Justin Hibbard continues the series on Catholic ethos by examining the ethos of suffering. Why do Catholics purposefully incorporate suffering in their lives, and what can we learn from people like St. Francis of Assisi or Stephen Colbert about how to view suffering as a gift?

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SHOW NOTES:

* The Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi

* GQ: The Late, Great Stephen Colbert

* Video: CNN Interview between Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert

* Video: Mysteries of the Stigmata

* Video: Padre Pio’s Last Mass

* The Secret Story of Padre Pio’s Stigmata

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