"One of the things with which we so often struggle is to understand
our condition in a fallen world. Each of us, in our own way, has
experienced the pain and suffering so often encountered as one journeys
through this world on our road to heaven. The road to heaven is a way of
suffering and sacrifice; and it leads directly through the cross of
Christ. If we are to find and stay on this path, this is a truth that we
must come to embrace.
"In a passage from Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus explains to His apostles
that He must go to Jerusalem and suffer at the hands of the authorities…
that He will need to lay down His life. Peter, so like many in the
world - maybe like you and like me - has a different view. Peter objects to
what he hears and the Gospel tells us that he takes Jesus aside and
actually rebukes Him! And so, Jesus who had just previously called Peter
Rock now addresses him as Satan. Jesus accuses Peter
of thinking like human beings and not as God. He speaks of the necessity
of the Cross… in His life and in ours."
In a recent commentary, Deacon Michael Bickerstaff (Editor in chief and
co-founder of the Integrated Catholic Life eMagazine) reflected on the necessity of suffering in this world and on how the Cross gives meaning to suffering.
To access his complete post, please visit:
Integrated Catholic Life: How am I to understand suffering? (4 FEB 18)
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