Human life is a precious gift from Godwho made man and woman in His own image and likeness. The human…
Human life is a precious gift from God. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…
The right of an individual to follow his or her conscience has long been a matter of dispute in our…
When illness or injury threaten to end our lives or the lives of our loved ones, we may well find…
In our consideration of end-of-life health care, we seek to understand how we can determine which potentially life-sustaining measures are…
When someone is experiencing life-threatening illness or injury, ethical questions about the preservation of life often arise. What kinds of…
Human life is a precious gift from god. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…
Dominican Friars Health Care Ministry of New York is blessed with a great number of faithful and dedicated people who…
The Eucharist, the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, is “the source and summit of the…
Preservation of bodily life is among the most basic goals of health care. The means that are used to accomplish…
The sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, when administered to the dying, is called by the Catechism of the Catholic…
The Anointing of the Sick is a sacrament that is frequently misunderstood. When I receive emergency calls asking me to…
I have set before you life and death . . . choose life! The choice that Moses set before the…
Our society generally uses the term “reproductive rights” to refer to the options that should be made available to a…
“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist.” With these words, Pope Saint John Paul II began his 2003 encyclical…
That illnesses can now be diagnosed and treated when a child is still in the womb represents a significant advance…
Every year at Pentecost the Church commemorates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles and the Blessed Virgin…
Conscience, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, is the act of the human intellect by which “we judge that something should…
Proponents of physician-assisted suicide have used the term “death with dignity” to present their cause in a positive way. The…
Throughout the forty days of Lent, the Church invites us to practice penance by praying, fasting, and giving alms. As…
G. K. Chesterton, the early 20th century Christian apologist, wrote that, while “paganism declared that virtue was in a balance;…
“I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.” These are the first words of the Apostles…
To “cooperate with evil” sounds like a horrible thing to do—and it can be. But some cooperation with evil is…