“Pediatricians have the future in their hands”
Dr. María Molina, a pediatrician, talks about the focus of her life and work: serving the Hispanic community to which she belongs—now more than ever, in times of pandemic.
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The Ave Catholic Notetaking Bible: A Bible to Make Your Own
A Bible is like a special room where you can have a personal conversation with God, so you want a version that you can make your own. In this Aleteia exclusive, Bible scholar Sarah Christmyer talks about unique features of The Ave Catholic Notetaking Bible—the first in Ave Maria Press’ 155-year publishing history—and how you can “live in” the Bible and make it a scrapbook of your relationship with God.
What happens when a doctor becomes a patient?
Dr. Victor Peralta is a pediatrician of Dominican origin who has been working in New York for more than 30 years. He explains how his view of medicine and life changed when he learned he had cancer.
Do you know how to get rid of anger and stress?
Gary Zimak proposes a way to rediscover peace in the midst of the turbulent situation we are living in.
Mission Gets Physical
“… as the Father has sent me, so I send you …” Christ spoke these words to his disciples 2,000 years ago. But when we were baptized, he spoke them again — to us.
How will God bless you more? By taking his mission to your heart
"We achieve fulfillment when we break down walls and our hearts are filled with faces and names.”
“Christ in the Storm”, the book on the crucial act of 2020
Ave Maria Press publishes “Christ in the Storm: An Extraordinary Blessing for a Suffering World ”, which includes color images and the texts of the Urbi et Orbi blessing with Pope Francis on March 27, in the midst of the global crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
A pediatrician committed to families
Ingrid I. Félix-Peralta is a pediatrician. “I am dedicated to taking care of children from their birth until they’re 24 years old,” she says when asked about her job. “Taking care of” is the key phrase for how she understands her life.
Practicing Family Medicine: Practicing Authentic Medicine
Dr. Saulius Skeivys is the first member of his family—originally from Lithuania—to be born in the United States. He practices medicine in Woodside, Queens, in New York.
Things you won’t find in medical textbooks
Dr. Jacqueline Delmont is in charge of optimizing services for the SOMOS network of doctors. Her work seemingly focused on numbers, also involves a strong element of the humanizing dimension of medicine.
Doctors help immigrants navigate the healthcare system
Interview with Mario Paredes, CEO of SOMOS, a network in New York providing healthcare services to low-income communities.
Discussing hot button issues with others, from a Catholic perspective
Brandon Vogt, bestselling and award-winning author, has just released his new book "What to Say and How to Say It."
Influenced by the philosophy of St. Francis of Assisi, this doctor felt called to her vocation since she was 4 years old
Dr. Carmen Lazala is a pediatric endocrinologist. Her patients are children from vulnerable families in New York. Most have limited resources but know that they have a doctor who is willing to attend them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. She’s a member of SOMOS.
Spread the Contagion of Hope this #GivingTuesday
CNEWA launches COVID campaign, partnering with the Holy See’s Congregation for the Eastern Churches.
SOMOS, the network of doctors working on behalf of the underprivileged in New York
Dr. Henry Chen is an internist working in Brooklyn. He speaks as the president of the SOMOS physician network, and is well acquainted with the work of health care for New York's immigrant community: he himself treats patients from China.
An inspiring read for these times of pandemic by St. John Paul II
Karol Wojtyła stored the manuscript in a drawer. In it, he shares a reflection on St. Paul’s speech to the Athenians and touches upon many of the themes that we later came to know as the hallmarks of his pontificate.
“As a doctor, you can change people’s lives”
Dr. Jean R. Macenat is an immigrant to the United States. He’s proud to put his prestigious skills at the service of people without resources, mainly Caribbean and Hispanic people living in the Bronx (New York).
Family unity contributes to the health of children and adolescents
Dr. Denise Nuñez explains how she treats her patients in the Bronx, New York.
Does the language a doctor speaks influence the way they treat their patients?
Dr. Rafael Guillen talks about his experience as a physician in New York, where he serves Latin American migrants.
The doctor who is tending to the suffering of migrants in New York
The situation migrants face is often not an easy one. Most of the time, they find themselves struggling with a difficult present and an uncertain future.