April 20, 2011 - Holy Week is the most sacred time of the year. It’s a time to wake up from our routines and shake off the distractions of daily life—and to concentrate on the One in whom we anchor our hope.

April 4, 2011 - Archbishop Chaput applauds Colorado’s House Judiciary Committee members for letting a “civil unions” bill die last week.  He writes, “Christians believe in the dignity of all human life, without exception.  But the civil unions debate is not about ensuring the basic rights of homosexual persons…"

March 30, 2011 - On March 1 had the privilege of speaking at Georgetown University’s Berkley Center on the theme of religious liberty.  In my comments, I noted that...

March 9, 2011 - Archbishop's column this week reflects on the upcoming Lenten season. Lent is a time when God invites all of us as Christians to enter into a deeper relationship with himself....to show us that our lives have meaning; that God loves us; that despite all our sins, no matter how dark, God treasures us as his sons and daughters; that suffering has meaning; that each person no matter how broken or disabled has dignity; and that death is never the end of who we are.

March 2, 2011 - Senate Bill 172 will get its first hearing in the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee next week on March 7.  Senate Bill 172 seeks to legalize civil unions.  It would explicitly grant such unions the same status as marriage in the law.

Feb. 23, 2011 - All adult Catholics are teachers. That’s one of our mandates as believers. And like never before in history, we need to be people rooted in the Church and faithful to her teachings. In an age of confusion, the Church is our only reliable guide. Through her, it’s our job to form our children and ourselves in the truth that will make us genuinely free.

Feb. 16, 2011 - Many journalists just don't get religion. Thankfully, there are plenty of reporters and editors who do, and one of them is attorney, law professor, television commentator and radio host, Hugh Hewitt. Hewitt will speak in Denver next Tuesday, Feb. 22 on: "Who is going to lead? Moral character and the future of American public life."

Feb. 2, 2011 - Five years ago I received a letter from a former Special Forces officer and graduate of West Point-a career Army veteran-serving in Baghdad as a security adviser to Iraqi authorities.

Jan. 26, 2011 - Coptic Christians belong to a very ancient branch of Christianity.  Unlike Christians in the West, their liturgical year derives from a blend of the ancient Egyptian and Julian calendars.  As a result, the Coptic celebration of Christmas occurs on Jan. 7, not Dec. 25.