Spiritual Shorthand

Posted at 8:42 AM ET, 04/22/2008

How Do You Define Faith?

As Pope Benedict XVI visits the Washington area, we'd like to hear your thoughts on faith, whatever your religion or creed may be. To make it a little more challenging, we're asking that you define faith in exactly six words, the same number that Ernest Hemingway used in what he is rumored to have called his greatest work: "For sale, baby shoes, never worn." We look forward to seeing what your six-word answers are to one of life's bigger questions.

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Posted at 8:33 AM ET, 04/22/2008

What Matters

The only thing that ultimately matters.

--Kathy Cumberland

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Posted at 8:32 AM ET, 04/22/2008

In the Breeze

Abstract life preserver, evidenced in breeze.

--R.Fournier

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Posted at 8:30 AM ET, 04/22/2008

Worth Living

That which makes life worth living.

--Naina Marbus

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Posted at 11:16 AM ET, 04/18/2008

No Downside

All or nothing gamble, no downside.

--Duke

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Posted at 11:15 AM ET, 04/18/2008

Greater Cause

Personal commitment to a greater cause.

--Tom Liddy of Chandler, Ariz.

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Posted at 11:13 AM ET, 04/18/2008

Safer Alternative

Believing because not believing is scary.

--Peter Zeller

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Posted at 5:04 PM ET, 04/17/2008

No Longer Believing

Believing when you no longer believe.

--Patrick Barker

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Posted at 4:53 PM ET, 04/17/2008

Life's Pathway

Life's pathway to God, self, others.

--Bassam Alshammaa

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Posted at 4:50 PM ET, 04/17/2008

Unknown Path

Placing trust in an unknown path.

--Mrs. P, in Baltimore

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Posted at 4:31 PM ET, 04/17/2008

Simplistic Substitute

Simplistic substitute to accepting our mortality.

--Spinky

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