Health Care

The value of Catholic contributions to health care cannot be overstated. In Canada, however, the increasingy aggressive intolerance of secularism is driving all traces of the Catholic commitment to the sanctity of the human life and the dignity of every human being out of a system that is focused on discrete, commoditized "outcomes" focused on economic efficiency.

Video Series:
Reflections on Catholic Health Care - Walking with the Good Samaritan

A man walks thoughtfully toward a Catholic Hospital

In this remarkable video series, Cardinal Thomas Collins and other prominent Catholics consider the threats posed by secularization and commoditization for the life and human dignity of Canadians.

Prologue – Hon. David Mulroney, Distinguished Senior Fellow, University of Toronto Munk School of Global Affairs https://vimeo.com/551934771/4320fd9a8b

Walking with the Good Samaritan – Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins https://vimeo.com/558728218/c85af1f03a

Catholic Healthcare Now More than Ever - Archbishop Thomas Cardinal Collins https://vimeo.com/558727561/8b946974ff

Made in the Image of God – Father Kevin Belgrave, St Augustine’s Seminary https://vimeo.com/551739922/1cee94501e

Questioning the Marks of Medical Progress - Father Kevin Belgrave, St Augustine’s Seminary https://vimeo.com/551740134/108bd664c4

The Sacramental Meaning of the Human Body - Father Kevin Belgrave, St Augustine’s Seminary https://vimeo.com/551741126/aa8cf162cb

Life Issues - Dr Moira McQueen, Director, Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute https://vimeo.com/551739643/7d7dbe0be0

The Human Person - Dr Moira McQueen, Director, Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute https://vimeo.com/551740779/ad3db3f4ef

Scanning the Ethical Horizon - Dr Moira McQueen, Director, Canadian Catholic Bioethics Institute https://vimeo.com/551740441/f2b5fc72a1

The Vocation of a Catholic Doctor - Dr. Pascal Bastien, General Internal Medicine Specialist, Queensway Carleton Hospital https://vimeo.com/551741401/7a790283c8

Conscience and Cooperation with Evil – Dr. Pascal Bastien, General Internal Medicine Specialist, Queensway Carleton Hospital https://vimeo.com/551739329/81098c94af

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