Mission leaders help navigate clinical and operational challenges in their organizations through the lens of our Catholic identity, inviting all associates to understand their part in carrying out the mission. They come steeped in a deep understanding of Catholic social teaching and tradition, and the desire to help those working in Catholic health care to integrate the mission and values of the organization into every interaction with patients, families, caregivers, co-workers and the community. CHA supports mission leaders with a variety of tools, resources, programs and gatherings to stay informed and connected across our ministry.
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Ministry Identity Assessment
The Ministry Identity Assessment is a custom-created virtual platform designed to help members prepare for and conduct the assessment process. Features include document upload and storage, collaborative scoring tools and an auto-generated complete final report, including an action plan, in a template branded with your ministry’s logo.
Mission Articles
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November 2025Hospital Sisters Health System celebrations extend across ministries in Illinois and Wisconsin. -
October 2025Q and A: CHA's Darren Henson explores what Pope Leo's Dilexi Te means for those in Catholic health care
The apostolic exhortation invites all to reflect that faith and love of the poor are inseparable. -
October 2025At inaugural conference, California social and health care ministry leaders network, celebrate their work
CommonSpirit and Providence St. Joseph executives are among speakers, sharing the need to collaborate to help the poor and vulnerable. -
October 2025CHA prepares to help ministry address challenges to providing spiritual care
A member-populated council is exploring how best to take on chaplain workforce issues and many other concerns. -
September 2025In new movie Soul On Fire, Catholic health care has a starring role
Mercy Hospital St. Louis figures prominently in inspirational biopic about John O'Leary's recovery from horrific burns. -
Fall 2025Maryland's Total Cost of Care Model Aligns Health Innovation With Mission-Driven Care
A 60-year-old woman living with chronic conditions such as asthma, polymyositis, rheumatoid arthritis and depression sought emergency care due to worsening shortness of breath. Following her discharge from the emergency department, she continued to struggle with her symptoms while also navigating significant barriers to recovery, including food insecurity, lack of transportation and the need for home-based medical support. -
Fall 2025Findings From CHA Survey: Formation Reaches Deeper Into Ministries, Increases Demand for New Resources
Formation is widely recognized as a crucial tool for embedding Catholic identity and essential for aligning personal values with Catholic health care's mission," writes Shaikat Sen, executive vice president of HSM Group and lead researcher for CHA's nationwide study of ministry formation across its membership. Launched in the fall of 2024 to build on findings from CHA's 2022 Mission Leader Survey, the survey's goal was to discover members' activities and needs related to ministry formation. -
Fall 2025Place Human Dignity at the Center of Health Care Reforms
Health care in America is in need of a transformation. Average costs of care are consistently double those of other developed countries, while outcomes in the U.S. — like life expectancy, infant mortality and chronic disease management — fall short. Access remains a consistent issue with almost 8% of Americans, or 26 million people, without health insurance. Millions more are underinsured, causing them to delay or avoid care altogether. -
Fall 2025Mission - Weaving Foundational Mission-Related Competencies Into Workplace Expectations
At Catholic Health, we stand at a pivotal moment, charged with leading with clinical excellence and a sacred purpose rooted in the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. -
Summer 2025Called To Be Witnesses of Hope
The Vatican’s Year of Jubilee, themed Pilgrims of Hope, began this past Christmas Eve and continues until the celebration of Epiphany on Jan. 6, 2026. This tradition of celebrating a jubilee year traces its roots to the Jewish custom of observing a jubilee every 50 years, during which enslaved people and prisoners would be freed, debts forgiven and God’s mercy made manifest.
Season 5: Episode 11 - Building a Culture of Mission and Innovation Pt. 2
In this second part of the discussion, Joe Kelly discusses the steps Mercy has taken to protect patient privacy, highlights partnerships that have kept them on the cutting edge and explains how Mercy’s foundresses act as a guiding light for his team as they move forward.
To listen to the first part of this discussion, click here.
Season 5: Episode 10 - Building a Culture of Mission and Innovation Pt. 1
Catholic health care providers face a unique challenge – synthesizing the realities of their unique mission and the need to be technologically innovative. How do you faithfully follow the call to continue Jesus’s healing ministry and be as forward-thinking as possible?
Joe Kelly, Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer at Mercy, joins the show for a two-part episode. In part one, Kelly discusses his journey to the current role he occupies, how Mercy’s mission colleagues play a role in the organization’s perspective on data, and a Biblical parable that has proved to be a rich, theological foundation for their team to build on.