1 – “I Believe in God Who is”
Faith in God is more than recognition of the truth of the sentence “God exists”. It is a personal adherence of man to the Lord Almighty and the recognition of the truth that He has revealed. Faith is a special gift of God, which we receive when we ask for it.
Faith requires our free will and clear mind; it grows through prayer, the sacraments and listening to the Word of God.
Although faith is a personal act, freely undertaken by the individual, is not made in isolation. We also believe thanks to the testimony of others.
We have asked Fr. Freddie Warner (SMA – Society of African Missions), who shares with us about his personal faith and also gives few tips how to develop our own faith further…
Faith in God is more than recognition of the truth of the sentence “God exists”, it is a personal adherence of man to the Creator and the recognition of the truth that He has revealed. We believe not only in specific assertions, but we believe God, who reveals these truths to us.
yearoffaith.ie
This website which offers users month by month guides and supports through the Year of Faith has been developed by Julian and Maja Drapiewski. It is based on a similar website that was developed in Poland.
A key part of the monthly structure are video interviews, where Irish people from various background will share their take on particular truths of Faith.
This series of videos – entitled ‘Particles of Faith’ – will be hosted on iCatholic.