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November 27, 2009: U.S. Hunger on the Rise

November 27, 2009: U.S. Hunger on the Rise

Watch Candy Hill, senior vice president of Catholic Charities USA, discuss the growing problem of hunger in America.

Posted: Nov 25th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 136   
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November 27, 2009: Health Care Costs and the Elderly

November 27, 2009: Health Care Costs and the Elderly

"More is not better," according South Florida hospital CEO Brian Keely. "We know that more health care services can result in lower levels of care." (Originally aired July 24, 2009)

Posted: Nov 24th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 113   
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November 20, 2009: HIV-AIDS in DC

November 20, 2009: HIV-AIDS in DC

"How do we save our community?" asks Bishop Rainey Cheeks of Inner Light Ministries in Washington, DC. "We can have all the other theological debates later on, but right now we are in trouble."

Posted: Nov 20th, 2009  Comments: 2   Views: 141   
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November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek on Faith and Grief

November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek on Faith and Grief

In a new book about inspirational poet Mattie Stepanek, who died in 2004, his mother Jeni writes about his short life and lasting legacy.

Posted: Nov 13th, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 201   
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November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek Extended Interview

November 13, 2009: Jeni Stepanek Extended Interview

Read and watch more of Kim Lawton's interview with Jeni Stepanek, who says her son, best-selling poet and speaker Mattie Stepanek, had "a universal message--give and you shall receive."

Posted: Nov 13th, 2009  Comments: 3   Views: 182   
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November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

November 6, 2009: Health Care and the Common Good

Hastings Center bioethicist and philosopher Daniel Callahan says the common good as a moral value should be the foundation for American health care reform, but it has been largely absent from the current public debate.

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 1   Views: 328   
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November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

November 6, 2009: The Aim of Health Care

Read an excerpt from a new book on medical technology costs and health care by Daniel Callahan, who advocates "an open discussion on what counts as good or bad choices, wise or imprudent ones, and our social obligations to our community as we make them."

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 237   
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November 6, 2009: Healing the Wounds of War

November 6, 2009: Healing the Wounds of War

Revisit our November 2007 Web-only essay on the spiritual and moral pain of war. "My sense is that this is a fundamentally religious issue," says clinical psychiatrist Jonathan Shay, a combat trauma expert.

Posted: Nov 6th, 2009  Comments: 0   Views: 240   
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October 23, 2009: Doctors, Patients, and Prayer

October 23, 2009: Doctors, Patients, and Prayer

Doctors who pray with patients and family members "puts a sense of comfort in you," says Chris Barkley. "Normally, doctors don't do that, and it probably makes people feel closer to the doctor. You want them to care just as much as you do."

Posted: Oct 23rd, 2009  Comments: 4   Views: 381   
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October 16, 2009: Autistic Poet

October 16, 2009: Autistic Poet

An 11-year-old autistic girl writes poetry about her inner world.

Posted: Oct 16th, 2009  Comments: 22   Views: 605   
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