Catholic Connection – Oct 18, 2022 – Hour 2
Dr. Marlon De La Torre joins us for his monthly “No Bystanders” segment. This time he is helping evangelizers explain the pro-life message in Christian charity. Joshua McCaig tells us how the CHCLA is helping protect and advance the Catholic practice of medicine.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Our Monthly ‘No Bystanders!’ Segment – Helping evangelizers explain the pro-life message in Christian Charity
Marlon De La Torre, Ph.D., is a big believer in the connection between education and Christian witness. Specifically, he says, one can’t proclaim the Gospel if they don’t know what the Gospel says. “If you are an effective teacher, that means you’re an effective witness of the Gospel,” De La Torre told Detroit Catholic. “You can’t be strictly an evangelist and not be able to articulate the faith in some way.”
Dr. Marlon De La Torre, who has decades of experience working in evangelization and education, including 10 years as director of evangelization and missionary discipleship for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas, was named the Archdiocese of Detroit’s new director of evangelization and missionary discipleship effective Sept. 7, 2021.
Christ calls every priest, deacon, religious and lay person in the Archdiocese to embark upon the new evangelization, to employ new methods and a new fervor in unleashing the Gospel. “The new evangelization calls for personal involvement on the part of each of the baptized. Every Christian is challenged, here and now, to be actively engaged in evangelization.”
Segment 4 – Catholic Health Care Alliance Aims To Protect And Advance Catholic Practice of Medicine
CHCLA will launch the Symposium for the Advancement of Catholic Health Care on November 12 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Joshua McCaig, a CHCLA Director and Chair of the Symposium, stated “The symposium is a three-year initiative bringing together national and international experts to examine all facets of what makes Catholic health care truly Catholic, focusing on the mission of Christ’s healing ministry, and laying the foundation for the future.” At the event, Catholic physicians, health care workers, theologians, lawyers, and academic leaders will evaluate the current state of Catholic health care, identify and analyze issues, and propose solutions. Registration for this event is open at CatholicHealthAlliance.org.
Josh McCaig is Co-founder of the Catholic Health Care Leadership Alliance. Mr. McCaig is a lawyer and his legal practice focuses on the areas of health care and intellectual property, and he serves as outside general counsel for various organizations and religious entities. Mr. McCaig is active in issues such as Catholicism, law, and healthcare on both a national and international level, sitting on various boards and consulting on faith-based initiatives. He is also a frequent guest on media shows. Mr. McCaig was honored to be a guest panelist at the 2017 Convocation of Catholic Leaders.
