St. Bernard was born into a wealthy Catholic family in France. Originally trained as a soldier, he subsequently joined the Cistercians, and led 12 monks to start a new community in Clairvaux (“the valley of light”).
In June, I had the privilege to join our Indianapolis Chapter for their monthly event. Aside from being a great chapter of 62 members, our third-largest chapter in the organization, they hosted a phenomenal chapter speaker who is apropos for this month’s magazine theme: Heroes in Uniform.
One of the forgotten – but integral – tenets of Catholic teaching is that of objective truth. This is the reality of hard moral truth, even if societally unpopular, or nonconforming to someone’s newfound ‘identity.’
When then-Canadian college student Matt Maher moved from Newfoundland to Arizona in 1995 hoping to finish his music degree and pursue a career in film scoring, life took an unexpected turn—he found Jesus and never looked back. Along with finding faith, the now hugely popular, award-winning Christian music artist also found his calling.
Welcome to the era of “woke capitalism.” Everywhere you look, companies are wading into the most contentious political debates – and undermining the truths and principles that Catholics cherish, and America needs.
In an issue dedicated to the theme of “heroes in uniform” it would be good to remember the uniformity of heroism itself. Heroism is the same in all ages because, in essence, it is synonymous with holiness.
In mid-May, finally free from nearly a year of lockdown that cancelled all my speaking engagements, I spoke to three Legatus chapters: Lexington, Louisville, and Indianapolis.
Years of experience with patients suffering from chronic pain have revealed that the following strategies yield the greatest benefits for reducing pain and maintaining a healthy and active lifestyle.
The first step is the hardest. For years, walking the Camino de Santiago (“The Way of St. James”) was on our bucket list, but there were many obstacles.