We discuss an excerpt from the writings of St. John of the Cross: 

And I saw the river over which every soul must pass to reach the kingdom of heaven

and the name of that river was suffering: 

and I saw a boat which carries souls across the river 

and the name of that boat was love.

Full show notes available at: https://www.inthethicketpodcast.com/s/stories/s1e7river-of-suffering-st-john-of-the-cross-out-december-14-3 

We interview CCO missionary Ignatius Ashali, who shares about how he has learned to stay close to God in the everyday sufferings of life. 

Full show notes available at: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1e6-ordinary-courage-out-december7-2 

We speak with Lisa Canning, mother of eight and business owner, about her journey out of the trap of expectations. 

Full show-notes available: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1-e5-the-trap-of-expectations 

We interview Diana, a cancer surviver, who shares words of wisdom about how to support people who are going through a challenging time. 

Full show-notes available: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1e4-what-not-to-say 

In this episode, we interview Sr. Mary Grace of the Sisters of Life on the attitude that is most helpful when accompanying people who are suffering. 

Full show notes available at: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1e3-suffering-and-accompaniment 

We interview Mary and Louis Richard, who speak about the pain of waiting and hoping during Mary's four-year battle with an unknown illness.

Full show notes at: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1e2the-pain-of-waiting 

In this episode, we discuss the interplay between suffering and fear in our experience, and share what we have found helpful in facing fear in our lives. 

Full show notes available at: https://inthethicketpodcast.square.site/s/stories/s1e1-fear-and-suffering 

Welcome to the soft launch of our podcast! In this quick introduction we share with you a little of who we are and how this podcast came together. St. John of the Cross wrote that we can’t enter into the riches and wisdom of God without first entering into the thicket of much suffering, but suffering well, like prayer and holiness and the other aspects of Christian life, is something that we grow in over time.