Transforming Hearts Through Healthcare
Women deserve access to life-affirming medicine — doctors who provide compassionate care, recognize the dignity of the human person, and attend to the needs of the whole person, body, mind and spirit. Divine Mercy Care (DMC) is committed to helping all women access pro-life medical care. We partner with pro-life doctors to build the culture of life. We provide charity support to Tepeyac OB/GYN to ensure that all patients receive life-affirming care, regardless of their ability to pay. We are committed to helping educate the next generation of medical providers on our vision for life-affirming medicine.
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October 2024 Newsletter
October was Respect Life Month. Divine Mercy Care hosted a service in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Thank you to the families who attended the memorial service at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. We appreciate Fr. James Joseph from St. Leo's...
October 2024 Newsletter
October was Respect Life Month. Divine Mercy Care hosted a service in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Thank you to the families who attended the memorial service at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. We appreciate Fr. James Joseph from St. Leo’s and Reverend Jeff Schlenz from The City Gates Church for helping to lead the prayers for our service. Families were invited to light a candles and share anything on their hearts as we prayed for their children. Some chose to share their journey through loss. Others offered words of encouragement or prayers that were helpful or gave some solace. While the night is deeply somber, there is also great hope for children who only knew perfect love. Here is a beautiful reflection written by St. Francis De Sales that one family shared:
The everlasting God has, in His wisdom, foreseen from eternity the cross that He now presents to you as a gift from His inmost heart. This cross He now sends you He has considered with His all-knowing eyes, understood with His divine mind, tested with His wise justice, warmed with loving arms, and weighed with His own hands to see that it be not one inch too large and not one ounce too heavy for you.
He has blessed it with His holy Name, anointed it with His consolation, taken one last glance at you and your courage, and then sent it to you from heaven, a special greeting from God to you, an alms of the all-merciful love of God.
This prayer service is a part of Divine Mercy Care’s mission to witness to the value of life at conception, the need for trained medical teams to support families experiencing loss, and the importance of continued support for these parents. We are praying for those who have experienced a loss and invite you to join us at our next service.
October 2024 Newsletter
October was Respect Life Month. Divine Mercy Care hosted a service in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Thank you to the families who attended the memorial service at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church. We appreciate Fr. James Joseph from St. Leo's...
Dr. Bruchalski’s Memoir: Two Patients
Some of you know that I regrettably performed abortions in the late ’80s during the first two years of my residency. I wanted to serve women and be the very best doctor I could be, and I thought that meant giving women what they wanted–even if it was an abortion. But one day, my conscience pricked me.
I was trying to save a baby in one room and abort a baby of the same gestational age in the next room at a hospital in Norfolk, Virginia when things didn’t go as planned. I called the NICU to resuscitate the baby we intended to abort who was born alive and weighed just over a pound. The neonatologist sternly told me to stop treating her patients like tumors and reminded me I have two patients to care for.
Her words struck me to my core. I wondered if I had been practicing a double standard in medicine.
After an incredible spiritual experience and returning to my Catholic faith, I decided to leave abortions, birth control, and IVF behind for good. I knew I was called to practice-life affirming medicine and start Tepeyac OB/GYN and Divine Mercy Care. I grew dedicated to practicing an approach to reproductive medicine that respects female fertility, honors the dignity of unborn children, and offers care to patients regardless of their financial situation.
I wrote my story down so that others might know the same joy that I’ve found in Christ and in practicing life-affirming medicine. I want others to know that they are not beyond the Lord’s mercy and there is healing after abortion and regret. I want medical students to know that they can do what I did and walk away from the medical status quo.
I pray that my story blesses you in a small way. You can order your copy from Ignatius Press here.
Our Stories
“I was not treated as a charity case, but as an equal”
Tepeyac was my third OB/GYN office,” notes Elise, as she describes her journey to discovering life-affirming medicine. “The first GYN I visited asked me what birth control method I was going to use. When I mentioned I would use NFP, she asked, ‘What’s that?’ When I...
“I was not treated as a charity case, but as an equal”
Tepeyac was my third OB/GYN office,” notes Elise, as she describes her journey to discovering life-affirming medicine. “The first GYN I visited asked me what birth control method I was going to use. When I mentioned I would use NFP, she asked, ‘What’s that?’ When I explained it, she laughed and said it wouldn’t work. The second GYN I met with echoed the same general sentiment of doubt in NFP’s effectiveness.” The search for an OB/GYN who understood the effectiveness of NFP brought Elise out of Washington D.C. District to Northern Virginia. “I googled pro-life or NFP OB/GYN and that’s how I learned about Tepeyac.”
Become an Ambassador
We’re currently welcoming new Divine Mercy Care Ambassadors!
Our Ambassador program is an ongoing partnership between local churches and Divine Mercy Care. Ambassadors help organize events that educate their church community about the need for pro-life healthcare, increase awareness about Tepeyac OB/GYN, and raise financial support for Divine Mercy Care. If you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, contact: [email protected].
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Divine Mercy Care’s vision is transforming hearts through healthcare. Our mission is to advance pro-life healthcare through programs that support pro-life medical professionals, and ensure quality, life-affirming healthcare is available to women from all walks of life. Our primary program is Tepeyac OB/GYN, a pro-life medical practice. Divine Mercy Care’s financial support provides the resources Tepeyac OB/GYN needs to practice life-affirming medicine and make financial aid available to pregnant women in need.