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Anointing of the Sick

Comfort in Our Weakness

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Jesus spent his public life preaching the Good News, confronting evil, driving it out and healing the sick. That ministry to the sick continues in the Church today. Finding a place for ministry to the sick in the busy reality of parish life is an ongoing pastoral challenge. As the World Day of the Sick Read More
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COVID-19: A pastor’s perspective: A Day of Pastoral Care at a Local Hospital

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Every Saturday our parish is responsible for the pastoral care of the local hospital so that the chaplain has a day off. I took the coverage on Holy Saturday. It happened that I was called three times during that day to confer the anointing of the sick on patients in different units. When I arrived Read More
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Understanding the Sacrament of the Sick

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One of the major beliefs we have as Catholics is that the mission of Jesus Christ continues to be carried out sacramentally — that Christ is alive and active in each of the seven sacraments. What’s more, we believe that the sacraments are meant to be experienced communally, that Christ is present and active not Read More