Archbishop Chaput's column
Thoughts on the protection of children
In his column, Archbishop Chaput calls attention to Blue Monday, April 24 and Blue Sunday, April 30, which is a national day of prayer for abused children. He gives an update on child protection efforts in the church and legislation in Harrisburg.
On our duty to welcome the stranger
Immigrants are our family in Jesus Christ, and how we treat them will prove or disprove whether we take our Christian discipleship seriously, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput.
Why we cannot wait for immigration reform
Archbishop Chaput urges everyone to read and accept the convictions on immigration reform shared by Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez. Immigration, he writes, is the human rights test of this generation. True systemic reform -- not only the nightmare of deportations -- must balance the law and love for the person.
Persons first: Refugees, immigrants and executive orders
In the wake of the human damage from President Trump's refugee order, Archbishop Charles Chaput writes that we’re living through a dangerous time in the U.S., and the blame rests on both sides of the political spectrum.
The March for Life in year 44
A reverence for the sanctity of human life burns in the spirit of too many people to ignore, writes Archbishop Chaput as he joins thousands in Washington for the annual march. He suggests Notre Dame invites President Trump to explain his views on abortion.
Remembering a man of peace and conscience
Archbishop Charles Chaput advises Catholics learn a lesson in following a well-formed Christian conscience from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose birthday is celebrated Jan. 16. King lamented lax Christians, and so should we.
Building a bridge to others
Christians can help build bridges to people of different convictions, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput, but only if we first adopt silence to hear God. So listen to music less, cut back on Facebook, and be ready to propose the truth to the world.
Christmas 2016
Surely this tired, divided and suffering world never needed Jesus more, writes Archbishop Charles Chaput in his column. Christmas is meant to invite the Christ Child into our hearts and recall that God became human to speak to us as one of us.
Guest column: Election year thoughts at Christmastime
Guest columnist Russell D. Moore, a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention, advises that we be slow to judge our brothers and sisters for whomever they voted in the recent presidential election after an extraordinarily divisive campaign.
The public value of Catholic social witness
Archbishop Charles Chaput comments on a new report showing the $4.2 billion Catholic economic impact in Greater Philadelphia. The Catholic Church reaches out to persons in need without strings attached, but always with a deeper religious purpose.