Message from Archbishop Chaput: Thoughts on the Commission report, one week later

Over the past week, I’ve received hundreds of emails about the report of our Blue Ribbon Commission on Catholic Education. The report calls for the closing or merger of dozens of our archdiocesan schools. Philadelphia has a long and venerable Catholic school tradition. So it’s no surprise that, while quite a few emails have expressed [...]

Message from Archbishop Chaput: Education, the Church and the legacy of John Neumann

The Church in Philadelphia has the benefit of two excellent monthly publications in The Catholic Standard and Times and Phaith magazine. But life happens on a daily basis. A bishop needs to speak with his people much more frequently than once a month. So beginning today, I’ll be writing this weekly web column as a [...]

January 2012

Sunday, January 1, 2012 New Year’s Day
6:30 p.m. — Mass
Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia
Monday, January 2, 2012
10 a.m. — Inauguration for Mayor Nutter and
City Council members
Academy of Music, Philadelphia
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
10 a.m. — Delaware County Council Induction Ceremony
County Courthouse, Media
Thursday, January 5, 2012
9 a.m. — Cahill Trust Meeting
12:15 p.m. — Mass
St. [...]

Archbishop Charles Chaput’s Christmas Card to the faithful

Archbishop’s letter to the faithful, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception

December 8, 2011
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Dear friends in Christ,
Exactly three months ago, on September 8, I was installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia.  In the weeks since, traveling the archdiocese, I’ve been struck by two things I encounter again and again: the reservoir of good will in our people, and the fidelity of our priests.
The [...]

Carta del arzobispo a la comunidad de creyentes, Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepcion

8 de diciembre del 2011
Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepción
Queridos amigos en Cristo:
Exactamente hace tres meses, el 8 de septiembre, fui instalado como Arzobispo de Filadelfia. En las semanas posteriores, en mis viajes por la Arquidiócesis, he sido impresionado por dos cosas que encuentro una y otra vez: el reservorio de buena voluntad en nuestro pueblo, [...]

December 2011

Thursday, Dec. 1 – Sunday, Dec. 11 , 2011
Rome    —    Ad Limina Visit
Monday, Dec. 12, 2011
6 p.m.    —    Seminarian Pizza Dinner
Residence
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011
9 a.m.    —    Blue Ribbon Commission
Board Room
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011
6:30 p.m.     —    AOC Priests’ Christmas Reception
Residence
7 p.m.      —    AOC Priests’ Christmas Dinner
Residence
Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011
7:30 a.m.    —    Mass and Breakfast [...]

A time to refocus our hearts

For anyone who seeks out the real meaning of “the holidays,” the last few days before Christmas are the most powerful period of Advent and one of the most beautiful times in the year. The Octave before Christmas, Dec. 17-23, is the time of the “O Antiphons.”
In Christian worship, an antiphon is a special prayer [...]

Sunday, November 20, 2011 – Sunday, November 27, 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011
Cathedral Mass at 6:30 pm
Monday, November 21, 2011
Seminary of Saint Charles Borromeo Day of  Sanctification, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Mass of Thanksgiving of Canonization of Father Louis Guanella- 12:00 p.m.,  Broomall, PA
Cathedral Mass at 6:30 pm

Archbishop Chaput makes news: Links to articles and blog posts

Archbishop Chaput in the news:
St. Blogustine: Nov. 12 post
Associated Press: “Catholic bishops prepare religious liberty fight” by Rachel Zoll
National Catholic Register blog: “Archbishop Chaput: ‘Religious freedom should be an election year issue’”
The Daily Pennsylvanian: “Philadelphia Archbishop advocates pro-life movement”