18th Annual Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics, & Spirituality Conference

Very Rev. Fr. Chris Alar, MIC: The Virtues of Our Lady and Fortitude in Healthcare: Model for Patients and Healthcare Professional
Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC: The Moral Virtue of Fortitude: Essential for Healthcare Professionals, The Virtue of Fortitude: The Courage to Love, to Hope and Trust for Patients and Their Families, and Spiritual Retreat Talk
George Delgado, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.: Fortitude in Action: Bringing Abortion Pill Reversal to Those Seeking a Second Chance and Post-Roe Threats to the Health of Women and Pre-Born Babies
Dr. Paul W. Hruz, MD, PhD: Medical Approaches to Alleviate Suffering from Gender Dysphoria: Scientific Evidence and Outcome and Sexual Identity: Speaking Truth with Love to Our Patients
Dr. Christopher Klofft: The Anthropology of Gender: God’s Revelation and Contemporary Challenges and Medically-Assisted Suicide: Understanding and Witnessing to Truth
Sr. M. Inga Kvassayová, OLM: Eucharist a Source of Healing for Patients
Most Rev. Bishop Robert McManus, MA, STD: Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services
Kristin Robinson, BS: Project C.U.R.E.: War Response to the Medical and Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine
Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC: Samaritanus Bonus and Fortitude: An Approach of Mercy for Patient Care
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM: Ukraine War and the Medical and Humanitarian Challenge: Catastrophic Medical Case Management with Project C.U.R.E.
Fr. Richard Shuaibu: Spiritual Retreat Talk
Dr. Ron Sobecks: Fortitude in the Practice of Hematology/Oncology in Patient Care and The Gift of Presence and Mercy in the Restoration and Preservation of Health
Bryan Thatcher, MD: Virtues of St. Faustina with Terminal Tuberculosis: A Model for Patients


Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC

Provincial Superior, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province; Director of the Association of Marian Helpers, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

The Virtues of Our Lady and Fortitude in Healthcare: Model for Patients and Healthcare Professional


Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, BA, STB, STL (Cand.)

Marian Fathers Provincial Emeritus, Author and Editor

The Moral Virtue of Fortitude: Essential for Healthcare Professionals

The Virtue of Fortitude: The Courage to Love, to Hope and Trust for Patients and Their Families

Spiritual Retreat Talk


George Delgado, M.D., F.A.A.F.P.

Innovator of Abortion Pill Reversal; Fellow, American Academy of Family; President of Steno Institute

Fortitude in Action: Bringing Abortion Pill Reversal to Those Seeking a Second Chance

Post-Roe Threats to the Health of Women and Pre-Born Babies


Dr. Paul W. Hruz, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Endocrinology and Diabetes Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Cell Biology and Physiology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Medical Approaches to Alleviate Suffering from Gender Dysphoria: Scientific Evidence and Outcome

Sexual Identity: Speaking Truth with Love to Our Patients


Dr. Christopher Klofft

Associate Professor of Theology, Assumption College

The Anthropology of Gender: God’s Revelation and Contemporary Challenges

Medically-Assisted Suicide: Understanding and Witnessing to Truth


Sr. M. Inga Kvassayová, OLM

Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy

Eucharist a Source of Healing for Patients


Most Rev. Bishop Robert McManus, DD, STD

Diocese of Worcester (Massachusetts)

Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services


Kristin Robinson, BS

Kansas City Executive Director, Project C.U.R.E. | Franciscan Mission Warehouse

Project C.U.R.E.: War Response to the Medical and Humanitarian Needs in Ukraine

Powerpoint Presentation


Fr. Joseph Roesch, MIC, MA, STL

Superior General of the worldwide Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary

Samaritanus Bonus and Fortitude: An Approach of Mercy for Patient Care


Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM-R

Founder, Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy; Assistant Clinical Professor, Elms School of Nursing, College of Our Lady of the Elms; Director, Medical and Humanitarian Case Management Operations for Ukraine Relief

Ukraine War and the Medical and Humanitarian Challenge: Catastrophic Medical Case Management with Project C.U.R.E.

Powerpoint Presentation


Fr. Richard Shuaibu

Spiritual Retreat Talk


Dr. Ron Sobecks, MD

Professor, Dept. of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic

Fortitude in the Practice of Hematology/Oncology in Patient Care

The Gift of Presence and Mercy in the Restoration and Preservation of Health


Bryan Thatcher, MD

Intl. Director, Doctors for Divine Mercy; Founder, Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy

Virtues of St. Faustina with Terminal Tuberculosis: A Model for Patients