February 26, 2010
Pray for my son-in-law to find the place God has for him to work so he can support himself, wife, and three children using his gifts, talents, and learned skills. He has been looking for a very long time. He gets second and third interviews but is never hired. May God show him what to…
January 9, 2010
by Steven Sims
Catholic News Service
COMBAT OUTPOST SPIDER MONKEY, Afghanistan (CNS) — Like all Marines, Cpl.
January 1, 2010
Nearly 100 Catholic business professionals, from all across the U.S. and several from Canada, made St. Louis de Montfort’s Consecration to Jesus through Mary on the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, January 1, 2010. Imagine how these individuals will impact their workplace, companies, families, and their other spheres of influence over the course of…
January 1, 2010
All of us at the Catholic Business Journal and The Catholic Business Hour wish you and your loved ones a truly blessed, prosperous and holy New Year!
December 17, 2009
by Marc D’Silva Empowering Women through Microfinance One Billion People Struggle to Survive on Less than a Dollar a Day Imagine trying to get through the day without spending more than one dollar. No latte. No newspaper. No taxi. Most of us living in the United States will never have to face such a daunting…
December 11, 2009
Researching how to best create an illumination of Our Lady of Guadalupe for an upcoming week-long workshop (Jan. 18 – 23, 2009) on the Techniques of Tempera Painting and Gilding, Chicago-based illuminator Jed Gibbons drew unexpected inspiration from the following description of Our Lady of Guadalupe found on this website: http://www.sancta.org/nican.html: Then he climbed the…
December 11, 2009
The following article was published by C-Fam (Catholic Family & Human Rights Institute). Because of the profound effects of abortion laws on our culture, our businesses and our societal sense of values and ethics, this powerful new report from the World Economic Forum is extremely useful and eye-opening. In summary, the report gives statistical fact…
December 8, 2009
Did you know that the Feast of the Immaculate Conception has special meaning for the Catholic Business Journal? We are consecrated under the patronage of the Immaculate Conception, imitating St. Maximilian Kolbe, a patron of modern communication, in his unwavering devotion to the Immaculata. Further, our mission is to encourage other Catholic professionals at all…
December 8, 2009
The Three Divine Persons imbue this sublime creature with all her privileges, her favors, and her graces, and with all of her holiness. The Eternal Father created her pure and immaculate and is well pleased in her for she is the worthy dwelling of his only Son. Through the generating of his Son in his…
December 8, 2009
It’s not too late to join nearly 100 other Catholic business professionals from around the country who are already wrapping up the First Week of the Catholic Business Journal virtual pilgrimage and Consecration, following the directives of St. Louis de Montfort and in solidarity with Chris Lowney’s Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future. Sign up below. …
December 8, 2009
Unbeknownst to many it seems, there are less than 420,000 Chaldean Catholics in Iraq, which equals 1.7 percent of Iraq’s total population. The Church in Iraq has suffered greatly at the hands of radical Islamic violence including the murder of priests such as Father Ragheed Aziz Ganni and two subdeacons on June 3, 2007 and…
December 8, 2009
Vatican City, Dec 7, 2009 / 11:42 am (CNA).- In a meeting with a group of Brazilian bishops on Saturday, the Holy Father warned of the dangers of Marxist liberation theology and noted its grave consequences for ecclesial communities. During the ad limina visit, the Pope recalled that “last August marked 25 years since the…
December 8, 2009
On November 20, 2009, a group of prominent and widely diverse Christian clergy, leaders and scholars released the Manhattan Declaration, a three-paragraph clarion call for Christians of all denominations to adhere to and defend, under any circumstance, their core principles—which are anchored both in divine and natural laws—regarding the sanctity of human life, traditional marriage…
November 21, 2009
In partnership with Chris Lowney (picture above) and his nonprofit, Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future, the Catholic Business Journal is launching its first-ever VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE, beginning on Sunday, November 29 (the first day of Advent) and ending on January 1 (the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary). Our Virtual Pilgrimage will follow the directives the…
November 21, 2009
I pray for my husband to find a meaningful job that will fulfill his need to create new businesses and be successful again, yet allow us to be close to family. Thank you Lord for all of your blessings and those to come.
November 20, 2009
The mad, relentless, reckless, crazed and frenetic race to force U.S. citizens to live without healthcare choice and instead to live within the tight constraints of an ill-conceived, hastily patched together, undebated, unevaluated, nationalized, government-owned and managed healthcare system continues on at breakneck speed. A Quick Recap The U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops and numerous…
November 20, 2009
We pray that Catholics will not be afraid to share their faith with others and also not be afraid to speak up for the truth of Catholicism in public. We pray that the Catholic social networking site MyCatholicVillage.com can be an instrument to help Catholics to share their faith.
November 3, 2009
Bryan, TX (LifeNews.com) — The director of a Texas-based Planned Parenthood has resigned her position saying that she has had a change of heart on abortion. The development highlights the powerful results ultrasounds have in convincing people of the humanity of the unborn child and the need to oppose abortions.. Abby Johnson (pictured above) had been…
November 2, 2009
November 2, All Souls Day, the one day in the calendar year that we Catholics pay special attention to critical need to pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. On this day, all Masses are offered for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and it remains a Holy Day of Obligation. To supplement what we hear…
November 2, 2009
“The only think necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” —English philosopher Edmund Burke The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a nationwide bulletin insert this Sunday. The message was clear: Tell Congress to remove Abortion Funding and Mandates from the health care reform measures. Currently, all…