All Archbishop Chaput Posts
Continued efforts to protect our young people
Posted on April 16th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As all levels of our society are called to vigilance, it is appropriate that during this month [...]
Recognizing the Creator in Creation
Posted on April 8th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
As the Easter celebration coincides with the season of Spring, we are reminded to see in all Creation the work of a loving Creator [...]
Pope Benedict’s visit to Africa
Posted on April 2nd, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
Shortly after the election of Pope John Paul II on October 16, 1978, I had the joy of greeting Cardinal Giovanni Battista Benelli, the [...]
Bringing Christ to the world
Posted on March 26th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
We know that the Lenten season is also the great period of preparation for the reception of catechumens into the Church. This period of [...]
In the striving for a virtuous life, human weakness is not hypocrisy
Posted on March 19th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
“The Random House Dictionary” defines the word hypocrisy in this manner: “A pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles [...]
The personal and social aspects of sin and forgiveness
Posted on March 12th, 2009By Cardinal Justin Rigali
In a book which he wrote about his famous father, Enrico Caruso, Jr. described the atmosphere in the villa where Caruso lived and worked. [...]
Saint Joseph: Guardian of the Redeemer
Posted on March 5th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
It has been said that we live in an age of utilitarianism. We sometimes think only of our own benefit when making use of [...]
Evolution
Posted on February 26th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
We know that one of the most ancient of Christian symbols is the icthus, the Greek [...]
Renewing our commitment to constant conversion
Posted on February 19th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
In Saint Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he speaks of an “acceptable time.” After quoting from Isaiah 49:8, “In an acceptable time I [...]
The gift of human love
Posted on February 12th, 2009 By Cardinal Justin Rigali
During the next few days, we will be hearing a great deal about the celebration of [...]
