Talking about Faith

Friar Paul Gawlowski - pastor of St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish

in San Francisco, California

At St. Paul of the Shipwreck Parish in San Francisco, California, the pastor – Conventual Franciscan Friar Paul Gawlowski – encourages his parishioners to be open about their faith-lives. Specifically to provide answers to questions that parishioners might have about their Roman Catholicism and Christianity in general, St. Paul of the Shipwreck periodically holds meetings of the Inquirers Group. At the meetings lay and religious people meet and communicate on issues of faith in an open and welcoming way.

Over our lifetimes our faith grows and evolves

We human beings are naturally curious and ever changing creatures. We therefore cannot assume that our perception of the world as well as our beliefs will remain frozen in time. St. Paul of the Shipwreck’s Inquirers Group fills a need that we have to explore our faith and deepen it as we learn from our fellow brothers and sisters who are explorers of faith themselves.

Members of the St. Paul of the Shipwreck community

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