`Living the Catholic Faith' by Most Rev. Charles Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

• Looking back on Election Day
  Some final thoughts on citizenship after Nov. 5 vote (11/27/02)
  
• Revised norms protect vulnerable
  Church's commitment to providing safe environment for families unchanged (11/20/02)
  
• Homilies: nourishment from table of word
  The homily and general intercessions - Seventh in Liturgy Series (11/13/02)
• Liturgy of the Word
  Scripture reminds us of the great events of salvation history (11/06/02)
  
• Election is tale of two virtues
  Prudence, courage should guide Catholics at the voting booth (10/30/02)
• Introductory Rites
  Opening prayer 'collects' and unites supplications of the assembly - Fifth in Liturgy Series (10/30/02)
  
• Freedom of conscience in health care
  Candidates' stand on ANDA good measure for Catholic voters (10/23/02)
  
• Renewing our public life
  A reflection on leadership prior to Election Day 2002 (10/16/02)
  
• Deacons: Ministers of the Word, altar, charity
  Role of deacons traced to earliest days of the Church - Fourth in Liturgy Series (10/09/02)
  
• Mass a conversation of love with God
  What we say and do has meaning - Third in Liturgy Series (10/02/02)
  
• Nature of priesthood marks Catholic faith
  Every Catholic priest is an icon of Jesus Christ - Second in Liturgy Series (9/25/02)
• Prudence needed in war on terrorism
  Restraint wise as U.S. considers war on Iraq (9/18/02)
  
• How we pray shapes what we believe
  The first in a series of articles about the Catholic Mass and the new Roman Missal (9/11/02)
  
• Justice is only achieved through mercy
  Mercy leads to conversion, breeds peace and justice (8/28/02)
  
• Right to life is foundation of other rights
  Catholics have obligation to demand public officials defend weak, vulnerable (8/07/02)
  
• World Youth Day
  Every World Youth Day is the seed of a deep Church renewal (7/24/02)
• Natural Family Planning
  U.S. Church to celebrate National Family Planning Week July 21-27 (7/17/02)
  
• Capital Punishment
  It's a good time for Coloradans to put all executions on hold (7/10/02)
  
• 'Repair my Church'
  Work of saints needed to heal effects of Church sex abuse scandal (6/26/02)
• Zero tolerance
  Bishops charter on sexual abuse is a good, strong document (6/19/02)
• Mother of offender, victim comments
  Bishops must take swift, serious action (6/19/02)
  
• A victim's plea to bishops
  Archbishop asks Catholics to read letter from abuse victim (6/12/02)
  
• Input requested for meeting on abuse scandal
  U.S. bishops release drafts of sexual misconduct policies, propose national day of prayer (6/05/02)
  
• Consecrated life meant to be leaven in Church
  Special vocation of consecrated is to live The Beatitudes (4/24/02)
  
• Easter: the great feast of hope
  Since the Resurrection, Christians are part of an endless triumph of life (4/03/02)
• Archbishop's Palm Sunday message on abuse scandal
  In letter read at each parish, Archbishop apologizes for Church's mistakes in past, assures proactive stance today (3/27/02)
  
• Archbishop outlines sexual misconduct policy
  Denver guidelines created in 1991 (3/20/02)
  
• Christians change world one heart at a time
  If lived, the Gospel has the power to shake the world's foundations (3/06/02)
  
• All called to advance Church mission in world
  Christ asks us to love and defend the Church as mother and teacher (2/27/02)
  
• Return to the Lord this Lent
  Lent is an invitation to dethrone the distractions that keep our hearts restless and empty (2/13/02)
  
• Lent
  Pope's Lenten message urges showing practical generosity to poorest. (2/06/02)
  
• Sanctification
  Ordinary moments are glorified by loving as God does. (1/30/02)
  
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Power of King's love helped changed the heart of the nation. (1/23/02)
  
• God's command: Choose life!
  Roe v. Wade undermined moral vocabulary; paved way for mounting attacks on human life. (1/16/02)
  
• Vigil for Prayer and Peace
  Pope John Paul II calls on Catholics to make Jan. 23, 2002, day of penance and prayer. (1/9/02)
  
• Christmas Message
  Wonder of Christmas is God's humility out of love for us. (12/19/01)
  
• Christmas consumerism
  Keeping Christ in Christmas hollow without Jesus at the center. (12/12/01)
  
• Some thoughts on Harry Potter
  Active Christian parents probably have nothing to fear from popular books, movie. (12/05/01)
  
• Initiative fighting alcohol abuse
  Alcohol abuse cuts across all ethnic, race, gender and economic boundaries. (11/28/01)
  
• Sacred music nourishes truth, beauty
  Adapted emarks on Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, at a concert celebrating Dr. Horst Buchholz's 25 years of service to sacred music. (11/21/01)
  
• Sin isn't monopoly of developed countries: Injustices experienced by poor countries cannot justify mass murder (10/31/01)
• Love triumphs over death: In aftermath of attack, unheralded heroes show us value of life at every stage
  (10/03/01)
• Hell had its say, but we can choose love: Pray for God's mercy in wake of terrorism attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. (9/19/01)
• 'What we do becomes who we are': Talk with each other and God (9/05/01)
• Hunger for holiness learned in family: Pray together, live beliefs (8/29/01)
• Family's role in the development of society: Family is the 'first and vital cell' (8/22/01)
• Stem-cell decision creates 'moral dilemma': Value of life not based on 'usefulness' (8/15/01)
• 'God will ensure the victory': Individual witness to sanctity of life powerful (08/08/01)
• Killing defenseless leads to killing all: Pro-life warnings realized as country wrestles with life issues (8/01/01)
• Embryonic stem-cell research immoral: The end does not justify the means (7/25/01)
• Relationships have consequences: Comfortable faith is false faith, as statistics show (6/27/01)
• Executions do not honor the dead: Capital punishment continues violence, culture of death (6/13/01)
• What we mean by the 'sanctity of life': Catholic teaching on human dignity includes ending capital punishment (5/16/01)
• Killing the guilty is wrong: Only true road to justice passes through mercy (4/25/01 - first published in June 1997)
• Violence bears bitter fruit in children's souls Answer to violence: relentless commitment to sanctity of life (4/18/01)
• Easter letter from Archbishop: Life in Christ is a call to 'heroic, self-sacrificing love' (4/11/01)
• God's covenant fulfilled in Mary's fiat: (3/28/01)
• The work of Lent: Purifiying our hearts: (3/7/01)
• President's office for Faith-Based: Initiatives deserves consideration (2/14/01)
• Business offers window on soul of culture: God and the Marketplace: Why and Where He Belongs (2/7/01)
• Archbishop: live 'courageous' witness. (1/31/01)
• 'It could never happen here': Roe vs. Wade decision was a crime against humanity (1/24/01)
• Who will speak out for the helpless? (1/17/01)
• Counting our Blessings Spiritual benefits of Jubilee Year will unfold over time. (1/17/01)
• The Greatest Gift of the Season (12/20/00)
• Violence in the land of Jesus' birth (11/15/00)
• Bring your faith to the voting booth
  God asks us to be his witnesses (10/18/00)
  
• Responsible Citizenship
  Our faith should be a guiding force, both public and private (10/11/00)
  
• Let us bring Jesus Christ to the world! (9/13/00)
• Church's role in inner city Getting facts straight (6/21/00)
• Evangelization: Turn the World Toward Christ! (6/14/00)
• Evangelization: At Pentecost 2000, faithful called to missionary service (5/31/00)
• Evangelization: Go Make Disciples of All Nations (5/24/00)
• Vocations: Renewing vocations begins in the family (5/3/00)
• Pentecost 2000: Go, Make Disciples of All Nations (5/24/00)
• Death Penalty: Killing the killer not the solution (4/7/99)
• Health Care: What I wanted to discuss with Senator Campbell . . . (7/28/99)
• New Ways Ministry: Statement on Vatican 'Notification' regarding Sr. Jeannine Gramick and Fr. Robert Nugent (7/13/99)
• Debt: Debt relief offers needy countries a future of hope (6/23/99)
• Fatherhood: The new American revolution begins in hearts, homes (6/16/99)
• Fatherhood: Fathers provide focal point in search for love (6/9/99)
• Day of Prayer: Day of Prayer encourages Americans to turn hearts to God (5/5/99)
• Columbine murders: Ending the violence begins with our own conversion (4/21/99)
• Columbine murders: Love is stronger than death (4/25/99)
• Columbine murders: We need to change (4/22/99)
• Columbine murders: His mercy is greater than we can imagine (4/20/99)
• Ex Corde Ecclesiæ: From the heart of the Church (4/19/99)
• Immigration: The moral and legal challenges of immigration (4/14/99)
• Easter: The other side of Calvary (3/31/99)
• Theological Institute: Our Lady of the New Advent Theological Institute formed (3/17/99)
• Synod for America: New evangelization begins in the home (2/1/99)
• Roe v. Wade: In the calculus of public policy, what comes first (1/27/99)
• Christmas: Christ reveals the meaning of life (12/23/98)
• Gay-rights ordinances: Bringing a love for justice and a love for truth to the ballot box (10/28/98)
• Matthew Shepard: Statement on the death of Matthew Shepard (10/12/98)
• Priestly Vocations: Healthy families, parish communities, foster vocations (7/8/98)
  
• Marriage Preparation: Consistent marriage prep policy needed (6/24/98)
• Marriage: Husbands and wives are called to imitate Christ's love (6/17/98)
• Stewardship: What is the appropriate response to God's generosity? (3/4/98)
• Internet: Information superhighway must not bypass humanity (2/11/98)
• Embargoes: Embargoes place heavy burden on world's poor (2/4/98)
• Abortion: Catholic believers called to raise their voices for unborn children (1/20/98)
• Rome: Universality of Church apparent at synod (12/3/97)
• Death and Judgment: God takes our lives and actions seriously (11/19/97)
• Young Adults: Parents of young adults need support in sharing the faith (11/12/97)
• Dorothy Day: Dorothy Day recalled for integrity, faith (11/5/97)
• Religious Persecution: Religious persecution continues across the globe (10/29/97)
• Reverence at Mass: We teach as much by our actions as by our words (10/22/97)
• Missions: Mission work of Church is far from over (10/15/97)
• Contemplative Prayer: Contemplatives remind us of the need for God in our lives (9/24/97)
• School Choice: Time to rethink our last monopoly (9/17/97)
• Euthanasia: Life is God's gift, and He alone is its Lord (8/20/97)
• Young adults: Young adults and the Church (8/6/97)
• The Year 2000: Is the world coming to and end? (7/23/97)
• Vacation: The seventh day (7/16/97)
• Death Penalty: The true road to justice (6/11/97)
• Ordination of Women: John Paul II and the gift of clarity (6/4/97)
• First Impressions: First months brings busy schedule, lots of correspondence (5/21/97)