There is a short column here comparing and contrasting modern and Traditional (note the "T") Catholic views about what truth is and how it is found, if found at all.
the theology of suffering with Christ for the transformation of self is replaced by a willingness to suffer only to more effectively indulge one’s passions in the long run. The Modernist ultimate goal for self is to reach a point where one can maintain one’s own selfishness without having to suffer for it. Hence the modern obsession with frantic wealth acquisition (during which you suffer) so you can build a high state of earthly existence, retire early and maintain that elevated state until your euthanasia.Emphasis mine. Jennifer at Scattershot also has a story about suffering that is worth a look.
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