“Several years ago, my husband was at a dinner with a CNN executive. The inevitable and predictable question arose: ‘Why do news outlets run so much bad news? Why can’t they tell more positive and heartwarming stories?’
“After all, most of us don’t need convincing that ours is a fallen world. The answer was pretty simple, honest, and straightforward. Good news doesn’t sell. People tune in more for bad news than for good news."
“Still, I’d argue that we actually need to hear the good stories. Otherwise, the brokeness of life gets to be too much. A professor of mine told the story of a friend who was giving a mission in Trinidad – partway through his stern hellfire and damnation preaching, a woman stood up and said, ‘Father, we all knows we’s sinners. Tell us something we don’t know.’”
In a recent commentary, Dr. Pia de Solenni offered a reflection on some recent good news stories that help offer hope to people who may be discouraged.
To access her complete post, please visit:
CatholicVote: A Week In The Life: Four Scenes That Make Sense Of It All
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