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For the first time as the ordinary of the country's largest diocese, Archbishop Gómez addressed more than 110 Legatus members from three chapters in the greater Los Angeles area. In his homily, delivered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angeles, the Archbishop reflected on the recent beatification of Pope John Paul II and the dignity of work.

For the first time as the ordinary of the country's largest diocese, Archbishop Gómez addressed more than 110 Legatus members from three chapters in the greater Los Angeles area. In his homily, delivered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angeles, the Archbishop reflected on the recent beatification of Pope John Paul II and the dignity of work.

Courtesy of Motive Entertainment, we have 10 sets of tickets available for Legatus members who want to see There Be Dragons in the theater. The movie, based on the early life of St. Josemaria Escriva, opens in theaters on Friday, May 6.

Courtesy of Motive Entertainment, we have 10 sets of tickets available for Legatus members who want to see There Be Dragons in the theater. The movie, based on the early life of St. Josemaria Escriva, opens in theaters on Friday, May 6.

Father Bry Shields, a priest of the Mobile archdiocese, serves as president of McGill-Toolen Catholic High School and pastor of St. Pius X Church. Father Shields, 59, has spent most of his adult life in ministry as an Episcopal priest. Like Blessed John Henry Newman, Fr. Shields became convinced of the truth of the Catholic Church by studying what the earliest Christians believed — beliefs continuously taught by the Church. He is married to Dr. Ruth Lyons Shields, and they have five grown children.

Legatus’ executive director John Hunt recently sat down with long-time Legatus member and Healthnetwork co-president Adam Kaufman to talk about the strategic alliance between the two organizations.

As many of you may have heard, I recently stepped down as CEO of Ave Maria University (AMU) as a part of a leadership transition plan that I’ve been working on with the university board over the last couple of years.

Starring Wes Bentley, Charlie Cox, Olga Kurylenko In theaters: May 6 Rated PG-13, 120 min.

Company of Prayer, 2010. 167 pages, $12.95 paperback The world is full of inspirational books for business leaders, but few are able to pull together the insights of today’s brightest and best.

WND Books, 2011. 248 pages, $25.95 hardcover Since the 1960s, policies generated by American feminists have dominated the social and political landscape.

Xlibris, 2010. 118 pages, $15.95 paperback James Barrett, an 84-year-old attorney-turned winemaker, jotted down notes over the past several decades whenever he felt God’s inspiration.

Warren Buffet apparently thinks you can have too many customers. Several years ago, I went toe-to-toe with Buffet — and won. The occasion was the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. I had introduced a resolution designed to stop company funds from being spent on population control and abortion campaigns.

It’s almost passé these days to revile the Catholic Church for being “against science.” Yet critics continue to label the Church as uncaring about the sick because of its opposition to embryonic stem-cell research.

Until recently most people thought the primary message of the 2010 Congressional election was that Americans were fed up with successive governments’ willingness to run up deficit after deficit — and their associated refusal to seriously restrain public spending.

While not her Son’s equal, Mary occupies a special place in salvation history, continuing to unite souls with the same Lord she agreed to bring into the world.

Joan of Arc, a simple peasant girl, began to hear mysterious voices daily in 1425. She identified the speaker as St. Michael the Archangel, who in 1428 instructed her to raise the siege at Orleans. “And me,” she said, “I answered it that I was a poor girl who knew not how to ride nor lead in war.” But the voice insisted it was God’s will, and Joan obeyed.