Chapter 5: Meeting Christ in Frustration
This chapter explores meeting Christ in frustration, focusing on St. Alphonsus Liguori’s struggles with anger, opposition, and delays. Despite humiliations and betrayals, he persisted through prayer, ...
14 Juli 202531min
Chapter 4: Meeting Christ in the Suffering of Fear
This chapter examines meeting Christ in the suffering of fear, highlighting Blessed Francis Libermann’s lifelong battle with anxiety, humiliation, and illness. It offers spiritual strategies for overc...
14 Juli 202532min
Chapter 3: Meeting Christ in Failure and Poverty
This chapter explores meeting Christ in the suffering of failure and poverty, highlighting saints like Benedict Joseph Labre who embraced rejection and destitution as paths to holiness. It encourages ...
14 Juli 202535min
Chapter 2: Meeting Christ in the Suffering of Being Exploited
This chapter shows how to meet Christ in the suffering of exploitation, using the example of Praxedes Fernández, who served her family with love despite being treated as a servant. It urges embracing ...
14 Juli 202525min
Introduction
After losing her son to suicide, the author wrestled with deep grief and doubt about Christian views on suffering. Turning to Scripture, saints’ writings, and literature, she discovered that pain can ...
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