Embracing our cross as an act of love helps us to move through suffering, transforming it. Pere Jacques, who was sent to multiple concentration camps, shows that it is possible have peace and joy in the midst of the worst conditions.


Free Carmelite Online Retreat for Lent 2024
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Reflection by Br. Nathanael of Jesus, O.C.D.

Organized by:
Discalced Carmelite Friars, USA http://www.discalcedcarmel.org
Discalced Carmelite Friars, Austria http://www.karmel.at
Discalced Carmelite Friars, Paris http://www.carmesparis.org
Discalced Carmelite Friars, Kenya https://www.ocdkenyamission.org/
ICS Publications https://www.icspublications.org


Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:23 Living Life With Heaven As A Goal
1:44 Made To Be Happy: Moving Through Suffering
2:54 Christ Crucified: The Power and Wisdom of God
4:00 Faith, Hope, and Love
5:30 Practical: Pray!
7:52 Conclusion


Mauthausen Historical Footage Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration