Blase J. Cupich

I think that the Pope has trust in every bishop that is appointed. ”

I grew up in a family of nine children, and I know there has to be a back and forth and a listening. ”

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. ”

Our people's faith is strong and sustains them even in times of challenge. ”

Some of the greatest Christians I know are people who don't actually have a kind of faith system that they believe in. But, in their activity, the way they conduct themselves, there's a goodness there. ”

I always tell myself... that the faith I have is a gift, so I shouldn't take that for granted. And so when people are struggling and feel they have no faith at all, I shouldn't say, 'Well, it's their fault.' ”

Catechesis, preaching, and passing on the faith must not only be about educating the members of our communities in the content of our tradition. This is important, but it must equally be about developing their spiritual sensitivity to the ways God manifests His presence and action in the world. ”

The open and generous nature of the American people has the capacity to astonish and push boundaries. We crowdfund, sign petitions, dump buckets of ice on ourselves, and embrace new ways of relating to our environment. ”

We have to become involved in the political process - if we don't like it, we can change it. ”

We're not a Church of preservation but rather a Church of proclamation. To achieve this end, we must be open to significant, if not revolutionary, changes in how the Archdiocese with its parishes and ministries is organized, how it's resourced, how it's staffed. ”