The Beauty of Faith and Reason
The Catholic Student Center at Dartmouth College is sponsoring the program, "Compassionate Care: Understanding Catholic Teaching on Care at End of Life." Fr. Myles Sheehan, a Jesuit priest and a physician returns to Dartmouth as an Alumni and our guest speaker for our celebration of Faith and Reason. Fr. Myles Sheehan will be addressing your questions about Catholic Teaching on Care at End of Life Issues. The topics to be discussed include: • What is the teaching of the Catholic Church on end-of-life care? • What is palliative care and what types of measures can be appropriate for those with serious illnesses? • Why is the Catholic Church against assisted suicide? • Why are Catholic called to advocate for legislation? • It’s my body. Why can’t I just end my life when I want to end my life?
The Catholic Student Center at Dartmouth College is sponsoring the program, "Compassionate Care: Understanding Catholic Teaching on Care at End of Life." Fr. Myles Sheehan, a Jesuit priest and a physician returns to Dartmouth as an Alumni and our guest speaker for our celebration of Faith and Reason. Fr. Myles Sheehan will be addressing your questions about Catholic Teaching on Care at End of Life Issues.
The topics to be discussed include:
- What is the teaching of the Catholic Church on end-of-life care?
- What is palliative care and what types of measures can be appropriate for those with serious illnesses?
- Why is the Catholic Church against assisted suicide?
- Why are Catholic called to advocate for legislation?
- It’s my body. Why can’t I just end my life when I want to end my life?
Keynote Speaker: Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, MD
Father Sheehan is a 1978 graduate of Dartmouth College and 1981 graduate of Dartmouth Medical School. He served as a resident in Internal Medicine at the Beth Israel Hospital from 1981-1984, and was a Fellow in Geriatric Medicine with the Division on Aging at Harvard Medical School from 1989 to 1991. Dr. Sheehan directed the Geriatric Consultation Service at Beth Israel from 1991 to 1995 and was an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School where he developed a curriculum in geriatric medicine. In 1995, Dr. Sheehan moved to Loyola University Health System in Illinois, became Senior Associate Dean for the Stritch School of Medicine in 2000, and was the Ralph P. Leischner Professor of Medical Education as well as a Professor in the Department of Medicine. In 2007, he was named a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
In 1985, Dr. Sheehan entered the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus, in the New England Province. He has earned a Master’s degree in philosophy and divinity, was ordained to the priesthood in 1994, and returned to the Boston area in July of 2009 when he was appointed Provincial of the New England Province with responsibility for the Jesuits and their ministries in the New England area.
