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.
May 10, 2016
As America continues to become more me-centered, utility focused, and organized around the needs of the self, we are losing one of the most important and essential elements required to sustain a rich and vibrant country that nurtures and enriches its members. We should appreciate the fact we’ve created a technologically-driven society capable of remarkable achievements. But we should mourn the fact that we’re becoming a
May 3, 2016
Pharmacists should not be forced to abandon the right of conscience. Recognizing the importance of this issue, 38 professional pharmacy associations, including the American Pharmacists Association, 43 members of Congress, 449 Catholic bishops from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), more than 4,600 individual healthcare
May 3, 2016
Mercy has a story to tell. It’s a familiar story—and a Catholic story. For this reason, it is not surprising that Pope Francis has singled out Jesus’s parables as the narrative arc for this Jubilee Year of Mercy. Mercy is so tied to the concept of story that to understand mercy is to understand story, say those in the know about such things.
April 28, 2016
While many Catholic business leader strive to adhere to Catholic principles in their work, running a Catholic business with a specifically Catholic goal is a truly golden opportunity to integrate a profound sense of mission with a good job, well done.
For this reason, Catholic businessman Dag Syversen (pictured left), founder and owner of Canterbury Pilgrimage & Tours of Bedford, NH, feels doubly blessed in his work. Catholic Business Journal spoke with Syversen about the challenges and uniquely
April 19, 2016
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RE: “Papal Infallibility and Contraception for Difficult Times,” by David G. Bjornstrom
April 19, 2016
Alliance Defending of Freedom (ADF) reports that a U.S.
The world seems to be taking great interest lately in speculating about whether Pope Francis will change the Church’s position on birth control, especially in light of recent worries that babies born from women with the Zika virus might suffer birth defects.
April 5, 2016
An estimated 2,000 mourners attended Mother Angelica’s funeral Mass at the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, 45 miles north of Birmingham. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia said the Mass, joined by the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, as well as….
April 5, 2016
April 1, 2016
Jeremy Tate, president and founder of Maryland-based Classic Learning Initiatives, today announced the public launch of a new, highly praised college entrance exam, the CLT exam.
March 28, 2016
Like that proverbial journey of a thousand miles, the distance between a soul and God’s mercy can often be measured in steps.
It’s no accident that, as members of “the pilgrim church on earth,” Catholics have had a proclivity to pilgrimage—and more so than ever during this Jubilee Year of Mercy.
March 22, 2016
Former prisoner John Krause started Big House Beans in Antioch, CA, as a way to share his passion for java and his own testimony of hope with fellow inmates looking for a good word (and a hot cup of Joe) after time spent. Catholic Business Journal finds out how Krause grew Big House from a small venture with a big heart to a robust business with a bold
March 18, 2016
Reggie Littlejohn, President of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers, spoke at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women yesterday evening.
March 15, 2016
The daily reflections by Mathew Kelly and the other individuals at Dynamic Catholic have made for a most enjoyable Lent to draw ourselves closer to Jesus. I was particularly struck by Mathew Kelly’s reflection on “Forgiveness.” We each know that we are imperfect and need God’s forgiveness of our sins. What was so striking was the statement that God forgives me, but God even fo
While economic output is commonly known as the GDP (gross domestic product) of nations and is the key metric for measuring productivity or output of economies, it is God’s divine providence (what I’d call real GDP) that truly governs the ultimate outcome of any world economic scenario.
March 15, 2016
The Name of God is Mercy, by Pope Francis, led Publisher Weekly‘s Religion Nonfiction list for February, selling nearly 4,000 copies during the month. The book features the Pope’s interviews with Vatican reporter Andrea Tornielli that capture vignettes and memories a
March 9, 2016
And gets to the heart of what Catholic education really is….Read More>>
March 9, 2016
Pope Francis wants mercy—and he wants it now. So to make sure this mercy happens, the Holy Father has taken an extraordinary step
March 4, 2016
As the Eternal Bride of Christ, the Catholic Church never stops working for the salvation of souls.
And on March 5-6, Catholic dioceses around the world will be working for such souls, literally, around the clock.
In the official announcement for the Year of Mercy, the Holy Father called for a “24 Hours for the Lord” and Catholic dioceses around the world are taking up the call by throwing open the confessional doors for an entire day.
Catholic Business Journal spoke with Catholic priests who are