Hope not Optimism   Is your glass half full or half empty?  An optimist will, of course, say “half-full”.  In so doing, they are...

The Theological Virtues   We live in a complex and messy world. There is racism, wars and invasions, a changing climate, a cost-of-living...

The Limp and the Blessing   I came across a refreshing alternative reading to the story of God wrestling with Jacob, an angle I had never...

Our world is replete with empty hopes   I grew up in a world where hope prevailed.  I lived in hope, setting off each Saturday with hope...

Hope is all about what God is doing   The Psalms are awash with hope, as are the biblical prophets.   Isaiah 40:31   But they who wait...

I n 2007 the then Pope Benedict XVI issued a letter called Spe Salvi, the first two words of the full title: in hope we are saved . The...

HOPE2025 – Hope the gift of life eternal -  There are any number of powerful verses in Paul, verses that will no doubt appear to be...

HOPE – 2025 – Is there Hope in darkness?  -  Victor Frankle I am of the generation of those young people who were inspired by the book by...