"CURA PERSONALIS" - CARE FOR THE WHOLE PERSON

6/14/2021

In the initial episode of this series, Dr. Vincent Nguyen and James Day explain the concept of whole person care, its roots in Catholic teaching, and why it’s a loving alternative to physican assisted suicide.

UNDERSTANDING PALLIATIVE CARE

6/14/2021

Deciding between end-of-life care and more aggressive life-prolonging treatment is a difficult decision for families to make. Dr. Nguyen explains the medical, spiritual and ethical differences between these options.

PRAYING FOR A HAPPY DEATH

6/14/2021

What does it mean to die a “happy death”? In this series on end-of-life treatment, today’s guests explore the theological and spiritual concepts of whole person care that uphold the dignity and sanctity of human life.

WHOLE PERSON CARE AND THE WORKS OF MERCY

6/14/2021

Today, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers uses the framework of the works of mercy to show how the whole person care approach helps fulfill the largely unmet spiritual, medical, and emotional needs for gravely ill people.

CARE, PREPARE AND CONNECT

6/14/2021

Physicians, health care professionals, and pastoral counselors show why whole person care is an important new approach to end-of-life and palliative treatment, one that everyone should welcome as a way of life.