On Growing Our Moral Imagination: Approaching Health Care with a New Faith-Based Vision
Michael Rozier, S.J.
October 27, 2026
7 – 8:30 PM
McCormick Lounge, Coffey Hall, Lakeshore Campus
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Lecture
Fr. Michael Rozier, S.J. turns to the Gospels to explore how foundational stories of healing might guide our response to today's most pressing health challenges. But rather than retell familiar miracles, he instead examines where social stigma, isolation, injustice, and spiritual suffering intersect with physical care. How do we make sense of illness for which there is no cure? How do we respond to needs that medicine alone cannot meet? In a country where more than one in five hospital beds belong to religious institutions, amid skyrocketing costs, deepening inequities, and burnout across the health care system, Growing Our Moral Imagination challenges us to see beyond policies and procedures to the stories and values that shape how we care for one another.
This lecture invites readers, both religious and secular alike, to imagine a future where prevention is prioritized, care is communal, and wellness includes the whole person. With theological insight and public health expertise, Rozier helps us see that health care is not merely an industry; it's a reflection of our deepest values and collective responsibility.
This event is free and all are welcome.
About Michael Rozier, S.J.
Father Michael Rozier, S.J. is Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Associate Professor of Health Care Administration. His research focuses on the use of moral rhetoric in health policy, the influence of health technology on personal and organizational values, and the ethics of population health. In 2008, Rozier served as an ethics fellow with the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland and in 2019, he served as a GeoEthics Fellow with the American Geographical Society. Rozier serves on the board of directors and the sponsor board of SSM Health Care Corporation, the advisory board for the Center for Theology and Ethics in Catholic Health, as well as on the board of trustees of Marquette University and St. John’s College in Belize.
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