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John Bergsma. "Vote for Monarchy" The Sacred Page. November 19, 2022

John Bergsma. "The Cry of the Poor" The Sacred Page. October 22, 2022

Mary Ortwein. "Friends with God" A Catholic Moment. July 16, 2022

Mary Ortwein. "Tough Skin and Tender Heart" A Catholic Moment. January 29, 2022

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "The suffering Servant and the saving power of God" A Catholic Moment. September 12, 2021

John Bergsma. "The Paradox of Discipleship" The Sacred Page. September 11, 2021

John Ciribassi. "Offer It Up" A Catholic Moment. April 3, 2021

Jillian Foster. "Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. August 7, 2022

Fr. Mike Gillgannon. "Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. September 12, 2021

Sr. Susan Nchubiri, MM. "Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. October 6, 2019

Rick Dixon. "Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. September 29, 2019

Sr. Ann Hayden, MM. "Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. August 25, 2019

Fr. Sacha Bermundez-Goldman, SJ. "Third Sunday of Easter" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. April 14, 2019

Kathryn Seib Vargas. "Palm Sunday" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. April 14, 2019

Fr. James Kroeger, MM. "Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. October 21, 2018

Kathy McNeely. "27th Sunday in Ordinary Time" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. October 2, 2016

Bob Short. "Feast of the Assumption" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. August 15, 2016

Sr. Euphrasia Nyaki, MM. "Pentecost Sunday" Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns. May 15, 2016

Ron Rolheiser, OMI. "Bridging the Unbridgeable Gap" ronrolheiser.com. September 17, 2018

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "The power of God versus human weaknesses" A Catholic Moment. July 4, 2021

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "He calms our storms" A Catholic Moment. June 20, 2021

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "The Kenosis of Christ" A Catholic Moment. March 28, 2021

John Bergsma. "My God! Why Have You Forsaken Me?" The Sacred Page. March 25, 2021

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "God and the Suffering Humanity" A Catholic Moment.

John Bergsma. "Is Life a Drudgery?" The Sacred Page. February 7, 2021

Fr. Lawrence Obilor. "God our guest" A Catholic Moment. July 21, 2019

John Bergsma. "Entertaining God" The Sacred Page. July 18, 2019

Joseph LaCombe. "Belief in His Mercy" A Catholic Moment. April 28, 2019

Joseph LaCombe. "Just Have Faith" A Catholic Moment. July 1, 2018

Joseph LaCombe. "Hope Through Others" A Catholic Moment. November 5, 2016

Joseph LaCombe. "Calming the Global Storm" A Catholic Moment. June 21, 2015

Laura Kazlas. "Words of Peace, Love and Healing" A Catholic Moment. July 7, 2013

Fr. Dermot Morrin. "Into the Darkness" Torch. May 11, 2022

Fr. Robert Ombres. "Hope and Realism" Torch. May 2, 2022

Fr. John O’Connor. "Hope of the Innocents" Torch. March 15, 2022

Fr. Bruno Clifton. "More than Worth the Cost" Torch. October 11, 2021

Fr. Robert Ombres. "By Way of the Cross" Torch. September 6, 2021

Fr. John O'Connor. "Tossed by the Waves" Torch. June 15, 2021

Fr. Matthew Jarvis. "Simplify My Heart" Torch. March 18, 2021

Fr. David Goodill. "Gripped by Fear" Torch. April 17, 2019

Fr. Peter Harries. "God Is." Torch. March 21, 2019

Fr. Robert Gay. "Future Proof" Torch. September 12, 2018

Fr. John Patrick Kenrick. "Learning to Obey God" Torch. March 14, 2018

Fr. David Sanders. "Light in the Darkness" Torch. February 21, 2018

Fr. Leo Edgar. "Poor Old Job!" Torch. January 31, 2018

Fr. John Patrick Kenrick. "Spiritual Athletes?" Torch. August 17, 2016

Fr. Robert Verrill. "No Clichés in Christ" Torch. February 3, 2015

Fr. Dominic White. "Things in Heaven and Things on Earth" Torch. November 24, 2013

Fr. Robert Gay. "Daily Conversion" Torch. March 3, 2013

Fr. Richard Finn. "Poison and Antidote" Torch. March 25, 2012

Fr. Duncan Campbell. "A Disciple" Torch. March 18, 2012

Fr. Peter Clarke. "A Tortured Relationship" Torch. September 13, 2009

Fr. Theodore Taylor. "Keeping Company with the Lord" Torch. March 29, 2009

Fr. Fabian Radcliffe. "The Coming of the Son of Man" Torch. December 3, 2006

Fr. Martin Ganeri. "Do You Not Care?" Torch. June 25, 2006

Fr. Richard Finn. "A New Sabbath" Torch. February 5, 2006

Fr. Robert Eccles. "So great was their joy" Torch. May 4, 2003

Fr. Gordian Marshall. "A Sermon that Heals" Torch. February 11, 2001

Fr. Juan P. Ruiz. "The Steep Cost of Not-Discipleship" Juan Point at a Time. September 22, 2022

Rev. Msgr. Hans Brouwers. "Homily" St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. October 17, 2021

Msgr. Brouwers. "Homily" St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. October 21, 2018

Fr. Stephen Thorne. "Come To Jesus" St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church. July 1, 2018

Richard Rohr. "She saves Herself by Trusting" Center for Action and Contemplation. July 1, 2018

Richard Rohr. "CONSPIRE 2018: Iona Liturgy Homily" Center for Action and Contemplation. September 1, 2018

Richard Rohr. "Feast of Corpus Christi—One Body, One Suffering, One Happiness" Center for Action and Contemplation. May 28, 2016

Richard Rohr. "Two different starting points" Center for Action and Contemplation. September 20, 2015

Richard Rohr. "There is Only One suffering/Only One happiness" Center for Action and Contemplation. September 13, 2015

Richard Rohr. "Non-Training for Servanthood" Center for Action and Contemplation. October 21, 2012

Richard Rohr. "Easter Sunday 2012" Center for Action and Contemplation. April 8, 2012

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Downward Momentum of the Son of God" Word on Fire. April 8, 2001

Bishop Robert Barron. "The God of the Nations" Word on Fire. March 30, 2003

Bishop Robert Barron. "Perseverance Produces Character" Word on Fire. July 6, 2003

Bishop Robert Barron. "Living Bread" Word on Fire. August 10, 2003

Bishop Robert Barron. "The True Davidic Messiah" Word on Fire. September 17, 2006

Bishop Robert Barron. "Christ the High Priest" Word on Fire. November 12, 2006

Bishop Robert Barron. "Paul’s Suffering" Word on Fire. July 22, 2007

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Lessons of Qoheleth" Word on Fire. August 5, 2007

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Lament of Habakkuk" Word on Fire. October 7, 2007

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Birth Pangs of the Messiah" Word on Fire. November 18, 2007

Bishop Robert Barron. "Dealing With the Mess" Word on Fire. April 5, 2009

Bishop Robert Barron. "Remaining Attentive to the Lord" Word on Fire. August 9, 2009

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Suffering Servant" Word on Fire. October 18, 2009

Bishop Robert Barron. "A Thorn in the Flesh: Why We Suffer" Word on Fire. July 8, 2012

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Bread of Life, The Body of Christ" Word on Fire. August 12, 2012

Bishop Robert Barron. "True Ambition" Word on Fire. October 21, 2012

Bishop Robert Barron. "The Spirituality of Pain" Word on Fire. February 8, 2015

Bishop Robert Barron. "Substitutionary Sacrifice" Word on Fire. October 21, 2018

Bishop Robert Barron. "Faith the Size of a Mustard Seed" Word on Fire. October 6, 2019

Bishop Robert Barron. "Why is Life So Full of Suffering?" Word on Fire. June 20, 2021

Bishop Robert Barron. "God Suffers for Us" Word on Fire. September 12, 2021

Romans 8:18 "Focused on God, Not Suffering" If our priority is on ourselves instead of God why do we think we can endure suffering?

Nehemiah 8:10 "Rejoicing in God and Not Saddened" Do we realize that only relying on Jesus can deliver us from all pain and suffering?

Psalm 126:2 "In God There Is Joy" Are we letting our problems dominate our hope in God’s joy?

Psalm 146:8 "God Raised Me" Are we allowing God to lift us up past our troubles and suffering?

Matthew 14:12 "Take It to Jesus" When life over burdens us, do we take it to Jesus or do we try to deal it all by ourselves?

Matthew 12:15 "Jesus Walks Away" Are we following after Jesus or are we dwelling in the evils of the world?

Matthew 5:44 "Praying for Enemies" Although it is difficult, we as Christians must love our enemies.

John 19:27 "Behold Your Mother" Can we listen to Jesus' guidance in times of pain?

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