Image of a man silhouetted by the dawn sky

Photo by Mohammad Alizade on Unsplash

Astronomical photograph of hundreds of galaxies in space

A portion of the Ultra Deep Field • NASA/ESA (Public Domain)

Image of a sunrise over a foggy horizon

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Hope

As a Catholic (adjec­tive) ex-Catholic (noun), I should take note of Pope Bene­dict XVI’s [2007] encycli­cal, Spe Salvi (“in hope we are saved”), his sec­ond, a doc­u­ment which has things to say about science.

Image of a meteor-streaked night sky

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Image of white lily flowers in bloom

Photo by Serafima Lazarenko on Unsplash

Image of water crashing on rocks in golden sunlight

Photo by Mark de Jong on Unsplash

Astronomical image of a ruby-red star surrounded by a dust cloud

V838 Monocerotis • NASA/STScI

Image of glowing light patterns forming an X over a dark background

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Image of a hand grasping for a glowing circle of light in a dark space

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Image of an English country park at dawn

Photo by Simon Wilkes on Unsplash