Pilgrims of Hope

To say that I had lost hope doesn’t even scratch the surface.

By definition, a pilgrim is “a person who journeys, especially a long distance, to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion.”

I wouldn’t describe myself as a hopeful person. Prior to this year, if you had asked me why, I would have said that I don’t think my brain is wired for hope. I am a realist through and through.

E.B. White, the author of the children’s book Charlotte’s Web, was married to Katherine, a devoted New England gardener. As his wife grew weaker from a terminal illness, White described her dedication.

The virtue of hope is often misconstrued as a mild, passive virtue. But Sacred Scripture uses strong language regarding hope.

The author of the Gospel of Luke includes the portrayal of an event the other evangelists omit.

It has always struck me that Christian hope is not at all like the colloquial, everyday hope so often bandied about in our lives.

Who do you want to present yourself as? What can you do to make things straight? Who do you want to be in faith?

This image is one dear to the Passionist Congregation it was originally given to our founder, St. Paul of the Cross, by Pope Clement XIV.

As a new year always starts, people set New Year’s resolutions to help them achieve a goal.