Spirituality & Medicine

Religious Doctors May Not Be Called to Serve the Poor

For many doctors (religious or not), the practice of medicine is more a “job” than a “calling”, even though there may be an undercurrent of “desire to serve”. Ask any job applicant, and you’ll get the typical answer: “I am applying for this job because I want to help people.” Doctors enter medicine for many [...]

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Does it Pay to Pray?

By Yvonne Kao A study1 on the effect of intercessory prayer on recovery was reported in the American Heart Journal. The study procedure, in short: Cardiac bypass patients all around the country were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups: Uncertain/No Prayer: Patients in this group were told they might or might not receive [...]

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