These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Saint Gregory the Great, pope & doctor, September 3

At sunset, all who had people sick with various diseases brought them to him. He laid his hands on each of them and cured them. (Lk 4:38-44)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090325.cfm
Jesus’ ministry on behalf of the sick is an essential element in the gospel story. There is no triage, no questions about insurance coverage or preexisting conditions or method of payment. Jesus didn’t ask for citizenship papers or identity documents. Jesus simply laid hands on the sick and cured them. Maybe we should learn from Jesus. When asked what he wanted to do as pope, Saint Gregory the Great said that he wanted to be the “servant of the servants of God.” https://youtu.be/2hlXlnTfGGc?si=OPSaKVYwgOqYHMTm