Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Joseph Edward Kurtz

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American priest Joseph Edward Kurtz.
Last updated on November 22, 2024.
Joseph Edward Kurtz

Joseph Edward Kurtz is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky from 2007 to 2022. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Knoxville in Tennessee from 1999 to 2007. Kurtz was president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) from 2013 to 2016.

Within the context of listening and understanding and walking with people together, we discover anew what were the teachings of Jesus, what he presented to us. — © Joseph Edward Kurtz
Within the context of listening and understanding and walking with people together, we discover anew what were the teachings of Jesus, what he presented to us.
There are so many opportunities where people are thirsting: young people who are preparing for Confirmation, young adults who are searching, people of every age. There's a great thirst, I think, of people to come to understand and to belong to the Church of Christ.
Our Holy Father... is very clear that, of course, the teachings of the Church must be preserved and passed on. However, we need to do this in a way that the Holy Father says is creative. We need to do it in a way that we look for new strategies that address the hearts of people.
Our Holy Father says every one of us is in need of conversion, beginning with ourselves. We are all in need of the grace of Jesus Christ to receive the Gospel.
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