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In the fall of every year as I watch the next generation returning to school to begin anew their journey into tomorrow, I wonder how best to tell them what faith is all about. I invite you to join my pondering.

Two stories immediately come to mind. One is from Luke: The apostles said to the Lord. "Increase our faith," and he answered, "If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, 'Be uprooted and transplanted in to the sea,' and it would obey you."

The other story concerns a bishop who was asking some children questions from the catechism before their first c...