Where are we headed?

I finally got to read the talk given at St. Charles Seminary by the archbishop of Denver, Charles J. Chaput, OFM Cap., in which he covered philosophical ideas of the past (and present) and the effects of silence and "liberal thinking" in our modern world.

I've always been confused when people proclaim themselves as "liberal" (at least my friends that do so). They seem to be the ones who think doing what you want is true freedom. How can you truly be free, when you're a slave to your desires and whims? That REALLY isn't being liberal and in our context, a slave to sin (satan) isn't really being free at all. Freedom is what Christ won for us on Calvary. We just have to say yes to Jesus and take on his yoke, which is "easy." We're not learning from history if we continue to listen to that whisper in the garden: "...you will be like gods..."

So, here it is in its entirety. A little lengthy, but WELL worth it...

Religion and the Common Good