Tilma Parish Demo
I'm New
Jubilee 2025
Tilma Parish Demo
Office Closed on June 22nd
Grief & Suffering

When the Suffering Doesn’t End

by Fr. Boniface Hicks
Photo by Annie Spratt

In this conversation, Fr. Mike Schmitz talks with Fr. Boniface Hicks, O.S.B. about one of the hardest realities of life: what to do when the suffering doesn’t end? 

When pain feels endless, when healing doesn’t come, when it seems like God is silent—the Father’s word is not “Get over it.” It’s “Come to me, all you who are weary, and I will give you rest.” 

Together, they explore: 

  • How to wait well when you’re waiting for suffering to end
  • The difference between complaint and honest lament
  • How sharing pain can open us to love and hope
  • Why even chronic suffering can be transformed into communion with Christ

Latest content

Building a Ministry
Dear friends, For over 15 years, Glass Canvas has had the privilege of walking alongside church and ministry leaders, helping them discern their calling, imagine new possibilities, and bring meaningful work into the world. Along the way, we've come to recognize that much of what God has entrusted...
Building a Ministry
Dear friends, For over 15 years, Glass Canvas has had the privilege of walking alongside church and ministry leaders, helping them discern their calling, imagine new possibilities, and bring meaningful work into the world. Along the way, we've come to recognize that much of what God has entrusted...
James Pereira
Play as the Call of a Disciple
What comes to mind when you think about the kinds of things an apprentice of Jesus Christ should do on a regular basis? I think...
Eric Reynolds
Rest in the Desert: When Life is Hard
Wildness. Wild lands. Untamed and untouched by cultivating hands. When you find yourself in forgotten places, do you feel aband...