III. The Characteristics of Faith

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Now, however, “we walk by faith, not by sight”;⁴⁹ we perceive
God as “in a mirror, dimly” and only “in part”.⁵⁰
Even though enlightened by him in whom it believes, faith is often lived in
darkness and can be put to the test. the world we live in often seems very far
from the one promised us by faith. Our experiences of evil and suffering,
injustice and death, seem to contradict the Good News; they can shake our faith
and become a temptation against it.

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH