Abortion in Gibraltar

From CMA’s Embers newsletter:

A CMA member shared that on March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph,  Gibraltar, the last place in Europe that bans all abortions as criminal acts and which is 70% Catholic, will hold a referendum to allow for abortion in certain circumstances. We invite you to join us in a novena with this prayer to St. Joseph, dating from the early Church, beginning March 10:

“Oh, St. Joseph, whose protection is so great, so strong, so prompt before the throne of God. I place in you all my interests and desires. Oh, St. Joseph, do assist me by your powerful intercession, and obtain for me from your divine Son all spiritual blessings, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. So that, having engaged here below your heavenly power, I may offer my thanksgiving and homage to the most loving of Fathers.

Oh, St. Joseph, I never weary of contemplating you, and Jesus asleep in your arms; I dare not approach while He reposes near your heart. Press Him in my name and kiss His fine head for me and ask him to return the Kiss when I draw my dying breath. St. Joseph, Patron of departing souls – Pray for me (and that Gibralter continues to protect the unborn).”

National CMA Opportunities

If you’re a CMA member and would like to help expand the Finger Lakes Guild, please consider attending the Leadership Training Meeting, which will be held June 18-21, 2020 at the University of St. Mary of the Lake (Mundelein Seminary) in Mundelein, Illinois.

Medical Student and Resident Boot Camp & Retreat

This is a wonderful offering and is open to medical students (current and accepted) as well as residents of any year.  Please click on the link above to learn more!

Talking Talking at CMA National Conference

I received word yesterday that my proposal to present a breakout session at the 2020 CMA National Meeting in San Diego has been accepted!  I’m honored and, in no small way, humbled to be given this opportunity!

The session is entitled: Improving the patient-doctor relationship through communication excellence.  It will be based on my work developing and leading the ACT Program at the U of R with a special emphasis on how communication can help us reclaim [and maintain] the doctor patient relationship.

I hope to see you in sunny San Diego this September!

In Christ,

Tom Carroll
Guild President

Buffalo Guild White Mass

What: Catholic Medical Association of Buffalo’s White Mass

When: February 8, Mass 4:30pm with Reception and Dinner starting at 6pm

Where: Mass – St. Joseph’s Cathedral (50 Franklin St, Buffalo NY 14202)…Reception & Dinner – Buffalo Grand Hotel (120 Church St, Buffalo NY 14202)

Please join our friends in Buffalo for what promises to be both a beautiful Mass and an interesting presentation by Dr. Ronald Sobecks.

Register online here.

Journal Club…by Video Conference!

We had a wonderful Journal Club on January 16th, on the important topic of brain death, facilitated by FLG Board member, Dr. Fernando Ontiveros.

We were very happy to welcome four participants via video, one from the Rochester are and three from Florida!  Among them was our friend, Dr. Felix Rodriguez, President of the Palm Beach Guild. You can check them out on Twitter @PalmBeachCMA.  Please also check out Dr. Rodriguez’s success in founding a Guild of the CMA in Puerto Rico (The Pulse: Fall/Winter 2019)!

Thank you to Dr. Rodriguez and everyone how took part in this Journal Club!

We are hopeful that this will only be the beginning of collaboration among Guild across the country!