Our theme for this month’s EMBERS, as we begin the Season of Lent (March 5), is Repent and Believe the Gospel. What does it mean to repent, which is a term primarily used in the New Testament? The Hebrew word is “shuv” and the Greek word is “metanoeó” denoting “a profound change of mind and heart, often associated with […]
Our theme for February is The Holy Family, Model of All Families as we celebrated The Presentation of the Lord (Feb. 2). Obeying the Law of Moses, Our Lady and St. Joseph brought Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem to present him to God as was proper for the first-born son and for Our Lady’s purification. As Catholics […]
Happy New Year as we celebrate a Jubilee Year of the Lord in 2025. The Feast of the Epiphany (Jan. 5) is celebrated on Sunday this year and commemorates the revelation of Jesus Christ, Son of God, to the Three Wise Men from the East. Read more about this feast here as well as the tradition […]
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 […]