The Supreme Court is currently hearing arguments challenging Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors. Conversion therapy is a nonscientific practice that attempts to change one’s sexual or gender identity. The Shapiro Administration has taken the stand that counseling to do this is antithetical to what therapists are taught. This approach has been underscored by bioethics since counseling requires one to be empathetic and treat the patient with unconditional positive

“Do you know who I am?” is a question that some of us have heard as someone is attempting to throw their weight around to have the rest of us to know how important they are. It is a rhetorical question not meant for us to know the person’s name, but the intention is different from the question asked. In ethics and the law intentionality plays a large role in determining whether an action is viewed as good or bad. I saw an anecdote recently where an airline agent was checking

There was an article in the Inquirer  (October 13, 2025) that celebrated the way that St. Joseph’s Prep School has increased their diversity in the student body. It was a Pro-DEI statement. They were founded in 1868 and stayed put in the city even when St. Joseph’s University moved to City Line Avenue. They had 8 students of color in 2003 and 26% of today’s 940 students are black. The Jesuits always make the point that justice is part of every operation in which they are invo

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