Office for Life and Family // Archdiocese of Philadelphia

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Famlife@archphila.org

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215-587-5661

The future of humanity passes by way of the family.

– Pope St. John Paul II, Familiaris Consortio 86

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Mission and Vision

The Office for Life and Family of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, exists to promote, foster, and defend the richness of the gift that is the Church’s vision of the human being, focusing especially on the promotion and defense of the sacrament of marriage, the family as the domestic church, and the sanctity of every human life from conception until death. It operates under the particular national-level guidance from the USCCB’s Committees on Laity, Marriage, Family Life, and Youth as well as the Committee on Pro-Life Activities and Religious Liberty.

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About the Office for Life and Family

Forming Families to Evangelize the Culture

The OLF provides a comprehensive understanding of human nature, the person, marriage, and family which is faithful to the Church’s magisterium, and does so in order to support the Church in Philadelphia and its members in their efforts to grow in holiness in a culture which increasingly questions and lives at a distance from the Church’s vision of nature, marriage, family, biotechnology, and ethics. This is reflected in the particular resources provided, the advocacy engaged upon, and in the ministries coordinated, supervised, and cooperated with, each of which present a beautiful unity of theory and pastoral practice. The OLF is responsible for the supervision and oversight of all ministries in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia that serve the causes of life, dignity, marriage and family. This includes:

Marriage Preparation and Enrichment

Bioethics, Natural Family Planning, and Fertility Issues

Respect Life Ministries and Advocacy

Bereavement, Prison Ministry, and more