About this episode

Ana Munley shares a transformative practice for turning daily suffering into prayer, inspired by Megan Hjelmstad's teachings.

What if the inconveniences, exhaustion, and suffering you experience every day could actually become prayer? I first heard this practice from Catholic author and speaker Megan Hjelmstad at the Defending the Faith Conference at Franciscan University. Megan is the author of Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering , and her approach completely changed the way I think about the ordinary hard moments of my week. In this video, I’m sharing the simple weekly practice I’ve started using to intentionally offer those moments for the people in my life. Learn more about Megan and her work: https://meganhjelmstad.com/ #Catholic #RedemptiveSuffering #CatholicPrayer #CatholicFaith

People in this episode

Host: Ana Munley

Topics covered

• redemptive suffering
• prayer
• spiritual practice
• Catholic faith
• personal transformation

Keywords

• suffering
• prayer
• Catholic
• spirituality
• Megan Hjelmstad
• redemptive suffering
• faith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Franciscan University

Books & works: Offer It Up: Discovering the Power and Purpose of Redemptive Suffering

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