Iz vjere graditi kulturu života. Vjera kao zadani i uvijek novi izazov
To build a culture of life from the faith. faith as a “fixed” challenge but one that is always new

Summary/Abstract: In his Apostolic Letter announcing the Year of the Faith, Pope Benedict XVI identified the need for renewal in the Church and spoke of a new evangelization that begins with believers themselves and consists of an authentic living of the faith. This article reflects on the Pope’s letter, offering a framework for authentic living and pointing to the boundaries that have to be crossed in order to fulfill that mission. The question is how to live the Year of the Faith, or, to be more precise, what such living means. The article shows that the quality of faith grows proportionally to the quality of life. Faith, when it is properly understood and when it is lived personally, helps us to relate in a better way to ourselves, to others and to the things around us. But faith is not declarative; it is not a mechanical profession; it is not sentimental or simply a feeling of belonging. Faith is an act of personal profession, of personal reliance, of consent and of transmission of Truth; Truth which the individual has accepted through evangelization. Faith is “life-based”, everyday repentance; it is an act of obedience and responsibility. And such acts are impossible without good deeds, without deeds of love through which the world becomes a better place in which to live.

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