In part I, we talked about the mystery of merit and its problem and solution. Today, we will discuss how the growth in spiritual maturity
Redemptive Suffering (Part I of II) : The Mystery of Merit Dear Father John, I was just listening to a radio show about redemptive suffering
Dear Father Edward, does the idea of redemptive suffering apply only to physical suffering or does it also extend to submission to emotional/mental/spiritual suffering that
Redemptive Suffering Posts Series Redemptive suffering posts by various authors on SpiritualDirection.com … and the links to them. Click on the name of the
The role Job played in the salvation of his friends may be interpreted as prefiguring both the Church and Christ. The friends, according to St.
Tune into another reflection from the Do The Harder Thing Podcast! This reflection on a quote from St. John Vianney
What does St. Teresa of Avila have to say about suffering as a blessing? Find out in today’s excerpt and reflection from 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.
Dear Father John, in St. Thérèse’s poem to Venerable Theophane Venard (stanza 6) she expresses her desire to save souls as a missionary . .
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
“The more we suffer from a lack of good fathers in our present age, the more we want to pretend that fatherhood is not important. But what we need is healing from father wounds, not denial.” – Christine Hanus
