32 ii ts ias as tpr ur ogcgel es st oo f m“ daekceo ns es nt rsuec toi fo no nwe i’ st hbi ne .l”i eI tf i f n ait o h r . de I r t u o nd re e c r o s n ta s n tr d uct th a is mo s r ta e ge per a so s na a l “transition” from communal faith into personal faith. It is a struggle that needs to hu anpdpe er snt atnodgi ni vgeabnidr tlhi v itnog ao untefwa i tvhe. r s i o n o f und It er i s s ta a nd cr in it g ica a l n s d tag m e e w an h i e n r g e . fa It ith is �in th d e s nf aei ct he .s sTa hr yi ss tirsu gt ghlee tsht aa tg eh ewl phs emr ea t us or imn ge ot nh ee rbeealilelyve,trying to form a more personal from we believe to I believe. To uthnede�rivsetansdtagtehsis offrotmhe thsoeupl, erthspisecctaivne boef i s d tr e u n g ti g � l i e e . d as the third stage of the soul; the 6 This struggle is the process the sl itfreu. cTt hu irse i st hteh emdeeavnei nl ogp mo fe nf at i tohf mf oer a on ni neg’ s- cl eovnesl tirnu cwt hi oi nc h. oI tn ei si s aal swoa rcea ol l fe hd i ss oe lwf -na wf aai tr he growth and transition.7 pasItnoraml y meinncisoturyntersetwtiintgh, pIa’mrentosfteinn cvoenryfrocnomtedmobny qtuheisstqioune:st“ion, in fact, it’s What happened to our children; when they are younger, they are very active in the Church (being altar boys and girls, very involved and willing to take part in the masses and other church activities), however, when they reach teenager’s age, it seems like they have never been to the church, they are not interested anymore in going to Church or getting involved in mass. They even ask this question, why do we need to go to Church every Sunday? t n h e i e s I d i d s fo s o u n r ’ e t a . H hsi a o g v w n e i e � v a ic e n a r y n , a t a t pd t e e h r q i s s u o a s n t t / e a m g a ee n , n s t t h w o e e r r r e w ’ f sh o o a r csoomuledonperowvihdoe caanny jokuirnndey owf ithsupthpeomrt,, aa cncs owme rp a nt hy etihr e mq uaensdt i ot on su n dwei rt hs toaunt d tbheei nmg, jtuodgrmemenaitnal. wTihtehyinnethede tfoaibthe ecnocmomuruangietdy during their intellectual struggle, e co xp m e m ri i m tm en en ta t t . ion and �irst endeavours at 8 Hopefully, they will et hx ips e sr ei ennscee i st hae rcaodni vc ae lr st iuornn. i nC go npvoeirnsti of nr o imn “ofwainthedg”.iven” (through nurture) to “faith 9 Owned Faith (Early Adulthood) s in e v a Ao r f c lv t h e e i r d n , g g it o f ai c n i a t g h n t l a e h n a r d d o u g t a o h l l a t t h n h e e e w s s t t f a o r g u r e m g g le o o s f f understanding faith. There is a tprearnssofnoar ml af at iiot hn. f rIotm’ s “ ct ha el l ecdr o wo wd nf aeidt h ” fiani tt ho banecdauusnedethrestfaanitdhinggr;owth takes a new form from the crowd faith (btehliosnigsi nwghtaot ownee bc oeml i emv eu)niint y,t h e c o n t e x t o f into personal fma iatthu re( tdh, isst roi sn gwahnadt p eI r sboenlai el vfea)i t. h .I tI t iiss n oa lcoonmgmerunthitey fa(tithhe ocfrotwhed),pabreunttsitoristhae personal faith and becomes an owned 8 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 120. 9 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 57. 7 Elizabeth Liebert, Changing Life Patterns, Adult DPaeuvleilsotpPmreesnst, 1in9S4p4i)r,i9tu9a. l Direction (New Jersey: 6 Harry R. Moody and David Carrol, The Five Stages of the Soul (London: Rider, 1998), 177.
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