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Tag: Death and dying

R. I. P.

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

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. This is a prayer…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Death and dying, Scripture

LETTING OUR LOVED ONES GO HOME to GOD

October 28, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

The Catholic Church opposes euthanasia, understood as the deliberate killing of a person in order to end his or her…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Death and dying, Human agency, Human dignity

LOOKING to WHAT IS UNSEEN: GOD’S GLORY in the SICK and SUFFERING

October 14, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

The fourth chapter of Saint Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians is awash with paradox. He says in verse 18…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Death and dying, Scripture

VIATICUM: the LAST SACRAMENT of the CHRISTIAN

October 12, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, when administered to the dying, is called by the Catechism of the Catholic…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, Ministry, Sacraments

ANOINTING of the SICK: a SACRAMENT for the SICK and the DYING

September 28, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament that is frequently misunderstood. When I receive emergency calls asking me to…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, Ministry, Sacraments

CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE and the CHOICE for LIFE

September 25, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

I have set before you life and death . . . choose life! The choice that Moses set before the…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, End of life health care, Scripture

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

DEATH with DIGNITY

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

Proponents of physician-assisted suicide have used the term “death with dignity” to present their cause in a positive way. The…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, Scripture

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

GOD and DEATH: the VICTORY of JESUS

February 12, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” These are the first words of the Apostles…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Church teaching, Death and dying, Scripture

EARTHEN VESSELS and the TREASURES THEY HOLD

February 5, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

“We hold these treasures in earthen vessels,” Saint Paul says (2 Cor 4:7). These “earthen vessels” are human bodies, which…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Death and dying, Scripture

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

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