{"id":6118,"date":"2021-05-13T05:22:14","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/?p=6118"},"modified":"2021-05-13T05:23:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T10:23:10","slug":"the-true-shape-of-christian-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doxaweb.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/13\/the-true-shape-of-christian-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"The true shape of Christian hope"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-8512440\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/996733\/8512440-the-true-shape-of-christian-hope.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8512440&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s episode, I read paragraphs 24 through 31 of <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/encyclicals\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pope Benedict XVI&#8217;s encyclical letter on hope<\/a><\/strong>, which asks the question: what is the true shape of Christian hope?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had recorded a conversation about these paragraphs with my friend Kale Zelden, but the audio somehow didn&#8217;t survive the recording process, so today&#8217;s episode will be a simple reading of these paragraphs. 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