Question: Death is the inevitable for all of us. How does God choose who suffers and who dies quickly? So many kind, wonderful, loving people suffer agonizing deaths, while others not so kind and ...

Three major events are converging on Feb. 11 this year: the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the World Day of the Sick, and the 40th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s apostolic letter Salvifici Doloris ...

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 ...

Saying God has a purpose for suffering neither negates divine sovereignty nor means the point of suffering is a lesson. A believer’s suffering is not meaningless. This is different from saying God has ...

I was visiting a historic church some years ago and picked up a short history of the congregation. I learned that its first sanctuary had burned to the ground on December 3, 1903. “No doubt, to train ...

“Be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and ...

PW: What prompted you to write Why?: Trusting God When You Don't Understand? Anne Graham Lotz: To be honest, the real reason is one that I just can't quite share. But generally speaking, it was ...

From biblical plagues to the COVID-19 pandemic, humankind has been beset by serious illness and the suffering that accompanies it. This week’s clergy discuss how believers can face such afflictions ...

I recently found myself asking this same question, but it wasn’t because of the coronavirus. My sister was diagnosed with cancer seven months ago. Six months later, she passed away. Her illness and ...

As we go to press, vacationers are fleeing the Caribbean as Hurricane Dean rushes toward landfall. In Peru, there was no warning and no place to flee. A 7.9 intensity earthquake there killed 700 ...