The current situation with COVID-19 takes us back to eternal questions: Why hasn’t God prevented this? Why is death all around us if we call on Him and implore His protection? Shouldn’t we just admit that God has failed us?This pandemic is one of the most formidable challenges to Christian faith. Without pretending to understand everything, let us try to find at least some answers …

 God never promised to keep the suffering of death away from us. 

The Holy Scriptures teach us that God did not create death; it is the consequence of Original Sin. With the Cross of Christ, God has triumphed over death but He has not abolished it yet. Death remains a part of our lives. No one can escape it. It’s…