Push for ‘Personhood’ Amendments Is New Tack in Abortion Fight - NYTimes.com -
The response from the Catholic Church is muted - a federal strategy is preferred.
On retreat today at St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN, I saw some copies of the Saint John’s Bible.
This is an illumination of the vision of the new temple. It is awesome to see these up close and in person.
I’ve been wondering about how this temple representation looks like a microchip. What does that say about our relationship with technology?
Profile of Sr. Mary Jean Ryan, Former CEO of SSM Healthcare -
/via John Straatmann
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Archdiocese of Boston Names Chief Healthcare Ethicist -
Peter J. Cataldo, a renowned bioethicist, has been named the first chief health care ethicist for the Archdiocese of Boston and will assume this role on Sept. 1.This is an intriguing model — it could be a very helpful support for ethics committees and mission leaders, particularly for strengthening hospital/diocese relationships.
Sr. Carol Keehan, DC in video for ModernHealthcare's Top 25 Women in Healthcare -
If you love what you do and if you love the people that you work with… it gets you through the tough times just fine…
Cardinal criticizes contraceptive mandate, calls exemption too narrow -
HHS defined a religious employer as “one that: (1) has the inculcation of religious values as its purpose; (2) primarily employs persons who share its religious tenets; (3) primarily serves persons who share its religious tenets; and (4) is a nonprofit organization” under specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
It appears that Catholic Hospitals do not meet the 2nd and 3rd parts of this [proposed] definition and, thus, will not be exempt from the mandate to cover contraceptive services through their insurance policies.
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