Lessons I Learned from Dr. Paul Farmer
Dr. Paul Farmer–a physician, medical anthropologist, co-founder of Partners in Health,...
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Category: Bioethics, Life and Death
This is a good time to be alive.
By the end of the summer, I found myself thinking, frequently and with relief, at least I’m not likely to live to 2050. At least I’ve already lived most of my life. At least I won’t be here that much longer.
So when I was asked to offer a reflection for the start-of-year prayer service for faculty and staff, I realized that there was one thing I needed to say, for myself. This is a good time to be alive.
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Announcing January 2019 Issue of Journal of Moral Theology on “Catholic Health Ministry”
Catholic moral theologians, such as Richard McCormick, S.J., were among the pioneers of...
Read MoreNeil Gorsuch and Catholic Moral Theory
Is Gorsuch Catholic? In terms of his religious affiliation, “No.” However, in terms of his expertise with regard to moral argument that has affinities with Catholic moral theory, Gorsuch may well be one of the most learned US...
Read MoreThe Coming of Physician-Assisted Dying (aka Euthanasia) to Canada
It is telling that the Supreme Court of Canada avoided the language of assisted-suicide or euthanasia, and instead chose the euphemism ‘physician-assisted dying.’ But dying is not killing. All of us will die. God willing,...
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The Missouri Catholic Conference, Capital Punishment, Brain Injury, and the Imminent Execution of Cecil Clayton
This past week’s issue of the St. Louis Review, the newspaper for the Archdiocese of St....
Read MoreOpen Letter to Gov. Nathan Deal Regarding Kelly Gissendaner from a Catholic Theologian
Dear Governor Deal (and Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles)*: As a Catholic moral theologian (and a former corrections officer and reserve police officer), I wish to go on record in requesting that you do not execute...
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Statement of Catholic Theologians on Racial Justice
Advent is a season of waiting and of hoping. In the face of conflict, distrust, and division...
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On the Ethics of Organ Transplantation: A Catholic Perspective (Part I)
On the Ethics of Organ Transplantation: A Catholic Perspective is a document authored by a working...
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A Catholic Appeal to the Pro-Choice Movement in the U.S.
In modern day India, an estimated 50,000 female fetuses are aborted monthly due to gender...
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Are We Really Ready for Evidence-Based Medicine and Practical Wisdom?
The Journal of the American Medical Association published an essay on the intricacies of...
Read MoreIs Disagreement between Peter Singer and Catholic Teaching on Abortion “Narrow”?–a Response to Critics
I’ve been overwhelmed, mostly in a good way, by the reviews of Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization that have come out in the past several months. While generally positive about the book, there is a...
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