I grew up in a family of nine children, and I know there has to be a back and forth and a… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
I think that education is a pathway out of poverty for many people. It was for our family. — Blase J. Cupich Education Copy Share Image
Our people's faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge. — Blase J. Cupich Challenge Copy Share Image
I am never bored in my ministry because I continually see the impact of God in people's lives. — Blase J. Cupich God Copy Share Image
Every school that I have ever attended, except for kindergarten, I went to a Catholic institution. — Blase J. Cupich Catholic Copy Share Image
Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments. — Blase J. Cupich Bishops Copy Share Image
Racism can be called our nation's own specific 'original sin.' — Blase J. Cupich Nation Copy Share Image
Just as Cardinal Bernardin proposed that an of ethic of life be consistently applied to unite all the life issues, we need… — Blase J. Cupich Church Copy Share Image
We budget quite a bit of money every year in order to assist people who are migrating here, people who are trying… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Realities are greater than ideas. Because sometimes ideas can separate us unnecessarily. So let's attend to the realities that we have to… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Abortion is a searing and divisive public policy issue precisely because two significant sets of rights are in conflict, and no matter… — Blase J. Cupich Abortion Copy Share Image
Once kids begin to realize that they are connected to a greater good and greater whole, then that will lessen the possibility… — 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… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Here are the ingredients of a tragedy: untreated mental illness, a society where life is cheap and crime is glamorized, and a… — Blase J. Cupich Amendment 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 Catholic church Copy Share Image
Collaborative governance needs to be more than calling on the advice and competence of others to make up for our episcopal shortcomings.… — Blase J. Cupich Advice Copy Share Image
I believe the assertion that every human life has an inherent and inalienable value will only be strengthened if we apply this… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
We have to believe in the mercy and grace of God to trigger conversion rather than the other way around: that you're… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
We are called to care for those sickened by pollution, house those displaced by environmental calamities, and heal the spirits of those… — Blase J. Cupich Environmental Copy Share Image
I want to be a partner with business, labor, civic leaders, foundations, other churches so that we can work together... If I… — Blase J. Cupich Business 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 Bible 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
The death penalty confronts us with a penetrating moral question: Can even the monstrous crimes of those who are condemned to death… — Blase J. Cupich Death Copy Share Image
I don't want the abnormal or something special. I want to have a normal life. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
We don't need military weapons in our society. We're not supposed to be at war with one another. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Racism is a sin and has no place in the church, including the Archdiocese of Chicago. — Blase J. Cupich Chicago Copy Share Image
Ultimately, it is only the witness who convinces people, not the teacher. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Hope in the future is deeply rooted in our national psyche. It is part of the soul of our nation. — Blase J. Cupich Future Copy Share Image
We have to become involved in the political process - if we don't like it, we can change it. — 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 Clericalism Copy Share Image
I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed. — Blase J. Cupich Bishop Copy Share Image
