Christian Witness Is Concrete: Words Without Actions

Christian Hope Is Not A Ghost And It Does Not Deceive. It Is A Theological Virtue And Therefore, Ultimately, A Gift From God That Cannot Be Reduced To Optimism, Which Is Only Human. God Does Not Mislead Hope; God Cannot Deny Himself. God Is All Promise.

Like Mary, May We Nurture The Light Born Within Us At Christmas. May We Carry It Everywhere In Our Daily Lives.

As Long As The Problems Of The Poor Are Not Radically Resolved By Rejecting The Absolute Autonomy Of Markets And Financial Speculation And By Attacking The Structural Causes Of Inequality, No Solution Will Be Found For The World’s Problems Or, For That Matter, To Any Problems.

Gratitude Is A Flower That Blooms In Noble Souls.

Unfortunately, What Is Thrown Away Is Not Only Food And Dispensable Objects, But Often Human Beings Themselves, Who Are Discarded As 'unnecessary.' For Example, It Is Frightful Even To Think There Are Children, Victims Of Abortion, Who Will Never See The Light Of Day; Children Being Used As Soldiers, Abused And Killed In Armed Conflicts; And Children Being Bought And Sold In That Terrible Form Of Modern Slavery Which Is Human Trafficking, Which Is A Crime Against Humanity.