During the sermon Father Flynn says, “The message of the constellations- had he imagined it because of his desperate circumstance? Or had he seen Truth once and now had to hold on to it without further reassurance?” (Stanly 14) This phrase that Father Flynn stats talks about how the relationship between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn is. Sister Aloysius had seen truth once eight years ago at St. Boniface where a priest she noted had to be stopped. Knowing what had happen eight years ago made Sister Aloysius become very cautious with other priest especially when it came to protecting her students. Then when Father Flynn started acting differently when Donald Muller returned from his office Sister Aloysius begins to doubt Father Flynn. “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty” (Shanley 14). It is Sister Aloysius doubt that makes her begin to pay more attention to Father Flynn and his actions. The doubt that Sister Aloysius has towards Father Flynn when he explains to her why Donald Muller went to his office in the first place and the reason why he did not say a thing was to protect him from being kicked out of the altar boys had only grown Sister Aloysius doubt. Sister Aloysius doubt grow so much that she was certain that something was going on between Donald Muller and Father Flynn. Father Flynn first sermon was the most important one because it set a tone on how doubt effects people and act upon uncertainty. However even without a sermon Shanley still finds a way to show the relationship between Father Flynn and Sister
During the sermon Father Flynn says, “The message of the constellations- had he imagined it because of his desperate circumstance? Or had he seen Truth once and now had to hold on to it without further reassurance?” (Stanly 14) This phrase that Father Flynn stats talks about how the relationship between Sister Aloysius and Father Flynn is. Sister Aloysius had seen truth once eight years ago at St. Boniface where a priest she noted had to be stopped. Knowing what had happen eight years ago made Sister Aloysius become very cautious with other priest especially when it came to protecting her students. Then when Father Flynn started acting differently when Donald Muller returned from his office Sister Aloysius begins to doubt Father Flynn. “Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty” (Shanley 14). It is Sister Aloysius doubt that makes her begin to pay more attention to Father Flynn and his actions. The doubt that Sister Aloysius has towards Father Flynn when he explains to her why Donald Muller went to his office in the first place and the reason why he did not say a thing was to protect him from being kicked out of the altar boys had only grown Sister Aloysius doubt. Sister Aloysius doubt grow so much that she was certain that something was going on between Donald Muller and Father Flynn. Father Flynn first sermon was the most important one because it set a tone on how doubt effects people and act upon uncertainty. However even without a sermon Shanley still finds a way to show the relationship between Father Flynn and Sister