20. Joy in Suffering - Chiara Corbella Petrillo

Written By Megan Burwell & Morgan Holliger

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Megan and Morgan discuss the life and witness of the young Italian woman, Chiara Corbella Petrillo. Born in the 1980’s, Chiara was a woman of our times who embraced life as a gift and the sufferings that come with it as a joy. In choosing life for her unborn children despite hopeless diagnoses she learned true peace in letting God receive her children in His time. When faced with a fatal cancer in herself while pregnant for the 3rd time, she willingly put off treatment until her son was born. Her life was short and she passed away in 2012. Chiara ultimately sacrificed her own life to protect the life of her child. Hers is a witness of simple and true heroism. The joy she bore in the midst of extreme suffering makes her story worth knowing, sharing, and emulating.

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Chiara’s Website - https://www.chiaracorbellapetrillo.org/en/the-story-of-chiara/

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Megan Burwell & Morgan Holliger

Megan Burwell received a degree in Speech Language Pathology from Bowling Green State University. Her greatest passion though, lies in learning about the human person through the teachings of the Theology of the Body. This passion brought her to Washington DC to pursue graduate studies at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for studies on Marriage and Family. Her love of working in healthcare as well as for beginning and end of life issues led her to specialize in Biotechnology and Ethics within her MA in Theology. Megan most of all loves her family, living life in community, admiring nature, and learning new and beautiful things.

After receiving her BA in English at Bowling Green State University, Morgan Holliger moved to Washington D.C. to study at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute where she obtained a Master of Theological Studies in Marriage and Family and is currently studying for her PhD. Morgan is a convert to the Catholic faith, which she largely credits to her encounter with Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body in her senior year of high school. She has been involved in ministry since college, most notably serving as a co-host alongside Megan Burwell of a young adult group in Bowling Green, OH entitled "TOB Tuesday", which focused on studying the themes of the Theology of the Body. In her free time, Morgan loves music and singing, cooking and good conversations with friends.

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