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Calm in Chaos

Calm In Chaos

August 3, 2018

It is our custom to suspend my weekly column through the month of August until Labor Day. I do not take a vacation (for reasons I explained half a dozen years ago in an essay called “Vacation Trials and Tribulations,” available on the Crisis Magazine website.) Summer is supposed to be a time of repose, and that has bid me reflect on...


Fr. George Rutler

(Pastor of St. Michael's Church)

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CAN PROPAGANDA BE OVERCOME – WILL PROPAGANDA RULE OUR LIVES?

Can Propaganda Be Overcome – Will Propaganda Rule Our Lives?

March 14, 2018

Award-winning journalist Sue Ellen Browder opened her presentation at this year’s Legatus Summit by saying, “If you don’t tell your story—no one else will.”  Her topic, “How I Helped the Sexual Revolution Hijack the Women’s Movement,” was both eye-opening and alarming as she revealed how propaganda has driven the outcome on the abortion issue, including the U.S. Supreme Court decision. ...


Tim Von Dohlen

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Slavic Lessons in Suffering This Lent—Crucified between Fascism and Communism

Slavic Lessons In Suffering This Lent—crucified Between Fascism And Communism

March 5, 2018

In March of 1937, Pope Pius XI issued two encyclicals within five days of each other. Mit Brennender Sorge condemned National Socialism, and Divini Redemptoris condemned Communism. These ideologies, attacking human dignity and replacing God with the power of the self-justifying State, were In March of 1937, Pope Pius XI issued two encyclicals within five days of each other. Mit Brennender Sorge condemned National Socialism, and Divini...


Fr. George Rutler

(Pastor of St. Michael's Church)

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The Right Work Ethic

The Right Work Ethic

February 23, 2018

January 25-27, 2018, found Pat and me in Orlando, Florida for the annual Legatus Summit of Catholic leaders. The other Austin Chapter members present were Richard Benkendorf who has succeeded me as Chapter President, Lisa and Ken Ellis, Kim and Bill Moore, and Michelle and Paul Tucker.  It was a wonderful event with great speakers, good food, spiritual enrichment and...


Tim Von Dohlen

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BOOK REVIEW: Cardiac Arrest – A Warning to Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Society at Large

Book Review: Cardiac Arrest – A Warning To Aspiring Entrepreneurs And Society At Large

February 12, 2018

A Warning to Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Society at Large: The Abuse of the Justice System to Advance Political Aspirations.  Howard Root was an accomplished lawyer when he gambled his career on becoming a medical device entrepreneur. A Warning to Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Society at Large: The Abuse of the Justice System to Advance Political Aspirations.  Howard Root was an accomplished...


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Starting the Christmas Season and Realizing the Truth can Overcome Deception

Starting The Christmas Season And Realizing The Truth Can Overcome Deception

December 8, 2017

It has been a particularly busy time of travel, events and family activities.  We are in my favorite time of the year – the holiday season.  It’s because it leads up to the most important event in human history – the birth of Jesus Christ.  The season evokes thoughts of those closest to us – our family.  As St. It...


Tim Von Dohlen

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The Standard of the Cross vs. that of the Crescent

The Standard Of The Cross Vs. That Of The Crescent

September 26, 2017

By Fr. George W. Rutler, S.T.D.   The current mania for tearing down statues and stifling free speech by cultural ingénues ignorant of history and logic, has reached a stellar absurdity in demands to censure “The Star Spangled Banner” on lame claims that it is racist. If ignorance is bliss, then those who indulge their revisionism, must be in Nirvana....


Fr. George Rutler

(Pastor of St. Michael's Church)

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Beware Demagoguery in Unexpected Places and Persons

Beware Demagoguery In Unexpected Places And Persons

September 26, 2017

In 1912 the father of an old friend contemplated a political career. In his idealism he traveled to Chicago for the Bull Moose Convention of the National Progressive Party. Its delegates announced that they were “battling for the Lord” and that the campaign would be a new Battle of Armageddon. The spectacle of many hundreds of portly men smoking cigars...


Fr. George Rutler

(Pastor of St. Michael's Church)

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Remembering an Exemplary Catholic Business Leader as Battle for America’s Heart Continues

Remembering An Exemplary Catholic Business Leader As Battle For America’s Heart Continues

August 1, 2017

We returned on July 29 from the funeral of an exemplary Catholic businessman – Emil Ogden of College Station, Texas.  It was not just his hard-earned financial success in the always turbulent oil and gas industry or his lifelong quest for knowledge to advance his career and personal growth, but it was his steadfastness and commitment to his family and...


Tim Von Dohlen

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TRAVEL WITH GRANDSONS, GOOD PRO-LFE PROGRESS AND ALERT FOR DADS

Travel With Grandsons, Good Pro-lfe Progress And Alert For Dads

June 26, 2017

Pat and I have just returned from a week-long trip with two high school graduate grandsons – Trey and Patrick Von Dohlen.  Both graduated with academic recognition.  We went to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.  It was very unusual to be in snow on June 15 and the Snake River was raging from the snow melt.  We were able...


Tim Von Dohlen

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Travels, Easter and Family Activities

Travels, Easter And Family Activities

May 22, 2017

It was a great Lenten season.  Aided by the suggestions in the book 40 Days, 40 Ways by Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Pat and I selected the ways we were going to participate daily and throughout Lent.  What was unusual was that we had planned a trip to South America that had us away on Easter. We were in Trevelin, Argentina on...


Tim Von Dohlen

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LENT, SHRINES, COURAGE AND MEDIA

Lent, Shrines, Courage And Media

March 24, 2017

Having just returned from Washington, D. C. with our special friends Judy and Dick Ames, Pat and I were lucky to get out before the late winter blizzard hit the East Coast.  It was a combination of work, sightseeing and visits to the Hill to obtain and share information.  Attempting to follow Dr. Italy’s (Marcellino D. Having just returned from...


Tim Von Dohlen

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MUST-READ: Failure of the Media to Meet Its Social Responsibilities, by grandson of founder of Chicago Times

Must-read: Failure Of The Media To Meet Its Social Responsibilities, By Grandson Of Founder Of Chicago Times

November 27, 2016

Special to the Catholic Business Journal, writen by grandson of Chicago Times founder.   Much of the mainstream media has disgraced itself in recent years. It has been focused on manipulation by engaging in tactics to "normalize" those who disagree with their points of view by targeting, freezing, personalizing, and polarizing. And most recently, we observed clear evidence that the press...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

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America’s Future and Your Eternal Soul come before party politics

America’s Future And Your Eternal Soul Come Before Party Politics

October 13, 2016

Mother Teresa said, “We are not called to be successful we are called to be faithful.”  That includes bringing our beliefs into the voting booth with us and voting accordingly. On a recent Sunday one of the Bible readings during Mass was from the infrequently quoted Book of Amos from the Old Testament and it was about “complacency."  It struck...


Tim Von Dohlen

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HISTORY, AWAKENING, AND THE ROLE OF PEOPLE ENTRUSTED WITH MUCH

History, Awakening, And The Role Of People Entrusted With Much

October 7, 2016

(This is an absolute must-read article—ed.)   At Mass on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, I was captivated by the Gospel and Father Bud’s question to attendees.  Luke 12 states: “Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known when the thief was coming he would not have let his house be broken into.  You also must...


Tim Von Dohlen

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Tim Von Dohlen

Tim Von Dohlen

June 14, 2016

Mr. Tim Von Dohlen is an attorney, businessman and former member of the Texas House of Representatives from Goliad, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and later his law degree from the University of Texas. He has been Member of Board of Trustees at TMF Health Quality Institute since 2007. But most impressive is that throughout his...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

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INSPIRING BOOK REVIEW: When Breath Becomes Air

Inspiring Book Review: When Breath Becomes Air

March 22, 2016

"It’s Not Useful to Spend Time Thinking About the Future – that is, Beyond Lunch" Paul Kalanithi, M.D., was the neurosurgical chief resident at Stanford when, in May 2013, he was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic lung cancer. His New York Times best-selling book When Breath Becomes Air is a memoir about his life and his illness. He joins Randy...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

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BOOK REVIEW:  Filling the Vacuum: “Have a Purpose” & “Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”

Book Review: Filling The Vacuum: “have A Purpose” & “nobody Who Ever Gave His Best Regretted It.”

September 15, 2015

Sports and Faith: More Stories of the Devoted and the Devout is the third Pat McCaskey authored book I have reviewed. The first two were Bear with Me: A Family History of George Halas and the Chicago Bears, and the Pillars of the NFL: Coaches Who Have Won Three or More Championships. McCaskey knows the power of the pen and...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

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BOOK REVIEW: Camino de Santiago: The Dark Night of the Soul & Emptying Oneself to Move Forward

Book Review: Camino De Santiago: The Dark Night Of The Soul & Emptying Oneself To Move Forward

June 2, 2015

In the course of six weeks, author Sonia Choquette's father and brother died unexpectedly, then she concluded she did not like her husband of 30 years. What was happening? In the course of six weeks, author Sonia Choquette's father and brother died unexpectedly, then she concluded she did not like her husband of 30 years. What was happening? As a...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

View Articles Thomas M. Loarie is a popular host of The Mentors Radio Show, the founder and CEO of BryoLogyx Inc. (BryoLogyx.com), and a seasoned corporate...

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BOOK REVIEW: Inconvenient Facts—The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels

Book Review: Inconvenient Facts—the Moral Case For Fossil Fuels

May 5, 2015

Alex Epstein’s book, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, begins to provide balance to the global debate on climate change, the use of fossil fuels, and the use of alternative sources of energy. Until now, fossil fuels have been demonized as a short-range, unsustainable, destructive habit.  Politicians, the lay press, and environmental ideologues, buoyed by ‘bad science” and irresponsible speculation,...


Thomas M. Loarie

(CEO, Bryologyx)

View Articles Thomas M. Loarie is a popular host of The Mentors Radio Show, the founder and CEO of BryoLogyx Inc. (BryoLogyx.com), and a seasoned corporate...

" Thomas Loarie is CEO of Bryologyx, a radio host of The Mentors Radio Show, and the former, seasoned and pioneering CEO of life science... "