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.
Michael Rozier, S.J.
Michael Rozier, S.J., is an assistant professor of health management and policy and health care ethics at Saint Louis University.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
I’m a priest and public health professor. Here’s my advice for rethinking the holidays this year.
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?
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Will we normalize Covid deaths in the same way we tolerate gun violence?
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
How the coronavirus can help us reclaim the virtues of self-sacrifice and prudence
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.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
We must not allow the coronavirus to rob us of our humanity. How can we (safely) preserve it?
We cannot allow the coronavirus to make us see others as a threat.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
Why understanding despair must be a part of our health care system
Effective medical and public health interventions are necessary to solve diseases of despair.
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
Why Democrats and Republicans (still) cannot agree on health care reform
The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.
Posted inIn All Things
We already ration healthcare. It’s time to talk about how it’s done.
Although we the United States like to talk about how “other countries” ration health care, we have, we do, and we always will.
Posted inFrom Our Archives
Vaccine Wars: When skepticism goes viral
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