(first published June 2017)—Having been a cross-country runner in high school and college, Dan McClory knows that going the distance is the most important part of any athletic endeavor. As managing director, head of equity capital markets and head of China markets at Boustead Securities, McClory knows the same is true in international banking. Since 2016,…
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
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.
March 9, 2016
Pope Francis wants mercy—and he wants it now. So to make sure this mercy happens, the Holy Father has taken an extraordinary step
March 4, 2016
As the Eternal Bride of Christ, the Catholic Church never stops working for the salvation of souls.
And on March 5-6, Catholic dioceses around the world will be working for such souls, literally, around the clock.
In the official announcement for the Year of Mercy, the Holy Father called for a “24 Hours for the Lord” and Catholic dioceses around the world are taking up the call by throwing open the confessional doors for an entire day.
Catholic Business Journal spoke with Catholic priests who are
January 19, 2016
What does it mean to be a pro-life business? Can Catholic business leaders be expected to uphold a pro-life mission while also maintaining a lucrative bottom line? Catholic Business Journal interviews several Catholic business leaders who excel in answering these questions.
December 19, 2015
And it came to pass, after the angels departed from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another: Let us go over to Bethlehem and let us see this word that is come to pass, which the Lord hath showed to us. (Luke 2:15)
December 18, 2015
And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered. (Luke 2:6). The hope of such good news from Washington and St. Lucia reminds us of the ultimate Good News – the birth of Christ himself as a man and our way to God through his death and resurrection.
December 17, 2015
…and laid him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn. (Luke 2:7) It is with this same sense of renewal that Catholics come to the manger – the stable where Christ was born more than 2,000 years ago. While not ideal, the stable was the first room in which our Savior lived when he came to earth, as 20th century Catholic Italian writer Giovanni Papini notes.
December 17, 2015
December 15, 2015
This is the first in a Catholic Business Journal exclusive five-part daily series of Make Advent Count: Five Ways to Approach the Manger — Christmas is a time of celebration and Advent a time of preparation. Often, though, the preparation is eclipsed by the celebration – and much consternation.
December 1, 2015
(See photo of Jonathan Abbamonte to left)… This past summer, the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) released a series of undercover videos showing, among other things, that Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and other abortion-related companies allegedly have been engaged in the illegal sale of baby body parts.
