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Over the years, I have been surprised by the number of times I have been asked how it is possible to be a successful businessman and also a good Catholic. I am amazed by how many people think the two are incompatible.

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-born foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was drawn to religious life as a little girl, and dreamt of being a missionary.

It's been that kind of year, with hour-to-hour reports of things to dread. Virus reports, political polls, business crashes, jobless claims, health sinkholes. And in middle age, even a little late-night arrhythmia sounds mental sirens and visions of trauma.

The founding principles of the United States are under attack – not only from historical revisionists, but also from a growing popularity of socialist ideology.

For most of the race, Dacita lagged behind the nine-horse pack. When the filly rounded the final turn of the 2015 Ketel One Ballston Spa Stakes, Dacita was in eighth place. Anna Cambron looked on as her daughter asked, “Mom, what if she comes in last?”

Father Ramil Fajardo, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago in residence at its Holy Name Cathedral, recalled the first night of rioting in May triggered by the death of George Floyd.

As much as he enjoyed working with investors during his 32-year Wall Street career, Legate Mike Donoghue felt he had another purpose – to use some of what he had learned to help those less fortunate.

Statistics on religiosity are enigmatic. Many say religiosity means more than mere “religious affiliation.” Or does it?

2020 has been a year to remember. As the holidays approach, people long to return to old routines in work, school, and socializing without fear and without social distancing. Yet at this time, the Church’s liturgical calendar and highest teaching office are calling us beyond a return to routine, to reflect on ultimate realities, and to face new moral challenges in society.

There’s no doubt that this has been the strangest of years. It’s possibly the strangest in living memory and certainly the strangest since the 9/11 terrorist attack of 2001.

Among Catholics, A phenomenon has taken place across the United States in recent months as COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted to varying degrees in different dioceses and geographical locations. What is this phenomenon? Low Mass attendance.

Most damage is done at the local level of politics. I confess to this being a case of the pot calling the kettle black, having been a federal politics junkie for my entire adult life and most of my childhood, as well.

The life of Jesus Christ been portrayed in numerous films, with Franco Zeffirelli’s Jesus of Nazareth and Mel Gibson’s The Passion of The Christ ranking among the most popular treatments in recent memory. Now there’s a new entry that has already met with broad approval despite its unique marketing efforts.

Getting enough sleep is one of the easiest, cheapest, most natural things you can do to improve your health. And yet, 40 percent of U.S. adults cut their sleep short.

Exodus is an intriguing book of the Old Testament, especially in its account of how God sent ten plagues upon Egypt when Pharaoh refused to release the Israelites for a three-day journey into the wilderness to serve Him.

​​​​​​​Last month, we talked about listening, and how Legatus forums provide members the chance to sharpen that pivotal leadership skill. What prepares any forum member to listen? Asking a good question.

CUA Business School Dean Andrew Abela to speak about times of corporate hyper-confusion

As a young evangelical Christian, Monsignor Scott Borgman lived 17 years in West Africa with his Protestant missionary parents. He was a young adult when his parents underwent a dramatic conversion and entered the Catholic Church.