title: A health care spirituality rooted in Biblical justice.
abstract: This address was given by Father Walter Burghardt at the annual convention of the Catholic Health Association of Canada. It represents the distilled wisdom of more than four decades of immersion in theology and a career as one of the most outstanding preachers of our time. Fr. Burghardt is a senior fellow of the Woodstock Theological Center; a distinguished university professor and recipient of numerous honorary degrees; a widely acclaimed author and editor of the well-known journal Theological Studies; and a past member of the first International Papal Theological Commission and interdenominational committees. In the past several years, Fr. Walter Burghardt has addressed the issues of medicine, health care, and health care ethics, seeking to articulate a practical and profound spirituality to guide health care professionals.
authors.affiliation: Woodstock Theological Center, USA.
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Burghardt
mesh_terms: D002410:Catholicism; D004645:Empathy; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012935:Social Justice