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.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Christmas Greeting 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 – [...]
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CATHOLIC NURSES Winter 2025 Book Club Please Join us: January 21, 2025 February 18, 2025 March 18, 2025 Start time of event: 7-8:30pm ET/4-5:30pm PT Please read the Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 (pages 1-84) prior to first session. Book can be purchased here.
Disclaimer: Though these opportunities are extended to NACN-USA members — Please note that these are independent trips and are not sponsored by NACN-USA. Volunteers represent themselves and are not representing NACN-USA. Short Term Opportunities In Lourdes, European "Hospitalities" help travelers from their countries make pilgrimage to Lourdes.Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitality North American Volunteers (often referred to as Lourdes Volunteers) is the Hospitality in the Americas recognized by the Sanctuary at Lourdes. A non-profit charitable organization and a Public Association of the Christian Faithful (status under the [...]
Recurring Events January 22 - National Sanctity of Human Life Day, U.S.A. declared by President Donald J. Trump as he addressed the 45th Annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. in 2018. January 26, 2020-3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time --- Sunday of the Word of God His Holiness Pope Francis announced on September 30, 2019 that the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary time would be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God. September 30, 2019 celebrates 1600 years since the death of St. Jerome, the man [...]
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