Ebola is spreading. What began as an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has crossed into Uganda, and cases are now appearing in communities served by the three Catholic mission hospitals in the Diocese of Kabale, hospitals that have long been partners in Mission Doctors’ work. Ebola is not only highly contagious and deadly. […]
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Today, we take a moment to honor what we believe with all our hearts: that Jesus Christ is truly present, Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, in the Eucharist. It is the heart of our faith and the foundation of everything we do at Mission Doctors Association. For our Mission Doctors serving in Ghana, Peru, Sudan, and
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A respected scholar. A gifted teacher. A monk of good standing. He could have lived out his days in the comfort of an English monastery. Instead, St. Boniface gave it all away and walked into the unknown, convinced he was called to missionary work Today, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. His story is one of extraordinary courage, deep
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[Editor’s Note: Amie wrote this post just before her departure and is now on the ground in Ghana!] I am currently visiting long-term Mission Doctor Doris Weaver, NP, and long-term Lay Mission-Helper Karlee Duffey, RN, along with our site partners in the Diocese of Damongo, Ghana. Doris and Karlee are the first lay missionaries from
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Frightened, uncertain, waiting, the disciples gathered in that upper room. Suddenly filled with the Gift they were promised, something they could not contain. They spilled out into the streets. They crossed borders. They spoke languages not their own. They had been sent. Pentecost is the feast of being sent. At Mission Doctors Association, we see the Holy Spirit
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“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations… And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:19–20 Today we pause to contemplate a paradox: Christ departs, and yet — in the very act of departing — He sends. The disciples do not stand at the mountaintop as spectators.
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What drives a surgeon to leave a busy California practice for a mission hospital in Sudan? What moves a family physician to pack up and spend months thousands of miles from home to care for those in need? For our mission doctors, the answer is vocation — a sense that their medical training is not
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Today, we celebrate God’s perfect plan. And as we celebrate His plan for Mary, conceived without sin on this feast of the Immaculate Conception – we can also pause and consider how our lives are a reflection of God’s will. Will we be prepared to say “Yes!” when God calls us? Will we follow Mary’s example
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After more than three years in Peru, Dr. Lucy Goh, MD, is finally headed back to life in the United States. A pediatrician and lifelong Catholic, Dr. Lucy felt called to mission work early in her career. Since becoming a physician, she has served on several missions in Asia and Africa before finding a
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Are you a Catholic physician, dentist, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who has felt a call toward serving in medical missions, but wonder where to begin? The Mission Doctors Retreat/Seminar is designed to help you prayerfully and practically explore that call. Taking place April 17-19, 2026, at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, this weekend offers time to
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