Exploring The Mystery of Redemptive Suffering with Jeff Cavins

Original Source: The Art of Catholic Podcast - In this episode Matthew Leonard interviews Jeff Cavins. Press the blue"click here to listen now" button below to listen to the podcast.

You can have all the money in the world, but you can’t buy suffering insurance. Doesn’t matter if you’re Catholic, Protestant, Pagan or Martian. Everybody experiences it.

And when Jesus offered himself back to the Father for our sake, he didn’t merely deal with the consequences of sin. Rather, he struck at the root of suffering – Original Sin – the sin of Adam.

But he did it in a way that seems crazy in the eyes of the world. He took the very consequences of sin – suffering and death – experienced them as one of us, and made them the path to salvation.This is the mystery of the Cross…a mystery he invites us into through Redemptive Suffering.

To dig into this deep subject, I brought in Jeff Cavins.

You may know Jeff from his stint as host on EWTN’s Life on the Rock, or his Bible Timeline videos, or even his books and speaking gigs. He’s one of the most well-known Catholic evangelists in the world.

And his preferred topic is suffering.

Why? Because as he’ll share, he’s suffered. And he knows you do, too. But he also knows the power and beauty of Redemptive Suffering, which is the subject of his latest book, “When You Suffer: Biblical Keys For Hope and Understanding.”

Amongst other things, Jeff and I answer questions like:

  • What is redemptive suffering?

  • How does it work?

  • Why can it transform your life?

This is a great episode that can literally transform your life.

God bless!

Matthew

Terri Thomas

Catholic Events and Event Planning

I am a daughter of the Most High God and of His Catholic Church. I introduce myself that way because I am so grateful for that! I have been married to Dan for 34 years and we have three young adult children - Brett, Nicole & Eryn. I earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology from Catholic Distance University and a certificate as a Catholic Spiritual Mentor from the Catholic Spiritual Mentorship Program. I was employed as the Adult Faith Formation Coordinator at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City, Georgia since December of 2008. I retired this past December (2022) to start a Catholic Event Planning Ministry. In my 14 years as the Adult Faith Coordinater I gained much experience in planning, orgainizing and successfully executing many wonderful, faith-filled Catholic events. I hope to share my experience and expertise with other parishes across the United States.

Redemptive Suffering - Living Lamps Blog

On October 15, 2015, my family and I experienced our greatest suffering up to this point in our lives. Our oldest son, Brett, died at 26 years old. It was a complete blindside for us. Learning how to navigate through this intense time of suffering and confusion has been incredibly difficult but we have discovered many "hidden treasures" along the way. God is with us and has provided for us through our union with Christ and His Church.

This website also includes a blog that was created because of my sadness over the many people that I encounter that are suffering without hope and do not know the incredible gift that God is offering them through their suffering. He is giving them an opportunity to allow Him to elevate their suffering by connecting it to the redemption of the world. For those of us who are suffering over the death of a loved one, we can be sure that they are hoping that we will do this. They are cheering us on!

The blog is full of posts about many different aspects of our Catholic Faith that are connected to suffering. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact me at terri.thomas.ptc@gmail.com

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