On Friday, October 11th, Archbishop Chaput delivered an address to the Constitutional Studies Program at the University of Notre Dame. The full text of his talk, “Things Worth Dying For—The Nature of a Life Worth Living,” is attached. Click here for the full text.
Archbishop Chaput’s Speech at the University of Notre Dame: Things Worth Dying For–The Nature of a Life Worth Living
October 23, 2019 by ·
Archbishop Chaput’s Column: Domestic Violence and Our Respect for Life
October 17, 2019 by ·
Archbishop Chaput’s Column: Domestic Violence and Our Respect for Life
In his most recent column, Archbishop Chaput writes, “Men and women have equal capacities for holiness. They also have equal capacities for harm. Virtue and cruelty are alien to neither sex. But precisely because men and women differ in their strengths and weaknesses, violence between the sexes overwhelmingly consists in males physically abusing females. Women bear the brunt of domestic violence. And when that happens, women’s lives are brutally damaged or lost, families collapse, children suffer, and the memory and habit of intimate violence are transmitted across generations. Men who abuse women are cowards. They bitterly wound others, and they humiliate and poison themselves. There’s no excuse for it – ever.”
You can read the complete column by opening the attached document or visiting www.CatholicPhilly.com. A Spanish translation will be provided to you as soon as possible.
Sincerely in Christ,
Rev. Msgr. Daniel J. Sullivan
Vicar for Clergy
A Special Celebration: Our Healing Mass September 28, 2019
October 3, 2019 by ·
A SPECIAL CELEBRATION
OUR HEALING MASS
View Photos from the Healing Mass Here
During His ministry on earth, Jesus had a particular concern for sick people; He healed them not just with a word of power, but also with a human and compassionate touch.
The Sacrament of the Sick, like all sacraments, is one way that the Church continues the ministry of Jesus. Through it, Christ continues to touch, heal, and comfort. The Letter of James attests that this practice has always been part of ministry: “Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the Church, and they should pray over him and anoint [him] with oil in the name of the Church” (5:14).
On Saturday, September 28, 2019 at our annual Healing Mass, Monsignor Michael McCormac administered the Sacrament of the Sick as he laid hands and anointed 38 people. The communal celebration reminds us that suffering is part of our human condition and has the power to move us to look on each other with the compassion of Christ, the Healer. Celebrating this sacrament during Mass also helps us unite our sufferings with Christ’s as we recall His body broken and His blood poured out for us. Those who received the sacrament and those, who escorted them, felt the powerful presence of Jesus in a very sacred way.
Following the Mass, there was a reception in the Monsignor Woods Hall where our youth and other adult volunteers welcomed and served those who had participated at the Mass. It truly was a day filled with many blessings.
Join the Saint Frances Cabrini Youth Choir!
September 18, 2019 by ·
The Saint Frances Youth Choir is Welcoming New Members! Join us Thursday, September 26th from 6-7:00pm in the Multi-Purpose Room.
Cancelled: SFC Designer Bag Bingo Saturday, October 5th
September 11, 2019 by ·
**Due to low ticket sales and various other events on this same date, our Bag Bingo will now be held in February. We look forward to seeing everyone then.
Prizes will be 100% Authentic Designer Purses! Doors open at 6:00 PM, Bingo begins at 7:00 PM. Ticket price includes 3 chances to win on 10 games of Bingo. Purchase 10 or more tickets to reserve a table.
For ticket information or reservations, contact JoAnn Holden at 215-946-4040.
Join us for a fun night out to support Saint Frances Cabrini Parish!!
Archbishop Chaput’s Statement Regarding Standoff and Shooting of Philadelphia Police Officers in Tioga-Nicetown
August 17, 2019 by ·
STATEMENT OF ARCHBISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. Cap. REGARDING STANDOFF AND SHOOTING OF POLICE OFFICERS IN TIOGA-NICETOWN
“In reflecting on violent acts in our country a short time ago, I remarked that we’d soon be on to the next crisis—and it unfolded right here in our city. Like many Philadelphians I watched the news with growing anxiety and sadness yesterday afternoon and evening as the number of police officers shot and injured continued to rise. It was a prolonged period of chaotic tension for the Philadelphia Police Department, first responders, and the residents of Tioga-Nicetown.
We should all be grateful for the daily self-sacrifice of our law enforcement community as well as the perseverance and professionalism of those who worked to bring yesterday’s standoff to an end without loss of life or further violence.
In the aftermath, let’s pray that God will aid the swift recovery of the injured officers, that He will guide the hand of the medical professionals treating them, and that He will pour His comforting grace upon all those suffering burdens of fear and grief.
The terror that filled yesterday serves as a stark reminder not only of the fragility of life but also of the clear and present danger that illegal drugs and illegally obtained firearms pose to our community. In addition to our prayers, let’s work together toward sensible solutions that address the root causes of continued violence and seek to lift up those struggling with addictions.
Let us resolve each day to treat our brothers and sisters with dignity, charity, and respect. May we all embrace that which is good so that the light of Christ will prevail in a world where evil often rears its head.”
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Archbishop of Philadelphia
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Tell Universal to drop plans to release movie of ‘humans hunting humans’
August 9, 2019 by ·
Tell Universal to drop plans to release movie of ‘humans hunting humans
Universal Studios is taking a page out of Satan’s evil and demonic playbook as it gets ready to release “The Hunt” in theaters in September.
The movie is a graphic and extremely violent film that portrays humans hunting other humans for sport. In “the Hunt,” rich elitists jet to a resort where a dozen conservatives have been stranded after being kidnapped. The victims, clearly resembling “Make America Great Again” Trump supporters, are loosed in a game preserve to be hunted like wild animals. You can watch the movie trailer here, but be warned, it is extremely graphic.
According to the Hollywood Reporter (THR), characters in the film refer to the victims as “deplorables,” which is what Hillary Clinton famously dubbed Trump supporters during the 2016 election. THR noted that a character asks, “Did anyone see what our ratf–ker-in-chief just did?” A character responds, “At least the hunt’s coming up. Nothing better than going out to the Manor and slaughtering a dozen deplorables.”
Originally, the movie was titled, “Red State vs. Blue State.”
Tell Universal to drop movie based on ‘humans hunting humans’
In the days following the mass murders in Texas and Ohio, Universal paused promotion of the film. Obviously, it recognized how deeply disturbing and dangerous it is to promote humans slaughtering other humans.
Political satirist Tim Young told FoxNews “The Hunt” goes over the line. “Why would anyone think it’s a great idea to have a movie about hunting down someone who doesn’t agree with them politically? It’s remarkable to me that the left blames Donald Trump’s rhetoric for violence, then literally spends millions to normalize the killing of people based on politics,” Young said.
“We’re told over and over again by the left, especially in Hollywood, that this country is more divided than ever and we need to come together… is this what they mean by it? Come together to murder your neighbors that you don’t agree with? This film is sick and shows just how hateful the left has become,” he added.
TAKE ACTION
Sign our petition to Universal Studios now, urging it to drop all plans to release this despicable and sickening promotion of murder as sport.
Biking for Vocations!!
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Tell the National Education Association to drop pro-abortion stand
July 25, 2019 by ·
 Tell National Education Association to drop abortion platform
Among the most powerful entities in the United States are teachers’ unions. Just last week at the National Education Association’s (NEA) annual conference, the NEA, which is the largest teachers’ union in the U.S., with more than 3 million members, approved New Business Item 56, a resolution expressing full and unlimited support for abortion access. The NEA resolution states: “The NEA will include an assertion of our defense of a person’s right to control their own body, especially for women, youth and sexually marginalized people. The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade.” As if that wasn’t bad enough, the NEA went on to suggest that pro-lifers were “misogynistic forces” who “want to abolish the gains of women’s right movement.” Sign our petition to the NEA, urging it to rescind New Business Item 56 and remove itself from the abortion debate. Reading these quotes, I have to ask myself how an organization charged with making school a safe haven for kids and a good workplace for teachers can be so anti-children in its beliefs? It’s because the NEA has morphed into a massive liberal special interest group, committed to pushing an extreme liberal agenda that most of its teacher members find appalling. According to the Washington Examiner, the NEA has been supporting progressive social causes for years, including staggering donations to liberal political candidates. From 2017 to 2018, the NEA gave almost $20 million in political donations. Nearly $2.5 million of that went to Democrats, and over $16 million went to liberal groups. But only $216,280 went to Republicans. Abortion is nothing more than a culture of death. The NEA should rethink its support of it. TAKE ACTION Sign our petition to the NEA, urging it to rescind New Business Item 56 and remove itself from the abortion debate. |
Electrical Outage Continues – Pot of Gold Drawing Held on Tuesday
July 24, 2019 by ·
The electrical outage on the Parish campus continues today. The rectory office is running on a generator, but we do not have phone service. The Pot of Gold drawing was held in the rectory on Tuesday evening and the winner sheet is now available on the Pot of Gold page. Many thanks to our dedicated Pot of Gold volunteers for enduring the heat on Monday night to date stamp the Pot of Gold tickets by flashlight and candlelight, and for returning last night to validate the tickets at the rectory. Due to their generosity of time and service, we were able to hold our Pot of Gold drawing this week despite the lack of electricity.
