• Spiritual lessons from the pandemic
    August 4, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    The pandemic reminds us of our vulnerability and our need for our true Savior, at every moment of our life.
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  • Thinking through the rationing of ventilators
    May 7, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    If rationing becomes necessary, sound ethical principles enable responsible triage decisions to be made.
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  • A hundred love letters
    April 3, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    A daughter tried to help her father understand that he was treasured and still a source of blessing to others in spite of his painful trials.
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  • Christian girls and abortion
    March 3, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Today more than ever, Christian children need to hear those supportive and reassuring words from their Christian parents.
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  • The foxes and the henhouse
    February 4, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    We clearly need to promote, fund and regulate modern biomedical research in a way that prioritizes ethics over expediency.
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  • Medicine and a sense of the sacred
    January 2, 2020
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Physicians who work with frail and vulnerable human beings every day must be attentive when it comes to the sacredness of their subjects and their profession.
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  • Pushing back against evil
    December 3, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    What can the average person can do to push back against the seemingly endless expansion of error and evil in our society?
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  • Palliative sedation while approaching death
    November 4, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    It’s so important for us to be prepared to learn how to endure some pain so that we can more fully cooperate with the redemptive meaning of suffering.
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  • Contradictory suicide messaging
    September 27, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Society really can’t have it both ways, glamorizing the act of suicide in some cases and demonizing it in others.
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  • Showing respect for bodily remains following death
    August 30, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Legal measures can remind us of our duties towards the dead.
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  • Nobody gets hurt?
    June 4, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    We owe it to those struggling with gender dysphoria to address compassionately their underlying mental health concerns.
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  • It’s not just about the frozen embryos
    May 1, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    The immorality of IVF is primarily due to the fact that the process turns human procreation into a method of production in which children are made, not begotten.
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  • Exceptions and the undermining of the moral law
    April 5, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Encouraging exceptions is the entry point into a broader repudiation of our moral duties towards each other.
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  • The welcome outreach of perinatal hospice
    February 27, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    This service offers support for grieving families.
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  • Gene-edited babies and the runaway train of IVF
    February 5, 2019
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    If we accept IVF, are we similarly poised to accept the production of gene-edited babies?
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  • Sexual orientation: hope for restoration and healing with SOCE
    December 10, 2018
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Many proponents of same-sex lifestyles argue that Sexual Orientation Change Efforts are not only not effective, but also are harmful and unscientific.
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  • Opioids, pain management and addiction
    November 5, 2018
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    The proper use of pain medications, in the final analysis, requires a balanced approach, attending to objective indications from the patient, so clinicians can offer sufficient comfort and remediation of their pain.
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  • Can we pay others to donate a kidney?
    October 5, 2018
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Human organs and tissues, because of their close proximity and connection to our human identity, cannot be reduced to commodities to be acquired or sold on an open market.
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  • Promethean medical temptations
    September 5, 2018
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    Although we are creatures intended for life, we may not be entirely clear about how we came to possess that life.
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  • The smoke over medical marijuana
    August 1, 2018
    by Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
    The reality behind medical marijuana is far from the rosy view painted by advocates.
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