{"id":19884,"date":"2015-08-19T19:55:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T00:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/?p=19884"},"modified":"2015-08-19T19:55:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T00:55:58","slug":"doubts-difficulties-and-disobedience-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2015\/08\/doubts-difficulties-and-disobedience-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Doubts, Difficulties and Disobedience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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My article for Aleteia this week<\/a> discusses the difference between genuine doubt and difficulties in the faith.<\/p>\n

The English Cardinal and theologian, Blessed John Henry Newman wrote, \u201cTen thousand difficulties do not make one doubt.\u201d What he means is that there is a difference between a doubt and a difficulty.<\/p>\n

We wouldn\u2019t be thinking through our faith with much depth or attention if we\u00a0didn<\/em>\u2019<\/em>t\u00a0<\/em>have some difficulties. After all, the things we propose as true in the Catholic faith stretch the human mind and heart.<\/p>\n

The way to distinguish between a doubt and a difficulty is that\u00a0the person with a difficulty says, \u201cHow can that be so?\u201d whereas a person who doubts says, \u201cThat can\u2019t be so!\u201d The first statement expresses difficulty, but willingness to believe. The second statement expresses cynicism and unwillingness to submit to the Church\u2019s teachings. The person with difficulties says, \u201cI believe, Lord; help my unbelief!\u201d The person with doubts says, \u201cI don\u2019t believe Lord, and don\u2019t bother to help my unbelief!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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