Alkaline Hydrolysis: Imprudent in its Current Context was written in the summer of 2018 at the request of the Archdiocese of St. Louis after an Alkaline Hydrolysis center was established in the Archdiocese. The position was adopted as the official position of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and was the basis of the position taken… Continue reading Alkaline Hydrolysis: Imprudent in its Current Context
Category: Academic
Torture or Treatment: A Case Study
A copy of my paper submitted to the University of Mary in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Science in Biomedical Ethics. Torture or Treatment
Interpreting the Constitution to Uphold the Common Good
From May 25th to September 17th 1787, the 55 delegates of the Constitutional Convention met to draft what would become the Constitution of the United States. When the Constitution of the United States took effect on March 4, 1779, it became the supreme law of the land. For the past 238 years, the Constitution… Continue reading Interpreting the Constitution to Uphold the Common Good
Futility, Autonomy, and the Respect Due to Human Life
This paper explores the intricate questions surrounding medical futility. It demonstrates that while personal agency and appropriate respect for life require a patient to pursue ordinary/proportionate medical interventions and entitles the patient to pursue extraordinary/disproportionate treatment options, it does not grant the patient the right to demand any treatment they want. This paper reaches the conclusion… Continue reading Futility, Autonomy, and the Respect Due to Human Life
The Remarraige of Faith and Reason
Real truth points to and is preserved by God such that faith and reason used together may discover truth. Faith and reason are “two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth.”[1] This paper aims to show that both academia and the common man have wrongly divorced philosophy and theology.… Continue reading The Remarraige of Faith and Reason
Cryopreserved Embryos: In Search of a Moral Solution to an Absurd Fate
Below is a copy of my Masters Thesis, which explored the question of a moral solution to cryopreserved embryos. This thesis was submitted to the Faculty of Kenrick School of Theology in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Arts in Theology and defended on December 9th, 2014 before Fr. James Knapp, SJ. S.T.D. and… Continue reading Cryopreserved Embryos: In Search of a Moral Solution to an Absurd Fate
Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium
Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium: A Response to Dr. Finucane’s paper Reading Lumen Gentium through Evangelii Gaudium On the occasion of the 5th Annual Newman Convocation in St. Louis,Missouri In calling for the Second Vatican Council, Pope John XXIII, called for a “new Pentecost.”[1] Fifty-two years later… Continue reading Holiness, the Lapis Angularis of the Conspiratio of the Sensus Fidelium
Purgatory 101
The doctrine of purgatory is one of the most basic teachings of the Catholic Church. The doctrine of purgatory finds its roots in the Bible and the teaching has been clarified and expounded on by the Church up to the understanding we have today. This once universally accepted teaching of Christianity was challenged by the… Continue reading Purgatory 101
Jesus as Christ, Teacher and Son of God In the Gospel of St. Mark
Each of the four Gospels is a part of the Divine Revelation of God. Through Divine Revelation contained in Sacred Scripture “God chose to show forth and communicate Himself and the eternal decisions of His will regarding the salvation of men.”[1] Each of the four Gospel writers selected for the content of their Gospels… Continue reading Jesus as Christ, Teacher and Son of God In the Gospel of St. Mark
Introduction to Catholic Sexual Morality in light of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
Introduction For some reason I meet very few Catholics who openly disagree with the Church’s understanding of the true presence of Christ in the Blessed Sacrament or a belief in the Trinity but it seems like very frequently I come across many Catholics who openly disagree with the Churches teaching on sexual morality. In these… Continue reading Introduction to Catholic Sexual Morality in light of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body
Through The Cross To Light 