Candid Catholic Convos 02-16-2025 IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH

 A weekly program produced by the Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pa.

 

Candid Catholic Convos 2.16.25

 

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It’s hard to have faith that things will get better or truly believe that this suffering is there for a reason. Instead of drawing closer to God, it often feels like we’ve been abandoned. Pope Francis wrote, "God does not abandon us and often amazes us by granting us a strength that we never expected and would never have found on our own." He likened the journey of the ill to that of the disciples on the road to Emmaus who recognized Jesus travelling with them only after sharing their anxieties and disappointments with him. So how can we keep the faith during times of illness and uncertainty? How can we reingivorate our hope and draw closer to God instead of feeling abandoned? Today we're chatting with Doctor Greg Burke, a physician and president of the local Catholic Medical Association, to talk about the intersection of faith and medicine, how we can maintain our faith in sickness and in health, and how faith informs our choices.