1.0St Lawrence - Sacred Hearthttps://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/esFr. Richard Gillhttps://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/es/author/frgill/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3rq78nPPXu"><a href="https://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/es/pessimism-about-the-future/">Pessimism About The Future</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/es/pessimism-about-the-future/embed/#?secret=3rq78nPPXu" width="600" height="338" title="“Pessimism About The Future” — St Lawrence - Sacred Heart" data-secret="3rq78nPPXu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script>https://stlawrence-sacredheart.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Wednesday-Wisdom-v3.webp19201280A recent report said that South Korea has the lowest birthrate with .78 children per woman. The replacement rate is 2.1 children per woman. Overall the world population is shrinking. Fr. Rich offers a way to bring hope back to our future.