"Why did God let that happen?
"For centuries that question has been asked about items in the endless catalog of human misery. About the Holocaust, Midwestern tornadoes, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. And about intimate personal tragedies: a teenager killed in an auto crash, an old person dying unwanted and alone, a marriage that collapses amid bitter recriminations."
In a recent essay, writer Russell Shaw reflected on the role of suffering in our lives.
To access Mr. Shaw's complete post, please visit:
OSV Daily Take: Shaw: Making the most of the redemptive value of suffering... and joy (28 JUN 11)
Additional information:
Salvifici Doloris: Apostolic Letter of Pope John Paul II on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (11 FEB 84)
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