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Now available as a 4-part video series through the John Paul II Healing Center!  

Visit virtual.jpiihealingcenter.org/course/real-suffering to learn more. 

Suffering is something that affects everyone. For many, it can be a stumbling block to faith in God and the catalyst to an unhappy life. But it doesn’t have to be this way. In fact, it can be the catalyst to something greater: union with Christ.  

In Real Suffering, Dr. Schuchts examines the complex nature of suffering based on his personal experience and decades of encounters as a family and marriage therapist. Dissecting physical pain (with Jesus as our model), emotional loss (through the intercession of Our Lady of Sorrows), and spiritual guilt (with St. Peter as our example), he shows the underlying purpose of our sorrows and helps us to see how they can be a means of drawing closer to God revealed. 

This book can be read alone or alongside the video series (sold separately as a 3-month streaming access), which contains intimate teachings by Dr. Schuchts alongside real-life stories of suffering and hope. There is also a study guide and journal to accompany the video series.