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Donald Wuerl

(1940) Catholic Priest

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Donald Wuerl is a Catholic priest, best known for Open to the Holy Spirit.

Quick Facts About Donald Wuerl

Born: November 12, 1940
Profession: Catholic Priest
Notable works: Open to the Holy Spirit

About Donald Wuerl

Donald William Wuerl is an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Washington from 2006 to 2018. He previously served as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle and Bishop of Pittsburgh. Pope Benedict XVI made him a cardinal in 2010.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Donald Wuerl

Those people who think they know the Gospel, and it doesn't have any meaning for them, they're the people we have to…

Again

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Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II…

Become

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Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our…

Been

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The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that…

American

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God's revelation has always been in deeds. God's interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those…

Actions

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I think the strength of the Catholic church is that when it does finally identify a problem, it works to resolve it.

Catholic

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In the pulpit, we're supposed to present the teaching with all of its unvarnished clarity, but when you step out of the…

Clarity

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Gods revelation has always been in deeds. Gods interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those…

Action

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One of the challenges of secularism is that it's not something outside us. In too many instances, secularism has so permeated the…

Allegiance

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What the church is really concerned about is what endures.

About

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When I was a young priest in the 1960s and 1970s, there was much experimentation and confusion in the Church. Teachers and…

Church

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There are serious problems that have to do with the environment, that have to do with the way in which we live…

Environment

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People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs.

Able

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The freedom to be able to offer education, human services, and health care in accordance with our own identity as a church…

Able

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Everything we see in a Catholic church is there for a single purpose: to tell a love story.

Catholic

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At the parish level, where the church lives and moves and breathes, that's where we need to be engaging our people much…

Anything

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I can say with total conviction that it was the Holy Spirit that chose, guided the election of Pope Francis.

Chose

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Our God who created all of us is the God who calls all of us to care for one another. I think…

Another

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Children need to have a home. I don't mean a physical four walls and a room. There needs to be an emotional…

Children

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You were part of a parish life. It was a great community to grow up in. I just was impressed by our…

After

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The things of Catholic life are never boring because we have such a rich tradition and so many stories to tell.

Because

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We sometimes get so caught up in one or another aspect of the teaching, we forget that if a person hasn't been…

Another

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No one should be forced to violate one's conscience, nor should anyone be forced out of service of the common good because…

Anyone

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