Contemplative in the Mud

Compassion Means “Suffering With”

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Benjamin Embley

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At Our Lady of Perpetual Help Minor Seminary in Sriracha, Thailand

They drew the imperfect ones out of imperfection, themselves becoming imperfect and infirm with them… with true and holy compassion, and correcting them… They through love endured their penance – together with them.
Saint Catherine of Siena

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Benjamin Embley

With backgrounds in engineering (BSc PhD) and philosophy (MA), Ben has lived and worked in England, France, and Thailand and is now back home as a settler in the unceded traditional territory of the Wabanaki peoples in Canada. He is a Laudato Si’ Animator and currently studying an MTS Peace & Justice in Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

3 responses to “Compassion Means “Suffering With””

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    Jonathan Caswell

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    EMPATHY PERSONIFIED! CHRIST AND HIS FOLLOWERS.

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    Irvin J. Boudreaux

    I loved the Christ picture. Thanks for posting.

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    1. Ben (เบ็น) Avatar
      Ben (เบ็น)

      Since I forgot to mention it in a photo caption: It’s a stained glass window at the Chapel of Our Mother of Perpetual Help in Sriracha, Thailand. I love the stained glass there. =)

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