People should be called the way that they want to be called rather than us coming up with terms that maybe we're… — 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
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 Copy Share Image
We are a people who have learned repeatedly throughout our history that economic distress can help us to appreciate that there are… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Some pro-life advocates focus almost exclusively on the rights and suffering of the unborn baby, while some pro-choice advocates focus equally exclusively… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
Pope Francis tells us who he is by pointing to Caravaggio's St. Matthew: 'Here, this is me, a sinner on whom the… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 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 or something. — 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 his or… — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed. — Blase J. Cupich Copy Share Image
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 Image