Sponsored by the Catholic & Dominican Institute at Mount
Saint Mary College, Brother Ignatius Perkins presented a lecture
entitled "Healing at the End of Life: A Message of Hope for the
Christian Community."
Brother Perkins spoke to the community at large as well as to
many students and faculty from the Nursing Division at the
Mount. His presentation was followed by an extended question
and answer period, in which he explained the ways in which the
Dominican charism may be a powerful tool in bringing peace and
dignity to human suffering, especially near the end of life.
Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the dean of
Nursing at Aquinas College in Nashville, TN. An internationally
acclaimed nurse educator, he has served as professor and chair of
the School of Nursing and dean of the College of Health and Natural
Sciences of Spalding University in Louisville, KY; executive vice
president and staff ethicist of the National Catholic Bioethics
Center in Boston; and chair of the Department of Nursing at the
College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, OH. While at Spalding,
Brother Ignatius established the Center for the Study of Human
Dignity, Ethics and Caring in Nursing.