TRAVEL, SONGS, ANSWERS AND GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA AND OUR LIVES

CBJ Editors July 21, 2016

Pat and I have successfully completed a grandson’s high school graduation trip for Colton, with Hunter standing in for Chase who instead entered High Point University in North Carolina for summer school. Pat and I decided after taking granddaughter Morgan to London that seeing the National Parks in America would be our destination for grandchildren after each high school graduation.

FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: Carly Fiorina, Cardinal Dolan, Little Sisters of the Poor

CBJ Editors July 19, 2016

Exclusive to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas Loarie, reporting from the Napa Institute. Carly Fiorina, in conversation with Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B Anthony List, stated that she hoped Donald Trump follows through on his vow to “blow things up in Washington D.C.,” adding

NAPA INSTUTE: Dr. Robert George: We Are in Trouble…We are Now “Ghosts in a Machine”

CBJ Editors July 19, 2016

Special to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas Loarie, reporting on the Napa Institute – Princeton Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Dr.

What Happened in Nice?

CBJ Editors 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.

FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: MEL GIBSON, BISHOP BARRON AND MORE TIDBITS…

CBJ Editors July 12, 2016

More wonderful insider tidbits from the Napa Institute conference which ended Sunday afternoon, thanks to Catholic Business Journal’s on-site reporter, columnist and senior editorial advisor, Thomas M. Loarie. These wonderful tidbits involve Mel Gibson, Bishop Barron and more….

Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” Previewed at the Napa Institute

LIVE FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: George Weigel: American Exceptionalism is Under Attack

CBJ Editors July 9, 2016

Weigel Keynote Opens 6th Annual Napa Institute with an insightful exposé that American Exceptionalism is Under Attack. (for daily tweets from the floor of the Napa Institute, go to www.Twitter.com/CatholicBizNews – @CatholicBizNews)

NAPA, CA, July 8, 2016 – American author and political and Catholic social activist, George Weigel, opened the 6th Annual Napa Institute here yesterday. The theme of this year’s Institute is “Authentic Catholicism.” Weigel began by showing how “American Exceptionalism” has not been a fantasy but a reality.

“One can see it in our daily lives,” Weigel said. “We have been a

Institutionalization vs. Bureaucracy

CBJ Editors 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?

HAPPINESS, VISION AND QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

CBJ Editors June 29, 2016

The month of June has brought several events that have given me happiness and joy. June 11 was one of those milestone year birthdays for my wife, Pat, and celebrating with family was most important. Two grandsons, Chase and Colton, graduated from high school. Then Father’s Day brought a wonderful opportunity to be with my three sons, their wives and 9 of our 16 grandchildren.&

Brexit Vote: From a Catholic Brit and Historical Perspective

CBJ Editors 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.”

Houston Court Dismisses Indictment Against David Daleiden for Videos That Expose Human Trafficking of Aborted Babies in Texas

CBJ Editors 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…

CBJ Editors 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

How Does Planned Parenthood Get $500 Million Taxpayer Money a Year?

CBJ Editors June 13, 2016

Wouldn’t it be great to have the federal government—U.S. taxpayers, that is—give your business or nonprofit organization a whopping $500,000 MILLION, free and clear, every year?!!!

Nice, if you can get it, right?! Well, it really is true, Planned Parenthood is that nonprofit. It’s no

Something Evil This Way Cometh: June 9

CBJ Editors June 8, 2016 1 Comment

One California doctor eager to help people commit suicide if they want to do so, and if they meet certain, rather subjective, qualifications, has his clinic ready to open on the date the CA law goes into effect on Thursday,June 9, 2016. Interestingly, the new California Suicide Law became law in large part thanks to

Intelligent Life and Darwin’s Lesser Known Colleague

CBJ Editors June 8, 2016

Many people, including most scientists, teachers, and people educated in the public school system over the past 30-40 years, believe in the THEORY of evolution and place Charles Darwin on an untouchable pedestal. Yet, his close evolutionary cohort and friend, Alfred Wallace (1823-1913), declared emphatically and conclusively that there is no intelligent / significant life

District 221: The Hangman’s Noose Consequence of Accepting Federal Funding

CBJ Editors 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

Illinois Bishop Speaks Out about Transgender Bathrooms and Common Sense

CBJ Editors May 31, 2016

In a video message to the faithful, Springfield, Illinois Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, a well-known defender of Catholic orthodoxy, said transgender activists have turned “common sense…on its head in our culture” by insisting that subjective feelings about gender be given preference over biological reality.

800th Anniversary of Dominicans Yields Record-Number Ordinations, and much more…

CBJ Editors 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.

A BLESSED HOLY YEAR VISIT TO ROME

CBJ Editors May 26, 2016

(Please Note: In this very special article, Catholic Business Journal has linked each site and book mentioned. It’s worth clicking on the links to get a robust sense of the magnificence of this pilgrimage to Rome.—ed.)

We had high excitement and expectations as Pat and I prepared for our Rome adventure with our dear friends,

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR WIN BIG ONE FOR FREEDOM! FINALLY!

CBJ Editors 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

BOOK REVIEW: Making Your Mind Magnificant

CBJ Editors May 10, 2016

Learn how the mind uses “Okay” and “I Don’t Care” to keep us from reaching our potential. In a nutshell, Making Your Mind Magnificant, by Steven Campbell, is the best book in years on how to change one’s life.

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