Not exact matches
It is not always a dogmatic and insensitive cleric that inflicts pain and discouragement on those
whose faith calls them to seek a
deeper, more meaningful relationship with God than that marketed for mass (lowest common denominator) consumption by the institutional church.
This restless multitude, confused or orderly, the immensity of which terrifies us; this ocean of humanity
whose slow, monotonous wave - flows trouble the hearts even of those
whose faith is most firm: it is to this
deep that I thus desire all the fibres of my being should respond.
The only cure for this crippling influence is a strong and independent organized teaching profession,
whose members are protected against outside interference in the performance of their professional functions and who recognize and accept their responsibility for dealing knowledgeably and impartially not only with the proximate issues of life but also with the ultimate concerns of
faith through which the particulars of life gain their
deeper significance.
Like Charming Billy, Mr. Ives» Christmas is another whispered tale of a wounded saint, a man of
deep Catholic
faith whose seminarian son is senselessly murdered.
The ultimate goal of our study of Exodus is the
deeper understanding of and commitment to our
faith in him
whose love daily brings us again out of Egypt, out of bondage, out of all our besetting slaveries into the land of forgiveness, renewal, redemption, and love.
It's hard for me to knock a film
whose sole reason for being is to tell young adults heading off to college that they needn't be embarrassed by their
faith, that the blustering teasing in some pockets of our culture is skin
deep and not the serious refutation of Christianity they fear it is.