“So where are we now? We have come, at last, to the end of one of the most bitterly contested national elections this country has ever seen.  For many of us, finally naming a winner doesn’t bring the resolution we hoped it would; it feels like we’re all on the losing side in this contest.  What message of hope can the Church possibly offer?” Br. David Vryhof, in the wake of the U.S. Presidential election, considers Jesus' calling – and promise – of reconciliation.