No digital strategy can substitute for an interior life. Without prayer, leaders risk being shaped by the platforms they use rather than shaping them. Regular examination of conscience, spiritual direction, and sacramental life provide the grounding necessary to lead well in visible spaces.
Crises reveal what truly matters and expose unhealthy structures and habits. Leaders formed by the Gospel do not waste these moments. They use them to realign their organizations with truth, justice, and the common good.
Surrender to Lead is an entertaining read, but it also offers an important message for our time – one that has been reiterated by every pope since Vatican II, of the vital role that lay Catholics are meant to play in leading others to Christ. It can’t be a job for the clergy alone.
We seek to form virtuous, servant, leaders, men and women who understand that leadership begins on their knees and is expressed through service rooted in hope, faith and love.
Discernment does not eliminate uncertainty. At some point, you must choose. Once a decision is made after sincere prayer, moral reflection, and counsel, move forward with trust. God does not abandon those who act in good faith.
Addressing technostress and FOBO ultimately requires courage at the leadership level. It means resisting trends that treat burnout as normal and insecurity as motivation.
As the global order shifts, Catholics are called to lead where they are, striving for a world that is more humane, more just, and more faithful to the truth about the human person.
Short form video, authenticity, and focused communities can become instruments of evangelization and leadership when approached with discernment.
The pilgrimage will conclude in Philadelphia with Eucharistic adoration on July 4, a closing Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, and a final procession to the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann.
As we pray for Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, may we also commit ourselves to being faithful witnesses of hope, convinced that even the gentlest breeze of renewal can, by God’s grace, become a force that transforms nations.
Without that orientation toward the good, we may see great accomplishments, impressive structures, and sweeping influence, but these are not leadership in the truest sense.
What makes Catholic USD novel is not simply that it is a digital currency, but that it explicitly links blockchain finance with Catholic charitable aims.
Catholic professionals are invited to examine whether their faith truly shapes their decisions, leadership, and priorities. The Epiphany challenges any separation between worship and work.
Professional skill and Christian charity meet when we build workplaces where dignity and mutual respect flourish.
For Catholic professionals, growing in financial wisdom is a way of sanctifying daily work and ordinary decisions.
As the United States marks 250 years of its founding, Catholics are called to bring memory, meaning, and hope to the celebration.
