Sister Marie Lorraine Bruno, I.H.M.
By Sister Marie Lorraine Bruno, I.H.M. • Posted January 13, 2021
Pandemic, national upheaval, global unrest, protests, trends in national and world economies, health problems, racial discrimination and so on… One could go on with adding many other challenges and concerns the year 2021 faces. Are you overwhelmed and confused? I agree you have reason to be, but I submit to you that you should not be. You ask me: How can you say that? My reply: Hope.
What is the virtue of hope? At one of his weekly audiences Pope Francis spoke of hope: “As a gift of the Spirit, hope is both an anchor (cf. Heb. 6:18-19) giving us security amid the storms of life, and a ‘sail’ driving us forward towards the safe harbor of eternal life.”