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
PoliticsA Wicked Impunity The Supreme Court must hold American corporations accountable for their actions in perpetrating human-rights abuses abroad.By Fernando C. SaldivarFebruary 19, 2021
ReligionPerpetual Lent How do you enter a time of mourning when you’ve been in one so long?By Claudia Avila CosnahanFebruary 17, 2021
ReligionOne by Fire, One by Prayer A chance encounter with a fellow traveler leads to a reflection on the nature of service. By Nicole d’EntremontFebruary 16, 2021
CultureBéisbol, Baseball, and ‘Bad Hombres’ A Showtime documentary uses baseball to highlight contemporary border issues. But béisbol has always been a migration narrative on its own terms.By Carmen M. Nanko-FernándezFebruary 11, 2021
BooksThe Pascal of the North A philosopher’s lifelong meditation on faithBy Gordon MarinoFebruary 14, 2021
CollectionsLenten Reflections Reflections and poems to offer spiritual guidance during this period of national and theological mourningBy The EditorsFebruary 23, 2021