"The Christian Church has always been a suffering Church. From St. Stephen and the earliest Roman martyrs, to those 20th-century martyrs of ideological tyrannies, Christians have imitated Christ by loving God to the end. It’s no different today; as St. John Paul II wrote, 'the Church has once again become a Church of martyrs.'
"Today, Christians are persecuted and martyred for the faith, especially in the Middle East. Today, members of the Body of Christ suffer. Do we suffer with them?
"We ought to, if we are together members of the one Body of Christ."
In a recent commentary, Brother Hyacinth Grubb, O.P., reflected on our participation in the suffering Church.
To access Br. Hyacinth's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: A Suffering Church (29 OCT 15)
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