Bishop Barbarito’s latest “Living the Truth in Love” column explores why Easter is a time of hope:
Resurrection: a hope that does not disappoint
We are in the Jubilee Year of Hope as initiated by Pope Francis with the theme of “Pilgrims of Hope” and the words of St. Paul from his letter to the Romans, “Hope does not disappoint” (5:5), as its foundation. Hope is a wide-ranging word which can imply different meanings in different contexts. It is both a noun and a verb which always anticipates something positive. It is associated with optimism, positive outlook, drive, enthusiasm and success. However, the hope which we are engaged with as pilgrims of hope has to do with all of these positive elements but transcends far beyond it.
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