Larry Chapp, retired professor at DeSales University and host of the Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast, joins Ken Craycraft to discuss Andrew Warfield’s provocative essay “We Must Build: Recovering Catholic Geography.” They examine the decline in Mass attendance, parish closures, Catholic family life, and priestly vocations in the United States. Rather than simply blaming Vatican II or changes in the liturgy, they explore how secularization, declining Mass participation, demographic changes, and the shrinking Catholic population have shaped the current situation. Chapp and Craycraft also consider whether the Church truly faces a shortage of priests—or whether the deeper crisis is the declining number of practicing Catholics.

Larry Chapp, retired professor at DeSales University and host of the Gaudium et Spes 22 podcast, joins Ken Craycraft to discuss Andrew Warfield&rsquo;s provocative essay &ldquo;We Must Build: Recovering Catholic Geography.&rdquo; They examine the decline in Mass attendance, parish closures, Catholic family life, and priestly vocations in the United States. Rather than simply blaming Vatican II or changes in the liturgy, they explore how secularization, declining Mass participation, demographic changes, and the shrinking Catholic population have shaped the current situation. Chapp and Craycraft also consider whether the Church truly faces a shortage of priests&mdash;or whether the deeper crisis is the declining number of practicing Catholics.

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what’s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community. 

Dr. Ken Craycraft hosts Driving Home the Faith, catching you up on what&rsquo;s going on in the world, across the country and in our local Catholic community.&nbsp;