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November 14, 2004 My Challenges of Faith One of the biggest thoughts constantly on my mind is whether or not to be a Diocesan or Jesuit priest. I want to give myself in service to God for the rest of my life because I feel that is the way to my happiness how I can become closest to God. And so, the question now has become, will I enter Kenrick-Glennon Seminary right after senior year, or will I go to college first, and then enter the Jesuit novitiate. For me, this is a great challenge of faith because I do not know what God wants me to do, and so I look for answers through people who I see God very active in. My problem then is that many people try to tell me one way or the other, and encourage me to come to their side, or either, especially since one side is Jesuits (this causes much heated debate, of course). This causes me to be continually stuck in the middle, because I have great faith in my friends on either side. This is probably the largest challenge to my faith in others, and my Faith in God, and belief that he will show me the way. Another challenge to my Faith is how I react to the culture around me. There is a steady stream of different ideas coming to me. Many are very good and informative, and shape who I am and who I am becoming. However, sometimes people�s words contradict and I must choose for myself what to believe and how I react. Many times, this culture contradicts what I believe and what I say, and on a very small level, my ideas and beliefs and Faith contradict some of my closest friends� beliefs. In order to carry on in a moral way and in a way which I believe to be leading me to the Truth, I turn to God and the Church to find answers. Finally, in this fast-paced world which encourages focus upon business and a money-making market, I want to find my path to being a charitable person. My Faith has led me to where I am today, a junior at St. Louis University High, and a young man with a good work ethic and good social habits. I continually think of God and how my Faith in him is not only in my mind, but how others see it through me.
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