Blase J Cupich Quotes

'Dialogue' is not a dirty word; it's our word.
Abortion is a searing and divisive public policy issue precisely because two significant sets of rights are in conflict, and no matter which set of laws it enacts, society must choose between those rights.
Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments.
Catechesis, preaching, and passing on the faith must not only be about educating the members of our communities in the content of our tradition. This is important, but it must equally be about developing their spiritual sensitivity to the ways God manifests His presence and action in the world.
Chicago is highly segregated, a fact that both causes and compounds the problems we face in bringing an end to violence.
Christ receives people; because of that mercy, conversion happens.
Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges.
Collaborative governance needs to be more than calling on the advice and competence of others to make up for our episcopal shortcomings. Rather, governance involves seeking how God is revealing his work through others in the community.
Every school that I have ever attended, except for kindergarten, I went to a Catholic institution.
For me, the real goal is how do we make vibrant and vital faith communities that are sustainable for the long run.
Getting to know people as they are is very, very important.
Here are the ingredients of a tragedy: untreated mental illness, a society where life is cheap and crime is glamorized, and a ready supply of firearms.
Hope in the future is deeply rooted in our national psyche. It is part of the soul of our nation.
I always tell myself... that the faith I have is a gift, so I shouldn't take that for granted. And so when people are struggling and feel they have no faith at all, I shouldn't say, 'Well, it's their fault.'
I am never bored in my ministry because I continually see the impact of God in people's lives.
I commend the parents who are sending their children to a Catholic school, because they're making a sacrifice, and they're paying twice for their child's education: They're paying the tuition, and they're paying taxes.
I did my doctoral dissertation on the lectionary readings that we use at mass and how you have biblical texts that have been taken out of their original Bible context and put together for mass, and now they form a new text. Out of that new text, there is an interplay of new meaning.
I don't want the abnormal or something special. I want to have a normal life.
I grew up in a family of nine children, and I know there has to be a back and forth and a listening.
I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed.
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