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 Church Copy Share Image
We are a people unafraid to welcome 'your tired, your poor, your huddled masses,' because we measure others by the quality of… — Blase J. Cupich Future Copy Share Image
The existence of slavery cast the shadow of hypocrisy over the otherwise noble proclamation of the rights to life, liberty and the… — Blase J. Cupich Freedom 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 Believe Copy Share Image
Getting to know people as they are is very, very important. — Blase J. Cupich Getting Copy Share Image
Racism can be called our nation's own specific 'original sin.' — Blase J. Cupich Nation Copy Share Image
We Catholics have been in the forefront in defending the dignity of the human person. Clericalism is a direct violation of human… — Blase J. Cupich Dignity Copy Share Image
We have to learn. We have to listen to where people are. We have to listen to where the Spirit is working… — Blase J. Cupich Communication Copy Share Image
Schooling people in the ways of ongoing discernment produces a greater receptivity to the tradition of the church and at the same… — Blase J. Cupich Church 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
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
We have never owned, as a country, the damage done not only to people who were enslaved but to future generations in… — Blase J. Cupich Country 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 Believe 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 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
Society cannot escape what is essentially a moral question: When does human life deserve legal protection from the state? And society certainly… — Blase J. Cupich Character 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 Become Copy Share Image
The open and generous nature of the American people has the capacity to astonish and push boundaries. We crowdfund, sign petitions, dump… — Blase J. Cupich American Copy Share Image
We have to be sure we don't pigeonhole one group as though they're not part of the human family, as though there's… — Blase J. Cupich Big Copy Share Image
The nation's children, families, poor, workers, and senior citizens deserve more than lip service. They deserve more than outrage. They deserve real… — Blase J. Cupich Action 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 Another 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
Once we begin to make our churches safety zones in a military-style approach, we're going to lose something of the character of… — Blase J. Cupich Character 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
