Our people's faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Clericalism is a form of elitism in which some are viewed as having special rights and privileges. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church is an enormous footprint in Chicago, doing a lot of good. That aspiration is felt by a lot of… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
People think sometimes there is a 'Catholic vote' because of one particular issue. This demeans who we are as a Catholic community.… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
This business of demonizing or pre-defining people by the way they look, the religion that they practice, or where they came from… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Some of the greatest Christians I know are people who don't actually have a kind of faith system that they believe in.… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
For me, the real goal is how do we make vibrant and vital faith communities that are sustainable for the long run. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Those who do not think religious organizations should have an opinion on climate change misunderstand the former and the moral dimension of… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
The long arc of history that recounts the Catholic Church's embrace of people of all faiths and none in providing health, education,… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I did my doctoral dissertation on the lectionary readings that we use at mass and how you have biblical texts that have… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Catechesis, preaching, and passing on the faith must not only be about educating the members of our communities in the content of… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
We're not a Church of preservation but rather a Church of proclamation. To achieve this end, we must be open to significant,… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Voting for a candidate solely because of that candidate's support for abortion or against him or her solely on the basis of… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I would say the synodal church is like the word itself. It is 'a going on the way together,' and it is… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
People are looking for a way in which their spiritual life can be deepened. They are finding it in some of our… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
There is a synergy between the way Croatians approach life and the way Jesuits do. Croatians are very real about situations. We don't gloss… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Chicago is highly segregated, a fact that both causes and compounds the problems we face in bringing an end to violence. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
We have always wanted to make sure that we start the conversation by saying that all people are of value and their lives should… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
People are looking for a way in which their spiritual life can be deepened. They are finding it in some of our Catholic parishes… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Let's face it: grandparents are very important to family systems. You're babysitters, but you also instill values in children that sometimes skip a generation. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Once a bishop is appointed, in terms of governance, we are semi-autonomous. It's not like we are branch managers of a bank or something. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Voting for a candidate solely because of that candidate's support for abortion or against him or her solely on the basis of his or… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
For generations, our political life was distorted by the influence of public officials whose foremost goal was to preserve the essence, if not the… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
I did my doctoral dissertation on the lectionary readings that we use at mass and how you have biblical texts that have been taken… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
We help immigrants because we are an immigrant nation, and we are an immigrant church. We've always done that; this is nothing new to… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Our schools must be places where all are respected and the values of tolerance and peacemaking are taught and nurtured. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
In the 40 years that I've been a priest and the 17 as a bishop, I have experienced people coming at things in a… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
Science can and should inform debate about abortion and the law. But science does not resolve questions of moral value and moral choice. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we're more comfortable… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share
