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3 weeks ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
As Father Blaise Buches, Father José Delgado and Father Craig Kinneberg prostrated themselves before the Lord Jesus at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on Saturday, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila exhorted them to be humble, prayerful witnesses to Christ throughout their priestly ministry. “Today, your life will be forever changed.
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
Loving God can be tough enough, but loving your neighbor? Even tougher sometimes. The Apostle St. John tells us, “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love a brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). It’s hard to say you love God, whom we haven’t seen in the flesh if we say we hate our neighbor, whom we have. But what if we rarely saw our neighbor? What does spiritual charity look like from a distance?
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
Cardinals from the corners of the world are making their way to Rome to discern who the next Bishop of Rome might be, following Pope Francis’ death on Monday. As the world turns in curiosity to the Eternal City to see who the next Vicar of Christ will be, questions abound.
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
Neither homelessness nor divorce, neither addiction nor loneliness, neither anxiety nor brokenness can keep these new Catholics from God’s loveWe’ve seen concerning data about the number of people who leave the Church. We’ve heard a lot about the apostolic age in which we live, one in which Christianity is not the default, one in which an increasing number of people do not know Christ. Such an environment begs a major question: Why be Catholic?
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
The air in Downtown Denver was a bit heavier than normal on Monday, as hundreds gathered at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception for a noon Mass offered for Pope Francis following his passing. The Mass and other prayers for Pope Francis brought together mourners of all ages, cultures and experiences — a fitting tribute to the first pope from the New World, a pontiff who touched the hearts of millions around the world.
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
The Vatican announced Monday that our Holy Father Pope Francis has passed away after a prolonged hospitalization with bilateral pneumonia. As previously reported, the pontiff was no stranger to respiratory illnesses, having suffered from bouts of bronchitis and other infections regularly and even having a part of a lung removed when he was a young man. The Vatican reported that Pope Francis remained in high spirits throughout his hospitalization, though his prognosis was serious.
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
In another expected surprise, the Colorado weather has changed… again. Our beautiful, sunny, 70-degree run of perfect hiking and volleyball weather has given way to a classic April snowstorm, just in time for the holiest three days of the year, the Paschal Triduum. As we bundle up for snowfall this Good Friday, many may wonder what the precipitous precipitation means for Mass (or other Church service) attendance. In short, do we have to go to Mass when there’s a whole lot of snow on the roads?
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1 month ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
Despite the ongoing battle for life, Friday’s Colorado March for Life serves as a joyfully countercultural witness in the heart of DenverCheers and chants echoed through the heart of Denver on Friday afternoon as thousands of pro-life Coloradans came together in joy-filled, prayerful witness for life in the annual Colorado March for Life. As the estimated 3,500 pro-lifers descended on Downtown Denver, the normally hectic streets were abuzz with joy, excitement and community.
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2 months ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
On the very day that the Church celebrates St. Joseph, Jesus’ earthly father, the St. John Vianney Seminary community welcomed a new father as Father Angel Perez-Lopez was installed as the seminary’s fifth rector, the first alumnus to lead the community. “It is most appropriate that we have the installation of the new rector on the Solemnity of St. Joseph,” Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila said in his homily.
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2 months ago | 
denvercatholic.org | André Escaleira Jr.
Marion Bartscherer has been through the wringer in her long life. The 102-year-old resident at The Gardens at St. Elizabeth has seen her fair share of suffering, pain and grief. Yet, the longest-reading patron of the nearly 125-year-old Denver Catholic has kept her sense of humor, her smile and her faith through it all. Even before Marion was born, the Bartscherer family grieved the loss of her brother, Leon.
