DENVER CATHOLIC | OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2026
C O N T E N T S
2
A R CH B I S H O P:
The Unity and Charity
Our World Needs
4
C AT H O L I C
S O CI A L T H O U G H T:
An Election Primer
12
Catholic Social
Thought In Action
18
2026 Colorado
Catholic Voter
Guide
42
26
Pope Leo XIV's
Letter to the USA
34
Stay at the
Table this Holiday
Season
46
Finding Hope
and Peace Amid
Political Division
A B O U T T H E COV E R
Jesus, present
in the Eucharist,
passes by the
Colorado State
Capitol during the
2026 Downtown
Denver Corpus
Christi Proces-
sion. He truly is
and ought to be
the center of all
we do, in private
and in public, for
his greater glory.
50
Local News &
Official Appointments
56
W E I G E L:
The Dead End of the
Partisan Church
Could God Be Calling You to Politics?
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Archbishop James R. Golka
CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS
OFFICER
Kevin Greaney
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Kelly Clark
MANAGING EDITOR
André Escaleira, Jr.
editor@denvercatholic.org
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Matthew Elhardt
DESIGN & ADVERTISING LAYOUT
Filippo Piccone
Simona Fava
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Cynthia O'Neill
BUSINESS/ADVERTISING
MANAGER
Michael O'Neill
michael.oneill@archden.org
COVER
Front: André Escaleira, Jr.
Back: Grant Whitty
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