Because I didn't have enough sites to update already...

I've been getting a little bored with LiveJournal lately, so I decided to try Blogspot. We'll see how it goes.

The title of this journal comes from Pope Benedict's wonderful encyclical "Spe Salvi." An excerpt:

Human life is a journey. Towards what destination? How do we find the way? Life is like a voyage on the sea of history, often dark and stormy, a voyage in which we watch for the stars that indicate the route. The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen above all the shadows of history. But to reach him we also need lights close by—people who shine with his light and so guide us along our way. Who more than Mary could be a star of hope for us? With her “yes” she opened the door of our world to God himself; she became the living Ark of the Covenant, in whom God took flesh, became one of us, and pitched his tent among us (cf. Jn 1:14).

Mary, mother of the Word Incarnate, pray for us as we work out our salvation with fear and trembling.

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