“Optimism is a matter optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don't want to see. Hope, on the other hand, is a Christian virtue. It is the unblinking acknowledgment of all that militates against hope, and the unrelenting refusal to despair. We have not the right to despair, and, finally, we have not the reason to despair” WantMatterReasonHandsChristianVirtueSeeingDespairOptimismWhat You WantRefusalAcknowledgmentUnrelentingOptics Book:The Best of Source: The Best of
“If a church offers no truth that is not available in the general culture - in, for instance, the editorials of the New York Times or, for that matter, of National Review - there is not much reason to pay it attention.” IfsMatterReasonCultureChurchPayAttentionNew YorkOffersAvailableInstanceReviewsNew York TimesEditorials Author:Richard John Neuhaus
