Tag Archives: Health

Vicar Allergic to Lilies Forced Out of Job

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

Why? Because he cannot conduct funerals. Rev Ian Gobey has always found conducting funeral services difficult because floral tributes on coffins are often made up of lilies. Now, after six years as vicar of Westbury on Severn, nr Gloucester, he … Continue reading →

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Fit for Ministry: Addressing the Crisis in Clergy Health

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

The Christian Century: Being a pastor is bad for your health. Pastors have little time for exercise. They often eat meals in the car or at potluck dinners not known for their fresh green salads. The demands on their time … Continue reading →

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4,000 Years of Medicine

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

HT:  Sancte Pater  

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Pope Benedict XVI to Cut Back on Foreign Trips

Posted on April 8, 2012 by

So says his brother. “I think he won’t travel that much anymore, because it’s more and more of an effort,” Rev Georg Ratzinger said of Pope Benedict XVI, who has looked frail in recent weeks. Rev Ratzinger, who is three … Continue reading →

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Dr Scott Hahn: My Ordeal

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Via the Salvation history.com blog It was exhausting and exhilarating. Between the end of one semester and the beginning of the next, I spent ten days working to establish a more visible and permanent presence for the St. Paul Center in … Continue reading →

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Italians Arrested for Passing off Tap Water as ‘Miracle Cure’

Posted on February 4, 2012 by

A group of Italians has been arrested for passing off ordinary tap water as a “miracle cure” for cancer and other diseases. The Telegraph: The group sold flasks of the ‘White Light’ water for up to 200 euros, claiming that … Continue reading →

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Totally Drug-resistant Tuberculosis

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

Not multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB, but TOTALLY drug resistant: The PD Hinduja hospital detected four people with total drug resistant (TDR) tuberculosis (TB), the first such cases in the country till November last year. In the last two months, eight others have been … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Disease Hits Uganda

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

The Africa Report: As Ugandans celebrated Christmas and New Year, most people in the northern parts of the country were seeking answers about a mysterious disease that has mainly affected children. The head nodding disease which mostly attacks children aged … Continue reading →

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Going to Church Lowers your Blood Pressure

Posted on December 26, 2011 by

Attending services lowers blood pressure the more you go. The Daily Mail: Going to church at Christmas may have been good for the soul, but scientists have discovered that it may also be good for the body. Researchers found that attending … Continue reading →

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Pope Benedict XVI’s Health, Questions as Christmas Comes

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

Associated Press: Vatican City – Pope Benedict XVI seems worn out. Pope Benedict XVI, who turns 85 next year, has scaled back some of his official tasks at the Vatican. People who have spent time with him recently say they … Continue reading →

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