DENVER CATHOLIC | AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2024
C O N T E N T S
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APR-MAY 2024 | DENVER CATHOLIC
AU G -S E P 2024
YO U R P R I E ST N E E D S YO U
AN INTERVIEW WITH
FATHER MIKE SCHMITZ
GO L D E N J U B I L E E S
O F O U R P R I E ST S
200 YEARS OF PRIESTHOOD
H O LY P R I E ST S FO R
EU CH A R I STI C R E V I VA L
ARCHBISHOP SAMUEL J. AQUILA
2
ARCHBISHOP
Holy
Priests for
Eucharistic
Revival
4
Holy Priests, Holy
People
8
Coming soon on
denvercatholic.org!
10
PR AYING FOR YOUR PRIESTS
12 ways to spiritually
support our clergy
14
THE 'SHEPHERD IN
COMBAT BOOTS'
Priestly Witness on the
Battlefield
22
Celebrating 200 years
of Priesthood
35
TR ANSFORMING
PARISH LEADERSHIP
Rallying together to
build up the Kingdom
28
YOUR PRIEST
NEEDS YOU
An Interview with
Father Mike Schmitz
50
Local News
A B O U T T H E COV E R S
Our priests have an
almost never-ending
list of responsibilities,
but the most import-
ant one is to stand in
the person of Christ
(in persona Christi)!
Stretched thin, they
need our help to
free them up for the
mission God has
entrusted to them.
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FROM TA X COLLECTOR
TO THE DIACONATE
Deacon Pedro Reyes'
Modern-day St. Mat-
thew Story
45
WE BECOME WHAT WE
RECEIVE
Eucharistic Leadership
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