August 21, 2007
Resource for Catholic Businessmen
As a worker in the world, I'm always looking for good resources that will help me integrate my faith into my work. I just found an interesting new website, Catholic Business Journal, that seeks to do just that. As employees...Posted by jay at 12:01 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 25, 2006
Catholic Search Engine
Google now allows you to create tailored search engines, so I took an initial shot at it. Here's a Catholic search engine. Basically it moves the sites that I've (along with help) marked as "Catholic" to the top of the...Posted by jay at 09:18 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 17, 2006
A Catholic Press needs your Help
Sophia Press is asking for help. They are an excellent publisher of Catholic books for adults and kids, but they're having an issue: slow sales have resulted in financial problems that requires help from outside. Sophia has published some excellent...Posted by jay at 08:22 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
July 05, 2006
The Bishops are Blogging
The blogging craze has now moved up a level to Catholic Bishops - at least for the World Meeting of Families. They have launched the V Encuentro Mundial de las Familias blog to discuss this event. However, as you may...Posted by jay at 09:27 AM | Comments (3) | TrackBack
June 01, 2006
Quality of Life & The Age of Materialism
In our modern culture we are often bombarded with the appeal of material gain. We want new homes, new cars, new clothes, bigger TVs, Surround Sound, iPods, etc. We want higher salaries, retirement funds, and vacation homes. Many are willing...Posted by jay at 10:13 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
May 15, 2006
Produce Fruit Where You’re Planted
It’s rare to find a Christian workplace in our post-Christian age. Furthermore, it’s easy to imagine that you could be a better person – or a better Christian – if you worked in such a place. However, God has us...Posted by jay at 07:48 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
April 25, 2005
Ignatius Press grows . . . Quickly
When I have a little money, I buy books from Ignatius Press, so I've long been a fan of the publisher. They are the "official" publisher of Pope Benedict XVI's books, so they've been doing quite a bit of business...Posted by jay at 12:12 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
February 02, 2005
Following Our Leader: Pope John Paul II and Our World
I’ve started reading Witness to Hope the biography of Pope John Paul II written by George Weigel. Several people I know have suggested it – it’s more than just a biography since Weigel analyzes the theological background of the Pope’s...Posted by jay at 09:28 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
October 27, 2004
Household Chores and the Spiritual Value of Work
There isn't a lot out there on the importance of household chores from a spiritual angle. We all have heard or read about it being good for our children to have chores in order to earn an allowance, that it...Posted by HolyFamily at 12:34 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
October 14, 2004
Living Catholicism at Work
In our work, we have the most difficult place to live out our faith combined with the best opportunity to be a witness for others. How can we become the employee God expects?Posted by HolyFamily at 12:35 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
