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Atul Gawande is a surgeon (at Brigham & Women’s Hospital), author (of four books), staff writer (at the New Yorker) and now is partnering with
I wonder: are we are trying too hard to make something out of marriage and we are asking marriage to bear too much weight.
Crusty Old Dean aka Dean Tom Ferguson of Bexley Hall Seminary, reflects on Set 3 of questions on the General Ordination Examinations (GOE’s). Set 3: Christian
“… if the Internet is changing our heads, another question follows: What’s it doing to our hearts?” asks the Deseret News: In his best-selling book “The
Seeking and serving Christ in all people and respecting the dignity of every human being is at the heart of our baptismal covenant in the Episcopal Church. Although
For many, infants and children making visits to the pediatrician for vaccinations is a routine. But that’s not the case for everyone. Some states allow parents
Vox carries an excellent excerpt from the new book “The Paradox of Generosity” by Christian Smith and Hilary Davidson. Using data collected with the Science
by Linda Ryan Not long ago, the House of Lords in London undertook a consideration of physician-assisted death and whether or not it should be
Brittany Maynard, a 29 year old woman who moved to Oregon with her family in order to take advantage of that state’s Death with Dignity
… just 35 percent of all adults say they’ve written down their end-of-life treatment wishes in any form of advance directive. Another 31 percent say they’ve talked about this with someone, but one in three Americans have said or done nothing to spell out what should be done if a time comes when they cannot speak for themselves.
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