Medical Assistance in Dying: Is Cheating Death Worth It?
Playing god by hastening death through medical means is promoted in the name of human dignity. It can cheat the dying out of eternal life.
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Covid-19 was the Perfect (Lost) Opportunity for Palliative Care
The failure to provide proper palliative care to terminally ill patients during the Covid pandemic harmed patients and spread panic.
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To Prevent Death, Please Stop Living
An Orthodox physician shares her perspectives on facing death and overcoming fear during the Covid pandemic.
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Bishop Irenei – The Church Will Never Alter Her Beliefs or Practices Out of Fear
The epidemic is not the reason that we live now in a moment that demands real faith. The reason for that necessity is fear. This world has shown, in these past few months, what really governs it — and it is not wisdom or compassion, or science, or truth. It is fear.
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Why Doesn’t the Church Stand Up for Human Nature in the Age of COVID?
Man is more than a physical body, and it takes more than just staving off physical death to make a person really alive.
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