February 11, 2022 | 30th World Day of the Sick | To touch the suffering flesh of Christ[i] In his message for the World Day of the Sick, Pope Francis includes these powerful words for those who care for the sick: Care that Transcends Profession and Becomes a Mission...
Updated February 5, 2022: It is not too late to get a flu shot. "Influenza activity has decreased in recent weeks but is still elevated nationally. While flu is unpredictable, flu activity is expected to continue for several weeks." (CDC 2/5/2022)** It’s never been...
See this easy guide for thinking about who needs and when to get a COVID 19 booster. Mid-Michigan District Health Department now Offering Appointments for Boosters Ithaca, Stanton, St. Johns- Mid-Michigan District Health Department (MMDHD) is...
Updated content February 5, 2022: As a nurse practitioner, I have had many different COVID tests over the last year and a half…today’s was by far the easiest. In our previous blog about where to get a “fast” PCR COVID test, we talked about local options for...
In his is commentary on the Song of Songs, Saint Bernard speaks of the Lord as “leaping” and “drawing near the wall” in the Incarnation when he takes on human flesh. “He drew near the wall, therefore, when he joined himself to our flesh. Our flesh is the wall, and...
Immediately her issue of blood stopped. Looking about, Jesus asks, “Who touched me, for I know that power has gone forth.” The woman with the hemorrhages is a story that is found in each of the synoptic gospels (Matthew 9:20–22, Mark 5:25–34, Luke 8:43–48). This...
Every Christian is called to surrender his or her life for Jesus Christ. In the gospels, we read that he who would gain his life must lose it, and he that loses his life will keep it safe unto eternal life. This may be in small, little deaths or in the most eloquent...
In the Catholic Church, the month of June is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. You may have noticed that many clinics and medical initiatives bear the name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, such as our Sacred Heart Mercy Healthcare Center. Names are meaningful and,...
The month of June finds us celebrating the Solemnities of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ and the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus commands us, as we heard in the Gospel of Sunday, "Take it; this is my body." He is the way, the truth, and the life; He gives us...
Naming the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity, we hear Jesus speaking, "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit… I am with...