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	Pastoral Letter from Archbishop Chaput - December 8 2011 Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia December 8, 2011 http://archphila.org/archbishop-chaput/lettersforparishes/Archbishop%27s%20Letter.pdf [full text] [en espanol] Dear friends in Christ, Exactly three months ago, on September 8, I was installed as Archbishop of Philadelphia. In the weeks since, traveling the archdiocese, I've been struck by two things I encounter again and again: the reservoir of good will in our people, and the fidelity of our priests. The Church in Southeastern Pennsylvania has deep roots and an extraordinary legacy of saints, service and public witness. These are profound strengths, built by the faith of generations of Catholic families. But all of these good facts depend on our willingness to sustain them by our actions in the present. Advent is a season of self-examination in the light of God's word; a season of conversion and looking forward in hope to the birth of a Savior at Christmas. There is no better time to speak franky about the conditions we now face as a community of believers.
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