In a recent New Yorker magazine article, an author wrote: “One’s devotion to something cannot be truly steadfast until it has withstood moments of doubt.” We in the Church are fond of saying that “Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” (Heb 11:1).
We believe that – and yet we find ourselves succumbing in times when our lives are in crisis. In September 2008, we asked several writers to reflect on that paradox and share their thoughts with us.