April 25, 2012 - Gov. John Hickenlooper has declared May 3 as Colorado Day of Prayer, which marks the 61st annual observance of the National Day of Prayer. More than 200 prayer gatherings are scheduled across Colorado that day with people coming together across denominations to pray for the needs of their community, the state and the nation.

April 25, 2012 - In the early 1970s, American women reported being much happier than American men did. Since that time, social change has led to gains for women in many spheres of American life. And yet, since the 1970s, the reported happiness of American women has steadily plummeted. The reason, according to a growing body of scholarship and journalism, is contraception and abortion.

April 4, 2012 - Members of Bike for the Unborn—a team forming under the leadership of Father David Nix, parochial vicar at St. Anthony Church in Sterling—hope to rejuvenate a pro-life way of thinking from coast to coast, as well as raise money for pro-life organizations, during the June 12-16 trip.

March 21, 2012 - Bishop Conley reminds us that our prayers and fasting are the most powerful way to protest threats to our religious freedom. He invites you to join him and Catholics throughout the country in a Day of Fasting on Friday, March 30.

March 16, 2012 - The US Bishops Conference is calling for a nationwide prayer campaign for protection of religious freedom and conscience rights. In a March 14 statement titled “United for Religious Freedom,” they wrote: “Prayer is the ultimate source of our strength—for without God, we can do nothing; but with God, all things are possible.”

Click here to download a new "Prayer for Religious Liberty" and other resources.

Feb. 21, 2012 - Dr. Helen M. Alvaré & Kim Daniels invite all women who stand in favor of religious liberty, and who wish to offer a competing voice in the HHS mandate discussion surrounding sex, marriage, and family life, to visit www.womenspeakforthemselves.com. Signatures have been flooding in since it's public release.

Feb. 22, 2012 - Marriage is not only declining, it's in crisis. The U.S. Catholic Bishops have responded with several initiatives: 'For Your Marriage,' and 'Marriage: Unique for a Reason.'

Feb. 22, 2012 - Christ actually became man the moment the Holy Spirit conceived in Mary's womb, a moment recognized on the solemnity of the Annunciation.

Informing others about this moment in history and fostering pro-life views is the purpose of the annual Respect Life essay contest organized for students in the archdiocese.

Feb. 15, 2012 - It's not the Rhythm Method. It's not Catholic-approved birth control, either! It's so much more than that! It's liberating, life-giving and the best investment you can make in your marriage. Learn more about it at http://foryourmarriage.org/what-is-natural-family-planning/

Feb. 12, 2012 - Read an excellent homily delivered by Deacon Bob Finan of the Archdiocese of Denver, delivered at Denver's Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception.

Jan. 25, 2012 - Due to an ongoing demand, Thomas is bringing a series of mother-daughter and father-son purity programs back to Denver this year to inform teens about the truth of their sexuality and an understanding of true love.

January 25, 2012 - After attending a Mass remembering the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Debbie Nowak, a mother of 10 children, shared what she would tell a contracepting couple or a woman considering abortion.

Jan. 25, 2012 - The Hebrew Bible is not for the squeamish. And its harshest maledictions are called down upon those who practiced the abomination of child-sacrifice. Thirty-nine years after Roe v. Wade created an unrestricted abortion license in the United States, all Americans ought to ponder the ancient words of the psalmists and prophets — and the kind of country to which Roe v. Wade led.

Oct. 5, 2011 - All are invited to Denver’s Family Rosary Crusade at 2 p.m. Oct. 15 at Civic Center Park. The same day, a similar event expected to draw thousands, will be held at San Francisco’s Civic Center Plaza.

Oct. 5, 2011 - This column, titled "Life matters: Persons with disabilities," is the first in a series by the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities observing Respect Life Month.

June 16, 2011 - The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a policy statement on physician-assisted suicide at its Spring General Assembly in Seattle this past week. The statement, To Live Each Day with Dignity, passed with a vote of 191-1. It marks the first time the full body of bishops has issued a statement devoted to this issue. Click here to read the full text.

May 25, 2011 - One of the life-changing ministries assisted by the annual Archbishop's Catholic Appeal (ACA) is Catholic Charities. Catholic Charities is one of Colorado's leading private nonprofit social service providers, serving more than 80,000 people annually through homeless shelters, community outreach, emergency assistance, immigration legal assistance, adoption and foster care, family counseling, senior services, child care and youth programs.

Feb. 16, 2011 - Bishop Conley wrote the following letter to all priests of the Archdiocese of Denver, encouraging them to promote and participate in the upcoming "40 Days for Life" prayer vigil. He also included a prayer for all to use throughout the 40 days. To learn more about this event, visit www.40daysforlife.com.

By Julie Filby, Denver Catholic Register (May 5, 2010) - Since the Gabriel Project opened the Gabriel House last October, the number of mothers-in-need served by the ministry has skyrocketed. The new headquarters allowed the pro-life apostolate to serve more than 350 pregnant women in its first five months of operation—up from an annual average of 80 women in the past.

Aug. 26, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register) - The Aug. 8 blessing of Gabriel House, the Archdiocese of Denver’s Catholic ministry and support center for pregnant women located at 1341 Oneida St., drew a crowd of 350 people. Father Felix P. Medina-Algaba, pastor of St. James Church, who made the house available to the service of the Gabriel Project, welcomed the crowd gathered at the blessing with the words: “Please feel at home. This is your house.”  Below is an adapted version of Father Medina-Algaba’s introduction before Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., blessed the home.

By Julie Filby, Denver Catholic Register (July 29, 2009) - After eight years of ministry, the Gabriel Project, a Catholic outreach to pregnant women, finally has its own facility. The Gabriel House will be the first Catholic pregnancy support center in the Denver Archdiocese.