What Catholic Social Teaching Says About the Status of Embryos Part Two
Part Two: Chemical Abortifacients and the Human Embryo By Angela Lanfranchi MD, FACS It is estimated that about 53% of all induced abortions in the U.S. and 60% of […]
Section: Catholic Social Teaching in Medicine
What Catholic Social Teaching Says About the Status of Embryos Part One
Part One: The Effects of Reproductive Technologies and Research on the Human Embryo By Angela Lanfranchi MD, FACS According to Catholic Social Teaching, we are called to revere all […]
The Dignity of Work
By Dr. Frederick Fakharzadeh Beneath the primary principles of human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity are several themes of Catholic Social Teaching, including the Dignity of Work. Work is greater […]
Physician Assisted Suicide from the Perspective of Catholic Social Teaching
By Dr. Mary Keen Kirchoff In several state assemblies, legislation has been introduced to legalize what its advocates, the group Compassion and Choices, call “medical aid in dying (MAid).” […]
Be True to Who You Are
By Gina G. La Prova, M.D. One of my favorite quotes is by the devout Catholic Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who answered the following to a question regarding […]
Preserving Human Dignity in the Science and Art of Medicine — Imago Dei
By Charlie Peters, M.D. Throughout human history, physicians have played an essential role in preserving human dignity and promoting the common good. Many Christian physicians understand their vocations as healers […]
What Imago Dei Means for Treatment of Addiction
By Dr. David Galbis-Reig, DFASAM As an internal medicine physician with a subspecialty in addiction medicine, other colleagues, patients, and family members of patients have often asked me, “Why did […]
A Catholic’s Perspective on Racism and Critical Race Theory
By Dr. Charles Peters Catholic social teaching has a long and rich history which is firmly grounded on the three-legged stool of the principles of human dignity, solidarity and […]
Catholic Social Teaching: A Marvelous Gift to Health Care
By Dr. Frederick Fakharzadeh Catholic Social Teaching (CST) offers an effective framework to evaluate the structures of society. The three basic principles: human dignity, solidarity, and subsidiarity all need […]
Building a Better Future for All by Embracing Human Life
They demand making love felt and working to alleviate the material impoverishments that threaten human dignity.