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Archdiocese of Denver

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    LGBT advocates fight Catholic Charities' threat to stop adoptions if civil unions are legalized

    Video below.​Gay advocacy group One Colorado has started an online petition to fight against what it calls "scare tactics" by Catholic Charities, whose reps testified at the Capitol last week that if lawmakers legalize civil unions, it may stop providing adoption and foster care services. Why? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    Youn Malual: Killers still at large in slaying of Sudanese refugee, father of five (35)

    Youn Malual.​Update below: While suspects have either been captured or named in the holiday-season slayings of Andrea Roan and Elia Anastacio, there have been no such developments released in the December 26 murder of Youn Malual. Meanwhile, the extended Sudanese community is continuing to ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Charles Chaput: Advice for Denver archbishop as he takes on troubled Philadelphia archdiocese

    Charles Chaput.​The appointment of Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput to succeed embattled Cardinal Justin Rigali as the Archbishop of Philadelphia is receiving mostly positive reviews in his new home city, at least thus far. That may say more about antipathy for Rigali, who critics accuse of fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    It's a... miracle? Embattled painting of the Virgin Mary fellating Christ appears to weep blood

    Rob Cancer's "Benedictrix/Coronation # 37."​The controversy surrounding the artist Rob Cancer's depiction of what many conservative Christians have protested as the Virgin Mary fellating Christ took a bizarre turn this week, when CONSTRUCT GalleryArtSpaceBlackBox, where the painting has been o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    Michael Mangino, busted for sex crimes, 2nd Aurora DARE cop accused of pervy kid habit

    Big pics below.​DARE officers are charged with going into classrooms and telling kids that they should stay off drugs. But Michael Mangino probably should have added that they should stay off cops, too. He's been accused of several sex crimes in relation to an allegedly inappropriate relations ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Katia Birge's case of alleged rape by a Catholic lay minister scheduled to go to trial in March

    ​ Last week, we wrote about the case of Katia Birge, who claims to have been raped by a Denver Catholic lay minister in 2008. Today, her father, attorney Tom Birge, called to dispute a statement made by the Archdiocese of Denver spokeswoman -- and to clarify other points.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2011

    Reader: If serial rapist's boss not liable, why blame Catholic Church for lay minister's abuse?

    Chaput.​Melanie Asmar's post about Katia Birge, who claims to have been abused by a lay minister, kicked off a fiery debate about whether or not the Archdiocese of Denver, led by Archbishop Charles Chaput, bears any responsibility for this alleged crime. Among the most passionate items was pen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2011

    Katia Birge's case of alleged rape by a Catholic lay minister: Does it signal new kind of abuse?

    Chaput.​ SNAP, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, is criticizing Catholic officials in Denver, including Archbishop Charles Chaput, for their handling of the Katia Birge case. Birge claims to have been raped by a Denver lay minister in 2008, when she was 25 years old.

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    Our Lady of Guadalupe Church members fight to restore mural of Mexican patron saint

    A now-covered painting.​This afternoon, a group of about thirty Catholics from Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in North Denver marched into the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Denver. Their mission? To deliver a letter asking the archbishop for a third time to restore the church's mural of Ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Our March Madness predictions: The women's first round went well -- but what happened to Tennessee?

    Legendary Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. Although most fans who fill out brackets during NCAA basketball tournament season only focus on the men's teams, the contest through the Archdiocese of Denver that my daughter Lora and I have participated in during recent years gives the women equal billing. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Our March Madness picks: A prelude to humiliation...

    A photo-illustration from the University of Pittsburgh website. Each year, I sit down with my daughter Lora -- a rabid sports fan with strong opinions about 9News' Susie Wargin -- to fill out NCAA tournament brackets for both the men's and women's basketball championships as part of a friendly cont ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    What? Not all comments posted to blogs are accurate?

    The old adage about not believing everything you read goes double for comments placed on blogs. Today's example: An item attributed to "Buster," which popped up on a piece entitled, "Denver Post Chairman and MediaNews Group CEO Dean Singleton Responds to This Week's Message Column." It reads: Eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2008

    Colorado baller becomes Gonzaga's not-so-secret weapon

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    The Bob Beauprez robo-calls and the Solidarity Institute

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2008

    Bob Beauprez re-emerges -- as a pro-Catholic robo-caller for Bob Schaffer

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    Our Obama speech rejection letter

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2008

    Our Obama speech rejection letter

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2008

    Denver Catholic Register Cuts Back on Publication Schedule

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2008

    Top TV Stories: Let 'em Bleed

    Athletic skill seldom waits for developmental maturity to blossom. It's obvious from the beginning, as is demonstrated by the case of Matt Bouldin. A few years back, my wife was an assistant principal of St. Thomas More School, a K-8 facility that's in the Archdiocese of Denver system, and she rem ... More >>

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    Strange but True Stories From 2007

    The truth is out there, and in 2007, it was often weird, wicked or just plain wild.

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2007

    The Best of Denver Winners from 1985

    The truth is out there, and in 2007, it was often weird, wicked or just plain wild.

  • News

    September 9, 2004

    The Message

    Lesson Learned

  • Culture

    July 22, 2004

    Tear-Jerker Ending?

    The Bonfils/Lowenstein Theater, a beloved Denver landmark, may be in danger of demolition.

  • News

    February 27, 2003

    The Message

    The Denver Newspaper Agency has combined the city's dailies into a one-two punch.

  • News

    December 12, 2002

    Off Limits

    Season's greetings

  • News

    November 14, 2002

    Trading Places

    A high-profile ESPN reporter chucks it all to become a low-profile schoolteacher -- and he couldn't be happier.

  • News

    November 7, 2002

    Rome on the Range

    The pending sale of Good Shepherd Elementary sticks close to home.

  • News

    June 13, 2002

    Off Limits

    Fire up your brainpan

  • News

    December 13, 2001

    Off Limits

    Bagging Baggins

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    The Plot Thickens

    A fear of development is growing in community gardens around Denver.

  • News

    September 27, 2001

    War and Remembrance

    Father Jim Sunderland chose to spend his life as a middleman -- between killers and God.

  • Dining

    December 7, 2000

    Like Manna From Heaven

    Find peace at the Old Stone Church.

  • News

    April 27, 2000

    The Food Group

    An innovative welfare-to-work program feeds the restaurant business.

  • News

    April 29, 1999

    The Church Listens

    An innovative welfare-to-work program feeds the restaurant business.

  • News

    September 3, 1998

    Dismal House

    Ex-con Bob Sylvester wanted to help parolees go straight. But angry former supporters say that what happened at his shelter was pretty twisted.

  • Culture

    July 30, 1998

    Middle-Age Modern

    Ex-con Bob Sylvester wanted to help parolees go straight. But angry former supporters say that what happened at his shelter was pretty twisted.

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Life of the Party

    Winning the Governor's Mansion could be a religious experience for the GOP.

  • News

    March 20, 1997

    Buy the Numbers

    Meet the Doyles. They've made a high-powered business out of lowly bingo.

  • Culture

    November 28, 1996

    Roots

    Meet the Doyles. They've made a high-powered business out of lowly bingo.

  • News

    October 31, 1996

    The Vision Thing

    A local conference on apparitions of the Virgin Mary features a Medjugorje speaker. The critics hoot.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    SET IN STONE

    ROY NEAL FOUND HIS CALLING THROUGH TROWEL AND ERROR.

  • News

    March 16, 1994

    LETTERS

    ROY NEAL FOUND HIS CALLING THROUGH TROWEL AND ERROR.

  • News

    February 16, 1994

    EXPERIENCE NOT NEEDED

    DO TEACHERS GET BETTER WITH AGE? ASK THOSE WHO WERE LET GO AT MACHEBEUF HIGH.

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