In a homily Jan. 10, Pope Francis offered two practical tips for how we can track whether or not we are living Jesus’ admonition to love our neighbor. His remarks were prompted by the day’s first reading, 1 John 4:20: “If anyone says, ‘I love God,’ but hates his brot...

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If you’re concerned about Keeping Christ in Christmas, a good way to get started on the right path in our home is to celebrate St. Nicholas Day. It’s observed on Dec. 6 in Western Christian countries and on Dec. 19 in Eastern Christian countries. St. Nicholas, of course, is the inspir...

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We all celebrated Thanksgiving. Then many of us capped off our celebration by jumping into Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year. That was followed by Small Business Saturday, where we were asked to combine our Christmas shopping chores with a special concern for the goods and services ...

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At our 1-day Encounters, where we introduce people to the Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus with a transformational experience of live presentations, videos, large and small group discussions and personal discovery exercises, we always give participants the last word. The only report card we...

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Come Thanksgiving, it's a habit of speech for us to say, "I'm grateful for so many things." But that phrase has always troubled me. You see, it's not "things" for which I am most grateful. Today I found a solution. I want to proclaim from the rooftops that I'...

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As Thanksgiving approaches, we're grateful for Pope Francis, who has spoken of leadership at varoius times in terms of servant, steward and shepherd -- our own S3 Framework.  Prayers for him in Africa this week: he arrived in Kenya today (Nov. 25), goes to Uganda Friday, Central African ...

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  Chances are you’re familiar with the nine habits we endorse in S3 Leadership. Well now comes H3 Leadership – where Brad Lomenick comes up with three questions he says every leader ask to ask himself or herself, as well as 20 habits leaders need to cultivate. Although Lome...

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  Catholic News Service recently reported on the experience of Jesuit Father Hernan Paredes, who in the early 1980s had a roommate who “was ready to do our laundry, ready to cook for us ... ready to embrace us, cry with us.” If you guessed that his roommate in Buenos Aires, Ar...

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Father David Beauvais, Dick Kunnert and Dr. Owen Phelps will facilitate a Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus Encounter workshop on Friday, Nov. 6, at Katie’s Cup, 502 7th Street, in Rockford, IL. The Encounter is the Yeshua Institute’s flagship program for teaching laity, religiou...

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Welcome to our new website. We’re really excited about it and we hope you share our excitement. If you’re a frequent visitor we know it will take you a little time to find your way around – just as it’s taking us a little time too. But we think the look and power of this n...

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