Ignatian Spirituality – Pilgrims of Hope

This article was originally published here, and was written by Tim Muldoon

Hope, writes Emily Dickinson, “is the thing with feathers – / That perches in the soul,” by which, I take her to mean, hope is ever-ready to take wing, quite apart from the machinations of our calculating minds. It is good to hold this image, particularly in times when news reports crash upon us rather too heavily. Fractures among our electorates; wars between neighbors; violence and neglect on our streets, in our schools, and even within our own hearts: the regular drumbeat of reality can overwhelm us. We need the thing with feathers to surprise us.

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