Language — Veiling or Unveiling Moral Truth?
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To sanction or encourage certain wrongful actions, it is often necessary to manipulate language. The plain meaning of words can get in the way of convincing others they should tolerate or participate in wrongdoing.
Spiritual lessons from the pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us with a great deal of uncertainty: uncertainty about how contagious the virus is and about the best way to treat it; uncertainty about how long our personal immunity will last after we get infected.
Accelerating vaccine development
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Creating a new vaccine and bringing it to market typically requires more than a decade of research and clinical testing.
Thinking Through the Rationing of Ventilators
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During the COVID-19 crisis, some commentators have recommended taking tough choices out of the hands of front-line clinicians and handing them over to dedicated triage officers or triage committees to decide.
Christian girls and abortion
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When Mother Teresa visited New Bedford, Massachusetts in June 1995, she told those of us gathered at St. Lawrence Martyr Church, “Abortion is the greatest evil of today.” Never one to mince words, Mother Teresa’s courage, truthfulness, and charity were palpable.
More Making Sense of Bioethics:
Language — Veiling or Unveiling Moral Truth?
by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D. ()
Spiritual lessons from the pandemic
by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D. ()
Accelerating vaccine development
by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D ()
Thinking Through the Rationing of Ventilators
by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D. ()
Christian girls and abortion
by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Ph.D. ()
