Western nations have (with few exceptions) experienced the collapse of the broad moral vision that made them coherent entities. And though the archbishop did not make this point explicit, it is clear that holiness is a corollary of a high and orthodox doctrine of God.Īt this moment in time, Christian churches face an unprecedented challenge. It was an encouraging reminder that, in an age when church leadership is often characterized by bureaucratic skills rather than piety, the Lord has yet a few who have not bowed their knee to the various Baals of efficiency, wokeism, and wonkery. Archbishop Chaput recently wrote that holiness, above and beyond all other things, should mark the church and her members.
