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redemptive suffering

  1. AetheriusLamia

    What is redemption? How is redemptive suffering not an unjust whipping boy?

    St. John Paul II teaches that through our suffering we can share in Jesus' redemptive suffering and thereby help others achieve salvation. J. Sollier defines redemption as either 1) paying a ransom price for sin or 2) atonement for an offense. Together this raises two questions: How is...
  2. J

    !Catholics only! Spiritual surgery, pain and danger

    I’m healing from my childhood wounds, with the help of Mary, so that I may be free from sin once and for all, and it’s tough. This morning, although I did much better than I normally would, I still had at least one or two close calls, and I was going through intense pain just a few minutes...
  3. J

    Does your denomination preach Christ-crucified?

    Hello, I'm a Catholic (As my username implies) and I thought like to discuss my biggest issue with Protestantism, it's the phrase "Jesus suffered and died on the cross so that we don't have to suffer." But Our Lord said: "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his...