"Jesus comes to meet you in each person. Sometimes I can’t fix them, but I have to walk with them. And the more you walk with them, the more you know how to help.” See the full artilce here: Pictures: Catholic Extension Society, use with...
Heart of the Matter
This section of the blog is dedicated to considering the important ethical issues of our day: human life, use of technology, human sexuality, and other topics. What is God’s design for human life and flourishing, and why?
Woman religious who as physician treats Tennessee’s uninsured receives Lumen Christi Award
Sister Mary Lisa Renfer, who is also a physician, is seen in an undated photo examining a medically uninsured patient at St. Mary's Legacy Clinic in Crossville, Tenn. Sister Mary Lisa, a Religious Sister of Mercy of Alma, Mich., is the recipient of Catholic Extension...
Restorative and Technological Approaches to Male and Female Infertility: Differentiating the Diagnoses, Treatments and Outcomes
Listen to “Restorative and Technological Approaches to Male and Female Infertility: Differentiating the Diagnoses, Treatments and Outcomes,” presented by Dr. Craig Turczynski PhD. Dr. Craig Turczynski PhD, reproductive physiologist, will focus on principles of...
What are the “ERDs”?
See these resources for the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services, 6th Ed. Image Credit: National Cancer Institute. “Child Treated in ICU.” WikiMedia Commons, January 21, 2013....
The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations
If you attended Dr. Hurlbut's lecture, you may claim your continuing education credits at this link or by scanning the QR code. Claim Your Credits Now Listen to The Challenge and Opportunity of Genome Editing: Scientific and Ethical Considerations...
In-Fertility Awareness
You might wonder what in the world Natural Family Planning has to do with National Infertility Awareness Week. I would invite you to consider how those methods that used to be grouped under the umbrella term of Natural Family Planning (NFP) are more advanced now than...
The Subtle Violence of IVF
Some time ago, I met a woman who was suffering with a relatively mild illness. In counseling her to make sure to get enough rest, she stated that it was unlikely she could do so given the fact that she had young identical twins at home. As we talked, she shared that...
Health Risks and Abortion: Women Can Handle the Truth
In the wake the recent commemoration of National Infertility Awareness Week (April 18-24th, 2021), I was introduced to the film documentary, Hush (2017), which is a deep dive into the controversies surrounding the possible links between induced abortion and future...
Nourished by Creation
When we think about the gift of creation, we ought to remember that God has given us dominion over the earth to care for it, and creation is His gift to us. Indeed, He nourishes us through His creation. We take our sustenance from the earth. It is one of the...
Research Dangerous to Humans: Can We Gene Edit Embryos for Research?
I still remember listening to an interview as I was driving to work; the interview was happening as a scientist literally “created” human embryos. Just months after a Chinese scientist had performed gene editing on the embryos of twin girls in China, which were then...