Spe Salvi

On Christian Hope. That's the title of the new encyclical by Pope Benedict XVI, the full text of which can be found here. The title strikes me as incredibly relevant to what I am going through right now, leaving me really excited about reading through it. I'm hoping to do so over the coming weeks, perhaps offering some thoughts along the way. I'd really love it if others out there would also be interested in reading along, perhaps commenting on my comments (in the comments section of this blog). It prints out at some 28 pages of text and sources, making it short enough to read through, then go back and pick it apart. Thoughts? Who's in? We'll say first post to come next weekend (December 8 or 9).