https://simplecast.com Ethics on Call Ethics on Call is the official podcast of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health. Join the Center’s leaders, Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack, for a monthly review of recent scholarship, deep dives into key topics, and news in theology and ethics pertinent to Catholic health care. Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health en Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:17:19 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:01:31 +0000 https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com Ethics on Call https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/498e0915-c0d9-4af7-9a69-69ea5044306e/69271262-2adf-4b5c-8f74-ad03c99a8c3a/3000x3000/cha-ctech-podcast-20logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com episodic Ethics on Call is the official podcast of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health. Join the Center’s leaders, Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack, for a monthly review of recent scholarship, deep dives into key topics, and news in theology and ethics pertinent to Catholic health care. Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health false https://feeds.simplecast.com/ldptJ8vL catholic, catholicism, ethics, health care, medicine, theology Josh Matejka jmatejka@chausa.org a96b6fae-6875-4689-a77e-17dc37bd97ee Healthcare Transcends Borders: Treating Immigrant Patients with Dignity In this episode, Dan and Tom interview Dr. Mark Kuczewski about his recent work advocating for immigrant patients during the ongoing federal immigration enforcement surge. They discuss the following:

  • Why the Church has always affirmed the universal human dignity and rights of immigrants and migrants (regardless of legal status)
  • Ways for health professionals to advocate for immigrant patients
  • The need to revise hospitals' forensic patient policies, and
  • Why and how bioethicists are called to speak prophetically when immigrant patients are suffering.

Dr. Kuczewski is the Fr. Michael English Professor of Medical Ethics and Director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University Chicago, a past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH), and a Fellow of the Hastings Center. 

Below are links to the resources and publications referenced in this episode:

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 11:17:19 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack, Mark Kuczewski) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/healthcare-transcends-borders-treating-immigrant-patients-with-dignity-c8bBMTGo In this episode, Dan and Tom interview Dr. Mark Kuczewski about his recent work advocating for immigrant patients during the ongoing federal immigration enforcement surge. They discuss the following:

  • Why the Church has always affirmed the universal human dignity and rights of immigrants and migrants (regardless of legal status)
  • Ways for health professionals to advocate for immigrant patients
  • The need to revise hospitals' forensic patient policies, and
  • Why and how bioethicists are called to speak prophetically when immigrant patients are suffering.

Dr. Kuczewski is the Fr. Michael English Professor of Medical Ethics and Director of the Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola University Chicago, a past president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH), and a Fellow of the Hastings Center. 

Below are links to the resources and publications referenced in this episode:

]]> Healthcare Transcends Borders: Treating Immigrant Patients with Dignity Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack, Mark Kuczewski 00:55:51 In this episode, Dan and Tom interview Dr. Mark Kuczewski about his recent work advocating for immigrant patients during the ongoing federal immigration enforcement surge. In this episode, Dan and Tom interview Dr. Mark Kuczewski about his recent work advocating for immigrant patients during the ongoing federal immigration enforcement surge. catholic health, immigration, health care ethics, catholic social teaching, catholic ethics false full 11 c3db9a30-8bca-4a41-94b3-bb7050c5e37c From Promulgation to Practice: Leaders Reflect on the 7th Edition of the ERDs Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs.  They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition. They also identify how these directives enable Catholic health care to promote the dignity and flourishing of vulnerable patients, such as women and mothers, persons experiencing gender dysphoria, and patients at the end of life.


Our guests on this episode include:

Fr Charlie Bouchard, OP, STD

(Catholic University of America)

Senior Fellow and adjunct Professor in Ethics at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St Louis, MO

Former VP for Theological Education, Ascension Health and Senior Director, Ethics and Sponsorship, CHA

 

Amy Hertweck-Warner, DO, MA, HEC-C

Director, Ethics Mercy St. Louis

 

Jenna Speckart, D.Be, MA (Theology)

Vice President Mission & Ethics Operations, Mercy

 

Dr. Anitha Rayani, MD, Palliative Care

SSM Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Charles, MO

 

Below is a link to the article we referred to in this episode:

Ron Hamel, “100th Anniversary - The Ethical and Religious Directives: Looking Back to Move Forward,” Health Progress (2019)

 

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:54:16 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Amy Hertweck-Warner, Fr Charlie Bouchard, Jenna Speckart, Dr. Anitha Rayani, Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/from-promulgation-to-practice-leaders-reflect-on-the-7th-edition-of-the-erds-uXakwdZE Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs.  They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition. They also identify how these directives enable Catholic health care to promote the dignity and flourishing of vulnerable patients, such as women and mothers, persons experiencing gender dysphoria, and patients at the end of life.


Our guests on this episode include:

Fr Charlie Bouchard, OP, STD

(Catholic University of America)

Senior Fellow and adjunct Professor in Ethics at Aquinas Institute of Theology, St Louis, MO

Former VP for Theological Education, Ascension Health and Senior Director, Ethics and Sponsorship, CHA

 

Amy Hertweck-Warner, DO, MA, HEC-C

Director, Ethics Mercy St. Louis

 

Jenna Speckart, D.Be, MA (Theology)

Vice President Mission & Ethics Operations, Mercy

 

Dr. Anitha Rayani, MD, Palliative Care

SSM Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital, St. Charles, MO

 

Below is a link to the article we referred to in this episode:

Ron Hamel, “100th Anniversary - The Ethical and Religious Directives: Looking Back to Move Forward,” Health Progress (2019)

 

]]> From Promulgation to Practice: Leaders Reflect on the 7th Edition of the ERDs Amy Hertweck-Warner, Fr Charlie Bouchard, Jenna Speckart, Dr. Anitha Rayani, Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack 01:29:53 Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs.  They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition. Dan and Tom interview four leaders in Catholic health on the newly promulgated 7th edition of ERDs.  They discuss the history of the ERDs, how they are being implemented by ethicists, mission leaders, and health care professionals, and highlight the significance of several developments in the 7th edition. ethical and religious directives, erds, catholic ethics, catholic health ethics, catholic health care, health ethics false full 10 43778bb5-cedc-40d5-ae0a-31f0d5a756d9 Analysis and Commentary on the Newly Promulgated 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services In November 2025, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to approve a new 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.  In this episode, Dan and Tom talk with Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D., Senior Director of Ethics at the Catholic Health Association, who discusses the process by which this edition was developed over the past four years.  

Following the interview, Dan and Tom provide their analysis of the new text, first exploring what they see as the four "under the radar" developments. They then turn to the four significant developments of the 7th edition, with special attention to the new directives on care for patients experiencing gender dysphoria.  

Links to the documents and articles noted in the podcast can be found below:

The Ethical and Religious Directors for Catholic Health Care Services

Edmund D. Pellegrino, "The Commodification of Medical and Health Care: The Moral Consequences of a Paradigm Shift from a Professional to a Market Ethic," in Pellegrino's Clinical Bioethics: A Compendium, Edited by G. Kevin Donovan, David G. Miller, and Claudia Ruiz Sotomayor (Catholic University of America Press, 2025): 387 - 408.

National Institute on Aging, "What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care?" (2021)

Ron Hamel, "Ethics - Palliative Care - Stealth Euthanasia?", Health Progress (January-February 2014)

]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Tom Bushlack, Dan Daly) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/analysis-and-commentary-on-the-newly-promulgated-7th-edition-of-the-ethical-and-religious-directives-for-catholic-health-care-services-8mq1AIY2 In November 2025, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to approve a new 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.  In this episode, Dan and Tom talk with Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D., Senior Director of Ethics at the Catholic Health Association, who discusses the process by which this edition was developed over the past four years.  

Following the interview, Dan and Tom provide their analysis of the new text, first exploring what they see as the four "under the radar" developments. They then turn to the four significant developments of the 7th edition, with special attention to the new directives on care for patients experiencing gender dysphoria.  

Links to the documents and articles noted in the podcast can be found below:

The Ethical and Religious Directors for Catholic Health Care Services

Edmund D. Pellegrino, "The Commodification of Medical and Health Care: The Moral Consequences of a Paradigm Shift from a Professional to a Market Ethic," in Pellegrino's Clinical Bioethics: A Compendium, Edited by G. Kevin Donovan, David G. Miller, and Claudia Ruiz Sotomayor (Catholic University of America Press, 2025): 387 - 408.

National Institute on Aging, "What Are Palliative Care and Hospice Care?" (2021)

Ron Hamel, "Ethics - Palliative Care - Stealth Euthanasia?", Health Progress (January-February 2014)

]]> Analysis and Commentary on the Newly Promulgated 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Tom Bushlack, Dan Daly 01:11:15 In November 2025, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to approve a new 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. In this episode, Dan and Tom talk with Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D., Senior Director of Ethics at the Catholic Health Association, who discusses the process by which this edition was developed over the past four years. In November 2025, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops voted to approve a new 7th Edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services. In this episode, Dan and Tom talk with Nathaniel Blanton Hibner, Ph.D., Senior Director of Ethics at the Catholic Health Association, who discusses the process by which this edition was developed over the past four years. catholic health, health care ethics, erd, theology, catholic ethics, usccb false full 9 ba4ab64d-4b1e-4723-a119-1b0fc495555a Organizational Ethics: Building and Sustaining Virtuous Health Care Ministries Ethicists, clinicians, and administrators share a sincere commitment to building health care ministries that serve those in need and strengthen the social conditions that support healthy communities. But how can we achieve this without a clear account of what social structures and culture are, how they change, and—most importantly—how they can help us provide the best care, especially to those who are most poor and vulnerable?

In this episode Dan and Tom begin by reviewing the ways that critical realist social theory has contributed to a Christian ethical analysis of social structures and culture.  Then they consider two recent articles that apply these insights to clinical and bioethics, and to building healthy hospital cultures.

The articles and resources discussed in this episode can be found below:

Finn, Daniel K. “Ch. 4: Social Structures,” in Moral Agency Within Social Structures and Culture: A Primer on Critical Realism for Christian Ethics. Edited by Daniel K. Finn. Georgetown University Press. 2020: 29-41.

Kolmes, Sara, Ariana Thompson-Lastad, Kevin Dirksen, Kayla Tabari, and Seth M. Holmes. “Incorporating Structural Competency into Clinical Ethics: Piloting New Bioethics Education.” Journal of Clinical Ethics, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2025): 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1086 /734776

Miller, Ireland. “Building an Ethical Hospital Culture: Integrating Ethics into Organizational Frameworks in Healthcare.” Journal of Health Ethics & Administration, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2025): 14-24.  https://doi.org/10.22461/jhea.6.7164  

“Case Studies in Social Medicine,” New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society, https://www.nejm.org/case-studies-in-social-medicine. 

]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:34:24 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Tom Bushlack, Dan Daly) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/organizational-ethics-building-and-sustaining-virtuous-health-care-ministries-3sl7h2wo-kh4ehE_P Ethicists, clinicians, and administrators share a sincere commitment to building health care ministries that serve those in need and strengthen the social conditions that support healthy communities. But how can we achieve this without a clear account of what social structures and culture are, how they change, and—most importantly—how they can help us provide the best care, especially to those who are most poor and vulnerable?

In this episode Dan and Tom begin by reviewing the ways that critical realist social theory has contributed to a Christian ethical analysis of social structures and culture.  Then they consider two recent articles that apply these insights to clinical and bioethics, and to building healthy hospital cultures.

The articles and resources discussed in this episode can be found below:

Finn, Daniel K. “Ch. 4: Social Structures,” in Moral Agency Within Social Structures and Culture: A Primer on Critical Realism for Christian Ethics. Edited by Daniel K. Finn. Georgetown University Press. 2020: 29-41.

Kolmes, Sara, Ariana Thompson-Lastad, Kevin Dirksen, Kayla Tabari, and Seth M. Holmes. “Incorporating Structural Competency into Clinical Ethics: Piloting New Bioethics Education.” Journal of Clinical Ethics, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2025): 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1086 /734776

Miller, Ireland. “Building an Ethical Hospital Culture: Integrating Ethics into Organizational Frameworks in Healthcare.” Journal of Health Ethics & Administration, Vol. 11, No. 3 (2025): 14-24.  https://doi.org/10.22461/jhea.6.7164  

“Case Studies in Social Medicine,” New England Journal of Medicine, Massachusetts Medical Society, https://www.nejm.org/case-studies-in-social-medicine. 

]]> Organizational Ethics: Building and Sustaining Virtuous Health Care Ministries Tom Bushlack, Dan Daly 01:01:08 In this episode Dan and Tom begin by reviewing the ways that critical realist social theory has contributed to a Christian ethical analysis of social structures and culture.  Then they consider two recent articles that apply these insights to clinical and bioethics, and to building healthy hospital cultures. In this episode Dan and Tom begin by reviewing the ways that critical realist social theory has contributed to a Christian ethical analysis of social structures and culture.  Then they consider two recent articles that apply these insights to clinical and bioethics, and to building healthy hospital cultures. health care, catholic health, health care ethics, organizational ethics, catholic ethics false full 8 e9eaf8bf-9d46-434e-96ad-6f7169762186 Field Report from the American Society for Bioethics in the Humanities 2025 Annual Conference This episode includes three interviews recorded live from the floor of the exhibit hall of the ASBH annual conference in October 2025 with the following bioethicists:

  • Michael McCarthy, Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director for Healthcare Mission Leadership at Loyola University Chicago
  • Laura Webster, Northwest Region Vice President of Ethics at Common Spirit Health; and
  • Jason Eberl, the Mader Chair in Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University. 

Dan and Tom also discuss their takeaways and learnings from some of the papers and sessions at the conference, summarize the trends they see reflected in the field of bioethics today, and consider their implications for the Catholic health ministry.

You can find the article, books, and authors cited in this episode below:

Jerome Adams, M.D. Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19. Post Hill Press. 2023. 

Dennis Gonzalez and Becket Gremmels. "Mission — Moving Beyond 'No Margin, No Mission' in Catholic Health Care." Health Progress (Spring 2025).

Rosemary Garland-Thomson

Harold Braswell

Miguel Romero

Devan Stahl

Gerald McKenny

Alasdair MacIntyre. Dependent Rational Animals: Why Humans Need the Virtues. Open Court. 1999.

]]> Tue, 25 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Michael McCarthy, Laura Webster, Jason Eberl, Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/field-report-from-the-american-society-for-bioethics-in-the-humanities-2025-annual-conference-YvIsk8BM This episode includes three interviews recorded live from the floor of the exhibit hall of the ASBH annual conference in October 2025 with the following bioethicists:

  • Michael McCarthy, Associate Professor and the Graduate Program Director for Healthcare Mission Leadership at Loyola University Chicago
  • Laura Webster, Northwest Region Vice President of Ethics at Common Spirit Health; and
  • Jason Eberl, the Mader Chair in Health Care Ethics at St. Louis University. 

Dan and Tom also discuss their takeaways and learnings from some of the papers and sessions at the conference, summarize the trends they see reflected in the field of bioethics today, and consider their implications for the Catholic health ministry.

You can find the article, books, and authors cited in this episode below:

Jerome Adams, M.D. Crisis and Chaos: Lessons from the Front Lines of the War Against COVID-19. Post Hill Press. 2023. 

Dennis Gonzalez and Becket Gremmels. "Mission — Moving Beyond 'No Margin, No Mission' in Catholic Health Care." Health Progress (Spring 2025).

Rosemary Garland-Thomson

Harold Braswell

Miguel Romero

Devan Stahl

Gerald McKenny

Alasdair MacIntyre. Dependent Rational Animals: Why Humans Need the Virtues. Open Court. 1999.

]]> Field Report from the American Society for Bioethics in the Humanities 2025 Annual Conference Michael McCarthy, Laura Webster, Jason Eberl, Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack 00:54:07 This episode includes three interviews recorded live from the floor of the exhibit hall of the ASBH annual conference in October 2025. Dan and Tom also discuss their takeaways and learnings from some of the papers and sessions at the conference, summarize the trends they see reflected in the field of bioethics today, and consider their implications for the Catholic health ministry. This episode includes three interviews recorded live from the floor of the exhibit hall of the ASBH annual conference in October 2025. Dan and Tom also discuss their takeaways and learnings from some of the papers and sessions at the conference, summarize the trends they see reflected in the field of bioethics today, and consider their implications for the Catholic health ministry. false full 7 f21c9ad6-6fdc-46c1-a732-bc1f2a6dd0f6 Commentary on Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te Dan and Tom discuss Pope Leo XIV’s new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te. They place the document in its context, explore its content and structure, and analyze its relevance for Catholic health care. 

Read Dilexi te here.

]]> Tue, 4 Nov 2025 04:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/commentary-on-pope-leo-xivs-apostolic-exhortation-dilexi-te-VtVtWufc Dan and Tom discuss Pope Leo XIV’s new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te. They place the document in its context, explore its content and structure, and analyze its relevance for Catholic health care. 

Read Dilexi te here.

]]> Commentary on Pope Leo XIV's Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack 00:41:04 Dan and Tom discuss Pope Leo XIV’s new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te. They place the document in its context, explore its content and structure, and analyze its relevance for Catholic health care.  Dan and Tom discuss Pope Leo XIV’s new apostolic exhortation, Dilexi te. They place the document in its context, explore its content and structure, and analyze its relevance for Catholic health care.  catholic health, pope leo xiv, catholic ethics, dilexi te false full 6 e2a474a0-2886-42a2-8f71-6e71037db14c Recent Controversies Regarding Brain Death in Catholic Ethics In this episode of Ethics on Call, Dan and Tom discuss the recent controversy in Catholic circles surrounding the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). The episode features an interview with Dr. Sherri Bracksick, a neuro-intensivist who regularly assesses patients for DNC. Dan and Tom discuss the various options that Catholic health organizations have and offer their own moral analysis of the current American Academy of Neurology guideline.  

You can find articles cited in this episode below:

Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, "Position Statement: Recent Controversies in Catholic Ethics Regarding the Determination of Death by Neurological Criteria"

Jason T. Eberl. "What is the True Death of a Human Being?" in 50 Years of Philosophy and Medicine. Edited byLisa M. Rasmussen and Soren Holm.  Springer Nature. 2025: 181 - 199. 

Daniel Sulmasy, et al., "A Biophilosophical Approach to the Determination of Brain Death," CHEST Journal, Vol. 165, Issue 4 (April 2024): 959-966.

"A Definition of Irreversible Coma: Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of Brain Death," JAMA, Vol. 205, No. 6 (1968).

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, "Uniform Determination of Death Act" (1980).

David M. Greer, et al, "Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline: Report of the AAN Guidelines Subcommittee, AAP, CNS, and SCCM," Neurology (October 11, 2023).

Joseph M. Eble, MD, John A. Di Camillo, and Peter J. Colosi. "Catholics United on Brain Death and Organ Donation: A Call to Action," National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Vol. 24, Issue 1 (Spring 2024).

]]> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 03:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/recent-perspectives-on-brain-death-in-catholic-ethics-xW6fziy7 In this episode of Ethics on Call, Dan and Tom discuss the recent controversy in Catholic circles surrounding the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). The episode features an interview with Dr. Sherri Bracksick, a neuro-intensivist who regularly assesses patients for DNC. Dan and Tom discuss the various options that Catholic health organizations have and offer their own moral analysis of the current American Academy of Neurology guideline.  

You can find articles cited in this episode below:

Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, "Position Statement: Recent Controversies in Catholic Ethics Regarding the Determination of Death by Neurological Criteria"

Jason T. Eberl. "What is the True Death of a Human Being?" in 50 Years of Philosophy and Medicine. Edited byLisa M. Rasmussen and Soren Holm.  Springer Nature. 2025: 181 - 199. 

Daniel Sulmasy, et al., "A Biophilosophical Approach to the Determination of Brain Death," CHEST Journal, Vol. 165, Issue 4 (April 2024): 959-966.

"A Definition of Irreversible Coma: Report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the Harvard Medical School to Examine the Definition of Brain Death," JAMA, Vol. 205, No. 6 (1968).

National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, "Uniform Determination of Death Act" (1980).

David M. Greer, et al, "Pediatric and Adult Brain Death/Death by Neurologic Criteria Consensus Guideline: Report of the AAN Guidelines Subcommittee, AAP, CNS, and SCCM," Neurology (October 11, 2023).

Joseph M. Eble, MD, John A. Di Camillo, and Peter J. Colosi. "Catholics United on Brain Death and Organ Donation: A Call to Action," National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, Vol. 24, Issue 1 (Spring 2024).

]]> Recent Controversies Regarding Brain Death in Catholic Ethics Dan Daly, Tom Bushlack 01:11:18 In this episode of Ethics on Call, Dan and Tom discuss the recent controversy in Catholic circles surrounding the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). The episode features an interview with Dr. Sherri Bracksick, a neuro-intensivist who regularly assesses patients for DNC. Dan and Tom discuss the various options that Catholic health organizations have and offer their own moral analysis of the current American Academy of Neurology guideline. In this episode of Ethics on Call, Dan and Tom discuss the recent controversy in Catholic circles surrounding the determination of death by neurologic criteria (DNC). The episode features an interview with Dr. Sherri Bracksick, a neuro-intensivist who regularly assesses patients for DNC. Dan and Tom discuss the various options that Catholic health organizations have and offer their own moral analysis of the current American Academy of Neurology guideline. catholic health, health care ethics, brain death false full 5 79fb0ca3-8cb9-4193-b2d1-d1fd93cbb404 Recent Theological Reflection on Mental Health In the new episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack discuss recent work in theology on mental health. They discuss theologically informed ways of looking at grief, trauma, depression, and anxiety. The work they consider contends that mental health disorders and suffering are often both medical and existential conditions. 

You can find the articles and books discussed in this episode listed below:

James Keenan, “Grief as Epiphanous,” Theological Studies

Stephanie C. Edwards, “Christian Ethics, Trauma, and Dust in the Blood:  Moving Toward Enfleshed Counter-Memory,” Journal of Moral Theology

Jessica Coblentz, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression

Marc Zao-Sanders, “How People are Really Using Gen AI in 2025,” Harvard Business Review

Gilmar Gutierrez, et al., “Examining the role of AI technology in online mental healthcare: opportunities, challenges, and implications, a mixed-methods review,” Frontiers in Psychology

]]> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 03:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Josh Matejka) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/recent-theological-reflection-on-mental-health-lQlfpb1f In the new episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack discuss recent work in theology on mental health. They discuss theologically informed ways of looking at grief, trauma, depression, and anxiety. The work they consider contends that mental health disorders and suffering are often both medical and existential conditions. 

You can find the articles and books discussed in this episode listed below:

James Keenan, “Grief as Epiphanous,” Theological Studies

Stephanie C. Edwards, “Christian Ethics, Trauma, and Dust in the Blood:  Moving Toward Enfleshed Counter-Memory,” Journal of Moral Theology

Jessica Coblentz, Dust in the Blood: A Theology of Life with Depression

Marc Zao-Sanders, “How People are Really Using Gen AI in 2025,” Harvard Business Review

Gilmar Gutierrez, et al., “Examining the role of AI technology in online mental healthcare: opportunities, challenges, and implications, a mixed-methods review,” Frontiers in Psychology

]]> Recent Theological Reflection on Mental Health Josh Matejka 00:50:40 In the new episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack discuss recent work in theology on mental health. They discuss theologically informed ways of looking at grief, trauma, depression, and anxiety. The work they consider contends that mental health disorders and suffering are often both medical and existential conditions. In the new episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly and Tom Bushlack discuss recent work in theology on mental health. They discuss theologically informed ways of looking at grief, trauma, depression, and anxiety. The work they consider contends that mental health disorders and suffering are often both medical and existential conditions. false full 4 d5910ed2-1a63-4d1e-b2a4-98a2b3279b63 Antiqua et nova and Catholic Health: AI, the Human Person, and Human Flourishing In the latest episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss Antiqua et nova, a January 2025 doctrinal note on artificial intelligence issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Dan and Tom discuss the document's purpose and main arguments and connect it to Catholic health. 

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 13:29:46 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Josh Matejka) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/antiqua-et-nova-catholic-health-ai-human-person-and-human-flourishing-IIkT5lzn In the latest episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss Antiqua et nova, a January 2025 doctrinal note on artificial intelligence issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education.

Dan and Tom discuss the document's purpose and main arguments and connect it to Catholic health. 

]]> Antiqua et nova and Catholic Health: AI, the Human Person, and Human Flourishing Josh Matejka 00:51:20 In the latest episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss Antiqua et nova, a January 2025 doctrinal note on artificial intelligence issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Dan and Tom discuss the document's purpose and main arguments and connect it to Catholic health. In the latest episode of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss Antiqua et nova, a January 2025 doctrinal note on artificial intelligence issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education. Dan and Tom discuss the document's purpose and main arguments and connect it to Catholic health. health care, health care ethics, ethics, catholic ethics, catholic health care false full 3 aca06580-e9cb-43b9-95e9-e23d9ffa1d9f Pope Francis's Legacy In episode two of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the theological and ethical legacy of Pope Francis in light of his recent passing.

]]> Tue, 22 Jul 2025 03:00:00 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Josh Matejka) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/pope-francis-legacy-health-care-ethics-zfnMSqyR In episode two of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the theological and ethical legacy of Pope Francis in light of his recent passing.

]]> Pope Francis's Legacy Josh Matejka 01:00:06 In episode two of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the theological and ethical legacy of Pope Francis in light of his recent passing. In episode two of Ethics on Call, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the theological and ethical legacy of Pope Francis in light of his recent passing. health care, catholic health, health care ethics, catholic, catholic ethics, pope francis false full 2 0c6a797c-8c29-4812-9c66-53949e112325 Health Care Access for All Welcome to Ethics on Call, the official podcast of the Center for Theology & Ethics in Catholic Health! In their first episode, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the Center's first official position statement, Access for All: A Reaffirmation of the Theological and Ethical Principles in Support of Health Care for All Persons.

Resources

Read the Center's first position statement here.

Learn more about the Center at www.theologyandethics.org.

]]> Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:32:48 +0000 jmatejka@chausa.org (Josh Matejka) https://ethics-on-call.simplecast.com/episodes/health-care-access-for-all-FNZCoABF Welcome to Ethics on Call, the official podcast of the Center for Theology & Ethics in Catholic Health! In their first episode, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the Center's first official position statement, Access for All: A Reaffirmation of the Theological and Ethical Principles in Support of Health Care for All Persons.

Resources

Read the Center's first position statement here.

Learn more about the Center at www.theologyandethics.org.

]]> Health Care Access for All Josh Matejka 00:41:11 Welcome to Ethics on Call, the official podcast of the Center for Theology & Ethics in Catholic Health! In their first episode, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the Center's first official position statement, Access for All: A Reaffirmation of the Theological and Ethical Principles in Support of Health Care for All Persons. Welcome to Ethics on Call, the official podcast of the Center for Theology & Ethics in Catholic Health! In their first episode, hosts Dan Daly, Executive Director of the Center, and Tom Bushlack, Senior Director of the Center, discuss the Center's first official position statement, Access for All: A Reaffirmation of the Theological and Ethical Principles in Support of Health Care for All Persons. health care, medicine, ethics, theology false full 1