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Where do you find hope? In this
exquisitely written volume, 35 of America’s most
eloquent Catholic writers reflect on where they find and
sustain sources of hope in their own lives. These
reflections draw on a wide range of sources—from reason,
love, anger, prayer, and humor, to inspirational figures
such as Dorothy Day, Flannery O’Connor, and Pope John
Paul II, in illuminating the battle against despair that
is always at work in religious faith. (Amazon.com)
Take Heart will help readers
reflect on what hope means to them and how to then live
that hope. It is time well spent in light of the
current state of our world. (Patrice Fagnant, author of
Letters to Mary from a Young Mother)
At the height of the sexual abuse
scandal several years ago, Boston College editor Ben
Birnbaum asked Catholic writers to “reflect on the
nature of hope and its sources and uses in our time.”
Only one writer said he had no hope. The answers of the
other 35 are published in
Take Heart: Catholic Writers on Hope in Our Time
(Crossroad). Some of the writers tackle hope in theological and
philosophical terms. But almost all of the writers,
being writers, associate their hope with things:
“green chile, a blooded crossroad, a Monday evening
meditation group, a subway ride, charm braclets, ‘Danny
Boy,’ a neglected church building, and AIDS clinic, and
Spanish anarchists,” writes Birnbaum. In other words,
hope is everywhere. (Jim Manney, editor at Loyola Press,
former editor Our Sunday Visitor, and blogger for
People of the Book)
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