Health care

The Abolition of Man and Woman

By: David Crawford, Michael Hanby and Margaret Harper McCarthy The commonplace assumption of American liberalism, that courts merely pres...

Dr. David Cloutier on the Need for Prudence in the Face of COVID-19 Uncertainties

In this episode we are joined by Dr. David Cloutier, associate professor of theology in the School of Theology and Religious Studies at t...

Fr. Tom Knoblach on Health Care Ethics Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

In this episode, we are joined by Fr. Tom Knoblach, a health care ethicist from the Diocese of St. Cloud. We discuss COVID-19 and the imp...

Completing Your Catholic Health Care Directive

Making sound moral decisions in the face of serious illness is difficult, especially if you are in the midst of suffering. It may be even more difficult for your family and friends who want to act in your best interests and cannot clearly see what that may be. Learn what Catholic teaching says about moral obligations related to end-of-life decisions. Take the time to fill out an advance health care directive for yourself and your loved ones.

Equality of care

The unprecedented scale of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing efforts to provide critical hospital care have raised serious questions abou...

Matt Valliere on Assisted Suicide & The Impacts of COVID-19 on Patients' Rights

In today’s episode, we discuss assisted suicide and how the COVID-19 pandemic is shedding new light on the way patients are treated. We s...

Catholics at the Capitol: Santo Cruz on Advocacy, Catholic Health Care, and COVID-19

In today’s episode, we continue our Catholics at the Capitol segment. Today we are featuring Santo Cruz Vice President of Government and ...

A time for choosing in politics

In his homily during the “Extraordinary Moment of Prayer” March 27, Pope Francis addressed the Lord Jesus this way: “You are calling on u...

Laura Elm on In Vitro Fertilization and Protecting Life at Even the Earliest Stages

In vitro fertilization and the ethical dilemma created when life is created and then discarded or kept in a frozen state not allowing the...