St. Dominic Parish in Denver

About Us

Mission Statement

St. Dominic Parish is a Catholic Christian Community set in the Dominican tradition, called to preach and to live the Word of God as a Community of Faith committed to celebrate our diversity, and dedicated to minister to the needs of our parish and beyond.

Our History

When the Dominican Friars (Officially: Friars of the Order of Preachers) came to Denver before 1889, there was no thought of starting a new parish much less building a new church building. Rather, those early Friars came to Denver for the sunshine and mountain air thought to be a sure cure for various respiratory ailments of the late 19th century. But, when Father J.T. Murphy arrived plans were set in motion and the foundations of what would become St. Dominic Catholic Church were firmly established.

From our earliest days till today, we have been a neighborhood Church of immigrants. It was the Irish that built the Church’s foundations and the Italian who came quickly behind. In the early 1970s we took on a Mexican flavor and with the turn of the century we are quickly becoming a reflection of our regentrified neighborhood. Today we are a “people of every race, language, and way of life who come together to share in the one eternal banquet with Jesus Christ the Lord.” (Eucharistic Prayer for Reconciliation II)
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St. Albert the Great Province

St. Dominic Parish resides in the St. Albert the Great Province (or The Central Province of mid-West North America). The Central Province includes the states of Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Members of the province also minister in Bolivia, Nigeria and Central America. Provincial headquarters are in Chicago, the novitiate is in Denver and the house of theology is in St. Louis. There are about 200 members of the Province of St. Albert the Great. Read More >>

Novitiate

The St. Dominic Parish houses the Dominican Novitiate. This year there are 9 novices in their first year of discernment towards the priesthood. Read More >>

Lay Dominicans, Denver Chapter

The Lay Dominicans, Denver Chapter is an integral part of the Dominican Family of priests, friars, nuns and sisters. Each member has professed a lifelong devotion to living in the spirit of St. Dominic by preaching the Gospels in the Catholic faith. In so living in this spirit, we preach, not in words, but through our actions and interactions with others as well as serve the Church, St. Dominic Parish and other parishes in the Denver metropolitan area. Please visit Dominican Central for an overview of our Provincial and worldwide organization. Read More >>

Special Announcements:

Are you laid off? Need to make some Money? Help yourself while helping St. Dominic’s Parish. Resource development wants to talk with you about recruiting sponsors and getting you compensated for doing so. Please call LeRoy Romero, 720.840.8127 or Fr. Clint, 303.455.5613.