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VIEWPOINT: Assure the Protection of our Patients

VIEWPOINT: Assure the Protection of our Patients

By Jonathan Weil February 28, 2017

In uncertain times, conviction is the currency by which we judge the worth of an institution. To that end, Georgetown should act boldly by publicly endorsing efforts to save and augment former President...

VIEWPOINT: In Defense of Lives Worth Living

By G. Kevin Donovan December 7, 2016

At Georgetown, a Jesuit and Catholic university, the most cogent argument against physician-assisted suicide for those who espouse our values is that it is morally wrong, a clear violation of the commandment...

NGUYEN: Support Womens Decisions

NGUYEN: Support Women’s Decisions

By Lam Nguyen October 16, 2015

I am a man, one who is weighing in on the issue of a woman’s right to her own body. Preposterous? Yes. Invalid? I don’t think so. My lack of understanding as a man is all the more reason why I understand....

Doing Good Without God

Doing Good Without God

By Garrett Hinck and Joseph Laposata September 25, 2015

As a result of Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, including Washington, D.C., Georgetown’s Catholic community is abuzz with excitement and praise for the pontiff. It doesn’t take much...

Moral Neutrality’s Threat to Free Speech

By Evelyn Flashner September 30, 2014

In her critique of a perceived lack of substantive pluralism on campus, H*yas for Choice President Abby Grace (SFS ’16) appealed to the university, “Please don’t bestow a degree completely willingly...

EARL: How Fundamental is the Right to Life?

By Jake Earl October 29, 2013

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, all people have an inviolable, inalienable and fundamental moral right, namely, the “right to life and physical integrity from the moment of conception...

Balancing Culture and Morality

By Katrina Braun November 5, 2011

My host father was surprised when I explained where I had gotten the recipe for the French toast I had just made. "Men cook in the United States?" Here in Senegal, men don't cook. They also don't...

GILBERT: With Morality, the Heart Calls the Shots

By Caitlin Gilbert October 4, 2011

Last Monday, I had the pleasure of meeting The New York Times columnist David Brooks after he gave a talk on campus. He spoke primarily about the generational culture shift from humility to excessive pride...

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