| Registrations closing Friday October 10th |
| Conference Program here |
| In this issue we introduce Dr Nicholas Lawless. He is a Clinical Psychologist and will present about the harms of pornography and the Catholic antidote, especially as it pertains to the impact on healthy relationships. Watch his short video below. Also, the Australian Doctors Federation is hosting a letter by Concerned Clinicians Australia (CCA) calling for signatories to a letter to support Dr Jillian Spencer. Please consider supporting this important initiative. And another article about Professor Brett Sutton’s admission about the ‘unecessary’ covid responses in Victoria, this time from the UK’s Conservative Woman. Please join Dr Lawless at our national conference. Register here. If you can’t join us, sponsor a student. |
| Meet Dr Nicholas Lawless |
| Dr Nicholas Lawless is a Clinical Psychologist and Couple Therapist running his own private practice, DRT Psychology, He has a particular interest in working with couples, as well as those suffering from trauma/PTSD, sexual dysfunction, phobias, and issues with pornography use. Dr Lawless spent over 3 years researching pornography use and its impact on sexual and relationship functioning as part of his PhD. He will present some of the harms of pornography, especially as it pertains to the impact on healthy relationships and discuss the Catholic antidote to one of the most pernicious, but rarely acknowledged issues of our time. |
| sponsor a student |
| We are hoping to sponsor up to ten Catholic medical and healthcare students to attend the national conference and dinner. If you are not able to attend in person, or just want to support the future of Catholic healthcare, please consider sponsoring a student by purchasing one or more of the student sponsorship tickets. |
| signatory request for Dr Spencer |
| The Australian Doctors Federation is hosting a letter by ‘Concerned Clinicians Australia (CCA)’ calling for signatories from health professionals to support Dr Jillian Spencer who recently received a ‘notice of termination’ from the Queensland Children’s Hospital for raising concerns about safety issues of vulnerable children engaging the youth gender clinic at QCH. To read and sign the letter click here. |
| Read CCA letter |
| More on Professor BS admission |
| The admission by Prof Brett Sutton of the ‘useless’ and ‘unnecessary’ responses imposed on the Victorian public has gained international media attention. The UK’s Conservative Woman writes, “[Prof BS] had admitted after all this time that many of the measures taken to stop the spread of covid during the draconian lockdowns were ‘probably never necessary’, and called the era a ‘horror show’” Read more here. |
| Read Article |
| NTF Oration and White Mass |
| Join Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli at Melbourne’s first official White Mass for healthcare workers., followed by the Nicholas Tonti-Filippini Oration and Dinner. |
| Book Tickets Online |
| CMAA Members discount code: CMA171025 |
| Ticket sales closing Friday October 10th |
| Download flyer |
| DR Torres Book Launch |
| Dr Eric Torres, a CMA member, will be launching his recent book ‘Conscientious Objection in Medical Practice: A Content Analysis of the Victorian Parliamentary Discussions Establishing the Abortion Law Reform Act 2008’ Friday 10 October 2025, 5.00 pm – 6.30 pm at the Catholic Theological College,278 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne. RSVP: Wednesday 30 September: vi.panganiban@ctc.edu.auCopies of the book available at:En Route Books and Media. |
