Writings
and Addresses
Archbishop discusses
faith in the public square at the City Club of Denver,
March 1 , 2005
Archbishop's Award Comments, National Right to Life
Educational Trust Dinner
April 20, 2005
Be reconciled to God
A catechesis for participants of
World Youth Day 2002 (Toronto, Canada, 7/26/02)
Bearing Witness
(06/08/05)
Bishops
Be not afraid: the bishop as a
messenger of hope (Lay Witness Magazine, 1/99)
Catholic Charities USA; Homily at Red Rocks
September,
2004
Catholic Education
Forming disciples for the new
millennium (Mile Hi Congress, 2/24/99)
Catholic Health Care
The Church and the role of the
Catholic health-care provider (Partners Circle Dinner, St. Anthony
Health Foundation, Denver, Colorado, 11/9/00)
Catholic Teaching
That others may hear and believe
(Mile Hi Congress, 2/27/98)
Chastity
Archbishop's address to 962:Pure, a
gathering of 2,000 young adults in Colorado Springs to promote abstinence
(2/09/03)
Chrism Mass Homily
Priesthood requires courage,
willingness to love (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 3/26/02)
Chrism Mass
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
(Chrism Mass homily, April 7, 1998)
Citizenship, community and public life
An address to Colorado Legatus at the
John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization (1/09/03)
Come to me: Be with me
Relationships have consequences
(Atlanta Corpus Christi congress, 6/16/01)
Complacency Is the Enemy
of Faith" A pastoral letter to the faithful of
his archdiocese.
(December 8, 2011)
Cordoba
Session 5
(06/09/05)
Culture of Life
A Culture of Life from a Culture of
Truth (Bishops Pastoral Plan for Prolife Activities: Convention 2000,
Lincoln, Nebraska, 10/27/00)
Defend Life
Live the "Gospel of Life" in your own
families, and defend life in all its stages (Letter read at Masses on
28th anniversary weekend of Roe v. Wade, 1/20-21/01)
Divided Hearts: Americans, Religion and
National Policy
Remarks by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap Religious
Institutions Law Day October 7, 2004
Emmanuel: "God with Us"
A catechesis offered to youth
during World Youth Day in Rome. (Rome, 8/16/00)
Eucharistic Congress homily
The homily from the
Eucharistic Congress, "I am with you always, to the close of the age."
(University of Denver, 9/17/00)
Eucharistic Congress welcome
The opening remarks from the
Eucharistic Congress, "I am with you always, to the close of the age."
(University of Denver, 9/17/00)
Eugenics to Euthanasia
(Archbishop
Charles J. Chaput)
Evangelization
First preach by the way you live
(Synod of Bishops for America, Nov. 16-Dec. 12, 1997)
Evangelization
Speaking the truth in love
(Steubenville, 7/9/99)
Faith and Patriotism
New York Times article October 22,
2004
Fatherhood
The importance of fathers in our
search for God (Diocese of Cheyenne, 5/1/99)
Feasts of Sts. Joachim and Ann Homily
A homily during World Youth Day 2002
(Toronto, Canada, 7/26/02)
First Freedom: Religious liberty as the foundation of human liberty,
The
October 15, 2010
God in the Marketplace
Why and Where He belongs (Address
to the Rotary Club in Denver, 2/05/01)
Humanae Vitae: The First 35 Years
Address at archdiocesan conference
"Humanae Vitae 35 Years Later" (7/26/03)
Jewish-Catholic relations
Repentence and reconciliation among
Catholics and Jews (Address to adult education group, Temple Sinai,
1/23/01)
'Joy is the message of the Great Jubilee'
A homily from Mass at Church of the
Good Shepherd in Rome during World Youth Day (Rome, 8/16/00)
Jubilee Lecture
An excerpt from the final
talk, "Lord and Giver of Life," given during the Pentecost 2000 event, in
the Back to the Basics Jubilee Lecture Series (John Paul II Center,
6/11/00)
Jubilee Lecture
A second excerpt from the final talk,
given during the Pentecost 2000 event, in the Back to the Basics Jubilee
Lecture Series (John Paul II Center, 6/11/00)
Jubilee Lecture
A third excerpt from the final talk,
given during the Pentecost 2000 event, in the Back to the Basics Jubilee
Lecture Series (John Paul II Center, 6/11/00)
Jubilee Lecture
An excerpt from the first talk,
"Becoming a Christian," in the Back to the Basics Jubilee Lecture Series
(9/1/99)
Jubilee Lecture
An excerpt from the fourth talk, "Participating in the Community," in the
Back to the Basics Jubilee Lecture Series (John Paul II Center, 12/8/99)
Jubilee Lecture
An excerpt from the third talk,
"Growing in Christ," in the Back to the Basics Jubilee Lecture Series
(John Paul II Center, 11/10/99)
Jubilee Year ends:
At the end of the Great Jubilee Year, Christ
asks us to follow Him (Homily at concluding Mass of Jubilee Year,
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1/5/01)
Justice, Mercy and Capital Punishment
Life in the Late Republic: The Catholic role in America after virtue.
Address to the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars,
Sept. 26, 2010.
Mater et Magistra
Who the Church is, and why she
teaches with authority (2002 Catechetical Conference, Holiday Inn-DIA,
2/23/02)
Media Violence
These things shape the soul
(Senate Commerce Committee, 5/4/99)
Modern sins of pride
The lie of the serpent is with us in the
promises of cloning (Homily at Legatus national convention, Naples,
Fla., 2/09/01)
National Catholic Prayer
Breakfast
(05/20/05)
Our labor in the Lord is not in vain
An address to Emmaus Ministries,
which helps men involved in sexual exploitation (Chicago, 11/08/02)
Palm Sunday Homily
Sex abuse scandal reminds us that sin
is real within, outside of Church (Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception, 3/23/02)
Political Scandal
Private character and public leaders
(St. Thomas More Society Red Mass, Dallas, 10/28/98)
Prayer Life
The spiritual lives of bishops (Lay
Witness magazine 12/99)
Renewing our public lives.
An address to the Denver Rotary Club
on citizenship (Denver Athletic Club, 10/10/02
Respect Life Mass Homily
Archbishop's homily at Respect Life
Mass commemorating 30 years of legalized abortion (1/18/03)
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Scripture Conference 2000
Dei Verbum 35 years later;
understanding the Word of God (Hilton Denver Tech Center South,
10/20/00)
Seminary Dedication
Our Lady of the New Advent Institute,
St. John Vianney Seminary, exist to convert hearts, minds (9/15/99)
Science and Faith
Alpha and Omega: reconciling science
and faith (Fellowship of Catholic Scholars, 9/24/98)
Silence of the Faithful
Rocky
Mountain News article
October 22,
2004
St. Francis and Church reform
Archbishop's address at Franciscan
University of Steubenville (4/02/03)
Technology
Deus ex machina: how to think about
technology (Crisis Magazine, 10/98)
Technology
Fools with tools are still fools
(Nuntium, the journal of the Pontifical Lateran University, June 1998)
The Church as Bearer of Wisdom
Knowledge and wisdom are not the
same thing (Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., 2/16/01)
"The council, the Church and the vocation of
bishops"
(09/27/05)
The Eucharist
Source and Summit of All Activity of
the Church (Archdiocesan Liturgy Conference (9/17/99)
The Family
A community of life and love
("Dare to Dream" Catholic family gathering, Melbourne, Australia, 4/29/00)
The Family
A sanctuary of love ("The
Christian Family as a Sanctuary of Love," Vancouver, British Columbia,
11/12/99)
The Family's Role in the Development of Society
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of
Familiaris Consortio (USCCB Committee on Marriage and Family Life and
Committee for Pro-Life Activities symposium, 8/17/01)
The Fruits of Jubilee
Care for the seeds sown in the Great
Jubilee Year (Closing comments at concluding Mass of Jubilee Year,
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1/5/01)
The
King's Good Servant - Living
the Faith in the Church and in the World
Regis University, September 30, 2004
The King's Good Servant: Some Thoughts at a Crossroad
Crisis Magazine article
October 26, 2004
The Lustiger Legacy in Denver,
March 4, 2011
The New York Times
Interview
with Denver’s Archbishop Charles J.
Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., on issues surrounding this year’s national elections.
October 6, 2004.
A transcript of the full
interview appears below. Readers are invited to compare the published New
York Times story and the actual interview transcript.
The role of women in building a culture of life
Address to the Catholic Daughters of
the
Americas Endowed Chair at the Catholic University of America (10/19/03)
Thoughts on a New Knighthood
Archbishop Chaput delivered the following
remarks to Catholic cadets at the United States Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs on Monday, Oct. 25,
2010.
Vocations
Renewing God's House (Columbia
magazine, May 2000)
Votive Mass Homily
A
homily during World Youth Day 2002
(Toronto, Canada, 7/24/02)
You are the salt of the earth
A catechesis for participants of
World Youth Day 2002 (Toronto, Canada, 7/24/02)
You shall be my witnessess
At the biannual convocation of
priests of the Joliet Diocese, Archbishop Chaput offered his thoughts on
renewing the priesthood. (10/07/03)
Wisdom in America
Wisdom begins with understanding the
right questions to ask (St. Thomas Aquinas College 30th Anniversary
Dinner, 9/29/01)
Reflections and
Statements
Abuse Policy
Vatican involvement in misconduct policy revisions welcome
(10/23/02)
Appointment of Bishop Sheridan
Archbishop Chaput's comments on the
appointment of Bishop Michael Sheridan as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of
Colorado Springs (12/4/01)
“Christmas under Siege around the
World” Religious Freedom Panel Remarks
Washington, DC (12/14/05)
Colorado wildfires
Statement on
catastrophic wildfires and droughts (June 16, 2000)
Death Penalty
Archbishop Chaput and
Bishop Gomez reflect on jury sentencing (7/09/02)
Denver Bishops
Letter on John Jay Study and local impact
(02/25/04)
Easter
letter from Archbishop
Life in Christ is a call to 'heroic, self-sacrificing love'
(4/11/01)
'Easy Christianity' is
the enemy of the Church
The second installment of
Archbishop Chaput's homily at the Votive Mass during the archdiocesan
Eucharistic Congress, Sept. 17 at Magness Arena at the University of Denver.
Lenten Message
Archbishop Chaput and Bishop Gomez reflect on the prospect of war
this Ash Wednesday (3/05/03)
New state voucher program
"Colorado bishops release statement supporting new state voucher program"
(11/12/03)
Open
Letter on Abuse
Local bishops and USCCB president
address sex-abuse scandal (5/01/02)
Partial-Birth
Abortion
"Statement on President George W. Bush's Signing of
the Ban on Partial-Birth Abortion Into Law."(11/05/03)
Partial-birth
Abortion
Statement on the U.S. Supreme
Court's legalization of partial-birth abortion (June 28, 2000)
Protesting religious sisters
"I hope that their
July 25 sentencing will reflect common sense and take into account the
good intentions of the sisters.” (7/18/03)
Rector
appointment
Remarks on the appointment of
Father Michael G. Glenn as rector of St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
(7/24/01)
Respect Life Sunday
In
aftermath of attack, unheralded heroes show us value of life at every stage
(10/03/01)
'Restore the sanctity of
human life'
(Not currently available)
Archbishop Chaput issued the following statement on
June 28 in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Nebraska
ban on partial birth abortion. (7/5/2000)
Rifle
tragedy
Archbishop Chaput and Bishop Gomez's
letter to Rifle community following July 4 shooting (7/5/01)
Sentencing of
sisters
"Part of the
public witness of civil disobedience is accepting the
consequences, even when those consequences are difficult."
(7/25/03)
Statement by
Archbishop Chaput on Pope Benedict XVI
(04/19/05)