BEING CATHOLIC
JAMES TISSOT (FRENCH, 1836-1902). THE WOMAN WITH AN ISSUE OF BLOOD (L’HÉMOROÏSSE), 1886-96
The Creed: Our saving faith
by Patrice J. Tuohy
Patrice J. Tuohy is publisher of VISION on behalf of the National Religious Vocation Conference and CEO of TrueQuest Communications.
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TAPPING into Jesus’ healing power is exactly what a billion Catholics do at every Mass in every corner of the globe when they recite the Creed— our well-honed profession of faith.
The Creed took centuries to develop and will take more than the lifetime of each believer to fully comprehend, but its main truth and saving grace is disarmingly simple: You are loved.
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NE OF THE MOST ENLIGHTENING descriptions of the saving power of faith is Luke’s account of the woman with the hemorrhage. Jesus and his disciples are making their way through a crushing crowd when Jesus suddenly asks, “Who touched me?” Seriously? his disciples must have thought. Peter finally states the obvious, “Master, the crowd is pushing and pressing on
