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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Professor Andrew V. Abela of Catholic University of America gave the 9th annual Calihan Lecture on Oct. 8 at CUA's Pryzbyla Student Center. Abela spoke on "Consumerism, Subsidiarity and the Market." The Calihan Lecture is delivered by the recipient of the Novak Award, a $10,000 prize.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Legatus members were among those who received awards from the National Catholic Education Association at its annual gala on Oct 5.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Professor Andrew V. Abela of Catholic University of America gave the 9th annual Calihan Lecture on Oct. 8 at CUA's Pryzbyla Student Center. Abela spoke on "Consumerism, Subsidiarity and the Market." The Calihan Lecture is delivered by the recipient of the Novak Award, a $10,000 prize.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Legatus members were among those who received awards from the National Catholic Education Association at its annual gala on Oct 5.

Into The River is a collection of essays written by those directly involved in efforts to address poverty in developing countries. They emphasize a paradigm shift from poverty relief to wealth creation. Relieving poverty is a short-term solution.

One of the leading American Catholic intellectuals, Cardinal George offers deeply thoughtful essays in which he addresses the Church’s mission, life and goal. Weaving together intellectual insight and personal wisdom, he offers a luminous Catholic vision of communion, illustrating the Church’s relation to numerous religions as well as the secular world.

A decade after Spain’s conquest of Mexico, the future of Christianity on the American continent was in doubt. Confronted with a hostile government and natives wary of conversion, Mexico’s bishop told the Spanish king that, unless there was a miracle, the Americas would be lost.

Highlighting a little-known personal side of the Holy Father, Benedict of Bavaria places him in the context of his homeland. Explore the extraordinary brilliance of Pope Benedict’s mind and the universality of his vocation within the context of his identity as a simple son of his beloved homeland.

Fatherless takes readers on a journey inside Fortune 500 boardrooms and Madison Avenue screening rooms, behind one-way mirrors in America’s heartland and two-way screens in confessionals, to the peak of Ireland’s highest mountain and inside the Vatican’s papal dining room.

Donohue, president of the Catholic League, contends that disaffected liberals have deliberately set out to upend Judeo-Christian traditions. He writes that they’re determined to tear down the traditional norms, values, and institutions that have been part of American society from its founding.

Fluent in three languages, Fr. Marcel Taillon can’t say enough about the men and women he serves as chaplain. The former businessman says that his priesthood is enriched by his interaction with Legatus members. Earlier this year, he led members to the Legatus Annual Summit in Bermuda, then on a Lenten retreat to reflect on the mystery of suffering. The pastor of St. Thomas More Parish in Providence, Fr. Taillon is also the director of ongoing formation of priests in the diocese.

Francis was enamored by the romantic chivalry propagated by troubadours of his day. As a young man he lived a lavish life of revelry. He joined the military and was taken prisoner during an expedition. Francis became ill and during his convalescence heard a voice ask, “Francis, is it better to serve the Master or man?”

With Christian values under attack at every turn, Catholic leaders across the country are calling on the faithful to renew their commitment to the faith — and to look even more deeply to Christ as the answer to society’s ills.

Many years ago, at the last job that I worked before buying my first pizza store, I was fortunate to have an excellent businessman as my boss. One day while we were talking, he told me about a Mr. Lynn A. Townsend who was the Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Corporation. (This was back in the late 1950s when Chrysler was one of the biggest and most successful corporations in the world.)

The partnership between Healthnetwork Foundation and Legatus grew out of a belief that good health is priceless.

I used to marvel at how the U.S. Post Office could move a letter from Miami, Florida, to Fairbanks, Alaska — more than 5,000 miles — for only 44 cents! After doing a little research, I wondered no longer. The post office can’t even move my utility payment half a mile down the street for the price of a stamp.

Despite scientific evidence and detailed Church teaching, certain moral questions are still open to further theological reflection. The National Catholic Bioethics Center offers the following exchange between two of its ethicists on whether the 2008 Vatican document The Dignity of the Person (DP) allows for the adoption of frozen embryos left over from in vitro fertilization procedures.

Our bishops want health care reform. They are advocating reform resulting in universal health coverage that respects “human life and dignity” and includes “freedom of conscience,” while restraining costs and applying “costs equitably among payers.”