By Michael Yiin Introduction: Spy Wednesday, the day traditionally associated with Judas Iscariot's betrayal of Jesus for thirty pieces of silver, serves as a poignant reminder of the dangers posed by the love of money. This narrative offers valuable insights into the complexities of human nature, the allure
By Bob Mulhern Tepeyac Leadership Initiative graduated its first cohort in 2018, when we were a ministry within the Diocese of Phoenix under the leadership of Cristofer Pereyra. Shortly after this first graduation, Bishop Olmsted gave Cristofer his blessing to take the program out of the Diocese and turn it
By Jean-Paul Afif Today we come together not merely as individuals, but as the living body of the Church. We gather at a pivotal moment, a moment that transcends the ordinary and beckons us to recognize the extraordinary calling that rests upon us. We are the laity, and this is
By Chad Brown On June 24, 2023, seventy-five lay Catholic professionals graduated from the Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (TLI), the flagship civic leadership development program for Tepeyac Leadership, Inc. I had the honor of serving as the TLI Class President for the 2023 cohort, the 6th graduating class to date. With
By Omar Aguilar Imagine you finally landed your dream job, bought the car you always wanted, took your lifelong-waited vacation, became very successful in your business. You’re the champ! You may say, yes I made it! This is it, all I ever wanted is done, mission accomplished. It'
The basis for determining the value of human work is not primarily the kind of work being done but the fact that the one who is doing it is a person… it is always man who is the purpose of the work. –Saint John Paul II, On Human Work By
The following is the keynote address at the recent Tepeyac Leadership Night, which took place in June 2023. By Dan Rosaschi Congratulations to all our new Tepeyac Leaders. Thank you for your commitment to Tepeyac Leadership and thank you for your commitment as warriors for Christ. I’d like to
By Omar Aguilar Recently, I went to the movies with twenty of my family members. When we arrived, ten other relatives showed up. We didn’t plan that! By the time the movie started the room was full, quite shocking for an afternoon on a 4th of July. The reason
By Omar Aguilar "There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens." Ecclesiastes 3:1 Thus begins the third chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes, a brief reminder of how brief life is, that everything has its place and its time.
By Phil Gephart Wouldn’t it be great if we could always learn from other people’s mistakes? Some of us were taught sound financial principles from our parents. I was taught how to shoot a basketball. While that opened doors for me to travel the world and share the
