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
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
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?
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.&
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.”
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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,
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
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