Pope Francis has declared November 19th the World Day of the Poor. He is calling on Christians around the world to serve the poor with concrete actions that address their daily needs, he wrote that service to the poor is “an imperative that no Christian may disregard.” What does that mean for me? What does this …
There are two November Holy Days that often become confused. On November 1st, All Saint’s Day, we honor all those who have attained heaven, and our Church generally focuses on those recognized as saints by the Catholic Church. The color of the vestments are white – representing light, innocence, purity, joy, triumph and glory. In the United …
Jesus cared for the sick and suffering. He performed many healing miracles in his life, and he told his followers to go ‘Heal the sick, and say to them the Kingdom of God is at hand.” Catholic Social Teaching raises the care of the sick to require all of us to do what we can. …
Every year the Church views the month of October as Mission Month. A month to renew our commitment to the universal Church and our connection to our sisters and brothers around the world. For those of us who have been blessed with the opportunity to actually serve in Mission, it is easy to bring to …
Do you have to pack a bag, leave your home to be a missionary? St. Therese never left France, and in her vocation lived as a cloister nun. Than why is she the patroness of mission? Below the words of the logo for Mission Doctors Association it says: A mission of healing / A partnership …
“Charity is one of the best investments we can make in our common future. On this day of International Charity, I call on people everywhere to be part of our 15-year partnership for humanity, and to help make the Sustainable Development Goals a reality for all.”- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon This International Day of Charity can give …
Lynn Powe recently returned from a short-term service with Mission Doctors in Cameroon. One of her tasks there was to help with vaccinations, including recording them in the UNICEF Vaccination Record book. Each child has a health record and is assigned a number. Child vaccination rates in Cameroon are increasing. In 2004, less than 50% …
Often when there is a disaster in the world, be it an earthquake, a tsunami, or other global tragedy, people will contact our office and ask if this is the work we do? Are our doctors working with the refugees? Are they assisting those impacted by natural disaster? No, the humanitarian effort of the doctors …
Joan, just three years old, arrived at St. Francis Hospital in Uganda where Dr. Lou Coda and Clare Coda were serving. Doctors at the government-run hospital where Joan was staying thought she had pneumonia, but couldn’t confirm without an x-ray machine. They could see that Joan wasn’t getting any better, so they sent her to …
Saying that a person has “hepatitis” is like saying that they have a “bad case of fever”. The first logical questions is, “What is causing the fever?”. So it is with hepatitis. Hepatitis is the result of any of a number of different insults to the liver. It usually refers to liver illness caused by …