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Aaron Lambert
Feb 22, 20234 min read
Why is Ash Wednesday ‘cool’?
We’ve all seen it; someone walks into a restaurant, or a bank, or the grocery store with a smudge of ashes in the shape of a cross on his...
George Weigel
Feb 21, 20233 min read
Churchmen of the Year
When they were working together some years ago at the Ukrainian Catholic University — the only Catholic institution of higher learning in...
Rocio Madera
Feb 21, 20232 min read
A relic of St. Jude will be coming to Denver Feb. 27 to March 1
St. Dominic Catholic Church in Denver, in collaboration with the Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus in Chicago, Illinois, invites all the...
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
Feb 17, 20233 min read
The inseparable keys to Lent: repentance and belief
Ashes — the refuse that remains when fire has consumed something — remind us of the humble dust from which we were made and our place...
Guest Contributor
Feb 16, 20234 min read
The real issue in the fetal pain debate
Photo by Sangharsh Lohakare on Unsplash By Wendy Smith Registered Nurse The human brain is an extremely complex human organ. Neurons are...
Guest Contributor
Feb 16, 202310 min read
Eucharistic orientation according to Vatican II: A response to Dr. Staudt’s ad orientem column
St. Paul VI says the Mass versus populum at All Saints Parish (Rome) on March 7, 1965. By Father Felix P. Medina-Algaba Pastor of Queen...
George Weigel
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Memo to Gen Z Catholics: Why Vatican II Is Still Important
Mr. Adam Lucas, who is “newly married with a baby on the way” ( mazel tov !) and “has a Master’s in Theology,” speaks for a depressing...
Guest Contributor
Feb 14, 20235 min read
The Unruly History of St. Valentine’s Day
By Seth Fabian SJV Lay Division Instructor St. Valentine’s Day is in every way an odd holiday: originally honoring a martyr who chose...
Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 14, 20231 min read
WATCH: Seven men ordained transitional deacons on Feb. 18
On Saturday, Feb. 18, seven men were ordained to the transitional diaconate at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception. The...
Archdiocese of Denver
Feb 13, 20231 min read
No charges filed against Monsignor accused of misconduct
After extensive investigations, including one done by a third-party investigator for the Archdiocese of Denver, the Deputy District...
Carol Nesbitt
Feb 13, 20236 min read
Celebrating the service of our Catholic school teachers, staff members and school leaders
“A good school provides a rounded education for the whole person. And a good Catholic school, over and above this, should help all its...
Mary Beth Bonacci
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Remembering my cheerful, loving, holy dad
Leo G. Bonacci passed away on January 21, 2023. He was two months shy of his 100th birthday. There is so much I could say about my...
Aaron Lambert
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Confession 101: Receive the Lord’s Mercy
The Church gives us the Sacrament of Reconciliation to be reconciled with God. As sinful beings, our communion with the Lord and his...
Jared Staudt
Feb 9, 20235 min read
Learning to Do Nothing
“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this...
National Catholic Register
Feb 9, 20236 min read
Churches Come to the Aid of Earthquake-Stricken Syria
A picture shows rubble in Aleppo's old town on February 7, 2023 following a deadly earthquake. - The Syrian Red Crescent appealed to...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Statue of Mary Untouched in Earthquake That Demolished Cathedral in Turkey
A statue of the Virgin Mary is seen among the rubble of Annunciation Cathedral in Turkey on Feb. 6. (photo: Facebook / Antuan Ilgit SJ)...
Catholic News Agency
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Pope Francis: Sickness and Vulnerability, Part of the Human Journey, Threaten the ‘Culture of Effici
31st-annual World Day of the Sick will be marked on Feb. 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Pope Francis blesses a young woman during a...
Vladimir Mauricio-Perez
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Catholic Men’s Leadership Summit promises to uplift men to live heroic lives in turbulent times
Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash History has repeatedly shown that tempestuous times give rise to heroic lives. But have you ever...
George Weigel
Feb 8, 20233 min read
What Pro-Choice Black Leadership Has Wrought
The corner of Connecticut Avenue and M Street in downtown Washington is occasionally patrolled by young men and women seeking signatures...
Aaron Lambert
Feb 7, 20232 min read
Catholic University of America selects Denver high school to roll out Lumen Accreditation
St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Denver among the first cohort in the nation The Catholic University of America is...
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