21st Annual Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy Medicine, Bioethics, & Spirituality Conference

Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC: Charlie Kirk – Why?
Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC: Divine Mercy Spirituality in Healthcare: Message, Devotion and Impact for Patients and Healthcare Professionals and St. Faustina and The Meaning of Suffering
Fr. Kazimierz Chwalek, MIC, and Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC: Spiritual Retreat Lectures
Sister Catarina Esselin, OLM: The Treasure of Scripture and Saint Faustina's Diary for Consolation, Strength and Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals and The Role of the Divine Mercy Image in Promoting Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals
Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC, and Joetta Dawson, AAS, BS: Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats: How it Heals Post-Abortion Trauma
Dr. Christopher Klofft: The Inhuman Future of Being Human and The Fire of God’s Mercy and Its Implications for the Spiritual Health of Patients
Allison LeDoux, MA: Guardians and Servants of Human Life: Upholding the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services for the Renewal of a Culture of Life in Health Care and Facing the Reality of Death with the Confidence of Faith
Most Rev. Joseph Roesch, MIC: The Rosary: An Important Component of the Spirituality of the Healthcare Professional
Marie Romagnano, MSN, RN, CCM: Planning Inservice for Spiritual Assessment and Care of the Patient and What to do when the Patient is Dying
Dr. Ron Sobecks: Re-examination of Traditional Methods to Bring Forth Healing: Less is More and Discernment of the Most Effective Healing Approaches in an Era of Medical Innovation
Bryan Thatcher, MD: The Power of Positive Thinking, Acts of Mercy and Prayer in Helping Patients Deal with Suffering and Adoption as an Alternative to Abortion – Preparation for Healthcare Professionals When Counseling Women with Unintended Pregnancy


Very Rev. Chris Alar, MIC

Provincial Superior, Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy Province, National Shrine of The Divine Mercy, Stockbridge, Mass.

Charlie Kirk – Why?


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

Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy; Religious Director of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy

Divine Mercy Spirituality in Healthcare: Message, Devotion and Impact for Patients and Healthcare Professionals

St. Faustina and The Meaning of Suffering


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

Director of the John Paul II Institute of Divine Mercy; Religious Director of Healthcare Professionals for Divine Mercy

and Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC (M.Div., STB)

Spiritual Retreat Lectures


Sister Catarina Esselin, OLM

The Treasure of Scripture and Saint Faustina's Diary for Consolation, Strength and Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals

The Role of the Divine Mercy Image in Promoting Healing for Patients and Healthcare Professionals


Fr. Anthony Gramlich, MIC (M.Div., STB)
and Joetta Dawson, AAS, BS

Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats: How it Heals Post-Abortion Trauma


Dr. Christopher Klofft

Associate Professor of Theology, Assumption University

The Inhuman Future of Being Human

The Fire of God’s Mercy and Its Implications for the Spiritual Health of Patients


Allison LeDoux, MA

Facing the Reality of Death with the Confidence of Faith

Guardians and Servants of Human Life: Upholding the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services for the Renewal of a Culture of Life in Health Care


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

The Rosary: An Important Component of the Spirituality of the Healthcare Professional


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

Planning Inservice for Spiritual Assessment and Care of the Patient

What to do when the Patient is Dying


Dr. Ron Sobecks, MD

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

Re-examination of Traditional Methods to Bring Forth Healing: Less is More

Discernment of the Most Effective Healing Approaches in an Era of Medical Innovation


Bryan Thatcher, MD

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

The Power of Positive Thinking, Acts of Mercy and Prayer in Helping Patients Deal with Suffering

Adoption as an Alternative to Abortion – Preparation for Healthcare Professionals When Counseling Women with Unintended Pregnancy