Pope: Do Not Be Afraid to Vent to God
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis praised the way people have faced the trials and losses in their lives with a firmness of faith in God’s promises...
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis praised the way people have faced the trials and losses in their lives with a firmness of faith in God’s promises...
Catholic Media / Church / Suffering and Pain
by CNS · Published February 11, 2022 · Last modified February 10, 2022
By CNS – On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the church observes the World Day of the Sick. This day was established 30 years ago by...
Church / Church Teaching / Heaven / Question & Answer / Simmermacher / Suffering and Pain / Suicide / The Catechism of the Catholic Church
by Gunther Simmermacher · Published July 10, 2021
By Günther Simmermacher – Question: The Church’s ancient teaching is that those who commit suicide cannot enter heaven, yet some spiritual writers, like Fr Ron Rolheiser, say...
Christian Living / Church / Crisis / Magliano / Suffering and Pain
by Tony Magliano · Published August 20, 2020
With still no end in sight, the highly infectious, deadly, global novel coronavirus naturally continues to command much of our attention. All of us are vulnerable...
Erin Carelse / Peace & Justice / Suffering and Pain / Violence
by Erin Carelse · Published July 4, 2020
The Justice Desk is echoing calls to place issues of gender-based violence and femicide on the agenda 365 days a year. Jessica Dewhurst, the Catholic founder...
Bishops / Church / Crisis / Suffering and Pain / Violence
by asiel · Published June 21, 2020 · Last modified June 19, 2020
Violence against women and children in South Africa is a “pandemic” which the government has to do more to fight, according to the Justice & Peace Commission...
Church / Editorials 2018 / Suffering and Pain / Suicide
by Editor · Published July 29, 2018 · Last modified July 28, 2018
Few family tragedies leave as many lasting scars as the suicide of a loved one. Those left behind not only are faced with the grief that accompanies...
Fr Chris Townsend / Parish Life / Social Media / Suffering and Pain
by Chris Townsend · Published May 8, 2018 · Last modified May 6, 2018
Anyone involved in the more social side of social media cannot help seeing the growing polarisation based on race that surrounds our civic (but often not so civil) dialogue.
Pope Francis / Suffering and Pain
by asiel · Published November 2, 2017 · Last modified November 1, 2017
Pope Francis said that there are no easy answers to the suffering and destruction wrought by disasters – natural and man-made
US columnist Tony Magliano gives us a background to the Israeli-Palestine conflict and the injustices that have been occurring for too many years.
Raymond Perrier / Suffering and Pain
by Raymond Perrier · Published September 14, 2017 · Last modified September 13, 2017
Drug addiction – it’s a scourge in our cities and villages. It wastes lives and it destroys families. It’s a social problem, a medical problem and a moral problem. It affects every type of family, regardless of colour, religion or income level — but inevitably the poorest suffer more.
While the world reels from terrorism, natural disasters and division, God weeps with those who suffer and offers the hope of a future full of joy and consolation, Pope Francis said.
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