Are you struggling with finding purpose and meaning in your life? You are not alone! Many Saints have encountered difficulties in discerning God's call for their lives. Reading about Saints and 'Saints-in-the-making' (those in the process of being Canonized) can give us hope and insight. Now
Who are Patron Saints, and why do we ask them to pray for us? According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Patron Saints provide a model of charity and the assurance of prayer (CCC2156). Individuals, organizations, or people in positions of authority choose them to pray for us. “Intercession
Who are Doctors of the Catholic Church, and why are they ideal Patron Saints for business vocations? Do we mean medical doctors? No, although there is nothing to preclude a medical doctor from becoming a future Doctor of the Church! Is it the same as the 'Church Fathers'
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.
What do you do when someone pitches you a bad idea? Is there such a thing as a bad idea? The SmartStorming Blog sums it up well: “As Osborn (considered by many to be the father of brainstorming) put it, we should suspend judgment. He did not say to eliminate
Summer has arrived, bringing with it the perfect opportunity to take a break from our hustle and bustle, enjoy the change in weather, and take some time off with family and friends. Whether you're juggling the balance between work and family responsibilities or maybe you’re single and
I saw a video the other day of a woman yelling at someone on the street about what he had just said regarding suffering and Christianity. She yelled something along the lines of, “If we’re all going to suffer then what’s the point in being Christian?” She was
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
Psalm 24 reminds me of Tepeyac Hill where St. Juan Diego saw our Lady of Guadalupe: “Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in His Holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what
From a young age, we are taught to make plans for every step of our entire lives, apply for college, choose a degree, find a career that will set us up for success, seek out a relationship, and make choices about where and how we want to live. However, what
“We use Stewardship as a Way of Life here but the part on stewardship of our Earth, looking at God’s gift of creation and how we’re stewards of this gift, we’ve actually never done at the parish. It's a little too groovy for Father.” I
It’s true, abortions have decreased in the US by six percent since the Dobbs decision. But the battle for life is hardly over. Government institutions now appear to be weaponized against US citizens. And the condition of the Catholic faith in much of the world is simply deplorable. In
