Pharmacists, Bishops, Healthcare Providers Unite, Fight for Pharmacists to Be “Allowed” to Follow Conscience

CBJ Editors 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

YEAR OF MERCY: Storytelling and Mercy Intricately Linked — from Jesus, to Mel Gibson, to You

CBJ Editors 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.

CATHOLIC BUSINESS PROFILE: Dag Syversen

CBJ Editors 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

RECENT READER COMMENTS: April 10-18, 2016

CBJ Editors April 19, 2016

Below please find Reader Comments that were published, but for some technical reason may not be accessible to others. IT is working on it, but meanwhile, here are Recent Reader Comments:

RE: “Papal Infallibility and Contraception for Difficult Times,” by David G. Bjornstrom

US Commission on Civil Rights statement misrepresents commonsense state laws

CBJ Editors April 19, 2016

Alliance Defending of Freedom (ADF) reports that a U.S.

Papal Infallibility and Contraception for Difficult Times

CBJ Editors April 11, 2016 2 Comments

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.

Mother Angelica’s Funeral Draws More than 2,000 from Around the World…

CBJ Editors 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….

Famed Actor Jeremy Irons Against Abortion and Easy Divorce

CBJ Editors April 5, 2016

In a recent interview with British daily The Guardian, renowned actor Jeremy Irons voiced his opposition to easy divorce and to abortion, which he said is a sin and “harms a woman.”…Read More>>

NEW COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM RAISES THE BAR — CLT Exam Proves Superior to ACT and SAT in Content, Assessment, Delivery

CBJ Editors 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.

Pope asks us to Make a Pilgrimage in the Year of Mercy: An Insider Look at Why and Where

CBJ Editors 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.

Big House Beans brews up Hope by the Cup

CBJ Editors 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

REGGIE LITTLEJOHN TO UNITED NATIONS: FORCED ABORTION IS NOT THE ANSWER TO CLIMATE CHANGE

CBJ Editors 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.

A DAILY MIRACLE AND A PATH FOR LIFE’S PURPOSE

CBJ Editors 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

Divine Economics results in Real GDP: God’s Divine Providence

CBJ Editors March 15, 2016 1 Comment

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.

Pope Francis Makes Publisher Weekly Top Seller List

CBJ Editors 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

The Bishop Who Cuts Through Education Cliches

CBJ Editors March 9, 2016

And gets to the heart of what Catholic education really is….Read More>>

Extraordinary Step We Aren’t Hearing About: POPE COMMISSIONS HAND-PICKED MISSIONARIES OF MERCY !!!

CBJ Editors 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

Pope Tells Us to do this NOW: Meeting the Face of Mercy in the Confessional

CBJ Editors 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

Historic Surgery At Vatican Pediatric Hospital

CBJ Editors March 1, 2016

Or rather, it would not exist without Church funds, and is located beside the Holy See. Here, a heart operation not yet approved in the USA was done successfully…. Read More>>

7000 Business-People Gather To Hear Pope’s Advice