FAMILY CATECHESIS
Presentation Series:
What Christ Suffered
with Dr. Tom McGovern
What to expect:
- See photos of the first hematidrosis patient from the U.S. and the skeleton of a newly discovered crucified victim from the Roman Empire.
- View a new crucifix, unlike any you have ever seen, designed by the author and German woodcarvers.
- Bring your questions and prepare for Holy Week in a new way!
Dates and times
Talk One
March 29, 2025 • 6:30pm
St. Peter’s Parish Pavilion
Agony in the Garden through the Way of the Cross.
Talk Two
April 5, 2025 • 6:30pm
St. Peter’s Pavilion
How to suffer well and attend to others in suffering.
Dr. Tom McGovern
Tom has practiced Mohs Surgery in Fort Wayne since 2000. He and Sally have been married for 30 years and have seven children who occasionally laugh at his Dad jokes.
He chairs the Catholic Medical Association Young Member Advisory Committee for students, residents, and young physicians in practice, and he loves speaking and writing about the intersection of faith and medicine.
After graduating with a B.S. in Biology from Michigan Tech and an M.D. from Mayo Medical School, he paid back his Army scholarship by serving eight years on active duty including two years of infectious disease/vaccine research and dermatology residency at Fitzsimons Army Med Center near Denver. Afterwards, he trained in Mohs surgery at Yale.
Tom loves co-hosting Doctor, Doctor, the award-winning official weekly radio program and podcast of the CMA that airs on the EWTN Radio Network. For enjoyment he runs, reads murder mysteries, travels, and photographs beautiful scenes and people (usually related to him:).
Becoming
Catholic
Becoming Catholic is one of life’s most profound and joyous experiences. Some are blessed enough to receive this great gift while they are infants, and, over time, they recognize the enormous grace that has been bestowed on them. Others enter the Catholic fold when they are older children or adults.