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We are Brothers and Sisters
February 15, 2026 7:42 pmOne of my parishes is in Tecumseh, Nebraska has a grade school, St. Andrew. Recently, I visited the kindergarten and first graders. During my class, I informed them that God is our Father and we are His sons and daughters. Since God the Father is our Father, we are brothers and sisters. Later that morning, one of our first-grade boys casually informed another boy in our school that since God was the Father of both of them, they were brothers. But this little boy wasn’t done. Our Catholic school children walk two blocks to the public school for lunch. After... View Article
Repairer of Broken Walls through Christ Centered Community Healthcare
February 15, 2026 7:42 pmIs not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loosen the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? If you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings. Isaiah 58: 6,10, 12. As healthcare professionals who follow Christ, we are called to give special attention to the disenfranchised, the vulnerable and the poor. We are called to break the... View Article
Gratitude and Stewardship
February 15, 2026 7:42 pmBy David J. Hilger, M.D. Screenshot It was apparent that the Holy Spirit was guiding us toward the virtue of Gratitude during the two day Winter Board Meeting at the Nazareth Retreat House in Dallas, Texas last month. Members in attendance were asked to share the results of a character strengths and virtues self-assessment, in which they expressed gratitude for the personal impact of the Catholic Medical Association. This theme recurred during the meeting, and our Executive Director Mario Dickerson shared reflections on gratitude. The modern field of positive psychology promotes the health benefits of virtues such as gratitude and charity. ... View Article
A Must Read for Healthcare Professionals: The Catholic Bishops’ Updated Directives
January 9, 2026 6:47 pmTim Millea, M.D. As we start a new year, and the issues we continue to face in the medical field continue to cause confusion and anxiety, we have the wisdom and guidance of the Church to help us discern the path forward. Thankfully, this past November, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved and published the seventh edition of the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services (ERDs). We wish to ensure all our members and allied health care professionals are aware of the important updates covered in the latest edition and encourage you to read the ERDs. Understanding... View Article
Embers January 2025
January 7, 2026 5:45 pmOur theme for January of 2026 is Miracles Through the Holy Name of Jesus as we contemplate all the miracles performed by Jesus while on earth and all those since his Ascension, performed in his name. The feast of The Most Holy Name of Jesus (Jan. 3) reminds us to speak his name with deep respect, yet how often do people casually take his name in vain? If done in your presence, we suggest responding “Jesus, help me!” or “To God alone be glory!” We recommend The Wonders of the Holy Name by Fr. Paul Sullivan, O.P. St. Bernadine of Siena... View Article
Learn About Mission in Uganda
January 7, 2026 5:45 pmCMA’s Medical Mission Interest Group gears up for another great year of presentations to discover various medical mission opportunities for members. The first presentation of 2026 will feature Deacon Gary and Dr. Cindy Nosacek, CMA members who have been going to northern Uganda on mission for almost a decade. Since 2018, the Nosacek’s have been going to the town of Padibe to work among the Acoli people in northern Uganda which is still recovering from the effects of a civil war that ended in 2010. Once or twice a year, the couple goes for short-term missions of up to one... View Article
A Message from CMA’s New President
January 6, 2026 10:45 pmMembers and friends of the Catholic Medical Association, I would like to extend a heart-felt thanks to Dr. Michelle Stanford, for her service to the Catholic Medical Association as president the last two years. She has given countless hours of her time and talent leading the Catholic Medical Association. As I begin my term as “Chief Steward” of the CMA, I reflect on the greatest gift during this Christmas season and culminating in the Epiphany: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16). The three kings recognized the manifestation and returned this great... View Article
Abortion Training: OPT-IN vs OPT-OUT
January 6, 2026 10:45 pmBy Tim Millea, M.D. – Chair, CMA Health Care Policy Committee Until several years ago, OB/GYN residents who sought training in induced abortion were allowed to “opt-in” if they wished that to be part of their training. However, in 2018, the residency curriculum changed significantly when the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) established the requirement that such training be an “opt-out” system. This protocol requires residents who do not want abortion training to notify the supervisory physicians in their program of their decision. These interactions are with individuals who have a direct impact on the residents’ training, evaluations,... View Article
The Greatest Gift
January 6, 2026 10:45 pmAt the beginning of the life of Jesus, the Magi gave the Christ Child gold, frankincense and myrrh. Gold was a gift for a king, incense for God and myrrh was given to symbolize the future death of Jesus, for myrrh was used to prepare dead bodies for burial. At the end of Jesus’ life, he received a similar gift. Two days before the Passover while the chief priests and scribes were plotting to arrest Jesus so they could have Him put to death at the hands of the Romans by crucifixion, Jesus was at the house of Simon the leper. A woman came... View Article
Everlasting Joy
December 16, 2025 5:40 pmBy Fr. Christopher Kubat, M.D. There is a beautiful passage in the book of the prophet Isaiah that says, “Those whom the Lord has ransomed will return and enter Zion singing, crowded with everlasting joy; they will meet with joy and gladness, sorrow and mourning will flee (Isaiah 35:10). Since what is in the Old Testament prefigures what is in the New Testament, what do these words prefigure or predict? What do they mean for us in the year 2025? We were ransomed by the death of Jesus on the cross. The new Zion, the new Jerusalem, is Heaven. Therefore,... View Article