Our Lady of Sorrows, Cause of Our Joy
Claire Dwyer
September 15, 2018
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Claire Dwyer on how Mary helps us to find sweetness in our sorrows.
The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor, Blessed be the Lord!
Anthony Lilles
December 23, 2017
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Dr. Anthony Lilles reflects on how we must hear the cry of the poor if we are truly to enter into the joy of Christmas, which will soon be here!
Prayer, God’s Will, & Helping the Suffering
Dan Burke
September 15, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson answer questions about helping those suffering, prayer, and God’s will on this episode of Divine Intimacy Radio.
Am I Outside of Sanctifying Grace?
Fr. John Bartunek, LC
August 28, 2017
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What happens if your spouse does not want to get their previous marriage annulled? Are you outside of sanctifying grace? What can you do? Father John Bartunek answers a reader’s question.
St. Rose of Lima and the Fragrant Love Born of Suffering
Charlie McKinney
August 23, 2017
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With St. Rose of Lima we find an astounding saint and loving hound of the Lord, and yet, at a superficial level, her life and her lessons may seem very odd, extreme, and strange to us today.
Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering
Dan Burke
June 6, 2017
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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.”
From Grief to Grace
Dan Burke
May 16, 2017
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Dan Burke and Melissa Elson interview author Jeannie Ewing about her book “From Grief to Grace: The Journey from Tragedy to Triumph” and how we can cope with such in a healthy, faithful way.
Blessings that are Difficult to Receive — Updated
Anthony Lilles
May 5, 2017
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Cardinal Van Thuan of Vietnam didn’t always think of his physical and spiritual trials as blessings. Find out more about this holy man who was declared “Venerable” by Pope Francis yesterday.
The Value of Suffering
Dan Burke
April 3, 2017
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How and why does suffering have value? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Meaning through the Mystery of Suffering
Dan Burke
February 24, 2017
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Dan, Melissa and Dr. Lilles discuss meaning through the mystery of suffering and the importance of a charitable response to this reality.
