Episode 23 - Do We Suffer for Nothing?

Venerable Fulton Sheen writes that "life may be like a game of cards; we cannot help the hand that is dealt us, but we can help the way we play it." Why does God allow suffering in our lives, and how can our suffering be redemptive? 

​Show Notes ​​​​​​

Topics we discussed:

• Louis and Zelie Martin and sacrifice beads
• The kinds of suffering we endure here on earth
• How our suffering can benefit those we love and our own souls
• Why Christ is the perfect model for suffering 
• What Catholic mean by "offer it up" - and how you can offer something up today. ​

Resources we mentioned:

• How to make sacrifice beads
• Saint Faustina's Diary (Dave mentioned diary passage 1767)
  
• Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Father Jacques Philippe 
  
• Strengthened Gates and Blessed Children - the story of Marion Langr
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