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DOES GOD ALWAYS ANSWER our PRAYERS?

September 9, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

Yes! God always answers our prayers. Jesus assures us of this over and over again. “Ask and it will be…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Prayer, Scripture, Spirituality

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

CRIPPLED by ILLNESS; RUNNING to MEET the LORD

December 3, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

The patients I encounter in my health care ministry are not, for the most part, runners. Many of them can…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Advent, Catholic liturgy, Human dignity, Prayer, Scripture, Suffering

SADNESS, HOPE, and REVERSAL of FORTUNE

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

There are great joys that people in health care get to experience. Patients get well, receive favorable diagnoses, overcome difficult…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Hope, Prayer, Scripture, Suffering

“GOD’S REMEDY”: the STORY of RAPHAEL the ARCHANGEL

October 5, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. 10 Comments

I am writing this on September 29, the feast day of the archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. They are the…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Prayer, Scripture, Suffering

The ROAD to EMMAUS: ACCOMPANYING the SICK on their JOURNEY

April 23, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. Leave a comment

In recounting the events of Easter Sunday, The Gospel of Luke presents us with the beautiful narrative in which Jesus…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Prayer, Scripture, Suffering

LENTEN PENANCE: SUFFERING in UNION with CHRIST

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

Throughout the forty days of Lent, the Church invites us to practice penance by praying, fasting, and giving alms. As…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Church teaching, Ministry, Prayer, Scripture

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. Leave a 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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