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Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering

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Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
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Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
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Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering offers precious insight into how Christians can persevere through pain and suffering with faith, hope, and assurance. Written by the esteemed Dr. Ronda Chervin, this thoughtful resource guides readers down a road of understanding. As she bravely reveals her own tale of heartache in the aftermath of her son’s suicide, readers can appreciate firsthand knowledge and empathetic advice while being comforted that they are not alone in their anguish.

The book provides a valuable exploration of affliction and its associated emotions such as failure, fear, frustration, loneliness, loss, marital problems, fatigue and temptation. Dr. Chervin shares her discoveries throughout the text - helping you learn to understand why God allows us to suffer and what we can do to endure it with grace and equanimity. Her compassionate counsel offers readers insight into discovering the peace at the heart of Christ even amidst life’s most painful moments.

Avoiding Bitterness in Suffering is for anyone who desires an enlightening mentor through our tumultuous trials – reminding us that pain itself is merely a path we must travel towards unbounded joy!

You'll also learn:

  • How you can overcome the pain associated with loneliness and isolation
  • Five ways to overcome doubts about the Faith
  • Four steps to liberation from the suffering of indecision
  • Five ways to meet Christ in the suffering of exploitation
  • What St. Benedict teaches us about failure and how it changed the world
  • How to cope with failure and poverty
  • Five ways you can transform fear into trust in Christ
  • How you can turn frustrations and anger into a Christian spirit
  • How you can respond in a holy way to marital discord, demanding spouses, physical abuse, psychological abuse, abandonment, and rage
  • Four ways you can turn to Christ in times of temptation
  • Ronda Chervin:

    Ronda Chervin is a Catholic author, international speaker and Professor of Philosophy. She is the author of over 60 books concerning the matters of Catholic thought, practice and spirituality. Coming from a Jewish -- though atheistic -- background, Chervin converted to the Catholic faith when she was a young adult. She graduated from Fordham University with a Ph.D. in Philosophy and earned an MA in Religious Studies from Notre Dame Apostolic Institute. While at Fordham, Chervin studied under Dietrich von Hildebrand. Since then, as a Professor of Philosophy, she has taught at numerous colleges, including Loyola Marymount University, the Seminary of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Franciscan University of Steubenville, and Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell, CT. She frequently presents on Catholic TV and Radio.

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