Be Honest and Show Courage, Chaput tells Leaders

Teddy Roosevelt was a man who had a reputation for being frank and direct. In 1900, a year before he entered the White House, he wrote these words:
“No community is healthy where it is ever necessary to distinguish one… Read More

The Catholic Spirit of Knighthood

I had the pleasure last week of spending time with Suzanne and Jim Broski.  Like thousands of other Catholic married couples, the Broskis have a longtime love of their faith and devotion to the work of the Church.  What makes… Read More

On the Church’s Birthday, Let’s Pray for Our Priests

Ten years ago, as St. John Vianney Theological Seminary opened its doors for the first time, I wrote the following words to the people of our local Church:
“The Church is not just a collection of individuals convened around a… Read More

A Bad Bill and How We Got It

As current federal health-care legislation moves forward toward law, we need to draw several lessons from events of the last weeks and months:
First, the bill passed by the House on March 21 is a failure of decent lawmaking.  It… Read More

Catholics, Health Care and the Senate’s Bad Bill

The following column is scheduled to be published in the March 17, 2010 issue of the Denver Catholic Register.
The Senate version of health-care reform currently being forced ahead by congressional leaders and the White House is a bad bill… Read More

Get Equipped to Carry Christ’s Mission into the World

God renews the world with our actions, not our intentions. What separates real discipleship from surface piety is whether we actually do what we say we believe.
Our vocation as Christians is not simply to pass along good morals to… Read More

A Reality Check from the Discipleship Front

What the hell don’t you understand about the term separation of Church and State. Keep your evil hands off of our Health Care Bill. Mind your own business. We don’t care about your beliefs, and if you want to meddle… Read More

A Lesson on Renewal Through God’s Word

This column is excerpted and adapted from the archbishop’s June 26 National Catholic Bible Conference remarks.
In the Old Testament, the most dramatic example of renewal through God’s word is the story of Josiah, which is found toward the end… Read More

The Stoning: Truth, Drama, and a Film that Really Matters

Many Catholics will remember Steve McEveety for his work as producer on The Passion of the Christ.  Married, the father of four and serious about his Catholic faith, McEveety has a 30 year film career that began as a child… Read More

Easter: The Great Feast of Hope

A friend once described the spiritual life in this way: Each of us is a child with an instinct for beauty, and God, who is the Beauty behind all beauty, is the hidden presence we naturally seek to touch. We… Read More

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