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We Live in the Tension Between Hope and the Reality of Faith

August 9, 2025January 21, 2026

Gospel reflection for August 10, 2025, 19th Sunday in Ordinary TimeThe Letter to the Hebrews defines faith as “the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things not seen." The author views faith as the possession of that in which we have placed our hope, even though we have not yet seen its…...