…in reparation for the evil of Canada’s first public black mass, which is scheduled to take place tonight at 10 pm EST!
Catholic Bioethics Course at St. Bernard’s
This course promises to be a wonderful opportunity to really dig into Catholic Bioethics! It is being directed our very own FLG Board Member Jean Baric Parker! There will also be guest lectures by several FLG Board Members!
More info here
Thank You – Catholics @ URMC
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Catholics @ URMC meeting today!
We had a great conversation about living an authentically Catholic life while working in healthcare.
We hope to see you at our next meeting, which will be September 19th
If you are not able to physically join us at URMC, we do have the ability to video conference. If you’d like to know more please contact us here.
Catholic Spirituality and Culture Retreat Course – St. Bernard’s and the Abbey at the Genesee
This is a really cool opportunity, definitely take a look. It’s wonderful to see St. Bernard’s teaming up with the monks at the Abbey of the Genesee!
More info and to register, go here
Journal Club – October 10, 2019
Save the date and please consider joining us for our next Journal Club, which will be held on October 10 from 7-8:30pm at St. Bernard’s School of Theology. Topic/article to be announced.
Catholics @ URMC – Follow-Up
Thank you to everyone who joined us last Monday for our first Catholics @ URMC meeting of the summer! A special thanks to Fr. Cool for being so generous with his time, I very much appreciate the support of the the Newman Community!
Our next meeting is August 2 and we’ll be discussing: Challenges to Living the Faith at Work
Hope to see you there!
Catholics @ URMC Meetings
Catholics @ URMC is a collaboration between the UR Newman Center and the Finger Lakes Guild that aims to bring together Catholics, and non-Catholics, to provide mutual support for those working in the health professions.
We are planning to meet monthly at noon. We will open by praying Sext (the Midday prayer of the Liturgy of the Hours) and then having an open discussion about either a preselected topic or whatever may be on the minds and hearts of those in attendance.
Meeting Schedule:
- July 8, 12:10 – 12:50, back right of the Strong Cafeteria
- Topic – Future of Catholics @ URMC
- August 2, 12:10 – 12:50, back right of the Strong Cafeteria
- Topic – Challenges to Living the Faith at Work
September 19October 2nd, 12:10 – 12:50, back right of the Strong Cafeteria- Topic – Real-World Impact of Physician- Assisted Suicide in NYS
Vespers @ St. Bernard’s!
Here is a really cool opportunity to join members of our community for the Prayer of the Church! Thank you to St. Bernard’s for hosting Vespers!
Medical Marijuana and Opioid Deaths
It seems that the story is more complicated, and significantly less rosy, when it comes to legal “medical” marijuana and its relationship to opioid deaths. The claim has been that more legal “medical” marijuana –> fewer opioid-related deaths.
Seems maybe not…
Physician Assisted SUICIDE
We applaud the AMA for maintaining its stance against Physician Assisted Suicide and continuing to use honest language!