Christmas is a time of giving. It is the celebration of the greatest gift of all: Our Lord Jesus Christ,…
To “cooperate with evil” sounds like a horrible thing to do—and it can be. But some cooperation with evil is…
People faced with dire circumstances often pray to God for miracles. The patients in the hospitals I serve, along with…
“I am angry with God” I often hear this from patients in the hospitals. They are expressing disappointment, the feeling…
For he assumed at his first coming the lowliness of human flesh, and so fulfilled the design you formed long…
I was ill and you cared for me. (Matt 25:36) So the king will say, seated on his glorious throne…
The virtues that characterize excellent ministers of Holy Communion was the subject of our last reflection. We considered the virtue…
One of the most important parts of Catholic health care ministry is the administration of Holy Communion. This much needed…
Saint Thomas Aquinas, in his great Summa Theologica, begins his treatment of ethics with the Christian understanding that human beings…
For human beings, doing good means choosing a good moral object for the sake of a good end. If a…
Good is to be done and pursued, and evil is to be avoided. This is the first principle of ethical…