Can I Believe Without a Church?

What feeds your relationship with God? Why do we belong to a church and a community? In the episode, Father Gene shares that belonging to a community increases our vision and strengthens our relationship with God. The church allows us to see things differently, and it allows us to be in tune with creation and with challenges that are present in our world.

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