The key idea of the section is Catholic faith. It is explained in great depth in this chapter. We learn that Faith takes many things on our part. We must go periods of doubt and struggle, we must constantly make decisions, we have to take risks and we have a loving trust. We also learned what exactly faith is. It is graces from God; it is our free human response to accept God’s grace. Faith is certain; we can make decisions based on our Faith.  Faith seeks understanding, with it we want to get closer to God so we can know him and love him more. Lastly Faith is a virtue, it involves justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance.

1.      One of the most important things I want to remember is that knowing what to do can be extremely difficult when comes to making Faith decisions. A perfect example of this is in the The Mission where the Jesuits have to decide between fighting against the Spanish and Portuguese, or remaining peaceful non combatants.

2.      Another thing I want to remember is the movie The Mission. This is a great movie and I highly recommend it to everyone. It shows not only the historical events of the Jesuits trying to save a whole culture, but it shows how Faith can change your life and how hard it can be to decide what to do to follow your Faith when faced with difficult decisions.

3.      I also want to remember that Faith involves periods of doubt and struggle and that it takes risk. Remembering that these things are part of Faith can help me get through them knowing that almost everyone else experiences these things when growing in their Faith.

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One good question: Who was right about their decision to defend or not to defend the Indians using force Fr. Mendoza or Fr. Gabriel? Is there even a right answer?

I should try to be more les radical about my Faith. I’m no Fanatic or anything but I can think of plenty of times when I just believe something because I’m told it by an authority figure. I should try to find evidence in my beliefs and question the ones I’m not sure about.