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Why Do We Suffer?

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Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday). Fr Peter Hunter reflects upon the nature of suffering. There is something deeply mysterious about suffering.

Second Sunday of Lent. Fr Simon Gaine shows how the invitation to prayer received by the disciples on the mount

First Sunday of Lent. Fr Dominic Ryan shows us how to make sense of the story of Christ's temptation in

Ash Wednesday. Fr Leo invites us to see Lent as a time when we come before God in a spirit of

Eighth Sunday of the Year. Fr Richard Ounsworth helps us to see how we combine a proper concern for our

Seventh Sunday of the Year. Fr Martin Ganeri teaches how the way of perfect love can only be accomplished through Jesus

Sixth Sunday of the Year. Fr Dermot Morrin shows us how Jesus Christ did not merely uphold the law, but

Fifth Sunday of the Year. Fr Euan Marley reflects on how our belief in God is not merely a belief

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Fr David Goodill argues that the hope given to us in Jesus Christ

Third Sunday of the Year. Fr Colin show us how Jesus Christ enables those who are on the margins to

Second Sunday of the Year. Fr Isidore Clarke offers advice on how to discern God's will. These words are taken from

Baptism of the Lord. Fr Peter Clarke tells us how Jesus identifies with the lowly in His baptism. John had done a