Local Guild Events

Chicago Catholic Physicians Guild Event

January 31, 2012

The Chicago Catholic Physicians Guild, in conjunction with The Integritas Institute for Ethics of the John Paul II Newman Center, is sponsoring a bioethics symposium

What: The Dilemma of Health Care: Financing Biomedical Research vs. Covering Health Care Costs

When: Thursday March 15, 2012, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Opening Mass 8:00 AM

Where: UIC Student Center West, 828 S. Wolcott , 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60612

Cost: $30 Registration Fee; $20 for Clergy & Religious; $10 for Students

More Information coming: http://www.bioethicssymposium.org

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St. Rita Dallas Guild to Hold December Meeting

November 18, 2011

The St. Rita Dallas Guild will hold an Advent Dinner meeting beginning at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, in the school gymnasium. Dinner will be catered by Prego’s, compliments of Treemont Retirement Facility. All Guild members and physicians interested in joining are invited and may bring a spouse.

Karen Garnett, Director of the Catholic Prolife Committee for the Diocese of Dallas will speak on The Gospel of Life and the New Evangelization.

Please R.S.V.P. to Dana Peterman (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). For a printable flyer, click here.

 

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Venice, Florida Guild to Co-Sponsor Bioethics Conference

March 17, 2011

The Diocese of Venice in Florida will be hosting Conscience & Courage: Catholic Tradition in Health Care Ethics, its 4th annual bioethics conference, on April 9, 2011. This event will feature lectures from CMA member Steve White, M.D. as well as 2010 CMA conference speaker Peter Kreeft, Ph.D.  Physicians attending the conference have the opportunity to earn CME credits.  Nurses, clergy, health-care professionals, and those interested in health-care ethics issues are also encouraged to attend.  Registration is free for clergy, $10 for students, and $20 for all others.

Saturday, April 9, 2011
Resurrection of Our Lord Parish Center
8121 Cypress Lake Dr.
Fort Myers, Florida  33919

April 4, 2011 is the deadline for registration.  To register by phone, please contact Joanne Gorgone, (239) 574-0397.  For more information and to register online, click here.

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Diocese of Paterson to Host Two Events on The Vocation of Catholic Doctors

March 03, 2011

Bishop Arthur Serratelli and and the Diocese of Paterson, New Jersey are beginning a new ministry called The Vocation of Catholic Doctors.  There are two upcoming events:

On Sunday, April 3, 2011, Bishop Serratelli will be celebrating Mass for doctors and their spouses at 1:00 PM.  After Mass, there will be a break with light refreshments, followed by Bishop Serratelli's presentation titled Catholic Doctors: Practice and Morality. There will be an open discussion session afterward with closing prayer at 3:15 PM.  Please register for this event by calling (973) 377-1004.

On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, Dr. John Haas, President of the National Catholic Bioethics Center and Consultor to the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, will be making presentations on hydration and nutrition as well as end-of-life issues at 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM.

Both events will take place at St. Paul Inside the Walls, 205 Madison Avenue, Madison, NJ 07940.  Read more and register for this event by visiting insidethewalls.org.

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2010 Annual Educational Conference