Newspaper Columns & Reflections 

Catholics, health care and the Senate's bad bill

March 17, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

Catholic schools: Partners in faith with parents
March 10, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

We are the times 
March 3, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

We serve justice by giving ourselves to God, bringing the light of Christ to others
This column is the first in a series reflecting on Pope Benedict XVI's 2010 Lenten message.
Feb 17, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

Get equipped to carry Christ's mission into the world
Feb. 3, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

Our Gospel duty: help others
January 20, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

‘One Family Under God’ project strives for an integration of hearts
January 13, 2010 (Denver Catholic Register)

The true joy and peace of Christmas
December 20, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register)

Archbishop Chaput: Manhattan Declaration will ‘galvanize’ Christians in difficult times
December 7, 2009 (Catholic News Agency) - Archbishop Chaput recently signed the Manhattan Declaration, a 4,700-word declaration addressing the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty. In this exclusive interview with Catholic News Agency, Archbishop Chaput explained his reasons for signing it. (Read full interview).

The ACA: why your generosity matters
November 25, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register) 

A reality check from the discipleship front
November 18, 2009  (Denver Catholic Register)

A promise was made; now it needs to be kept
November 4, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register)

Choosing love over unlove and courage over fear
October 21, 2009  (Denver Catholic Register)

Upcoming conference aims to renew the health and integrity of the family
October 14, 2009 (Denver Catholic Register)

A Charitable Endeavor
Oct. 19, 2009 (First Things Journal) - This article is condensed and adapted from Archbishop Chaput's contribution to Where are the Helpers? (University of Notre Dame Press), a forthcoming book on the foundations of Christian charity edited by Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. It was published in First Things with the cardinal’s permission. (read full text)

Politics, morality, and a president: an American view
October 8, 2009 - Catholic News Agency recently reported on Archbishop Chaput of Denver's contestation of positive assertions made by Cardinal Georges Cottier about President Obama's appearance at Notre Dame in May of 2009. Cardinal Cottier's original reflections were published in July 2009 in the international Catholic magazine "30 Days." (read more)

Some lessons from history for the month of October
October 7, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Health care, justice and the course of our national debate
September 2, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Health care and the Common Good
August 26, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Act now to ensure health care reform respects sanctity of life
August 12, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Papal recognition honors lives of distinguished service
July 15, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

A lesson on renewal through God's word
July 1, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

'The Stoning': truth, drama and a film that really matters
June 17, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Nation's immigration crisis is a test of our humanity
June 3, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Notre Dame, the nature of Catholic witness, and the issues that remain
May 20, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Annual ACA appeal: People and ministries depend on it!
May 6, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

We proclaim life in the face of death
April 22, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Easter: the great feast of hope
April 8, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Tuition equity: a just means to help build Colorado's future
April 1, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Urgent action needed to protect medical care conscience clauses
March 25, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Catholic conference aims to foster the faith and virtue of men
March 18, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

Let's end the death penalty, now
March 11, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

SB 225: troubling for Catholic medical care
March 4, 2009
Denver Catholic Register

This Lent, live as if Jesus Christ is indeed Lord of your life
February 25, 2009
Denver Catholic Register  

Doing the Lord's work
February 4, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

Thoughts on a 'new beginning,' and an old truth
January 28, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

Let your voice supporting life be heard
January 21, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

Immigration reform a matter of justice
January 14, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

Faith conference calls Catholics to personal conversion and mission
January 14, 2009
Denver Catholic Register 

The United States and Immigration (MP3) (WMA) (PDF) (En Espanol)
Jan. 4, 2009 - During the Sunday Mass for the Epiphany, Archbishop Chaput noted that National Migration Week was to be celebrated that week. This short audio clip, spliced from his homily, features a brief reflection on how to reflect upon issues of immgiration from a Christ-like perspective. The text version of these reflections was published in the January 2009 issue of El Pueblo Catolico; the English text was published online only.

Finding the true joy in Christmas
December 17, 2008
Denver Catholic Register 

On gratitude and Advent
November 26, 2008
Denver Catholic Register  

One's eternity is chosen by fidelity or infidelity to Christ the King
November 19, 2008
Denver Catholic Register  

Two ways to invest in human dignity this month
October 15, 2008
Denver Catholic Register  

Respect Life Sunday and our calling to the ‘Gospel of Life’
October 1, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

The Catholic charge: reform laws to respect the sanctity of human life
September 24, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

The missing issue—immigration reform
September 17, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

A call to Catholic leadership
August 27, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

On the courage to be a Christian
August 20, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

With a prayerful heart, ask God: Which is my road to heaven?
July 23, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

40 years later: Pope’s concerns in ‘Humanae Vitae’ vindicated
July 16, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Statement by Archbishop Chaput on the settlement of 18 claims
July 2, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Father's Day 2008: a reflection
June 11, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Thoughts on the vocation of a bishop
May 28, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Local Church remains committed to helping victims heal, protecting children
May 21, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Pope reminds Church to meet abuse crisis challenges with honesty, humility
April 23, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Archbishop welcomes auxiliary bishop
April 16, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Upcoming papal visit a moment of grace for American Catholics
April 9, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Priests: ordinary men made extraordinary by grace of their vocation
April 2, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Life in Christ is a call to ‘heroic, self-sacrificing love’
March 19, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Bishop Grady Villas: a Christ-centered facility for adults with special needs
March 5, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

John Allen, LTCF 2008, will stir thought, spark interior renewal
February 27, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Church has a duty to form the human heart in God's truth
February 20, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Lent: an amnesty to refocus on our friendship with God
February 6, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Protecting the Church's freedom in Colorado
February 6, 2008
First Things: the the journal of religion, culture and public life

HB 1080: how to write a really bad bill
January 23, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

10 points for Catholic citizens to remember
January 16, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

News from Iowa: The media simply don't 'get' religion
January 9, 2008
Denver Catholic Register

Christmas: a revolution sparked by God’s intervention and love
December 19, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Sympathy for the devil: thoughts on 'The Golden Compass'
December 12, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

'On Christian Hope' and Advent
December 5, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Thanksgiving: acknowledging our dependence on God
November 21, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Seminarians' parish appeal provides for formation of future priests
November 14, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Liturgical year end reminds us that this world isn’t our final home
October 31, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Now is the time to reflect on what it means to be ‘Catholic’ and our decision-making as citizens
October 10, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

‘Champions of Faith’ DVD offers virtuous role models, helps Catholic schools
September 19, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Demography is destiny: Hispanic Catholics to impact U.S. society
September 12, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Education alone is not enough
August 29, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Christian Life Movement, Catholic Relief Services, offer means to assist quake victims in Peru
August 22, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Converting the world
August 15, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Reclaiming our Catholic mission
August 8, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Renewing the Church
August 1, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Failure to pass immigration reform bill a loss for everyone
July 11, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Calling sin by a new name doesn’t change its substance
June 20, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

If we assume young people will behave in certain ways, they usually will
June 13, 2007
Denver Catholic Register

Senate Bill 1348: a sensible first step toward immigration reform