THE IMMORALITY OF
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH
Another comprehensive article by Fr.
Iscara on one of the most burning contemporary medical issues
PROMOTHEUS' GIFT
Fr. Iscara explores in-depth the morality of genetic
engineering [pdf 260 kb]
RELIGIOUS AND MORAL ASPECTS OF PAIN PREVENTION IN MEDICAL
PRACTICE
This 1957 address by
Pope Pius XII covers the important modern question of the
use of pain killers for those on their death bed.
CAPITAL
PUNISHMENT: A CATHOLIC PERSPECTIVE
Originally published in The
Angelus in April 1983, this article explores the
philosophical reasons why the Church has always sanctioned
capital punishment
LIFE: THE ENSOULMENT OF MATTER
Dr. Chjonowski briefly covers philosophically what life
really is, as opposed to the liberal conception |
TO LIVE AND LET DIE: Some Questions on the Moral Limits
of Medical Treatment
An excellent article by Fr.
Iscara on the pertinent modern question of euthanasia and
extraordinary medical treatment
THE CATHOLIC VIEW OF LIFE; KEVORKIAN, THE JACK OF DEATH
A brief essay of Catholicism
versus Kevorikian
BURIAL OR
CREMATION?
An article by Fr. du Chatelet that succinctly covers the
Church's view of this modern "fad"
Natural Family Planning [NFP]
RHYTHM: THE UNHAPPY COMPROMISE
Written in 1948 for Integrity magazine, Fr. Hugh Calkins
discusses the problems of NFP, then known as the "Rhythm"
MARITAL LOVE AND FIDELITY
Translated from the January 1988 French edition of Courrier
de Rome, this article takes a somber look at the dangers NFP
poses for Catholic marriages |
