The Linacre Quarterly Receives Multiple Catholic Media Awards

October 18, 2024

By Dr. Barbara Golder

Starting in June, I await (on pins and needles, usually) the announcement of the Catholic Media Awards.  I am always proud of our content and our authors, but it’s so very nice when others in the field also recognize their excellence.

Competition, as always, was stiff. Because The Linacre Quarterly is both a smaller publication, and not one of broad general interest, we are limited in the number of categories we qualify for as mainstream publications range from local diocesan newspapers to America and The National Catholic Register.  Even so, this year, we garnered the following awards:

First Place (“Just the Facts Ma’am”: Moral and Ethical Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine and its Potential to Impact Patient Autonomy and Hope). Charles Love put the CMA ahead of the curve in looking at the theological and practical challenges of artificial Intelligence in medicine.

Honorable Mention (Thoughts in Solitude During and After Covid) for Best Essay in a Scholarly magazine. Thoughts in Solitude was contributed by Deacon Greg Kandra, a well-known journalist whose career in broadcast news spanned three decades, including co-writing the CBS documentary “9/11”.

Honorable Mention for Best Editorial (Beginning to Listen); Third Place for Best Column/Commentary (Hamstrung in Prayer). Leah Acosta’s reflections are often seen in The Linacre Quarterly.  It’s nice to see other readers appreciate them as much as we do.

First Place (Did Jesus Die by Suffocation? An Appraisal of the Evidence) and Third Place: (Physician Ownership for the Virtuous Practice of Medicine) for Best Feature Article in a Scholarly Magazine.  These two offerings certainly showcased the breadth of scholarship reflected in The Linacre Quarterly.  Thomas McGovern, David Kaminskas, and Eustace Fernandes presented an exhaustive commentary on the various theories of how Christ died.  Brandon Joa explored how the transition from physician ownership of medical practices to an employee model changes medical care and can present obstacles to the moral practice of medicine that Catholics both desire and advocate.

During the CMA Annual Educational Conference last month, we also awarded the 2024 Linacre Quarterly Award to Paul L.C. DeBeasi, author of Mifepristone Antagonization with Progesterone to Avert Medication Abortion: A Scoping Review.

The Linacre Quarterly continues on course as an award-winning publication of national importance. Spread the word and share your copies with colleagues who might not be familiar with it or the great work done by the Catholic Medical Association. Don’t forget to direct them to the online site (https://journals.sagepub.com/home/LQR) where the award-wining articles will be available open access for a limited time.

Dr. Barbara Golder is the editor of the Linacre Quarterly. The Linacre Quarterly (LQ) is the oldest continuously published bioethics journal in the United States. As the official journal of the Catholic Medical Association, LQ explores issues at the interface of medicine and religion, focusing on bioethics and also exploring medical topics which have an ethical dimension.F