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Medical Missions Survey Gets Great Response
April 9, 2025 5:41 pmBy Ellen Dailor, M.D. Thank you to everyone who responded to the recent survey about medical missions. We had an excellent response and received many thoughtful comments. Of the respondents, approximately half have participated in international medical missions and over one-third have participated in free health care for the poor in the United States. Seventeen percent are planning to participate in missions in the future. It is encouraging to see how many people have some experience with or commitment to missions and the care of the poor. Responses included projects in 35 countries with so many different organizations and different... View Article
Omaha Guild Reflects on the Shroud of Turin
April 8, 2025 2:44 pmBy David J. Hilger, M.D. Nearly 50 CMA members and medical students from Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska and Des Moines, Iowa, gathered for the annual Lenten Day of Reflection hosted by the Father Flanagan (Omaha) Guild of the CMA. The March 8th event focused on the Shroud of Turin and was held at the University of Nebraska Omaha, St. John Paul II Neuman Center. After a morning Mass celebrated by Father Matthew Gutowski, past CMA national chaplain, and Guild Chaplain Fr. Flanagan, there was a social and presentation on the Shroud of Turin. Dr. David Hilger volunteers to be wrapped... View Article
CMA Celebrates DOJ Dropping Idaho Lawsuit
March 11, 2025 3:39 pmThe Catholic Medical Association (CMA) applauds the Department of Justice (DOJ) for dropping the previous administration’s lawsuit attempting to force Idaho to allow abortions. “CMA celebrates the protection of the sanctity of life,” said President Michelle Stanford, M.D. We applaud the DOJ and their decision to allow the unborn the right to life in Idaho.” Idaho’s law, the Defense of Life Act, protects women and unborn children by preventing abortion unless medically necessary to save the life of the mother or in cases of rape or incest. Despite the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision in Dobbs which gave the power to... View Article
Medical Professionals Gather for a Day of Retreat
March 9, 2025 5:41 pmBy Jeanine Morelli M.D. The Manhattan Guild, Long Island Guild and the prospective Giuseppe Moscati Guild from northern NJ cohosted a half day retreat on Saturday February 15th at the Thomas Berry Retreat Center in Jamaica Queens. The retreat day drew nearly 30 attendees including physicians and students. The day began with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass followed by a Holy Hour and confession and the veneration of St Alloysius Gonzaga relic. Guest speakers included Fr Columba Thomas, O.P., Sr. Veronica from the Sisters of Life and Dr. Richard Watson, a CMA past president (1998-1999). Fr. Columba reflected on... View Article
The Tempter vs the Savior
March 9, 2025 3:44 pmBy Fr. Christopher Kubat, M.D. God is the creator of things visible and invisible. What is visible is obvious to our eyes such as the celestial bodies in the sky, plants and animals and so on. The most precious thing in the visible word is human life. Why? Because we were created by God in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:27) and that the Son of God became one of us to save us from our sins. Uncreated things in the invisible realm are the angels, which are made up of nine choirs: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities,... View Article
“If You’re Not at the Table, You’re on the Menu”
March 7, 2025 3:41 amBy Tim Millea, M.D. I cannot take credit for the quote used for the title of this column. That goes to a long-time Catholic Medical Association (CMA) member and leader that I met soon after joining the organization many years ago. Since then, we have witnessed an accelerating promotion of unethical interventions by secular medical organizations: abortion, assisted suicide, transgender interventions, and others. For those who oppose such methods, like CMA, frustration is appropriate. It is understandably discouraging to see American health care devolve into an increasingly utilitarian, corporate, and depersonalized system. How does that relate to the “table/menu” metaphor?... View Article
Embers March 2025
March 6, 2025 4:47 amOur theme for this month’s EMBERS, as we begin the Season of Lent (March 5), is Repent and Believe the Gospel. What does it mean to repent, which is a term primarily used in the New Testament? The Hebrew word is “shuv” and the Greek word is “metanoeó” denoting “a profound change of mind and heart, often associated with turning away from sin and turning towards God. It involves a recognition of wrongdoing, a sincere regret or remorse, and a commitment to change one’s behavior and align with God’s will. This concept is central to the Christian message of salvation and is often linked... View Article
CMA Calls Trump Administration to Promote Restorative Reproductive Medicine
February 24, 2025 4:40 amThe Catholic Medical Association (CMA), the largest association of Catholic medical professionals, is calling on the Trump Administration to reconsider its promotion of IVF in favor of a medically sound and morally ethical alternative to couple infertility known as Restorative Reproductive Medicine (RRM). RRM also has a much better track record of success than IVF. CMA released the following statement through Dr. Tim Millea, Chairman of the Health Care Policy Committe: President Trump’s Executive Order to support and promote IVF raises significant concerns, both medically and ethically. The use of these methods brings about many new human lives, yet the vast majority of those lives... View Article
Dr. Weigel’s Diagnosis and Treatment Are Correct
February 20, 2025 4:09 amCOMMENTARY: Catholic health-care professionals are fighting to restore moral integrity to medicine — but they need reinforcements. By Dr. Tim Millea In a recent column, George Weigel points to his numerous family members who have found their vocation in helping others as physicians, nurses and other health-care professionals. However, he should not minimize his own acumen for analysis and proper care of a patient’s problem. His patient is American medicine, which he accurately assesses as suffering from a lack of moral and ethical principles. His recommendations are likewise sound and constitute what we in medicine call “best practices.” As in health... View Article
I am the Light of the World
February 14, 2025 2:57 pmIn medical school, students are reminded that we possess five senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Imagine growing up blind. If that prospect is not bad enough, imagine growing up blind and deaf. This was the life of a woman named Helen Keller. In her autobiography entitled, Helen Keller, The Story of My Life, she explains how she learned to communicate without the ability to hear or see. It was quite interesting reading how she learned what love is which we know is God (1 John 4:8). At the end of the final chapter she writes, “Thus it is... View Article