Health Progress Articles

Fall 2026

Illustration by Jianan Liu

To Heal as Jesus Heals: Catholic Service to the Poor and Vulnerable

BISHOP JAMES T. RUGGIERI, MDiv, Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Portland, Maine

Illustration by Jianan Liu

How Do Charisms Animate Our Work? New Times Need New Narratives

SR. PATRICIA MURRAY, CJ, Chair of The Anna Trust

The Challenge of Welfare: Deciding Who Is Deserving of Our Help

FR. MICHAEL ROZIER, SJ, PhD, Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Loyola University Chicago

Sponsors as Co-Laborers: Relationship at the Heart of Meaningful Sponsorship

JOHN HARDT, PhD, Vice Dean for Professional Formation at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Sponsor and Board of Directors member for SSM Health

Building Trust, Shaping Culture: The Praxis of the Ethicist in Catholic Healthcare

MARY E. HOMAN, DrPH, MA, MSHCE, Mountain Region Vice President of Theology and Ethics, CommonSpirit Health, GIOVANNI TAFURI, PhD(c), Greater Denver Market Clinical Ethicist, CommonSpirit Health

Disruptive Change: Leadership Lessons Along the Road to Emmaus

MICHAEL COX, PhD, Chief Mission Officer, Northwest Region, CommonSpirit Health

Accompanying the Dying: A Catholic Response to Assisted Death

BRIAN M. KANE, PhD, Senior Director of Ethics, Catholic Health Association

Editor's Note — Fall 2026

BETSY TAYLOR

Aging — Home and Community-Based Services Provide a Lifeline for Older Adults, Caregivers and Health Systems

INDU SPUGNARDI

Formation — Facilitation Inspired by Jazz Improvisation

DARREN M. HENSON, PhD, STL

Mission — So That All May Flourish

DENNIS GONZALES, PhD, and HERBERT SCHUMM, MD, MBA

Community Benefit — From Strategy to Measurement: Why Alignment Matters in Community Health

ALEXANDER GARZA, MD, MPH

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