| OCTOBER NEWSLETTER |
| Church of Sts Luke and Martina, Rome. |
| October 18th is the Feast Day of St Luke the Evangelist, patron saint of physicians and surgeons…(and anaesthetists?), as well as butchers, brewers and artists. A good mix! Above is an image of the entrance to the Church of Sts Luke and Martina, Rome, which overlooks the Forum. It was founded in the early 7th century, when it was dedicated simply to Saint Martina. In 1577 the Accademia di San Luca, an academy of painters, sculptors and architects, was created, and in 1588 it was given the church, which was then re-dedicated to both St Luke (patron saint of artists) and St Martina. ——————————————————— CMA WA will hold a Mass and meeting on the Feast of St Luke, Friday October 18th with Prof Gerald Fogarty on ‘How to Navigate the Health System as a Pro-life Healthcare student or worker’. Details and flyer below. CMA Qld will be hosting a Mass and dinner on November 7th at 5pm. The Mass will be at Giovanni Chapel, St Vincent’s Private Hospital, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. Dinner venue details to follow. CMA Vic will be sponsoring the Inaugural Nicholas Tonti-Filippini Oration and Mass on Friday November 29th. Tickets here. And the video from the recent CMAV lecture by Dr Greg Battaro is now available at the ACMA website via the members portal. A trailer is linked below. Other conferences that may be of interest to CMA members and friends include the Australians for Science and Freedom annual conference at which Paul Santamaria KC will discuss the Cardinal Pell Case and its implications and Stephen Moloney will discuss the current Dr Jereth Kok vs Medical Board. Details here.Also the Asian Federation of CMAs Congress in Korea will be held from November 7th. Joanna’s Howe’s campaign for SA Live Birth Bill was narrowly defeated, Philip Haig Nitschke’s ‘sarco death pod‘ claims a life, Pope Francis calls for peace in the Middle East….and moreArt and Scripture on St Luke’s Feast Day. The ACMA’s ‘Covid in Review’ also continues with some interesting, though little reported, reviews and developments. The letter by Russell Broadbent MP to the PM regarding DNA contamination of covid vaccine vials (see previous ACMA newsletter) has entered a new phase with Port Hedland Council passing some controversial motions about the concerns raised by Mr Broadbent. A retired FDA official reflects on the errors of the Covid response. Following the ACMA submission, the Victorian Health Department has now dropped covid vaccine mandates for health workers in Victoria (as of October 4th). At this stage it seems some Catholic hospitals are still requiring ‘up to date’ covid vaccination as a condition of employment and accreditation. ACMA is writing to the various hospitals to clarify their positions. Given the unprecedented nature of the ‘covid era’, the leadership of the ACMA believe it should not escape ongoing scrutiny and reflection, especially in these times of increasing censorship and ‘misinformation’ laws. |
