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President George W. Bush will headline a stellar lineup of speakers at Legatus' 25th anniversary Summit from Feb. 2-4, 2012, at the Ritz-Carleton Beach Resort in Naples.

President George W. Bush will headline a stellar lineup of speakers at Legatus' 25th anniversary Summit from Feb. 2-4, 2012, at the Ritz-Carleton Beach Resort in Naples.

Ordained in 1972, Fr. Anthony Mastroeni earned degrees that have aided a decades-long career teaching in Catholic colleges: a doctorate in moral theology, juris doctor in civil law and a mmpus of Christendom College, where he remains on the faculty.

Coronary vascular disease (CVD) includes coronary heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease. It’s the leading cause of death in the U.S., killing more than 900,000 annually. Mortality rates have decreased by about 25% over the last 30 years due to improved medical therapies and risk factor reduction.

I was privileged to be in Rome on May 1 for John Paul the Great’s beatification. I was there as a part of a pilgrimage led by Steve & Janet Ray and Legate Teresa Tomeo. The pilgrimage was handled by Legate John Hale’s Corporate Travel Co. They all did an amazing job!

In 1948, Aurora Marin arrives with her family at the convent where Sr. Josephine Bakhita, a Sudanese-born former slave, has just died.

When Mac McDonald (Joiner) loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with almost everyone — including God.

Starring AnnaSophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid On DVD: Aug. 2 Rated: PG, 106 min.

Psychologists and counselors have debated the “keys” to a successful marriage for centuries. Guarendi keeps it simple: “The secret of a good marriage,” he writes, “is to keep no secrets.”

The Church often gets hit with being “against science.” Nothing could be further from the truth. Wiker’s book, subtitled Answering the Questions, Exposing the Myths, takes on the most common errors that modern materialistic thinkers, convinced that faith and science must be mortal enemies, have foisted into popular culture.

Dion exploded out of the Bronx, racking up a dozen chart hits with The Belmonts in the late ’50s and early ’60s. A 1989 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Dion went through some hard times with addiction and depression before coming back to the Catholic Church.

“By its liberty, the human person transcends the stars and all the world of nature,” Jacques Maritain once wrote. No one has reflected more deeply on the phenomenology of the human person than Karol Wojtyla, better known as Blessed Pope John Paul II.

NEW ORLEANS — Members of Legatus’ four Louisiana chapters gathered for a special event on June 28, welcoming LouisianaGov. Bobby Jindalas their keynote speaker.

We the lay faithful, according to the Second Vatican Council, are called to live in the world and make it holy. However, we are increasingly reminded that this is no small task. A culture, once respectful of our First Amendment right to the free exercise of religion, is now accusing us of violating the principle of separation of church and state.

Leadership effectiveness is filled with paradoxes. One such paradox is the question of what carries the most weight in communications: the words leaders choose or the messages they send (apart from their words).

The Church has a deep theology about the seventh commandment, which deals with property and labor. “You shall not steal” regulates worldly goods — money and anything money can buy.