Coding for the Common Good: Catholic Leadership in Tech
It is about letting Christ shape how we think, create, and serve in the digital space. It is about making choices—often small, often difficult—that reflect the values of Christ's Kingdom.
It is about letting Christ shape how we think, create, and serve in the digital space. It is about making choices—often small, often difficult—that reflect the values of Christ's Kingdom.
To stand against relativism, defend the sanctity of life, uphold truth in media and policy, or promote the integral dignity of the human person is, today, a form of martyrdom.
This means that the most valuable roles in the AI age won’t necessarily go to those who can build AI, but to those who can think with it, steer it responsibly, and ensure it serves the common good. That is a distinctly human—and Catholic—mission.
This is a timely reminder for any leader discouraged by slow progress or the apparent failure of good initiatives. Newman shows us that fidelity is more important than visibility.
The vocation of an engineer is also a path of sanctification because it constantly calls the professional beyond self. Deadlines, setbacks, collaboration, and ongoing learning all offer opportunities to grow in patience, perseverance, and generosity.
In 2023, Tepeyac Leadership honored Brian Burch with the St. Juan Diego Leadership for the World Award, recognizing his exemplary witness as a lay Catholic leader influencing the world through the lens of the Gospel.
The need for faithful witnesses in finance has never been greater. In an age of scandals, corruption, and mistrust, Catholic accountants have the chance to be beacons of integrity.
For Catholic professionals—whether lawyers, doctors, entrepreneurs, educators, or civic leaders—the Colombian case illustrates a strategy worth emulating.
In an age defined by professional ambition, constant noise, and competing loyalties, Catholic professionals are called to a higher standard—one that blends leadership with holiness. On this feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus and one of the most influential spiritual leaders in Church
In an era marked by polarization, performance, and digital noise, the world is hungry for something real. Authentic, faith-filled professionals who show up as their whole selves in the workplace—and online—are more credible, more influential, and more impactful.
Her message transcends borders and cultures, just as Catholic professionalism must transcend personal success to embrace service, justice, and the sanctification of temporal realities.
As AI continues to expand its reach across industries and disciplines, Catholic professionals are called to be vigilant. They must be leaders who not only understand these emerging technologies, but who also uphold a moral vision rooted in truth, justice, and human dignity.
Ultimately, the Catholic nurse doesn’t just treat symptoms. They bear witness to the dignity of life, the reality of suffering, and the hope of resurrection. Their vocation is not only a job but a mission.
The Second Vatican Council reminded us that the laity have a secular vocation: to bring the light of Christ into temporal affairs. Boardrooms are among the most strategic spaces where this happens.
Sanctifying the world through education doesn't require permission or a perfect environment. It requires faithfulness. It means recognizing the classroom as a mission field, students as immortal souls, and teaching as a participation in Christ's own ministry of truth.
Catholic professionals are increasingly recognizing their vocation not merely as workers in secular fields, but as missionaries in boardrooms, classrooms, parliaments, and neighborhoods.