It was heartwarming seeing people across America saying prayers, paying respects and giving tributes during the service at the National Cathedral to the character, friendliness and love of family of George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States. It caused me to recall my personal experience with 41 in April 1981 when he…
Our mission at the Catholic Business Journal is to help transform the business world for Christ. It’s an audacious, bold mission. But we don’t do it alone, nor could we. Our reach has grown over the years and today readers are located in every state in the U.S., and throughout the world—including Canada, Rome, Philippines,…
On the morning of November 14, 1921, just outside of Mexico City, a young man by the name of Luciano Perez Carpio entered one of the most important and sacred churches in the world bearing a bouquet of flowers. This was the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the shrine on Tepeyac Hill to which…
I recently came across a new book with a title that really caught my attention. Love Your Life, Not Theirs, written by a woman named Rachel Cruze. It addresses the idea that one of the primary reasons people take on so much debt in their lives is their tendency to compare themselves to others and…
A cardinal dispatched by the Vatican to Algeria has held an unusual beatification ceremony for 19 monks, nuns and other Roman Catholics who were killed during Algeria’s civil war in the 1990s. The ceremony, on Saturday in the western city of Oran, was the first in the Muslim world, according to Algeria’s religious affairs minister.…
Crisis— Americans like to think of themselves as living in a classless society, and historically this is largely, but not entirely, true, with a large middle class dominating the country’s economic, political, and social life. In the traditional social model, there was a small and moneyed upper class above the middle class, typically marked by its…
The odd timing of a few unanticipated deaths, a chance discussion with one of our radio hosts, and the inner reflections that come with colder weather and Advent readings has triggered a sense that now is a good time to announce our renewed commitment to more consistently adding another layer of depth and dimension to…
When Rocky IV hit theaters in 1985, the humble appeal of the original film had all but vanished. The first Rocky had nothing to prove: An unanticipated success, its total lack of presumption mirrored that of the unassuming, low-born title character played famously by Sylvester Stallone. The rest, of course, is history. Audiences fell in…
Crisis—It sounds like the start of a “shaggy-dog” story. So … there are these three Western Canadian bishops at a Catholic youth conference called “One Rock 2.0.” The bishops are prepping for a Town Hall, a “Q and A” session with a tough audience, 620 millennials aged 18-35, and the episcopoi are steeling themselves for…
Following a legal battle that has lasted nearly seven years, EWTN Global Catholic Network has prevailed in its lawsuit against the U.S. government over what has become known as the “HHS Contraception Mandate.” In an order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit published Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018, the court vacated a…
Timing the commercial real estate and development market is much the same as trying to time the stock market, or timing interest rates or housing values; many people try to do it- and most do it poorly. Commercial construction activity is in some ways like the overall economy; there are so many factors which can…
LifesiteNews—A group of Catholic sisters will be singing at this year’s National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the White House. According to the White House’s official website for the event, this American tradition dates back to 1923 when President Calvin Coolidge walked from the White House to the Ellipse park to light a 48-foot fir…
Jesuit ministry Loyola Press brings its mission of finding God in all things to Catholic Business professionals in its new partnership with Catholic Business Journal. As a Jesuit publisher since 1912, Loyola Press strives to publish resources that maintain their mission–to serve people, listen to their spiritual needs, and nurture their friendship with God and…
Jay Richards, a prolific author and a research assistant professor at the Busch School of Business at Catholic University of America, dealt with uniquely 21st century aspects of work, as he spoke to the situation of the human worker in an increasingly technological world during the week-long Napa Institute Conference in Washington DC recently. The…
Arthur Brooks, President of the American Enterprise Institute, delivered insight and inspiration at this year’s Principled Entrepreneurship and the Dignity of Work conference in Washington D.C., and orchestrated by the Napa Institute. But I was intrigued not only by Brooks’ talk, but also by the reaction of the young Catholic professionals at our table, as…
In this Catholic Business Profile, we could not imagine a better example of the vocation of a Catholic business leader—a person who daily lives and models for us the habits of servant leadership, complete trust and abandonment to Divine Providence, constant prayer even in work, attention to excellence in product content and delivery, humility, building…
CNA—Nov 8, 2018—Pakistani Catholic Asia Bibi was released from prison and moved to Islamabad late Wednesday as her family seeks asylum due to the riots and death threats following her acquittal of blasphemy charges. The mother-of-five had spent eight years on death row in Pakistan on blasphemy charges after she was accused of making disparaging…
CNA/EWTN News—The International Astronomical Union has voted in favor of a recommendation to rename the Hubble law the Hubble-Lemaître law, to acknowledge the contributions of the Belgian priest and astronomer Georges Lemaître to the scientific theory of the expansion of the universe. “To honour the intellectual integrity and the supremely significant discovery by Georges Lemaître,…
CNA—As negotiations begin on the annual United Nations humanitarian assistance omnibus resolution, the United States will remain committed to protecting the fundamental right to life for the unborn, a spokesperson for U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley told CNA. Each year, the United Nations drafts a resolution that outlines various priorities they would like to see member…
A staggering 36 million voters cast their ballots ahead of Election Day this year, setting the stage for much-higher-than-usual turnout for a midterm — and, potentially, big surprises on… Read more>> RELATED RESOURCES: Pro-life, pro-family voting guides and resources – for EVERY STATE! How and Why every election affects YOUR daily life – EXCELLENT! –…
