DAILY CATHOLIC     MONDAY     April 26, 1999     vol. 10, no. 81

NEWS & VIEWS
from a CATHOLIC perspective

To print out entire text of Today's issue,
go to SECTION ONE and SECTION TWO and SECTION THREE

ARCHBISHOP OF DENVER: "WE NEED TO CHANGE"

          Denver, 23 (NE) "We need to change" said Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, during the prayer service held yesterday at the city's Civic Center Park.

          The Archbishop raised his prayers for the victims of the tragedy of Littleton, and stated that "violence is pervasive in our society". "The causes of this violence are hostility, hatred, racism, despair, indifference and a growing coarsening of our views of the value of human life", he said. "It's in some ways a very unconsious part of our lives, but a very real part of our lives".

          Archbishop Chaput emphasized the importance of personal change in order to achieve a society that values the authentic human dignity. "We sometimes talk easily about our society needing to change. But societies change when our families are changed. And our families are changed when we as individuals have an experience of conversion to non-violence and to love within our own hearts", affirmed the Archbishop. "It is not enough for us to speak about society, or our communities. We need to speak about ourselves".

          "I ask you to join me in praying today and throughout this week, in a very special way for the families that have been affected by this violence in such a personal way. But I also ask you to pray that each of us, including myself, will experience a deep conversion in our hearts towards love and non-violence in all our relationships with others".

          Hundreds of students, parents, teachers and community members have filled churches in the archdiocese for prayer services. Community-wide gatherings of prayer and support are taking place in the archdiocese, especially at St. Frances Cabrini and Light of the World churches in Littleton.


Articles provided through Catholic World News and Church News at Noticias Eclesiales. Both CWN and NE are not affiliated with the Daily CATHOLIC but provides this service via e-mail to the Daily CATHOLIC Monday through Friday.

April 26, 1999       volume 10, no. 81
NEWS & VIEWS

DAILY CATHOLIC

|    Back to Graphics Front Page     Back to Text Only Front Page     |    Archives     |    What the DAILY CATHOLIC offers     |    DAILY CATHOLIC Ship Logs    |    Ports o' Call LINKS     |    Catholic Webrings    |    Catholic & World News Ticker Headlines     |    Why we NEED YOUR HELP     |    Why the DAILY CATHOLIC is FREE     |    Our Mission     |    Who we are    |    Books offered     |    Permissions     |    Top 100 Catholics of the Century    |    Enter Porthole HomePort Page    |    Port of Entry Home Page |    E-Mail Us