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learning (ASL), I was blessed to see both the love of God and the respect of human dignity at work. I visited the Queen of Peace Residence run by the Little Sisters of the Poor and it was truly a remarkable experience. The residence home for the aged was one of the cleanest, friendliest and most well run nursing home I have seen in quite a while. The residence is organized to provide the maximum comfort to the patients and the building itself is apartment styled to help residents feel right at home. I have I interviewed numerous residents and all of them have agreed with me that they like the place and the staff. Personally, I have to agree. Not only was the food wonderful (for staff, volunteers and the patients), the institution had numerous activities and a friendly staff. To top it all off, the health facility has a beautiful church within the facility for some quiet reflection and every evening, there is a mass for the catholic residents to attend. My supervisor was Sister Patrice, the site overseer for Students Academic Service Learning programs, was very friendly, welcoming and gave us a guided tour of the entire facility. Afterwards, I was escorted by a resident nicknamed "Gerry" to the various activities.

The Queen of Peace Residence is just one example of the many catholic health care facilities that provide excellent health care services without compromising the theological teachings of Christ, the Bible and the Catholic Church. In our modern day, with increasing technological and scientific advances, health care becomes very complicated with many institutions facing moral issues that were simply non-existent in the past. In order to provide authoritative guidance and reinforce ethical standards of health care behavior, the church published numerous documents including the "Ethical and Religion Directives for Catholic Health Care Services." Health care facilities strive to provide that care that a patient needs (as shown through the ministry of Christ) while respecting a person's dignity (to die with dignity according to Biblical teachings and Church laws). We have to regard human life as sacred from the moment of conception to the dying breath and that entails the right to fill human development including adequate health care. As Jesus had done, it is our duty to ensure the protection of the poor and vulnerable. But it is not just about the physical needs or bodily healing, there is a spiritual need as well which most health institutions cannot properly

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