Equality as a Theological Principle within Roman Catholic Ecclesiology

A Theological Reflection on the Principle of Cooperation and the Catholic Health Care Ministry

Since the publication of the Third Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services in 1995, the principle of cooperation has become the primary lens through which potential partnerships, mergers or joint ventures between Catholic health care organizations and secular health care organizations have been assessed. Directive 70 stipulates that “Catholic health car...

Reframing Catholic Theological Ethics: Summary and Application

This text represents a summary of the major points developed in the book, Reframing Catholic Theological Ethics, and a brief overview of how the author understands the relation between religion, ethics, and the building of a virtuous community. The main points of the book involve the anatomy of “the moral event” that includes a breakdown of all the elements necessary to consider before one arri...

A Catholic Theological Perspective on Evolution and Intelligent Design

Roman Catholic Views of Personal and Social Health

The development of the Roman Catholic teachings on suicide.