Franciscans and Healthcare: What is the Future?

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v TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Preface Ilia Delio, O.S.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Franciscans and Healthcare: Our Heritage Dominic Monti, O.F.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Blood of Christ: Towards a Franciscan Spirituality of Healthcare Daniel Sulmasy, O.F.M., M.D., Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 The Physician in Labor Response to Sulmasy Beth Howe, O.S.F., M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 The Patient and the Disease as “Other” Response to Sulmasy Mary Hroscikoski, O.S.F., M.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 The Culture of Healthcare: Leadership’s Role Esther Anderson, O.S.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Transformational Leadership and Franciscan Values Peggy Egan, O.S.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Experience of the Sylvania, Ohio, Franciscans Response to Anderson Patricia Simpson, O.S.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 The Franciscan Journey: Transformative and Contemplative Response to Egan Laureen Painter, O.S.F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 The Healthcare Institution and Franciscan Identity Thomas Nairn, O.F.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Healing at the Heart of Our Mission Response to Nairn Kenneth Himes, O.F.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Contributors’ Biographical Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 ...