By Dave Andrusko Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., the Archbishop of Philadelphia Anyone who reads NRL News Today knows what an admirer I am of Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., the Archbishop of Philadelphia. What is his greatest strength? The clarity of his insights?...
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Archbishop Chaput–“To put it simply: Evil cannot bear the counter-witness of truth”
By Dave Andrusko Previously we ran a helpful but brief overview of the powerful speech Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia delivered at the Pennsylvania Pro-life Federation Celebrate Life Banquet late last month. I’d like to offer some very extensive excerpts...
There is no Equivalence
By Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. Editor’s note. The following is from the Archbishop of Philadelphia. Here’s a simple exercise in basic reasoning. On a spectrum of bad things to do, theft is bad, assault is worse and murder is worst. There’s a similar...
Archbishop Chaput says abortion is an issue that requires of Catholics a “loyalty to the Church prior to their political party”
By Dave Andrusko Yesterday we wrote about Archbishop Charles Chaput’s most recent column in which he discussed “Public Witness and Catholic Citizenship.” Thanks to National Review Online’s Kathryn Jean Lopez, I know that the Philadelphia archbishop gave a new...
In interview Archbishop Chaput talks candidly about abortion, religious freedom
By Dave Andrusko In a nearly 7,50-word-long interview appearing in the “National Catholic Reporter,” Charles Chaput, the Archbishop of Philadelphia, provided NCR’s John Allen with a candid portrait of his first year as the 9th Archbishop of Philadelphia. From the...
Archbishop Chaput: “The central issue in the HHS debate is religious liberty”
By Dave Andrusko Just because the story is not in the daily headlines doesn’t mean that resistance to President Obama’s mandate has grown any the less resolute. As you recall the Obama Administration is mandating that all religious institutions--universities,...
The Obama Mandate is “not a ‘compromise,’ and it needs to be rescinded”
By Dave Andrusko http://twitter.com/daveha If you want an in-depth, thoughtful discussion about virtually any issue NRL News Today readers would be interested in, chances are you could not do better than Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia. Last week I wrote...
Children with disabilities: “A doorway to the real meaning of our humanity”
By Dave Andrusko http://www.twitter.com/daveha Our many, many readers—both of National Right to Life News Today and our newspaper, National Right to Life News—are very familiar with Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Philadelphia. Today when I read Archbishop Chaput’s...
Archbishop Chaput: “Being Human in an Age of Unbelief”
By Dave Andrusko Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia, and author of several books, including “Render Unto Caesar: Serving the Nation by Living our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life.” He has spoken at National Right to...
Denver Post Congratulates Archbishop Chaput on His Appointment
By Dave Andrusko Last week we posted four items the day Pope Benedict XVI appointed Archbishop Charles J. Chaput to be the new Archbishop of the Diocese of Philadelphia. (To cite just one, there is...