JPG Denver

Our head Women's Basketball Coach, Jen Finegan, shared about times where working through setbacks and selfishness on the court turned out to be opportunities to grow in virtue and relationship with the Lord.

Mark Bocinsky from the Amazing Parish connected a story from his own life to how when we invite the Father's voice into our anxiety and expectations, our heart shifts from worry to courage, peace and confidence.

Ms. Becca Caudle, our VP of Admissions shared how a plethora of "unsuccessful" novenas was actually the Lord inviting her to grow in relationship with Him, which ultimately helped her discern the Lord's path bringing her to JPG.

Mr. Tommy Myers, the Director of Development at Annunciation Heights joined us to brag about his vanity and fear of public speaking to help our students understand 2 Corinthians 12:9.

Ms. Bit Racca joined us and connected the community of prayer that we all have available to us with the story of the miraculous healing of her younger brother 10 years ago.

Ms. Bernadette Buches is the Hospitality Manager at Annunciation Heights. Today she shared how letting go of the "should's" allowed her to let the Lord speak into discernment of her vocation.

Mr. Sam Bittner is a professional chef and Diaconate formation. Today he invited our students to view life through the lens of opportunity as he recounted changes in life that he now recognizes were actually opportunities.

Fr. Brian Larkin explained how his prayer for years was “Lord, I will do whatever you want, just don’t make me a priest,” until a beautiful and surprising moment when he broke down and the Lord gave him more than he realized that he wanted.

Mrs. Mary Pott explained how the Lord has revealed his promise from Jeremiah 29:11 in her life by unfolding his plan in ways that she could have never foreseen.

Today Mr. Kummer recounted a moment when, as an unmotivated and underachieving high school student, an encounter with a teacher ignited an internal fire that changed the course of his life.

Mr. Nick Verdoni, a 2nd year missionary with Christ in the City shared a personal story where a small struggle in his heart one day turned into a moment when something in his heart changed forever.

Thomas Wurtz, founding director of Varsity Catholic, spoke to the misconception he had as a young man that his worth was based upon achievements, until the Lord spoke to his heart that his worth was based solely on being God's beloved son.

Mrs. Danika Greiner is an accountant in the aerospace industry and today she shared how her journey into the Church and into a deeper faith has carried her through tragedies in her life.

Mr. Eric Nydegger works as a rocket scientist at Lockheed Martin and today he explored the topic of prayer from the perspective of one of the great quotes of G.K. Chesterton: "If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."

Jayden Jones is a Creatio missionary and for her convocation today she recited a beautiful poem that she wrote while visiting the tomb of St. Therese of Lisieux.

Mr. Alex Adamson joined us today and shared how the unexpected suffering that he found in high school revealed how we find God and why God encounters us in the midst of suffering.

Deacon Mike's godson, Mr. Steve Tuttle, recounted the story of a miraculous healing he experienced in 2017 which began his conversion and how since then the Lord has used him to help others to know the Lord also.

Mr. Lenzini taught high school theology for 25 years in Denver. Today he invited us to seriously consider Christ's question "What do you seek?" in the Gospel of John and to share the desires of our heart with Him.

Clare is a FOCUS missionary who joined us today and recounted a time where God gave her exactly what she needed, even though it was the last thing she wanted.

Br. Andrew Brébeuf, of the Servants of Christ Jesus, connected a story from his poverty pilgrimage in Switzerland with how Christ prepares us to do great things through faithfulness in the small, daily things.

Sr. Mary Louise Marck, a Carmelite who teaches at Sts. Peter and Paul shared about the impossible work God has done in her life and challenged our students to take their prayer lives seriously.

In addition to alluding to some hilarious antics in his high school years, John shared about the opposition he faced expressing his faith as a major in evolutionary biology and how his career in biology has revealed the harmony between faith and science.

Mrs. Lisa Heule joined us this morning to share the beautiful experience of God inviting her to take up painting in retirement and ways that His inspiration has allowed her to partake in sharing His blessing with others.

Mr. Sean Dalton has been on a lifelong mission of forming disciples through FOCUS and the Augustine Institute. Today he shared the lesser-known the story of how a simple and saintly man helped form one of the greatest saints of the the 20th century.

Mr. Harris Moriarty, Program Director at Annunciation Heights Camp joined us and shared about how to discern God's will in your life.