“Faith…is neither an abstract discourse nor a vague religious sentiment, but a personal encounter with Christ who gives new meaning to life.” “Without the vibrance of this encounter, Christianity becomes a soulless religious traditionalism…”
“Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience his closeness, his friendship, his love; only in this way does one learn to know him ever more and to love and follow him ever more. May this happen to each one of us.” (General Audience, 21/10/09)
“The joy of the Gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept his offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness.”
POPE LEO XIV: “How many people today simply do not hear the
invitation to encounter God? Faith is primarily a response to God’s
love…How often have we forgotten this truth and presented Christian
life mostly as a set of rules to be kept, replacing the marvellous
experience of encountering Jesus – God who gives himself to us – with
a moralistic, burdensome and unappealing religion that, in some ways,
is impossible to live in concrete daily life… What great need there is to
promote an encounter with God, whose tender love values and loves
the story of every person!” (from address on evangelising families, 28 May
2025)
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Pope John Paul II’s concerns about many baptized Catholics…
“Many of the baptized live as if Christ did not exist: the gestures and signs of faith are repeated, especially in devotional practices, but they fail to correspond to a real acceptance of the content of the faith and fidelity to the person of Jesus.” (Ecclesia in Europa,47)
Read an explanation of Faith by Pope Benedict XVI…
“Faith does not just mean accepting a certain number of abstract truths about the mysteries of God, of man, of life and death, of future realities. Faith consists in an intimate relationship with Christ, a relationship based on love of him who loved us first (cf 1Jn 4:11)” (homily in Poland, 26/05/06)