Every human life is uniquely precious, of inestimable dignity, and worthy of being valued and protected. That truth, and the…
The Catholic Church opposes euthanasia, understood as the deliberate killing of a person in order to end his or her…
Saint Dominic is the Holy Founder of the Order of Preachers (the “Dominican” Order) that serves the parish community of…
In one of their “Sunday Review” sections, The New York Times published an article titled “Why Doctors Need Stories.” It was written…
We are once again considering the wrongfulness of direct abortion and, more generally, the deliberate killing of human beings in…
A direct abortion is an abortion that is deliberately chosen and is always morally wrong. It is morally wrong because…
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…
I have set before you life and death . . . Choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19). With these words, Moses exhorts God’s…
Human life is a precious gift from god. In its very first chapter, the Bible tells us, “God created mankind…
“For me, it has always been clear: life is worth it only if you want it.” Thus states Carlos Framb…
Most, if not all, of the ethical problems in the world of health care come from a failure to grasp…
Preservation of bodily life is among the most basic goals of health care. The means that are used to accomplish…
Everybody wants to be home for Christmas. Everybody wants to spend Christmas with family. But some people can’t be home…
Like all human beings, patients receiving medical care can be identified with Jesus Christ by virtue of the Incarnation, the…
The patients I encounter in my health care ministry are not, for the most part, runners. Many of them can…
We often use the word “patient” when speaking of men and women who are receiving medical care without giving much…
We are accustomed to evaluating people according to professional standards. “She’s a good doctor.” “He’s a good accountant.” “Their second…
That illnesses can now be diagnosed and treated when a child is still in the womb represents a significant advance…
Conscience, according to Saint Thomas Aquinas, is the act of the human intellect by which “we judge that something should…
One of the saddest experiences I have as a hospital chaplain is ministering to patients who die alone. Thankfully, that…
Saint Thomas Aquinas, in his great Summa Theologica, begins his treatment of ethics with the Christian understanding that human beings…