Article Giving Doctors a Say Giving medical professionals some agency in end-of-life decisions can be consistent with church teaching. We just need to integrate the concept of futility.By Michael RedingerFebruary 24, 2020 Bioethics Death and Dying End-of-life Issues Health Care
Article Envisioning the Afterlife What is the afterlife? How do we value lives different from our own? We can’t know what comes next, but philosophy urges us to confront the questions.By Meghan SullivanApril 9, 2019 Philosophy End-of-life Issues Spirituality The Last Word
Article Closing Remarks The late poet laureate’s last book offers sardonic wit as it moves toward lifeBy William H. PritchardJuly 7, 2018 Poetry End-of-life Issues
Article Out of Reach Confronting the sadness and regret of a father’s remotenessBy Peter QuinnOctober 4, 2017 End-of-life Issues
Article Giving Grief Its Due Who better to shepherd us through reams of writing about death than Edwidge Danticat?By Valerie SayersAugust 23, 2017 Books End-of-life Issues
Article Updated: The Best for Charlie Does Charlie Gard's treatment offers hope of benefit that is proportionate to the suffering Charlie is experiencing?By Lisa FullamJuly 12, 2017 Ethics End-of-life Issues
Politics‘At Least Take the Bodies’ Russia’s refusal to repatriate its unburied dead underscores the inhumanity of the Putin regime.By Rita FerroneMay 4, 2022
ReligionWhen Timing Is Paramount If Roe is overturned, the USCCB must be ready to emphasize a culture of life that protects and empowers vulnerable women.By Peter SteinfelsMay 9, 2022
CultureCounter-Spells The intersection of the sacred and the profane in hip-hop reminds us of our common humanity.By Alejandro NavaMay 10, 2022
BooksHalf the Story John McWhorter spies a new religion. But his argument against “wokism” resists complexity and downplays the forces the woke aim to combat. By Clifford ThompsonMay 12, 2022
CollectionsThe Attack on Ukraine As the crisis in Ukraine continues, we’re featuring articles on the war and what could be to come for Ukrainians and the world as a whole.By The EditorsMarch 25, 2022