As we contemplate the Stations of the Cross, we contemplate Jesus’s suffering. We can liken that to our own suffering, times we have been ridiculed or endured pain. Lent often tasks us to contemplate our mortality, and as Christians we are asked to suffer. This...
Never have we ever heard someone say, “I wish I could suffer more.” Yet, we all know people who have overcome great suffering with grace and peace. They are beautiful examples to us and how we should join our suffering to Christ’s suffering. Why All...
It seems strange to say that suffering could be seen as a gift. Indeed, viewing suffering as anything but something to be avoided at all costs is completely countercultural. In today’s world, pleasure is often treated as the ultimate good: something to be sought above...
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church” (Col. 1:24). Since becoming Catholic five years ago from Evangelical roots, the Church’s teaching on...
“Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” If you attended Mass on Ash Wednesday, you heard those words. If you’re anything like me, you walked back to the pew and wondered what those ashes on your forehead looked like. Did you have a...
