after the death of a loved one is the hardest? Well,...
George Weigel
Dec 20, 20233 min read
Christmas in a time of war
Composed in the wake of 9/11, “The Dream Isaiah Saw” quickly became a contemporary Christmas classic. The hymn’s powerful evocation of...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Dec 20, 20232 min read
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila issues statement on Fiducia Supplicans
In light of the Holy Father’s issuance of Fiducia Supplicans , a declaration which offers guidelines regarding pastoral blessings of...
Archdiocese of Denver
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Official Deacon Appointments: Dec. 20, 2023
Here’s a list of the latest permanent deacon appointments for the Archdiocese of Denver, effective on the dates as noted. Deacon Louis...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 20, 20231 min read
2023’s Christmas Mass Conundrum: When is it officially Christmas Mass?
This year, the Fourth Sunday of Advent happens to fall on the same day as Christmas Eve, which makes Mass obligations a bit confusing....
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 20, 20231 min read
WATCH | Latin Patriarchate CEO offers ‘desperate’ update on Holy Land situation
Recently, Sami El-Yousef, the CEO of the Latin Patriarchate, got on a Zoom call to discuss the latest on the ground in the Holy Land,...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 20, 20236 min read
Word Made Flesh: Reliving the birth of the messiah — and why it matters today
The Nativity scene and other Christmas decorations and traditions go a long way in showing us the deep meaning of Christ’s birth. Yet it...
Amy Bryer Brumley
Dec 19, 20232 min read
‘Everyday Disciples’ Inspire Year of Giving
The 2023 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal wraps up at the end of the year and has been marked with great generosity from sacrificial donors...
Catholic News Agency
Dec 19, 20233 min read
U.S. bishops: Vatican declaration does not change Church teaching on marriage
By Tyler Arnold/Catholic News Agency A Vatican-issued declaration on blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular...
Daniel Campbell
Dec 19, 20234 min read
The ‘Branch’ of Christmas Day
When people ask about the importance of the Old Testament prophets for today, it’s easy to note how the content of their preaching...
Denver Catholic Staff
Dec 18, 20231 min read
UPDATE: 15 more spots available! Join Archbishop Aquila on pilgrimage to shrine of Our Lady of Guada
This January, join Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the world’s most celebrated Marian...
Kate Quiñones
Dec 18, 20233 min read
Young and Old Gather at Cathedral Basilica for Annual Advent Lessons and Carols
Choral voices filled the gothic church while the evening sun struck light through stained glass windows. Within the walls of the...
Makena Cervantes
Dec 18, 20235 min read
Little holy hearts, giant love for the Eucharist
It seems that even the normal level of distractions we face during the year is amplified as Christmas approaches. Decorating, shopping,...
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