Hope as Ambiguous Certainty

Hope as Ambiguous Certainty

Hope requires us to live in ambiguous certainty, seeing both sides of one coin. To some living in hope is naïve; to others it is as essential as breathing. Twenty years ago the movie The Shawshank Redemption explored these opposite sides of hope. The two protagonists...
Storytelling As A Source of Hope

Storytelling As A Source of Hope

I stole this title from a Boston College brochure I received in the mail – from the School of Theology and Ministry.  It caught my attention, and as I reflected on it a bit, I was brought back to our Founding Ritual on July 22, 1995.  Remember how we immersed...