… Abraham Verghese discusses some of the consequences of not attending to our patients as persons. Luigi Giussani in The Religious Sense makes much the same point in quoting and discussing a passage of Alexis Carrel … “as everyone knows, few observations and much discussion are conducive to error; much observation and little discussion to […]
A Balm for Gilead: Meditations on Spirituality and the Healing Arts by Daniel Sulmasy OFM MD PhD. One of the best lines … “Suffering is what remains when one’s control runs out.” (p 62) The funniest line … “Every honest wife should know that she will have no more control over her husband once he
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There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul. Some times I feel discouraged, And think my work’s in vain, But then the Holy Spirit Revives my soul again. If you can’t preach like Peter, If you can’t pray like Paul, Just
To this hath Fate reduced The form, that, when with life it beamed, To us heaven’s liveliest image seemed. O Nature’s endless mystery! Jonathan Galassi has a new translation of Leopardi’s poems … he and others discussed at the New York Encounter. On the Portrait of a Beautiful Woman CARVED ON HER MONUMENT. Such _wast_
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… a true scientist. A presentation at the New York Encounter this weekend. The life and work of the great geneticist and doctor through the eyes of his daughter, Clara Gaymard. A unique occasion to know about Dr. Lejeune’s life, scientific work, and discoveries directly from his daughter; how he lived the unity between his
… is to be loved. The case of euthanasia in Quebec. One of the presentations at this weekend’s New York Encounter. While Quebec’s health care system lobbies to accommodate assisted suicide, a chorus of voices against this practice, that is federally outlawed, is heard on the front lines. A stream of witnesses, especially among medical
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… “We are story-telling animals. Some of our most important shared stories are in the form of metaphor, parable, and poetry. We communicate through imagination and intuition as much as reason and cognition. And we can find and communicate certain realities only indirectly, not directly. Some kinds of knowledge can be sought only by setting
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… ” Look at what he says: “No, the part that is reserved to each individual, that is, what God wants for you, must be done by you.” There is no excuse, because it is not up to us to choose the road through which the Mystery leads the other to his destiny. We are the ones who have
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“To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always” The 3rd annual medical conference for physicians, nurses, and medical students will take place in Florham Park, NJ from October 21-23, 2011 www.medicalconference.us For more information write to:medconference.aamp@gmail.com
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… “this painting, entitled “la malade – the sick woman”, finds its strength of expressiveness in the lively and intense red color of the face, which immediately recalls a real feverishness. The eyes are barely drawn by a pencil line, so that the face is expressionless; sickness is the main actor, taking over the face
