U.S. History:  Trump Rewrites the Book on Emergencies

U.S. History: Trump Rewrites the Book on Emergencies

“Washington’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic is upending one of the most durable patterns of American politics. Throughout history, national emergencies have led to a more powerful and centralized federal government and to the transfer of federal power from Congress to the executive branch. This time, the federal response rests largely on state and local…

Vatican Thanks Mainland China, Ignores Taiwan?

Vatican Thanks Mainland China, Ignores Taiwan?

Breitbart, Crux—Both China and Taiwan have donated masks and medical supplies to the Vatican in recent days but while the Vatican thanked China publicly it has kept silent over Taiwan’s generosity. As Breitbart News reported, on April 9 the Vatican issued a glowing public statement thanking the People’s Republic of China for donations of medical…

Highlights of SBA’s Updated FAQs on the Paycheck Protection Loans

Highlights of SBA’s Updated FAQs on the Paycheck Protection Loans

On April 8, 2020 (and again on April 13 and 14, 2020), the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued new “Frequently Asked Questions” providing clarifications regarding various aspects of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans established through sections 1102 and 1106 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act or the Act). The…

Our Gift to you: The Cross of Christ the Measure of the World, sermon by St. John Henry Newman

Our Gift to you: The Cross of Christ the Measure of the World, sermon by St. John Henry Newman

We at Catholic Business Journal wish you and your loved ones an especially blessed Holy Week and Easter Triduum during this unusual time in the world. The quarantine forces us to reflect on how much we take for granted—shopping when and where we want, full shelves, internet, hopping in a car, freely going where and…

Paris’ Cathedral of Notre to broadcast crown of thorns veneration on Good Friday

Paris’ Cathedral of Notre to broadcast crown of thorns veneration on Good Friday

CNA—Paris—One year after the world watched the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris burn, the Archbishop of Paris will display the relic of Christ’s crown of thorns for veneration during a Good Friday broadcast. “When Mary is at the foot of the cross, she knows that from the most absolute evil God can always draw a…

RARE EVENT: Shroud of Turin to be displayed via livestream on Holy Saturday amid pandemic

RARE EVENT: Shroud of Turin to be displayed via livestream on Holy Saturday amid pandemic

Vatican News, CNA, CBJ—Catholics around the world are invited to pray virtually before the Shroud of Turin on Holy Saturday, as the world struggles to contain the coronavirus pandemic. This rare public showing begins at 5pm local time (Turin, Italy) on April 11, 2020. It will be broadcast live on television and live-streamed on social…

‘Prayer has been the great source of strength to me’: Cardinal Pell acquitted, looks forward to Easter

‘Prayer has been the great source of strength to me’: Cardinal Pell acquitted, looks forward to Easter

CNA—After more than 14 months in prison, Cardinal George Pell said he was always hopeful about the High Court decision which acquitted him of all charges and released him from incarceration on April 7. Shortly after his release from prison, the cardinal told CNA that, while he had kept faith he would be eventually exonerated,…

Known Unknowns: Faith-Based Organizations and the CARES Act Loan Programs

Known Unknowns: Faith-Based Organizations and the CARES Act Loan Programs

April 2, 2020-See byline details at end of article—Bottom Line: The CARES Act contains two loan programs which could potentially impact faith-based organizations. As of this writing, there are significant unanswered questions about the impact acceptance of these funds would have on a recipient’s ability to pursue its mission and maintain its religious identity. We are…

Memories and Wisdom from 1918 Influenza pandemic survivors

Mrs. Edna Boone, interviewed in 2008  (click here for her story of what it was like during the 1918 flu pandemic)                          

Historic Moment: Britons re-dedicate England to Our Lady, more than half a million take part

Historic Moment: Britons re-dedicate England to Our Lady, more than half a million take part

CNA—More than half a million people took part Sunday in the re-dedication of England to Our Lady Sunday, organizers have said. The English bishops had originally asked Catholics to gather in churches and cathedrals for the re-dedication at noon March 29. They were forced to change their plans when the government imposed a lockdown across…

In Italy: Mayors take to social media and even drones to stop spread of coronavirus – See short video

In Italy: Mayors take to social media and even drones to stop spread of coronavirus – See short video

In Italy, one of the worst hotspots for coronavirus, mayors take to social media and, most recently, to drones, the latter of which was just approved by the Italian government. Italian Mayors Mince No Words in emotional pleas on YouTube (English translation included):                       Italian…

Coronavirus can’t stop Worship liturgy and services, but it sure Inspires Innovation!

Coronavirus can’t stop Worship liturgy and services, but it sure Inspires Innovation!

As mandates of quarantine rolled out across Europe, Asia and now the U.S., local parishes and religious orders scramble to find new ways to bring God’s Word and the Sacred Liturgy of the Mass to our ears and hearts. Many Catholic parishes and religious communities are live-streaming Masses. (see our extensive list here) But that’s…

“One last look of tenderness towards those who die alone”

“One last look of tenderness towards those who die alone”

C&L—Luca Salvi (see featured photo) works at the Alzano Lombardo Hospital in Bergamo, Italy, one of the hotbeds of the epidemic, where everything has changed—from the conception of work to relationships amongst colleagues. “What is happening makes us reflect on our consistency,” he says. For over thirty years, Luca Salvi, an orthopedic doctor, has only…

Friday, March 27: Pray with Pope Francis and receive Urbi et Orbi blessing, plenary indulgence

Friday, March 27: Pray with Pope Francis and receive Urbi et Orbi blessing, plenary indulgence

Vatican News—Join Pope Francis in prayer and receive his extraordinary “Urbi et orbi” blessing and plenary indulgence on Friday, March 27, at 6pm Rome time. (1:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. CT / 11:00 a.m. MT / 10:00 a.m. PT) Watch here at the appointed time listed above:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHI8bI0LWg Faithful across the world are invited…

Christ, Our Light in the Darkness: A Virtual Lenten Retreat with Cardinal Seán O’Malley

Christ, Our Light in the Darkness: A Virtual Lenten Retreat with Cardinal Seán O’Malley

Join Archbishop of Boston, Seán Cardinal O’Malley for this six-part retreat. Enter more deeply into Lent and grow in your relationship with Christ.  Click on any day you’ve missed to see the recorded video.  Click “Watch Live” at the bottom of this article to watch new session in real time. Virtual Lenten Retreat Schedule | 7 pm…

Quick Find: MASS, ADORATION, Spiritual Resources online – Exceptional List

Quick Find: MASS, ADORATION, Spiritual Resources online – Exceptional List

The following is a very short list of exceptional online resources for virtually attending Holy Mass and for virtually participating in Eucharist Adoration.  HOLY MASS  (For Eucharistic Adoration, scroll down) Vatican Mass:  EWTN – Sundays – Check your local EWTN channel for time(s) Vatican News Livestream: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YceQ8YqYMc)  St. Albert’s Dominican House of Studies, Western Dominican…

COVID-19: Decree regarding the celebration of the Easter Triduum

COVID-19: Decree regarding the celebration of the Easter Triduum

Vatican News— A Decree entitled “In time of Covid-19” (II), has been issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on Wednesday, 25 March 2020. The new document updates an earlier decree, dated 19 March 2020. It contains responses to questions it has received regarding the celebration of the Easter…

Catholic Business Journal joins CUA’s Busch School of Business and the U.S. Bishops in a Novena beginning Today

Catholic Business Journal joins CUA’s Busch School of Business and the U.S. Bishops in a Novena beginning Today

Catholic Business Journal joins and encourages our readers to join with us and with both Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business and the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) in a Novena to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during this pandemic. The novena begins today, March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.…

New Orleans Archbishop Aymond first U.S. bishop confirmed to have coronavirus

New Orleans Archbishop Aymond first U.S. bishop confirmed to have coronavirus

The 14th Archbishop of New Orleans, Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond, is the first New Orleans native to serve as archbishop in the 216-year history of the archdiocese. He is also the first U.S. bishop known to have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, Archbishop Aymond states: Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, I have been…

Ireland to be consecrated to Immaculate Heart for ‘strength and protection’ from COVID-19

Ireland to be consecrated to Immaculate Heart for ‘strength and protection’ from COVID-19

  On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation of Our Lord, at Noon, Archbishop Eamon Martin, Archbishop of Armagh and the Primate of all Ireland, will join with bishops and priests from throughout the island nation in consecrating the people of Ireland to the Immaculate Heart of Mary for strength and protection from the Coronavirus,…

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