Hannah Kessinger Interview Report

I was raised going to a catholic school until high school, and there in catholic school they taught me what it meant to believe, love, and accept. I learned to believe when things cannot even be seen. I studied many things and went to church two times a week, once on wednesday and once on sunday. I was surrounded with people who were able to find hope even when it seemed like there was no way out, people who were able to believe when many couldn’t, and I was able to find that motivation too.

James Fowler developed his stages of faith after conduction in-depth interviews of 359 people. The sample subjects were predominately white, with equal numbers of males and females and included a wide range of ages, from three and a half to 84 years old. Fowler’s interviews consisted of 30 plus questions regarding the subject’s life experiences, relationships, values, commitments and religion. After analyzing the responses, Fowler placed each subject in one of six faith stages. The responses indicated that as the subject’s age increased, so did their stage of faith (Hutchison, 2015).

Saint Margaret School has a great impact on my faith. Each Day, I feel that we are growing closer and closer to God. God is extremely important in my life because He keeps me strong. When I feel that everything is wrong in my life, I pray to Him. Praying to God is important because, “God surely listens, understands and knows the hopes and fears you keep in your heart. For when you trust in His love, miracles happen.~unknown” God is also important to me because He has given us His one and only Son so that anyone who believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. This shows how much He truly cares for us.

As a child Mary’s mother, Hazel was a chartered member of “Beulah Seventh Day Adventist Church” (currently City Temple SDA Church). This is where Mary gained she introduction and devotion for Christ and the Adventist Faith. Attended Sabbath School, prayer meetings, Friday evening vespers and church school along with her older brother, Marvin was a foundation of life; Church was family and family was church. With her mother an active matron within the church, singing in the choir and serving in the Dorcas Society, tagging along to these activities quickly ignited in her a desire to sing and serve. A recognized desire for Family, church, friends, singing, and service that would remain

Her first college was even a Baptist College even though she stated that didn’t really matter to her. She would always turn to her religion during tough times when she was feeling down about killings happening around her and when she was afraid of the night riders is when she would start praying. When she was consistently going to Sunday church she would study hard but I don’t think the influenced her the most. I think she studied hard because that’s what she knew how to do and that’s what came easy for her. It seems to me that she was more forced to join the church and it was the pressure from her mother that made her join but it seems like it didn’t have that much of an effect on her life. It was just a part of her life for so long but it didn’t influence her the most. I think her religion was important in her development and in the way she thinks but it wasn’t the greatest influence on her

Presented with the task of assessing someone’s faith development required the answers to three essential questions. How has social learning played a part in the individual’s religious development? How has attachment played a part in the individual’s religious development? Upon answering these questions we must then evaluate the stages of faith development in which the individual is in according to James Fowler and David Elkind. After thorough evaluation has occurred the question pertaining to the role of doubt can then be answered. With these questions in mind, the theory that religious beliefs and adherence to spiritual faith are ultimately tested and proved during adolescence was the driving thought throughout the process of interviewing

Through thick and thin, Catholicism has been around for quite a long time. With millions of followers from around the globe, it has grown to become one of the largest religious faiths. Every single one of these Christians has their own unique story about how their faith has significantly affected their lives. In his book, George Weigel shares his experience as a Catholic growing up in late 1950’s and 1960’s in Baltimore.

One of the key core values of the Christian Liberal Arts Curriculum is faith. It is incorporated into every aspect of the experience, yet it is not forced upon me. I am allowed to believe and explore the different religious denominations without getting the cold shoulder. I am

She was raised as a catholic and attend a Roman Catholic Church back home. She states that her faith in very important to her because she prays every night and tries to read her Bible daily. She believes her faith gives her a purpose and mean in life. She explains that she is a spiritual person and understands clear ideas of what is right and wrong. She believes that she will go to heaven when she dies if she does “good deeds”. She has tried a few churches in America, but has not “felt connected”. She is hoping to find a church to go to in the future and also understand her faith more and feel “closer to God”.

Margaret Mary School, had the time of her life last summer attending Totus Tuus, a summer mission program for parish youth offered by Spiritus. Madeline enjoyed her experience so much, she shared her experience to her father and her father was very impressed by Spiritus work. Bob, Madeleine's father, mentions that he's never seen his daughter so excited about the Catholic Church. Bob also adds that he thinks it is very neat how they incorporate the kids with mass. Bob, who is Presbyterian, and his wife, who belongs to a Congregational church, said Madeline wasn’t raised Catholic. She went to public school through first grade and her parents enrolled her at St. Margaret Mary in second grade.When Madeline came home the first day of school praying, her parents were impressed. “It kind of put me back on my heels,” said Bob. “I went to the children’s Mass and then Madeline started asking to go to Mass all the time.” As you can see this ministry has left a huge impact on this family's life and spiritual life. Bob, started taking Madeline to more masses because she became so interested in her faith. He then thought to himself about converting to Catholicism. In the next year Bob converted and became a member to the church. If you think about this, imagine how many other kids got so excited about the Catholic Church. It’s insane how one kid can change an individual in the course of a year. Spiritus left a very big impact on this

Deeper conversations with Heather reveals that she comes from a religious Christian family, her parents have always

Kristen Meyer born on December 6th 1973 . Currently living in Spokane, Washington she works in the East Valley School District as a para Sub. This amazing woman that also goes by “mom” is such a great mother to me. I'm glad I get to call her my mother. I chose my mom to do this interview with not only because she was home at the time, but because she is an important figure in my life. A mother takes care of her child but my mom goes beyond that, she puts others needs in front of her own. She treats my good friends like their her own children, no matter blood or not my mom treats everyone with love. My mother’s obstacles,memories, and important people in her life, help me to know more about

Sarah, after hearing the news, told Cate that it was our family’s lack of faith—and specifically, Cate’s lack of faith—that caused the baby to die. We did not “claim” God’s healing for Hannah, and if we had done so she would have been born alive. The suffering from Hannah’s death was magnified by Sarah’s assertions, and our family is still grappling with both. It has broken my mother’s heart, caused my father to believe his lack of faith killed his grandchild, and made Cate suffer more than she

What is faith? Faith is something different to everyone. If you asked a hundred different people, it is possible that you would get many diverse answers. Religious faith and non-religious faith are two very distinct terms. Faith holds an extremely complex meaning when discussing it in the context of religion. Faith is a belief. That holds true to every religious and non-religious person. Every faith involves a decision. It is not about what we claim to believe, but what we actually do believe, that is true faith. Throughout this paper, I am going to discuss Christian faith, how it pertains to daily life and Christianity as a whole. I also intend to delve into George W. Forell's discussion of Christian faith and analyze and

Faith defines me: Since kindergarten I have always attended a catholic school. Going to a catholic high school influenced my decision to choose to DeSales to further my education. One of my extra electives I took at DeSales was Introduction to the Devout Life, so I could learn about the teachings of our school’s namesake. I also value praying which is something I do every night before bed, thanking God for three things that I was thankful for in my day and ask God to help me improve on one thing for the following day.