What is Faith-Based Hope?
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Together, long-time friend Kale Zelden and I read Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical letter on hope (Spe Salvi) and discuss the idea of faith-based hope. In today's episode, we break open the letter and unpack the first few paragraphs.
Show notes/resources:
Ave Maris Stella (Mary, Star of the Sea)
Angel prayer from Fatima
Jesus of Nazareth trilogy - Benedict XVI
God's performative word: Verbum Domini, Benedict XVI, paragraph 53
God's performative word - Isaiah 55:10-11
Saint Josephine Bakhita
Doubt as an avenue of communication between believer and unbeliever:
Introduction to Christianity, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Testimony of James Grein
Crisis podcast, episode 4
(12:30-14:00 into the episode)
The Heart of Man Movie
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The music in the introduction and close of this podcast is provided by Dennis Crommett.
Chapters
1. What is Faith-Based Hope? (00:00:00)
2. Intro (00:00:04)
3. Meditation on Hope by Pope Benedict XVI (00:01:11)
4. Introduction to Spe Salvi ("Saved in Hope") (00:08:47)
5. Faith is Hope (paragraphs 2-3) (00:13:57)
6. Outro (00:40:39)
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