Why do I suffer and why does God allow it? On his visit to Hochschule Heiligenkreuz, Father Gregory Pine O.P. teamed up with Stephanie Stampfer of "YOU! Magazin" to tackle the question of theodicy.
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00:00 Intro
00:30 Suffering isn't romantic
02:06 Physical suffering vs. moral suffering
05:50 The wounds of sin
06:45 The question behind "why am I suffering?"
07:14 The meaning of life
09:00 One’s unique relationship with God
09:30 Dealing with past sins
10:57 Enlightenment for Christians?
13:03 Love isn't blind
15:16 Balancing responsibility and acceptance of suffering
17:24 Being genuine about suffering
20:01 Fr. Gregory’s personal story of suffering
22:40 How God showed his love in it
24:26 The question is existential
25:40 What does “offering it up” mean?
30:48 How to confront suffering
31:14 The beatific vision