Do No Harm, Medical Ethics, and the Catholic Moral Tradition: A Narrative Reflection on the Care of Children Experiencing Gender Dysphoria
2026 Victor R. Claveau, MJ The ancient maxim primum non nocere—“first, do no harm”—has long occupied a central place in the moral imagination of medicine. Though not found verbatim in the Hippocratic Oath, the principle expresses a fundamental truth recognized by physicians, philosophers, and theologians throughout history: the healer must never intentionally inflict injury upon […]
Mental and Spiritual Depression: A Catholic Moral Narrative
©2016 Victor R. Claveau, MJ Mental and spiritual depression has accompanied humanity since the fall of our first parents. Sacred Scripture, the lives of the saints, and the teachings of the Church reveal that profound sadness, discouragement, desolation, and even despair have touched many of God’s faithful servants. The Catholic faith does not deny the […]
What the Bible Says about the Idea of Transgenderism
Dr. Michael A. Milton President, Faith for Living Humankind’s potential for self-destruction through the lusts of the flesh appears to be limitless. While there is nothing new in the sensual sins and wanton debauchery that we witness in our culture, technology has undoubtedly advanced its influence. And one such sin is being promoted in an […]
The Internet and Pornography
Alvaro de Vicente He will not only be a man who truly knows how to love, but he will develop a great personality because he will be a fuller person. And that, although perhaps uncommon, is only natural. The following essay first appeared as a letter to parents on The Heights website in 2008. It […]
CONTRACEPTION … IS IT ALWAYS WRONG?
We refer this delicate question also to the prudent consideration of those who are competent. Here we only touch upon it to remind you that any act, willfully malicious, which tends to deprive the conjugal union of its reproductive power is gravely culpable. This is an especially demanding element of God’s law. Married couples should […]
Sacramentals Every Catholic Home Should Have:
Portrait of the Sacred Heart Of Jesus Sacred Heart of jesus © Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying […]
Responsible Parenthood
Prof. Jose Vidamor B. Yu – Manila Responsible Parenthood is the spirituality of the family. From the very beginning of marriage, the spouses embrace a new heart which makes them a gift for each other. The love they share encourages them to foster responsible family life. At the heart of responsible parenthood, we find God. He will […]
CELIBACY FOR THE KINGDOM & THE FULFILLMENT OF HUMAN SEXUALITY
Christopher West “For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this let him receive it” (Mt 19:12). A eunuch […]
Prepare yourself for the ‘Marriage Debate’
CATHOLIC CIVIL RIGHTS LEAGUE Each of us has a responsibility to give reasons for our beliefs. That same-sex relationships are not marriages can be understood and defended by rational people. We have summarized the debate into four strong arguments supporting marriage, four counter arguments to typical pro-homosexual “marriage” challenges, and four responses to red-herring arguments […]
One Man, One Woman
ROBERT P. GEORGE The case for preserving the definition of marriage. Last week, in its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts by a vote of 4-3 struck down that state’s marriage law as “failing to meet the rational basis test for either due process or equal protection.” The […]