Archbishop Chaput's column

Love is our mission: The family fully alive

As we begin the “heavy lifting” to prepare for the World Meeting of Families and a possible papal visit, Archbishop Chaput writes in his column that it’s a good moment to reflect on love as the fundamental mission of the family, and why the family must be a sanctuary of love.

The cornerstone of a liveable world

Lived well, the family is the most ennobling force in history, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput in his weekly column. There is much families can do and say to heal cultures that choose to discourage children and undermine the integrity of the family.

Remembering two men, two popes, two great saints

In his weekly column, Archbishop Charles Chaput reflects on the lives of the soon-to-be-canonized Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, and prays we will learn from their witness and carry their discipleship forward in our own lives.

A message for Easter 2014

As Catholics celebrate the Sacred Triduum -- the sacramental celebrations of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil -- Archbishop Charles Chaput prays that God may grant all the gift of encountering Jesus Christ as savior … in the Eucharist, at the cross and beyond the empty tomb.

Holy Week and the gift of priesthood

Archbishop Charles Chaput invites everyone to pray for priests in the coming Holy Week. The bond of Christian people and their priests, he writes, is the strength of the Church in a skeptical world that has never needed the Word of God more urgently.

A gathering that needs our support

In his weekly column, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes that religious freedom is a fundamental right -- but it can only remain so if we work to protect it. That is why he urges everyone to support an interfaith prayer service and religious liberty forum next month in Philadelphia.

Lent and the road less traveled

What Francis of Assisi and every other great saint discovered in their time is that we become who we really are when we allow Jesus Christ to transform and work through us. In that spirit, Archbishop Charles Chaput in his weekly column offers an examination of conscience that we can apply during Lent to just about every aspect of our lives.

Come to Philadelphia: An invitation to the world’s families for 2015

Archbishop Charles Chaput in his weekly column invites families to come together to reinforce each other’s vocation, to deepen their faith and to experience the presence of God at the World Meeting of Families next year. Its mission is to show the joy of authentic family life to the world, and to invite others from around the world to share in it.

Three simple questions on the threshold of Lent

Lent is an opportunity and a grace, not a burden. Lived well, Lent can convert the heart and transform a person’s life. As we start this year’s Lenten journey March 5, Archbishop Charles Chaput offers a few simple questions and answers that might help us on our way.

Blessed John XXIII and the meaning of peace

To embody what “Good Pope John” meant by peace, our public institutions must support the common good, which is served by the Catholic Church, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput in his weekly column.