Advent and the Economy

Adam Cardinal Maida, Archbishop of Detroit, has issued a pastoral letter to the people of the Archdiocese of Detroit. It was placed today on the archdiocesan website.

Cardinal Maida introduced his three-section letter recalling that Christians are a people of hope and "the Scripture for these weeks of Advent, Christmas and Epiphany proclaim God's Word of consolation and hope, even in the midst of uncertainty, loss and suffering." While the people of Michigan are living through a crisis, which may change the state irreversibly, Christians throughout the United States, do well to remember "God's Word of consolation and hope, even in the midst of [the present economic] uncertainty."

Another reason to read it: Cardinal Maida ends each of the three sections of his pastoral letter with a few questions for "prayerful reflection." His is a great service to the people of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and by placing it on its website, a larger circle of people may profit from his service.
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