--  “Faith persists; obedience does not.”  (Andrew Greeley, Chicago Catholics and the Struggles Within their Church)

"A great deal of faith is in waiting, expecting more than in doctrines and practices.  Waiting for things to come clear. " (Paul O. Williams, “An Ambush of Shadow”)

"Maybe they should also pray for a full-blown crisis of faith. Crisis can allow the Spirit of Pentecost to rush into the collapsing ruins, hover over the chaos to bring about a new creation and incidentally clarify the priorities of life.    (Laurence Freeman, OSB, The Tablet, 9 July 2011) --