The meaning of sickness and suffering in light of the cross

[anon49823460]

I’m looking for any good books/articles/links that talk about suffering, linking Christs suffering on the cross to sickness and physical suffering. Especially anything by Mother Teresa.

Something like this link
tcrnews2.com/gencross2.html

Thanks for any help

 

[dranzal]

C.S. Lewis Problem of Pain

Peter Kreeft Making Sense Out of Suffering

 

[conan025]

I recently asked about redemptive suffering in another forum, noting what the Cathechim has to say in par. 1505: “…By his passion and death on the cross Christ has given a new meaning to suffering: it can henceforth configure us to him and unite us with his redemptive Passion.”

As I noted then, that’s the only thing that makes any sense at all about trials and sufferings, and such enigmatic passages as Philippians 3:10-11 and Colossians 1:24.

The people on that forum directed me to these helpful links:

SALVIFICI DOLORIS, by John Paul II:
vatican.va/holy_father/jo…oloris_en.html

A traditionalist view on “Fisheaters”:
fisheaters.com/offeringitup.html

 

[FiremanFrank]

I’m looking for any good books/articles/links that talk about suffering, linking Christs suffering on the cross to sickness and physical suffering. Especially anything by Mother Teresa.

Something like this link
tcrnews2.com/gencross2.html

Thanks for any help

In all honesty, read the life of just about any Catholic Saint and you will find profound stories of physical AND spiritual suffering.

Any Catholic Saint …