As I sit and write this letter, the Dobbs case is being argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The politics of abortion is front and center in the public square. There is an air of anticipation and hope, for change, among all who champion the cause of life.
And yet, whatever the outcome of this case, we know that no court decision or act of Congress can conquer the culture of death. Our hope lies elsewhere, with the cause of another mother and child — She who brought Him into the world on a cold December night, and He, who will destroy death forever.
The real task at hand is changing hearts.
During this Advent season, with great hope and joy we prepare for the birth of our Savior whose name is called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). At the same time we recall a Holy Family without shelter and turned away by the innkeeper — a man and his pregnant wife left out in the cold carrying a baby who would be born in a stable and sleep in a trough.
At Divine Mercy Care and Tepeyac OB/GYN we encounter this holy family each and every day in the patients we serve. We are moved to fulfill the command that Mary, our Mother, gave to me so many years ago — to practice excellent medicine, to see the poor every day, and to follow the teachings of her Son.
The life-affirming medicine we practice at Tepeyac is about doing no harm, to be sure. As an OB/GYN practice we recognize the dignity of two patients — mother and child. We will not stop a beating heart. We believe in natural fertility awareness. We support mothers who carry to term babies who face life-threatening diagnoses. We recognize miscarriage as the loss of a child, not just a pregnancy, and provide support accordingly. We know how to perform abortion pill reversal. But life affirming medicine is even more than these practices. It is also about relationships. It is collaboration and cooperation and communion between patients and providers. It means meeting women where they are and accompanying them on their journey in sickness or in health, in good times or in bad, in all the joy and sorrows of life.
As a pro-life practice, a deep commitment to the underserved is central to our mission. In this way our hybrid model of health care is utterly unique. About two-thirds of our patients are insured and pay for their care. On behalf of the rest of our patients, we beg, with deep humility, for their needs and ask you, our supporters, to give alms as sacrificial gifts of love.
As as we prepare ourselves to meet the newborn King, I want to express my gratitude for your commitment to building a culture of life and ask you to consider a gift to Divine Mercy Care as you discern your year-end giving priorities.
As we imagine the possibility of a post-Roe world, I believe that our model of merciful, life-affirming medicine will be more important and more in demand than ever before. Together, all of us — the patients, the providers, and the patrons of Divine Mercy Care and Tepeyac OB/GYN — are cooperating to fulfill the Great Commandment and our great commission to love one another as we are beloved by God. We are helping to renew the face of medicine. It is radical and revolutionary and counter to almost everything that the modern medical establishment espouses. It is certainly not a profitable business model. It is merciful medicine grounded in both science and faith. It is what Tepeyac was made for — and it is the true path to making abortion unthinkable in our world.
Under Her Mantle and in His Mercy,
Dr. John Bruchalski
