There is, says the author of this issue's lead article, "a dichotomy between
the tradition of the Catholic culture of common good and the generalized individualistic
spirit prevalent in U.S. society." What does such a bifurcation imply for the
future of the U.S. Catholic health ministry? How can the church's longstanding
commitment to the common good be employed to strengthen that ministry? In "The
Communitarian Tradition" (p. 17), Bishop Edwin Conway, auxiliary bishop of the
Archdiocese of Chicago, offers some answers to these questions.
Genetics Case Studies
CHA is currently preparing resources for the Catholic health ministry in the
area of genetics. As part of those resources, we will be offering case studies—accompanied
by discussion questions, relevant guiding moral principles, and a short bibliography—in
each of this year's six issues of Health Progress. For this issue's case
study, see "Genetics and Confidentiality," p. 24. The studies are intended to
help various groups in systems and facilities in beginning to address some of
the implications of genetic advances.
Annual Index Goes Online
Health Progress has traditionally, as each year ends, published an Annual
Index of the articles that appeared in its pages during the previous twelve
months. The index is meant to be a service for readers who want to look up a
particular article according to its subject or author.
Unfortunately, publication of the index has absorbed space that might otherwise
be filled with new articles. Hoping to make the best of two technologies, we
have therefore decided to put the index online, rather than in the print edition.
Links to the journal's Annual
Index for 2002.
In fact, links to Health Progress issues from the entire past 10 years—1992
to 2002—can be found at that URL. Just go to the site, click on the issue you
want (June-July 1996, say), and you'll get a list of the issue's contents. Then
click on the article you want—voila!
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