Letters to the Editor
Another form of pilgrimage
January 22, 2025
Once we bought and read the Pope’s autobiography, my wife and I decided it can and should be a helpful companion for many within and beyond the Catholic Church. For Holy Year 2025, we view Hope as a vade mecum for us as pilgrims to meditate on the Pope’s heartfelt evocation of the roots of his family on both sides of the Atlantic, on the power of the witness of his grandparents, on the gift of devoted priests and nuns in his life, on the dynamic power of prayer and on his observations about people of other ethnicities and religions.
We would love to see an on-line group that would help us all further reflect on the joy that Hope evokes. We are sure there are people who could comment on the books, songs and films that have moved Pope Francis. Another form of pilgrimage.
T. Sagar
Newmarket, Ont.