April 15, 2019

Statement Of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Regarding Fire At Cathedral Of Notre-Dame De Paris

Throughout the day, I’ve monitored news reports regarding the fire overwhelming the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris with deep sadness and shock.

April 10, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Why House Bill 800 Matters

The lack of a quality education is a chronic problem for persons in poverty, severely limiting their future. 

April 4, 2019

Statement Of Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Regarding The Appointment Of Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory As The Archbishop Of Washington, D.C.

Washington is an important See for the Church in the United States, and Archbishop Gregory’s long experience as a leader will serve the people of the archdiocese and the wider Catholic community very well. 

March 20, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: SEE THIS MOVIE. IT MATTERS.

A friend of mine, a mother and teacher, has spent the last 40 years caring for young people: her hundreds of grade-school students, her children, and her many grandchildren.

March 6, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: A Thought For Lent 2019

Ash Wednesday begins the Catholic season of Lent, a time of examining our consciences, confessing and repenting our sins, and working to change the direction of our lives back toward God through prayer, self-sacrifice, and charitable acts to others. 

March 6, 2019

Columna del arzobispo Chaput: Un pensamiento para la Cuaresma del 2019

El Miércoles de ceniza comienza la estación católica de la Cuaresma, un tiempo de examinar nuestras conciencias, confesar y arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados, y trabajar para cambiar el rumbo de nuestras vidas hacia Dios mediante la oración, el sacrificio y los actos de caridad hacia otros.

February 18, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Safe Haven Sunday

Here’s a simple fact:  Today, anyone on the internet can get hardcore pornography for free.  Even the most extreme content — no matter how abusive or strange, legal or illegal — can be had for a price.

February 18, 2019

Columna del arzobispo Chaput: Domingo de refugio

He aquí un simple hecho: hoy en día, cualquier persona puede conseguir en el Internet pornografía explícita gratis; incluso los contenidos más extremos —sin importar cuán abusivo o extraño, legal o ilegal, se pueden obtener por un precio.

February 6, 2019

Archbishop Chaput’s Weekly Column: Disciplines for an Ordinary Time

As with the persons we love, so with God.  We can teach about God with eloquence and grace; we can pour all our strength into helping the poor; we can sing his praises with golden tongues – but unless we give our hearts to him in the habit of silent prayer, listening for his voice and placing ourselves in his presence again and again, whether we feel like it at the moment or not, then our faith is just an empty shell. 

February 6, 2019

Columna del arzobispo Chaput: Disciplinas para un tiempo ordinario

Como es con las personas que amamos, así es con Dios. Podemos enseñar acerca de Dios con elocuencia y gracia; podemos emplear todas nuestras fuerzas en ayudar a los pobres; podemos cantar sus alabanzas en lenguas de oro –pero si no le entregamos nuestro corazón en el hábito de la oración en silencio, escuchando su voz y colocándonos en su presencia una y otra vez, ya nos apetezca en ese momento no, entonces nuestra fe es sólo un carapacho vacío.