Resisting a Throwaway Culture in Healthcare: Bridging Divides with Dr. Charles Camosy
Dr. Charles Camosy joins Faith in Healthcare host Dr. Mike Chupp and co-host Dr. Brick Lantz for a conversation on faith, bioethics, and moral responsibility. A professor of moral theology and bioethics at The Catholic University of America, Dr. Camosy offers wisdom and clarity to some of the most challenging bioethical questions facing Christian healthcare professionals today. Together, they explore how clinicians can resist polarization, bridge divides, practice moral courage, and uphold human dignity, from the beginning of life to end-of-life care. This episode also examines how language matters, the call to intellectual solidarity, and how a gospel-shaped vision of the human person enables us to engage patients and colleagues with both conviction and compassion.
To learn more about Dr. Camosy’s writing or to purchase any of his books, including his newest release, Living and Dying Well, visit his website at https://www.charlescamosy.com/books.
If this episode encouraged you, we invite you to explore CMDA’s Ethics Statements on our website at cmda.org/ethics. These statements are developed by the Ethics Committee of the Board and approved by the Board of Trustees and the House of Representatives, representing the CMDA membership. These statements can be based on biblical, scientific, moral and social principles. They are not binding on CMDA members but are the official policies of CMDA and are represented to the media, church and government authorities.
If you’re facing a difficult patient care decision or have questions about how to uphold Hippocratic traditions in today’s healthcare environment, CMDA also offers an Ethics Hotline. It’s a confidential resource provided by a panel of Christian physician ethicists who also formulate CMDA’s ethical position statements.
Faith in Healthcare listeners – the Saline Process Witness Training is coming to Fairfield, Connecticut, February 13–14, 2026, and it’s designed for healthcare professionals and students who want to care for patients more holistically. This 10-hour, interactive course equips clinicians to thoughtfully and respectfully engage patients’ spiritual concerns in real clinical settings. Research shows that most patients want their healthcare professionals to acknowledge their spiritual needs, yet many clinicians feel uncertain about how to do that well. Saline Process provides practical tools, guided discussion, and real-world scenarios to help you respond with confidence, compassion, and sensitivity, addressing both physical and spiritual care while honoring professional boundaries. Learn more and register at cmda.org/saline-process.
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Dr. Camosy is a Professor of Medical Humanities at the Creighton University School of Medicine and joined the seminary as a Distinguished Visiting Scholar through the fall 2021 semester. Dr. Camosy’s published articles have appeared in the American Journal of Bioethics, the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, the Journal of the Catholic Health Association, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, the New York Daily News and America magazine. He is the author of four books. Too Expensive to Treat? (Eerdmans) was a 2011 award-winner with the Catholic Media Association, Peter Singer and Christian Ethics (Cambridge) was named a 2012 “best book” with ABC Religion and Ethics, and For Love of Animals (Franciscan) was featured in the “Beliefs” section of the New York Times. He is author most recently of Losing Our Dignity: How Secularized Medicine is Undermining Fundamental Human Equality (New City Press, 2021).
