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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.

We Are Far From The So Called 'end Of History,' Since The Conditions For A Sustainable And Peaceful Development Have Not Yet Been Adequately Articulated And Realized.

The Imbalance Results From Ideologies Which Uphold The Absolute Autonomy Of Markets And Financial Speculation, And Thus Deny The Right Of Control To States, Which Are Themselves Charged With Providing For The Common Good.

May Every Church And Christian Community Be A Place Of Mercy Amid So Much Indifference.

How Many Innocent People And Children Suffer In The World! Lord, Grant Us Your Peace!