Mark Eckel concludes his series on suffering. Visit Part 4, Part 3, Part 2, or the series introduction and Part 1. Quotation “If you listen to the patient, he is telling you the diagnosis. A lot of people look at a specialist like me as a technician. They come to you for a procedure. And there is no doubt that procedures are important, or that the specialized technology we have these days is vital in caring for a patient. But I believe that this technology also has taken us away from the patient's story. And … [Read more...] about Listen: Suffering, Part 5
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Chaos: Suffering, Part 4 (Scholar’s Compass)
Mark Eckel continues his series on suffering. Visit Part 3, Part 2, or the series introduction and Part 1 here. Quotations “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Desmond Tutu “The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm, but because of those who look at it without doing anything.” Albert Einstein “To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.” Abraham Lincoln “All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do … [Read more...] about Chaos: Suffering, Part 4 (Scholar’s Compass)
Displaced: Suffering, Part 3 (Scholar’s Compass)
Mark Eckel continues his series on suffering. Visit Part 2 here, or see the series introduction and Part 1 here. Mark has also written about the spiritual discipline of caring for a home here, a good complement to his poignant reflections on displacement in this post. Quotation Nearly 60 million people are currently displaced from their homes by war and persecution —more than at any time since World War II. Half are children. In our current crisis, nearly 30 million children worldwide have been driven from … [Read more...] about Displaced: Suffering, Part 3 (Scholar’s Compass)
Hands: Suffering, Part 2 (Scholar’s Compass)
Mark Eckel continues his series on suffering. See the series introduction and Part 1 here. Quotation When we honestly ask ourselves which persons in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand. Henri Nouwen, Out of Solitude … [Read more...] about Hands: Suffering, Part 2 (Scholar’s Compass)
Sighs: Suffering, Part 1 (Scholar’s Compass)
Image Name: Sigh Series Introduction Hurt can be so deep, so long lasting, so pervasive, so devastating that there are days when being able to get out of bed is in question. We can know our theology. We can state our theology. But we still hurt, bear loss, travail, wail, moan, howl, and scream our grief in suffering. Walker Percy, the great Catholic writer, said it best, “A person can know the meaning of life but still has to find a way to make it through Wednesday afternoon.” Life's pain is woven through the … [Read more...] about Sighs: Suffering, Part 1 (Scholar’s Compass)