tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30405985356524115892024-03-13T18:06:53.033-04:00National Catholic Bioethics Center Blog———— Dedicated to Upholding the Dignity of the Human Person in Health Care and Biomedical Research since 1972 ————National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12922735004404791571noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-4275338765644805992021-05-10T11:22:00.002-04:002021-05-11T12:40:22.867-04:00Father Tad Teaches Bioethics at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary in St. Louis, MO<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.6px;">This is the fourth year that The National Catholic Bioethics Center has team-taught the Bioethics Class at </span><a href="https://kenrick.edu/" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.6px;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: #999999; font-kerning: none;">Kenrick-Glennon Seminary</span></a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.6px;"> in St. Louis, MO. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YldiCUqAnuI/YJqidXtcXuI/AAAAAAAAAZk/AZXgwZ3Vw1MiHivKkU-dYM6ybYuKJFdVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/KG%2BSem%2B2021%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YldiCUqAnuI/YJqidXtcXuI/AAAAAAAAAZk/AZXgwZ3Vw1MiHivKkU-dYM6ybYuKJFdVACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h426/KG%2BSem%2B2021%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><p style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; background-color: white; font-kerning: none;">At the invitation of the Seminary Rector, Rev. James Mason, the final six classes this semester were taught by Father Tad Pacholczyk, Director of Education at the NCBC. The first six classes of the semester were taught by Father Donald Henke, Associate Professor of Moral Theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary.</span></p><div><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jr1iYyMNhSc/YJqkvbMChzI/AAAAAAAAAZw/DW0-hofW4iIofGF5BMIp9kGU7dCwzBjAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/KG%2BSem%2B2021%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jr1iYyMNhSc/YJqkvbMChzI/AAAAAAAAAZw/DW0-hofW4iIofGF5BMIp9kGU7dCwzBjAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h348/KG%2BSem%2B2021%2B2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; background-color: white; font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></div><p style="background-color: white; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 17.6px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; font-kerning: none;">Please keep these men in your prayers as they continue to move towards priestly ordination!</span></p><p></p>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-33627969990069560762021-04-30T09:37:00.015-04:002021-05-11T11:19:18.425-04:00Bioethics Class for St. John's Seminary Students in Boston Offered by the NCBC<p style="text-align: center;">The National Catholic Bioethics Center offered the bioethics class for transitional deacons this semester at St. John's Seminary in Boston. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IOj7JL-9d8/YJqY8oZK4-I/AAAAAAAAAZA/2HJAJtz2OIw1CAnLHU4hZNt1VT3Bpbu-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4IOj7JL-9d8/YJqY8oZK4-I/AAAAAAAAAZA/2HJAJtz2OIw1CAnLHU4hZNt1VT3Bpbu-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Father Tad proctored the lectures, which included presentations from NCBC staff ethicists, from NCBC president Dr. Joseph Meaney, and from Stephen Hannan, M.D., Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician at Health Park Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. The NCBC has proctored the bioethics class for more than 10 years, and this year, a number of the lectures were presented via ZOOM.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r91cueNK9Do/YJqZsK_lGqI/AAAAAAAAAZI/dkILEY670nI1Rz5P25wKyOgdliTSwJshACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25284%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r91cueNK9Do/YJqZsK_lGqI/AAAAAAAAAZI/dkILEY670nI1Rz5P25wKyOgdliTSwJshACLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25284%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Fr. Tad is shown with the students in the class during Dr. Hannan's in-person lecture. Students were from a number of different dioceses in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Hanoi and Đà Lat in Vietnam and Kumbakonam in India. Elizabeth Lee, who oversees the grading of the seminarian's exams for the NCBC, also attended Dr. Hannan's lecture and met the students. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gBDEHsBqIdM/YJqabqPRg5I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/iPbFZuVYB04i8M-YlQ4NOHrtQispJ3RtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gBDEHsBqIdM/YJqabqPRg5I/AAAAAAAAAZQ/iPbFZuVYB04i8M-YlQ4NOHrtQispJ3RtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DM_ogZHkv2Q/YJqaeCB_UKI/AAAAAAAAAZU/xx6lKlV_Q5YBrdBSA2FTm_kqr4z561Z0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DM_ogZHkv2Q/YJqaeCB_UKI/AAAAAAAAAZU/xx6lKlV_Q5YBrdBSA2FTm_kqr4z561Z0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h480/SJ%2BSeminary%2BClass%2BLecture%2B-%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Dr. Hannan presented a lecture on "Medical Issues Associated with CPR, Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation."</p>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-33481636259655919832021-01-26T11:31:00.000-05:002021-01-26T11:31:02.444-05:00Father Tad Speaks to Austin Legatus<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEQx6Pu0ur0/YBBCSenRPBI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Vc9OkFxwyUM61_7K8L1BPc81rDZh5hF3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s1650/2021.01.20%2BLegatus%2B%25E2%2580%2594%2BAustin%252C%2BTX%2B1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1650" height="495" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lEQx6Pu0ur0/YBBCSenRPBI/AAAAAAAAAX4/Vc9OkFxwyUM61_7K8L1BPc81rDZh5hF3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h495/2021.01.20%2BLegatus%2B%25E2%2580%2594%2BAustin%252C%2BTX%2B1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Father Tad spoke in-person to the Legatus chapter in Austin, TX on January 20th, 2021 at The Austin Club downtown. Approximately 30 people attended, and an extended Question & Answer Session followed the post-dinner presentation addressing the Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccines.</p>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-69494394755218144792020-11-13T23:00:00.003-05:002020-11-16T12:43:10.681-05:00Father Tad Speaks on COVID-19 at St. Pius X in Westerly, RI<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EUyItEriWOw/X7K3CzpT-9I/AAAAAAAAAW0/WRnGPwcqY4E5Ch-EC9eZbybJKRW3nyYjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/2020.11.13%2BSPX%2BWesterly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1993" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EUyItEriWOw/X7K3CzpT-9I/AAAAAAAAAW0/WRnGPwcqY4E5Ch-EC9eZbybJKRW3nyYjgCLcBGAsYHQ/w622-h640/2020.11.13%2BSPX%2BWesterly.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Father Tad on Nov. 13th addressed about 90 people, socially-distanced throughout St. Pius X Catholic Church in Westerly, Rhode Island, who came out for a presentation on "Vaccines, Ventilators and the Ethics of COVID-19." Father Najim, the pastor, introduced Father Tad, who then spoke and took questions for more than 90 minutes.</p><p><br /></p><p>He discussed the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at the ethical concerns around allocating limited resources like ventilators, and discussed ethical concerns related to vaccinations, including concerns that some vaccines are tested, developed or manufactured by reliance on cells derived from direct abortions. </p><p><br /></p><p>A full-length version of the talk is available for viewing at <a href="https://www.fathertad.com/tv-video/lectures/">Lectures</a>.</p>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.comWesterly, RI, USA41.3775987 -71.82728709999999213.067364863821155 -106.98353709999999 69.687832536178846 -36.671037099999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-39805090550509251622020-09-20T11:45:00.003-04:002020-10-09T11:41:22.570-04:00Father Tad Speaks on COVID at St. Raymond of Peñafort in Springfield, VA<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zO7ayMlxNo/X3NZYF_i_RI/AAAAAAAAAWU/uWnpFYotyEUY7WYwDYyi9vlRNVGKtfN4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s1782/2020.09.19%2BSt%2BRaymond%2527s%2BTalk.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1437" data-original-width="1782" height="517" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zO7ayMlxNo/X3NZYF_i_RI/AAAAAAAAAWU/uWnpFYotyEUY7WYwDYyi9vlRNVGKtfN4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w640-h517/2020.09.19%2BSt%2BRaymond%2527s%2BTalk.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Father Tad spoke to a full house (socially-distanced in the church hall) about "Vaccines, Ventilators and the Ethics of COVID-19" on September 19th at St. Raymond of Peñafort Catholic Church in Springfield, VA. Father De Celles, the pastor, introduced Father Tad, who then spoke and took questions for more than 90 minutes.</p><p>He discussed the phenomenon of the COVID-19 pandemic, looking at its causes, the way it spreads, and the implications for certain ethical questions that arise as we seek to respond appropriately to the crisis. He addressed the ethical concerns around allocating limited resources like ventilators, and looked at issues related to vaccinations, including concerns about vaccines that are manufactured by reliance on cells derived from direct abortions. He also discussed categories of exemptions and questions relating to vaccine mandates.</p><p>The full talk is available for viewing at: <a href="https://vimeo.com/463852455" target="_blank">Fr. Tad Talk - September 19, 2020 - St. Raymond of Peñafort</a>.</p>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-15342910392212422592020-08-08T17:00:00.004-04:002020-08-10T10:30:20.445-04:00NCBC Two Day Bioethics Seminar Held at the University of Mary<p style="text-align: left;">On August 7th and 8th, the National Catholic Bioethics Center offered a series of lectures on bioethics in Bismarck, ND at the University of Mary. Dr. Joseph Meaney, Father Tad Pacholczyk, and Dr. Jozef Zalot presented on a range of bioethical topics, from brain death to transgender issues to contraception.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-inJvBuRXBAA/Xy9mvc--z0I/AAAAAAAAAVM/59sU8j7h910BJqyt4HUNp69-1V_V-16IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_0885.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-inJvBuRXBAA/Xy9mvc--z0I/AAAAAAAAAVM/59sU8j7h910BJqyt4HUNp69-1V_V-16IQCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_0885.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Father Tad, Director of Education for the NCBC, Presents on Assisted Reproductive Technologies<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EekGpcmi7SI/Xy9m8wHflUI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/U3gQzyL2TjcLRmj-Wm-Owy8wNIAHA0q9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_7587.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EekGpcmi7SI/Xy9m8wHflUI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/U3gQzyL2TjcLRmj-Wm-Owy8wNIAHA0q9wCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_7587.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Jozef Zalot speaks to the socially-distanced participants on End of Life Decision Making<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FTdmqQJqAww/Xy9nnrTWBgI/AAAAAAAAAVc/yA9cvf-mdRoTVSqfGfl4ZBIML4SvoTGhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_9903c.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FTdmqQJqAww/Xy9nnrTWBgI/AAAAAAAAAVc/yA9cvf-mdRoTVSqfGfl4ZBIML4SvoTGhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/IMG_9903c.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Joseph Meaney, NCBC President, speaks on Respecting Conscientious Judgments in Health Care</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7ENNuBRD0M/XzFZL6wbzcI/AAAAAAAAAVo/TivAbdBFKaMnBexyoARs2Ek1g3zJGd9qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/JK%2Bin%2BBIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z7ENNuBRD0M/XzFZL6wbzcI/AAAAAAAAAVo/TivAbdBFKaMnBexyoARs2Ek1g3zJGd9qgCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/JK%2Bin%2BBIS.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie Kelley smoothly managed and coordinated the conference, overseeing the registrations, set up and take down, meals and the break out sessions.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-25276793184474991222020-03-12T22:22:00.000-04:002020-03-12T22:22:27.623-04:00Fr. 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As part of the <a href="https://forlifeandfamily.org/converging-roads/" target="_blank">Converging Roads</a> speaker series sponsored by the <a href="https://forlifeandfamily.org/" target="_blank">John Paul II Foundation of Houston</a>, Fr. Tad presented today on Proportionate vs Disproportionate Means in End of Life Situations and Pain Management at <a href="https://www.christushealth.org/st-frances-cabrini" target="_blank">CHRISTUS St Francis Cabrini Hospital</a>, Alexandria, LA. Approximately 70 people attended the conference.<br />
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Father Tad offered two talks today on "Understanding Homosexuality and Gender Identity" </div>
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Rev. William P. Saunders, Pastor of the parish, led the opening prayer and introduced Father Tad</div>
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Cardinals, archbishops, and bishops from more than a dozen countries attended the Twenty Seventh Workshop for Bishops this week, sponsored by The National Catholic Bioethics Center in collaboration with the Knights of Columbus. The event held every two years is one of the largest gatherings of Catholic bishops outside of their own national conference meetings, and has been regularly held in Dallas for nearly 40 years.<br />
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This year's conference addressed foundational issues in health care reform, delivery, and the theology of Catholic health care. Additional presentations discussed the role of bishops in Catholic health care, as well as other key issues for Catholic identity and ethics in health care.<br />
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A number of distinguished scholars and speakers offered the presentations, and several staff members of the NCBC also addressed the gathered bishops, including NCBC President Dr. Joseph Meaney, and NCBC President Emeritus, Dr. John Haas.<br />
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Fr. Tad spoke today to 25 deacon candidates and their wives in the Diocese of Fort Worth, sponsored by the <a href="https://forlifeandfamily.org/events/cr19-htx/" target="_blank">John Paul II Foundation</a>.</div>
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Dr. Roland Millare and Fr. Tad were the two conference presenters, on behalf the John Paul II Foundation initiative known as <i>Shepherd’s Heart: Where Clergy Embrace Christ’s Heart for Life and Family</i></div>
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Father Stephen Hamilton, Pastor of <a href="https://www.stmonica-edmond.org/" target="_blank">St. Monica's Parish</a>, introduces Father Tad</div>
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Father Tad presented at 6:30 p.m. this evening at St. Monica's Parish in Edmond, OK, a suburb of Oklahoma City.</div>
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Today the National Catholic Bioethics Center offered the first class of the semester at St. John's Seminary in Boston. The NCBC has proctored the bioethics class for more than 10 years, and this year 16 students from a number of dioceses are enrolled in the class. Father Tad presented the first lecture on the <a href="http://www.usccb.org/about/doctrine/ethical-and-religious-directives/upload/ethical-religious-directives-catholic-health-service-sixth-edition-2016-06.pdf" target="_blank">Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services</a> of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and offered a brief overview of the work and ministry of the NCBC. He will oversee the lectures during the remainder of the semester, with several invited lecturers also teaching the classes. </div>
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Fr. Tad was interviewed by Raymond Arroyo on EWTN's <i>The World Over</i> this week. They discussed a range of topics from gene-edited babies, to the effects of the Pill on women's brains, to gestation of babies by lesbian couples.</div>
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Father Tad spoke to the <a href="http://www.nasccd.org/">National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors</a> today. He presented on transgender issues, focusing on the growing phenomenon of detransitioners. His presentation kicked off their annual meeting, with about 35 participating, and was held at the USCCB offices in Washington, D.C. </div>
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Father Tad presented today at the Do No Harm Conference Series for Healthcare and Legal Professionals, held at the Catholic Charities Offices in Dallas, Texas. His two presentations were entitled: <i>Complicated Cases in Pregnancy and the Principle of Double Effect</i> and <i>Thinking Through the Transgender Question.</i></div>
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Dr. Joseph Meaney after the ceremony of consecration of the NCBC to Saint Joseph, especially for our temporal needs. The statue in the background is French and came from his family.National Catholic Bioethics Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149841141545651781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3040598535652411589.post-35709514531770151332019-11-02T15:32:00.000-04:002019-11-02T15:32:52.212-04:00Certification Program Case Studies Day in Philadelphia<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="text-align: center;">Today the NCBC held its Case Study Day for the students in the National Catholic Certification Program in Health Care Ethics ("The Certification Program"). It was a full-day event, starting at 9:30 a.m. and ending around 2:30 p.m. in the afternoon.</span></div>
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The activities of the day began a Question and Answer session in the morning, where the students offered difficult ethical questions that they had encountered in the workplace or during the course of the Certification Program. The students also shared valuable insights from their workplaces and life experiences as various ethical situations were discussed.</div>
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Students then participated in a Mock Ethics Committee meeting, discussing several medical ethics cases.<br />
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The day concluded with an Oral Examination where the students were quizzed for 9 minutes and asked to explain the Principle of Double Effect.<br />
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We are grateful to Julie, Elizabeth and Sarah for their assistance in arranging and managing the day:<br />
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Father Tad addressed ~ 200 medical professionals in Harlingen, TX on October 17th on the subject of ethical concerns surrounding <i>in vitro</i> fertilization. His talk was entitled <i>Begotten Not Made</i>: The “Wisdom of the Marital Embrace”</div>
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The event was held in the auditorium at St. Anthony Church in Harlingen, TX</div>
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Father Tad is shown here with Bishop Daniel E. Flores and Auxiliary Bishop Mario A. Aviles at the conclusion of the presentation.</div>
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Father Tad speaks on "The Transgender Question" to ~ 90 audience members at the St. Juliana Family Center of Most Precious Blood Parish in Corpus Christi, Texas on October 16th, 2019. The presentation was coordinated by the Laity and Family Life Office of the Diocese as a Respect Life event for the month of October, with assistance and additional promotion from those who work in Catechesis, Family Life and Youth.</div>
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Father Tad talks with some of the attendees following the presentation.</div>
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Father Tad is shown with Msgr. Roger Smith of the diocese of Corpus Christi, who assisted with the logistics and planning around Father Tad's talks, both for the convocation on the 15th, and at <span style="text-align: center;">Most Precious Blood Parish on the 16th.</span></div>
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Father Tad presented four talks yesterday and one talk today to the presbyterate of <a href="https://diocesecc.org/bishop-wm-michael-mulvey/">Bishop Wm. Michael Mulvey</a> of the <a href="https://diocesecc.org/">Diocese of Corpus Christi, TX</a>. The topics he addressed included:</div>
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<li>The Tattoo Phenomenon and Body Modifications</li>
<li>Thinking Through the Transgender Question</li>
<li>The Beauty of the Church's Teachings on Marital Sexuality -- Contraception and NFP</li>
<li>Begotten Not Made: The “Wisdom of the Marital Embrace” -- IVF and Assisted Reproductive Technologies</li>
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Father Tad presented two talks to the Clergy of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas yesterday at their Annual Convocation. He spoke on End of Life Decision Making, and on Ethical Issues Surrounding Brain Death. Here Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, Bishop of Tyler, thanks Father Tad at the conclusion of his presentations to the priests.<br />
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Father Tad concelebrated Mass with Bishop Strickland and the presbyterate of the diocese of Tyler after the conclusion of his presentations</div>
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