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Tag: Scripture

CARRYING the CROSS: SUFFERING, SICKNESS, and SACRIFICE

March 20, 2019 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

“If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me”…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Scripture, Suffering

LET US GO to BETHLEHEM to SEE

December 27, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

We are all familiar with the manger scene. Mary and Joseph kneel by the baby Jesus in the manger with…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Christmas, Scripture

“GAUDETE!” ADVENT REJOICING in the MIDST of SORROW

December 16, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

The season of Advent, and Gaudete Sunday in particular, invites us to rejoice. In Year C, our readings on Gaudete…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Advent, Catholic liturgy, Hope, Scripture

R. I. P.

November 11, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

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

October 14, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

THE STORY of JOSEPH and the PURPOSES of GOD for the SICK

October 7, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

You probably know the story of Joseph and his brothers that is told in chapters 37-50 of the Book of…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture, Trust in God

THE PRO-LIFE VISION of SAINT PAUL

September 30, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Saint Paul is Pro Life. He clearly affirms the goodness of all God’s creation and the goodness of enjoying the…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture

WHO AM I?

September 23, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

“You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture, Spirituality

THE HEALING POWER of the CROSS

September 16, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. 1 Comment

“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Scripture, Spirituality

DOES GOD ALWAYS ANSWER our PRAYERS?

September 9, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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 MYSTERY of HUMAN SUFFERING in the PASSION of JESUS CHRIST

September 2, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P. 2 Comments

There are many good, true, and important answers that one could give in response to questions about the mystery of…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture, Suffering

WHY DO GOOD PEOPLE SUFFER?: GOD’S ANSWER to JOB

August 26, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

The Old Testament Book of Job is about a good man whom God allows to suffer. The first verse introduces…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture, Suffering, Trust in God

CHRIST the HEALER, PART IV: JESUS’ HEALING MINISTRY CONTINUES in HIS CHURCH

April 29, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Jesus Christ, in his earthly lifetime, showed himself to be the divine physician, healing bodies and spirits by his power…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Scripture

CHRIST the HEALER, PART III: JESUS SENDS HIS DISCIPLES to HEAL in HIS NAME

April 22, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Jesus performed innumerable healing miracles during his brief public ministry. Jesus’ healings demonstrated the power and tender love of God…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Scripture

CHRIST the HEALER, PART II: JESUS as the PHYSICIAN of SOULS

April 15, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

The health care ministry of the Church’s ordained and commissioned ministers, as well as that of the Christian faithful who…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Scripture

CHRIST the HEALER, PART I: JESUS’ SAVING MINISTRY in the GOSPELS

April 8, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

The health care ministry of the Catholic Church is – or at least ought to be – an extension of…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Scripture

REDEMPTIVE SUFFERING: JESUS’ PASSION and OUR PASSOIN

April 1, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Every year we celebrate Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. We hear the account of the Lord’s Passion from one…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Scripture, Spirituality, Suffering

HEALTH CARE MINISTRY as CHRISTIAN WITNESS

March 25, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

In the gospels, there are dozens of stories in which people personally encounter Jesus and are transformed by the experience.…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Scripture

THE CONSOLING LOVE of CHRIST: a REFLECTION on JOHN 11

March 18, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

According to the Gospel of John, Lazarus of Bethany, the brother of Martha and Mary, was ill, and his sisters…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture, Trust in God

THE HUMANIZATION of HEALTH CARE

January 14, 2018 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Most, if not all, of the ethical problems in the world of health care come from a failure to grasp…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Human dignity, Scripture

JESUS FEEDS the MULTITUDE: a REFLECTION for Ministers of Communion

December 31, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Bringing Holy Communion to the sick is an important part of Catholic health care ministry. In this reflection, we will…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Ministry, Sacraments, Scripture

HOME for CHRISTMAS in the FAMILY of GOD

December 24, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Everybody wants to be home for Christmas. Everybody wants to spend Christmas with family. But some people can’t be home…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Christmas, Human dignity, Scripture, Trust in God

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

December 17, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

CRIPPLED by ILLNESS; RUNNING to MEET the LORD

December 3, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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.

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.

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

CONTEMPORARY HEALTH CARE and the CHOICE for LIFE

September 25, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

HEALTH CARE and the HOLY SPIRIT

June 4, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Every year at Pentecost the Church commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin…

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

The ROAD to EMMAUS: ACCOMPANYING the SICK on their JOURNEY

April 23, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

O HAPPY FAULT!

April 16, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

On Easter Sunday the Church is full of rejoicing! That rejoicing is expressed in many ways, but never more beautifully…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Scripture

SUFFERING with JESUS who SUFFERED for US

April 9, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Throughout our lives, and most especially in the season of Lent, the Church invites us to reflect upon and more…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Scripture, Suffering

JESUS’ KIND of HEALING: the MAN BORN BLIND

March 26, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

The ninth chapter of the Gospel of John relates a healing encounter between Jesus and a man born blind. Let…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Scripture

DEATH with DIGNITY

March 19, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

GOSPEL ETHICS: COMMANDMENTS FOR US and PROMISES FROM GOD

March 12, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

We have already considered how the ethics of the Christian gospel embrace both rigorous moral standards and extravagant forgiveness of…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Scripture, St. Thomas Aquinas

LENTEN PENANCE: SUFFERING in UNION with CHRIST

March 5, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

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

GOSPEL ETHICS: RADICAL DEMANDS and RADICAL MERCY

February 26, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

G. K. Chesterton, the early 20th century Christian apologist, wrote that, while “paganism declared that virtue was in a balance;…

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Posted in: Ethics Filed under: Church teaching, Scripture

GOD and DEATH: the VICTORY of JESUS

February 12, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

“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.

“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

WHAT it MEANS to HOPE

January 29, 2017 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

“Hope” is a word that can mean different things. It can mean looking forward to something good that might happen…

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

SHARING the CHRISTMAS GIFT

December 25, 2016 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

Christmas is a time of giving. It is the celebration of the greatest gift of all: Our Lord Jesus Christ,…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Christmas, Ministry, Scripture, Spirituality

FACING ILLNESS and DARING to HOPE

November 27, 2016 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

For he assumed at his first coming the lowliness of human flesh, and so fulfilled the design you formed long…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Advent, Catholic liturgy, Hope, Scripture, Suffering, Trust in God

CARE for the SICK and REIGN with CHRIST the KING

November 20, 2016 Fr. Jonah Pollock, O.P.

I was ill and you cared for me. (Matt 25:36) So the king will say, seated on his glorious throne…

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Posted in: Faith Filed under: Catholic liturgy, Ministry, Scripture, Spirituality

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