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June Newsletter
June 17, 2024 5:13 pmThe artwork the FIRE committee chose for this month is the miraculous image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27), which is a copy of the original painting by St. Luke. She is the patroness of Haiti and you can read more about the meaning of this image from an Alberta parish named after her here. We would suggest one of several consecrations to Our Lady if you have not done so recently, including: • 33 Days to Morning Glory by Michael E. Gaitley, MIC • Preparation for Total Consecration to the Immaculate According to St. Maximillian Kolbe by Fr.... View Article
Be Perfect As Your Heavenly Father is Perfect
June 13, 2024 11:40 pmCourtesy of Rob Pongsajapan “Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect” (Matthew 5:48.) These are the words of Jesus Christ spoken to His disciples and are directed to us now. How are we to accomplish this monumental task? Jesus also said, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind …. You shall love your neighbor as yourself” (Matthew 37-37). This is the roadmap to perfection. I know what you are thinking. How can I ever be perfect? Isn’t it true a well-trained surgeon can approach perfection in... View Article
Heart Speaks to Heart
June 12, 2024 2:40 amDear CMA Members and Friends, I hope this message finds you well and filled with the grace of our Lord. In this month of June, a time when the Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Heart, I want to draw your attention to a profoundly moving pastoral letter written by Bishop James D. Conley, our esteemed Episcopal Advisor. His letter, “A Future with Hope,” is not just an account of his personal journey through mental health challenges, but a heartfelt message that resonates deeply with our own experiences and struggles. In his letter, our advisor candidly shares his... View Article
A Future with Hope
June 11, 2024 11:34 pmIntroduction Our world is experiencing a mental health crisis. Anxiety and depression weigh heavily on the lives of many people – often those people are youth and young adults. There is hope, though. I speak from experience. I have been on my own mental health journey that has taken me to the depths of darkness and then back to a life in which I once again experience joy and an even deeper love for our Lord. In this pastoral letter, A Future with Hope, I share my story, some practical advice, and a Catholic context for mental health to encourage... View Article
Remembering Past President Dr. Kevin Murrell
May 21, 2024 8:54 pmThe Catholic Medical Association lost a beloved past president, Dr. Kevin Murrell. Dr. Murrell entered peacefully into rest on Friday, April 12, 2024, at home and surrounded by his family. Dr. Murrell’s faith and friendship inspired many in the organization. Dr. Murrell served as president from 1994 to 1995 and was instrumental in starting the Atlanta Guild of the CMA in 1996, providing encouragement, words of advice and traveling from Augusta, Georgia to Atlanta to give the inaugural address at the first White Mass and dinner. He also served as treasurer and the North American representative of the World Federation... View Article
The Making of a Catholic Physician: In Memory of Dr. Kevin Murrell
May 21, 2024 8:54 pmBy Dr. John Littell How is it possible for any one man to impact the life of another in so many ways, despite limitations of time and distance, enabling the other man to become the best husband, father, son and physician, in short becoming the best person that he could be? My relationship with Dr. Kevin Murrell over the past thirty years is all the evidence I need to prove that, with God, all things are truly possible. In the spring of 1993, while on active duty as a family physician in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, I was... View Article
“Imago Dei, Made in His Image: Male and Female He Created Them”
May 21, 2024 7:48 pmThe journey into Catholic Medical Association’s 93rd Annual Educational Conference By Félix Angel Rodríguez, M.D. In October of 2021, when I arrived at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando for CMA’s 90th Annual Educational Conference, I had no idea I would return home that week with a “great commission” to become the chair of the next CMA national event to take place in that same venue three years later. Being responsible for what is the magnum event in American Catholic medicine for the year made me think of Moses approaching the burning bush on Mount Sinai. Just as... View Article
May Newsletter
May 20, 2024 5:27 pmThe Church dedicates the month of May to Our Blessed Mother and we have selected the theme, God’s Transforming Grace, for this month. It is often through the intercession of Our Lady that we come to her Son, Jesus Christ, especially through daily recitation of the Rosary, which she requested as Our Lady of Fatima (May 13). She has made Fifteen Promises associated with the Rosary found here. We suggest reading Meet Your Mother by Mark Miravalle and The Glories of Mary by St. Alphonsus Ligouri to grow closer to Our Lady. St. Joseph the Worker is honored... View Article
Guild Updates From Around the Country
May 20, 2024 5:27 pmThe St. Gianna Guild of North Central Florida and Our Lady of La Leche – Jacksonville Guild are co-hosting a day of reflection entitled, “The Course of The Florida Martyrs” Saturday May 25, 2024 at The Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Invited speakers include Dr. Mary Soha from The Committee for Canonization of The Florida Martyrs and CMA President Dr. Michelle Stanford. The event will include a walking tour of the Shrine grounds and a Eucharistic procession led by Father Anthony Hamaty, chaplain for both host guilds. If you able to attend, please RSVP to: stgiannaguildfl@gmail.com . The Denver Guild... View Article
Florida CMA Educating on the Grave Harm of Amendment 4
May 20, 2024 4:26 pmFlorida is one of multiple states that will have an amendment on the November ballot attempting to supersede state legislation limiting abortion. In Florida, Amendment 4 would allow for abortion right up to the moment of birth. It also removes parental consent law for minors seeking an abortion and eliminates basic safety and health regulations for abortion facilities and providers. The Catholic Medical Association members in Florida are preparing to educate others on the grave harm which the passage of this radical, pro-abortion ballot amendment would have on women, families and unborn children in Florida. “It’s very important that we... View Article