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January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
By Dr. David Galbis-Reig, DFASAM As an internal medicine physician with a subspecialty in addiction medicine, other colleagues, patients, and family members of patients have often asked me, “Why did you choose to become an ‘addiction doctor’?” My response is quite simple: I want to free people from the shackles that prevent them from experiencing a relationship with those who love them, and most importantly, with the God who created them. Spirituality is an important part of recovery from addiction, and while it does not always take the form of Catholicism, the journey to recovering must involve some form of... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
With no room in the inn, St. Joseph found a secluded spot in Bethlehem, away from curious eyes, for the Blessed Mother to give birth to the Messiah in a stable used by animals. Christ’s divinity was first revealed by angels to humble, poor shepherds and their families. We suggest meditating on the humility and poverty of Jesus Christ this Advent as we cry out, “Oh God we need You! Do not forsake us!” Our theme for this month is Perseverance Under Persecution. Today our Jewish brothers and sisters are suffering terrible persecution. The barbarism shown against innocent... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
By Fr. Christopher Kubat, M.D Merry Christmas and Christmas Season! In the 23rd chapter of the book of the prophet Jeremiah we read, “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch …. when men will no longer say, ‘As the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of Egypt,’ but as the Lord lives who brought up the people of Israel out of the land of the north country and out of all of countries where he had driven them.’ Then they shall dwell... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
CMA members, including Executive Director Mario Dickerson (first in front) and Health Care Policy Chair Dr. Tim Millea (third in back), with members of ACPeds and ADF Senior Counsel Chris Schandevel (second in front) after the Dec. 6, 2023 oral arguments in the American College of Pediatricians, et al v. Becerra at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio. Members of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) and the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds) attended the Dec. 6 hearing at U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati, where Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
By Kevin I. Bagatta, Esq. In early August, CMA reported the radical news that Governor Josh Shapiro took the unprecedented move to terminate the highly successful 28-year-old Pennsylvania Pregnancy and Parenting Support Program created and administered by the charitable nonprofit, Real Alternatives. Just two days after being sworn in, Governor Shapiro met with Planned Parenthood advocates during which they insisted the Governor end funding to the program. He has chosen to give in to their radical demand despite the fact that the people, the Legislature, and six previous governors have strongly supported the program for almost three decades. During the... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the CMA, My term as president comes to a close, and a new president will take over. Two years have passed quickly, and it has been a whirlwind as we responded to the ever-evolving ideas and spiritual threats within our culture. The three initiatives we had two years ago were to support individual members, develop national strategic partnerships, and strengthen international relations. Upon reflection, I am astounded at the things we accomplished in all three areas. I have repeatedly seen the Holy Spirit at work to guide us as an organization. President Dr. Craig... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
Dear Colleagues and Friends of the CMA, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! As we celebrate Christ’s coming during this Christmas season, I consider Mary’s great role of bearing Christ to the world. Reflecting on our vision, Inspiring Physicians to Imitate Jesus Christ, we are reminded that a deep interior life within each one of us will generate a fruitful apostolate. In our imitation of Jesus Christ, we also imitate our Blessed Mother by bearing His light and life to others. When we truly live this mission out, we are not discouraged by the current times. Instead, we are filled... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
Dear CMA Colleague, The evidence demonstrating the risks and harms associated with gender dysphoria interventions is becoming more obvious, both in the medical community and the public sphere. However, we must continue to shed light on these misguided and dangerous recommendations, with the ultimate goal of putting an end to them. CMA encourages you to make your voice heard, along with thousands of like-minded clinicians and others worldwide. A coalition of organizations has initiated a petition to object to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) establishment of a panel to create new guidelines for transgender care. This panel is composed primarily... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
By Dr. Tim Millea CMA is happy to report a very good start to 2024 with the most recent victory in the ongoing defense of our vocations in health care and of our patients. On January 2, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans unanimously agreed with a lower court ruling that emergency department physicians cannot be forced to perform elective abortions. The case was initially filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas as State of Texas; AAPLOG; CMDA v. Becerra; HHS; CMS. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys represented the plaintiffs in both courts,... View Article
January 5, 2024 8:31 pm
The Church dedicates the month of January to the Most Holy Name of Jesus (Jan. 3). From the Ordo, “Through the efforts of St. Bernadine of Siena (20 May), devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus ( “Yahweh is salvation”) was promoted through the inscription of the monogram of the Holy Name, IHS (an abbreviation of the Greek name for Jesus, Ἰησοῦς) and the addition of the name Jesus to the Hail Mary.” We would encourage you to recite the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, featured in the Magnificat this month. You can also say short ejaculatory prayers such as “Jesus, I trust... View Article
