Traditional Latin Mass in Maryland

A while back, I posted a link to the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, PA and it has gotten surprising traffic. A colleague just told me to check out the website of the Catholic Medical Association which is being updated and is now very user friendly. The CMA is a truly Catholic Medical Association allied fully with the Holy Father and Magisterial teachings of the Catholic Church (the Episcopal Advisor is Bishop Robert F. Vasa of Baker, OR ). The Association also holds superb annual meetings. Be sure to check out the positions papers on a variety of subjects !

Bishop Robert Vasa has a beautiful column on indulgences as applied to those promised for specific actions within this "Pauline Year ." It is well worth reading his column. Here is but a snip: Information has been sent to every pastor and occasional reminders will be generated throughout this Year of Saint Paul about the possibility of gaining a plenary indulgence on the occasion of a prayerful visit to one of these churches with the fulfillment of designated spiritual works including recent reception of the sacrament of reconciliation, reception of Holy Communion and prayers for the Holy Father. There is perhaps some concern raised the moment the Church begins to make reference to “indulgences” since the concept is frightfully plagued by rumors, innuendoes, misconceptions, myths, lies and accusations. First, a definition: An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment for sins, whose guilt is forgiven, which a properly disposed member of the Christian ...

This is sure an excellent question. I am not sure if someone wishes to join such a group or to find how to identify a Catholic physician within an area or specialty? One would assume that there would be a directory of some kind for physicians who "self-identify" as Catholics, right? However, how many signs have you seen that state, "John Doe, Esq., Catholic Attorney-at-Law"? Not many I bet. The same is true for physicians. I checked the internet and found the Catholic Medical Association website. This group is solidly Catholic and is obedient to the Holy Father and to the Magisterium. Here is a listing of the current CMA Officers , and here is a link to the Board of Directors . The Episcopal Advisor is the Most Rev. Robert F. Vasa, JCL, DD, Diocese of Baker, Oregon Bend, OR. The Chaplain is Rev. James R. Gould, Diocese of Arlington, Virginia Fairfax Station, VA. The CMA indicates it cannot make individual referrals, however. Maybe one could conta...