The Inner Life - June 26, 2024 - Redemptive Suffering

Father Carter Griffin joins Patrick to discuss Redemptive Suffering (5:48) When should we avoid suffering and when should we embrace suffering? How can Job and the Psalms teach us to suffer? (19:23) Lilly - I have a sister suffering from cancer, she is away from the Church.  As a part of the Body of Christ, could I place her suffering during communion time, for her suffering to be meritorious. (22:04) Break 1 Mary - I've been offering suffering for my son and grandchildren, anything I could do. Grandchildren taken away from our son.  She was given 80% custody, and now they're near 18 years old.  My suffering has been watching our son go through this.  Kids being turned against their father me. (26:38) How do we understand a God with suffering in our world? Lina - Praying for somebody and didn't think it was not working.  I saw an older brother berating a little kid.  I started praying for him for months.  So felt like my prayers worked for the little kid as he was doing better. Addie - I suffered from post pulmonary embolism; I'm in my 20s and I get down from that suffering.   When I was suffering a couple months ago, it's been hard for me to understand why this is happening. (39:16) Break 2 Jo - If you are suffering and pray and go to mass, but you don't say to God, 'I'm offering this up', does it still get offered. (43:11) Janet - How do we still pray for healing, and while we're praying, how to offer it up still?  Sounds like a dichotomy? Cecilia - In Latino culture, people say that if you are suffering, you committed a grave sin.  What could I say to someone who says that?