One of my proudest accomplishments in college was reading Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville’s 1830s masterpiece on what really made “democracy” work here, after so many near-misses or never-starts in history. The book was assigned … [Read more...]
About Fr. Charles Klamut
Fr. Charles Klamut is a priest for the Diocese of Peoria ordained in 1999. He has served as high school and college chaplain as well as pastor. He is currently pastor of St. Ambrose in Milan, IL, and St. Patrick in Andalusia, IL. He has a podcast, PastoralQuotient, available on iTunes and Soundcloud. He is also a songwriter and musician with several albums released.
Beauty: A Necessity, Not a Luxury
January 15, 2013 by Fr. Charles Klamut
Just when I am about to succumb to the sadness and living death of nihilism, some piercing ray of beauty breaks open my heart, and the breath of possibility returns. I recently visited the Botanical Garden in St Louis. Amid the sights … [Read more...]
Homilies for October 2012
September 21, 2012 by Fr. Charles Klamut
For Sunday Liturgies and Feasts Homilies for October 2012 Christ Consolator by Carl Bloch Spousal Love Purpose: God gave the human race the sacrament of matrimony, “as the one blessing that was not forfeited by original sin or washed a … [Read more...]
The Vocation To Life
June 29, 2012 by Fr. Charles Klamut
Like the apostles, I first said “yes” to Christ because of the total answer he provided for my human need, and only within this context did a specific vocation to serve as a priest gradually begin to reveal itself. Christ calling the … [Read more...]
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