Posted on 03/31/2008 10:42:56 AM PDT by NYer
I know many of you have been concerned about Father Corapi and his health. The rumors were indeed true, but thanks to Father Corapi's Weekly wisdom program, (fathercorpi.com), he addressed the whole issue on his health in today's program (March 29th). Realizing most of you aren't subscribers, I will give you the overview. However, should you want to watch it yourself, the quality is excellent and you can buy a month's package for $10.
Bottom line, Father Corapi has a parathyroid tumor and will be going back to the Mayo Clinic next week for surgery. It's a very rare (6 in 1 million men get it), tumor, which is 98% of the time, not cancerous. The good news is they ruled out lymphoma which is what they thought he had. He goes through great detail explaining and extolling the Mayo Clinic, his tests, and our obligation to keep our bodies as healthy as we can.
He also said for the past 7 months he was too sick to get out bed 70% of the time; intense exhaustion with flu like symptoms (a result of the excess calcium this type of tumor causes, in addition to osteoporosis). Surgery is the only cure.
As you might suspect, he turned his experience into a redemptive suffering lecture, reminding us that God's true power comes via our weakness. He also touched on what I've seen more and more recently especially among strong Catholics close to Mary and who offer their sufferings and that is the obvious; how much the world right now needs the help of redemption from the souls willing and able to offer it back to Christ via Mary, united to the cross. I'm sure most of us figured out it was pretty obvious that God needed Father Corapi's suffering especially during Holy Week.
He talked in fairly great detail about his week of tests; including the anxiety for his family, about maybe "checking out", i.e., having cancer, etc. In his forever wit, he joked about the benefit and happiness of dying (except for the pain to his family), rather than having to endure and see the face of a "certain" next US President. He quite seriously said death would be better than having to endure the next likely president for four years.. Yikes!
Anyway, please spread the world to keep Father C in your prayers. His favorite prayer is the Memorare, which is what he asked be prayed for him when he was first admitted to the Mayo Clinic.
He wrapped up his segment with the profound words from his thesis on redemptive suffering:
To be set at the foot of the cross is to be set at the pinnacle of all human possibilities.
I’ll pray that heavenly voice of his is spared!
Absolutely amazing preacher...best around today...period.
God, please comfort Father Corapi and aid him in fulfilling Your plan.
ex-President Ronald Reagan, when he fell off his horse circa 1989, went to the Mayo Clinic, but actually stayed at Saint Mary's Hospital.
The story behind the Mayo Brothers' Clinic and Saint Mary's Hospital is that there was a devastating tornado. The Mayo brothers' offered to be doctor's at the hospital, but asked the nuns to start the hospital. Hence you have both.
I imagine Father Corapi might need only stay at the Clinic and may not need the Hospital -- both have extensive facilities.
He is quite the spiritual warrior...
God bless...
ex-President Ronald Reagan, when he fell off his horse circa 1989, went to the Mayo Clinic, but actually stayed at Saint Mary's Hospital.
The story behind the Mayo Brothers' Clinic and Saint Mary's Hospital is that there was a devastating tornado. The Mayo brothers' offered to be doctor's at the hospital, but asked the nuns to start the hospital. Hence you have both.
I imagine Father Corapi might need only stay at the Clinic and may not need the Hospital -- both have extensive facilities.
He is quite the spiritual warrior...
God bless...
I love this guy. And I am not Catholic. He is a great teacher and man of God. Wish there were more like him.
Parathyroid tumors are not that rare, but very hard for docs to diagnose, since their findings are subtle.
A lot of these people are sick and you are stuck trying to figure out why. The treatment is to remove the thyroid and hope the parathyroid causing the trouble is in the part you take out.
In Mayo clinic, they probably have the more sophisticated scans to identify where the actual tumor is located.
Personally, I don’t like Coriapi: He talks wonderful but seems to smirk too much and reminds me of a demagogue.
But I will remember him in my prayers.
Prayers for Fr. Corapi, of course. Now, a question. He lives in Kalispell? How did he manage that? It’s a really beautiful part of the world!
OH, WOW!! And I was excited just to get a picture of him at a conference! :) He’s a saint.
This father has children beyond count.
May the Lord give him strength and complete healing, as he has healed so many.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, amen.
Prayers lifted.
Pray the hands of the surgeons were guided by the Holy Spirit as the danger of nerve damage to the vocal chords is great with this procedure...
God Bless and protect Fr. Corapi...
He’s a great man. I pray that God won’t take him from us yet. We need about 1,000 more just like him.
More prayers for Father Corapi.
Apparently, he is scheduled for surgery this week. Please keep him in your prayers.
I am only just now catching up to the story on Fr. Corapi’s health. Has he had the surgery? If so, how did it go?
I met Father in the mid 1990’s or so at St Anthony’s Monastery in Kennebunkport, Maine, of all places, where he one day showed up as a visiting priest and said Mass in a very reverent way that reminded me of the Opus Dei priests I had seen celebrate. He did not look like an Opus Dei man, so after Mass I went up to him and asked him whether he had learned to celebrate Mass that way at the University of Navarre, and he said yes. We had a nice chat after that opener. I am praying for him.
I believe he underwent surgery during the week of the pope's visit. He must be doing well because Fr. Mitch Pacwa has already booked him as a guest for his Mary 14 EWTN Live program.
Fr. Mitch announced on May 14 that the interview with Fr. Corapi scheduled for May 21 was canceled due to his poor health. However, Life on the Rock interviewed Fr. Corapi by phone on May 15 at the beginning of the show. You can watch the archived video at the following link up to May 22. After that, you can search for the same program in their audio archive.
http://ewtn.edgeboss.net/wmedia/ewtn/multicast/video/windowsmedia/lotr_300k.wvx
Thank you for updating the information. I caught portions of the LOTR interview. Fr. Corapi sounded upbeat and positive. I was most impressed with his acceptance of this "sharing in the cross" with our Lord.
This Jew is praying for Father Corapi.
I love this man, he is a great priest. Prayers for him.
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