Confession has been my habitual homecoming since I was a child. It is a consolation and a joy, and such joy, our faith teaches us, is meant for everyone. It is our vocation to bring it to as many people as possible. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
You were part of a parish life. It was a great community to grow up in. I just was impressed by our parish priests. After a while, I began to think maybe I could do that. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
Our God who created all of us is the God who calls all of us to care for one another. I think that’s going to be one of the big, big challenges of the future, helping refocus on the needs of others. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
Children need to have a home. I don’t mean a physical four walls and a room. There needs to be an emotional and spiritual and loving place in life. That’s what a family is. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
I can say with total conviction that it was the Holy Spirit that chose, guided the election of Pope Francis. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
God’s revelation has always been in deeds. God’s interventions in history have always been in deeds, in actions. Then there are those who interpret the actions, and then there are those who write down the interpretations of the actions. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
People of faith should be able to have confidence in their right to freely express and live their beliefs. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
No one should be forced to violate one’s conscience, nor should anyone be forced out of service of the common good because there are some things their conscience tells them they cannot do. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
The freedom to be able to offer education, human services, and health care in accordance with our own identity as a church should not be denied us simply because there may be the perception of a political majority who favors a new understanding of the American tradition of pluralism. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
Those people who think they know the Gospel, and it doesn’t have any meaning for them, they’re the people we have to find a way to touch, to invite once again to the embrace of Christ. Donald Wuerl Read Quote
