# Love, Loss and the Meaning of Suffering (Dr. Peter Kreeft) | Ep. 587 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pints-with-aquinas-708041/love-loss-and-the-meaning-of-suffering-dr-peter-kreeft-ep-587 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/pints-with-aquinas-708041/love-loss-and-the-meaning-of-suffering-dr-peter-kreeft-ep-587.md Podcast: [Pints With Aquinas](https://stenobird.com/podcast/pints-with-aquinas-708041) Published: 2026-07-13T16:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/kb0yJ/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/121/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVDWV5677643233.mp3 Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/kb0yJ/claritaspod.com/measure/mgln.ai/e/121/traffic.megaphone.fm/BVDWV5677643233.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pints-with-aquinas-708041/episodes/love-loss-and-the-meaning-of-suffering-dr-peter-kreeft-ep-587 Duration seconds: 10414 ## Resource On May 31, 2026, Dr. Peter Kreeft’s beautiful wife of 63 years, Maria Antoinette Kreeft, went home to her Heavenly reward. In his own words, Dr. Kreeft told us before coming, “There is much to say about that: a story of struggle and grace.” The following conversation is just that. Ep. 587 Theotokos Rosaries: https://dwplus.shop/TheotokosRosaries - - - 📚 Resources Mentioned: Richard Feynman’s Love Letter to His Wife: https://fs.blog/richard-feynman-love-letter/ The Two Greatest Novels Ever Written: The Wisdom of The Lord of the Rings and The Brothers Karamazov https://a.co/d/0cAPqCFS More Books by Dr. Peter Kreeft: https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/pages/peter-kreeft?srsltid=AfmBOoomodTC18sZYXcr3d3oZ9WhWJoIJLYCRSjWevYgh0Nwwfovr9VL  I Burned for Your Peace: Augustine’s Confessions Unpacked: https://a.co/d/07VrV7Id Ha!: A Christian Philosophy of Humor: https://a.co/d/0fWBJM2T Truthy 30 Day Free Trial: https://get.truthly.ai/TlbX/MATT30 - - - Today’s Sponsors:  Hallow: If you’d like to grow deeper in your relationship with God, visit https://hallow.com/mattfradd and get 3 months free. Charity Mobile: Visit https://charitymobile.com/MATTFRADD and use code MATTFRADD to get a free phone with every new line, plus free activation and free shipping. Shopify: Stop waiting for permission to build something. Your next revenue stream starts free at https://shopify.com/pints .  Seven Weeks Coffee: Go to https://sevenweekscoffee.com/PINTS and save 15% forever when you subscribe. Use code PINTS for an additional 10% off your first order and a free gift. PreBorn: Families are where we first learn how to love and be loved. When we invest in families, we’re not just helping people today, we’re shaping future generations. Dial # 250 and say “BABY” or visit https://preborn.com… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pints-with-aquinas-708041/episodes/love-loss-and-the-meaning-of-suffering-dr-peter-kreeft-ep-587/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/pints-with-aquinas-708041/love-loss-and-the-meaning-of-suffering-dr-peter-kreeft-ep-587.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.