On a very cold night in late February, 2009, Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput delivered what may have been an even more chilling message to a near capacity audience at St. Basil’s Church on the campus of St. Michael’s College. “We can’t build a just society with the blood of unborn children.” Canadians in the [...]
The tragedy in Tucson, while still a major news item, has slowly been moving from the front pages to the back pages of the newspapers. It is no long the first story you hear on radio or see on TV news programs or news websites. Despite that fact I can’t seem to get the story [...]
Do our children understand morality? Ethics? Virtue? The Beatitudes? If not, why? Aren’t they supposed to learn about these vital concepts from their parents? Do we (parents) fully understand, discuss and apply these concepts in our daily lives so we can set the right example for our children? I pose these challenging questions for all [...]
We live in a time when the Church is called to be a believing community of resistance. We need to call things by their true names. We need to fight the evils we see. And most importantly, we must not delude ourselves into thinking that by going along with the voices of secularism and de-Christianization [...]
Every now and then you read something that simply must be read and shared. This recent address by Archbishop Charles Chaput to the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars is deeply insightful into the challenges Catholics face today and what we must do to get back on track. I encourage you to read this, share your comments [...]
The time for easy Christianity is over. In fact, it never really existed. We’re blessed to be rid of the illusion. We need to be more zealous in our faith, not more discreet; clearer in our convictions, not muddier; and more Catholic, not less. – Archbishop Charles Chaput, Render Unto Caesar Print this entry
Have you felt overwhelmed by what feels like significant anti-Catholic bias in the media? You can see it clearly in the unfair attacks on the Church and Pope Benedict on a number of fronts, especially the Holy Father’s recent visit to Great Britain (which was a triumphant success!). Please read Archbishop Chaput’s recent comments to [...]
What ought to be the response of Catholic believers to the rise of militant secularism in the West that is seeking to exile Christian faith from relevance, cultural history, and the public square? Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, perhaps the most prophetic of all U.S. Catholic Church leaders on Church-state issues, gave a profound answer [...]
There’s no special headquarters staff that handles the action side of the Gospel. That task belongs to all of us. Baptism, for Catholics, does not simply wash away sin. It also incorporates the baptized person into a new life, and part of that new life is a mandate to act; to be God’s agent in [...]
What needs to be done by Catholics today for their country? The answer is: Don’t lie. If we say we’re Catholic, we need to prove it. America’s public life needs people willing to stand alone, without apologies, for the truth of the Catholic faith and the common human values it defends. One person can make [...]
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St. Benedict for Beginners – The Third Step to Humility
This is the ninth in a series on St. Benedict for Beginners. – The Editors The Third Step to Humility ‘The third step of humility is that for the love of God a man should be obedient to his superior in all things.’ Obedience? What a sign of scandal in an individualistic age! The whole [...]
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