Viktor Frankl, an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist, spent three years in various concentration camps during World War II. What can make suffering more acute is when it is perceived that there is no meaning to it. Third, much courage, generosity, forgiveness, hope, and sacrifice arise from the world's sufferings and evils.įinally, Christ's Paschal Mystery shows how God draws out of the depths of evil the victory of the Risen Christ and his transforming love. Second, moral evil and much of human suffering come from man's abuse of his freedom in sin.
The answers, given by the same Catechism, are both comforting and enlightening:įirst, much evil in the world, especially physical evil, results from the kind of limited universe in which we live. The Catechism for Filipino Catholics poses a much-asked question “If God is ‘Father’ and ‘Almighty,’ why does He allow so much evil and suffering?” ( Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines 1997, n.
In number fifteen it states:Īnd even though the victory over sin and death achieved by Christ in his Cross and Resurrection does not abolish temporal suffering from human life, nor free from suffering the whole historical dimension of human existence, it nevertheless throws a new light upon this dimension and upon every suffering: the light of salvation. This book compiles all of the Mass Effect comic book series in one affordable, accessible, and comprehensive format-a must buy for fans of the Mass Effect universe and BioWare.Ĭollects Mass Effect: Redemption #1-4, Mass Effect: Evolution #1-4, Mass Effect: Invasion #1-4, Mass Effect: Homeworlds #1-4, Mass Effect: Foundation #1-13, and Mass Effect: Discovery #1-4.Pope Saint John Paul II wrote an apostolic letter called Salvifici doloris on the Christian meaning of human suffering. Also included in this volume are collected stories of characters you love like Garrus, Tali'Zorah, and Wrex, and the series Discovery which follows the Turian soldier Tiran Kandros. Join Liara as she teams up with the Drell Feron to recover the body of Commander Shepard from the Shadow Broker, uncover the origins of the Illusive Man in an epic tale of betrayal and discovery, and witness Aria defend the space station Omega from Cerberus forces, as well as the internal conflicts at Cerberus and the lives of the agents who serve it. Mass Effect's vibrant world is teeming with conflict, and always on the edge of tipping into despair-but there are some who still struggle to maintain order in the chaos and secure the future of the galaxy. The champions of BioWare's award winning series embark on thrilling interstellar expeditions through alien war and existential crisis, struggling for peace and fighting for the right to survive.
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