In this life, are we supposed to suffer or to be happy? Why does God allow us to suffer? Is suffering compatible with joy?

In this episode, we explore the mystery of suffering.

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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

• Colossians 1:24
• John Chapter 16
• Galatians Chapter 2
• 2 Corinthians Chapter 4
• Psalms 3, 22, 77, and 88.
• Pope St. John Paul II, Salvifici Doloris
• St. Edith Stein, The Science of the Cross
• C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed.
• C. S. Lewis on the Problem of Pain.
• Catholic Answers, "Hope Through Suffering"
• Raniero Cantalamessa, The Power of the Cross
• Miguel Monge, Blessed Be Pain!
• G. K. Chesterton, The Ball and the Cross
• "Why Haven't You Healed Me?" The Chosen
• Fr Mike Schmitz, "Why Doesn't God Heal Everybody?"
• "Believing in a God Who Allows Evil"
• "If I’m Suffering, Is It Better to Never Have Been Born?"
• "The Meaning of Suffering"
• Lisa Cotter, "How to Suffer Well"
• Scott Hahn on the Value and Meaning of Suffering
• Bishop Barron, "Why Is Life So Full of Suffering?"
• "Should Suffering Shake Our Faith?"
• "Why Does God Allow Suffering?"
• "Why Did Jesus Have to Die the Way He Did?"
• "Bishop Barron Comments on Stephen Fry, Job, and Suffering"