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Clearly defining and ascertaining when someone has died is important for a number of reasons.

The powerful misappropriation of a woman’s sexuality through involvement in pornography can wreak havoc on multiple fronts.

The Church stresses the importance of showing careful regard for human remains and honoring the memory of the deceased.

We should never be afraid to seek counsel and to avail ourselves of the Church’s wisdom in these areas.

As the symptoms and complications of dementia unfold, the challenges we face from the disease can unexpectedly become an invitation from God.

A competent Catholic psychotherapist can assist with treatment from a holistic angle that integrates spiritual, religious and psychological dimensions.

The Catholic Church stresses that homosexual acts are intrinsically disordered but homosexual persons are not.

We should all have a renewed sense of hope and determination as a great nation once again comes to its senses in the face of abortion’s longstanding injustice and violence.

We no longer acknowledge the transcendent realities common to all human beings.

Careful attention to pain management is of paramount importance in end-of-life care.

The transplantation of animal organs into humans is known as “xenotransplantation” and is a new field that appears poised to expand rapidly in the future.

Individual responsibility and accountability are paramount.

There is an urgent need to encourage the use of alternative, non-embryo-derived cell sources by researchers.

The ethical issue, in sum, is not merely one of mutual consent, but of authentic interpersonal good.

Our “decisions of consequence” need not be great or lofty gestures; they can be quite simple.

While there are various elements that can attract us to the sport, the violent goal of the engagement remains gravely problematic at a moral level.

In a sense, marriage and raising a family are becoming revolutionary acts in today’s world.

Vulnerable young people, caught up in the pressure of the moment, have too easily been drawn into life-altering pathways involving medications and scalpels with their frequently irreversible effects.

Mandating vaccines for everyone involves a flawed assumption that there are only benefits, and no significant burdens, associated with getting vaccinated.

We should give witness to the truth in all its forms, including in the important and highly influential worlds of science and medicine.