Physical suffering is an unpleasant fact of life. Responses to a chronic disease can fluctuate from creative growth to self-pity. It can bring out the best or the worst in a person as well as sanctify or darken their soul. In other words, … [Read more...]
Solidarity in Suffering
June 24, 2022 by Carolyn Humphreys, OCDS
Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: carrying your cross, disabilities, ministry to sick and dying, redemptive suffering, spiritual growth
Revisiting the Anointing of the Sick: Some Problems Today
June 16, 2012 by Fr. Mark A. Pilon
The Church needs to clarify the administration of the sacrament of the anointing of the sick for a number of reasons. In 1974, when I was a deacon in Texas, a priest from Fort Worth came to Holy Trinity Seminary in Dallas to speak to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Articles Tagged With: Extreme Unction, ministry to sick and dying, Pastoral Care of the Sick, Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
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