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Although he brings a diverse background to Legatus, Fr. Joseph Doyle is a teacher at heart. As one of three chaplains for the New Orleans Chapter since it was founded in 2000, he serves as the principal of St. Augustine High School and volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center. Father Doyle is a member of the Josephites, an order of Catholic priests and brothers serving the African American community in the United States.

“As soon as I got a taste for Healthnetwork, I was sold on the value of their services,” Janiczek says. “Healthnetwork Foundation has an impeccable reputation for excellence. Their ability to offer access to healthcare is a great service for Legatus members. In fact, I became a Healthnetwork GOLD supporter because they provided such great service to people who are very important to me.”

I have shared some thoughts about what it means to study and live the faith, the first two tenets of the mission statement. These aspects of one’s faith life are central to attain the salvation assured us if we remain vigilant.

Newsflash! is a riveting account of Tomeo’s journey from fallenaway Catholic on the brink of divorce to someone who inspires millions via her satellite radio program and acclaimed writings. She describes how she went from the junk food of the secular media back to the table of the Lord, the Eucharist.

God isn’t content to remain at a distance from us. As these stories reveal, God is on the street, at our side, ready to step in, hoping to be invited. Kresta conducted radio interviews with well-known Catholics, asking them to identify a particular event when God broke through to them.

Shaw discusses the abuse of secrecy in the Church, the scandals it has caused and how it has hurt the Church’s credibility. Not concerned with the legitimate secrecy that is necessary to protect confidentiality and people’s reputations, Shaw looks at the stifling misuse of secrecy that has done immense harm to the Church.

In 2001, many Catholics celebrated a new day in Washington. Michael Novak noted at the time, “Better laws are coming. Public consciences are thawing.” After a hard-fought election campaign and results contested (and ultimately resolved) by the Supreme Court, Catholics welcomed the inauguration of President George W. Bush with high hopes.

We live in a biotech age, and the Holy See knows it. Almost daily we read of attempts to engender new creatures using, for example, cows’ eggs that have had their DNA genetic material replaced with human genetic material.

Who would have imagined 20 years ago with the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of socialism — or in the 1990s when so many made their fortunes in the new economy — that now in 2009 capitalism would be under heavy fire. The Cardinal of Westminster, Cormack Murphy O’Connor, reportedly went as far as to say that as 1989 marked the end of communism, 2008 is the year when capitalism came to an end.

Very few men and women entering religious life grumble about spending the rest of their lives unmarried. They don’t have a low opinion of marriage. In fact, they have a universally higher opinion of it than married people do.

Born in Nursia, Italy, Scholastica was St. Benedict’s twin sister. They were raised together and enjoyed a close relationship. Years after Benedict left home to pursue his studies, Scholastica left home and founded a religious convent for women at Plombariola. This was near Monte Cassino, the famous monastery in central Italy founded by her brother. She became the community’s abbess and the group was likely under Benedict’s direction.

When I ponder the economic situation, the new leadership in Washington and what my 401 (k) is doing, I start to wonder if anything in this world is really stable. The economic downturn has left thousands out of work — and everyone else cutting their spending. Retirement savings are a mere shadow of what they were only six months ago. And the new Obama administration has already taken great strides toward making the slaughter of unborn children (here and abroad) more accessible than ever before.