Christian Medical and Dental Association
CMDA/UMass
BIBLE STUDY & WORSHIP

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WELCOME

Welcome to the Worcester Guild of the Catholic Medical Association.
Are you a Catholic doc in Worcester County? Are you looking for Christian fellowship, for some encouragement in your work? Are you interested in learning more about not just being a physician, but being a good Catholic physician? Then come join us. Browse our website. Send us an email. Come join our next meeting.

With best wishes in Christ,

The Worcester Guild

JUNE, 2009

“We are facing an enormous and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life, the "culture of death" and the "culture of life". We find ourselves not only "faced with" but necessarily "in the midst of" this conflict: we are all involved and we all share in it, with the inescapable responsibility of choosing to be unconditionally pro-life.” Evangelium vitae; 28. More Food for Thought....
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A great summary of basic principles for the busy Catholic doc from Fr. Germain Kopaczynski.
--What is our 'Prime Directive'?
--3 keys to the Culture of Life
--8 Principles of Catholic medical ethics
--What is the 'Principle of Double Effect'?
--Who's in control here?
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT: On a Culture of Life

ON BEING A 'PROFESSIONAL'

What does it mean to be a medical professional? The word is derived from the Latin professus, meaning "to have publicly declared". A professional is traditionally understood as one who has publicly professed adherence to a code of ethics or values. For physicians, to be a professional was traditionally to be one who has professed the Hippocratic Oath. CLICK for more.
The chapel at St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester, MA.
Our Protestant brothers and sisters at CMDA are sponsoring a weekly Bible Study and worship on Tuesday nights at the med school from 5:15-7 pm.
All are welcome.

If you’re interested in attending contact: Ejiro or Marcy.
Ejiroghene.Onos@umassmed.edu
Marcy.Boucher@umassmed.edu
When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit ---Acts 2:1-4


COME,

HOLY SPIRIT!

FILL US!

El Greco. Pentecost. c.1600. Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain (courtesy of Olga's Gallery).

NEXT MEETING

Thursday, September 17th, 7:00-8:00pm, Conf Rm A, St. Vincent's Hospital. Topic to be announced later.

Save the date: October 17th Worcester Guild Annual Meeting 5:30pm with the White Mass to follow at 7:00pm.

Check out our new PODCASTS page--recordings of Guild meetings and other events of interest.

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The Pill Kills Women: American Life League, June 4, 2009

In a presentation at the National Press Club in Washington, Dr. Paul Carpentier, member of the Worcester Guild and certified by the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals, presents healthy alternatives to the birth control pill. More audio-visual resources.