8 03, 2023

Nurses Fight to Protect Freedom and Conscience

2023-03-08T21:13:15-05:00March 8, 2023|blog, Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

Catholic Nurses are fighting to protect religious freedom and conscience rights in providing care with a recent co-authored statement to the Biden Administration's Health and Human Services. Public Comment Opposed to Some of the Provisions in “Safeguarding the Rights of Conscience as Protected by Federal Statutes" [RIN 0945-AA18]1 Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals must be free to practice their professions in accordance with their professional judgment and ethical beliefs.  Without religious freedom and conscience protections such as were provided for in the 2019 Final Rule, healthcare professionals throughout the [...]

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8 03, 2023

Pope Speaks on Human Trafficking

2023-03-08T16:05:24-05:00March 8, 2023|blog, Educational Programs, In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy|

February 8, 2023 marks the memorial of Saint Josephine Bakhita, patron saint of victims of human trafficking.  Join Pope Francis in celebrating the Ninth International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, on the theme “Journeying in Dignity”. Read the Pope's message.  

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22 02, 2023

Catholic Nurses Teach and Speak on Human Trafficking

2023-03-08T18:02:04-05:00February 22, 2023|Integration Of Faith And Health, News, Patient Advocacy, Spiritual Nourishment|

Maria Arvonio, President Elect, recent guest-host of the Joe Velti, Holy Souls Ministry Radio Program, where she interviewed our member, Deb O'Hara Ruskowki, RN on the topic of human trafficking. We appreciate the opportunities coming from Joe Veltri to have Maria and the Catholic Nurse Voice on his program. Listen to the program from February 8, 2023. What does the Holy Father have to say about Human Trafficking? Read the message from Pope Francis here

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15 02, 2023

End of Life Doula on Sacred Heart Radio

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

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 [...]

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2 11, 2022

Help Us Grow

2022-11-03T14:43:27-04:00November 2, 2022|In The News, Integration Of Faith And Health, Patient Advocacy, Spiritual Nourishment|

  The largest group of healthcare professionals is Nurses who touch our lives in so many ways; at schools, offices, clinics and of course hospitals. Help Nurses to grow in support of one another through membership in the NACN-USA. Print and post our Membership flyer at your parish, school or place of work. What the world needs in more Catholic Nurses!  What Catholic Nurses need is the friendship and support from another Catholic Nurse. Get Flyer Here

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25 07, 2022

NACN-USA Hits the Air Waves!

2022-09-21T12:19:17-04:00July 25, 2022|In The News, Member Updates & Emails, World Congress|

With just a week to go before the World Congress of Catholic Nurses, Pat Sayers (President, NACN-USA) and Maria Arvonio (President-Elect, NACN-USA) hit the radio air waves to talk about all that will be happening during these three days (August 2-4). Get a behind-the-scenes peek at what to expect as details are shared to help us all better prepare. Get EXCITED! Listen NOW to this beautiful, inspiring and very informative radio broadcast!  

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