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“Our vocation is to go and enflame the hearts of men, to do what the Son of God did, He Who brought fire into the world to set it alight with ...
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“… Follow My leadership; if you do not trust yourself, place your trust in Me. See, I am walking ahead of you along this fearful road.” – St. Thomas More, ...
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God has created me to do Him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission… I am ...
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The worlds of faith and business often eye each other with suspicion— as if one would rob the other of something essential to it. But in reality, pitting the two ...
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The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul.The Lord will guard your coming and goingBoth now and forever. -Psalm 121: 7-8 The U.S. Travel Association ...
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Not too long ago, we discussed five business books that every Catholic leader should read. In this follow-up post, we’ll look at five more books of merit— five influential books ...
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Not all places and buildings are created equal. Some are created with special attention to the moral dimensions of man, his ability to long for the transcendent, and some better ...
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“All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, ...
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“There was once a little man called Niggle, who had a long journey to make. He did not want to go, indeed the whole idea was distasteful to him; but ...
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Marc Chagall’s White Crucifixion, which is reportedly one of Pope Francis’ favorite works of art, unites a crucifix with imagery of one of the greatest abuses against human dignity in ...
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Even before he became Pope John Paul II, work was a major theme in Karol Wojtyla’s life, a theme that weaves through his poetry. Wojtyla wrote poems about quarry workers, ...
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In this and the next few blog posts, we will be looking at St. John Paul II’s encyclical Laborem Exercens, honing in on some of the saint’s key insights and ...
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Visiting California’s missions is a beautiful experience. The unique characteristics of each mission are striking, from the swallows of San Juan Capistrano to the lonely ruins of Nuestra Senora de ...
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Especially in an age where we are required to spend an increasing amount of time in front of screens and pixels, it can be restorative to pick up a book ...
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The notion of Six Degrees of Separation suggests that each of us is separated from everybody else on the planet by only six degrees of separation, or even less. In ...
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“When we contemplate the whole globe as one great dewdrop, striped and dotted with continents and islands, flying through space with other stars all singing and shining together as one, ...
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Have you ever found yourself in such a state of frenzy to get your work done that you pulled an all-nighter? Have you ever stopped eating, except for pop-tarts while ...
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"Love for others, and in the first place love for the poor, in whom the Church sees Christ in himself, is made concrete in the promotion of justice." St. John ...
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In an article published back in 1991, Mary Ann Glendon warned, “A tendency to frame nearly every social controversy in terms of a clash of rights (a woman's right to ...
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Smoking marijuana in one’s room, watching pornography secretly, cheating a tax system… how do these actions affect community? To what extent I am called to participate in community and how ...
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To engage the culture means to communicate with it in order to communicate to it. To engage the culture we need to understand the principles of thought that allow for ...
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Jessica Powers was a twentieth century Wisconsin poet who eventually became a Carmelite sister. During her religious life, she continued to write, penning poems with an appreciable blend of clarity ...
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The old adage goes that a man wanted to figure out why he was so busy, but he just didn’t have the time to do it. Do you feel the ...
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“My true personality will be fulfilled in the Mystical Christ in this one way above all: that through me, Christ and His Spirit will be able to love you and ...
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The Power of Silence by Cardinal Sarah suggests that noise has become a dictator in the modern world, and we need to intentionally and perhaps even violently remove ourselves from ...
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Isn’t it surprising that monks could have something to teach busy modern people about how to live their busy modern lives well? But it’s true. The timeless truths about human ...
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“I used to try to take each day as it came… You know, live one day at a time,” Charlie Brown says to Linus in one Peanuts comic strip. “My ...
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Our work life focuses us very much on efficiency and productivity. This often makes us feel relative to our work instead of seeing work as relative to us and to ...
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There just doesn't seem to be enough time to do it all, right? How do you choose between spending time on work, family, personal prayer, or friendship? Let’s look at ...
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“The patient and humble endurance of the cross, whatever nature it may be, is the highest work we have to do.” – St. Katherine Drexel Can social activism and the ...
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Faith, work, and family require a variety of different decisions, which can make the spheres feel quite distinct, quite disintegrated from each other. Yet all things are connected, close and ...
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“At the end of our life, we shall all be judged by charity.” – St. John of the Cross All of us seek to live a cohesive life, where our ...
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Grit: “Firmness of mind or spirit.” “Unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger.”— Merriam Webster. Warren Buffet apparently drinks about five cans of Coca-Cola a day. Reportedly he ...
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St. John Bosco experienced a series of visionary dreams during his lifetime. In one of them, he saw a vast ocean with fleets of enemy ships in it, all battling ...
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“Let us make best use of the fleeting moments. They will not return.” –St. Marianne Cope A saint who practically defines for us what it means to be a missionary ...
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To dare. “To have sufficient courage.” “To have the courage to contend against, venture, or try.” – Merriam Webster. Daring is a strong word. What does it call to mind ...
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Vision: “The act or power of seeing.” “A manifestation to the senses of something immaterial.” –Merriam Webster. What are the qualities that a missionary evangelizer needs to be effective in ...
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“The union of my soul with God is my wealth in poverty and joy in deepest affliction.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton As we examine the lives of saints who ...
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When Our Lord left this earth, he sent his followers with the mission to make disciples of all people: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19). Following ...
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What do monks, Olympians, and entrepreneurs all share in common? At first glance, it is the differences between the three callings that appear most starkly. Monks devote their life to ...
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Why is Apple so much more innovative than its competitors? Why did the Wright Brothers, not more qualified or highly financed flight students, make the first flight? Simon Sinek, professor ...
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When Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017, it did so because it saw potential in the union; the acquisition was an opportunity for a greater sharing of resources and more ...
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“In any situation, the person who can most accurately describe reality without laying blame will emerge as the leader, whether designated or not.” - Susan Scott Executive coach Susan Scott ...
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If you know your Latin, you’ll know that St. Homobonus’ name literally means “good man.” What a fitting name for a great, and underappreciated, saint! St. Homobonus is a special ...
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The Cabrini Shrine is situated in Golden, Colorado. The plot of land was negotiated and purchased in 1910 by a religious sister, Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, who wanted to use ...
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What characterizes the best leader, employer, or mentor you’ve had the opportunity to know? Likely the great leaders you’ve been most influenced by have been characterized by the catching force ...
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“It is certain that at the time of early Christians, no one covered as many kilometers as he did over land and over the seas, with the sole aim of ...
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What makes a person truly great? One way of measuring greatness is by desire or thirst. How much we want to get a new job or acquire a new skill ...
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The famous poet Robert Louis Stevenson visited the island of Molokai while sick with tuberculosis and described how he was struck at his island landing by the “abominable deformation of ...
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“I think baking cookies is equal to Queen Victoria running an empire,” Martha Stewart once said. “There’s no difference in how seriously you take the job.” Stewart may have been ...
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