WITNESS TO HOPE

JUST WHEN I READ THAT A CONFERENCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE EXPERTS CONFIRMS MY BELIEF THAT THE SPACE FILLED BY PARENTS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY THE SCHOOLS, THE MEDIA AND THE STREETS AND JUST WHEN I WONDER HOW MUCH WORSE OUR UNMORAL REALITY CAN GET, I ENCOUNTER SOME ENCOURAGING INFORMATION REGARDING OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS LEADING FRUITFUL LIVES. I AM WITNESS TO HOPE.

TWIN BROTHERS FROM A DEVOUT, CATHOLIC FAMILY OF THIRTEEN CHILDREN HAVE JUST BEEN ORDAINED PRIESTS. THE POPE SAYS THAT COME HELLISH HERESY OR TSUNAMIS OF COMPLAINTS, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH WILL NOT ALTER ITS POSITION THAT CHRISTIANITY IS A REVELATION AND CHRIST'S RESURRECTION IS ITS CENTRAL FACT. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF IS A CAREER MARINE AND A PRACTICING CATHOLIC WHO DEPENDS ON GOD DAILY. THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY, ALIVE AND WELL, STILL RECOGNIZES SPECIAL VOLUNTEERS FOR THEIR CHARITABLE WORKS, LIKE A LOCAL WOMAN, MARRIED FOR 51 YEARS WHO STILL KEEPS HER FAITH.

I'LL LEAVE DISCOURAGEMENT AT THE TOMORROW'S DOOR EVEN AFTER HEARING ABOUT ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOCIETAL FAILURE, PATRICK KENNEDY. ONE BAD APPLE WON'T SPOIL MY BUSHEL FILLED WITH EXAMPLES OF GOOD.