Whether you're leading a family, organization, or community, Alan Sears' insights on "making stars of others" and maintaining a teachable spirit provide a roadmap for principled leadership in challenging times.
Today, Aaron is a practicing physician, clinical ethicist, author, and father of five. He continues to serve on a variety of boards and initiatives that advance the role of faith in public life, including his work as program Director at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
Through it all, Bishop Olmsted maintains a sense of peace even when encountering turbulent times. He is a shepherd who listens patiently, is focused solely on the person in front of him and is always ready to pray with us.
The authors of Catholic Leadership for a Civil Society take Archbishop Gomez's reminder and write a survey-like manual that aims to apply the Gospel in the life of a society that is not only post-Christian but increasingly post-Liberal.
I always say, “unkempt and undone are unprofessional.” Some missteps are surprisingly simple: messy hair, wrinkled clothing, or garments that are too tight or too short.
Diagnosis, then growth, then action, the list starts with books that help us understand where the Church and culture stand, then moves inward to personal virtue, and finally into how to act in the world.
Andrea Picciotti-Bayer is Director of the Conscience Project and one of the most respected voices in the nation on civil rights and religious liberty. A Stanford educated lawyer, she has dedicated her legal career to protecting fundamental freedoms.
The Catholic understanding of the Mass, and of Christ’s real presence in the Blessed Sacrament, offers a dimension of faith that cannot be replicated through a screen or downloaded as an app.
The more intense the work environment, the more vital this rootedness becomes. Silence steadies the heart through rapid change, unforeseen challenges, and heavy responsibilities.
The home office offers Catholic professionals the possibility of living an integrated life. It removes the illusion that faith belongs in some places but not others. Where the family gathers, Christ is present.
Artificial intelligence may predict human behavior, but Apostolic Intelligence transforms it. It is the intelligence of love guided by faith, lived with courage in the ordinary circumstances of daily work.
If there is one virtue above all that should define a Catholic leader, it is magnanimity. It calls us to rise above mediocrity, to think boldly, to act generously, and to dream God-sized dreams for the good of others.
When business becomes a space for communion, when politics becomes a form of service, when professional success becomes an instrument of holiness, that is when the Gospel comes alive in the world.
We cannot separate ourselves or have multiple personalities and if we do, it must be considered a grave disorder. We should live in accordance to our deeply upheld values, either in the polls or at Mass, in a family gathering or at my workplace, in sports or in cinemas.
Our theme this year, “In the One, we are one,” after Pope Leo XIV’s own motto, invites us to bring our whole selves, our professional lives and relationships, into this mission.
Service-oriented leadership builds trust, strengthens resilience, and creates communities that can withstand turbulence. It inspires people to give their best not out of fear or ambition, but out of shared commitment and joy.
