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One of the problems is that the religious orders that staffed these homes (and schools) were taken over by the left and now have nearly vanished.

Apb Chaput is orthodox in theology, very evangelically oriented, very pro-life and a supporter of natural marriage, and an excellent writer and speaker for orthodox Christianity. (Unfortunately, he’s not good on the Old Rite mass, although he tolerates it.)

But what he and many other short-sighted people don’t understand is that there was never a time when Catholic old age homes, hospitals, etc. were more needed than now.

The elderly are on Obama’s hit list, and even if Obama gives up office, I have little doubt that another “progressive” will be elected. And to “progressives,” progess means getting rid of anybody who they believe makes society less efficient: the elderly first, then the handicapped, and then anybody they don’t like.

The Church could stand up to this, but I think few if any of the bishops understand what’s at stake here.

"Apb Chaput is orthodox in theology, very evangelically oriented, very pro-life and a supporter of natural marriage, and an excellent writer and speaker for orthodox Christianity. (Unfortunately, he’s not good on the Old Rite mass, although he tolerates it.) But what he and many other short-sighted people don’t understand is that there was never a time when Catholic old age homes, hospitals, etc. were more needed than now."

I agree with your comments about Archbishop Chaput. I find him refreshing, positive, and challenging.

I doubt the decision to sell the nursing homes came easily. Unfortunately the archdiocese needs to strengthen its overall finances, and this is probably the main reason for the decision. The schools certainly are on tight budgets, and compensation levels reflect it. The pension plan is being phased out in favor of a defined contribution plan. This has a lot of people upset. Back when they could staff more of the school system with nuns and brothers, compensation could be lower. With an increasing proportion of lay teachers who need to support families, compensation costs have gone up. No easy answers.

The Hole Bevilacqua & Rigali was enourmous... parishioners moved out to suburbs and New Jersey decades ago..

Parishioners attending weekly mass had dropped to 70-110 250 attendees weekly in inner city along Cobbs creek parkway..
The suburbs have been paying in 40% weekly collections to sustain HQ & city parishes.

They can’t afford 10k a month in overhead with $300 in collections.

Chaput is increasing Vocations..

Chaput was $350 Million in the hole.