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National Association of Catholic Nurses 2023 Vote-Open

The following positions and candidates are presented for the 2023 ballot and annual election. The LAST DAY TO CAST YOUR VOTE IS JUNE 28, 2023 Treasurer (Term July 2023 thru June 2025) Candidate: Dr. Anne T. Reeser, DNP, MSN, APRN-BC Anne was awarded a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from The Catholic University of America (CUA) in Washington, D. C. and continues to work at CUA teaching in their online DNP program. She earned a Nurse Practitioner (NP) degree, an MSN, and a BSN from Florida International [...]

2024-03-22T09:54:23-04:00May 17, 2023|In The News|
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“Why Patients Declared Brain Dead are Really Brain Injured.”

Why Patients Declared Brain Dead are Really Brain Injured Join us in this special presentation by Mr. Michael Arthur Vacca, JD who will present why patients declared brain dead are really brain injured. Mr. Vacca is a Catholic Lawyer, Certified Catholic Bioethicist and Spiritual Director, Chairman of Healthcare Civil Rights Task Force at Christ Medicus Foundation.  He will present on: The history of “brain death” and why it was invented by doctors at Harvard The medical, philosophical, and theological reasons why “brain death” is not the actual death of the [...]

2023-04-19T16:36:04-04:00April 12, 2023|blog, Educational Programs, In The News, News, Our Events, Patient Advocacy, Resources|
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CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Spring 2023

  Read international Catholic Nurse news from around the world.  In this Spring 2024 Newsletter read about: From the International President’s Desk – Dr. Rosemary Khosi Mthethwa, MPH, PhD, RN Meet CICIAMS’ International Ecclesiastical Assistant Divine Mercy Sunday April 16, 2023 CICIAMS Executive Board Meeting February 18-19, 2023, Rome, Italy Easter Vigil 2023 – Excerpt from the Homily of His Holiness Pope Francis Are you a Nurse who is Catholic or a Catholic Nurse? Regional Presidents in Action – Featured Africa Region CICIAMS Representing Catholic Nurses and Member Associations Internationally NWGI [...]

2024-03-11T16:44:46-04:00April 11, 2023|blog|
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Blessed Hanna of Poland Coloring Page

Enjoy this whimsical coloring page of Blessed Hanna of Poland as a gift to our local councils and members.  This project was commissioned by NACN-USA with graphic designer and illustrator, Emma Cassani.  Emma's work can be seen each month in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati monthly magazine Catholic Telegraph.  

2023-02-21T21:49:17-05:00February 21, 2023|Educational Programs, Integration Of Faith And Health, Spiritual Nourishment|
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End of Life Doula on Sacred Heart Radio

Bonnie Blachly MSN, RN, Certified End of Life Doula, Catholic Nurse and Regional Director for Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands & American Samoa was interviewed on Dan Kennedy's Life Talk NW on Sacred Heart Radio. Bonnie shares her end-of-life class, Birthing Your Soul into Eternal Life, which she co-developed to train lay persons, parishioners, and healthcare professionals on preparation for death, dying, grief, mourning and bereavement.  The class is just a portion of the ministry, Momento Mori which Bonnie also presented at the CICIAMS World Congress [...]

2023-03-08T20:02:15-05:00February 15, 2023|Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy, Spiritual Nourishment|
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Memorial of Saint Marianne Cope

January 23 marks the memorial of Saint Marianne Cope who lived from 1838-1918.  Saint Marianne cared for those with leprosy on the island of Oahu and subsequently on Molokai.  She cared for Saint Father Damian who ministered among the lepers. Born: January 23, 1838, Heppenheim, Germany Died: August 9, 1918, Kalaupapa, HI Parents: Barbara Witzenbacher, Peter Koob Place of burial: Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, HI Feast: January 23 (Roman Catholic Church); April 15 (Episcopal Church (United States)) Beatified: May 14, 2005, Saint Peter's Basilica by Pope Benedict XVI Canonized: October 21, 2012, Vatican City by Pope [...]

2023-03-08T16:49:32-05:00January 23, 2023|Integration Of Faith And Health, Spiritual Nourishment|
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CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2023

Read international Catholic Nurse news from around the world.  In this Winter 2023 edition read about: From the International President’s Desk – Dr. Rosemary Khosi Mthethwa, MPH, PhD, RN Message of His Holiness Pope Francis XXXI World Day of the Sick (11 February 2023) Are you a Nurse who is Catholic or a Catholic Nurse? Regional Presidents in Action – Featured Asian Region CICIAMS Representing Catholic Nurses and Member Associations Internationally Caring for Patients in the Context of Canada’s Culture of Death: Catholic Nurses Advocate Restrictions on Euthanasia In Memoria -Bernie [...]

2024-03-11T16:06:57-04:00January 11, 2023|blog|
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CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Fall 2022

Read international Catholic Nurse news from around the world.  In this Fall 2022 edition read about: From the International President’s Desk – Dr. Rosemary Khosi Mthethwa, MPH, PhD, RN CICIAMS XXI World Congress was held at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, The United States of America (USA) and hosted by the National Association of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A. (NACN-USA). Keynote Address – Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson Nursing: When & Where Science Meets the Supernatural – Day #1 Integration of Catholic Teaching: Individual, Family and Community – [...]

2024-03-13T18:49:58-04:00September 19, 2022|blog, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Our Events, Resources, Spiritual Nourishment, World Congress|
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CICIAMS Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2020

Read international Catholic Nurse news from around the world.  In this Winter 2020 edition read about: Editorial Comments - Donatus Akpan Secretary General The Importance of the Virtue of Hope in our Work Advice to Nurses from Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska for these difficult times 2020: A Year for the Nurse and Midwife: A Year Indeed by Iyare, Beatrice Ehigiator RN, RAEN, RM, RNE - Nigeria A New Normal of Heart During COVID "The Nurse" by Anne Kabimba - Kenya

2024-03-13T19:02:18-04:00December 12, 2020|blog, COVID Resources, Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Spiritual Nourishment|
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