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One of the most difficult — and often-asked—questions Christians ask is, “What’s heaven like.” Scripture gives us some good answers and Jesus often talked about the Kingdom of God, but we always want to know more.

There are many resources for Catholic business leaders, but perhaps none as valuable as this new book from Capizzi and Abela, dean of the Catholic University of America’s School of Business & Economics and member of Legatus’ N. Virginia Chapter.

When Europe coughs, America catches a cold. The legal, political and cultural landscape in the U.S. is fertile for the importation of bad legislation like a new law in Belgium that legalizes child euthanasia.

I keep a running list of story ideas for this magazine on my computer. Several times a month I’ll hear — from a Legate, our executive director or a regional director — about how God is working in the lives of Legatus members.

Father Charles (“Chas”) Canoy once worked for Legatus, but he began discerning his priestly calling long before that. While working as a marketer for General Mills, he says, “God began nudging me toward a vocation that would not market Cheerios anymore, but would promote something that satisfies the hunger of the soul instead of the stomach.” Passionate about the New Evangelization (check out his YouTube channel), the Lansing diocesan priest tries to instill that passion in Legates as well as seminarians at Detroit’s Sacred Heart Major Seminary, where he teaches and is associate director for undergraduate formation.

On Jan. 1, 1959, nine-year-old George Fowler was awakened by the sound of gunshots as Fidel Castro’s army approached Havana. His family fled to the U.S. as Castro established his brutal regime. As chief legal counsel for the Cuban American National Foundation, Fowler has dedicated his life to the cause of Cuban freedom.

Yurkewicz chronicles her family’s journey through the many unknowns they faced when doctors confirmed their unborn son John Michael had Trisomy 18, a rare condition caused by an error in cell division. Subtitled A Story of Finding Hope in a Love that Knows No Bounds, she writes that even though her son lived for only two days, his impact on people’s lives was profound.

A Godparent’s role is to assist the growth of the baptized in his new spiritual life. If the baptized is an infant or child whose parents are not faithful to the Church, or if the baptized is an adult, the Godparent must provide a primary role in the Godchild’s spiritual growth.

Research from the National Institutes of Health compared the symptoms of heart attack for men and women and reached two important conclusions.

I am happy to start off this new Faith Matters column for Legatus magazine. I’ll focus on the gift of healing, not the natural gift or the gift that comes from years of practice, but the spiritual gift from God.

The U.S. Supreme Court is reviewing a challenge that involves abortion, lies and ObamaCare. The case, Susan B. Anthony v. Driehaus, involves a free speech challenge to an Ohio law that criminalizes “false statements” about a candidate’s voting record.

Television legend. Chart-topping recording artist. Best-selling author. Real estate tycoon. From self-taught musician to self-made millionaire, Lawrence Welk’s career spanned seven decades and would be the envy of anyone in business or entertainment today.

Except for the stigmata, the life of this Italian mystic bore no amazing signs of her inner faith. But word of her sanctity spread fast, miracles attributed to her abounded, and Saints Maximilian Kolbe and Padre Pio eagerly read her autobiography. From the time she made her First Holy Communion, she became an ardent lover of Christ crucified and prayed to be allowed to participate in His passion.

The ethical and moral challenges faced by business executives in the administration of their duties are more myriad and convoluted than ever before.