Things Worth Dying For, Charles J. Chaput
Things Worth Dying For, Charles J. Chaput
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Things Worth Dying For
Thoughts on a Life Worth Living

Author: Charles J. Chaput

Narrator: Bob Souer

Unabridged: 6 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/15/2021

Synopsis

With a balance of wisdom, candor, and scholarly rigor, the beloved archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia, Charles J. Chaput, traces the human experience from ancient times to today to find threads of connection in our yearning for God, love, honor, beauty, truth, and immortality. He looks at our modern appetite for consumption and individualism and offers a penetrating analysis of how we got here and how we can look to our roots and our faith to find purpose each day amid the noise of competing desires.Chaput examines the chronic questions of the human heart: the idols and false flags we create and the nature of a life of authentic faith. He points to our longing to live and die with meaning as the key to our search for God, our loyalty to nation and kin, our conduct in war, and our service to others.Ultimately, he concludes that the things worth dying for reveal most powerfully the things worth living for.

About Charles J. Chaput

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., was named archbishop of Philadelphia in 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI. As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, he was the second Native American to be ordained a bishop in the United States and is the first Native American archbishop. The author of Strangers in a Strange Land, Living the Catholic Faith, and Render unto Caesar, as well as numerous articles and public talks, he retired as archbishop emeritus in 2020 but continues his extensive writing and public speaking.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on June 07, 2021

So what are we to make of this book? It seems to have covered a lot of ground, and frankly on the surface one chapter sometimes seems disconnected from either the whole or its predecessor. Chaput starts with memory and within the body of the book we hear of the movie Casablanca, we hear of Cistercia......more

Goodreads review by Julie on June 29, 2021

Time has a purpose. The meaning of a sentence becomes clear when we put a period at the end of it. The same applies to life. When we talk about things worth dying for, we're really talking about the things worth living for, the things that give life beauty and meaning. Thinking a little about our mo......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on January 15, 2022

I've long loved Archbishop Charles Chaput's writing. His insightful articles never failed to convey unvarnished truth made relevant by Chaput's ability to incorporate appropriate cultural references. Things Worth Dying For is a stellar book that does what those articles have done, but on a grander sc......more

Goodreads review by Celia on June 26, 2021

Archbishop Chaput has not only identified what I should be willing to die for. He hs also asked me to realize that while our nation is a good nation, it is also one with chronic problems. It was sometimes painful to be reminded of that fact. My favorite chapters were 2. Gentle, Into the Night in which......more

Goodreads review by Manuel on November 05, 2023

ENGLISH: Chapter 1 has the following quote: Fear of martyrdom is the start of an honest appraisal of our own spiritual mediocrity. Chapter 2 deals with several views of death, along history and in our time. Chapter 3 deals with irony, taking as an example the famous film Casablanca. Chapter 4 deals wi......more

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