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Suffering is something that affects everyone. For many, it can be a stumbling block to faith in God and the catalyst to an unhappy life. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it can be the catalyst to something greater: union with Christ.

Dr. Bob Schuchts, founder and president of the John Paul II Healing Center in Tallahassee, Florida, seeks to answer these difficult questions in Real Suffering: Finding Hope and Healing in the Trials of Life.

Drawing on decades of experience as a marriage and family therapist, as well as on his own personal crosses, Dr. Schuchts examines the complex nature of suffering. Dissecting physical pain, emotional loss, and spiritual guilt, he shows the underlying purpose of our sorrows and helps us see how they can be a means of drawing closer to God.

Whether you are in the midst of your own trials or accompanying someone you love who is in pain, Dr. Schuchts will help you see that Christ is always present in the heart of your agony.

ISBN-13: 9781505112481

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Saint Benedict Press

Publication Date: 08-29-2018

Pages: 212

Product Dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.80(d)

Dr. Bob Schuchts holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia University and a Master and Doctoral degree in Family Relations from the Florida State University. He is the founder of the John Paul II Healing Center located in Tallahassee, Florida and is a nationally renowned speaker, presenter and writer. He has recently retired from his private practice as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist to devote his time to writing and leading conferences for the John Paul II Healing Center.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

Part I Three Kinds of Suffering

Chapter 1 Transformed by Suffering 3

Part II Physical Suffering

Chapter 2 Pain: Blessing or Curse? 23

Chapter 3 Jesus Our Model 35

Chapter 4 Physical Healing 49

Part III Emotional Suffering

Chapter 5 Attachment and Loss 67

Chapter 6 Our Lady of Sorrows 85

Chapter 7 Emotional Healing 103

Part IV Spiritual Suffering

Chapter 8 Guilt and Shame 127

Chapter 9 Simon Peter's Example 145

Chapter 10 Spiritual Healing 161

Final Reflections 177