A noteworthy Catholic speaker and musician, Paul Kim, tragically lost his son to a severe case of the flu. Another Catholic chastity speaker’s son was recently diagnosed with cancer but, through the prayers of thousands, seems to have made a miraculous recovery. Jennifer Fulwiler, a convert and passionate woman of God whose words have brought many to a deeper love for God, recently shared that her college-age daughter, too, was stricken with cancer and continues the battle. So many, so young, in such a short time. Perhaps there is more to it than genetics and unfortunate luck?
I can add testimonies from my own life: a dear friend was beginning an EWTN radio affiliate station in the New York metro area when his wife was inexplicably struck with cancer. She survived, thankfully, but it was a frightening and arduous year-long battle. My parish’s Family Ministry Coordinator, who puts on events to evangelize young families, finds that every time she is about to make major headway for Christ’s Kingdom, her daughters come down with an exhausting and devastating illness.
Are these just coincidences? Or is something else at play?
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