"Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope"- 1 Peter 3:15
Fasting is a touchy subject for me. As a devout Catholic, I can see the fruit of fasting. I know it is good for spiritual growth, a strong form of prayer, and is pleasing to God. At the same time, it can be a challenge for me because what I eat is extremely important for …
When I got diagnosed with diabetes, I questioned why God would make me suffer like that. Now I realize I was asking the wrong question.
I think one of the biggest challenges in maintaining faith in God is the existence of suffering. While the Church has some great things to say about suffering and you may be able to recognize logically that the existence of suffering, for example, a chronic illness, doesn’t mean God isn’t there, it can be hard …