As we progress through Advent, with all the preparations for Christmas (Dec. 25), the FIRE committee would like to focus on Mary is the Icon of Christ as our theme for this month. Mary is honored as an image of Christ, reflecting His life, virtues, and salvific work. Her spiritual life, prayer, and devotion to […]
We are coming to the end of another year and the FIRE committee hopes you have been applying the principles of the Catholic faith in your practice of medicine, even with your non-Catholic and non-Christian patients. The image this month is the official icon of the CMA, Christ the Life Giver, painted by Dr. Lynne […]
Our theme for this month is Seeing the Image of God in the Frail and the Elderly. No public figure better exemplified the dignity of old age than Pope St. John Paul II (Oct. 22). He continued to make public appearances and bring attention to the frail and disabled as his health declined. […]
As you read this, we are in the middle of our Annual Educational Conference themed Imago Dei, Male and Female He Created Them, in Orlando, Florida. Many thanks to Dr. Felix Rodriguez, chairman of the conference, his planning committee and for the staff of the Catholic Medical Association for putting together this beautiful conference. In […]
We are one month away from our Annual Educational Conference at the Caribe Royale Orlando, September 5-7, 2024. It is not too late to register, so go here to view the speakers and register. Come join us! In keeping with the theme for this year’s conference, the FIRE committee chose the theme The Image of […]
July 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 artwork the FIRE committee chose for this month is the miraculous image of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (June 27), which is a copy of the original painting by St. Luke. She is the patroness of Haiti and you can read more about the meaning of this image from an Alberta parish named after […]
The Church dedicates the month of May to Our Blessed Mother and we have selected the theme, God’s Transforming Grace, for this month. It is often through the intercession of Our Lady that we come to her Son, Jesus Christ, especially through daily recitation of the Rosary, which she requested as Our Lady […]
Happy Octave of Easter! As we celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord, we propose The Face of Mercy as the theme for April. Converts celebrate the anniversary of entering into full communion with the Church every Easter. Many people think once Easter is done, it’s over, but we Catholics celebrate for the eight days […]
As we proceed through our Lenten observances, we offer the theme, Recognizing the Image of God in Suffering for this month’s EMBERS. Hopefully, we are keeping our Lenten sacrifices as they are so much needed in these troubled times. The unimaginable agony and death experienced by the Son of God as expiation for our sins are made very real […]