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Mission Possible: This Double-Life Will Self-Destruct

by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.

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Archbishop Chaput Address at "Theology on Tap" - Australia 2008

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Archbishop Charles Chaput gave this talk at "Theology on Tap" on July 16, 2008 in Sydney's World Youth Day 2008. Chaput encouraged the young people to live a Christian life in this secular age that promotes a total separation of personal faith from public actions.

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Archdiocese of Denver, July 16, 2008

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