The Christian’s hope comes primarily from the fact that he knows that the Lord is working with us in the world, continuing in his body which is the Church – and, through the Church, in the whole of mankind – the Redemption which was accomplished on the Cross and which burst forth in victory on the morning of the Resurrection. This hope springs also from the fact that the Christian knows that other men are at work, to undertake actions of justice and peace working for the same ends. For beneath an outward appearance of indifference, in the heart of every man there is a will to live in brotherhood and a thirst for justice and peace, which is to be expanded.Pope Paul VI Octogesima Adveniens, 1971Contemplation begins and ends with stillness. A stillness of the body, and, muc
26 October 2013, The Tablet
The Living Spirit
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