"To die well is an art. In our time, it is also necessarily a science with moral and religious dimensions. Dr. Stephen Doran has provided both individuals and families with an invaluable guide for our death-denying age."— Robert Royal, Author, A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Twentieth Century
"This book about facing death well is an enormous resource for everyone working in Catholic hospitals, clinics, hospices, and academic healthcare programs."— Kevin FitzGerald, S.J., Ph.D., Chair, Department of Medical Humanities, Creighton University
"An engaging review of what it means to die well. All who accompany the dying will be inspired to focus on what is ultimately a life-giving experience in God's design, as those we support in dying well teach us how to live well."— Most Rev. George Lucas, Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska
"This book is for everyone since each of us will die. Dr. Doran deftly sets his rich medical experience within a personal and Catholic perspective."— Donald DeMarco, Ph.D., Author, The Heart of Virtue and Architects of the Culture of Death
"Going beyond other bioethics texts, To Die Well illuminates for readers the spiritual-care resources of the Church's ars moriendi tradition. It provides essential guidance for our own transitions from death into new life."— Jason T. Eberl, Ph.D., Professor of Health Care Ethics and Philosophy, St. Louis University
"Dr. Doran demonstrates that the Catholic way of life and death brings about a degree of human flourishing and fulfillment unmatched by various new age cults or the purely secular and materialistic mainstream. To die well, one must live well."— Al Kresta, President and CEO Ave Maria Communications; Host, Kresta in the Afternoon
"Dr. Doran gently but firmly helps us touch an area we really would rather not talk about: the inevitability of death and dying. How we face it, with Christ or without him, makes all the difference."— Kris McGregor, Founder, Discerning Hearts; Host, "Inside the Pages"
"Dr. Doran offers a perspective that few others can provide. An indispensable and comprehensive guide."— Joseph Vukov, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University
"It is a rare thing indeed when Catholic moral and spiritual concerns are combined with biological and clinical expertise. That happens quite dramatically in Dr. Doran's book, on a topic that is as relevant as could possibly be."— Charles Camosy, Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine
"Wise, thorough, careful, and sound. This timely book is essential for medical professionals, priests, patients, lawyers, and families. Highly recommended."— Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J., Author, Christendom Lost and Found; Host, The Catholic Current
"A valuable and easy-to-read reflection upon the questions that arise when we are faced with death. Ably sets forth Catholic moral teaching and offers guidance on the care for our souls as we prepare to meet our Maker."— Fr. Gerald Murray, Pastor, Church of the Holy Family, New York; Member, EWTN's "Papal Posse"
