Fellow believers might abandon you or cover you in happy talk. But the Bible offers companionship with saints who know sorrow. On many mornings I wake up early, my stiff body creaking as I pull on my ...

Catholics believe in the notion of suffering or penance on behalf of others, so that the suffering can actually help them to attain salvation. God can and does apply the suffering of Person A to the ...

The message Jesus shares with his disciples in today’s Gospel is relayed before his crucifixion. At the moment when he speaks ...

One of the great mysteries to believers and nonbelievers is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the ...

Why Christianity has the best answer to the pain that life brings. Suffering can make even secure and mature Christians wonder: How can I believe that God is good, that he is with me and for me? It is ...