One of the highlights of the recent, fourth annual Principled Entrepreneurship conference organized by the Napa Institute in conjunction with the Catholic University of America’s Busch School of Business, was Carly Fiorina’s talk, “Work and Spirituality.” Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP), drew from her personal experiences to address a wide range of practical…
Matthew Garrett delivers another key component of financial success for struggling entrepreneurs, again published in Forbes. We felt it delivers important simplicity and content to those great Catholic business warriors who nonetheless lack a sufficient, strong anchor in financial understanding. Read on! -ed. Every business starts out with optimistic spreadsheet projections of profit and success.…
For those struggling entrepreneurs whose abundant talents and passion don’t include much, if any, financial background, here is a Forbes article that delivers a clear, simple strategy for financial success. As simple as it gets! -ed. Everyone knows how to be healthy: Eat Right, Exercise, and maintain positive mental health (sleep, stress, etc.). Very few…
Deacon Andrew J. DeSilva, a seminarian who completed his fourth year theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary at Seton Hall University and a resident of Westfield, NJ, is one of 13 seminary and divinity school students and early-career clergy chosen for the 2018 Seminary Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics…
May 29, 2014
Just as strong ethics are necessary for beneficial relationships with friends and family, so they are vital for driving a company’s long-term financial performance. A company’s strong ethical culture equates with honesty, respect for employees, clients and shareholders alike.
December 8, 2009
Vatican City, Dec 7, 2009 / 11:42 am (CNA).- In a meeting with a group of Brazilian bishops on Saturday, the Holy Father warned of the dangers of Marxist liberation theology and noted its grave consequences for ecclesial communities. During the ad limina visit, the Pope recalled that “last August marked 25 years since the…
November 2, 2009
by Rev. Lawrence G. Dunklee, M.Div., M.A. “Mr. Businessman went to Mass, he never missed a Sunday. Mr. Businessman went to hell for what he did on Monday.” This well-known poetic ditty is often cited by people who work in Catholic social justice as a clever way of reminding us of the importance of…
August 7, 2009
by Ricky McRoskey I thought you’d find this interesting: today, unemployment fell for the first time in over 14 months–14 months characterized by the most rapid layoffs in history. Today was also the feast day of St. Cajetan, the patron saint of the jobless, whom my first article to the Catholic Business Journal mentioned. Coincidence?
April 3, 2009
by Mark McElrath In response to an ongoing economic headwind, members of Catholic business clubs and parishes nationwide are reaching out to help those in need of work. Here is a look at what some are doing. —ed. Record unemployment level affecting all segments of the economy, a Dow Jones Industrial Average that has lost…
March 25, 2009
Ed. Note: The following is the text of a stirring address delivered by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, Colorado, to a group of business leaders in Canada on February 24, 2009. The archbishop’s presentation was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto, the Salt and Light Catholic Television Network, Regis College and the Meritus, an archdiocesan…
February 10, 2009
by Andrew Marquardt Tucked away in my Kansas City office, I banged away a letter to the Wall Street Journal (Jan 29, 2009) questioning Merrill Lynch’s media-driven defense of executive bonuses in the face of 28 billion in losses. That exercise stemmed from an ongoing reflection, as a Catholic CEO and lawyer, about the principles…
March 11, 2008
Dear Dick: I’m a confidential secretary. The problem is my boss. In an effort to please people, she tells them what they want to hear. This means that many times she is untruthful, telling one person one story and another person a story that conflicts dramatically. These are not minor variations of the same story,…
October 3, 2007
Greetings and peace. As the chaplain for the new Catholic Business Journal, I would like to welcome you to this excellent online resource for timely and appropriate business information brought to you with a Catholic perspective. In my column I hope to provide thoughtful reflections from my own experience as a monk, priest, and CEO.…
