This video explores the complex cultural and psychological reasons behind the glorification of suffering in Russia. It ...

In my previous post, I discussed how much of our suffering is part of the human condition and, in fact, necessary for our survival. We evolved to suffer in certain circumstances (e.g., deprivation of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We like to think we’re rational creatures, but when it comes to facing hard truths, most of us would rather endure years of quiet ...

What can you say about suffering that makes it better? If “better” means an end to suffering, let’s be honest: nothing. Suffering, in the sense of adversity, is written into nature. Plants do not ...

“Abandon all dharmas and surrender unto Me alone; I will liberate you from all sinful reactions, do not fear.” (18.66) In this light, suffering is sacred in no mystic-glamour sense, but real: it ...

When Suzan Song was growing up in Ellicott City, her father owned a liquor store that was periodically robbed. In 1993, one of those robberies went sideways. Her father was stabbed multiple times and ...

“Since you have given Greg a share in your own passion, help him to find hope in suffering, for you are Lord forever and ever.” These were words I didn’t expect to hear from my priest, certainly not ...

Craig Keener’s book Suffering reminds us from where true greatness comes. Keener did not disappoint. But he also broadened his work to include the role of suffering as a framework for how those of us ...