“I entered the diocesan seminary. I liked the Dominicans, and I had Dominican friends. But then I chose the Society of Jesus, which I knew well because the seminary was entrusted to the Jesuits. Three things in particular struck me about the Society: the missionary spirit, community and discipline.” WellsSpiritThreeJesusCommunityParticularDisciplineMissionaryThree ThingsSeminaryJesuit Book:My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change Source: My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change
“God knows we have our own demons to be cast out, our own uncleanness to be cleansed. Neurotic anxiety happens to be my own particular demon, a floating sense of doom that has ruined many of what could have been, should have been, the happiest days of my life, and more than a few times in my life I have been raised from such ruins, which is another way of saying that more than a few times in my life I have been raised from death - death of the spirit anyway, death of the heart - by the healing power that Jesus calls us both to heal with and to be healed by.” KnowsWayShouldHeartHas BeensHappensSpiritJesusMy OwnHealingParticularAnxietyShould HaveRaisedCastsHealRuinsDemonRuinedFloatingAnother WayCould Have BeenDoomGod KnowsHealedNeuroticShould Have Been Author:Frederick Buechner
“Faith, Hope & Love. Faith is directed towards God, love towards others (both within the Christian fellowship and beyond it) and hope towards the future, in particular, the glorious coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Similarly, faith rests of the past; love works in the present; hope looks to the future. Every Christian without exception is a believer, a lover and a hoper. Faith, hope and love are three sure evidences of regeneration by the Holy Spirit.” LooksChristianPastSpiritThreeJesusChristLordParticularLoversHolyEvidenceJesus ChristAnd LoveBelieverGod LoveHoly SpiritGloriousExceptionFellowshipOur LordLord Jesus ChristRegenerationHope And LoveFaith HopeLooking To The FutureOur Lord Jesus ChristFaith In LovePast LoveHope LoveFaith Hope And LoveChristian FellowshipFaith Hope Love Book:The Message of Thessalonians Source: The Message of Thessalonians
“I remember one particular moment (I don't actually know how old I was, but I guess around 7 or something like that) when I remember actually weeping. I was by myself in a room in the house, and I was just crying because I realized how much Jesus loved me.” KnowsMomentsRememberHouseJesusRoomsKnow HowCryParticularI RealizedWeepingJesus Love Author:N. T. Wright