
Climbing CarmelThe Joy of Suffering
“I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to suffer. I chose my community because it takes a joyful approach to God and the world.” The Vocation Director and I were walking back from our lunch meeting. It was an uncommonly clear January day in Portland, and, although he belonged to another order, I had just told him I was seriously considering the Carmelites and would be visiting them in February. ...
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