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 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 Alike Copy Share Image
We don't need more divisive language or programs and policies that are going to tear the fabric of the nation apart. — Blase J. Cupich Divisive 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
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 Change 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 Faith 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… — Blase J. Cupich Essence Copy Share Image
We must band together to call for gun-control legislation. We must act in ways that promote the dignity and value of human… — Blase J. Cupich Amendment Copy Share Image
I commend the parents who are sending their children to a Catholic school, because they're making a sacrifice, and they're paying twice… — Blase J. Cupich Children Copy Share Image
I was really grateful to have a chance to have some really in-depth study about the power of language using a philosopher… — Blase J. Cupich Chance 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 African american 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 Abortion 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 Church 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 Education 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… — Blase J. Cupich Communication 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 Clericalism Copy Share Image
The Second Amendment was passed in an era when organized police forces were few and citizen militias were useful in maintaining the… — Blase J. Cupich Era 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
Chicago is highly segregated, a fact that both causes and compounds the problems we face in bringing an end to violence. — Blase J. Cupich Chicago 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 Door Copy Share Image
Our people's faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge. — Blase J. Cupich Challenge Copy Share Image
Ultimately, it is only the witness who convinces people, not the teacher. — Blase J. Cupich Only Copy Share Image
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 Back 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
Bishops need to resist the defensiveness that institutions often fall back on in crisis moments. — Blase J. Cupich Bishops Copy Share Image
We realize there is no political party or politician who fully takes into consideration the issues the church is about. This is… — Blase J. Cupich Church Copy Share Image
There should be reluctance to make a national policy so inflexible that it fails to take into account the country's diversity. — Blase J. Cupich Country Copy Share Image
I don't want the abnormal or something special. I want to have a normal life. — Blase J. Cupich Life Copy Share Image
We're all different; we all have our ways of understanding ourselves and the way we live our lives and struggle with our… — Blase J. Cupich Alike Copy Share Image
I would say that every pope has had people within his administration who have had difficulties one way or another with his… — Blase J. Cupich Difficulties 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 Begin 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
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
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 Believe Copy Share Image
