Caritas in Dolores
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Authors
Collins, Ariana
Date of Issue
2024
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Presentation
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en_US
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Abstract
There is a particular fragility to human life, in the sense that all human persons are subject to experience suffering. The question of suffering being one that for centuries has perplexed the human mind. In this study I seek to engage said question in a theological sense. Exploring the nature of suffering with Christ, united to the cross. Moreover, illuminating the ways in which suffering with Christ frees the soul to love Christ (and others) more profoundly. Oftentimes in enduring pain and strife (moments coinciding with suffering) the subject turns inward. In this way they limit their capacity to receive and give love. In suffering with Christ, one increases their capacity to receive and give love. In this study I explore then the purgative nature of suffering with Christ, its matrimonial and procreative nature. Indicating how love in suffering is a vocation in itself that is done in the littleness of everyday life.
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