The Roman Catholic

One of the greatest poverties in this world today is the poverty of loneliness. Mother Teresa called this poverty of loneliness “the greatest disease in the west today.” In her words, “the only cure for loneliness, despair, and hopelessness is love.” This is the mission of Christ in the City: to love, know, and serve the poor.

The Philippians Bible verse, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” could have been Bryce Hoppel’s mantra in his trajectory to the 2021 Summer Olympics. Hoppel, a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church, was once an adolescent with a lofty goal: growing up to become an Olympian, the odds of which are approximately .00013 percent. But his strong faith is one of the reasons few, if any, in his inner circle are surprised that the 23-year-old qualified in June to compete in the 800-meter race at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.