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Exercising proper stewardship over animals ought to be a balanced part of a broader concern of avoiding exploitation.

The practice of embryo transfer involves fundamentally unethical actions.

We should be especially vigilant not to relax accountability.

We are clearly crossing a number of fundamental ethical lines.

The afflictions we struggle against can lead us actively to surrender and accept where we are, even as we turn to the One who sees all things and knows the specifics of our situation better than we do.

There are potential ethical concerns that arise concerning such animal protocols.

Catholics ought to avoid yoga because of these many significant spiritual concerns.

It champions wrongdoing and cooperates in evil.

Flawed notions of “death with dignity” continue to enter and subvert our discussions.

Catholic health care leaders serve the Lord’s restorative designs and assure that medical practice remains an authentically healing art.

Turning to medical marijuana in an attempt to address morning sickness appears to be neither a necessary nor a prudent course of action.

The most authoritative source of information about the afterlife remains the One who came from heaven, redeemed us through His suffering, death and resurrection, and who invites us to follow Him into eternal life.

We must look squarely at the logical possibilities and unpack some of the flawed assumptions behind physician-assisted suicide.

The decision uncomfortably reignited basic ethical questions that those in the IVF business had hoped were behind us.

Just because we have the power to do something does not automatically mean we should utilize it.

Careful ethical discernment around selective deployment of this technology will be essential going forward.

Many parents and concerned citizens would probably be surprised to learn that their children’s blood samples are being accessed by law enforcement agencies without their knowledge or consent.

Young people facing rapid onset gender dysphoria need authentic support and encouragement, rather than surgeries and hormones.

A great deal is at stake in synthetic embryo experiments that threaten to manipulate and destroy human life.

Parenting is no easy endeavor and parents are oftentimes unsung heroes.