As we start this new year, I cannot recommend this book enough—The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. As you probably know, Jim Loehr is a remarkable human performance psychologist, author of 17 books (so far), the founder…
For more than 50 years, in every-increasing numbers, young adults and youth have consistently braved travel and winter weather challenges to show up and walk in support of human life in the biggest pro-life walks—in Washington, D.C. and also for the past more than 20 years, in San Francisco, and in other pro-life walks across…
EWTN News—House Republican lawmakers unveiled a framework that outlines their budget priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes permanently defunding large abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. The Republican Study Committee, which is the largest Republican-aligned caucus in the House, published the framework on Jan. 13. The document is a starting point for crafting…
EWTN News—U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied knowledge of reports that his administration has restored millions of taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood. According to Jan. 13 report in Politico, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last month restored Title X funding to Planned Parenthood. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on…
The hidden cost of A.I.—and how John Paul II’s words 40 years ago can help us navigate it… In these early days of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV has made one thing clear: The responsible use of AI will be one of his central themes. It has me thinking about landscaping. Ten years ago, I…
Book Review of Joel Manby’s “Love Works: Seven Timeless Principles for Effective Leaders” Over the course of my career, I’ve read hundreds of books on leadership. Their frameworks differ, their stories vary, and their applications range across industries. Yet, the best of them share a common thread: whether stated explicitly or not, they are rooted…
Earlier this year, just like every year, the Church celebrated the feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle. Thomas, of course, is especially famous because he refused to believe in Christ’s resurrection until he, personally, saw the risen Lord (and put his fingers into the wounds He had suffered in the crucifixion). Once his requirements…
CMN, Vatican Media—Michael Bublé called meeting Pope Leo XIV on Friday “one of the greatest moments of my life,” adding that as he prepares to headline the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert for the poor, he hopes his example will encourage more people to speak openly about their faith. The Grammy-winning singer, known for his velvety…
CNA—St. John Paul II was the second-longest-serving pope in modern history with 27 years in his pontificate, and he was the first non-Italian pontiff since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI in 1523. Here are five ways St. Pope John Paul II changed the Catholic Church in lasting ways during the 27 years of his pontificate:…
Book Review: To Weep Like Mary: The Extraordinary Gift of the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, by Wincenty Laszewski As someone deeply familiar with the Marian apparitions at Medjugorje, I was fascinated to discover through this book the lesser-known apparitions in Kibeho, Rwanda (1981-1989), where Our Lady, calling herself “The Mother of the Word”, appeared…
CBJ-Today, October 7th, is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, a feast instituted in the 16th century in gratitude for one of the most remarkable, seemingly unlikely turn of events in human history—the Battle of Lepanto. Below please read a recounting of that battle culled from history and highlighting G.K. Chesterton’s poem, Lepanto.…
CNA—Teachers, coaches, and other public and private school leaders said their religious liberty was threatened in American schools at a hearing conducted by President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission on Sept. 29. Speakers said there must be a fight for schools to bring back the “truth” to protect students and religious liberty. Joe Kennedy, a…
CNA—Aug 15, 2025—The dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife and “co-president” Rosario Murillo in Nicaragua on Aug. 12 confiscated the iconic San José Catholic School in Jinotepe, accusing the school of having been a place where “coup-plotters tortured and murdered.” In a statement released by a media outlet aligned with the dictatorship, Murillo said that…
CNA—Pope Leo XIV has appointed Italian Archbishop Filippo Iannone as prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops, a department the pope himself once led. The appointment, announced Sept. 26, marks Leo’s first selection of a head of a major Vatican office since his election in May. Leo chose Iannone, a respected Italian canon lawyer and…
CNA-Rome, Italy—The Italian Parliament this week took a major step toward making the Oct. 4 feast of St. Francis of Assisi a national holiday. The Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Italy’s Parliament, voted to pass the bill on Sept. 23, with 247 votes in favor of the proposal and two against. Eight people…
Technically, AI writing tools are not classified as robots because they aren’t physical things. However, in the following article, I sometimes refer to them as “robots” because it’s the best I can do, for now, to explain my thinking. This is not so much a web tip as a meditation on something we’re all facing…
A few years ago, I sat down on The Mentors Radio with FBI Special Agent Steve Friend, a fellow graduate of the University of Notre Dame, to explore the source of his courage. Corruption vs. long-established FBI protocols At the time, Steve had become a whistleblower after observing deviations from established FBI protocols in how…
CBJ Note: Annunciation Catholic School has been serving South Minneapolis since 1923and is, according to their website, the only International Baccalaureate PYP Catholic school in Minnesota. CNA—After a pair of out-of-state school shootings in 2022 and 2023 shocked the nation, Minnesota’s bishops implored state lawmakers to provide security funding for local nonpublic schools. Now, two…
CBJ: As you read further, you will discover first-hand courage in young children amid a horrific tragedy and the Enduring Power of family faith and prayer, nurtured by good Catholic education… CNN—Before Endre Gunter was taken to emergency surgery to treat a gunshot wound to the stomach, the 13-year-old boy asked a surgeon to pause…
CNA—Pope Leo XIV recalled what the “life and witness” of St. Augustine means for Christians on the day the Catholic Church celebrates his feast day, Aug. 28. “The life and witness of St. Augustine reminds us that each of us has received gifts and talents from God and that our vocation, our fulfillment, and our…
