If Money And Material Things Become The

It's Best To Not Confuse Optimism With Hope. Optimism Is A Psychological Attitude Toward Life. Hope Goes Further. It Is An Anchor That One Hurls Toward The Future, It's What Lets You Pull On The Line And Reach What You're Aiming For And Head In The Right Direction. Hope Is Also Theological: God Is There, Too.

The Tyranny Of Relativism Is The Spiritual Poverty Of Our Time

For Just As Some People Want A Purely Spiritual Christ, Without Flesh And Without The Cross, They Also Want Their Interpersonal Relationships Provided By Sophisticated Equipment, By Screens And Systems Which Can Be Turned On And Off On Command. Meanwhile, The Gospel Tells Us Constantly To Run The Risk Of A Face-to-face Encounter With Others, With Their Physical Presence Which Challenges Us, With Their Pain And Their Pleas, With Their Joy Which Infects Us In Our Close And Continuous Interaction.

If Sadness Comes To You One Day With An Invitation, Tell It You Are Committed To Joy And Will Be Faithful To It Your Whole Life Long.

The Cross Is The Price Of True Love. Lord, Give Us The Strength To Accept And Carry Our Crosses!