Las Vegas Bishop Asks for Prayers, Offers Oct 2 Mass for Shooting Victims, Calls for an End to Violence
October 2, 2017
Catholic Beauty in the Heart of Hell’s Kitchen
October 2, 2017
The writer Flannery O’Connor, in her wit, did not think highly of local Catholic newspapers. They devoted more space to advertisements such as “Let a Catholic exterminator get rid of your pests” than to illuminating discussion of great issues.
The Latin Mass, Thriving in Southeastern Nigeria
October 2, 2017
UMUAKA, Nigeria — In August, under a bright blue sky and in front of 2,500 worshipers, Bishop Gregory Ochiagha performed the first traditional Latin ordination in Nigeria since the vernacular liturgy was introduced after Vatican II. Near the end of the Mass, the 86-year-old bishop nearly fainted.
NATIONAL COFFEE DAY DEALS: MOST COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL COFFEE DAY LIST ON THE WEB!!!
September 29, 2017
Not only is it the Feast day of the Archangels Michael, Raphael and Gabriel, September 29 is also National Coffee Day and International Coffee Day. ALL DAY. And, for some coffee hotspots, even longer. Here’s the best, most comprehensive list of National Coffee Day participant places, locations and deals…
CATHOLIC BUSINESS PROFILE: Michael Van Hecke, M.Ed., Founder and President of Catholic Textbook Project
September 28, 2017
It’s a commonplace in education that “a textbook is only as good as the teacher who teaches it.” But according to Michael Van Hecke (pictured left), a seasoned headmaster of a Top 50 school and the founder of the Catholic Textbook Project, sometimes an exceptional textbook can transform a good teacher into a better teacher—or even into a great
THE NFL’s LEADERSHIP BREAKDOWN
Every organizational leader of even average talent knows that an essential element of leadership is what we often refer to as “energy management.” In simplest terms, this means finding ways to instill positive energy in your employees and your customers while eliminating negative sources of energy, or at least re-channeling negative energy into positive directions…
The Standard of the Cross vs. that of the Crescent
By Fr. George W. Rutler, S.T.D. The current mania for tearing down statues and stifling free speech by cultural ingénues ignorant of history and logic, has reached a stellar absurdity in demands to censure “The Star Spangled Banner” on lame claims that it is racist. If ignorance is bliss, then those who indulge their revisionism,…
China’s coercive population control policy turns 37 this week
September 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.—China’s coercive population control policy turns 37 this week (September 25). The news media touted the Two Child Policy as having “abandoned,” “ended” or “ditched” the One Child Policy. However, forced abortion, involuntary sterilization, the monitoring of women’s menstrual cycles, and the sex-selective abortion of baby girls continue.
Mexico: Children Rescued from Collapsed School Building
September 22, 2017
God Bless Mexico!! In the aftermath of Tuesday’s powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake—as collapsed buildings, shock, devastation and the unimaginable pain of suddenly discovering the fate of lost loved ones transform parts of Mexico City and the surrounding region into chaos, prayers of gratitude, and even survival mode, nonetheless heroes and radical moments of
Beware Demagoguery in Unexpected Places and Persons
September 18, 2017
In 1912 the father of an old friend contemplated a political career. In his idealism he traveled to Chicago for the Bull Moose Convention of the National Progressive Party. Its delegates announced that they were “battling for the Lord” and that the campaign would be a new Battle of Armageddon.
Breaking Bad! Is Missalette Music to Blame for Shrinking Congregations?
Why has church attendance dropped off so dramatically in the last 50 years? There are a whole range of reasons, I am sure…but if you ask me, one of the main contributory factors is the music that is generally heard at Mass. And in my opinion, it is the style of music offered by the most common pew missalettes that is contributing most powerfully to that decline. I am talking about a
Why I’m Boycotting the NFL
September 14, 2017
It’s football season again and I’ve finally crossed the threshold. For years I’ve been threatening a personal boycott of the National Football League. During August, after much deliberation, I took the leap. I will not attend any more professional games. Nor will I watch any professional football games on television, the internet, or through any other means. Before you jump to the conclusion that I’ve made an easy commitment simply because the Chargers have left San Diego, let
Finding a Roadmap for Serving Our Fellowman
September 13, 2017
September would normally cause lots of activity around children going back to school and recent high school graduates starting a new major phase of their life at college. Also, remembering the terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center and those killed on 9/11 in 2001. This year we have added the devastation caused by
Remembering 9-11-2001
September 12, 2017
Today we honor and remember those who lost their lives and the police, firemen, and volunteers who risked theirs in the terrorist attacks on 9/11. It is not widely known, but there is a Ground Zero Catholic Memorial at St.
Napa Institute 2017: Religious Persecution in U.S. More Widespread than Most Realize
September 11, 2017
(This is an especially critical read for all Catholics, especially Catholic business professionals. Please share with colleagues!—ed.)
Just weeks ago, the Southern Poverty Law Center absurdly labeled a number of Christian and Catholic groups–including, The Family Research Council, The Ruth Institute, the Alliance Defending Freedom and many more—as “hate groups” because they adhere to traditional views about human sexuality and marriage.
Just days ago, on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, Senator Diane Feinstein pronounced that Amy Barrett, a respected law professor at Notre Dame, may have excluded herself from a federal judgeship by virtue of being a faithful Catholic. Senator Al Franken then accused Barrett of
Get Your Priorities Right, it makes all the difference!
September 11, 2017
In the tumultuous eleventh century, seven monks including Saint Bruno formed the Carthusian order, dedicated to prayer for the serenity of souls, taking as their motto: “Stat crux dum volvitur orbis” — the Cross stands as the
Got Hacked? What To Do Now
September 8, 2017
If you use a credit or debit card, or do anything online, there is a good chance at least some of your personal information—birthdate, social security information, drivers license, bank passwords and more—were stolen in the July and August hack experienced by credit monitor giant Equifax. Not pretty.
The Solar Eclipse: A Symbol of Unity
September 7, 2017
While the world today appears to be consumed mostly by subjective truths based on individual experiences, opinions, and feelings; the universe delivers a different message through the eclipse, one of predictable and objective truth! There was nothing to argue about when two celestial bodies crossed in the sky, it was a symbol of wonder that stopped the world for a moment.
Weigel: “We Have a Fractured Moral Community…this is Lethal to a Democracy…We Must Own Our Baptism and Work to Heal the Culture.
September 5, 2017
Special to the Catholic Business Journal— NAPA, CA – Syndicated columnist, NBC News Vatican analyst, and Catholic Theologian, George Weigel, spoke to an overflow crowd on “The Next Great Awakening?” at the 2017 Annual Napa Institute.
Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors shut down beer production to can water for those affected by Hurricane Harvey
August 30, 2017
Jesus changed water into wine. Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors are changing beer production into canned water production to help Hurricane Harvey victims. God bless American ingenuity and ethical leadership! The companies did the same for Katrina victims not so long ago. Here’s the story: