The Gift of Pain
Overview
Frederick Marks puts pain in its place. Few readers will come away from this series of meditations without feeling lighter and more optimistic in the face of life’s challenges.
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Key Features
- Written by Catholic apologist Frederick Marks
- Offers spiritual wisdom for facing life’s challenges
Contents
- Mary the Model
- Appearance and Reality
- Pain as a Sharpener
- Great Disappointments
- The Great Transformer
- The Snowstorm of Life
- The Guiding Hand
Product Details
- Title: The Gift of Pain
- Author: Frederick W. Marks
- Publisher: Emmaus Road
- Publication Date: 2012
- Pages: 94
- Christian Group: Catholic
- Resource Type: Topical
- Topic: Practical Life
About the Authors
Frederick W. Marks III is an American historian and Catholic apologist. As a scholar, he has written and taught extensively on American diplomatic history. As a proponent of Roman Catholicism, he has written dozens of articles and tracts, and spoken extensively in public. Marks attended Loyola High School in New York City, attained his BA from Holy Cross College in 1962 and his PhD from the University of Michigan in 1968. He taught at the University of Michigan from 1967–1968, at Purdue University from 1968–1973, and at St. John’s University from 1974–1979.
This volume is part of the Catholic Virtue and Holiness Collection (7 vols.). Take a look at the whole collection.
- Written by Catholic apologist Frederick Marks
- Offers spiritual wisdom for facing life’s challenges
- Mary the Model
- Appearance and Reality
- Pain as a Sharpener
- Great Disappointments
- The Great Transformer
- The Snowstorm of Life
- The Guiding Hand
Top Highlights
“The Book of Proverbs says that ‘the Lord reproves him whom he loves’ (3:12). This is repeated in the Letter to the Hebrews (12:6), and we know that Jesus, along with His Blessed Mother, suffered the worst kind of cruelty and injustice.” (Page 8)
“Christianity and Judaism teach that murder, adultery, and other moral evils come not from God but from man, who, by virtue of the awesome gift of free will, can thwart the designs of Omnipotence.” (Page 6)
“Pain, when it rubs against character, acts as a sharpener” (Page 35)
“I am trying to make the point that pain, in the eyes of the saint, is not something to be feared or avoided. Rather, it is a tool that with proper use can bring us closer to God. When St. Andrew beheld the instrument of his crucifixion, he wept for joy at the thought of literally taking up his cross and following Christ. St. Rita of Cascia asked the Lord to let her feel the tip of a thorn so that she might share in the pain of Calvary, and the favor was granted.” (Pages 4–5)
“If we place our trust in God, we too can ride out life’s difficulties knowing that, down the line, we have a bright future.” (Page 8)
Frederick W. Marks III is an American historian and Catholic apologist. As a scholar, he has written and taught extensively on American diplomatic history. As a proponent of Roman Catholicism, he has written dozens of articles and tracts, and spoken extensively in public. Marks attended Loyola High School in New York City, attained his BA from Holy Cross College in 1962 and his PhD from the University of Michigan in 1968. He taught at the University of Michigan from 1967–1968, at Purdue University from 1968–1973, and at St. John’s University from 1974–1979.