In 1912, His Eminence William Henry O’Connell, Archbishop of Boston, founded the first Catholic Physicians Guild in Boston in order to educate physicians in Church doctrine related to the practice of medicine. In 1927, R.A. Rendrick, M.D. began a guild in Brooklyn, New York by

August 8, 2025 By Tim Millea, M.D. The first six months of the Trump Administration have seen a flurry of activity on many fronts that are important to the Catholic Medical Association (CMA). Over the same period, CMA’s involvement in policy and legislative debates in

2025 “People of Life” Awards Recognize the Work of Pro-Life Heroes The People of Life award recognizes Catholics who have answered the call outlined by Saint John Paul II in The Gospel of Life by dedicating themselves to pro-life activities and promoting respect for the

Our 94th Annual Educational Conference, “Tradition: Ever Ancient, Ever New” Sept. 4-6 in Kansas City, MO is rapidly approaching. There we will learn how to uphold the principles of the Catholic Faith in the science and practice of medicine and connect with old friends while making new ones. We start

The Leadership Training Meeting: Forming Leaders, Building Guilds, Deepening Mission July 9, 2025 By Jeremy Jones, DO The Catholic Medical Association (CMA) once again hosted a deeply formative and mission-driven Leadership Training Meeting (LTM) from June 27–29 at the University of St. Mary of the

A Practical Approach Toward a Culture of Catholic Primary Care July 5, 2025 By James O. Breen, M.D. How can Catholic physicians avoid getting caught up in the prevailing secularized medical culture, and instead practice in a way that is distinctively “Catholic”? Taking this idea a

July 3, 2025 The month of July is dedicated to The Most Precious Blood of Jesus and this image depicts the angels collecting the blood from Jesus’ Crucifixion. Who can forget the scene in The Passion of the Christ of Pilate’s wife providing the cloths for Our Lady and Mary

Finger Lakes Guild Taking Action Against NYS MAID ACT June 12, 2025 By Jean Baric-Parker, D.BE The Finger Lakes Guild (FLG) of the Diocese of Rochester, in upstate Western New York has undertaken significant efforts in recent days to oppose the passage of the Medical Aid in Dying

June 9, 2025 CMA members played a key role in the American Medical Association’s (AMA) decision to continue to oppose physician assisted suicide (PAS) during its annual meeting in Chicago despite efforts to pressure the association to drop its longstanding opposition. “The role of CMA members