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Mar 2024
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Good Suffering and Friday

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Is there such a thing as good suffering? On this Good Friday, Jeff Cavins discusses the real meaning of suffering and why it is important to expect suffering in life. He explains the different types of suffering and how we can suffer well so that we may be true followers of Christ.

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“Suffering is almost inseparable from man’s earthly existence.” -St. John Paul II

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