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Understanding Catholic Teaching About Artificial Nutrition and Hydration in the Light of Previous Church Teachings and the Catholic Moral Tradition

August 29, 2019 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

(This is a research paper. It is longer and more detailed than the “Reflections” on this page. Please enjoy.) Introduction…

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Posted in: Ethics, Faith, Healthcare

THE “WHY” QUESTION

August 19, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Why is this happening to me? Why did this happen to my child? What have I done to deserve this?…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Ministry, Prayer, Suffering

HEALTH CARE and HOPE

August 12, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

According to J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, there are two kinds of hope.…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Hope

HEALTH CARE MINISTRY in the SPIRIT of SAINT DOMINIC

August 5, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Saint Dominic is the Holy Founder of the Order of Preachers (the “Dominican” Order) that serves the parish community of…

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Posted in: Faith, Healthcare Filed under: Human dignity, Ministry

THE IMPORTANCE of STORYTELLING in HEALTH CARE

July 29, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In one of their “Sunday Review” sections, The New York Times published an article titled “Why Doctors Need Stories.” It was written…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Human dignity, Ministry

THE ETHICS of BEGINNING-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART IV: KILLING for the PURPOSES of MEDICINE

July 22, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

We are once again considering the wrongfulness of direct abortion and, more generally, the deliberate killing of human beings in…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Beginning of life health care, Human agency, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of BEGINNING-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART III: ABORTION in TRAUMATIC CIRCUMSTANCES

July 15, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

A direct abortion is an abortion that is deliberately chosen and is always morally wrong. It is morally wrong because…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Beginning of life health care, Human agency, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of BEGINNING-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART II: THE WRONGFULNESS of DIRECT ABORTION

July 8, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Human life is a precious gift from Godwho made man and woman in His own image and likeness. The human…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Beginning of life health care, Church teaching, Human agency, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of BEGINNING-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART I: THE BEGINNING of HUMAN LIFE

July 1, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Human life is a precious gift from God. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Beginning of life health care, Church teaching, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of ORGAN and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, PART V: CONCLUSIONS

June 17, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In concluding these reflections on organ and tissue transplantation, I hope to be able to provide some guidance to the…

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THE ETHICS of ORGAN and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, PART IV: OTHER FORMS of TRANSPLANTATION

June 10, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

When we think of organ and tissue transplantation, we first might think of the donation of fully developed human body…

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THE ETHICS of ORGAN and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, PART III: DIAGNOSING DEATH

June 3, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In order to ethically transplant vital organs from a consenting donor, it is necessary that the donor’s death be confirmed.…

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THE ETHICS of ORGAN and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, PART II: DONATION AFTER DEATH

May 27, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Organ and tissue transplantation is a growing area of contemporary medical practice that raises a variety of ethical concerns. This…

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THE ETHICS of ORGAN and TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION, PART I: LIVING HUMAN DONORS

May 20, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Organ and tissue transplantation is a growing area of contemporary medical practice that raises a variety of ethical concerns. This…

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THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART V: THREE QUESTIONS

March 11, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

When illness or injury threaten to end our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we may well find…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART IV: MEDICAL and NON-MEDICAL CARE

March 4, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In our consideration of end-of-life health care, we seek to understand how we can determine which potentially life-sustaining measures are…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART III: IDENTIFYING EXTRAORDINARY MEANS

February 25, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

When someone is experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, ethical questions about the preservation of life often arise. What kinds of…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART II: CHOOSING LIFE and ACCEPTING DEATH

February 18, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

I have set before you life and death . . . Choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). With these words, Moses exhorts God’s…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: End of life health care, Human agency, Human dignity

THE ETHICS of END-OF-LIFE HEALTH CARE, PART I: ORDINARY MEANS of PRESERVING LIFE

February 11, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Human life is a precious gift from god. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…

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Posted in: Ethics, Healthcare Filed under: Church teaching, End of life health care, Human dignity

THE DIGNITY of the HUMAN PERSON in HEALTH CARE: THE PATIENT as CHRIST

December 17, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Like all human beings, patients receiving medical care can be identified with Jesus Christ by virtue of the Incarnation, the…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Human dignity, Scripture, Spirituality, Suffering

THE DIGNITY of the HUMAN PERSON in HEALTH CARE: the PATIENT as AGENT

November 19, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

We often use the word “patient” when speaking of men and women who are receiving medical care without giving much…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Human agency, Human dignity, Spirituality

THE SAINTS of HEALTH CARE

November 12, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. 2 Comments

Every year on the first of November, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, the great commemoration of all…

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Posted in: Faith, Healthcare Filed under: Catholic liturgy

ASSISTED SUICIDE: the WRONG ANSWER to REAL PROBLEMS

April 2, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In a recent Reflection (Feb 19, 2017), I characterized four common attitudes about death as those of “the secular, the scientist,…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying

HUMANS and DEATH: the SECULAR, the SCIENTIST, the SUICIDE, and the SAINT

February 19, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In the eyes of God, death is the negation of the life He created. God permits death as a consequence…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART III: MAKING the BEST DECISIONS

January 22, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Having considered the topic of advanced directives in health care in general, and the kinds of directives that can be…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART II: KINDS of DIRECTIVES

January 15, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

We have considered in a general way the topic of advanced directives in health care. Let us now consider some…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

ADVANCED DIRECTIVES in HEALTH CARE, PART I: the LIMITATIONS to ADVANCED DECISION MAKING

January 8, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Making advanced directives about one’s health care is frequently encouraged in our society and, in many ways, that is a…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, End of life health care

PATIENTS and their FAMILIES

January 1, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

One of the saddest experiences I have as a hospital chaplain is ministering to patients who die alone. Thankfully, that…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Death and dying, Human dignity, Suffering

PRAYING for MIRACLES

December 11, 2016 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

People faced with dire circumstances often pray to God for miracles. The patients in the hospitals I serve, along with…

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Posted in: Faith, Healthcare Filed under: Prayer, Trust in God

BEING ANGRY with GOD

December 4, 2016 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. 1 Comment

“I am angry with God” I often hear this from patients in the hospitals. They are expressing disappointment, the feeling…

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Posted in: Healthcare Filed under: Prayer, Suffering, Trust in God

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