Praise God – and Bishop Weigand
What a joy it was to read a news story about a Catholic bishop taking a stand against the Culture of Death!
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What are we waiting for?
These are vexing times. We have seen the president nominate for a position on the Supreme Court a woman whose record is not just unclear but practically unknown.
Riddle or reality?
We all know that the Catholic Church is consistently attacked as being stuck in the dark ages because the Church refuses to recommend the use of condoms in preventing the spread of AIDS.
End of Life Care: What should I ask my local hospice?
“Healing a person does not always mean curing a disease.” These words of hospice founder, Dr. Cicely Saunders, form the foundation for the hospice concept.…
End of Life Care: Should I sign a ‘living will’?
If you or a loved one have entered a health care facility in the last few years, chances are you’ve been asked to sign some…
End of Life Care: Are food and water ‘medicine’?
We can’t live without food and water. Our bodies rely on these basic essentials of life for survival. Think for a moment about a time…
End of Life Care: When is a person really dead?
There never used to be debate over when someone was dead. If there was no heartbeat, no breathing, and no response to stimulation or resuscitation…
End of Life Care: The Ventilator
Life support: The ventilator By Paul A. Byrne, M.D. Breathing is something we do all the time, mostly without even thinking about it. We take…
End of Life Care: Do I have to spend my last days hooked up to machines?
We’ve probably heard this question before. No one wants to be hooked up to machines against their will–and no one should be forced to be…
End of Life Care: Miracles
A non-comprehensive compendium of cases of patients who have awakened and/or improved following a diagnosis of persistent vegetative state, irreversible coma or death Prepared with…
End of Life Care: Providing nutrition and hydration to patients
By Julie Grimstad Contrary to what secularists1 claim, there are absolutes – absolutely right and absolutely wrong choices and actions. The Catholic Church, more than any…
End of Life Care: Should I be an organ donor?
It’s hard to ignore the national campaign to encourage organ donation. You encounter it on bumperstickers and billboards, and you deal with it when you…