Archbishop Chaput's column
Remembering a forgotten genocide
This Lent we need to remember and pray for the Armenian Christians who died 100 years ago – even if the world wants to forget that genocide -- writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. The memory of their suffering should turn our hearts and our energies to helping the millions of Christians now suffering in the Middle East and around the world.
The importance of ‘Man-Up Philly’ 2015
The world needs faithful Catholic men with a hunger to be saints more urgently than ever, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. They can grow in their courage and spiritual maturity by coming together in prayer and friendship at “Man Up Philly" on March 7.
A welcoming city, and a chance to be part of the welcome
Archbishop Charles Chaput invites people throughout the region to open their homes and welcome visitors to Philadelphia for the World Meeting of Families in September. It's easy to do, and the need is as great as the city they're visiting.
On the threshold of Lent, 2015
Lent invites us all toward real freedom, which hinges on our turning away from sin and toward God and not just with our words but with our whole lives, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. What we do with the invitation depends on us.
Ennobling what it means to be human, and the alternative
In his column, Archbishop Charles Chaput notes the irony of Sunday, Feb. 8: The day observes both the necessity of strengthening marriages and the imperative to fight the barbarism of human slavery through trafficking.
Martin Luther King Day, 2015
The observance on Jan. 19 is much more than a celebration of King’s great service on behalf of the black community in America, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. It's also a celebration of the power of religious faith working through believers who open themselves to that which God calls them to do in the world.
The family and social justice
As we begin a new year, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes that the most important first step families can take in building a world of justice, mercy and charity is to pray often and together. Then we must bring Christ into all of our daily routines and interactions, especially when it comes to the poor.
A Christmas truce
This tired and complicated world never needed a “Christmas truce” -- like the one called by soldiers in World War I a century ago this week -- more than now, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. It’s never too late to invite the Christ Child into our hearts.
An Advent reflection
Like Lent, Advent is a time of preparation and a penitential season, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput. Advent embodies the words of the liturgy, which remind us that “we wait in joyful hope” for the coming of our savior, Jesus Christ.
Two events that shouldn’t be missed: A Catholic Life Congress and evening with Remi Brague
One of the tasks we all have as adult Catholics is to deepen our faith by daily prayer and to form ourselves more fully in what the Church believes, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes. That means we need to seek out and take advantage of learning opportunities that come our way.