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July 3, 2009: Aravind Eye Hospital
Patients at this hospital in Madurai, India are among the world's poorest people. It was founded by a pioneering eye surgeon who was a disciple of the spiritual teacher Sri Aurobindo, and its business success and social mission have long made it a model in public health textbooks.
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June 26, 2009: Religion and Health Care Reform
"It’s a moral outrage that we have almost 50 million people without coverage, without access to a doctor, and we have even hundreds of thousands more that can’t even use the coverage that they have," says Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, a national Catholic social justice lobby.
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May 15, 2009: Faith Healing Court Cases
More than 30 states have laws that protect parents who believe in spiritual healing from criminal prosecution when their children die as a result of not receiving medical care for treatable illnesses.
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March 6, 2009: Familial DNA Testing
Some say that without safeguards it is a slippery slope on the road to genetic surveillance. Others are convinced it will bring many more criminals to justice.
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March 6, 2009: Lourdes 150th Anniversary
In most of the world, the poor and sick are ignored. In Lourdes, they are number one, and people say they are drawn there because they believe it is a place of great faith.
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February 27, 2009: Forrest Church Profile
My lifelong belief is that love and death interwoven are the heartstrings of religion. The greatest of all truths is that love never dies. The opposite of love is not death. It is fear.
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February 27, 2009: Forrest Church Interview
One of the beautiful things about a terminal illness is you are invited into the present, and your friendships become stronger. Your loved ones become more vital and more present. Each day becomes more beautiful. You walk through the valley of the shadow, and it’s riddled with light.
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January 23, 2009: End of Life Dilemmas
One-third of Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes have feedings tubes. Their use in people who are in the final stages of dementia is a controversial and emotional ethical issue.
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December 5, 2008: Indiana Doctor in Kenya
Do you want to reconstitute immune systems or do you want to reconstitute lives? We decided to go after lives. We're taking care of the poorest of the poor.
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August 15, 2008: Hasten Slowly
Sermon excerpted and adapted from remarks by Dennis McCullough, M.D. at an interfaith service, Kendal at Hanover, April 15, 2007.
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