Blase J. Cupich

There should be reluctance to make a national policy so inflexible that it fails to take into account the country's diversity. ”

We are a people who have learned repeatedly throughout our history that economic distress can help us to appreciate that there are other ways to be rich that are not financial or even material. ”

We budget quite a bit of money every year in order to assist people who are migrating here, people who are trying to enter into our society and be a part of the American dream. ”

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 her race is to promote an intrinsic evil. To do so consciously is indeed sinful. That is behavior incompatible with being a Christian. ”

Radical individualism can be very sad. ”

My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to let circumstance paralyze them. They knew sometimes you just had to take some new initiative. I think they passed that on to all of us... If you don't find a way, you make one. ”

Ultimately, it is only the witness who convinces people, not the teacher. ”

Pope Francis tells us who he is by pointing to Caravaggio's St. Matthew: 'Here, this is me, a sinner on whom the Lord has turned his gaze.' He is telling us that he has experienced the same rush of speechless wonder and graced love Caravaggio depicts in his painting. ”

Hope in the future is deeply rooted in our national psyche. It is part of the soul of our nation. ”

We realize there is no political party or politician who fully takes into consideration the issues the church is about. This is nothing new to us. ”