His Excellency Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia while addressing the individuals gathered at the Catholic Men’s Fellowship Conference in Phoenix, conveyed the significance of the history of Christian culture. His Grace Chaput highlighted that we are here to recover what it means to be men and especially how to live as Christian men of substance and virtue.
As reported by catholicnewsagency, His Excellency Archbishop Chaput remarked that “Just as memory anchors each person’s individual story, history plays the same role for cultures, nations and communities of faith. History is our shared memory. A community dies when its memory fails.” Further, His Grace Chaput added, “As men, we’re hardwired by nature and confirmed by the Word of God to do three main things: to provide, to protect, and to lead – not for our own sake, not for our own empty vanities and appetites, but in service to others.”
His Grace Archbishop Chaput concluded his remarks by reminding the crowd that “A real reform of male behavior will never come about through feminist lectures and mass media man-shaming by celebrities and award ceremonies. A man’s actions and words change only when his heart changes for the better.” The conference was themed “Into the Breach,” after a recent pastoral letter from His Excellency Bishop Thomas Olmsted of Phoenix, who released his new book “Manual for Men” at the event.
