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A new year begins and we Catholics also begin the year with the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Could there be a better way to start a year? Last year, Pope Francis said of this special day “To celebrate Mary as Mother of God and our mother at the beginning of […]

From all of us at Mission Doctors Association, the Board of Directors, our staff and the doctors who serve, we want to wish everyone a very blessed Christmas. As Mary and Joseph welcomed new life with the birth of Jesus in the stable in Bethlehem, the incarnation of God brings us hope and light and

The Fourth Sunday of Advent with Christmas only a day away. Have we been able to spend some time to wake up to God around us? Have we reflected on the reason for this joyful season? Have we reflected on Christ’s birth as a vulnerable baby? So much to reflect upon at such a busy

Third week of Advent with Christmas slightly over a week away, are you panicked and burdened with so much yet to do? Presents to buy and wrap? Christmas cards to send? Dinners to plan and invitations to mail? It is that time of year and hard for most of us to focus on what is

Those of us in southern California know about the desert, which can be reached within three hours from Los Angeles. A landscape where life is reduced to a scale and number which can be shocking at first; there are no towering pine trees, wide expanses of grass, deer or bears in the Mojave Desert. But

Our Lady in her Immaculate Conception Patroness of the United States For Mission Doctors Association and our sister organization Lay Mission-Helpers this Feast day, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, also holds a connection to our founder Msgr. Anthony Brouwers. As Catholics we believe that Mary was conceived free from original sin.  But what does

In October Mission Doctors shared the story of the unlikely patron of Missions, St. Therese the Little Flower, who never left the confines of her convent – but was united in the work of missionaries through her prayers. The other saint who is “Patron of Catholic Missions” is St. Francis Xavier, whose feast day is

Advent is finally upon us; a time of preparation and expectation for the great Solemnity of Christmas- celebrating our God whose love is so immense that God chose to be like us, even being born as a defenseless infant. But how can we prepare or wait during this frantic time of year with only 21

Pope Francis has declared November 19th the World Day of the Poor. He is calling on Christians around the world to serve the poor with concrete actions that address their daily needs, he wrote that service to the poor is “an imperative that no Christian may disregard.” What does that mean for me?  What does this

There are two November Holy Days that often become confused. On November 1st, All Saint’s Day, we honor all those who have attained heaven, and our Church generally focuses on those recognized as saints by the Catholic Church. The color of the vestments are white – representing light, innocence, purity, joy, triumph and glory.  In the United