by Tepeyac Patient | Aug 23, 2019 | Pregnancy and Birth
To begin with, I’ve had epilepsy since 2009, when I had a grand mal seizure. Thankfully, it is well controlled and I have not had very many episodes since then. But what brought me to Tepeyac is directly related to my having epilepsy. Prior to getting married, I... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Aug 12, 2019 | Personal Story
Anne Chaloux’s involvement with Divine Mercy Care came a few years ago within minutes of her first appointment with Dr. Bruchalski. In their wide-ranging conversation she mentioned that she had worked on the National Cathedral’s Gala. He boldly asked whether she would... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Aug 5, 2019 | Personal Story
Divine Mercy Care helps coordinate the student rotations at Tepeyac as a project of our Medical Education and Outreach Program. For four weeks Jacqueline Ramirez came to Tepeyac OB/GYN as one of her core clinical rotations required to complete her studies for the... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Jul 29, 2019 | Personal Story
Interviewer: How were you approached to join the young-but-established practice that was Tepeyac? What persuaded you to say “yes”? Dr. Anderson: The simple answer is that my parish priest recommended I meet Dr. Bruchalski. The complete answer is far more... 
by Janet Morris | Jul 22, 2019 | Pregnancy and Birth
I recall that over 6 years ago, at age 41 when I was expecting my sixth child, my long-time spiritual director and confessor told me about a group of women who dubbed themselves the “49-ers.” These mothers were bearing their ninth children in their... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Jul 15, 2019 | Infant Loss, Miscarriage, and Perinatal Hospice, Pregnancy and Birth
Laura was a violin teacher; Brian, that unlikely combination of D.C. police officer and theology student. They met when Brian was moving out of their Alexandria, Virginia apartment complex and Laura was moving in. He asked her out for coffee. Over the next several... 
by Mark and Erin Voorheis | Jul 8, 2019 | Fertility and Infertility
He Said: Natural Family Planning, by Mark Voorheis I was 24 years old and facing the reality that I would be practicing the “art” of Natural Family Planning with my wife for the next 20-25 years of my life. I was not thrilled. I wonder which seemed like a more... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Jul 1, 2019 | Unborn Life
Before she married, Carole Tessier, then serving as a campus minister, fell in love with the mission and the vision of Dr. John Bruchalski and his pro-life creation, Tepeyac OB/GYN. Hearing him speak at a public event, she told herself he would be the doctor she would... 
by Burman Skrable | Jun 24, 2019 | Building Life-Affirming Culture
By Burman Skrable In early 1994 Dr. John Bruchalski moved to Fairfax, VA, intending to set up his own OB-GYN practice. He called it Tepeyac, after the hill where the Virgin Mary appeared to the humble Indian Juan Diego, and where Dr. Bruchalski had received his... 
by Divine Mercy Care | Jun 19, 2019 | Pregnancy and Birth
We can’t use their real names, their photographs, or any precisely identifying information. That’s how dangerous the situation is for them and for their loved ones left behind in the Old Country. They found help, though, at Tepeyac in their time of need. This is...
