April 3, 2009 by Mark McElrath In response to an ongoing economic headwind, members of Catholic business clubs and parishes nationwide are reaching out to help those in need of work. Here is a look at what some are doing. —ed. Record unemployment level affecting all segments of the economy, a Dow Jones Industrial Average that has lost…
March 25, 2009 Ed. Note: The following is the text of a stirring address delivered by Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver, Colorado, to a group of business leaders in Canada on February 24, 2009. The archbishop’s presentation was sponsored by the Archdiocese of Toronto, the Salt and Light Catholic Television Network, Regis College and the Meritus, an archdiocesan…
February 10, 2009 by Andrew Marquardt Tucked away in my Kansas City office, I banged away a letter to the Wall Street Journal (Jan 29, 2009) questioning Merrill Lynch’s media-driven defense of executive bonuses in the face of 28 billion in losses. That exercise stemmed from an ongoing reflection, as a Catholic CEO and lawyer, about the principles…
March 11, 2008 Dear Dick: I’m a confidential secretary. The problem is my boss. In an effort to please people, she tells them what they want to hear. This means that many times she is untruthful, telling one person one story and another person a story that conflicts dramatically. These are not minor variations of the same story,…
October 3, 2007 Greetings and peace. As the chaplain for the new Catholic Business Journal, I would like to welcome you to this excellent online resource for timely and appropriate business information brought to you with a Catholic perspective. In my column I hope to provide thoughtful reflections from my own experience as a monk, priest, and CEO.…