Cardinal Blase Cupich on how the Mass can change your life

The Spiritual Life with Fr. James Martin, S.J.

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Christianity, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, joins James Martin, S.J., on “The Spiritual Life” podcast to talk about his vocation story, the spiritual power of the Mass, and the necessity of preaching the Gospel during tumultuous political times. Cardinal Cupich is the Archbishop of Chicago, one of three U.S. cardinals who currently runs a diocese, and is also a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. 00:00 Who is Cardinal Cupich? 2:32 Explaining Lectio Divina 5:33 Explaining the Liturgy of the Hours 8:17 Cardinal Cupich's vocation story 12:32 Prayer isn't just personal 19:40 How the Mass changes your life 25:48 The spiritual life of a bishop 29:12 Working with Pope Leo XIV 32:32 Being political vs. preaching the Gospel 37:00 Audience question: Why is Confession important? Links: Fr. Jim’s spiritual advice column on the Sacrament of Confession Cardinal Cupich's archdiocesan column Cardinal Cupich on retrieving the Consistent Ethic of Life Do you have a spiritual question for Fr. Jim? You can write to us at: thespirituallife@americamedia.org Become a subscriber today at Americamagazine.org/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Why does the term health care leave people feeling sick to their stomach? Maybe it's because instead
0:04.5	of being tied to health, the word seems to have a deeper connection to industries. At Catholic
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0:13.9	health care really cares, communities thrive, prevention is prioritized, and everyone has access to
0:19.9	care. Say it with me, health care.
0:22.6	Sounds better already.
0:24.6	Catholic Health Care, We Care, You Flourish.
0:27.6	Sponsored by the Catholic Health Association.
0:30.6	I tell people this all the time when they think about their participation in the Mass.
0:35.6	It is an opportunity for them to think bigger and to have an experience bigger about their life.
0:44.3	We invite people, pray my brothers and sisters that my sacrifice and yours will be acceptable to God, the Father Almighty.
0:51.3	So what that really is telling people is that the sacrifices that they
0:55.6	make, the sufferings that they have in their life, are really part of the bigger project of
1:00.4	Jesus redeeming the world, of saving the world, that we get to be a part of that.
1:09.3	Welcome to the spiritual life.
1:11.1	I'm Father Jim Martin.
1:12.3	On this podcast, we reflect on how people experience God in their prayer and in their daily lives.
1:17.9	And I'm joined by my wonderful producer, Maggie Van Dorn.
1:21.3	Maggie, good to be with you.
1:22.7	It's great to be here with you, Jim.
1:25.1	And we have a really exciting guest this time. We're speaking with Cardinal
1:30.2	Blaise Supich. Yeah, the Archbishop of Chicago, and he's had many other roles and has many
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