Voices
Michael Rozier, S.J., is an assistant professor of health management and policy and health care ethics at Saint Louis University.
FaithShort Take
Wine at Communion, the sign of peace, holy water fonts: Will these parts of the Mass ever come back?
The thin body of evidence on the true health risks of bringing the chalice back to Mass should lead to humility rather than overconfidence. We must be open to changing behaviors based on new knowledge.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
The C.D.C. wants Americans to stay home for the holidays. What can we do when what we sincerely hope for simply is not possible?
Politics & SocietyShort Take
As Americans mourn those lost to Covid, we should consider what we will consider the “new normal.” Michael Rozier, S.J., asks how we can avoid repeating our apparent desensitization to gun violence.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
How we choose to behave during the Covid-19 pandemic reveals who we are and whom we want to be, writes Michael Rozier, S.J. It is a time to rediscover true virtues.
Politics & SocietyShort Take
We cannot allow the coronavirus to make us see others as a threat.
Politics & SocietyLast Take
Effective medical and public health interventions are necessary to solve diseases of despair.
Politics & SocietyFeatures
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
Books
'The Finest Traditions of My Calling,' by Abraham M. Nussbaum
In All Things
Although we the United States like to talk about how “other countries” ration health care, we have, we do, and we always will.
The outbreak of measles has many concerned about the resurgence of a deadly disease. But what if it is actually the symptom of something much larger?The outbreak in January, which originated in Disneyland and has spread to over a dozen states, has brought the vaccine debate back to the national spot