Ronald J. Tremblay has served as Vice President and Chief Mission Integration Officer for Ascension St. John for three years. Ron joined healthcare nine years ago as a Chaplain after serving as a Pastoral Minister (JR & Sr Youth Ministry, DRE & Sacramental Prep, chaplain for Marquette School and ECDC, marriage prep, Music Ministry for 5pm Sunday C.R.E.W.) at Christ the King for over 18 years. He holds a Masters in Counseling from Oklahoma State University, and Masters in Divinity from the University of St. Mary of the Lake, Chicago, Illinois. Currently Ron oversees Mission Integration for the Oklahoma Ministry Market of Ascension including Ethics, Associate Formation and Spiritual Care. He also has responsibility for Ascension St. John’s Human Trafficking Response efforts, their DEI work known as ABIDE and the Auxillury/Volunteer program. Originally from Minnesota, Ron is an Eagle Scout, and served as a reservist in the Minnesota Army National Guard for ten years. He has been married to his wife, Susan, for 28 years. They have two children. Among other things he likes to read, bike, and hike.
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A Prayer of Unknowing By Thomas Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following Your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please You does in fact please You. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that, if I do this, You will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust You always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for You are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone. Amen. – Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude, page 79.
In the account of Matthew, Jesus’ mission fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah: “He took away our infirmities and bore our diseases” (Mt 8:17; cf. Is 53:4). Jesus’ healing mission went further than caring only for physical affliction. He touched people at the deepest level of their existence; he sought their physical, mental, and spiritual healing (Jn 6:35, 11:25-27). He “came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly” (Jn 10:10). The mystery of Christ casts light on every facet of Catholic health care:..." - Ethical and Religious Directives For Catholic Healthcare Services 6th Edition USCCB
