Father Len explains what causes a loss of faith and gives listener Jennifer some ideas for finding her lost faith.

Highlights, Ideas, and Wisdom

Father Len explains the difference between faith and belief.
Faith is like a muscle. If you don’t use it, it will atrophy and you’ll lose it.
Faith is like a seed. It’s a gift from God. We must prepare the soil in which it grows. The soil is our hearts. The best means for preparing the soil is prayer and reflection.
Faith is like water. It needs a path to flow. Prayer and reflection dig the “trench” that allows faith to flow.
Prayer and reflection are habits that give birth to faith.
Father Len introduces one of his favorite tools for feeding and deepening his faith, “The Daily Examen” created by St. Ignatius.
The daily practice of gratitude will make you a happier person and deepen your faith.
“Feeling Good: the New Mood Therapy” by David D Burns M.D.
Life is a matter of negotiating problems.
Troubles in life do not cause faith to evaporate. Quite the opposite. We can find the presence of Christ in all of our problems.
“God whispers to us in our good times, but shouts to us in our pain.” – CS Lewis