Life without Pain, Life without Salvation
Life is full of moments of grief and joy. On the surface, all of us would choose a life without...
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Tag: pain
Joy in the Midst of Sorrow
“Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem” by Hippolyte Flandrin The Cross is the great...
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The Gift I Want to Give Back
I’m a dry-eyed gal most of the time, and I have always prided myself on that trait. Then I started...
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Trials and Unity
If God provides, then why does Murphy’s Law seem to apply even to devout Christians? Why do bad...
Read MoreThe Problem of Suffering
I remember sitting in my Introduction to Moral Theology class as a college undergraduate and being asked, “What is the problem of suffering, and how do we respond to it?” We were then introduced to Rabbi Harold...
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In All Things, Give Thanks?
“O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures for ever!” (Psalm...
Read MoreDaily Catholic Quote from Fr. Francis Fernandez
“The Cross is the essential mark of a Christian because it was the vehicle for the world’s Redemption. The Lord frequently used the expression bear the cross to summarize in this figure the Christian meaning of pain and...
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The Gift I Want to Give Back
I’m a dry-eyed gal most of the time, and I have always prided myself on that trait. Then I started...
Read MoreWhy Does God Allow Suffering?
Is Something Going On? Just a little over two weeks ago, our central air conditioner failed. If you could have seen us, you would have thought that our family was the definition of suffering… temperatures in the 90’s and sweat...
Read MoreHeart of Jesus, Help Me
I’m not sure exactly when it is that each of us actually becomes an “adult” – not by age, but by maturity. I think one possibility is when you are deemed “old enough” by parents or other adults to be informed about various adult...
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