The Archdiocese of New York has issued instructions to its priests “not to grant religious exemptions” for Covid vaccine. The wording of this puzzles me, because, except for those under its direct control, vaccine exemptions are issued by employers, schools…
Author Archives: Barbara Golder
Vaccine Exemptions, Conscience, and the Church
As LA County limits emergency care amid COVID surge, ethicists weigh in. Catholic World Report February 3, 2021
What are the moral considerations for triage in a time of pandemic? See my thoughts in this Catholic News Agency report. As LA County limits emergency care amid COVID surge, ethicists weigh in
To Mask or Not to Mask. Drew Mariani Show June 29, 2020
WHat’s the latest on masking and the pandemic? https://relevantradio.com/2020/06/face-masks/ Face masks
Update on Covid August 25, 2020
Learn the latest about Covid and how to cope with the Pandemic. http://relevantradio-od.streamguys1.com/mariani/DM20200825g.mp3
The Latest on Covid, The Drew Mariani Show December 10, 2020
A discussion of vaccines, how they work, and what people fear. https://relevantradio.com/2020/12/the-latest-on-covid/ The latest on COVID
Covid Update: Drew Mariani Show January 23, 2021
Ongoing Covid updates and listener Q and A from The Drew Mariani Show. https://relevantradio.com/2021/01/chinas-genocide-and-covid-issues/
Editorial, February 2021 The Linacre Quarterly
Learn about a Vincentian priest who started a new order in rural Alabama as well as a religious sister who stopped not only a lynching–but a scalping. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0024363920970808
Communion and Controversy
Some Bishops seem to be facing a rebellion of sorts because they have decided no communion on the tongue for a while. I think those Bishops made a good (but not the only possible) call. We are in the midst…
Book Review: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
A review of John Carryou’s book on the Theranos crash and what it means for medicine and ethics.
The Evolution in Practice of Catholic Healthcare Workers: Persistence of Truth in Post-Christian Culture (CPA Honorable Mention for Best Essay)
Emerging issues in bioethics because of new technology and new laws. Published May 1, 2018