The naturalist and utilitarian philosophies creeping into the medical profession often keep unresponsive patients from getting therapies that could help them or the care they deserve as human persons. Our culture must make the choice to treat unresponsive patients as people to be loved in their time of need. Continue reading

Too often we allow the Culture of Death to frame the cultural dialogue for us. Catholics need to be careful to frame end-of-life issues in the language of the Culture of Life and the hope we have in Jesus Christ. Catholic moral teaching on end-of-life decisions help us to celebrate a life well lived and a death experienced with integrity, love and hope. The Culture of Death adds burden and guilt to death and fails to see the value in the life of those who suffer and those who are incapacitated. Continue reading

A friend and I are going to a medical ethics conference tomorrow. One of the featured speakers is John Hardt, Ph.D. It promises to be more frustrating than enlightening, but it is good to hear what kind of moral arguments are being forwarded in the area of medical ethics. An article the John Hardt wrote at the end of last year shows me what we’re in for… Continue reading

Catholics care about many issues. However, because of our faith and our belief in human dignity, certain issues take precedence. There are some good guides to the most important issues out there. I particularly respect the Voter’s Guide For Serious Catholics from Catholic Answers. Here are a few issues I think are important for serious Catholics to consider when they cast their vote.

Respect for Life

Respect… Continue reading