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Grace In Suffering - The Inner Life - November 19, 2025

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* (2:24) Fr. Marcel Taillon joins Patrick to discuss Grace in Suffering * (2:49) What is the Catholic way of looking at suffering? * (13:56) God has 2 ways to be with us during suffering, Confession and the Anointing of The Sick * (16:36) Karen - I got cancer and went through surgery 7 weeks of that and had surgery. No one could believe how joyfully I was going through it. I offered up the horrible pain.   * (19:23) Break 1 * (24:47) We want to be thankful to for the Passion. It is good to meditate on the Passion when we are not on the Cross too much. * (25:33) Teesa- I had lost a son and we went through a long battle of addiction. You tend to find redemption in the suffering. * (28:56) Mary Lou - I took spiritual exercises years back where we started first on Garden of Gethsemane. I remember I had an awakening because I saw myself there with Christ in the garden.   * (39:18) Break 2 * (46:19) Joanie: Mary has helped me when I was suffering as a caregiver for my husband on hospice. She helped me through some very difficult times.

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The Inner Life® with Patrick Conley is one-on-one Spiritual Direction on the radio. Every day, a Catholic priest or religious sister joins listeners to offer spiritual advice and guidance designed to assist you along your faith journey, speaking about a variety of topics to help you overcome sin, grow in virtue, and strengthen your faith.