Sept 14: Constitution Day — Did You Know These Facts?
September 14, 2016
Recent Study Reveals Impact of Google Search on Shaping Culture, Opinions
September 13, 2016
Most of us allow Google to track us nearly 24/7—in our searches, our gmail, and in other ways. We don’t give it much thought, perhaps acknowledging that we don’t care if the auto-bots use the data collected to show us “relevant” ads. Yet a scientific study reveals there could be more than marketing behind Google search algorhythms and manipulations.
Reggie Littlejohn Calls the Opportunity to Work with Saint Teresa of Calcutta “Life-Transforming”
September 6, 2016
Women’s rights activist Reggie Littlejohn is known for her fierce work fighting forced abortion and gendercide in China, often through grilling speeches given before the U.S. Congress and the United Nations.
Everyone Deserves a Mulligan
September 1, 2016
Years ago, a gentle-natured, exceptionally intelligent and dry-witted college professor recounted his recent experience on a nearby public golf course. Early in the game, one of his golfing colleagues insisted that each player should be granted a mulligan (a “do-over”) on one score of their choice. Of course the one who suggested the idea had hopes of taking his mulligan on the last hole.
Science and Religion
August 22, 2016
As I celebrated The Feast of the Assumption on August 15th of this year, I couldn’t help but be reminded the day was considered a holy day of obligation until a few years ago when the American
Sad but Needed: Priestly Training for Massive Disasters
August 9, 2016
You know the scout motto, “be prepared” and the sage advice, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But did you know that one priest in Washington D.C.
WYD 2016: Millions of Catholic Youth Return Home Inspired in Faith
August 3, 2016
First announced on December 20, 1985, by then-Pope John Paul II, the first official World Youth Day (WYD) was held in 1986, in Rome. Two successive popes have continued the tradition begun by Saint John Paul II and now, 30 years later, Pope Francis just wrapped up another international WYD, in Krakow, Poland (July 25-31). The next WYD will be in Panama City, Panama, in 2019.
Brutal ISIS Murder of French Priest Evokes Shock, Rage and Surprising Solidarity
August 2, 2016
Last week two radical ISIS members brutally attacked and murdered Fr. Jacques Hamel, bursting into the Catholic church at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, forcing a Mass attendee to film their evil deed, as they slit Fr. Hamel’s throat and then took hostages. The shock is still raw. Fr.
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: “Laudato Si” Hijacked by the United Nations
July 26, 2016
The Napa Institute’s 2016 array of speakers included Archbishop Bernadito Ausa, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations (UN), who delivered fascinating, insider-information regarding the topic of religion at the UN.
What Happened in Nice?
July 16, 2016
A mere 45-seconds——yes, only 45 seconds—of sheer terror on France’s renown beach resort in Nice resulted in 84 dead, including 10 children, according to Paris prosecutor François Molins. Another 202 victims were injured.
Thomas Loarie Reports LIVE from the Napa Institute
July 8, 2016
Stay on top of talks and news from the Napa Institute conference going on July 7-9 with Tweets, photos and links from our on-the-scene reporter Thomas Loarie.
Institutionalization vs. Bureaucracy
July 1, 2016
Whenever I speak to a group of executives about organizational health, I explain that leaders must “institutionalize a company’s culture without bureaucratizing it.” People universally respond to this, most likely because they understand the painful impact of creeping bureaucracy. But what is it about bureaucracy that provokes such a reaction in people?
Brexit Vote: From a Catholic Brit and Historical Perspective
June 24, 2016
“Brexit debate; the EU referendum is a battle for Britain’s soul,” headlines a worthy article by William Cash in The Catholic Herald. “Again and again over the last century, the Establishment has been wrong. And it is wrong again today.”
It’s Not About Guns and It’s Not About Gays…
June 22, 2016
On June 12, 2016, in Orlando, Florida, an unspeakable horror took place. 49 dead. 53 wounded. Hundreds more daily haunted by the still-vivid memory of gunfire ripping through a nightclub, repeating, terror, fear, chaos. And now we all know that the killer spent time—took the time—to announce his evil deed on a cell phone, mid-massacre. With
Lucia’s Visions Designs Inc.
June 21, 2016
That we will stop getting persecuted for our beliefs and that we will be blessed with getting Catholic/Christian clients.
Houston Court Dismisses Indictment Against David Daleiden for Videos That Expose Human Trafficking of Aborted Babies in Texas
June 15, 2016
Judge Diane Bull’s swift dismissal of the bogus charge against CMP founder David Daleiden of trafficking human organs is the latest confirmation that the indictments from a runaway grand jury in Houston were politically-motivated all along.
What does Teaching History Have to do with Imagination? More than you think…
June 15, 2016
Catholic Textbook Project, the premiere publisher of history and social studies textbooks for Catholic schools, featured prominently at the 2016 Midwest Conference on Catholic Liberal Arts Education held June 13-14 at Holy Name School in Escanaba, MI, and sponsored by the Diocese of
District 221: The Hangman’s Noose Consequence of Accepting Federal Funding
June 1, 2016
Schools and school districts—including Catholic schools—that accept federal funding may want to rethink that age-old decision for easy-flowing government cash. There are strings attached. And recently those strings took on bizarre consequences that threaten student safety and
800th Anniversary of Dominicans Yields Record-Number Ordinations, and much more…
May 31, 2016
This year, 2016, the Jubilee Year of Mercy happens to also be the 800th Anniversary of the confirmation of the Order of Preachers (O.P.), the order founded by St. Dominic. On May 21, 11 men were ordained to the priesthood in National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington D.C.
LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR WIN BIG ONE FOR FREEDOM! FINALLY!
May 25, 2016
Finally. A serious reprieve for the Little Sisters of the Poor, who courageously have been fighting nonstop for FIVE YEARS against being forced to implement the Obama Administration’s HHS mandates that demanded the Catholic sisters to include anti-Catholic procedures such as contraceptives to their employees. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the Sisters last