Sept. 8, 2011 - Archbishop Chaput earned a standing ovation upon conclusion of his homily, delivered during his Sept. 8 Installation Mass as Archbishop of Philadelphia. Click here to read the full text.

Aug. 18, 2011 - This text is adapted from Archbishop's Chaput's special World Youth Day session for young pilgrims on the the theme of religious freedom, cosponsored by the Knights of Columbus and Catholic News Agency.

Aug. 17, 2011 - Public Discourse has published text adapted from Archbishop Chaput's recent keynote address delivered to the national gathering of CALL (Catholic Association of Latino Leaders). Archbishop Chaput reflects on how America’s laws and institutions come from a moral worldview shaped by Christian belief. They depend not on where her people came from, but on what they are willing to sacrifice to keep the experiment alive. Read the full text.

Aug. 17, 2011 - This text is transcribed from an address given by Archbishop Chaput during World Youth Day 2011, to English-speaking youth for the "Noche de Alegría" (Night of Joy). The French lay movement the Emmanuel Community organized the evening's events, which included prayer, worship, music and Eucharistic adoration.

July 1, 2011- Archbishop Chaput addresses video game violence and the Supreme Court's June 27 decision in Brown v. EMA in this column on First Things.

June 21, 2011 (Catholic Social Workers National Association Meeting, Regis University, Denver, Colorado) - "Because we believe, we can trust; and because we can trust in God’s love, we can take the risk of loving and giving ourselves to others. This trinity of faith, hope and love echoes the nature of God himself. It’s the economy of all Christian social action. I want to focus my remarks today on the “Catholic” identity of Catholic Charities, and by extension, the identity of all Catholic social work..."

April 8, 2011 (Notre Dame University, Ind.) - Archbishop Chaput delivered the keynote address as part of the University of Notre Dame student-organized Right to Life lecture series. He encouraged the youth to be courageous in fighting for their beliefs, and to always remember what being Catholic really means.