Everyone makes mistakes. Whether intentional or accidental, a mistake is a mistake and we often try to improve it. My mom always told me, “It only takes one mistake for people to call you bad, but a hundred good deeds for someone to call you good.” » For some reason, people have not applied this "virtue" to the Apostle Thomas. He was called “Doubting Thomas,” the one who did not believe until he saw the resurrected Christ before him and put his hands into his wounds. Why do we let this act of Thomas define him? Observing in more detail, it will become evident that St. Thomas had a strong faith in Christ, a faith that carried him through to his death. He had faith in Christ when none of the apostles did; he was even ready to go and die with Christ. He had a passionate love for Christ and a deep relationship with Christ that one can only hope to achieve. Of course, St. Thomas doubted, just as we sometimes do, but he also believed, and did so with an intensity that we can only hope to match. First, when Thomas said, “Let us go…and die with him” (John 11). :16) He meant it with all his heart. Jesus had decided to return to Bethany because Lazarus was dead. The apostles were very nervous about this. They had just fled the region because Jesus was threatened, and returning seemed to them to face death, like suicide (The New Theological Movement). Despite this, St. Thomas remained firm in his faith and urged the apostles to remain with Jesus even in almost certain death. He was the only apostle who was completely willing to accompany Jesus, which shows how close a relationship he had with Jesus. Jesus was not only his teacher, but also his friend, so he didn't want to hear about Jesus returning to Bethany alone. Was death a possibility? So... middle of paper... this point, but Thomas made it, and he completely believed it. A mistake is a mistake, and we often try to improve it. After the resurrection and ascension of Christ, Thomas's love, faith and devotion to Christ are strong and unwavering, a faith so strong that it converted groups of people who still thrive today, their population numbering in the millions. We call Thomas, unmarked, “Doubting,” but was he really? Is it so bad to say that he refused to raise hope only to have it taken away from him, so as not to have to relive the death of his close friend and teacher? Wouldn't we have done the same thing? On the contrary, we, as Catholics of 2012, should be nothing but immensely grateful to Thomas. Through him, Jesus paid us the ultimate compliment. “…You believe me because you see me? Jesus said to Thomas: “Blessed are those who believe without seeing me. » (John 20:29)