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Acta Medica Catholica ARCHIVES
Read a selection of previously published articles taken from our journal "Acta Medica Catholica-paper edition” below.
Harko IJKEMA (NL) - If sex has become addictive: insights from an addiction therapist
Pascal IDE (FR) - Addiction: dissociation between object and pleasure; artificial paradises and drugs as a substitute for Eternal Life
Benoit BEUSELINCK (EN- One may not add days to life, but one may add life to days
François TRUFIN (FR) - Old age keeps watch at eternity’s door, calling us back to what truly matters
Lotte VOETS (ENG) - Compassionate Dutch palliative care honors dignity and unique needs of people with intellectual disabilities
Acta Medica Catholica 2026-1
Editor-in-chief Mr. Guillaume Giroul
Volume 95 (2026 semester 1)
Marleen COPPENS (ENG) – This edition: vulnerability in doctor and patient, and the spiritual dimension of care
Daniel JEAN (FR) about Paray-le-Monial Assembly 2026 for christian healthcare workers and students: Prayer, workshops & conferences
Sophie IZOARD (NL)- Vulnerability in healthcare bears fruit: alive & empathic - while still woundable (summary by MC De Smet)
Mgr Pascal IDE (NL)- True care begins where vulnerability becomes power (Summary by S. De Smedt)
Rok ČIVLJAK (EN) - Integrating spiritual care into healthcare improves patient well‑being and treatment outcomes
Roger KESSLER (FR) - Behind hospital doors, a spiritual companion helps patients face death, faith, fear and hope
Guillaume GIROUL (FR) - Theology helps healthcare professionals interpret vulnerability, dignity, and meaning beyond medical expertise alone
“Grant that I may not count the time I will spend at Your side in your suffering”
Acta Medica Catholica 2025-2
Editor-in-chief Mr. Guillaume Giroul
Volume 94 (2025 semester 2)
Guillaume GIROUL (FR) - In this edition: Finding balance between AI & human dignity, between performance & resiliance
Pope LEO XIV (ENG) - AI must never detract from the personal relationship between patients and healthcare providers
William DE SMEDT (NL) - Artificial intelligence is advancing in healthcare. What challenges does this create?
Intelligence Artificielle et la relation patient-médecin : entre progrès technique & éthique du soin
Dominique LAMBERT (FR) - Physicians are not just biotechnicians, they are guardians of suffering humanity
João PEREIRA (ENG) - AI creates more efficiency allowing more time for human aspects of medical practice
Yves POULLET (FR) - What does the patient's right to dignity mean in the face of increasingly invasive technologies?
Christina KOENES (ENG) - Can artificial intelligence serve me in serving my patients?
Ellen VAN STICHEL (NL) - Recognising our human dependence and vulnerability leads to trust and surrender
Simon ABSIL (FR)- General practice: a robust form of medicine based on continuity, flexibility and responsiveness to the unexpected
Jonas ROOSELEER (NL) - Small gestures and quiet individual choices allow care to become a place where community grows
Bernard SPITZ (NL)- A balance between work, rest and relationships is necessary for healthcare that supports and offers hope
Kardinaal Willem EIJK (NL)- Virtues and inner spirituality help Christian healthworkers to nourish their vocation (Summary by S. De Smedt)
Nathalie SALEE (FR)-I believe dignity does not depend on medical conditions but on the very fact of being a person
Marleen VANDERSTUYFT (NL) - Let us try to see patients through Jesus' eyes and love them as He showed us
Acta Medica Catholica 2025-1
Editor-in-chief Mr. Thomas Remy
Volume 94 (2025 semester 1)
Marleen COPPENS (ENGL) - Unity, faith and care: values of Leo XIV at the heart of this June 2025 edition
Bertrand GALICHON (FR) -The poor: invisible to society? Or restored in human dignity and trust through medical care?
PEARLS of 'Emmanuel Médecins' in Paray-le-Monial 2025 (NL)- "Respect in Medical Care": a catholic perspective (Summary by S. De Smedt)
Joël ROCHETTE (FR)- How Mary can teach us to see everyday life as the building site for salvation history
Kaat VANDEPUTTE (NL) - Evil and suffering, an argument against the existence of God? C.S. Lewis remains inspiringly relevant
Blandine HUMBERT (FR) - From darkness to hope: about shared suffering & fragility in medical care
Jessie DEZUTTER (NL) - How finding purpose in life matters: hospital care for elderly
Samuel LIEGEON (FR) - In an age marked by artificial intelligence, how does the artist define true beauty?
Jonas ROOSELEER (NL) - In the footsteps of Franciscan spirituality: simplicity and attention to vulnerable people & to nature