The Ventures of Faith

   Following Christ can entail fear, risk, and uncertainty; but as St. John Newman boldly preaches, this reality reveals how crucially important and worthwhile it is to undertake such a venture.  "No one among us knows for certain that he himself will persevere, yet every one among us, to give himself even a chance of success at all, must make a venture, and in this consists the excellence and nobleness of faith."