About the Center

Faithful Guidance for Health Care Ethics

Modern medicine is advancing faster than ever before, offering exciting applications for life-saving technologies, but increasingly, ethical ambiguity in matters that challenge the very nature of our humanity in relation to God, each other, and ourselves.

Navigating these issues requires space for inquiry and reflection. It requires a thorough understanding of the theological, moral, and social teaching of the Church. But critically, it also requires humility, openness, and dialogue across disciplinary boundaries — medical science, social science, philosophy, law, and psychology.

The Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health is dedicated to creating the space, time, and forum to delve into these issues and offer faithful guidance that leaders and clinicians in Catholic health and the Church can apply in their ministries.

Mission

The Center addresses complex theological and ethical issues in Catholic health so it may more effectively continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Grounded in the Church’s teaching and the rich Catholic theological tradition, the Center produces faithful scholarship to guide Catholic health. It endeavors to promote and extend Catholic health’s witness to the dignity of each human person and the cultivation of the common good.

Vision

The Center aims at excellence in providing comprehensive resources for faithfully exploring how Catholic health can promote human flourishing by drawing on the Church’s teaching and the best expression of Catholic theological ethics.