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The Failure to Protect Our Nursing Homes
Something went very wrong with Ireland’s Covid-19 policy for nursing homes. Five months from the beginning of the Coronavirus crisis, the failure of the health authorities to properly protect the care homes has become evident. It is now seems clea...
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Safety above all things is not a Christian virtue
The Christian world view never equates the good life with self-preservation and excessive risk aversion. Obviously, in the face of a real threat, we have to respond with prudence and respect the gift of life but, on the other hand, the accomplishm...
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On the balance of goods
Health is a public good, no doubt, but it is not the only one. If our first imperative is to save lives, we still need to question whether a certain policy, for instance a strong limitation of movements and contacts, has an impact on our lives tha...
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How religious sisters are the real founders of modern nursing
We suffer from a big case of historical amnesia when it comes to the massive and positive Christian contribution to society down the ages. We are deluged by news of scandals, but the good news is left out. Recently, for example, we celebrated Inte...
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In two countries with liberal regimes abortion rates have increased
According to the most recent official report from the Netherlands, and from England and Wales, abortions rates have increased.
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Ireland will be one of the last countries to restore public worship
While Ireland plans to keep the ban on public religious ceremonies until July 20th, other European countries are allowing public worship again much sooner.
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Ethics in a epidemic
Why do we need a debate about ethics now? In the current exceptional circumstances, it seems that many decisions are not free choices, but they are rather dictated by necessity. Nonetheless, practical deliberations are always inspired by values. E...
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Religious practice reduces "deaths from despair"
Huge numbers of people right now will be despairing of their financial futures. A major study from Harvard shows that religious people are a lot less likely to suffer 'deaths of despair'
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