Comments on: Monday, August 9, 2021 Circumcise Your Hearts https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:59:23 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23630 Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:59:23 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23630 I have not had time to find online resources for end-of-life matters. I will put them in a future post.

Mary Ortwein

]]> By: Helen https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23624 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 14:05:00 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23624 Thanks Mary,for touching on important issues that may face us at any time in our lives.With all the modern technology and medical advances,I struggle with understanding when it might be morally alright to say enough is enough and to discontinue life support.
I will explore the reading materials you recommend.

]]> By: Mary Ortwein https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23623 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:57:59 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23623 I will look this evening to see what I can find.
Mary Ortwein

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23622 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:36:27 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23622 Thank you for your response! Unfortunately, all I have in my remote area is Internet. I am so sorry to trouble you, but is there any other online material available? Thank you. (I am still not able to travel because of Covid restrictions.)

]]> By: Bill https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23621 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 12:34:08 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23621 Thanks for your recommendations Mary.

]]> By: Mary Ortwein https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23620 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:11:05 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23620 We Are the Lord’s: A Catholic Guide to Difficult End-of-Life Questions by Fr. Jeffrey Kirby, STD, is the best book I’ve seen. It is short, readable, applicable, and clearly in conformity with Church teaching. Fr. Kirby has another book to be published soon on suffering, but Amazon says it is back-ordered until November. For caregivers, I like Kathy Kalina’s Midwife for Souls: Spiritual Care for the Dying. She writes from the perspective of a Hospice nurse, so there is material there beyond the needs of family caregivers, but it took away my fear of being with someone in a final walk with pain. Blessings to all who walk that walk, for themselves or accompanying others. Do what you need to do to keep awareness of how close God is.
Mary Ortwein

]]> By: Bill https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23619 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 11:07:08 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23619 I too would like you to recommend a simple reading regarding the end of life.

Thanks as always for your reflections each Monday.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/monday-august-9-2021-circumcise-your-hearts/#comment-23618 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:05:54 +0000 https://www.acatholic.org/?p=72885#comment-23618 Thank you Mary for the beautiful reflection. Walls are necessary in the practical terms of our lives. In the spiritual world walls get in the way of our connection to God. I will think and look today from some of the walls I have built…what walls I need to take down. Peace with you.

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