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DENVER CATHOLIC | DECEMBER 2020
PUBLISHER
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila
CHIEF MARKETING &
COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER
Joshua Karabinos
DIR. OF MARKETING
Kevin Greaney
MANAGING EDITOR
Aaron Lambert
DIR. OF CREATIVE PRODUCTIONS
Patrick Finegan
ILLUSTRATION & LAYOUT
Lyn Dam
Filippo Piccone
ADVERTISING LAYOUT
Simona Fava
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Cynthia O'Neill
BUSINESS/ADVERTISING MANAGER
Michael O'Neill
COVER BY Karabinos, Dam, Finegan
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TAB LE O F CO NTE NTS
The Four Masses
of Christmas
12
Following the Magi
for our Christmas
Journey
16
Where Words Fail,
'O Holy Night'
Prevails
20
10
Five Ways to
Supercharge 2021
Finding Christmas
Peace in a Time of
Anxiety
06
The Mystery of the
Star of Bethlehem
04
Archbishop:
Returning to the
First Christmas in
2020
02
Disciples
Among Us
32
COVID Christmas
Survival Guide
42
The Paradox of
Christmas
48
Transmitting the
Faith Through
Christmas
Traditions
28
Discerning the
Right Christmas
Offering
26
Recipes for
Christmas
40
Coming to Know
the Real Carlo
Acutis
37
Discerning the
Right Christmas
Offering
The next issue of the Denver Catholic will be published in February. From our
family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!