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July 16, 2024 2:17 amJuly is the Month of the Precious Blood, instituted as a feast in 1849 by Pope Pius IX. To enter more deeply into this devotion, read this reflection, an excerpt from Father John Hardon, S.J. and others on this important feast. We suggest reading the little treasure, Devotion to the Precious Blood (TAN) by the Benedictine Convent of Clyde, Missouri. In keeping with greater devotion to the Precious Blood, we also invite you to pray for all those who will be participating in the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis on July 17-21 and for those participating in the nationwide... View Article
How CMA Has Impacted Me
July 16, 2024 2:17 amBy Brooke Gensler How has the Catholic Medical Association’s vision to inspire physicians to imitate Jesus Christ impacted me? In my final days of family medicine residency, I find myself reflecting on the doors God opened and the people He placed in my path, which have shaped my formation in ways only He could have designed. Physician mentors and peers I have encountered through CMA are among these impactful influences. By walking with fellow CMA members, I have been strengthened, grounded, and inspired to authentically live my faith in my practice of medicine. As a teenager, I attended a... View Article
What Catholic Social Teaching Says About the Status of Embryos Part Two
July 16, 2024 12:40 amPart Two: Chemical Abortifacients and the Human Embryo By Angela Lanfranchi MD, FACS It is estimated that about 53% of all induced abortions in the U.S. and 60% of all abortions completed before 10 weeks gestation are caused by abortifacients. An induced abortion of an embryo or fetus up to 11 weeks is achieved under different protocols. This can be done using the progesterone antagonist mifepristone and the prostaglandin E1 analogue, misoprostol, in combination with mifepristone or by misoprostol alone. Interestingly, experiments in rats that undergo medically induced abortions using mifepristone also undergo similar behavioral changes as post-abortive women... View Article
Too Busy?
July 14, 2024 2:43 pmI know all who read this are busy persons. Busy with your families and your practices. Even those who are retired are busy. On one busy day, Jesus said to His disciples, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest for a while” (Mark 6:30-34). What did He mean by these words? What do they mean to us today? Ultimately, Jesus is calling us all to carve out a little silence each day to rest in the loving arms of God. It is during these moments we receive true peace, the kind only He can give in this... View Article
Artificial Intelligence: Preserving Human Dignity in the Integration of AI in Medicine
June 20, 2024 4:36 pmListen to Dr. Marie-Noelle Langan, a cardiac electrophysiologist, address her upcoming presentation on Artificial Intelligence at CMA’s Annual Educational Conference (click on the photo below). Her presentation will be on September 7, 2024 at 1:30 PM at the AEC in Orlando, Florida. More information and to register for the conference, go here. The post Artificial Intelligence: Preserving Human Dignity in the Integration of AI in Medicine appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.
