CATHOLIC BUSINESS PROFILE: Ric Brutocao, entrepreneur with exceptional operational management leadership
February 8, 2025
Catholic business leader and Catholic Business Journal mainstay Ric Brutocao (pictured left) has worn many hats in his many-storied career. But whether he’s heading up a major appliance manufacturer or leading a company of military engineers and support staff to defend communication stations in southern Vietnam, Brutocao has discovered along the way that
NEW BOOK: Pope’s astronomer shares ‘A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars’
CNA—Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, has spent the last 30 years staring at the sky. As the director of the Vatican Observatory, known informally as “the pope’s astronomer,” he has just published his 13th book — “A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science,” which he said he wrote at the suggestion of…
Archbishop Naumann weighs in on need to solve current immigration, refugee challenges
CNA—Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, is the latest among prelates throughout the country who are weighing in with Catholic perspectives on setting aright the country’s dysfunctional immigration system. In a Feb. 7 op-ed published in his archdiocesan newspaper, Naumann began by echoing the commitment he and his fellow bishops in Kansas made…
Man attacks high altar of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican
ACI Prensa/CNA—A man desecrated the main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican by climbing on top of it and throwing six candelabras that were on the altar to the ground, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. After throwing the candelabras, the man began to remove the altar cloth, as can be seen…
Summer school at Vatican Observatory offers unique opportunity for young scientists
CNA/ACIPrensa—The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 candidates from different countries around the world will have the opportunity to advance their education at this renowned institution of the Catholic Church located in Castel…
“Work with Us”: Website to apply for a job at the Vatican
VaticanNews—The Vatican Secretariat for the Economy launches a new webpage to accept job applications for laypeople who wish to apply for vacant positions at the Holy See. “Work with Us” is a title that says it all. Up to now, lay staff to be hired at various levels of the Holy See were selected based…
CATHOLIC BUSINESS PROFILE: Dan McClory—International Banker, Boustead Securities
(first published June 2017)—Having been a cross-country runner in high school and college, Dan McClory knows that going the distance is the most important part of any athletic endeavor. As managing director, head of equity capital markets and head of China markets at Boustead Securities, McClory knows the same is true in international banking. Since 2016,…
Seven dead, 19 Injured—Philadelphia archbishop: ‘My heart sank’ after learning of Friday plane crash
Earlier this morning, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker confirmed that seven people—the seventh person having been on the ground in a car—were killed from the deadly, tragic plane crash in Philadelphia that took place last night, January 31, 2025. She also confirmed at least 19 people are being treated for injuries at local hospitals. The private…
BOOK REVIEW: From Despair to Grace: Kevin Wells’ “The Hermit” is a Raw and Hopeful Spiritual Rollercoaster of Love and Redemption
Book review of The Hermit: The Priest who Saved a Soul, a Marriage and a Family, by Kevin Wells Kevin Wells’ The Hermit: The Priest Who Saved a Soul, a Marriage, and a Family is more than a memoir; it’s a profound exploration of sacrificial love, divine grace and the mysterious ways God works through…
Catholic priest at crash site of deadly D.C. midair collision: ‘It was my duty’ to be there
CNA—After the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, a local priest made his way to the scene “to be present” with the grieving families. Father Frederick Edlefsen, pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes in Arlington, Virginia, shared about how he was able to be present to the families that night in an…