Science and Religion
August 22, 2016
As I celebrated The Feast of the Assumption on August 15th of this year, I couldn’t help but be reminded the day was considered a holy day of obligation until a few years ago when the American
Religious Liberty and First Amendment Rights Threatened in the Name of Gender Identity
August 9, 2016
Students from low-income families who attend, or want to attend, a faith-based college or university in the state of California (though other states are sure to follow) may have their eligibility to receive Cal Grants revoked if proposed legislation—Senate Bill 1146 (SB 1146)
Sad but Needed: Priestly Training for Massive Disasters
August 9, 2016
You know the scout motto, “be prepared” and the sage advice, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” But did you know that one priest in Washington D.C.
Decline in Olympic Viewership
August 8, 2016
It’s been interesting to read the various analyses about why the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Brazil experienced such a horrendous decline in viewership from previous Olympics. Neilson reported that viewership was down a whopping 35% from London’s opening ceremony in 2012.
Women’s Rights Without Frontiers FILES COMPLAINT AGAINST CHINA’S TWO-CHILD POLICY AT THE UNITED NATIONS
August 4, 2016
Women’s Rights Without Frontiers has filed an official Complaint against China with the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women,&
WYD 2016: Millions of Catholic Youth Return Home Inspired in Faith
August 3, 2016
First announced on December 20, 1985, by then-Pope John Paul II, the first official World Youth Day (WYD) was held in 1986, in Rome. Two successive popes have continued the tradition begun by Saint John Paul II and now, 30 years later, Pope Francis just wrapped up another international WYD, in Krakow, Poland (July 25-31). The next WYD will be in Panama City, Panama, in 2019.
Brutal ISIS Murder of French Priest Evokes Shock, Rage and Surprising Solidarity
August 2, 2016
Last week two radical ISIS members brutally attacked and murdered Fr. Jacques Hamel, bursting into the Catholic church at Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, forcing a Mass attendee to film their evil deed, as they slit Fr. Hamel’s throat and then took hostages. The shock is still raw. Fr.
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: Notre Dame’s Snead Says 2016 Presidential Election Will Be Culturally Transformative
July 26, 2016
O. Carter Snead, Law professor and Director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Ethics and Culture, spoke on the importance of this year’s Presidential Election.
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: Bishops Discuss Genuine Mercy in the Year of Mercy
July 26, 2016
In a PANEL DISCUSSION with Archbishop Bernadito Ausa (Vatican Observer at the United Nations), Archbishop Alexander Sample (Portland), Bishop Michael Barber (Oakland), Bishop Robert Vasa (Santa Rosa), this year’s Napa Institute BISHOPS PANEL focused on the topic: “Genuine Mercy in the Year of Mercy.” Mercy is at the heart of Pope Francis’
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: “Laudato Si” Hijacked by the United Nations
July 26, 2016
The Napa Institute’s 2016 array of speakers included Archbishop Bernadito Ausa, the Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations (UN), who delivered fascinating, insider-information regarding the topic of religion at the UN.
TRAVEL, SONGS, ANSWERS AND GUIDELINES FOR AMERICA AND OUR LIVES
July 21, 2016
Pat and I have successfully completed a grandson’s high school graduation trip for Colton, with Hunter standing in for Chase who instead entered High Point University in North Carolina for summer school. Pat and I decided after taking granddaughter Morgan to London that seeing the National Parks in America would be our destination for grandchildren after each high school graduation.
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: Carly Fiorina, Cardinal Dolan, Little Sisters of the Poor
July 19, 2016
Exclusive to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas Loarie, reporting from the Napa Institute. Carly Fiorina, in conversation with Marjorie Dannenfelser of the Susan B Anthony List, stated that she hoped Donald Trump follows through on his vow to “blow things up in Washington D.C.,” adding
NAPA INSTUTE: Dr. Robert George: We Are in Trouble…We are Now “Ghosts in a Machine”
July 19, 2016
Special to the Catholic Business Journal by Thomas Loarie, reporting on the Napa Institute – Princeton Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions, Dr.
What Happened in Nice?
July 16, 2016
A mere 45-seconds——yes, only 45 seconds—of sheer terror on France’s renown beach resort in Nice resulted in 84 dead, including 10 children, according to Paris prosecutor François Molins. Another 202 victims were injured.
FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: MEL GIBSON, BISHOP BARRON AND MORE TIDBITS…
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
LIVE FROM THE NAPA INSTITUTE: George Weigel: American Exceptionalism is Under Attack
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
Institutionalization vs. Bureaucracy
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?
HAPPINESS, VISION AND QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION
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.&
Brexit Vote: From a Catholic Brit and Historical Perspective
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.”
Houston Court Dismisses Indictment Against David Daleiden for Videos That Expose Human Trafficking of Aborted Babies in Texas
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.