7303 N 112th St, Waverly, NE, USA
April 8 - 11, 2027
About this Retreat
Sister Mary Diana Dreger, OP, is a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of Saint Cecilia in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been practicing internal medicine since 2007 and currently serves at Saint Martin Medical Care. Sister Dreger has a rich background in education, having taught at the high school and college levels before discerning her vocation to religious life. She is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Aquinas College and has been involved in administration at Saint Cecilia Academy.
Sister Dreger is a member of the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) and has served on its Board of Directors. She holds a Master of Arts in moral theology and has been involved in various educational and medical capacities, including serving as a primary care physician and an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine. She is a member of the national CMA speaker's bureau and has presented hundreds of talks across the country and in Canada on topics related to education, medicine, faith, and ethics to high school, college, parish, clergy, and medical audiences.
Read her Curriculum Vitae from the CMA
Fr. Christ Kubat was ordained a priest in 1999. He is pastor of St Andrew, Tecumseh and St Mary, St Mary.
He serves as chaplain for Correctional Institutions, Hispanic Ministry, and the Catholic Medical Association.
Details of this retreat
A Conference & Retreat for Catholic Medical Professionals
Dual-track Conference: Thursday Apr 8, 7pm - Friday Apr 9, 6:30pm - will choose one of two tracks:
Catholic Women Physicians
My Catholic Doctor (men and women)
Silent Retreat: Friday Apr 9, 7:30pm - Sunday Apr 11, 1pm
The dual track Conference starts Thursday April 8 with a 6pm Optional Dinner, 7pm Rosary and Mass before the 8pm introductory talk. The day-conference is designed to foster fellowship, discussion and collaboration.
Friday April 9 the conference tracks conclude with a joint 6pm Dinner, 6:30pm Reception, then the silent portion of the retreat begins Friday night with a 7:30pm Talk and Mass.
View a Sample Schedule pdf.
As both a sister and a medical doctor, Dominican Sister Mary Diana Dreger embodies how caring for the sick is a core value of the Catholic faith. She hopes that all Catholic medical professionals attending the retreat will encounter Jesus in the gospels. "In his care for the poor, the sick, the suffering, Jesus invites us into an intimacy with Him by listening to His word."
Providing a referral network of faithful healthcare professionals and a unique financial model that aims to accommodate different healthcare payment methods, the mission of MyCatholicDoctor.com is to answer the call of Jesus Christ in Luke 10:9, when He said, “cure the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘The Kingdom of God has come near to you.'”
Medical Professionals who are not members of MyCatholicDoctor are still invited to join their conference track.
Through the conference and retreat, all Catholic in the medical profession and healthcare field are invited to grow in relationship with Jesus, in conviction of their values, and in how their faith informs the care they provide. As the Catechism says in 1509:
"Heal the sick!" (Mt 10:8) The Church has received this charge from the Lord and strives to carry it out by taking care of the sick as well as by accompanying them with her prayer of intercession. She believes in the life-giving presence of Christ, the physician of souls and bodies.
The retreat Mass and confessions will be led by Fr. Christopher Kubat, National Chaplain of the Catholic Medical Association. The retreat includes rosary, devotions, adoration, silence, meditation and reflection.
Our Lady of Good Counsel Retreat House offers a sanctuary of prayer and recollection on a spacious acreage near Waverly. There are 50 single rooms, each with a private bath.
We want our retreats to be accessible to everyone, please consider an additional donation, or contact the Retreat House to inquire about financial assistance or if your parish pays part of the cost. If the retreat you’re interested in is full, contact us to be put on a waiting list. A few double rooms are available upon request. Airport transportation to/from LNK or OMA is also available upon request.
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