Tag Archives: Archbp. Chaput

Fishwrap, La Crock team up with Beans to attack Archbp. Chaput’s new book

Posted on 7 April 2021 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At Fishwrap there is a frantic tirade from Beans about a new book from Archbishop Charles Chaput, Emeritus of Philadelphia.  The title… Things Worth Dying For: Thoughts on a Life Worth Living You can see why this offering might give … Read More →

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Two important pieces for your reading and watching.

Posted on 7 December 2020 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I bring to the readership two offerings which merit your close attention. A First Things there is a piece by Archbp. Charles Chaput – that he is not a Cardinal is a scandal – about … Mr Biden and the Matter … Read More →

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@JamesMartinSJ responds to Archbp. Chaput via @CatholicPhilly

Posted on 21 September 2019 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day I posted – HERE – about Archbp. Chaput’s column in Catholic Philly about a address given by Jesuit homosexualist activist James Martin in Philadelphia. Chaput’s column nailed it – after the fact, alas, of the event. I … Read More →

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Tall Poppy Syndrome and two American Bishops

Posted on 19 September 2019 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A couple of bishops have raised their heads in defiance of contemporary Tall Poppy Syndrome. First, Most Rev. Daniel R. Jenky issued a letter to his subjects in the Diocese of Peoria.  He kindly allows us to eavesdrop by putting … Read More →

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The massive, glaring, screaming lacuna in #Synod2018

Posted on 18 October 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput, a participant in the 2018 Synod (“walking together”), has been interviewed by CatholicPhilly.com. This quote struck me: Q: What might the synod change in Church doctrine or in the interpretation of the doctrine? CHAPUT: No synod … Read More →

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Archbp. Chaput interviewed by The Pill – #sodoclericalism

Posted on 16 October 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The Tablet (aka The Bitter Pill aka RU-486) interviewed Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia.  At present, the Archbishop is involved in the Synod (“walking together”) on Youth in Rome. He has some pointed comments about what faith both is and isn’t.  … Read More →

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Archbp. Chaput to #Synod2018 – no “LGBTQ” in any Church document

Posted on 4 October 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Some people are concerned that the 2018 Synod (“walking together”) on Youth will be rigged to create unheard of new openings toward the normalization of homosexual acts and homosexualist identity. Today I read at the Catholic Herald, the UK’s best Catholic … Read More →

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Archbp. Chaput of @ArchPhilly on upcoming Synod’s working document. Concerns.

Posted on 22 September 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Not only is there a new document out which changed the way the Synod (“walking together”) of Bishops runs, but a substantive supplemental document with more details (needed because the new document left things out) hasn’t yet been issued. The … Read More →

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Wherein Fr. Z assigns some worthwhile reading

Posted on 24 May 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

At First Things there are two outstanding pieces to which I direct your attention. Firstly, run, don’t walk, to read Martin Mosebach’s beautiful essay about “eternal Rome”.   The translator did a masterful job.  I read it yesterday on the airplane and … Read More →

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Excellent Letter for Lent from Archbp. Chaput of @ArchPhilly – Fr. Z rants, gives 3 points of advice about sin.

Posted on 13 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia has issued a great letter on the threshold of Lent.   As I read it, the Archbishop’s reference to the history of the Church in German with the Nazi state and the 1933 , could … Read More →

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Great column on German confusion by Archbp. Chaput of @ArchPhilly … auf Deutsch! “Liebe, Klarheit, und ihr Gegenteil”

Posted on 8 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

The other day I posted about a terrific column by Archbp. Chaput of Philadelphia in their diocesan newspaper. Wherein Archbp. Chaput wins the pastoral Super Bowl in @ArchPhilly The Archbishop wrote about, among other things, the confusion being caused right … Read More →

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Wherein Archbp. Chaput wins the pastoral Super Bowl in @ArchPhilly

Posted on 7 February 2018 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Two items concerning Philadelphia’s Archbishop Charles Chaput have come across my scree in the last few hours. First, today I received PDF (PDFs are clunky) of a column that that Archbp. Chaput wrote for their archdiocesan newspaper. In this column, … Read More →

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Archbp. Chaput responds to Jesuit Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro and La Civiltà Cattolica

Posted on 18 July 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: One of you readers caught this and posted in the combox. Comment: To submit a reply to Archbishop Chaput’s column, the anti-spam quiz currently is “What is 2 plus 2?” Very shrewd. This will prevent Fr. Antonio “2+2=5” Spadaro … Read More →

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“Begone, symbolic construct!” – UPDATE

Posted on 8 June 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE 8 June: BELOW Originally Published on: Jun 2, 2017 ___ A while back, the head of the Jesuits, their Superior General Fr. Arturo Sosa Ascobal, opined that we don’t know what the Lord taught because no one had a tape … Read More →

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A Lefty Jesuit (I know – tautology) v. Archbp. Chaput

Posted on 4 April 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: Radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt picked up on this and is tweeting about it.  @hughhewit Follow me, while you’re at it. @fatherz _____ I heard about something disturbing which happened recently.  It involves a Jesuit.  Big surprise, right? … Read More →

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UPDATE – Book recommendations as things fall apart

Posted on 14 March 2017 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

UPDATE: Today I saw at First Things a review of three books along a common theme.  Guess which three books they were. Here is an interesting point (for links to the books, scroll down): All three of these books make reference … Read More →

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Archbp. Chaput: a smaller Church of fewer believers rather than compromise orthodoxy

Posted on 23 October 2016 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Every once in a while people opine about whether or not it would be good (and not just inevitable) to have a smaller, leaner, more faithful Church rather than one filled (mainly?) by mere cultural Catholics or CINOs. Benedict XVI … Read More →

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What Archbp. Chaput really said about the Synod

Posted on 25 October 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

This First Things piece is a must.  It has many good points, so I urge you also to visit First Things and explore their combox, once some discussion gets underway there as well.   Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia spoke … Read More →

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Archbishop Chaput on Pope Francis

Posted on 28 July 2014 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

National Catholic Register has something from a speech I just heard during the Napa Institute meeting. It affirms something I have been saying. Archbishop Chaput on Pope Francis: It would be a mistake to describe him as a “liberal” Is … Read More →

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“Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA”

Posted on 9 June 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

From CNSNews: Catholic Archbishop: Wake Up! Religious Liberty at Risk in USA (CNSNews.com) – Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput is calling on Americans to wake up [Is it too late?  We must keep working.] and recognize that the Founding … Read More →

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