Apologia
A continuing exploration, as a parish, of Church teaching and understanding.
The initiative "Apologia" continued last Sunday with a look at the Church's understanding of suffering. In a wide ranging presentation which fuelled vibrant discussion, parishioner Greg Weatherhead explored the question 'why does God allow suffering?'. During the course of the evening we considered the teaching on original sin and the story of the Fall, the experience of Job, the passion of Christ, particularly His time in the Garden of Gethsemane, the wisdom found in the Crucifixion and the example of the disciples, most of whom faced martyrdom in the early days of the Church. Greg also looked at the relationship between suffering, humility and sin.
Thanks to all who have taken part and to those who have presented so far on 'The Last Things', 'Faith and Reason' and 'The Mass'. Apologia will return - watch this space!
