One of the seven pillars of Catholic Social Teaching is “Life and Dignity of the Human Person.” According to the Catholic Church and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, the belief that each and every human life is sacred and precious serves as the foundation of a society in which the other six principles of Catholic Social Teaching are built upon. A quote from Scripture that supports this teaching is “Let us love one another because love is from God” (2 John 4:7-12). In our world today, it is critical that we treat all people with the dignity and respect that they deserve because God created humans in his image and likeness. This theme can also be applied to the field of healthcare, particularly to community health and the common good. Looking at healthcare through the lens of Catholic Social Teaching can be a very interesting way to gain a better understanding of how the United States healthcare system succeeds and how it needs improvement in different areas. One way in which the healthcare system works to treat all humans with dignity and respect is through the combination of treating patients and their families with respect and care and also treating healthcare providers and workers with a high level of respect and dignity. This relationship between the patient and the provider is incredibly important to understanding and improving the healthcare system on a broader scale. In our seminar, we were able to hear from a guest speaker, Dr, James Gingerich. Dr. Gingerich works at Maple City Health Clinic, an organization that provides high quality healthcare at affordable costs, while working to improve the health of the community. Dr. Gingerich explained how at this clinic, it is their belief that everyone has something to offer, and everyone’s gifts should be valued. This highlights treating individuals with respect and dignity, while also providing healthcare to individuals based on a community sufficiency model. In this type of model, all people are treated with the respect and dignity that make up this pillar of Catholic Social Teaching. This is just one example of how we can treat people with respect, which also builds community and solidarity as we work towards the common good. This overlaps with other pillars of Catholic Social Teaching, such as the pillar of the call to family, community, and participation and the pillar of solidarity. On the other hand, there are issues in the healthcare system that do not fulfill this Catholic Social Teaching of respecting the life and human dignity of all people. In a 2014 article focused on the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and modern health care, Donald Paul Sullins explored health care in the modern world through a faith perspective. It is often the case that in the world of medicine, people are treated as objects or simply a body that needs to be healed. However, this does not fulfill the meaning of life and dignity of the human person. In order to improve the healthcare system, it is critical that there is a shift from treating patients as objects to viewing them as unique individuals that are respected and treated with the care they deserve in their particular situations. As we move forward in the field of healthcare, we must strive to always keep treating humans’ lives with dignity as a priority, despite various challenges that may arise. When we learn to treat each patient as their own person and truly work towards their wellbeing, there can be a possible change in the dynamics of the healthcare system in our country and in our world.