Father Chris Seith: “I have two thoughts here. One big reason to stay is given by St. Peter after being asked if he will leave: "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life." I simply cannot encounter the living Christ without the Church through her teachings and her sacraments.
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“The second reason is Christ's own witness of His love for me on the cross. When I was disgusting and living in the filth of my sins, He did not abandon me but stayed with me so that He might purify me..."
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