“It [did] not even feel like New York,” he said. “It totally changed my perception of the city. It was a ghost town when we arrived and entirely deserted.” This is what the 2022 Catholic Doctor of the Year awardee, Dr. Daniel O’Connell shared about his time in New York during the height of COVID …
Monsignor Anthony Brouwers founded Mission Doctors Association in 1959 to support the work of Catholic Priests and Religious at Catholic mission hospitals in resource-limited countries. Many people have participated in these efforts by MDA over the decades by providing medical care, as well as by prayerfully and financially supporting this work. One of the humbling …
In Pope Francis message for World Mission Sunday, 2021 he offered this prayer: To be on mission is to be willing to think as Christ does, to believe with him that those around us are also my brothers and sisters. May his compassionate love touch our hearts and make us all true missionary disciples. May …
According to the to UN worldwide, by 2021 around 435 million women and girls will be living on less than $1.90 a day — including 47 million pushed into poverty as a result of COVID-19. 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. Emerging data shows that since the outbreak of COVID-19, …
The Church has both a patron and a patroness of missionaries. Saint Therese of Lisieux1,2, Patroness of all Missionaries and the Missions, Patroness of France, and Doctor of the Church, is recognized by the Church for her work in mission, although she lived as a cloistered Carmelite during her short life and never went on …
The beginning of the formation class for the long-term Mission Doctors is an exciting time. It is also a busy time, a time to ensure that we have all our t’s crossed and i’s dotted. As the doctors begin a time to slow down, they are at the same time looking forward, anxious to learn …
When preparing to write this I had some initial thoughts, but I always like to start with the definition – adjective: humanitarian 1. concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare. And then asking why is this day celebrated? Designated by the United Nations General Assembly, this day has been set to honor and respect …
This is the ‘Missionary Cooperative Plan’ that is organized by the office of the Propagation of the Faith in every (Arch)Diocese in the United States. Most of us know that during the summer we may have a priest from Africa, or a religious Sister from Latin America join us for all the Masses to speak …
The hour-long van drive from our housing in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh to the 1 million Rohingya refugee camp was always filled with a bit of angst on what we would be able to do that day in our makeshift “medical clinic” made of lashed bamboo, dirt floors, generous use of canvas tent material and hard …
I am so excited to be sharing good news today. Two doctors have applied and been accepted to join the Formation Class for long-term (3 years) service starting in late August! These doctors will be with us for the four-month formation and then, plan to begin their three-year assignments in early 2022. That is in addition to the Mission Doctors …
