Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering

Description: When faced with tragedy, loss, failure, illness, or any difficulty in life, how can we learn to suffer well? Author Dr. Ronda Chervin uses the lives of the saints to help us cope with suffering in her book Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering: How Our Heroes in Faith Found Peace Amid Sorrow.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

What was the motivation for this book?
How did the saints handle suffering?
Which saint helped the most through the suffering associated with the tragic loss of a loved one?
How did St. Thérèse of Lisieux cope with suffering associated with doubt and attacks from the evil one?
Who is St. Marie of the Incarnation and why is she influential in coping with suffering?
St. Teresa of Calcutta said that suffering is like a kiss from Jesus on the cross.

Resources for today’s show:

Spiritualdirection.com – website
Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
Sophia Institute Press
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering by Dr. Ronda Chervin
Weeping with Jesus by Dr. Ronda Chervin
Romans 8:28 – “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” – USCCB Bible Link, New American Bible Revised Edition
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Dan Burke

Dan Burke is the past President and C.O.O. of EWTN's worldwide news network. He is presently the founder and President of the Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers graduate and personal enrichment studies in spiritual theology to priests, deacons, religious, and laity in 90 countries and prepares men for seminary in over 40 dioceses. Dan is the author and editor of numerous books on authentic Catholic spirituality and hosts the Divine Intimacy Radio show with his wife, Stephanie, which is broadcast weekly on EWTN Radio. Past episodes can be found, along with thousands of articles on the interior life, at SpiritualDirection.com. In his deep commitment to the advancement of faithful Catholic spirituality, he is also the founder of Apostoli Viae, a world-wide, private association of the faithful dedicated to living and advancing the authentic spiritual patrimony of the Church. Most importantly, Dan is a blessed husband, father of four, grandfather of one—and grateful to be Catholic.