2018 World Congress of Catholic Nurses
CICIAMS Congress , September 4-8, 2018, Malaysia Read the full after-action report here as PDF
Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska Beatification Presentation
Presentation by Diana Ruzicka, RN, MSN, MA, MA, CNS-BC All are welcomed to share the presentation. Hanna Chrzanowska – 1902-1973 Lay Polish Nurse Beatified, April 28, 2018
Beautification of Blessed Hanna Chrzanowska
Hanna Chrzanowska – 1902-1973Lay Polish Nurse Beatified, April 28, 2018 The Following is from Poland at https://hannachrzanowska.pl/en/ Hanna Chrzanowska was born October 7th 1902 in Warsaw, into a family who had rendered great services to the academic, cultural and nursing life of Poland. Her father Ignacy Chrzanowski, a renowned professor of Polish literature, came from a family of landowners. Her mother Wanda, neé Szlenker, came from a wealthy Lutheran family of Warsaw industrialists. Her mother’s sister, Zofia Szlenkier founded a children’s hospital in Warsaw and became a director of the [...]
Beatification of Hanna Chrzanowska, RN
Hanna Chrzanowska, RN First Lay Catholic Nurse to be Beatified Presentation of the Beatification of Hanna Chrzanowska, Lay Catholic Nurse, April 28, 2018 [SELECT HERE] All are welcomed to share the presentation. Video of a portion of the beatification ceremony of Hanna Chrzanowska, a Polish nurse, at the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow, Poland on April 28, 2018. Geraldine McSweeney, President, CICIAMS participated in the ceremony and carried the small lighted oil lamp behind Helena Matoga, a student of Hanna's and also the vice postulator for the cause of [...]
Catholic Nurse Highlighted in Marian Helper Magazine
Marylee J. Meehan, RN, MAPresident Emeritus, International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants (CICIAMS) appointed by the Holy SeeMember, Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Assistance of Healthcare Workers (2011-2017),appointed by Pope BenedictPresident, CICIAMS (2007-2012)President, NACN-USA (1996-1998)One of the Founders NACN-USA the successor of NCCN founded in the early 1930's Read interview in Marian Helper Magazine
World Day of the Sick 2018
The theme for this year’s Day of the Sick is provided by the words that Jesus spoke from the Cross to Mary, his Mother, and to John: “Woman, behold your son ... Behold your mother. And from that hour the disciple took her into his home” (Jn 19:26-27)... Excerpts concerning ailments and care of the sick: 3. John, as a disciple who shared everything with Jesus, knows that the Master wants to lead all people to an encounter with the Father. He can testify to the fact that Jesus met [...]
First World Day of the Poor
"At the conclusion of the Jubilee of Mercy, I wanted to offer the Church a World Day of the Poor, so that throughout the world Christian communities can become an ever greater sign of Christ’s charity for the least and those most in need. To the World Days instituted by my Predecessors, which are already a tradition in the life of our communities, I wish to add this one, which adds to them an exquisitely evangelical fullness, that is, Jesus’ preferential love for the poor." Read the World Day of [...]
Catholic Nurse Congress in Africa
6th Congress of the English Speaking Africa Region of CICIAMS Theme: Scaling up Africa Health Services, through Nurses, the Merciful Careers of Humanity" Catholic Diocese of Manzini, Swaziland, South Africa, 23-26 August 2016. Read the Draft Agenda with Registration in this PDF
Ruzicka Receives Greeley Award
COL Diana Ruzicka, USA Retired, RN, MSN (Oncology & Administration), MA (Army War College), MA (Theology-pending Thesis), CNS-BC 2015 ENDOW - Julia Greeley Award ENDOW (Educating on the Nature & Dignity of Women) is a private lay apostolate of the Catholic Church. Endow offers small study groups as a primary means of connecting women and girls in faith and friendship while exploring Catholic teachings. All nurses would benefit from the study On the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (Salvifici Doloris). Visit Endow Website
Ireland Hosts World Congress 2014
CICIAMS XIX World Congress - Dublin, Ireland September 23-26, 2014 U.S. delegation: Dr. Marie Hilliard, Kathy Kirkpatrick, Alma Abuelouf, Marylee Meehan & Lorette Tierman CICIAMS XIX World Congress on Protecting Family Life: The Roles and Responsibilities of Nurse and Midwives was held September 23-26, 2014, hosted by the Catholic Nurses Guild of Ireland at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. [Read conference presentations] The conference began with an opening Mass and welcome reception on Tuesday evening. The next three [...]