Love, Loss and the Meaning of Suffering (Dr. Peter Kreeft) | Ep. 587

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 7.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 July 2026

⏱️ 171 minutes

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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/PINTS . Catholic Peoples Foundation: Don't let this once-in-a-century Route 66 celebration pass you by. Visit https://V8sForVocations.org and get your tickets today. - - - Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: ⁠⁠https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe⁠⁠ 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. - - - 📕 Get my newest book, Jesus Our Refuge, here: https://a.co/d/bDU0xLb 🍺 Want to Support Pints With Aquinas? 🍺 Get episodes a week early and join exclusive live streams with me! Become an annual supporter at 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://mattfradd.locals.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - 💻 Follow Me on Social Media: 📌 Facebook: https://facebook.com/mattfradd 📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/mattfradd 𝕏 Twitter/X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/Pints_W_Aquinas⁠⁠⁠ 🎵 TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://tiktok.com/@pintswithaquinas⁠⁠⁠ 📚 PWA Merch – ⁠⁠⁠https://dwplus.shop/MattFraddMerch⁠⁠ 👕 Grab your favorite PWA gear here: https://shop.pintswithaquinas.com - - - Privacy Policy: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.dailywire.com/privacy⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	How long were you married?
0:02.0	63 years, I think.
0:04.0	In fact, all my children and all their descendants and all that they do for the world would not have existed,
0:09.0	except for a crick in the neck of my friend Sam.
0:12.0	Usually she was right and I was wrong.
0:14.0	That tendency to say in marriage, I'm right and you're wrong.
0:19.0	That's terrifying because if I'm right, you're wrong
0:22.3	is your fallback position and you say that to God. Are there things in your marriage and
0:29.3	in your fatherhood that you regret having done poorly? Oh, of course. Nothing to be more tragic
0:35.3	than the death of your spouse, that's the other half.
0:42.0	We feel like we're becoming the same person. Oh yes. And I've often thought that if she would die, a big chunk of me wouldn't exist anymore. Of course. You are what you love.
0:47.2	All things work together for good to those who love God. What I felt and what I believe were
0:52.4	two different worlds, and I had to choose between them.
0:55.0	What advice do you have someone watching this who's newly married or who is about to be?
1:00.0	The last view I had of my wife, about an hour after she died, I fell in love with her again.
1:10.0	Here is a wasted emaciated, wrinkled suffering body.
1:15.4	It's as beautiful as a crucifix.
1:34.1	Do you remember when you were in my studio in Steubenville?
1:38.5	I think I said, I think you said, Pints with Aquinas, where's the Pints?
1:42.7	And I brought out a beer that according to you was an abomination.
1:45.0	It was a peanut butter beer.
2:00.6	Do you remember that? I do. I do. You made that same face. I thought it was a chocolate beer. Yeah. No, peanut butter. Oh. Yeah. So anyway, I have a yingling in there for you. Is that manly enough? Yingling is fine. Yeah. But we can also do scotch. or we could mix them.
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