Institute for Spirituality and Health at the Texas Medical Center

Meditation 101

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 5:30pm

Please join us at the Institute for Spirituality and Health for an evening of learning and practice from both eastern and western traditions.

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We invite you to the Institute for Spirituality and Health to hear stories from four different viewpoints, each centered on encounters with the sacred in medicine. Attendees will walk away from the evening with a sense of the power that medicine has not only to impact bodies, but also to impact souls and spirits.

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Passover for People of All Faiths

published by John Graham on Fri, 03/29/2013 - 6:02pm

During Holy Week, I asked Rabbi Roy Walter, Rabbi Emeritus at Congregation El Emannuel, and a member of our Board of Trustees, to write an essay about the universal meaning of the Feast Passover for people of all faiths. Within minutes he sent me this powerful essay saying: "There are so many universal values captured by the story of Passover, values that help us see more clearly our relationship with God and with each other. I share with you three:

"Can We Afford Healthcare At The End of Life?"

published by John Graham on Wed, 03/27/2013 - 5:02pm

Dr. Courtenay Bruce Answers Questions ISH's 1st Annual Ethics Conference was a huge success -- well attended and excellent speakers sharing some aspect of the conference theme: "Moral Dilemmas Facing Healthcare Professionals." Richard Wainerdi, Ph.D, President Emeritus of the Texas Medical Center, gave the Keynote address, challenging all healthcare professionals to be thoughtful and diligent concerning moral and ethical issues.

Dr. Wainerdi addressed two issues he has recognized during his tenure as President of TMC: First is "The Ethics of Clinical Trials." He said that clinical trials are widely accepted as an important means of advancing medical service by statistically appropriate experiments using new therapies, medicines, procedures or other innovative methods utilizing diseased patients as subjects.

Pope Francis Brings Hope to World

published by John Graham on Sun, 03/17/2013 - 11:18am

Pope Francis of Assisi Selection of Argentina's Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the 266th Roman Catholic Pope brings hope not only to Catholics but to people around the globe. Pope Francis has shared how he chose the name Francis. He says that just as it appeared the voting was going his way and it seemed "a bit dangerous" that he would be elected, his friend, Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes, hugged him, kissed him on the cheek, and whispered in his ear, "Don't forget the poor." The pope says, "And that is how in my heart came the name Francis of Assisi."