"Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional." —Quote of unknown origin We have suffered quite a bit over the past few years. Some people in this world, sadly, have suffered more than their fair share, ...
In this special blog feature, The New Criterion invited Frontpagemag.com’s managing editor Jamie Glazov to arrange and host a panel on the meaning of suffering, with contributions from Roger Kimball, ...
Life feels impossible, practically undoable, for so many. From hurricanes and extreme loss to failing relationships and financial stress. All around us, we see so much suffering. And we have so many ...
The Problem of Evil is not a single problem, but rather a family of arguments for the non-existence of God. In its least ambitious form, the argument cites the evil and suffering we find in the world ...
Religious types usually indicate that suffering and loss are components of karma, the divine plan, an intrinsic part of life, the result of past actions, a segment of human experience, a test by God, ...
On March 10, 2021, Andrée Dubord was taken to a hospital in Quebec City. Diagnosed with colon cancer, she was told by doctors that she must undergo surgery and after that would have to live with a ...
Roundtable Index: Introduction | Part I: Roth | Part II: Palazzi | Part III: Pearl | Part IV: Yellin | Part V: Guimond | Part VI: Glazov | Part VII: Evanier | Part ...
The world watches in horror as rebel extremists surge across Iraq. Videos graphically depict the daily violence in Syria. Closer to home, yet another gunman has razed innocent victims in a public ...
Hosts Fr. Benedict Groechel and Dr. Alice Von Hildrebrabde discuss some answers to the problem of suffering, and how we can use our faith to overcome this hurdle in life.
A problem is defined as an unwelcome or harmful situation that is to be dealt with or overcome. [1] From a cognitive neuroscience perspective, a situation is not a problem unless one thinks he or she ...
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