Is suffering in your lifetime something noble? Should it be some kind of goal? Have you ever been told that suffering is “from God” or to “offer it up”? In this podcast, I use this period of Easter to discuss some of these thoughts.
St. Gregory of Nazianzus – Theologian and Early Church Father
b.330 – d.389 AD
“Let us sacrifice ourselves to God; or rather let us go on sacrificing throughout every day and at every moment. Let us accept anything for the Word's sake. By sufferings let us imitate His Passion: by our blood let us reverence His Blood: let us gladly mount upon the Cross. Sweet are the nails, though they be very painful. For to suffer with Christ and for Christ is better than a life of ease with others.”
– St. Gregory of Nazianzen
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gregory-of-Nazianzus
St. John Chrysostom – Theologian and Early Church Father
b.347 – d.407
“When you are before the altar where Christ reposes, you ought no longer to think that you are amongst men; but believe that there are troops of angels and archangels standing by you, and trembling with respect before the sovereign Master of Heaven and earth. Therefore, when you are in church, be there in silence, fear, and veneration.”
– St. John Chrysostom
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-john-chrysostom-362
My podcasts are targeted towards left-brained types like me, whose rigid view of life restricted us from considering things outside of the tightly-organized spiritual paradigm we either grew up with or built for ourselves.
Follow my podcasts for discussions about some serious topics like grief, human suffering, prayer, religion, and spiritual practices. I also cover things that I used to consider craziness or “woo-woo” such as: meditation, manifestation, spiritualism, spiritual awakening, reincarnation, past-life regression, the channeling of spirits and aliens (seriously…), soul groups, astrology, and even Chinese fortune cookies!
The point of all of this is to spread joy! Happiness! …And to share what I have discovered!
Mike
https://mikenicholas.com
mike@mikenicholas.com
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