Founder of the Discalced Carmelites, Teresa was born in Avila, Spain. A pious child, she built her own ‘hermitage’ in her back yard where she would pretend to be a nun.
As life goes on, most of us come to the realization that not only are we not in control like we thought we’d be – but that God has cast a few wild cards and new throws of the dice we didn’t anticipate.
While the bioethical components to dementia care do not differ based on what religion a patient adheres to, there does seem to be a Catholic advantage when it comes to memory care.
When Denver Legates Michaelann and Curtis Martin, co-founders of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, learned their newborn son Michael had Down syndrome, the diagnosis was unexpected.
Catholic schools operate on a shoestring, struggling to stay open each year. Does the Church have the bandwidth to assume the education of children with special needs?
Philosopher Ed Feser recently wrote that modern society is Oedipal, seeking to kill the father and defile the mother. It is a tidy summation of the twin targets of the woke movement: authority and innocence.
...Seeing family size as proportional to sanctity is gravely unjust to those with medical or other hardships that place large families – or having children at all – out of reach.
The Kendrick Brothers have made a name for themselves producing quality faith-based family dramas such as Facing the Giants, Fireproof, Overcomer, and War Room.
When the Mayo Clinic Proceedings published an editorial titled “When Patients and their Families Feel Like Hostages to Healthcare” in August 2017, the title was not only provocative but also true.
At some point in time, we have all heard the expression that an individual “has a conscience.” Morally speaking, what do we mean when we use the word conscience?