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Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.
Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. teaches theology at Providence College in Rhode Island. He holds a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Dominican House of Studies and a Doctorate in moral theology from the Catholic University of America. He entered the Dominican Order in 2003, after having spent a number of years in seminary preparing to be a diocesan priest. He was ordained a priest in the Dominican Order in May of 2009.
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Prenatal Testing
What Are the Moral Concerns?
Posted by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. on February 01, 2010
(Editor's Note: In light of the recent article by Andrew Pollack, "Firm Brings Gene Tests to Masses," printed by The New York Times, we decided to republish an essay by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P., which addresses the positive and negative aspects of genetic testing.)
Prenatal health care has advanced significantly in the last few decades, especially as a result of the development of the ultrasound… » More
Induced Pluripotent Cells and Cell Reprogramming
Dr. Shinya Yamanaka's Inspiration
Posted by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. on September 24, 2008
Induced Pluripotent cells
Some years ago, Shinya Yamanaka, a scientist in Tokyo, Japan happened to be looking at a human embryo through a microscope. Last December, Yamanaka told The New York Times, "When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters that I thought we can't keep destroying embryos for our research. There must be another way."
This seminal insight motivated… » More
Catholic Bioethics
What is the Church’s Teaching Role?
Posted by Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. on September 01, 2008
When God created Adam and Eve, he placed them in a garden and blessed them. He told them, "Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all living things that move on the earth" (Gen 1:28). The Catholic Church has long understood this passage both as a reference to man's unique stewardship over nature and a justification… » More
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