We recently concluded our 28th NCBC/Knights of Columbus Workshop for Bishops which explored the very important topic of updating the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs).
View Full PostThere are providential moments when the time is right for significant events and movements to emerge. I see this very clearly with the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance (CHCLA).
View Full PostThere is a Christian and very specifically Catholic wisdom concerning the human body and human sexuality.
View Full PostThere is a Christian and very specifically Catholic wisdom concerning the human body and human sexuality.
View Full PostBioethics is one of the few academic disciplines and professions that does not have a patron saint. We at The National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC) think this may change soon.
View Full PostCatholic Bioethics has a special focus on the dignity of the human body. This flows naturally from the great appreciation we should always have for the marvelous qualities of our flesh and blood. The human person is a composite being of body, soul, and spirit.
View Full PostI was thrilled when the Church proclaimed a year of St. Joseph from December 8, 2020, to December 8, 2021. In his apostolic letter Patris corde (With a Father’s Heart), Pope Francis urges us “to increase our love for this great saint, . . . to implore his intercession and to imitate his virtues and his zeal.” We need St. Joseph more than ever in the midst of this COVID-19 Pandemic.
View Full PostMaking good conscientious discernments is one of the most important tasks of every person. If we cannot see clearly what is right or wrong, or possess the inner strength to pursue what is right, we can expect serious trouble to follow. The worst possibility is our own eternal separation from God in hell or our leading others into this calamity.
View Full PostAn interview with Joseph Meaney published in Crux on March 25, 2020.
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