Dr. Rosemary Buckle
Episode 103
18 JAN 2021
An orthopedic surgeon who sees a lot of athletes, she is an avid runner, not only having ran track in high school and college but she has done three IronMan races and approximately 20 marathons. In her college days she was also a student athletic trainer at Notre Dame. (Have tissues handy for her story about halfway through the interview.)
Notable guest quotes:
“Our Catholic faith was very important, sort of center, in our life. We went to Mass every Sunday without fail. We attended Sunday school from a very young age, all the way through high school. We ate dinner together and prayed before dinner every single day as a family. And so, the Catholic faith was front and center in our life.”
“I decided for Christmas that I would try to find a priest who could come to… my parents’ home and say Mass there for a very small group, there were just eight of us there. And fortunately, one of the Jesuit priests in town who doesn’t have a parish was able to do that and I think that was the highlight of my parents’ Christmas Day.”
“I have a brother who is also a very strong Catholic. He has a Catholic counseling service in Houston that’s a not-for-profit.”
“For a Catholic, Notre Dame is a place where you can immerse yourself in your Catholic faith and you don’t have to apologize for it. You don’t have to hide from it.”
“The swim part of the ironman (competition), which to me is the hardest part. It’s over two miles. It’s extremely solitary. You can’t see anybody, talk to anybody. And so, I would pray the rosary while I would swim.”
“As a Catholic, my whole life I’ve been a very strong believer in life, in the preservation of life. For whatever it’s worth I’m a very staunch advocate for life and I’m against abortion.”
“I know that God doesn’t ever give us something that we can’t handle. He gives us the strength and the courage to get through very difficult things.”
“I thank God for giving me the brains and the hands to be able to help people.”
“I just think that that’s a ministry and I’m able to help other people. And, believe me, I realize that. I couldn’t do it without the help from my parents, but more importantly, the blessing from God.”