What chronic pain taught Ross Douthat about God and suffering

You might know Ross Douthat as the token conservative at The New
York Times, or the Catholic critic of Pope Francis. But in his new
book, The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness and Discovery, you’ll
see a different side of Ross: a father and husband suffering with
an incredibly painful chronic disease, looking for relief—and
answers. We talk to Ross about how his experience of chronic Lyme
disease affected his faith, what it taught him about the suffering
in our society that is often out of sight and how friends and you
can best accompany a loved one who is sick or in pain.  In
Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley discuss President Joe Biden’s
meeting with Pope Francis, and share the pope’s prayer intention
for the month of November. Want more Jesuitical? Join our Patreon
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pro-choice politicians Burned out, overworked or depressed? Pope
Francis is praying for you. The Deep Places: A Memoir of Illness
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