Welcome to the SWFL Guild of the Catholic Medical Association
We are a chartered guild of the Catholic Medical Association, an association of Catholic physician members along with Associate healthcare doctors and Affiliate allied health practitioners. We hope to build strong relationships with healthcare professionals and provide quality educational and collegial opportunities to support our Catholic faith in the daily practice of medicine. Please join us for a future guild meeting or our bioethics conference to learn more about the Catholic Medical Association. We welcome anyone interested in integrating Catholic principles into health care to join and support us!
Mission Statement
We come together in the Southwest Florida Guild of the Catholic Medical Association in order to grow in the spirit of Christ in our personal and professional lives, to bring His Spirit to all that is touched by our science and art, and to assist the Vicar of Christ, the Bishops, and the whole Christian community with leadership, especially with the particular knowledge, skill, and experience we have as Physicians, Doctors, and Practitioners.
Our Purpose
To enable Catholic physicians to know one another better and to work together with deeper mutual support and understanding.
To uphold the principles of the Catholic faith in the science and practice of medicine.
To assist the Church in the work of communicating Catholic medical ethics to the medical profession and society at large.
To support Catholic hospitals in faithfully applying Catholic moral principles in health care delivery.
Joseph Guernsey, MD
President, SWFL Guild of the CMA
The Pulse Newsroom
The Latest News from the Catholic Medical Association
- First Papal Encyclicals, Part II: Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas
by Nadia Smith on August 11, 2026 at 1:38 pmBy Charles Peters, M.D., OFS Pope Leo XIV’s episcopal motto is In illo uno unum (In the one Christ we are one). His first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, signed on the 135th anniversary of Rerum Novarum, calls for unity among Catholics, Christians and people of good will as we enter into this new era of artificial intelligence (AI). In his encyclical, he lauds the efforts of the prophet Nehemiah to foster unity during the rebuilding of the walls of The post First Papal Encyclicals, Part II: Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.
- CMA Couple Caring for the Spiritual and Physical Needs of the Acoli Tribe
by Nadia Smith on August 11, 2026 at 2:31 amCMA members Dr. Cynthia Jones-Nosacek and her husband Gary Nosacek have been traveling to Padibe, Uganda twice a year for nearly a decade. In certain ways, the people and area have become like family and a second home. The last two years, they have spent Holy Week with the Acoli tribe. While the overall poverty The post CMA Couple Caring for the Spiritual and Physical Needs of the Acoli Tribe appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.
- August 2026 Embers
by Nadia Smith on August 8, 2026 at 12:55 amWe are one month away from our 95th Annual Educational Conference, Mysteries and Miracles: Restoring the Practice of Medicine to Heal the Whole Person Sept. 10-12 in Phoenix, Ariz. There we will learn how to uphold the principles of the Catholic Faith in the science and practice of medicine and connect with old friends while making new ones. The post August 2026 Embers appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.
- The Divine Physician
by Nadia Smith on August 7, 2026 at 12:45 amBy Fr. Christopher Kubat, M.D. Jeremiah the prophet wrote, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Incurable is your wound, grievous is your bruise.’” (Jeremiah 30:12) There are few things more frustrating to a physician than diagnosing something incurable. But this is what the prophet wrote. Was he talking about something physical? Clearly, he was talking about something spiritual. The post The Divine Physician appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.
- Book Review: New Book Featuring Holy Role Models in Medicine
by Nadia Smith on August 5, 2026 at 9:04 pmBy Sr. Judith Jacobus, M.D. CMA member and president of the Dr. Giuseppe Moscati Medical Guild of the Diocese of Erie, Dr. Jeffrey McGovern has effectively pulled together a very practical collection of holy role models that today’s health care providers should aspire to emulate. The very readable text is introductory to be sure, but gives enough information that characteristics appealing to others shine The post Book Review: New Book Featuring Holy Role Models in Medicine appeared first on Catholic Medical Association.