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This past weekend we hosted a young couple for MDA’s first Discernment weekend of the year! We host two Discernment Weekends each year for those considering long-term service with Mission Doctors Association. During this weekend we are able to have more individual time with our candidates and allow them the opportunity to hear more about long-term medical mission service. We were excited to […]

“Some people do the accounting, some people donate, but we are all part of the bucket brigade – all doing the work together.” When speaking about his service, this is what our honoree, Dr. Peter Meade said. Like many Mission Doctors, Dr. Meade knew he wanted to be a Mission Doctor in medical school, where

Today, Martin Luther King, Jr. day we are reminded of the struggle of the civil rights movement and the courage of Dr. King and so many others. However, unfortunately, as Archbishop Gomez stated so clearly “We have come a long way in our country, but we have not come nearly far enough. Too many hearts

January 14, 2023, is the 59th anniversary of the passing of the founder of Mission Doctors and Lay Mission-Helpers Associations, Msgr. Anthony Brouwers. This day gives us the opportunity to not only recognize Msgr. Brouwers but also his entire life and the legacies he has left behind. This day of remembrance gives us pause to

From all of us at Mission Doctors, our staff, Board of Directors, doctors serving, and others preparing to serve – we want to pause and wish you a blessed Christmas!  The words to the song “What Child is This?” have always been among my favorite Christmas Hymns.   This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds

READINGS: ISA. 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24. Only one week before Christmas and the tension, excitement is everywhere, at least among Christians. But what is it all about? Sometimes in the frantic rush to purchase gifts, prepare holiday meals and dash off Christmas letters it is easy to get overwhelmed and forget what we are

Last month, myself and veteran doctors Robyn and Brian Jennings along with their 3 children took a trip out to a new site in Mexico, in the state of Chiapas, to survey a Catholic hospital serving local indigenous populations in Mexico. We were warmly received by Sor. Jose, one of the sisters who has worked

READINGS:  Isa. 35: 1-6a.10; James 5: 7-10; Matthew 1:2-11 Patience and joy are two themes stressed in today’s readings and, for many, this may seem like a very unlikely combination. What does patience have to do with joy? And, perhaps more to the point, why should we be patient as there are just so many days

Today is the Solemnity of The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.  So what does this have to do with Mission Doctor’s Association?  A lot, actually.  Let me tell you a brief story, if I may, a story over 2000 years in the making. The Immaculate Conception, the long-held belief that the Blessed Virgin

Readings: Isa.11. 1-10; Romans15: 4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Congratulations we are on the Second Sunday of Advent. I know that in the hubbub of Christmas preparation our minds can sometimes be distracted, even at Sunday liturgy. So, for this reason, it would be good to focus on a few phrases from today’s readings that are beautiful