Happy Easter Season! Let’s continue to spread our Easter joy in every interaction, cultivating this joy within each of our professional relationships. Celebrating Easter can be done via following up as we network and build and invest in long-lasting connections. In our previous Networking 101 article, we outlined some
We’ve hit a new low! The President of the United States recently used the sign of the cross (As an invocation for the Holy Trinity’s protection) while a fellow politician was criticizing Florida’s pro-life laws. This was a sign of the state of the Church and the
The modern world is abuzz with too much activity. As professionals, it’s easy to attach ourselves to the grind mindset too much, even as Catholics. We want to succeed. It takes considerable effort to succeed. Ergo, we must hustle and grind with every waking moment. This is the progress
Being your personal best is no easy task. It takes time, commitment, and savvy. In the modern-day work environment, the Catholic professional must do what it takes to stand out from the crowd and excel. Often, this involves a considerable amount of learning and forming good habits. It also requires
He is Risen! Alleluia! We have journeyed with Christ for 40 days into the desert during this Lenten time of reflection, repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We accompanied Him to Calvary during Holy Week. We witnessed Christ’s passion and the 14 Stations of the Cross illustrating the depth of
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
The Catholic professional knows he is called to be different. In using our talents within our own respective industries, we are called to proclaim the Gospel in all our words and deeds. That requires also being the best at what we do, especially within our respective professions. As Pope St.
Although networking can be challenging for some, networking can help deepen our personal faith journey and our overall professional lives. Networking is an essential skill that involves creating new contacts, exchanging information and value that benefits each other, and further expanding your support network of connections. Exchanging ideas can broaden
How might we use AI for good, both in our professional lives and in our personal faith journey? We have been living in an age of rapidly evolving innovation and technology. As all of God’s original intent for “all created things” were meant “for good,” technologies are tools and
This year is a year of “double blessings” with Ash Wednesday falling on St. Valentine’s Day! As Lent is quickly approaching, this sacred season is a time of spiritual renewal and a deepening of one’s faith through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. But how might we incorporate our Lenten
Tepeyac Leadership, Inc. is pleased to announce its 2024 TLI Cohort. Through its flagship civic leadership-development program, Tepeyac Leadership Initiative (TLI), our global apostolate will dedicate the next five months to forming, equipping and shaping the next generation of lay Catholic leaders for civil society. They represent a wide range
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
It is not too late to participate in The Hour of the Laity: A Lay Catholic Conference (THL2023); THL2023 is the conference we have been asking the Patron Saints, Blesseds, and Servants of God featured in the Patron Saint Series for intercessory prayers for its success. THL2023 is a national
How did the great cathedrals get built? How did the great universities and hospitals get funding? How did pagan empires become Christian? There were many contributing factors, but the conversion and support of the ‘elite and privileged’ and the development of true leaders cannot be ignored. Philanthropy from a king
My brothers, consider it a great joy when trials of many kinds come upon you, for you well know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance, and perseverance must complete its work so that you will become fully developed, complete, not deficient in any way… Blessed is anyone who
