By Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted The famous Russian author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spent nearly 50 years studying the history of the bloody revolution that took the lives of some 60 million of his countrymen. In the process, he read hundreds of books, collected personal testimonies and wrote volumes on the Communist Revolution in Russia. This…
January 1, 2010 Nearly 100 Catholic business professionals, from all across the U.S. and several from Canada, made St. Louis de Montfort’s Consecration to Jesus through Mary on the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary, January 1, 2010. Imagine how these individuals will impact their workplace, companies, families, and their other spheres of influence over the course of…
December 8, 2009 The Three Divine Persons imbue this sublime creature with all her privileges, her favors, and her graces, and with all of her holiness. The Eternal Father created her pure and immaculate and is well pleased in her for she is the worthy dwelling of his only Son. Through the generating of his Son in his…
November 21, 2009 In partnership with Chris Lowney (picture above) and his nonprofit, Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future, the Catholic Business Journal is launching its first-ever VIRTUAL PILGRIMAGE, beginning on Sunday, November 29 (the first day of Advent) and ending on January 1 (the Feast of the Solemnity of Mary). Our Virtual Pilgrimage will follow the directives the…
October 3, 2009 Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen. For quite some time, I have had a desire to write about my…
July 14, 2009 In talking with a friend a while back, we figured out that if you start the Consecration to Mary today (July 14) — the St. Louis de Montefort one is the most popular one and the one that St. Maximillian Kolbe used originally, then you’ll end up making your Consecration on the Feast of the…