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Focus and Reflection Questions<br />
1 What three insights can we gain from reflecting on the meaning of suffering from the Christian<br />
perspective?<br />
2 What did St. Paul say our faith is empty without?<br />
3 What does confidence in Christ’s Resurrection lead to?<br />
4 What do we believe as Christians about our own resurrection?<br />
5 How does the Resurrection reveal who God is?<br />
6 Why does putting our Faith in Jesus Christ mean that nothing we experience in this life will be<br />
ultimately tragic?<br />
7 What meaning does suffering have? Why is it not essentially negative?<br />
8 What was the thorn in his flesh that St. Paul described? How did he explain that this thorn was<br />
actually a blessing?<br />
9 How do studies of near-death experiences validate the New Testament teaching about suffering in<br />
the resurrection?<br />
10 How was suffering understood for most of Israel’s history? What does Jesus teach otherwise?<br />
11 How do we know that Original Sin is not the whole reason for human suffering?<br />
12 Does God directly cause suffering? Why or why not?<br />
13 Why does enduring suffering peacefully require humility and trust?<br />
14 Why can we conclude that suffering must be a part of God’s plan?<br />
370 Apologetics I: The Catholic Faith and Science<br />
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