Struggling with suffering… – Part II of II
January 16, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Q and A, Suffering
Q: Dear Father John, I really want to think of God as good but lately I have been struggling with all the suffering I see around me and in my own life. Where is God in all of this? In our first post in this two part series we reflected on suffering from a number of conceptual angles to try to orient our hearts in the right direction. Now we will discuss a few practical matters. Our faith is weak,... Read More
Struggling with suffering… – Part I of II
January 8, 2012 by Fr. John Bartunek, LC
Filed under Q and A, Suffering
Q: Dear Father John, I really want to think of God as good but lately I have been struggling with all the suffering I see around me and in my own life. Where is God in all of this? A: Suffering and sorrow challenge our faith in God. They push us out of our spiritual comfort zone as we find ourselves asking: If God is all-powerful and all good, why doesn’t he just fix everything, why does he... Read More
The beauty of your soul…
March 21, 2011 by Dan Burke
Filed under Meditations, Saints and Blesseds, Seasonal Meditations, Self Knowledge
“…the soul of the just person is nothing else but a paradise where the Lord says he finds his delight. So then, what do you think that abode will be like where a King so powerful, so wise, so pure, so full of all good things takes his delight? I don’t find anything comparable to the magnificent beauty of a soul and its marvelous capacity. Indeed, our intellects, however keen,... Read More
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