EXPLORE: Doubt & Faith
What is the relationship between faith and doubt? Artists, poets, theologians and ordinary people everywhere have explored this question for centuries. What is the relationship between faith and doubt like for YOU?
The Gospel reading is John 20:19-31, the story of Doubting Thomas, which we read and remember in church every year after Easter. How do we live with the big miracle of resurrection? What does the mystery mean in our daily lives?
The Gospel reading is John 20:19-31, the story of Doubting Thomas, which we read and remember in church every year after Easter. How do we live with the big miracle of resurrection? What does the mystery mean in our daily lives?
Here are some videos interpreting the story of Thomas. What would your own video interpretation look like? What parts of the story would you focus on? What questions would you include?
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The last week in April, we celebrate the birthday of Ella Fitzgerald, one of the Saints in the mural that fills St. Gregory's. Here is a recording of her and Louis Armstrong performing "It Ain't Necessarily So" from the musical Porgy and Bess. The context is that someone is trying to cause dissension in the community by second-guessing religion and the church. What does this song make you think about faith and doubt? How do sacred stories help us? Do they help us even when they are hard to believe?
Circumstances can affect our faith and doubts. Sometimes believing is easier in certain places or at certain times, and sometimes doubt or disbelief comes more quickly. Here's a song that looks at confident faith vs. questioning doubt. What do you think about when you hear this song?