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Appointed to lead the archdiocese in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, Aquila \u2014 who at 75 has reached the customary retirement age for prelates \u2014 now prepares to hand the role over to Bishop James Golka, who will be installed as the archdiocese\u2019s new leader on March 25.<\/p>\n<p>During his time in Denver, Aquila has been an outspoken figure \u2014 commenting boldly on topics such as abortion and immigration policies \u2014 and a faithful leader who has worked diligently in Catholic schools, among the youth, and in the state\u2019s seminary alongside its future priests.<\/p>\n<p>Ordained a priest in 1976 in the Archdiocese of Denver, Aquila has had a front-row seat to the growth the Church has seen there and the fruit it is bearing.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the time he has spent in the archdiocese, Aquila told EWTN News in an exclusive sit-down interview that he looks back with \u201cdeep gratitude for the priests, for the religious, the deacons, the laity, and just seeing the real growth in faith that has taken place here, and people\u2019s deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and with the sacramental life of the Church. It gives me great joy to be able to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=crQUVpzKZGQ\" title=\"Embedded content\" width=\"100%\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This year marks Aquila\u2019s 50th anniversary as a priest, with 40 of those being spent in the Colorado archdiocese. He shared that during this time his relationship with God has deepened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCertainly, my image of God changed from a God who was more or less one who was always checking his little black book and seeing, well, how many holy things they did today and how many sins did he do today, to one of deep love,\u201d Aquila said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trust in the Holy Spirit much more profoundly. All of that has grown because early on, as a young priest, I really didn\u2019t pray too much to the Holy Spirit or to the Father, for that matter. It was all Jesus-centered. But Jesus wants to lead us to the Father. He wants us to live in the communion that he lives with the Trinity. And so all of that has grown deeply in the last [several years] and only continues to grow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>The importance of respecting human dignity<\/h2>\n<p>Abortion is allowed up until the moment of birth in the state of Colorado and the right to abortion is enshrined in the state\u2019s constitution. Throughout his time in Denver, Aquila has boldly spoken up for the unborn \u2014 frequently praying outside of abortion clinics, calling upon the faithful to defend life, and speaking out against pro-abortion legislation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for us to be those who speak out on the dignity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death,\u201d Aquila said. \u201cScience has demonstrated completely that human life begins at the moment of conception. That\u2019s when your life began. That\u2019s when my life began. With that, life is to be respected. It\u2019s not our call or the call of any other human being to destroy that life. That is where all fundamental rights begin \u2014 with the right to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aquila has also been outspoken regarding immigration policies implemented by both political parties. In November 2025, Aquila <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewtnnews.com\/world\/us\/bishops-lead-stations-of-the-cross-at-colorado-ice-center-urges-dignity-for-migrants\">led hundreds of Catholics<\/a> in the Stations of the Cross outside of an ICE detention facility in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou really have to welcome the stranger. The Lord is very clear on that in the Gospel,\u201d he said. \u201cBut also with that is the responsibility that every country has to protect its borders, to look at who is this person that\u2019s entering. Because many people got through who were not the types of persons you want in a country \u2014 whether it was drug-related, whether it was cartels, whether it was people who were murderers or criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThere\u2019s an obligation of every country to protect their own people. There has to be a very fine balance there. One that certainly is rooted in charity and one that is rooted in the truth of the Gospel and treating people with dignity, because even the criminal needs to be treated with dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The archbishop emphasized the need to help the immigrants who have raised their children here from a young age and have \u201cheld good jobs, they\u2019ve gotten good education, they\u2019re law-abiding, and they really see this as their country, and we should be welcoming them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy haven\u2019t we provided them with a pathway to citizenship as quickly as possible? \u2026 Neither political party has helped immigration at all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking to the future<\/h2>\n<p>As the archdiocese prepares to welcome Golka, Aquila said he would \u201cencourage him to continue the missionary aspect that we\u2019ve begun here keeping our eyes focused on Jesus Christ and really our surrender to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aquila shared that he has strongly promoted praying the Surrender Novena and the Anima Christi prayer as well as the last words of Jesus on the cross: \u201cFather, into your hands, I commend my spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat total trust and surrender to the Lord. Continuing to encourage that, because that\u2019s what builds fruit,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to bear fruit, you have to embrace the cost of discipleship and live that costly grace of giving yourself completely to Christ and following in the steps of Christ,\u201d he added. \u201cI would just really encourage Archbishop-designate Golka to continue with that, and I know his heart\u2019s there because I\u2019ve known him for the last four and a half years and have had meetings and conversations, and that he understands that we are living in apostolic times that needs that missionary spirit and to continue to build on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for what his retirement plans look like, the archbishop isn\u2019t sure yet but said he believes \u201cit\u2019ll be an adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the Lord has stuff he wants me to do. 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