2023
December, 2023: Advent Reflections
November 4, 2023 (Saturday): Spiritual retreat at the Nazareth Retreat Center (Good Shepherd room) in Grand Prairie. Currently planned 0900-1700. Leader: Fr. John Bayer.
October 14, 2023, 5:00 PM: White Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe celebrated by the Bishop. Reception and Dinner to follow in the Gran Salon. Speaker TBA.
September 7 - 9, 2023: Phoenix, AZ. CMA Annual Educational Conference: "Be Not Afraid: Courageous Catholic Medicine". www.cathmed.org/events/annual-educational-conference/
August 3, 2023: Dinner Meeting in the St. Rita Commons. Speaker: Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD, President of the University of Dallas: Topic: Medical and pre-medical education. Specifically, how UD is preparing its students to enter the secular world of medicine, especially at a time when the practice of medicine as a whole and medical credentialing bodies are “undermining fundamental human equality” (Charles Camosy). They do so by the positions they take or don't take on issues pertaining to the beginning of life, end of life, and valuing autonomy above all else. Can people of faith still practice medicine? If so, how will faithful Catholics be able to get the necessary credentials that are required to practice, when secular medicine appears to rule the day and is increasingly setting requirements that are anti-life.
June 19, 2023: Second session.
May 15, 2023: Discussion-based course (not a lecture series) specifically written for health care professionals, entitled The Purpose and Meaning of Suffering, based on the apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II, entitled Salvifici Doloris - On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering.
Why a Course for Health Care Professionals about Suffering?
1) To instill a Catholic vision of the purpose and meaning of suffering,
2) To learn how to practically provide compassion to our suffering patients, and
3) To provide time for fellowship with others who want the Catholic Faith to inform and
influence their professional lives in medicine
Why Can’t I Just Learn This on My Own? (You can, but . . . )
This course will comprehensively take the participant through the 31 paragraphs
and over 16,000 words of Salvifici Doloris in twelve interactive lessons.
This course was written to be given in a group setting because
1) It gives people the opportunity to learn from others (many of the practical
suggestions will come from your colleagues, not the pages of this manual)
2) It helps people to be more attentive and more responsible while learning
3) In today’s world, there is a great need for fellowship among like-minded Catholic
medical professionals
4) As with the meaning of suffering, we learn the meaning of our lives serving patients
primarily through experience and not through head knowledge
Some details:
There are 12 "lessons". Each lesson is 90 minutes.
While it will be helpful to read the section of Salvifici Doloris in advance, it is not necessary!
We'll have one lesson each month, on the third Monday, beginning promptly at 8:00 PM and ending promptly at 9:30 PM.
The first lesson will be Monday, May 15. It will be held via Zoom.
Please indicate your interest with an email: cathmeddallas@gmail.com
April 1, 2023: Spiritual retreat at Saint Raphael, formerly the Catholic Conference and Formation Center, in Oak Cliff. Retreat Leader: Fr. Michal Markiewicz. Topic/theme: The suffering and glory of Christ, with a special reference to "Salvifici Doloris", written by Pope St. John Paul II.
March 25 - 31, 2023. Medical Mission to Bonito Oriental, Honduras, in the Diocese of Trujillo. Safety for the team is a priority; we feel that we are at a point with COVID that we can move forward with our return. We will fly on United or American Airlines to San Pedro Sula and then transfer to Bonito Oriental via van. Speaking Spanish is desirable but not obligatory. Having a heart for the mission and love of His people is required!! At this time the donation request for this mission travel is $1,900. Scholarships may be available. Details: cathdal.org/honduras
November 4, 2023 (Saturday): Spiritual retreat at the Nazareth Retreat Center (Good Shepherd room) in Grand Prairie. Currently planned 0900-1700. Leader: Fr. John Bayer.
October 14, 2023, 5:00 PM: White Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe celebrated by the Bishop. Reception and Dinner to follow in the Gran Salon. Speaker TBA.
September 7 - 9, 2023: Phoenix, AZ. CMA Annual Educational Conference: "Be Not Afraid: Courageous Catholic Medicine". www.cathmed.org/events/annual-educational-conference/
August 3, 2023: Dinner Meeting in the St. Rita Commons. Speaker: Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD, President of the University of Dallas: Topic: Medical and pre-medical education. Specifically, how UD is preparing its students to enter the secular world of medicine, especially at a time when the practice of medicine as a whole and medical credentialing bodies are “undermining fundamental human equality” (Charles Camosy). They do so by the positions they take or don't take on issues pertaining to the beginning of life, end of life, and valuing autonomy above all else. Can people of faith still practice medicine? If so, how will faithful Catholics be able to get the necessary credentials that are required to practice, when secular medicine appears to rule the day and is increasingly setting requirements that are anti-life.
June 19, 2023: Second session.
May 15, 2023: Discussion-based course (not a lecture series) specifically written for health care professionals, entitled The Purpose and Meaning of Suffering, based on the apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II, entitled Salvifici Doloris - On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering.
Why a Course for Health Care Professionals about Suffering?
1) To instill a Catholic vision of the purpose and meaning of suffering,
2) To learn how to practically provide compassion to our suffering patients, and
3) To provide time for fellowship with others who want the Catholic Faith to inform and
influence their professional lives in medicine
Why Can’t I Just Learn This on My Own? (You can, but . . . )
This course will comprehensively take the participant through the 31 paragraphs
and over 16,000 words of Salvifici Doloris in twelve interactive lessons.
This course was written to be given in a group setting because
1) It gives people the opportunity to learn from others (many of the practical
suggestions will come from your colleagues, not the pages of this manual)
2) It helps people to be more attentive and more responsible while learning
3) In today’s world, there is a great need for fellowship among like-minded Catholic
medical professionals
4) As with the meaning of suffering, we learn the meaning of our lives serving patients
primarily through experience and not through head knowledge
Some details:
There are 12 "lessons". Each lesson is 90 minutes.
While it will be helpful to read the section of Salvifici Doloris in advance, it is not necessary!
We'll have one lesson each month, on the third Monday, beginning promptly at 8:00 PM and ending promptly at 9:30 PM.
The first lesson will be Monday, May 15. It will be held via Zoom.
Please indicate your interest with an email: cathmeddallas@gmail.com
April 1, 2023: Spiritual retreat at Saint Raphael, formerly the Catholic Conference and Formation Center, in Oak Cliff. Retreat Leader: Fr. Michal Markiewicz. Topic/theme: The suffering and glory of Christ, with a special reference to "Salvifici Doloris", written by Pope St. John Paul II.
March 25 - 31, 2023. Medical Mission to Bonito Oriental, Honduras, in the Diocese of Trujillo. Safety for the team is a priority; we feel that we are at a point with COVID that we can move forward with our return. We will fly on United or American Airlines to San Pedro Sula and then transfer to Bonito Oriental via van. Speaking Spanish is desirable but not obligatory. Having a heart for the mission and love of His people is required!! At this time the donation request for this mission travel is $1,900. Scholarships may be available. Details: cathdal.org/honduras
2022
December 8, 2022: Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with Dinner & Advent Reflection thereafter.
November 5, 2022. Saturday. Full day spiritual retreat.
Spiritual leader: Fr. John Bayer, O.Cist.
Nazareth Retreat Center (1814 Egyptian Way, Grand Prairie, TX 75050)
Topic: On the Need to be Apostles of Hope in a Culture so afraid of Death: Catholic Healthcare Workers on the Front Lines.
Fr. John will offer 4 talks:
1. Vocation: “Yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20)
2. Witness: “Secularism” is not Secular, so Join the Theological Debate
3. Death as Opportunity: “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace…” (Lk 2:29)
4. Resolution: Spiritual and Practical Takeaways
Saturday, October 22, 2022, 5 PM: White Mass @ the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe. Celebrated by Bishop Greg Kelly. Reception and dinner with wine followed in the Gran Salon. Keynote speaker: Dr. Karla Bellinger.
September 8-10, 2022: National Catholic Medical Association Annual Educational Conference. Searching for the Truth: Medicine, Morality and the Media. Denver, CO. www.cathmed.org/events/annual-educational-conference/
August 3, 2022 Wednesday at 8:00 PM via Zoom. Journal Club. The Hippocratic Oath. Discussion will be led by the author: William Stigall, MD, MA. Contrast with the use of the Hippocratic Oath by HHS Asst. Secretary for Health Admiral Levine, MD.
Dr. Stigall: The Hippocratic Oath:
hippocratic_oath_-_stigall_linacre_2022-03.pdf
Dr. Levine: Remarks at the 2022 Out For Health Conference at TCU:
hhs_asst_sec_for_health_levine_remarks_2022-04-30.pdf
June 8, 2022 Wednesday at 7:00 PM at St. Rita Catholic Community Commons Rooms. Dinner and discussion about the Do No Harm conference, featuring video excerpts from the conference.
May 4, 2022 Wednesday at 8:00 PM. Part 3 (of 3) of our CME lecture series on Reclaiming Joy in Medicine, from the Catholic Medical Association's Annual Educational Conference in 2021. This series of lectures were the most popular at the conference and featured 2 speakers: Kevin Majeres, MD; Psychiatrist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Harvard Medical School
Dominic Vachon, M. Div., Ph.D.; Director of the ... Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine at the Univ. of Notre Dame. Zoom presentation & discussion.
April 8-10, 2022: MedCon 2022 @ the University of Dallas for undergraduate students considering a career in the healthcare professions. www.cathmed.org/events/medcon-2022/
March 26, 2022: Do No Harm Conference. A Catholic Approach to Sexual Identity: What You Need To Know In Truth, Compassion, and Human Dignity.
Do No Harm Conference 2022
March 12, 2022: Spiritual Retreat at the Nazareth Retreat Center: "The Healing Compassion of Doctor Jesus." Led by Fr. Larry Pichard.
March 2, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
February 2, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
January 5, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
November 5, 2022. Saturday. Full day spiritual retreat.
Spiritual leader: Fr. John Bayer, O.Cist.
Nazareth Retreat Center (1814 Egyptian Way, Grand Prairie, TX 75050)
Topic: On the Need to be Apostles of Hope in a Culture so afraid of Death: Catholic Healthcare Workers on the Front Lines.
Fr. John will offer 4 talks:
1. Vocation: “Yet I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me” (Gal 2:20)
2. Witness: “Secularism” is not Secular, so Join the Theological Debate
3. Death as Opportunity: “Now, Master, you may let your servant go in peace…” (Lk 2:29)
4. Resolution: Spiritual and Practical Takeaways
Saturday, October 22, 2022, 5 PM: White Mass @ the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe. Celebrated by Bishop Greg Kelly. Reception and dinner with wine followed in the Gran Salon. Keynote speaker: Dr. Karla Bellinger.
September 8-10, 2022: National Catholic Medical Association Annual Educational Conference. Searching for the Truth: Medicine, Morality and the Media. Denver, CO. www.cathmed.org/events/annual-educational-conference/
August 3, 2022 Wednesday at 8:00 PM via Zoom. Journal Club. The Hippocratic Oath. Discussion will be led by the author: William Stigall, MD, MA. Contrast with the use of the Hippocratic Oath by HHS Asst. Secretary for Health Admiral Levine, MD.
Dr. Stigall: The Hippocratic Oath:
hippocratic_oath_-_stigall_linacre_2022-03.pdf
Dr. Levine: Remarks at the 2022 Out For Health Conference at TCU:
hhs_asst_sec_for_health_levine_remarks_2022-04-30.pdf
June 8, 2022 Wednesday at 7:00 PM at St. Rita Catholic Community Commons Rooms. Dinner and discussion about the Do No Harm conference, featuring video excerpts from the conference.
May 4, 2022 Wednesday at 8:00 PM. Part 3 (of 3) of our CME lecture series on Reclaiming Joy in Medicine, from the Catholic Medical Association's Annual Educational Conference in 2021. This series of lectures were the most popular at the conference and featured 2 speakers: Kevin Majeres, MD; Psychiatrist specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Harvard Medical School
Dominic Vachon, M. Div., Ph.D.; Director of the ... Center for Compassionate Care in Medicine at the Univ. of Notre Dame. Zoom presentation & discussion.
April 8-10, 2022: MedCon 2022 @ the University of Dallas for undergraduate students considering a career in the healthcare professions. www.cathmed.org/events/medcon-2022/
March 26, 2022: Do No Harm Conference. A Catholic Approach to Sexual Identity: What You Need To Know In Truth, Compassion, and Human Dignity.
Do No Harm Conference 2022
March 12, 2022: Spiritual Retreat at the Nazareth Retreat Center: "The Healing Compassion of Doctor Jesus." Led by Fr. Larry Pichard.
March 2, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
February 2, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
January 5, 2022: Zoom CME Lecture from the 2021 Annual Education Conference.
2020-2021
October 2, 2021: White Mass @ the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe
Celebrated by Bishop Edward Burns. Wear your white coat!
May 5, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Thomas McGovern, M.D.
Suffering and Compassion: What I Wish I had Learned in Medical School
April 7, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Thomas W. McGovern, M.D., Paul J. Carson, M.D., and Anthony Flood, Ph.D.: COVID-19 Policymaking in a Country Divided: A Catholic Social Teaching Response
March 3, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Charles LiMandri, JD (Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund Speaker): Conscience Rights for Medical Professionals
February 3, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Sr. Mary Diana Dreger, O.P., M.D.:
Exam Room Ethics: Challenges for the Internist
January 6, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Daniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D.:
Why Organized Medicine Must Maintain Its Opposition to Assisted-Suicide.
Celebrated by Bishop Edward Burns. Wear your white coat!
May 5, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Thomas McGovern, M.D.
Suffering and Compassion: What I Wish I had Learned in Medical School
April 7, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Thomas W. McGovern, M.D., Paul J. Carson, M.D., and Anthony Flood, Ph.D.: COVID-19 Policymaking in a Country Divided: A Catholic Social Teaching Response
March 3, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Charles LiMandri, JD (Freedom of Conscience Defense Fund Speaker): Conscience Rights for Medical Professionals
February 3, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Sr. Mary Diana Dreger, O.P., M.D.:
Exam Room Ethics: Challenges for the Internist
January 6, 2021: Zoom Lecture: Daniel Sulmasy, M.D., Ph.D.:
Why Organized Medicine Must Maintain Its Opposition to Assisted-Suicide.
December 1, 2020
Fr. Michal Markiewicz will be presenting our Annual Advent Reflection via Zoom. Please email cathmeddallas.org for the link. An Evite with the link has also been sent.
Fr. Michal Markiewicz will be presenting our Annual Advent Reflection via Zoom. Please email cathmeddallas.org for the link. An Evite with the link has also been sent.
October 10, 2020
White Mass for Healthcare Professionals
Annual Mass for Healthcare Professionals, celebrated with the Bishop, for everyone who cares for the sick. Held at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (2215 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75201). Traditionally, a reception follows the Mass, but it was not held in 2020 due to COVID 19 restrictions. All are invited to wear their white coat or other professional attire (see the picture above). The Mass is especially important this year as we are honoring the dedication of all healthcare professionals in this time of pandemic. Those in attendance will receive a special blessing.
White Mass for Healthcare Professionals
Annual Mass for Healthcare Professionals, celebrated with the Bishop, for everyone who cares for the sick. Held at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (2215 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75201). Traditionally, a reception follows the Mass, but it was not held in 2020 due to COVID 19 restrictions. All are invited to wear their white coat or other professional attire (see the picture above). The Mass is especially important this year as we are honoring the dedication of all healthcare professionals in this time of pandemic. Those in attendance will receive a special blessing.
| music_guide_white_mass.pdf |
2019
November 9
Do No Harm Lecture Series
Do No Harm Lecture Series
The paradigm of professional ethics has shifted in a culture that embraces relativism. When presented with new technologies, medical practitioners were once free to apply their education and experience with the guidance of their professional conscience to assess whether those technologies were appropriate for their patients. Now, healthcare professionals are pressured to accept anything that has proven medically possible as medically good, if not, medically necessary.
This new paradigm has not only created significant, professional obstacles for the medical community, it has opened up a host of legal questions about rights of conscience. Open to all, including those in the medical and legal professions, this conference will provide expertise on medical issues at the intersection of ethics and science, and provide practical insight on how to navigate challenges to your professional conscience.
For more information and to register, go to https://www.prolifedallas.org/Do_No_Harm
This new paradigm has not only created significant, professional obstacles for the medical community, it has opened up a host of legal questions about rights of conscience. Open to all, including those in the medical and legal professions, this conference will provide expertise on medical issues at the intersection of ethics and science, and provide practical insight on how to navigate challenges to your professional conscience.
For more information and to register, go to https://www.prolifedallas.org/Do_No_Harm
October 26
Annual White Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (5:00 PM Mass). "White Mass" refers to the white-color coats used by healthcare professionals (all are invited to wear their white coats). The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Burns. All healthcare providers (nurses, doctors, therapists, business staff, residents, medical students, etc) and their families are invited. A reception will follow at the Grand Salon at the Cathedral. Father Ignacio Olvera from St. Patrick's Parish will offer a reflection for healthcare professionals at the reception. Cost is $15 per adult; $5 for students over 12 years old; kids less than 12 and medical students are free.
Annual White Mass at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe (5:00 PM Mass). "White Mass" refers to the white-color coats used by healthcare professionals (all are invited to wear their white coats). The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Burns. All healthcare providers (nurses, doctors, therapists, business staff, residents, medical students, etc) and their families are invited. A reception will follow at the Grand Salon at the Cathedral. Father Ignacio Olvera from St. Patrick's Parish will offer a reflection for healthcare professionals at the reception. Cost is $15 per adult; $5 for students over 12 years old; kids less than 12 and medical students are free.
August 6
Journal Club discussion of recent article of Ethics and Medics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Is it ethical to provide materials and safe locations for IV drug addicts? Event will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita's Catholic Church
Journal Club discussion of recent article of Ethics and Medics from the National Catholic Bioethics Center. Is it ethical to provide materials and safe locations for IV drug addicts? Event will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita's Catholic Church
June 18
The Catholic Physicians Guild of Dallas will hold a dinner with Bishop Burns. The event will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita's Catholic Church. We will have dinner, fellowship, and then a discussion time with our Bishop.
The Catholic Physicians Guild of Dallas will hold a dinner with Bishop Burns. The event will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita's Catholic Church. We will have dinner, fellowship, and then a discussion time with our Bishop.
April 2
Peter Wickersham, PC will discuss "The Black Letter Law of Conscientious Objection." Mr. Wickersham practices health care law and has been selected for US News-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms in Health Care Law and The Best Lawyers in America©, Health Care Law. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Catholic Bar Association. The talk will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita Catholic Church.
Peter Wickersham, PC will discuss "The Black Letter Law of Conscientious Objection." Mr. Wickersham practices health care law and has been selected for US News-Best Lawyers Best Law Firms in Health Care Law and The Best Lawyers in America©, Health Care Law. He is also on the Board of Directors of the Catholic Bar Association. The talk will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita Catholic Church.
February 12
David Pickup, LMFT will discuss ”The Causes and Treatment of Homoerotic Attractions and Gender Dysphoria.” Mr. Pickup is a member of the American Psychological Association and provides therapy to patients with same sex attraction and gender dysphoria. Physicians (and their spouses), and other healthcare providers are invited. Please RSVP by emailing cathmeddallas@gmail.com. The talk will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita Catholic Church. Dues will be collected.
David Pickup, LMFT will discuss ”The Causes and Treatment of Homoerotic Attractions and Gender Dysphoria.” Mr. Pickup is a member of the American Psychological Association and provides therapy to patients with same sex attraction and gender dysphoria. Physicians (and their spouses), and other healthcare providers are invited. Please RSVP by emailing cathmeddallas@gmail.com. The talk will take place at 7 PM at St. Rita Catholic Church. Dues will be collected.
2018
December 4
We will have our annual Advent Reflection at 7 PM at St Rita. Father Michal Markiewicz will provide the Reflection, providing his thoughts on Advent in light of our vocation in medicine. He is the current parochial vicar of St. Rita and was just ordained a priest this past May. We look forward to hearing from him! The meeting will take place again at the St. Rita Commons.
November 6
The next meeting will take place 7 PM at St. Rita Catholic Church (at the St. Rita Commons - Section C). The building is east of the Narthex of the sanctuary, and the entrance on the west side of the building. We will be showing one of the talks from the National CMA Conference. Dr. Mayra Thompson will also share her experiences from another recent conference - Advancing Humanae Vitae:Best Practices and Next Steps in Catholic Health Care Delivery and Professional Education.
Restoring Healthcare In A Technocratic Age: Building Parallel Structures to Deliver Compassionate Care
Would you like to attend a conference here in Dallas, grow deeper in your faith, earn CME (plus that hard-to-find ethics CME credit), and become renewed in your vocation as a healthcare professional? Please attend our National CMA Educational Conference this September! The conference will take place at the Renaissance Dallas Addison Hotel (15201 Dallas Parkway, Addison, TX 75001).
Topics will include:
Topics will include:
- Managing Existential Distress: Consulting with the Divine Physician in Serious Illness and the End of Life
- Building a Catholic End-of-Life Culture and Engaging in the Public Square
- The Benedict Option and Medicine
- The Church's Response to Technocratic Medicine
- What is Patient Centered Medical Care?
- Our Rich Catholic Tradition of Redemptive Suffering and Appropriate Approaches to Pain Management
- Prayer and Meditation: Healing Body and Soul
- Bringing Catholic Virtues to Virtual Medicine
- The Art of Medicine: Why Healthcare Must be a Profession and not a Trade
Speakers will include Senator Rick Santorum, Rod Dreher, Dale Ahlquist, Bishop James Conley, and more. Each day begins with Rosary and Mass. There will be an Adoration Chapel in the hotel and the Sacrament of Confession will be readily available. At the end of the conference, we will have our Annual White Mass celebrated by Bishop Edward Burns. To learn more about the conference and to register, please click here.
June 5
Bishop Burns will attend our next meeting, which will take place at 6 PM at the Family Life Center at St. Monica's Catholic Church. We will have a "Question and Answer" session for him. Dinner will be served. We will also be collecting dues for the year.
April 3
Please join the Catholic Physicians Guild at 7pm on April 3 at St. Monica's Catholic Church Family Life Center upstairs for a meeting that will continue our last journal club-like discussion on conscientious objection in medicine with a focus this time on the related topic of cooperation in evil: when is it morally acceptable and what are the relevant criteria. Catherine Nolan, PhD, Philosopher at University of Dallas and William Stigall, MD, Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist and Medical Ethicist, will joins us to facilitate discussion. Dinner will be served. The following will be articles referenced for discussion:
| coopevil_fisher_extrct001.pdf |
| cathcoopcontracept_beemer_ext.pdf |
| 10_2014_ncbq_2013_two_factors_in_the_analysis_of_cooperation_in_evil__1_.pdf |
| cooperation_flowchart.pdf |
| cma_dallas_cooperation_4-3-18.pdf |
February 6
The Physicians Guild will have a Journal Club and panel discussion of a recent article on Conscientious Objection from the New England Journal of Medicine. The article is attached below. The panel will include: Catherine Nolan, PhD, Philosopher at the University of Dallas; William Stigall, MD, Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist and Medical Ethicist; and Tom Brandt, Esq, head of government and employment law at Fanning Harper Martinson Brandt & Kutchin, PC. Dinner will be served.
| conscientious_objection_-_stahl___emanuel.pdf |
| conscientious_objection_-_letters_to_ed.pdf |
2017
December 5 |
Fr. Michael Guadagnoli, pastor of St. Monica's Catholic Church, will provide for us our annual Advent Reflection. Each year we use this time to reflect on Advent in light of our vocation in the Healthcare field. The event will take place at St. Monica's Catholic Church on December 5 at 7 PM in the Family Life Center. Light dinner will be served. You do not need to RSVP.
October 28
The Annual White Mass for Healthcare Professionals will take place on October 28th at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Bishop Kelly will celebrate the Mass and a reception to follow in the Grand Salon. Fr Josh Whitfield will speak for us at the reception. All in healthcare are invited! Physicians, advance practitioners, nurses, students, therapists, business staff, social workers, etc. Please bring your white coat (hence the name "White Mass") to the celebration.
September 23
The Catholic Physicians Guild of Dallas and the Catholic Pro Life Committee of North Texas will be presenting a full day conference titled "Preparing for End of Life: Medical, Legal, and Ethical Challenges." Talks will include:
Please register on the Catholic Pro Life Committee of North Texas website here.
- Care and Treatment Decisions for Compromised Patients and at the End of Life
- Artificial Hydration and Nutrition and Spiritual Care for Patients / Caregivers
- The Challenges of Assisted Suicide and How to Respond
- Ethical Decisions in Neonatal Life
- Texas Advanced Directives Act including a Perspective for the Catholic Client
- The Challenges of Assisted Suicide and How to Respond
- Palliative Care and Pain Management
Please register on the Catholic Pro Life Committee of North Texas website here.
August 1
Arland Nichols, founding president of the St. John Paul II Foundation, will be discussing "A Crash Course in Bioethics" at 7 PM in the Family Life Center at St. Monica's Catholic Church. He is former Director of Education for Human Life International
June 1
Dr. Liz Heyne will discuss "The Science of Male/Female Gender" and the existing medical evidence in Transgender Medicine and its implications for Catholic Healthcare Professionals.
April 4
Dr. Catherine Nolan will discuss The Metaphysics of Gender. She will analyze from a philosophical perspective the various criteria/conditions that are currently being proposed to distinguish manhood from womanhood, including self-referential, sexual, and non-sexual criteria. She will discuss the limitations of most of these definitions and how one might best resolve the dilemma that transgenderism raises today. Dr. Nolan is a professor of philosophy at the University of Dallas. This is a 2-part series on transgenderism. The next meeting will discuss the American College of Pediatricians policy statement on transgender medicine.
February 7
Dr. William Stigall, Pediatric Cardiology at Medical City, will discuss "Medicine as Art: Why Good Medicine Requires Good Soul." Dr. Stigall graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, completed internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Medical Center. He was Chief Resident of Pediatrics following residency. He then completed fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UT-Southwestern/Children's Medical Center. He also completed a masters in philosophy and teaches at the University of Dallas. The talk will take place at 7 PM and dinner will be served.
2016
December 6
Sister Maria Faulkner of the Trinity will present an Advent Reflection to us on December 6 at St. Monica's Parish in the Family Life Center. Sister Maria is a graduate from the University of Dallas, and also is a nurse who has a special ministry for the geriatric population. Dinner will be served (thanks to the Thompsons who will bring enchilada casserole and salad).
October 22
The Annual White Mass for Healthcare Professionals will take place on October 22 at the Cathedral Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe after the 5 PM Mass. All healthcare professionals are invited (this is not limited to physicians). Kids are free. Bishop Greg Kelly will celebrate the Mass and there will be a reception to follow at the Grand Salon of the Cathedral (next door). Deacon Michael Bolesta, MD will give a reflection on "Mercy in Medicine." The Mass is sponsored by the Catholic Foundation. Cost is $15 if RSVP via website/ $20 at door. Pictures of last year's Mass can be found on our facebook page.
August 2
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Heyne will present FACTS (Fertility Awareness Collaborative to Teach the Science) and the most recent article on NFP apps as published by Dr Marguerite Duane. Liz has practiced at Children’s Medical Center for forty years (starting as its first physician assistant). In 1979 , she co-founded the Low Birth Weight Clinic with Dr Roy Heyne. Together they set up the LBW Development Center in 1994. Liz got her doctorate in clinical psychology in 2010 to meet the mental health needs of disadvantaged mothers and babies—with special training in a field known as Infant Mental Health. She is the psychologist-in-house for the maternity home run by the Missionaries of Charity. Her volunteer apostolate also includes the TeenStar program for eighth graders and the Christian sexuality class each semester at UD.
June 7
Peter Wickersham, J.D. will discuss "Which Is It? Conscientious Objection or Dishonorable Disobedience." The objective of the talk is to recognize potential conflicts between physicians’ right to conscientious objection and the health care system’s demands for legal compliance. Within the talk he will discuss current legal challenges to physicians’ right to conscientious objection and the potential course of future litigation, the current administration’s policy initiatives that could have an adverse effect on physicians’ right to conscientious objection, and interest group claims that are inconsistent with physicians’ right to conscientious objection.
Peter Wickersham is Board Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and practices health care law exclusively. He is Member of the State Bar of Texas, Louisiana Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and San Antonio Bar Association. He was selected for The Best Lawyers in America©, Health Care Law, 2010 to 2016. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and was Cum Laude at Tulane University Law School.
The meeting will take place on June 7 at 7 PM at St. Monica's Family Life Center, room 109. Light dinner will be served.
Peter Wickersham is Board Certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and practices health care law exclusively. He is Member of the State Bar of Texas, Louisiana Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, American Bar Association, and San Antonio Bar Association. He was selected for The Best Lawyers in America©, Health Care Law, 2010 to 2016. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, and was Cum Laude at Tulane University Law School.
The meeting will take place on June 7 at 7 PM at St. Monica's Family Life Center, room 109. Light dinner will be served.
April 8-9
The National Catholic Bioethics Center will have a two-day seminar discussing some of the most controversial topics in Catholic Bioethics. The seminar is part of NCBC's National Catholic Certification in Healthcare Ethics, but is open to all who are interested in attending. Topics will include the Ethical and Religious Directives, the ethics of stem cell research, complex questions of cooperation, sexual assault protocols, and determination of death among many other topics. The seminar will take place at the University of Dallas. For more information, click the NCBC website here.