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 […]
The Unity of the Human Race
Victor R. Claveau, MJ It is the accepted teaching of Christianity that Adam and Eve were the first progenitors (parents) of the human race. There have been writers, it is true, who maintained that men existed before Adam. Some who for one reason or another wish to remove all possible connection between whites and blacks, insist that […]
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 […]
The New Language: A Crash Course in the Theology of the Body
Christopher West Crisis Magazine It’s no exaggeration to say that the sad task of the 20th century was to rid itself of the Christian sexual ethic. If we’re to build a culture of life, the task of the 21st century must be to reclaim it. But the often repressive approach of previous generations of Christians […]
Theology of the Body
By Saint Pope John Paul II Source: L’Osservatore Romano 1. Of the Unity and Indissolubility of Marriage – 9.5.1979 1. For some time now, preparations have been going on for the next ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will take place in Rome in autumn of next year. The theme of the Synod, “The role […]