The Linacre Quarterly

The longest continuously published journal of Catholic bioethics in the US and the official journal of the Catholic Medical Association

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In this era of AI in medicine, what is the role of the Catholic Physician? Dr. Golder MD, JD, opines that our role is to defend the human connection between the physician and the patient by using AI is to serve rather than harm this relationship. https://t.co/zE4wMUEdgs

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@PicturesFoIder Oh. WOW! I want to go there…

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@ThrillaRilla369 Yes. And he will be that chill

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In this era of AI in medicine, what is the role of the Catholic Physician? Dr. Golder MD, JD, opines that our role is to defend the human connection between the physician and the patient by using AI is to serve rather than harm this relationship. https://t.co/zE4wMUEdgs

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In this article from 1965, Dr. Auer, the former director of Neuro/Psych at SLU, addresses that our Catholic values are under assault from scientism. This article opens a window into an earlier era of this conflict that continues to plague us today. https://t.co/eTI7h4G0ok

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Can one accept LGB but not the T? William Newton, chair of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville, argues that Gender Critical Feminists are incoherent in their normalization of homosexuality while attempting to reject transgenderism. https://t.co/A2hAmXaM02

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Transhumanism and Liberation Theology have reached new prominence. In this essay, Olen-Thomas, of the Ohio State Department of Chaplaincy, uses writings of Julian Huxley and Gustavo Gutierrez to see where these two overlap and where they don’t. https://t.co/R22ZzIEVOy

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We in the Catholic Medical community hear Jesus Christ described as the Divine Physician. Dr Jones, Dr. Nguyen , and Ms. Cooke explore how physicians can utilize "The Imitation of Christ" to promote wellness.  https://t.co/jV8rWy7Uei

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When have we had too much of a good thing? McKenna, PhD candidate in theology at Ave Maria, argues that, although intrinsically licit, video games are designed to lead us to use them longer than the virtue of eutrapelia, as defined by Aquinas, would allow. https://t.co/6awhC8w45r

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Are brain-dead patients truly dead? Drs. Nguyen and Zainer examine the much-publicized case of Zack Dunlap, finding lessons to be learned. This article is a must-read for any clinician involved in organ transplant. https://t.co/xqoKgSZ9oq

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Might our goal to cure contribute to our current age's demands for physical perfection? In this thought-provoking article, Gaia Calcini, professor of law, argues that it does. She proposes promoting individual freedom and bodily diversity. https://t.co/hy3HLwf1UI

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Is addiction a choice or a disease? Dr. Dernback, ER Physician of Emory University, argues that this would be a false distinction. In our era of increasing deaths of despair, this is a must-read. https://t.co/6UiguKgBxE

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Interested in the most recent NFP updates? Michael Manhart, PhD and Richard Fehring, PhD summarize the 2024 meeting of physicians, scientists, and researchers on the topic. Points include where the research community ought to focus https://t.co/TBkLbny0ZX

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Dietrich von Hildebrand “the 20th century Doctor of the Church”, spent years fleeing Nazi persecution. In this book review, Dr. Heyne, board member of the CMA, reviews "The Roots of Moral Evil" a compilation of unpublished works from this great ethicist. https://t.co/GIYdeFaCeo

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In this reprinting of a recent Word On Fire article, Steven Umbrello of the University of Turin encourages us to read Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum and Pope Leo XIV's Antiqua et Nova to prepare so that AI may be “force for authentic development and the greater glory of God”

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As Catholic physicians, we become
trilingual, understanding Standard English, medical verbiage, and theological vernacular. But what should we use to reach out, and is social media the best place to do that? Dr. Golder, MD JD, delves further.

https://t.co/x6bYxVChsM

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Americans are divided and so is the Church. In our increasingly STEM-focused world, is it perhaps art that could act as a bridge? Dr. Margaret Chisholm, professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins, argues in the affirmative

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