The Health Ministry's Progress

Interview with Richard Gilfillan, MD. How leadership will empower ministry's move to population health.

Catholic health care. The ministry's future in a turbulent world.

Developing sponsorship competencies. A Maryland-based system prepares itself for public juridic person status.

S upport for the development of leaders and staff members in Catholic health care is vital for the ministry's future. Bon Secours Health System, Inc. (BSHSI), Marriottsville, xMD, places a high priority on such development. Indeed, BSHSI's commitment is reflected in various strategic documents, including its Sponsorship Policies, Strategic Quality Plan, and Human Resources Philosophy, to name o...

Catholic social tradition: teaching, thought, practice.

atholic health care is embedded in a moral tradition that has been formed by a profound dynamic between word and deed, thought and action, theory and practice. The ministry's words, thoughts, and theories have been informed by a larger faith tradition encompassing the Scriptures; the official teachings of the church; reflections and ideas of theologians; and the insights of philosophers, econom...

Health care and the church's mission. An Australian bishop reflects upon the health care ministry's role in the larger work of the Catholic Church.

I n what way is Catholic health care pan of the mission of the Catholic Church: Before trying to answer that question, it is necessary to ask the larger question: What is the mission of the Catholic Church? Nine years ago, I presented a paper at an executive workshop sponsored by the St. John of God Health Care System, which is based in Perth, Western Australia.* In that paper, I suggested the ...