The good fight
Although some might see military service and faith as incongruent, Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services says many of the same values inherent to the life of faith are also innate to the life of military personnel.
Culture warrior
Read our exclusive interview with the second-highest ranking American prelate in the Roman Curia. Cardinal Raymond Burke is the prefect of Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. He will speak at Legatus' 25th anniversary Summit in February. His talk title is: The Universal Vocation to Holiness and the New Evangelization.
Half century of holiness
St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange County, California, was founded by a group of seven Hungarian Norbertine priests in 1950. Now, a half century later, the Norbertine community has grown to 70 men. The Abbey is home to a boarding high school, a Norbertine seminary, and a vibrant music apostolate.
Features
The good fight
Legate Admiral James Ellis helps bridge the gap between faith and the military ....
Culture warrior
Cardinal Raymond Burke talks marriage, life, culture and Legatus’ 25th anniversary...
Legatus turns 25 in 2012
Legatus’ membership magazine launches redesign for anniversary year, and more...
Holy days in England & Eternal City
Legates return from faith-filled pilgrimage, which included a papal audience . ....
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Addressing the clergy
Tom Monaghan writes that how you address the clergy has an significant impact ....
What’s the harm, anyway?
John Eastman says strongest case against same-sex ‘marriage’ is natural...
Looking forward
Patrick Novecosky writes that we must be forward-looking people, striving for heaven...
The new Roman Missal
Cardinal Donald Wuerl says understanding the Mass is key to the new translation ....
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Capitalism, socialism … or something else?
Dr. Andrew Abela writes that the Catholic Church’s teaching on economics is clear on the validity of the market economy. Find out what the Church has to say about capitalism, socialism and other economic systems. Abela draws from the forthcoming Catechism for Business to explore what the Holy Fathers have written about both socialism and capitalism... [Read more of this article]
Catholics and the morality of debt
Sam Gregg writes that with debt and deficits on everyone’s mind, the absence of sustained contemporary Catholic reflection on financial questions is puzzling. However, Pope Benedict XVI points to a deeper moral disorder associated with running up high levels of debt: The willingness of many to live “at the expense of future generations”... [Read more of this article]
The invisible sources of entrepreneurship
Michael J. Miller contends that certain criteria must be in place for entrepreneurs to take a risk and start a new business. They require specific institutional and cultural foundations, without which they don’t emerge. We take these criteria for granted in the West, but in developing countries the foundation for business to flourish is weak . .... [Read more of this article]
The Catholic work ethic
Paul J. Voss argues that the Protestant work ethic is really less about theology and more about habits. Many Protestants believe that “idleness is the devil’s playground” and that work decreases the scope of such devilish entertainment. Voss ponders the corresponding “Catholic work-ethic” and how it differs from the Protestant ethic... [Read more of this article]
Read more from our Ethics Matters columnistsFrom the editor
Our December issue issue wraps up another stellar year for Legatus. We’re building toward our 25th anniversary year in 2012, kicking it off with our Summit in February. Read all about it — and more — in this month’s issue!
As always, we value your feedback. You can reach me at editor@legatus.org. I look forward to hearing from you!
~Patrick Novecosky, Editor
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