HOPE...

...is one of the most glorious aspects of the Christian faith, so it was with great glee that I saw the headlines announcing that the Holy Father had devoted a whole new encyclical to this subject. It is, of course, a wonderful read. I downloaded it while at Mother's last night, sitting at the computer installed there by her grandson, my nephew E...extraordinary, really, that one can sit in a rainy suburb, with youths shrieking their Friday-night drunken tribal noises in the nearby High Street, and get the latest news hot from Rome, downloaded from a choice of websites and enjoyed after supper! The press today has lots of comment on the encyclical: I liked this one.