These questions are built on the assumptions that we are entitled to have good things happen to us and everything that happens to us is either a reward or a punishment from God for something that we did. So, if we behave, we deserve to be reimbursed with an easy life.

At one time, the world was a great place; it was once a world without evil (Garden of Eden). There were no illnesses or diseases, and people had a personal relationship with God. P

*[Much of the supporting information is based on the current teachings of the Catholic Church and the Gospels]

Bad things happen to good people. Just as often, good things happen to bad people. Most of these occurrences cannot be avoided. This is one aspect of life we have to live with. There is no specific reason for this phenomenon. The only possible way to find the true answer to these questions is to ask God himself.

ain, both physical and emotional, did not exist. All of this changed with original sin - the first sin of Adam and Eve. Pain, old age, disease, accidents and evil of all kinds entered the world. Today, sin flourishes in the world we live in. Since bad things exist in our world, it is only logical that sometimes those bad things are going to affect good people. And it goes beyond just that. The world is not simply passively sinful; we have to face a power that is actively trying to hurt us - Satan (In the Gospel, Jes

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