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To enroll with Jesus as our teacher is not like applying to a prestigious university where a small percentage of elite applicants are admitted.? This Jewish rabbi has his door wide open.? “Come to me.”

Authentic discipleship is a way of being, not becoming, that shapes our lives.

Discipleship is a voluntary response to love, requiring constant examiniation of motives, ongoing communication and never ending learning.

In his “spiritual autobiography,” Long Have I Loved You, he spoke directly to the concept of discipleship in his own life. We can find no better tribute to this man and no better contribution to this issue's theme of discipleship than to revisit his own words on the subject.

A Brief History of Walter J. Burghardt S.J. and his life as an example of discipleship

Reflecting on the life of Walter J. Burghardt S.J.

Qoutations on Discipleship