HOPE: how we and our world need it!
A Catholic author, Clement Harrold, recently wrote: “Even when the world appears increasingly evil and the Church feels rampant with corruption, hope gives us the assurance that God is in control, that darkness will not prevail and our salvation is still guaranteed, provided we remain faithful to him. In this hope-filled Christian vision, the sufferings of our present life become not just tolerable but redemptive. As Pope Benedict wrote, ‘Suffering – without ceasing to be suffering – becomes, despite everything, a hymn of praise.’”