Audio Chats October 11, 2011

You don't have to be lonely

Ron Mangelsdorf, C.S.B.

At the outset, Ron says, "There's a big difference between someone telling us that we don't have to be lonely versus what God is revealing to us. 'You don't have to be lonely' is a divine revelation--the 'good news' that Jesus shared with all humanity." He explains that "it's God's great promise that each of His ideas can feel fulfilled and satisfied."

Site visitors ask questions and share their own insights. Topics covered include broken and abusive marriages, loneliness even in the midst of families and friends, as well as loneliness in business and the temptation to be unfaithful to marriage because of feeling lonely. Some asked about inability to find marital companionship, and feeling cut off by aging, illness, poverty.