“Sound of Freedom,” an anti-human-trafficking film starring Jim Caviezel and made by Catholic filmmakers Eduardo Verastegui and Alejandro Monteverde, had a massively successful opening day in which it reached number one at the box office, beating out Disney’s fifth “Indiana Jones” installment, and raking in $14.24 million. “Sound of Freedom” had an overall production budget…
CNA—An historic prayer book belonging to the priest who protected King Charles II and helped save his life, has gone on public display at one of England’s famous stately homes. Father John Huddleston’s personal missal, which is almost 400 years old, is now on display at Moseley Old Hall, Wolverhampton which is situated in the…
Vatican News, CNA—The Vatican has published the names of those participating in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October, including laypeople who will be full voting delegates at a Catholic Church synod for the first time. The delegates are made up of representatives selected by bishops’ conferences and Eastern Catholic Churches, leaders in the…
The family of a man fatally shot on the campus of the Catholic University of America have disputed police statements that he was known to the gunman and that there was no threat to the wider community, while police say the matter is still under investigation. Max Emerson, a 25-year-old from Crestwood, Kentucky, was shot…
Martin Lindstrom’s Ministry of Common Sense is a refreshing and insightful book that shines a light on the inefficiencies and nonsense that plague organizations today. Lindstrom, a well-respected business thinker, expert in neuro-marketing, and one of the world’s most influential people, takes a bold departure from his usual subject matter to explore the loss of…
CNA—The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the First Amendment’s free speech clause protects a Colorado web designer who feared she would be prosecuted under state anti-discrimination law for her faith-based objections to designing websites that promote same-sex marriage or same-sex weddings. Lorie Smith, owner of the graphic and web design studio 303 Creative LLC,…
CNA—The pro-life movement could learn something from the New England Patriots and their future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick. At least, that’s what former Patriots tight end Ben Watson thinks. Watson, who officially retired from football in 2020 and currently serves as vice president of strategic relationships for the pro-life group Human Coalition —…
The following text comes from the textbook, All Ye Lands. Please visit our sponsor’s site for digital samples or to learn more about their beautiful history books for Catholic students — Cortés’ conquest of the mighty Aztec kingdom inspired another Spanish conquistador to find an empire of his own to conquer. His name was Francisco…
Discrimination complaint filed against Bud Light, Anheuser-Bush — Last week, America First Legal filed a federal civil rights complaint against Bud Light’s parent company, Anheuser-Busch (a division of InBev), for “illegal, racist and sexist hiring practices.” An interesting twist indeed to the recent marketing debacle that sent shares of the former #1 beer brand—once favored…
Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon, by William D. Cohen, is an outstanding book that delves deep into the history of General Electric (GE), its transformation into a corporate giant under the leadership of legendary CEO Jack Welch, and its subsequent downfall under his successor, Jeff Immelt. Page-turner from start to…
Will the Los Angeles Dodgers ever be the same? I doubt it. One of the most-storied sports brands in history is reeling. It’s the result of management’s foolish decision to invite an anti-Catholic hate group to an LGBT Pride night, then rescind the invitation after criticism from the right, only to re-invite the group after blowback from the left.…
Vatican News — “I encourage you to continue your efforts to contribute to a revival of faith in, and love for, the Holy Eucharist, the “source and summit of the Christian life.” With these words, Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the members of the Committee preparing for the forthcoming National Eucharistic Congress in the…
It seems that hardly a day goes by that another major corporation doesn’t pop up with some amazing demonstration of its commitment to the LGBTIQA+ agenda. InBev, owner of Anheuser Busch brand Current star of this phenomenon is Anheuser Busch – InBev, the beer company behind the Budweiser brand. Anheuser, formerly a U.S. company headquartered…
Don’t Miss this film on Catholic businessman Jimmy Lai—WSJ—Currently imprisoned by the Chinese government for pressing the case for freedom and democracy, the defiant entrepreneur and media mogul is the focus of a stirring, free-to-stream documentary. “It would be so boring just being a businessman,” notes the Hong Kong entrepreneur and media mogul Jimmy Lai,…
A proven guide on how to survive and lead during inflation — Inflation that we have not seen in 40 years is here to stay, with no foreseeable reduction in sight. It is not transitory. Best-selling author Ram Charan, whom I have known for 40 years, experienced the insidious inflation of the 1970s. So have…
CNA—A federal judge in Texas issued a much anticipated ruling Friday that, if it holds up in court, could take the abortion drug mifepristone off pharmacy shelves due to safety concerns and in doing so prevent over half of the abortions that take place in the country. U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s preliminary ruling found that…
Among the many articles on the murder of Ireland native, Los Angeles Bishop David G. O’Connell, Catholic Business Journal found the following article the Los Angeles Times to be the most to-the-point and informative, especially as one reads the full article to the end: A 61-year-old man who prosecutors said has admitted that he killed…
CNA—Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer of Atlanta dedicated and blessed his archdiocese’s newest chapel while on his way to catch a flight Monday. Airline workers and travelers flying through the busiest airport in the world can now spend time in the real presence of Christ thanks to the efforts of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s chaplains and…
Cake designer Cathy Miller has been vindicated in the California courts for practicing her Christian principles on the job. On October 21, 2022, attorneys from the Thomas More Society law firm brought home a First Amendment victory for the cake shop owner of Tastries, a popular Bakersfield, California, bakery that was targeted for abiding by…
For 30 years, Rede Marajó, a chain of highway service stations in Brazil, has built and maintained Blessed Sacrament chapels at seven of its gas stations and plan to expand to more of their stations. Janeth Vaz (in feature photo at one of their gas station chapels) is director of the company. Each of these…
