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Believing that we are made in God's image means we are called to support those who are less strong and less powerful. Programs like Medicaid embody our collective commitment to the common good, solidarity, and the preferential option for those who are poor and vulnerable.

In this 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis encourages us to join together on a pilgrimage of hope, "In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring." Hope is a vital component of serving Jesus’s healing ministry as optimism alone isn’t enough to transform hurt into hope.

In this 2025 Jubilee Year of Hope, Pope Francis encourages us to join together on a pilgrimage of hope, "In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring." Hope is a vital component of serving Jesus’s healing ministry as optimism alone isn’t enough to transform hurt into hope.

February 11 is World Day of the Sick, an observation introduced by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is an important opportunity for those who serve in Catholic health ministry to reflect on caring for those who are sick and those who provide care to them. CHA is pleased to offer a series of prayer cards to commemorate World Day of the Sick.

In the Catholic tradition, we call on the communion of saints in prayer to accompany us in times of trial, celebration and everything in between. Theologian and Sister of St. Joseph Elizabeth Johnson uses the metaphor that the communion of saints can be imagined as a great stadium of people who have run, or are running, a great race. While we each independently approach the starting line, we are lifted by the love, encouragement, support and accompaniment of those who have gone before us, and who know well the challenges we are to face.

Specialized with a message from Pope Francis for the 2022 World Day of the Sick, these two-sided cards are available in hardcopy, on PowerPoint slides for virtual use and for download, with the electronic download version an 8.5 x 11. The front contains a quote from Pope Francis’ 2022 World Day of the Sick message and the backside, additional quotes and a reflection for individuals and groups to use. So that they can be shared across the ministry and your communities, CHA offers free shipping.

“CHA is pleased to offer a bilingual prayer to commemorate the 110th celebration of World Day of Migrants and Refugees. May it be a reminder of the compassion and grace we are called to have for all members of God’s family.”

For use by spiritual care and chaplains for those unable to receive Holy Communion, Spiritual Communion Cards include the prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori and a message from Pope Francis. Two sided, the cards come in packs of 50.

CHA is pleased to present Slow & Simple: Contemplations for the Lent & Easter Season. This 14-week series of reflective images and meditations offers meaningful ways to journey through Lent and Easter individually or with colleagues. Like the disciples, like all people of faith, may we find compassion and hope as we journey together toward the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of the One, Jesus, in whom our work in the ministry of Catholic health care is rooted. Each week’s journey includes: A contemplative image Scriptural meditation and prayer

Hold Out Your Hand: Stories from the Catholic Health Care Effort During the Global AIDS Crisis is a compilation of oral histories and stories from women religious, priests and doctors who played crucial roles in caring for patients with HIV/AIDS during the early days of the global AIDS crisis. Pulled from the archival interviews of Michael O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America Media and host of America’s podcast Plague, Hold Out Your Hand showcases a series of personal stories from the Catholic health care front, from a sister navigating the relationship between activists and the church to a father holding healing masses for patients struggling in their fight with AIDS. These stories serve as powerful reminders of our shared vision for Catholic health care: To empower bold change by elevating human flourishing. Through these stories, we both celebrate the excellent work that has come before us and renew our resolve to care for the marginalized in our society. In doing so, we continue the healing ministry of Jesus and seek to build a society where all can flourish.

This 5" x 5", two-sided card shares a brief prayer on following the example of the Good Samaritan. Available in packages of 50 each or as an Electronic Download.

The two-sided card provides an inspirational quote on the front and a prayer on the back. Sized 5" x 7", it is available for order in hardcopy—but please note that in order to receive in time for the Feast of St Francis, your order must be placed no later than Sept. 25. Please order ample cards so that you can spread them widely in your organization by offering at welcome desks, in chapels and staff break rooms, etc. For prayers that can be downloaded and easily printed, go to https://www.chausa.org/environment/feast-of-st-francis.

This 5 x 7, two-sided card is available in hardcopy and download formats.　The front contains a quote from Gary Cohen, founder of Health Care Without Harm: "We have come to realize that you cannot have healthy people on a sick planet." The backside includes Mr. Cohen’s pitch to health care executives during an April 2019 CHA webinar: "Climate change is a medical emergency. Health care is in a unique and critical position to play a leading role to address this growing crisis and improve the health of all Americans. We can make our facilities climate resilient and address the most vulnerable people that we serve. We can reduce our reliance on fossil fuels and toxic chemicals in our buildings and our supply chains. We can become messengers and advocates who educate their communities about the health benefits of clean energy. This is the heart of Catholic teaching. This is what it means to be part of God’s healing ministry. We need to live our mission to the fullest in these most perilous of times. Are you in with us?"　

CHA wants to help you commemorate Earth Day by offering our 2020 Earth Day prayer card as one that CHA members can customize to include their organization logo along with the CHA logo. Please take advantage of this co-branding opportunity and share cards widely at hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics as well as employee break areas and chapels. As in years past, the prayer card is also available to those who are not members of CHA, however, those cards are not able to be customized and are shipped as shown. The cards, with or without an added logo are offered with free shipping and come in packs of 50.

From battlefields to the bedside, through a pandemic and beyond, nurses have always been on the courageous side of caregiving. With trying work, however, attentiveness to our spiritual well-being is vital to continuing to provide compassionate and high-quality care. We invite you to use this brief tool of the Examen as one of many paths to deepening your spiritual life. It is excellent for use at the end of shift or end of the day to replenish, regroup, and prepare for what's ahead. As you consider your vocation and commitment to your call to healing, be attentive to what stands out for you. How does the work of the Spirit in your professional life inform your personal life?

Pope Francis established World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in 2021. This annual celebration takes place on the Sunday closest to the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. CHA is pleased to offer a prayer card to commemorate this special day.

This prayer for Pride Month celebrates the diversity of God's creation, affirming every individual's inherent dignity and worth.

In honor of Earth Day and our continued commitment to caring for our common home, let us pray together using an excerpt from; "A Christian Prayer in Union with Creation," a prayer featured in Pope Francis's Laudato Si. As we cry out with the poor and the earth itself, let us pray with renewal vigor that we would become "channels of God's love for all the creatures of this earth."

Feb. 11 is World Day of the Sick, an observation introduced by Pope John Paul II as a way for believers to offer prayers for those suffering from illnesses. The day coincides with the commemoration of Our Lady of Lourdes. It is an important opportunity for those who serve in Catholic health ministry to reflect on caring for those who are sick and those who provide care to them. CHA is pleased to offer a series of prayer cards to commemorate World Day of the Sick.

In honor of Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ family, friends, co-workers and patients we serve, let us pray the words of Jesus as he spoke to his disciples, teaching them the ways of the Kingdom. As co-creators called to collaborate with God to build God’s Kingdom, may we extend the lavish riches this blessing offers to all who seek the Holy One, and may we receive the depth of it for ourselves that we may fully appreciate and understand God’s ways.