n class="drop-cap">ACatholic archbishop, a Presbyterian professor, and his wife walk into a bar.” While this might sound like the opening line of a bad religious joke, precisely such a scenario marked the beginning of my friendship with Archbishop Charles Chaput. He had invited me and my wife to join him for dinner before one of the wonderful lectures that he sponsored during his tenure. We still look back on that evening as one of the most delightful of our years in Philadelphia. In view of the archbishop’s impending retirement from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, it seems appropriate to pay a debt of honor by offering some personal reflections upon my most unusual of friends.Read Full Article »
