JANUARY 2023 FAMILY AND RENEWAL ISSUE NFREEWSHYESATRA,RT RECOMMENDED GOALS FOR EXECS IN 2023 DEALING WITH REGRET: IS IT HEALTHY OR NOT? MAKE EVERY VACATION A FAMILY PILGRIMAGE WALKING THE WALK WITH MOMS IN NEED MORAL ANGLES ON FILING TAXES Matthew Plese BEST VS. PERFECT JUDGMENT Edward J. Furton LOVE THE TRUTH, LIVE THE TRUTH Fr. Gerald E. Murray NEW METHODS FOR PRESCRIBING Richard H. Cartabuke, M.D.
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01•23 INSIDE VOL 36 • NO 1 10 THE GOOD OFARNEDGBRAEDT by Gerald Korson Can we, should we, ‘forget’ the bad choices we make? 16 20 24 EXPERT WALKING ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/STANLEY45 ADVICE FOR WITH MOMS PLAN FOR EXECS IN 2023 PILGRIMAGE AFTER ROE ON VACATION by Rachel Hoover by Jim Graves by Gerald Korson Leaders in Legatus’ network U.S. bishops’ initiative urges suggest goals for the new year Add a prayerful destination 2023pa| rishes to step| up outreach to any family travel itinerary 5January legatus.org
Zoodles with tomato basil MORE COVER 08PRESIDENT’S DESK 37 PHOTO Stephen M. Henley: Revving up for 2023 42PUBLIC SQUARE istockphoto.com/leolintang 09EDITOR’S DESK Christine V. Owsik: Aligning work with Christ PAGE PHOTO Gerald Korson: Diligence in spiritual progress 48FIVE MINUTES WITH Chef Neil Fusco 26BUSINESS ETHICS Kristan Hawkins, Summit 2023 speaker suggests an Matthew Plese: Morals of ‘rendering to Caesar’ 50 MEET THE CHAPLAIN easy-to-prepare, delicious-to- 28CULTURE OF LIFE Fr. Jeffrey Day, Detroit NE Chapter the-palate dish: Edward J. Furton: Using our best judgment zoodles with tomato basil. 30FAITH MATTERS Fr. Gerald E. Murray: Love is standing for truth 32ENGAGING THE FAITH Christopher Blum, Joshua Hochschild: Noble purpose 35WHAT TO SEE Liberator of Asia: Tragic end of a courageous leader 36HEALTH MATTERS Richard H. Cartabuke, M.D.: Rx for individualization 38 FEEDING THE FOODIE Chef Neil Fusco: Speak the truth with charity BOARD OF GOVERNORS Berni Neal Randall W. Hammond Diana Parent President Thomas S. Monaghan Orange County Denver Fort Wayne Stephen M. Henley Ann Arbor Secretary Advent Capital Parke Group International Chaplain Legatus Troy L. King S. Craig Henry James P. Sarni Bishop Frank Caggiano Founder, Chairman & CEO Orlando Lafayette-Acadiana Pasadena Bishop of Diocese of Bridgeport Dentistry for Children Bradford Food Group Payden & Rygel Ecclesiastical Advisor Christopher S. McMahon Treasurer Jerry R. Jones Mark R. Scalise Archbishop José H. Gomez Pittsburgh Sean J. Bellew Indianapolis Jupiter-Palm Beach Archbishop of Los Angeles MFA Wealth, LLC Philadelphia Cannon IV Scalise Industries Corporation President, United States Conference Vice Chairman Bellew, LLC of Catholic Bishops LEGATUS MISSION STATEMENT: Communications Director Christine V. Owsik Comments, queries and address changes: Legatus magazine is published 12 times per To study, live, and spread the Editor Gerald Korson Legatus Magazine year by Legatus, a membership organization Catholic faith in our business, Design Shawna Kunz, Lime Design PO Box 444 of Catholic presidents and CEOs. professional, and personal lives. Contributing Writer Judy Roberts Ann Arbor, MI 48106-0444 © 2022 Legatus Contributing Writer Jim Graves [email protected] All rights reserved Contributing Writer Rachel Hoover Phone: 866-534-2887 Contributing Writer Trent Beattie Copy Editor Nancy Carabio Belanger To advertise, contact: [email protected] Advertising Sales Representative Joe Giacalone
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PRESIDENT’S STEPHEN M. HENLEY ST. VINCENT PALLOTTI DESK (1795-1850) Reviewing the past year and revving up the new FEAST DAY: JANUARY 22 CANONIZED: JANUARY 20, 1963 JANUARY IS A MONTH TO TAKE In January 2022, we were thrilled to have hosted stock and look ahead. Over the our first full-size Summit since the Covid-19 PATRON OF PALLOTTINES last few weeks, I have been pandemic. The Summit, held in Amelia Island, thinking about what Legatus and FL, was packed with members and featured Saint Vincent Pallotti was a its members have accomplished memorable speakers including Gov. Ron DeSantis, 19th-century Italian priest in 2022. Thanks be to God, we Sen. Marco Rubio, and actor Jonathan Roumie. who established the Union can be pleased with that list. I Our members enjoyed six successful international of Catholic Apostolate, which have also been going over our events: two Oberammergau pilgrimages, one coordinates the apostolic work plans for 2023, and I am excited Mexico pilgrimage, two Enclaves, and one Cooper of the Pallotine priests and for what we have in store for our Clinic event. Legatus was online with member brothers, orders of religious membership over the next 12 events as well, with webinars ranging from the women, and members of the months. archbishop of the Ukrainian rite discussing lay faithful. “The universal the war in Ukraine to Bishop Andrew Cozzens apostolate, which is common Our members are paramount. speaking on the Eucharistic Revival. to all classes of people, consists Without you, Legatus would not exist. In 2022, we grew The new year has just begun, and Legatus is hard in doing all Legatus by 5 percent and at work on our goals for 2023 and beyond. They that one must renewed 91.1 percent of our include chartering six new chapters, including and can do for the greater glory of God and for one’s own salvation and that of one’s neighbor” is how he COMMUNION OF described his SAINTS vision. members, our best retention one each in Mexico and Canada. We are planning Born in Rome, Vincent was rate since 1999. To help to place a renewed emphasis on forums, which ordained a priest in 1818 prospective members, we will present professional training opportunities and worked with the poor finalized a new streamlined for our members. Finally, Legatus is planning of Rome, establishing trade and easier online membership to launch the Strategic Academic Relationship schools to help them improve application. For current initiative, providing scholarships to members their material condition. He members, we transitioned our and their relatives to Newman Guide schools. spent long hours hearing membership portal to a new Confessions. “Jesus Christ platform that can be used at These accomplishments and aspirations are empty assures us: the more we the chapter if we forget that God is the source of hunger and thirst for holiness, level and our joy, that He is our rock, and that He the more we shall be filled,” he to reinforce “Legatus is hard loves us. In the new year and always, told his people. the lead- at work on our we will continue to strive “to help He was devoted to Mary, generation goals for 2023 members study, live, and spread the particularly as “Queen of efforts to Catholic faith in all spheres of their Apostles.” In his day, there grow our life.” We want our lives as Catholics to was a custom in which the organization. and beyond radiate hope, so that the world can be laity would kiss the hand of a priest. In his humility, however, Development brought to the glory of God. Vincent would hold an image initiatives of the Blessed Mother so that started We are thankful to God and to our when people bent to kiss his this year in four cities: Coeur membership for a successful 2022. We take hand, he would offer them her d’Alene, ID; Charleston, SC; and gratitude in reviewing the accomplishments of image to kiss instead. in Knoxville and Memphis, TN. Legatus over the last year, and we are revving up to make 2023 a year to remember. The entire Legatus members are staying, leadership team at Legatus is here to serve you. our membership is growing, Never hesitate to reach out to us and share your His incorrupt body is in the and our territory is expanding. thoughts and suggestions. And please keep us Church of San Salvatore in And our monthly chapter in your prayers as we begin our Onda in Rome. L fellowship events are as work in the new year. L prevalent and interesting as — Jim Graves ever. STEPHEN M. HENLEY is president of Legatus. 8January 2023 | | legatus.org
MARK YOUR EDITOR’S GERALD KORSON CALENDARS DESK 2023 SUMMIT Spiritual progress requires diligence SOLD OUTFEBRUARY 9-11, 2023 THERE IS NOTHING SPECIAL Vices and status quos are also easy to rationalize: FOUR SEASONS RESORT ORLANDO about the dawn of a new I need to relax. I’m too hard on myself. I’m doing ORLANDO, FL year that makes it any more okay. I’m better than most people. Everyone has advantageous as far as personal faults. I’m human. It’s not a big deal. I work hard. LEGATUS.ORG/SUMMIT23 resolutions are concerned. Our I deserve this. I’ll do better later — maybe next year. numbering and naming of BURGUNDY: months and years is little more Thomas à Kempis, the author of The Imitation of than a convenient measure Christ, understood this spiritual struggle well. SOLD OUTDECANTING THE FAITH of time. Perhaps the strained And it’s a daily struggle. APRIL 18-25, 2023 relationships and excesses that BURGUNDY REGION OF FRANCE sometimes surface “If each year we would during the shopping root out one fault, we MEXICO FAMILY season and family “Change for the should soon become PILGRIMAGE holiday gatherings better — conversion, perfect. But, alas, the help tweak the opposite is often the case,” JUNE 9-12, 2023 conscience in the let’s call it — is rarely he writes. Ideally, he adds, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO afterglow of Christmas easy any time of year “our zeal and virtue would and inspire the ideals grow daily; but it is now COOPER CLINIC of self-improvement. held to be a fine thing if a That’s not a bad thing: man retains even a little EXECUTIVE PHYSICAL God knows we all need of his first fervor.” AUGUST 2-4, 2023 a good tweaking now and then. DALLAS, TX Change for the better — conversion, let’s call it — But January 1 is no better a is rarely easy any time of year. “It is hard to give MEDJUGORJE & day for firm resolutions than, up old habits, and harder still to conquer our CROATIA CRUISE say, April 26 or July 17. There’s own wills,” à Kempis writes. danger in focusing too much on SEPTEMBER 25–OCTOBER 7, 2023 a “new year” resolution. It can He urges daily prayerful recommitment in order PRIVATE YACHT ADRIATIC CRUISE be deflating to start off the year to maintain fervor: Help me, O Lord God, in my PLUS MEDJUGORJE AND SARAJEVO with lofty intentions only to fail good resolve and in your holy service: grant me miserably in a matter of days or this day to begin perfectly, for hitherto I have FOR MORE INFORMATION: [email protected] OR CALL 866-534-2887 weeks. Fall off the wagon, stray accomplished nothing. from the keto diet, or allow that crass comment to escape “As our purpose is, so will our spiritual progress your lips, and it’s tough to climb be,” à Kempis notes, “and we need to be truly back on board. diligent if we wish to progress far.” Good habits develop by The Second Vatican Council’s Lumen Gentium consistent repetition, but reminds us that the Church is “always in need of vices work the same way. The being purified, always follows the way of penance difference is that we must and renewal.” That’s also true of us, and the put our will firmly behind Church provides the means for this through the the good in order to build sacraments. That continual interior conversion virtuous habits. All we need is a resolution we ought to renew not just at the to backslide into bad habits dawn of a new year, but at the is to give in to our animal dawn of each new day. L desires and creature comforts. Lukewarmness is a pathway to GERALD KORSON that inert state. is editor of Legatus magazine. 9January 2023 | | legatus.org
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COPINWG ITHREGRETS, FOORRBWEOTTRESRE HAD A FEW? THEN AGAIN, TOO FEW TO MENTION? TO RUE PAST DECISIONS CAN BE A GOOD THING WHEN REFLECTION SPARKS WISDOM AND GROWTH BY GERALD KORSON ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/ROYALFIVE 11January 2023 | | legatus.org
CONSIDER, IF YOU WILL, THE FOLLOWING SITUATIONS. A businesswoman invests heavily in CONFRONTING REGRET Moral regrets also say something about the a startup company believing it is sure to human condition, he notes: “It suggests that succeed and produce significant dividends. In his 2022 book The Power stamped somewhere in our DNA and buried The startup struggles and goes belly-up, of Regret: How Looking deep in our souls is the desire to be good.” leaving her with huge losses and regrets. Back Is Moving Us Forward, author OUT IS THROUGH A CEO achieves professional success Daniel Pink takes and is a good provider, but work and travel the “no regrets” The way out of our problems and commitments mean he is frequently philosophy to regrets is to work through them, unavailable at home. As his children grow task. He believes said Fr. Robert Sirico, co-founder and his marriage hits rough waters, he that leaders and president emeritus of the realizes he has failed to manage a good especially need to Acton Institute. And getting work-life balance. He regrets not spending face up to regrets through them means honestly more time with his wife and family. and deal with confronting our brokenness them correctly. Daniel Pink in order to heal, whether it’s An executive grows close to a female sales dealing with failure, grief, loss, representative, and they slip into a secretive “Ignoring regret is a really or addiction. We first accept the reality of affair. They end it weeks later, but the bad idea for leaders, where we went wrong, and damage is done, and regrets run deep. because they’re not going then assess what harm we No one makes the best decision — or even to learn,” Pink said in a have caused — a “moral a good decision — every time. Everyone recent AP interview. “But inventory,” as it is called in messes up occasionally, and some poor wallowing in it is, in some 12-step programs. choices bring repercussions that might hurt ways, an even worse idea awhile. In business or in personal life, bad because it hobbles them. “In our moral failures, Fr. Robert Sirico decisions can cause financial losses, missed What I would like for likewise, we must examine opportunities, hardships, pain, and strained leaders is not to sort of our consciences and name or broken relationships. They may also proclaim ‘no regrets’ as this and confess our sins,” said involve sin, even grave sin. sign of courage, but actually Fr. Sirico. Some look back on life and say, “I have no to show courage by staring regrets.” Some advise to “let go” of regrets, their own regrets in the eye Regret for sin in this sense, however, is leaving them in the past. But as philosopher and doing something about distinct from the guilt of sin that has been George Santayana said, “Those who cannot them, and having honest, forgiven. Regret of past sins “is the memory remember the past are condemned to repeat authentic conversations of our failure in the light of God’s mercy,” it.” Mistakes and bad choices can become with their team about he pointed out. “I suspect that many of our valuable learning experiences. But if regret regrets.” contemporaries say they have ‘no regrets’ weighs on an individual in a nonconstructive because they are unsure they have a savior way, it can become burdensome and If we deal with regrets who will forgive the very things they regret.” paralyzing, an obstacle to future success. in a sensible way, “they There may be no moral gravity to a well- are powerful forces for Father Mike Schmitz, intended investment or business decision improving us,” he added. known for his popular that turns out poorly. By assessing how Bible in a Year podcast the decision came about, one can extract Pink identifies four core and his new Catechism lessons to help avoid repeating similar categories of regret — in a Year podcast, errors. Often, though, the lesson involves foundation regrets, boldness characterizes regret and attention to practicing greater virtue — regrets, connection regrets, sorrow as emotions that say, if the regretted choice resulted from and moral regrets. The last do not necessarily lead to imprudence, greed, or pride. category is more subjective repentance. So: regret, or forget? Can we regret our depending upon individual mistakes and yet appreciate their positive moral codes. “But for many Fr. Mike Schmitz takeaways? And what about poor moral of us, these [moral] regrets “It takes humility to repent,” choices, where we’ve sinned against God or ache the most and last the said Fr. Schmitz. “Regret takes no humility.” hurt others? Can we — should we — ever “get longest,” he writes in his Regret can help with repentance, but on its over” our regret of serious sin? book. own does nothing, he added. He offers the example of the apostles Peter, who denied Jesus, and Judas, who betrayed Him. “They both wept over their sin. But 12January 2023 | | legatus.org
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only Peter repented of his Sometimes, as in the parable of the prodigal sin. Only Peter chose to let son, it takes a lot of self-destructive behavior go of his sin and turn back before a person acknowledges his errors. to Jesus,” said Fr. Schmitz. “Hitting rock bottom” can serve as the “Judas, on the other hand, wake-up call that gives rise to regret and clung to his sorrow and repentance. pride.” Peter’s regret led him Some have said they are “glad” to have to healing; Judas’ regret led descended into sin since it inspired their him to despair. return to wholeness and faith. The Exsultet Regret is good for us when at the Easter Vigil liturgy proclaims the sin it spurs us to action, he of Adam as a “happy fault, that earned so indicated. great, so glorious a Redeemer!” That prayer, “It’s okay to regret the things however, is not meant to express joy over we’ve done in the past that Adam’s sin, but rather to marvel at God’s took us away from the path infinite love and mercy in revealing Himself of God, but we can’t dwell in to man through Christ. As St. Paul writes, this regret,” he explained. “where sin increased, grace abounded “Instead, we have to do all the more” (Rom 5:20). God’s mercy is something about it. We have so immense that no sinner, no matter to repent.” how great the sin, is beyond redemption provided he truly repents. GOOD FROM BAD DARKNESS FOR LIGHT While regret can manifest When one is “haunted by Sr. Kathryn J. Hermes as emotion, sometimes it regrets,” writes Sr. Kathryn can be strictly intellectual. J. Hermes in Reclaim One can acknowledge bad Regret, he may descend into choices without feeling feelings of worthlessness them on an emotional level. and self-hate. Rather than In The Name of God Is confront his secret regrets, Mercy: A Conversation with he puts up facades to Andrea Tornielli, Pope protect himself. Francis speaks approvingly of a passage from a Bruce “If my secret is that I regret having missed Marshall novel in which a opportunities for advancement, I might priest hears the confession cover my anger with a passive meekness,” of a soldier who is about to writes Sr. Hermes. “But beneath my humble be executed. The soldier words, a raging inner victim resents that confesses many sexual others have what I don’t.” sins but does not “feel” sorry and doesn’t believe In a moral regret, such as an extramarital he is repentant, knowing affair, the individual might deny he would likely commit wrongdoing or having hurt another person. those sins again if given the “I blame someone else,” she said. chance. When the priest asks, “But are you sorry that “But once I have the courage of truth, I stop you are not sorry?” the man denying that what I did was truly wrong. I replies affirmatively. accept my part in the situation, and admit “In other words, he my fault,” writes Sr. Hermes. “I accept that apologizes for not something needs to be confessed.” repenting,” Pope Francis tells the interviewer. “The A key, she suggests, in the midst of regret ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MARJAN_APOSTOLOVIC door was opened just a is to hear the voice of Jesus saying, I have crack, allowing absolution made you for more than this. Then, “when to come in.” The soldier, you access your story in the light of God’s without the emotion of mercy, you can courageously look at the sorrow, nevertheless pieces of your life, accept them as your admitted the sin of his acts own, and let go of the darkness of regret in enough to receive God’s exchange for the light of Christ.” healing mercy. GERALD KORSON is editor of Legatus magazine. 14January 2023 | | legatus.org
USINGREGRET FOR POSITIVE CHANGE In The Power of Regret, Daniel H. Pink describes three options for how we respond to the feeling of regret and to what results these responses tend to lead. If one believes the feeling of regret is to be ignored, it leads to delusion. If the feeling is merely for feeling, it points toward despair. But if the feeling of regret is for thinking, then thinking is for doing — for taking thoughtful action. And that leads to better decisions, improved performance, and deeper meaning. “The key is to use regret to catalyze a chain reaction: the heart signals the head, the head initiates action,” Pink writes. “All regrets aggravate. Productive regrets aggravate, then activate.” ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/NISERIN 15January 2023 | | legatus.org
TAKE STEPS TO PROSINPE2R0IT2Y3 LEGATUS EXPERTS SUGGEST POSITIVE RESOLUTIONS CATHOLIC EXECS SHOULD CONSIDER FOR THE NEW YEAR — IN BUSINESS, PERSONAL, AND SPIRITUAL LIFE BY RACHEL HOOVER 16January 2023 | | legatus.org
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ATEACH ANNUAL TURN OF THE CALENDAR, IT IS COMMON FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS. AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR FITNESS AND DIETARY CHANGES ARE POPULAR, AS ARE PLEDGES TO OVERCOME VICES, BUILD POSITIVE HABITS, LEARN ADDITIONAL SKILLS, AND DEVOTE MORE TIME TO LOVED ONES OR THE INTERIOR LIFE. WITH CATHOLIC EXECUTIVES AND BUSINESS LEADERS IN MIND, SEVERAL EXPERTS IN THE LEGATUS NETWORK SUGGEST RESOLUTIONS WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION FOR 2023 IN SEVERAL AREAS OF PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE: IN BUSINESS STRATEGY, TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION, INVESTMENTS, FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTH, AND FAITH. BUSINESS: REFOCUS ON PEOPLE simply helps to capture and learn the many repetitive keystrokes that clerical workers use across a variety of existing software applications,” said Napoli. Hugh Blane, president of Claris Consulting He urged caution against “paving the as well as of Legatus’ Seattle Chapter, cowpaths” with automation rather than recommends making sure employees are improving the underlying processes. thriving in 2023. “Today’s digital technology offers so Deacon Rich Napoli “Many business owners and organizations much more than just automation. You say their human capital is one of their should now at least be thinking of some fundamentally greatest assets, but there are very few different business models that are possible today—not initiatives in place to support that only new ways to acquire and service customers, but Hugh Blane statement,” said Blane. His suggested entirely new products and ways to deliver them,” Napoli resolution: “Create one employee- advised. “Technologies such as 3D printing, data analytics, flourishing initiative and hold your leadership team blockchain, and IoT [Internet of Things] can create entirely accountable for delivering on the initiative.” new revenue streams for your organization.” Blane also urges business leaders to focus on what they INVESTMENTS: BE PRUDENT provide to the customer rather than the revenue they receive. “This simple shift results in increased revenue, When investing, Catholics should consider profit, customer loyalty, and greater business value,” he both financial risks and ethics, according affirmed. to Anthony Minopoli, president and chief investment officer for Knights of Columbus “Create such high value that people see you as Asset Advisors. In his role, he oversees indispensable to their success and satisfaction,” said the KoCAA investment team, including Blane. “That’s a game changer from a typical mindset portfolio management, research, and and financial perspective.” trading. TECHNOLOGY: USE IT WISELY “Our basic advice to all clients is to make Anthony Minopoli sure your investment strategy aligns Deacon Rich Napoli, CEO emeritus of software engineering with your risk tolerance,” said Minopoli, a member of firm Relevantz and former officer of the Philadelphia the Fairfield County Chapter in Connecticut. “We also Chapter, suggests how business leaders should regard encourage all clients, regardless of their stage of life or nascent technologies in the new year. financial circumstances, to revisit their portfolios regularly Many businesses, for example, are implementing Robotic to ensure they are up to date.” Process Automation. RPA “sounds like science fiction, but it Regarding “trendy” investments like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, Minopoli advocates a “‘get rich slowly’ mantra, meaning that we invest in what we know and understand. 18January 2023 | | legatus.org
We avoid ‘trendy’ investments because risks can be center,” said Cuddeback. “We can refortify significantly higher and difficult to forecast.” and reinvest in the home, focusing on Recent issues with cryptocurrency companies, he added, ordinary activities that have become all too “reinforce our belief in the need for deep due diligence by rare.” all investors prior to making financial decisions.” On other risks, Minopoli noted that the Federal Reserve Among his specific suggestions: eating John Cuddeback Board raised interest rates six times in 2022 and appears together, reading together, working committed to getting inflation under control. “We believe together, singing together, and simply there is a likelihood of a recession but are still evaluating being together. whether it will be shallow or deep,” he explained. He noted that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has “These ordinary things will make an asked Catholics to encourage companies to rethink policies extraordinary difference in marriage and home life,” he that oppose Church teaching. “We expect more Catholics to said. participate in this type of engagement in the coming years,” Minopoli said. FAITH: DO SPIRITUAL READING HEALTH: MAKE IT A PRIORITY Father Thomas Grafsgaard, chaplain of the Bismarck Chapter, recommends spiritual reading that business leaders will find particularly fruitful. “I’d suggest taking time to read one of the great encyclicals on Catholic social Megan Frankel, president of the teaching: Rerum Novarum, Populorum Healthnetwork Foundation, encourages Progressio, or Sollicitudo Rei Socialis,” said business leaders to make health a priority Fr. Grafsgaard. Fr. Thomas Grafsgaard in 2023. But rather than choose a single diet or exercise goal, she emphasizes Rerum Novarum, written in 1891 by Pope Leo XIII, the need for executives to consult a good discusses the plight of workers in a newly industrialized health care professional. society and warns against both socialism and unbridled capitalism. Populorum Progressio, “Business leaders and written by Pope St. Paul VI in 1967, Megan Frankel executives often put discusses the authentic development themselves last when [N]OW IS THE TIME of nations and individuals. Sollicitudo it comes to health and wellness. They TO CREATE YOUR Rei Socialis, by Pope St. John Paul II, tend to work more, travel more, sleep commemorates the 20th anniversary of less, and move less, thus increasing OWN PERSONAL Populorum Progressio and continues the their risk for heart disease, stroke, conversation about authentic progress. diabetes, and depression,” said Frankel, a member of the Cleveland HEALTH DASHBOARD Despite the value of these encyclicals, Chapter. Fr. Grafsgaard acknowledged that their length might intimidate some She urged “a comprehensive executive busy executives. “If you’re looking for health physical to get a complete something a bit shorter, as a wise bishop assessment of your current health recently said to me, ‘Don’t read the news, status, and goals/targets to improve on.” read the Gospels!’” he advised. “That’s good news!” Business leaders have a “dashboard” of key metrics to THE ULTIMATE GOAL monitor their organization’s health, “and now is the time to create your own personal health dashboard,” Frankel “In God’s plan, every man is born to seek self-fulfillment, for pointed out. “It will pay dividends!” every human life is called to some task by God,” wrote Paul VI in Populorum Progressio. To obey this call, he stressed, FAMILY: STRENGTHEN, REFORTIFY we must use our God-given intellects and free will to make choices that both develop our natural abilities and direct John Cuddeback—professor, popular Legatus speaker, our lives toward God. and founder of Life-Craft.org, which provides educational resources to strengthen family relationships through Choices in every realm—health, finances, relationships, or ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/OLGA LEBEDEVA meaningful work and leisure, recommends that families work—can contribute to our ultimate fulfillment in Christ. spend quality time together at home. And that’s a New Year’s resolution worth keeping. L “As powerful forces pull us apart, our homes are losing their RACHEL HOOVER is a contributing writer for Legatus magazine. 19January 2023 | | legatus.org
walkitnwhgaelk U.S. bishops’ pro-life initiative encourages diocesan and parish outreach to accompany pregnant and single mothers in need by Jim Graves In an effort to help single mothers and those in crisis pregnancy situations get the help they need to care for their children, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has promoted a new initiative, Walking with Moms in Need, which encourages expanded community outreach and advocacy spearheaded by local Catholic parishes across the nation. The emerging program, initially launched in early 2020, was hampered in its implementation by the Covid-19 pandemic and gained little momentum until the nation began to return to normalcy. But it began to take off in 2022, particularly in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that overturned Roe v. Wade, the court’s 1973 decision that had legalized abortion. Through the WWMIN program, parishes and communities are invited to “walk in the shoes” of young mothers in difficult circumstances, support local pregnancy centers, and share other resources to help pregnant and parenting women. WWMIN has already begun to bring about positive results and is fostering hopes for many more good things to come, coordinators say. January 2023 | 20 | legatus.org
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AUGMENTING “WWMIN provides both EXISTING a means for us to share EFFORTS the good news of what the Catholic Church has been Cathy Schneider is respect and will continue to do, life coordinator at St. Brigid to support both mother Parish in Johns Creek, GA, and child before and after an Atlanta suburb. The birth,” said Wilson, “as well dynamic group prays in as to increase our efforts front of an abortion clinic to double down and work three times weekly and together to build a network invites women who are of resources so that every contemplating abortion parent knows there are to speak with them about real alternative life-giving alternatives. Women may choices to abortion.” be offered basic baby She said the archdiocese supplies or more substantial was discouraged that help including furniture, Proposition 3, which made a housing, and vehicles. right to abortion part of the In 2021, for example, St. Michigan state constitution, Brigid paid $20,000 to was approved by voters help mothers with rent in November, but since assistance. the election her office had received 60 inquiries from WWMIN augments these Cathy Schneider (right) with expectant mom Caminey parishes seeking to become efforts. Using materials Up north in Wisconsin, volunteers from 40 percent of involved with WWMIN, supplied by the archdiocese, parishes in the Diocese of Madison have undergone joining the 80 already parish volunteers now WWMIN training. “We’re linking with as many other involved in the program. advertise their efforts resources in our community as we can,” said Susanna The archdiocese’s goal, with signage on the Herro, volunteer coordinator for the program. Wilson said, was to make parish grounds and flyers “One parish secretary we spoke to said, ‘We don’t have each parish “a place where distributed at apartment volunteers,’” Herro recalled, “so she volunteered to train moms and their babies are complexes. They have also herself.” welcomed and supported, received some funds for and where the dignity of baby items. every human life is upheld and valued.” Schneider said St. Brigid has The idea of “walking with moms” in crisis pregnancies, Saint Patrick Parish assisted some women who she said, “is much more valuable than just saying, ‘here’s in Brighton, MI, in the had no support from their a check.’” The program also extends care far beyond neighboring Diocese of families and has responded pregnancy, however. Lansing, has begun to to fathers of needy or “For some that may be as early as helping a mom coping incorporate WWMIN unborn children who saw with an unintended pregnancy. For others, it may be into its pro-life efforts, WWMIN advertising that offering assistance during early childhood years” or even reported parishioner led them to the parish through a child’s teen years, Herro explained. “Our Catholic Sarah Hinzman. One of seeking crucial emotional Church recognizes that care for single mothers must St. Patrick’s key pro-life support. “It is our role to be a be more than a few months of help. Rather, we can be a initiatives is called Embrace beacon of hope,” she said. Grace. Through Embrace, community for families who need one.” pregnant moms enter a 13-week Bible study SAFE PLACE FOR intended to “plant a seed MOMS AND BABIES about God and let them Cathy Schneider (left) with new mom Latia and her children Kathleen Wilson has worked Kathleen Wilson know the Church is in the pro-life ministry of there for them.” Two the Archdiocese of Detroit women enrolled in the for the past 10 years. She program through St. is coordinator of pro-life Patrick’s completed ministry and Project Rachel, the program in 2022 a program that offers healing and received a baby to women who have had shower with many abortions. needed items for their children. January 2023 | 22 | legatus.org
Hinzman and other WWMIN has free of charge. are relieved that changes volunteers have “We’re brainstorming in the law necessitate their begun advertising finding alternatives to WWMIN in the already begun ways on how get abortion, and others tell her community and out more into the they would not have had using its resources community and be more abortions in years past if to supplement their successful,” she said. such laws had been in place. to bring aboutefforts. Part of the “Laws don’t dictate morality, effort is to solicit positive results A TIME donations of goods TO WALK but, in fact, do shape it,” and services from Schneider said. And now local businesses that more women are giving to aid women in life to their babies, “We need Embrace; a local body shop, Back at St. Brigid Parish in Johns Creek, GA, Cathy Walking with Moms in Need for example, has offered Schneider noted that in the months since the Dobbs more than ever.” L to donate some car repair decision was announced and some states began passing services, and a Knights more restrictive anti-abortion law, tens of thousands of JIM GRAVES is a contributing writer of Columbus council is babies have been saved from abortion. Working on the front for Legatus magazine. offering handyman services lines of the abortion fight, she has noted that many women ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/NATTAKORN MANEERAT The ‘Walking Women facing challenging community and are best able to with Moms’ pregnancies, or who are parenting understand and respond to the needs young children in difficult and challenges in their local area. vision circumstances, should see the Church Mothers and children that we cannot as a place where they can find help. protect by law, we can surround and Everyone in a given parish rescue with love. We want no mother, community should know where to no child left behind because there was refer a pregnant woman in need. no one to encourage and assist them. Walking with Moms in Need hopes to help parishes do just that. • Excerpted from the U.S. bishops’ Parishes are the experts on their Walking with Moms in Need program website (walkingwithmoms.com) January 2023 | 23 | legatus.org
MakeaefvaemryilvyapcailtgiroinmagebyGeraldKorson Whether traveling alone or with children and grandchildren this spring or summer, there’s always a beautiful church or shrine nearby to help keep faith at the center It’s only January, to be sure. But as many of us bundle up food, and entertainment of the French Quarter, stop in to against the cold and painstakingly clear driveways of snow, the historic Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, thoughts inevitably turn to the warmer months of spring which was built in 1794 and remains the oldest cathedral in and summer and the opportunities they provide for travel continuous use in the U.S. Another good historic stop after a and leisure. fine meal of jambalaya and gumbo is the uptown National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor, where an all-night We take vacations from work and home, of course, but prayer vigil held by the Ursuline Sisters and local residents not from our Catholic faith. Except under the rarest of imploring the intercession of the Blessed Virgin is credited circumstances, our Sunday obligation to attend Mass remains. with helping an outnumbered and poorly equipped Fortunately, online resources such as masstimes.org and American brigade turn back a British Army attack during discovermass.com make it easy to locate a Catholic church the War of 1812. along our planned route or near our vacation destination. After the falls. Niagara Falls But vacation travel presents is beautiful in the summer another opportunity. Whether months. If visiting from the we travel alone, as a couple, Canadian side, you’re close to with children or grandchildren, the Canadian National Shrine or with other family members, of St. Thérèse of Lisieux as we can make it, in part, a family well as the tiny rustic Holy pilgrimage. It doesn’t need to be Rosary Shrine, just 20 minutes an all-day commitment: it can southwest of the falls off be as simple as a one-hour visit Regional Road 84 (watch for to a beautiful Catholic shrine, the large white roadside cross). church, or historic site for the If you’re on the American side sake of spending a short time in and heading toward Buffalo, prayer and contemplation. NY, to sample original-style buffalo wings or the locally Consider identifying a shrine or popular “beef on weck” pilgrimage site that coincides sandwich, drop 10 minutes with your vacation plans and further south to Lackawanna make it part of your itinerary. to Our Lady of Victory It’s a wonderful way to keep National Shrine and Basilica. mindful of our Catholic faith There you’ll find a splendid even as we enjoy our time environment for prayer along away. with the Father Nelson Baker Museum, which honors the Here are just a few suggested beloved priest who built the pilgrimage stops — some better shrine and whose cause for known than others — to be canonization has been opened. found in various parts of the U.S. and Canada. On, Wisconsin… Planning a trip through Wisconsin to Southern comfort. New sample some cheese and enjoy Orleans is among the most the Great Lakes? After your Catholic cities of the southern tour of the Green Bay Packers’ U.S., so choosing a Catholic historic Lambeau Field, visit church there is like being a the nearby National Shrine kid in a candy store. While of Our Lady of Good Help in taking in the art galleries, Champion, where the Virgin Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, New Orleans January 2023 | 24 | legatus.org
Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica, Lackawanna, NY National Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Champion, WI Mary appeared to Adele Brise in 1859. Wisconsin, in fact, ‘Midwestern gems. If you’re headed for Lake of the Ozarks is home to several other notable Catholic pilgrimage sites, in Missouri, consider stopping in at the National Shrine among them Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine in La Crosse of Mary, Mother of the Church, located in Laurie off state and the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, in Route 5 just north of its junction with state Hubertus. Route 135 adjacent to St. Patrick Church. Summer Masses are celebrated for lake We take vacationsMission driven? If your travels take you crowds in the outdoor amphitheater, from work and home,anywhere along the California coast and a bronze Mother’s Wall of Life is inscribed with the names of some 5,000 between San Diego and Sonoma, you’ll mothers and mother figures. If you plan to continue on west to Oklahoma City or of course, but not frombe near one of the 21 missions founded southwest into Texas, you might want to exit Interstate 44 to south U.S. Route 377 by St. Junipero Serra and later Franciscan ‘our Catholic faithmissionariesinthe18thand19th centuries. If in the Central Coast region, to visit the National Shrine of the Infant of take a break from body surfing and head Prague in Prague, OK. It has a small but off the beaten path to Mission San Antonio interesting collection of Infant of Prague de Padua (1771) in Jolon, one of the more rustic missions statuary and garments, and there’s a themed playground and the third to be established, or Mission San Juan for the young ones with picnic tables that offer a welcome Bautista (1797), perhaps the most beautifully restored. break on your road trip. L GERALD KORSON is editor of Legatus magazine. Mission San Antonio de Padua, Jolon, CA National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church, Laurie, MO January 2023 | 25 | legatus.org
BUSINESS MATTHEW PLESE ETHICS Filing income tax returns bears moral implications SOME OF THE MANY OFFENSES The Jews at the time of against the Seventh our Lord often clashed Commandment include with the pagan Roman theft, borrowing without authorities. But even the intention of repayment, with their errors, our accepting bribes, not paying Lord affirmed that dues just wages in a reasonable must nevertheless be time, passing counterfeit paid to them. money, forgery, usury, wasting time at work, engaging in U.S. tax law unlawful strikes, excessive differentiates between gambling, cheating, tax avoidance and tax plagiarism, violation of evasion. Tax evasion copyright laws, and failure to is a crime and a sin. ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/PCESS609 pay one’s taxes. By failing to pay our lawfully established With tax season upon us, now taxes, we rob federal, is a time to rectify any injustice state, and/or local we may have committed governments of the regarding our taxes. revenue they need to protect their citizens, tax planning to take all reasonable and earned maintain their infrastructure, provide aid to deductions and credits as appropriate. Tax All of those in legitimate those in need, and a host of other issues. While avoidance is acceptable and allows individuals authority over us must be it is undoubtedly true that some government to keep more of their money to support their honored and respected for funds are used for sinful purposes, the majority families, charitable giving, and leisure. the office they hold, and is at least morally neutral if not morally positive. this obliges paying With sins against the Seventh Commandment, all taxes lawfully Tax evasion can more is required than merely listing our sins imposed by their “Now is a time to take various in the confessional and expressing our sorrow authority. The Lord forms. It can be as for them. The Seventh Commandment requires likewise affirmed rectify any injustice we simple as grossly restitution, as affirmed in the Catechism of the the importance of may have committed overestimating Catholic Church. rendering our due to our charitable lawful governments regarding our taxes contributions on If you feel you may have sinned in the past when He answered the Schedule A, failing regarding taxes, mention it to a priest, and ask question on whether to pay taxes on his advice on how you may make restitution. it was lawful to pay unreported income Often this can take the form of making a taxes to Caesar: received in cash, paying employees “under the charitable contribution to the Church for the table” to reduce payroll taxes, or setting up tax amount you would have otherwise paid in taxes [They asked him,] “Is it lawful shelters in other jurisdictions. if filing a timely amended return is not possible. for us to give tribute to Caesar, Ask his advice and make it a point in the future or not?” But he perceived their Tax avoidance, by contrast, is morally to heed our Lord’s command to give Caesar what craftiness, and said to them, permissible and even incentivized by the is rightfully Caesar’s — while utilizing all lawful “Show me a coin. Whose government. Take retirement planning, for incentives of the tax code, of course. L likeness and inscription has it?” instance. The use of 401(k) plans, IRAs, 529 They said, “Caesar’s.” He said to college savings plans, and other programs often MATTHEW PLESE is a certified public them, “Then render to Caesar provide tax benefits by incentivizing individuals accountant based out of Chicago. He is the the things that are Caesar’s, and and businesses to save for the future. Everyone to God the things that are God’s” from CEOs to recent college graduates should president of CatechismClass.com and the author (Luke 20:22-25). be filing their taxes and engaging in routine of The Roman Catechism Explained for the Modern World, published in November 2022. January 2023 | 26 | legatus.org
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CULTURE OF EDWARD J. FURTON LIFE Moral decision-making requires best judgment, not perfection MAKING SOUND MORAL should. “I did judgments takes a variety of not know it was skills. Obviously, one must yours” resolves have a general sense of right an accidental and wrong and be able to apply taking, but “I did that knowledge to the case at not know it was hand. loaded” is hardly a defense against The world comes with many the careless use extraneous aspects that are of a firearm. irrelevant to moral judgment — We have a for example, strong emotions responsibility to and personal dislikes. These use exceptional must be set aside. care when there ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/TRILOKS is the possibility Our knowledge is also limited. of serious harm. A physician will know the risks We are rightly of an upcoming surgery and faulted when we advise the patient accordingly, fail. but a patient unfamiliar with are largely outside our control. The unexpected the practice of medicine Aristotle observed that a person who chooses can drastically affect choices after they have may not be able to assess the correctly in life develops sound habits of moral been made. We cannot be faulted if, after due physician’s advice. This is why judgment. That person chooses well because deliberation, something unforeseen spoils our second opinions are valuable. he has become accustomed to choosing well. aim. All we can do is thoroughly investigate the To choose well, we must Similarly, those who choose poorly become facts, seek counsel from others whom we trust, sometimes know what we do habituated to bad conduct. The virtues and vices and then make the best judgment we can. not know. are habits that, over time, gradually form our character. Aristotle offers a great metaphor about the Much of morality plays out in degree of certitude that we can expect in ethics. the ordinary course There are some devout He says that moral action is akin to carpentry, of life. We do not “Almost every moral Christians who develop not geometry. When nailing trim into a corner, need any special dilemma involves a habit of timidity the carpenter does not seek to duplicate the skill to understand because they are exact mathematical angle of the geometer. He that stealing is some measure of the fearful that they will roughs out his work — and that is sufficient. wrong. This is self- unknown make a bad choice. The imperfection of his materials, his own evident because it Their unwillingness limitations in using tools, and the space in derives immediately to choose can become which he must do his work do not allow for great from the rule that a source of harm precision. we should treat to themselves and others as we would like to be others. They often fail to act at the right moment Similarly, in ethics, we make our best judgment treated. Yet innocent errors are or tolerate wrongs for much longer than they based on the given situation, the facts as they always possible, and obviously should. A habitual failure to choose is a species are known, and our own personal skills. We these are not moral failures. of the vice of cowardice. cannot expect perfection. We can only do the best we can. L When one accidentally takes Negative precepts, such as that against stealing, the property of another, this is are relatively easy to apply, but positive precepts, EDWARD J. FURTON, PH.D., is director an error about a matter of fact. such as pursuing a sound plan of life, admit of of publications for the National Catholic Bioethics No harm was intended. Yet great variation. Almost every moral dilemma even here we can be faulted involves some measure of the unknown. Our Center in Philadelphia and is among its team of for not knowing what we choices are made within a stream of events that seven ethicists. He is editor-in-chief of NCBC’s award-winning National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly and Ethics & Medics. January 2023 | 28 | legatus.org
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FAITH FR. GERALD E. MURRAY MATTERS Faithful Catholics must always stand for truth “WHAT CAN I DO TO PROMOTE gives complete the mission of the Church amid meaning to all the confusion present in our lives and the Church and in society?” is therefore Catholics troubled by what something good is going on today want to do and necessary. something to help defend God revealed Christ’s truth at a time when His plan for our the very existence of truth is salvation in commonly dismissed. “There Christ, who calls are only opinions, not truths, us to be faithful and everyone is entitled to to His teaching. ANDRII YALANSKYI/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM his own opinion. Don’t try You cannot to impose your opinion on love Christ with me!” say those who embrace all your heart, a subjectivistic, relativistic mind, and soul outlook. What should we do? without loving the teachings He Catholics need to remind gave us. God’s themselves that truth exists. truth is lovable Christ said, “I am the truth” because God is lovable. He does not mislead us see such revolutionary ideas being championed (Jn 14:6). Our duty as followers when He instructs us on what we are to believe by those who took a solemn oath to uphold the of Christ is to know the truth, and how we are to live. Church’s teaching when they became bishops. to love the truth and to live True charity toward these erring shepherds the truth. Pope St. John Paul II When Catholic teaching is criticized and consists in standing firm in the truth. gave the Church a wonderful contradicted by those who reject it, there can be summary of the truths of the a temptation to mollify them by playing down Living the truth of the gospel by upholding Catholic faith in the Catechism the importance of certain doctrines. There can the contested doctrines of the faith is a form of the Catholic Church. even be a temptation to say that eventually of Christian witness that is very much needed Catholics who want to defend the Church will change those teachings and today. When faithful Catholics reject innovations the faith should carefully “come to an understanding” with “modern that deny what the Church has always taught, read this easy-to-understand progress.” Sadly, some people within the they often become subject to emotional exposition Catholic Church are now blackmail and are accused of hating people. of Catholic “You cannot love in the forefront of efforts Such is the price of fidelity in today’s world. doctrine. It is a Christ with all your to do just that. A small long book, but but influential number True love of neighbor is manifested when we try that should not of bishops in Europe to influence our neighbor to embrace Christ’s frighten us. We heart, mind, and soul have publicly called for truth, not the errors of those who attempt to need to learn without loving the the Church to change overthrow that truth. God is pleased by our as much as her teaching about the faithful witness and will give us strength to bear we can about teachings He gave us inherent immorality of calmly the opprobrium directed toward those the teachings homosexual acts. This is who refuse to pretend that what is immoral can of the Church, an impossibility. somehow now become moral. God is always particularly with us when we defend His truth. L when so many The truth is not subject of those teachings are under to change. What God has set forth as the moral FATHER GERALD E. MURRAY attack by secularizing forces. order is beyond the control of any human power. is pastor of the Church of the Holy Family in We must pray for those who fail in their duty to Manhattan, NY, and author of Calming the Storm: To love the truth means to uphold and proclaim the Church’s doctrine in its Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church see it as a gift from God that entirety. It is disappointing and disheartening to and Society (Emmaus Road Publishing). January 2023 | 30 | legatus.org
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ENGAGING THE CHRISTOPHER O. BLUM AND FAITH JOSHUA P. HOCHSCHILD A noble life is lived for a higher purpose OUR LIVES SHOULD BE of modern JUICE VERVE/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM CATECHISM Everyone ordered to what is good. The industrial work. 101 has the right observation is so commonplace Yet it was also of economic that it can sound trite. In experienced as initiative; English, we compare good to alienating and everyone great. In our practical lives, we dehumanizing. can sometimes tell ourselves An assembly should make legitimate use of that we are basically good, line can make his talents to contribute to the as long as we have not done the production abundance that will benefit all anything bad. Yet in what of a complicated and to harvest the just fruits of sense is good the ultimate end item more his labor. toward which we order our efficient, but lives? That sense of good is the more Catechism of the exalted, grand, supreme. Our complicated the product, the harder it is for any Catholic Church, #2429 lives are not supposed to be one person to understand his one discrete task merely good, as, for instance, as part of a more important whole. … SCRIPTURE So I saw four on a five-point scale. They 101 that there are supposed to be off the For the past several decades, some of the most is nothing charts, outstanding, excellent. important improvements in factory production better than We are called to be noble. have been attempts to restore a sense of common that man We can gain insight into purpose to factory workers — for instance, by noble action by reflecting having workers act in teams responsible for should enjoy his work, for that on the basic experience of more of the overall production. Each worker is his lot. knowing that our work is part finds it easier to understand how individual of something larger and more tasks serve a larger project and has experience Ecclesiastes 3:22 meaningful. Whether it is work of the collaboration necessary to complete the in a family, or work in a modern job. Such an arrangement ennobles the work. place of employment, if it feels Not surprisingly, management experts find that meaningful, it is because we this kind of teamwork increases not only worker find purpose in subordination satisfaction, but quality and productivity as well. to a larger purpose shared by others. And we do not feel our If productivity management can see the value of work is meaningful if we fail to common purpose for manufacturing, surely we experience our efforts as part can see the value of common purpose for a well- of a larger project shared with lived life. A noble life is lived for a high purpose. others: if we are an isolated A common purpose does not belong to one and replaceable cog; if we do individual, alone, but is shared by many. Although not feel trusted or respected; if, the notion is often misunderstood, this is what is instead of feeling like a valued meant by the notion of the common good. L member of a community, we feel taken for granted by Excerpted from A Mind at Peace: family members, exploited by Reclaiming an Ordered Soul in the Age of Distraction, coworkers, or neglected in an inhumane bureaucracy. by Christopher O. Blum and Joshua P. Hochschild This is true even in the case of (Sophia Institute Press, 2017), pp. 52-53. factory work. The innovation of the assembly line was a CHRISTOPHER O. BLUM remarkable development is provost of the Augustine Institute and director of its Graduate School of Theology. JOSHUA P. HOCHSCHILD is a professor and director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Program (PPE) at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD. January 2023 | 32 | legatus.org
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WHAT TO READ The 6 Types of Working identify where one’s gifts are assisting priests with emotions Genius: A Better Way to best put to use in a way that exorcisms. Here he details are Understand Your Gifts, Your maximizes both productivity real-life cases of demonic occasionally Frustrations, and Your Team and personal fulfillment — oppression and possession. justifiable, Patrick Lencioni and that’s a win-win for both He describes how the victim but often Matt Holt Books, 240 pages employees and management. arrives at that state — usually they are not, As always, Lencioni’s works beginning with unhealthy or at least The author of the bestselling provide edifying boardroom interest in the occult, the healthier Five Dysfunctions of a Team reading. paranormal, or New Age and more is back with yet another book practices. The good news productive responses are The Exorcism Files: True is that although the devil available. Ray Guarendi that invites Stories of Demonic Possession seeks to destroy souls, he is explains how to distinguish executives Adam Blai powerless over those who between righteous and and Sophia Institute Press, 224 pages remain faithful to the Church unrighteous anger, when managers and sacraments. An excellent “venting” is healthy and when to rethink The devil book, perhaps not for the it is not, and how to cope how they go is not one faint-hearted. better with those annoyances about their to mess and disappointments that business. with. He’s Living Calm: Mastering Anger “get to us.” He focuses on This evil, he’s a & Frustration training virtues — such as one also has relevance for deceiver, Dr. Ray Guarendi patience, charity, self-control, rank-and-file workers and and he EWTN Publishing, 160 pages humility, and forgiveness — those seeking to advance only seeks to predominate so that peace their careers. Weaving his to lead us Everyone experiences anger rather than anger reigns. His insights in and through to hell. Demon expert Adam and frustration sometimes, advice may be just what the his usual storytelling style, Blai knows this well from his and business leaders perhaps doctor ordered. L Lencioni builds to a model research and his experience more so than most. Such and assessment that help January 2023 | 34 | legatus.org
WHAT TO SEE Liberator of Asia: The tragic death of a courageous Vietnamese leader ON NOVEMBER 2, 1963, DAYS autocrat who favored Catholics to an American-style before the assassination of and discriminated against democracy and was President John F. Kennedy, the majority Buddhists — concerned about the another world leader was sparking the “Buddhist crisis” excesses of unbridled shot to death in the South of widespread demonstrations capitalism. Vietnam was Vietnamese capital of Saigon. and one well-publicized self- newly free of French President Ngo Dinh Diem and immolation — Liberator of colonial oversight, and his brother, chief advisor Ngo Asia reveals him as a devout Diem wanted his people Dinh Nhu, had escaped a coup and humble Catholic who to govern themselves instigated by their own army advanced a philosophy of without foreign control. but were captured after they human dignity that ran afoul U.S. ambassador Frederick Liberator of Asia: attended an All Souls’ Day of communist sympathizers Nolting understood this The True Story of Ngo Dinh Diem Mass. Despite assurances of who had infiltrated South and supported Diem, but Tim Moriarty, Geoffrey Shaw, Mark Moyar safe passage to exile, Diem Vietnam and the Buddhist others did not. According and his brother were killed by temples themselves. His belief 62 minutes • Unrated army personnel in the back of in personal freedom made him an armored vehicle. The CIA a powerful defender against to this film, the American Resolution, U.S. bombing had supported the coup. the insurgency of dictator Ho press was complicit in painting raids, and finally U.S. Liberator of Asia, available on Chi Minh in the North. an ugly picture of Diem, who troops on the ground. It’s a FORMED and on DVD from The U.S. shared his anti- in reality was a patriot with tragic sequence from any Ignatius Press, counters Diem’s communism but failed to broad popular appeal who perspective. One wonders portrayal in most historical understand Diem himself. He galvanized the Vietnamese how history might have accounts. Whereas Diem opposed diplomatic efforts people like no other. played out differently if Diem is usually described as an to force a rapid transition had been allowed to live. L After Diem’s murder followed another coup, escalation GERALD KORSON of conflict, the Tonkin Gulf is editor of Legatus magazine. January 2023 | 35 | legatus.org
HEALTH RICHARD H. CARTABUKE, M.D. MATTERS Progressing toward prescriptions better suited to individual patients WHAT IF A DRUG THAT WORKS person’s reaction to medication, but it’s for most people turned toxic only very recently that there’s been in your body because of enough data and research to be your genetic makeup? What practically helpful for physicians if your genes rendered a like me who work with patients certain medication useless day to day. while making another super- effective? It may not be too Let’s say someone needs much longer before we have a blood thinner. We do a answers to these kinds of blood draw and get genetic questions. In limited cases, we information about the ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/MATT_BROWN already do! patient. Then we look at the drugs that have been For most of our modern tested. Does that medical history, drugs have person metabolize been prescribed with a “one- them normally? size-fits-most” approach, but Do they need a that is starting to change. different dose Pharmacogenetics, a major up- than the standard and-coming area in medicine, protocol, either looks at how your DNA affects because they metabolize the way you respond to drugs. it so well or because they In my geriatrics department metabolize it slowly and it stays in their drugs. This represents about 7 percent of all at Cleveland Clinic, for system longer? This approach helps reduce drugs approved by the FDA. In other words, we example, we are able to use risks such as excessive bleeding or muscle have a long way to go. pharmacogenetics to see which breakdown. medications a While recognizing we’re in the very early stages patient might be When the first of this field, I’m extremely excited about the better suited for “For most of our modern breakthroughs in possibilities. Already, because of our application of pharmacogenetics at Cleveland Clinic, I’ve to help with high medical history, drugs pharmacogenetics noticed an obvious reduction in side effects in blood pressure have been prescribed happened, there was my geriatric patients, and the need to change or heart disease. a lot of excitement medications has dropped drastically. This helps us and anticipation prescribe a drug with a ‘one-size-fits- that many more It’s mind-blowing to think about where this and a dosage most’ approach, but that breakthroughs that delivers would quickly follow. could lead. If I know up front what medication minimal side is starting to change Unfortunately, to prescribe that would be just right for that effects and progress has been particular patient, what a difference that would L maximum slower than we had make for people! benefit. hoped. Right now, we know of variations RICHARD H. CARTABUKE, M.D., We’ve known since the 1950s in approximately 20 genes that provide useful practices internal medicine and geriatrics at that genetics can influence a predictions related to somewhere around 100 the Cleveland Clinic and is medical director of Healthnetwork Foundation. HEALTHNETWORK is a Legatus membership benefit, a health care “concierge service” that provides members and their families access to some of the most respected hospitals in the world. One Call Starts It All: (866) 968-2467 or (440) 893-0830. Email: [email protected] HEALTHNETWORK FOUNDATION connects business leaders to the world’s best health specialists and creates customized medical philanthropy opportunities. For more information, contact fellow Legatus member and Healthnetwork president Megan Frankel at [email protected] January 2023 | 36 | legatus.org
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FEEDING THE NEIL FUSCO FOODIE Speak charitably without watering down the truth IN A 2010 ADDRESS TO YOUNG either subtly and unconsciously or perhaps in people and families in Palermo, a somewhat cowardly way, have reflected a bit Italy, Pope Benedict XVI before commenting on similar questions. We know clearly defined God’s role in how to answer truthfully, but we want to be sure the family: “Divine love, which we are charitable. That does not mean we water unites a man and woman and down the truth; rather, it means we must deliver makes them become parents, the truth gently but with a sense of passion. is capable of generating in the hearts of their children the We cannot let today’s culture of death influence our seed of faith, that is the light of children and families. Parents must be proactive the deep meaning of life.” as the primary home educators and influencers of their children. This task cannot be taken lightly: Recently, during an interaction it should be the family’s top priority if we are to before a Bible study group, secure a life for our children that is rooted in the an elderly woman posed a transcendentals of truth, goodness, and beauty! question that I’ve subjective ideas and objective truth. We must never been asked As parents, we teach our children what Jesus really meant before: “What do “One cannot truly love ought to imitate in Mark 12:31: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus certainly did not mean to you think is wrong another by merely being the Holy Family of love your neighbor by way of pacifying or with the world agreeable or indifferent Nazareth as best patronizing. He meant love your neighbor in in which we live and as humanly truth and charity. today?” I exclaimed possible. The family to myself, How just because that is what has the greatest One cannot truly love another by merely being do I answer this society promotes under responsibility question, and in providing an agreeable or indifferent just because that is what where do I begin? the guise of ‘love’ environment for society promotes under the guise of “love.” We After a pause I children where the must be on guard against these false teachings simply replied, “We parents are living and protect our families from this falsehood that are living in times an exemplary is leading our world into an abyss of darkness where, in general, people are life rooted in the gospel. Parents bear witness to that strips persons of their human dignity and afraid of speaking the truth!” their families and children by creating a home obscures the true meaning of life. L where tenderness, kindness, respect, fidelity, and Given today’s social climate of forgiveness are practiced daily. CHEF NEIL FUSCO is founder of Cucina Antica Foods, Corp., being canceled or ostracized a specialty Italian food-products company. Raised on a farm in San for speaking one’s mind on a The home is where we can best cultivate the Marzano in southern Italy, he learned his family’s farm production and political or social matter, I can virtues necessary to allow children to grow cooking. His 2017 cookbook, May Love Be the Main Ingredient at Your Table, confidently say that all of us, into adults who know the difference between presents amusing and heartfelt stories about faith, family, and recipes from his Old World childhood. ZOODLES WITH TOMATO BASIL • SERVES 4 • PREP TIME: 15 MIN. • COOK TIME: 15 MIN. Ingredients: Directions: olive oil over medium heat. Add • 1 cup Cucina Antica 1. In a small saucepan, cook zucchini noodles and sprinkle Tomato Basil sauce tomato sauce over low-medium with salt and pepper. Cook for • 8 zucchinis heat for 3 minutes. 2-3 minutes or until tender. • 2 tbsp olive oil 2. Spiralize your zucchini using a 4. Gently pour the heated sauce • Salt and pepper, to taste tabletop spiralizer and a ribbon on the zucchini noodles and stir • Fresh basil, to garnish cut blade. to combine. Transfer to a plate 3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat and garnish with fresh basil. January 2023 | 38 | legatus.org
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U.S. BRIEFS GOOD INTENT, BAD RESULT: PCP office to continue to manage Restoration Act, and Arkansas’ ‘ANTI-WOKE’ STARTUP BANK patients at a reasonable rate and Religious Freedom Restoration GLORIFI SHUTS DOWN pace,” said Dr. Ashish V. Rana, Act,” said Dennis Lee said, diocesan DALLAS — The startup digital internal medicine program director chancellor for administrative banking platform GloriFi shut down at Crozer Health in Pennsylvania. affairs, adding that any threats operations in late November after The main issue is ensuring patient to religious freedom can be failing to secure funding to keep medical records are passed to the addressed in other ways without a itself operational through the first primary care doctors — otherwise constitutional amendment. quarter of 2023. “patient information can get lost, The company had marketed itself as and their care structures can BISHOPS APPROVE ADVANCE “anti-woke” and “pro-freedom” hoping become fragmented,” said Dr. OF SAINTHOOD CAUSES to attract customers who see Wall Darshak Sanghavi, global chief FOR THREE U.S. CATHOLICS Street as too liberal and want a bank medical officer at AI and digital that shared their conservative values. health platform Babylon. BALTIMORE — At their mid- LITTLE ROCK DIOCESE WAS November fall general assembly, The “financial challenges related NEUTRAL ON RELIGIOUS the U.S. bishops gave their to startup mistakes, the failing FREEDOM PROPOSAL consent for the advancement of economy, reputational attacks, and LITTLE ROCK, AR — In Arkansas, the sainthood causes of three U.S. multiple negative stories took their 50.43 percent of voters rejected Catholics at the local diocesan level. toll,” wrote Cathy Landtroop, chief Issue 3, the Arkansas Religious marketing and communications Freedom Amendment, in Bishops could take into account the officer, in an email to employees. November. The proposed sainthood candidates’ “reputation A 2022 merger deal with DHC constitutional amendment for holiness” and vote on whether Acquisition Corp. was contingent would have barred government they “consider it opportune to upon GloriFi raising an additional interference with an individual’s advance on the local level.” $60 million in cash. religious freedom “except in the FAMILY DOCTORS SEE rare circumstance” where there is The causes UPSIDES, CHALLENGES OF “compelling government interest.” are for Mother URGENT CARE CENTERS The defeat did not bother the Margaret Mary SPRINGFIELD, PA — It’s easier Diocese of Little Rock, which did Healy Murphy, for patients to get seen for acute not take a position on the measure. founder of the conditions at an urgent care “There is protection for religious Sisters of the center rather than securing an freedom in the U.S. Constitution Holy Spirit appointment with their regular and federal case law, the Arkansas and Mary doctor, and that’s a good thing and Constitution and state case law, Immaculate, possibly a concern, doctors say. the federal Religious Freedom the first order Because family physicians are of women often overwhelmed and in short religious in supply, urgent care centers “have the state of allowed patients to be seen for Texas; Cora acute issues, thus allowing the Louise Evans, a California wife, mother, and purported mystic; and North Dakota laywoman and FOCUS missionary Michelle Duppong. L SOURCES: Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Service, Wall Street Journal, FoxBusiness January 2023 | 40 | legatus.org
WORLD BRIEFS A COMMON EASTER? Digital currencies are still too small 1985 after a young woman with ORTHODOX, CATHOLICS to pose a threat, but that will soon Down syndrome, now Sister SEEK A UNITED DATE change, he noted. Veronica, was rejected by several CONSTANTINOPLE — Catholics and “We should not wait until communities. She met Mother Line, Orthodox each celebrate Easter, [cryptocurrency] is large and who recognized her calling and but each observes different dates. connected to develop the regulatory formed a community with her. Leaders agree it’s time to change that. frameworks necessary to prevent More women with Down syndrome Ecumenical Patriarch a crypto shock that could have a joined the community, and in 1999 Bartholomew of Constantinople much greater destabilizing impact,” the religious institute was officially announced in November that talks Cunliffe said. established. Seven sisters presently with Catholic leaders are underway FTX filed for bankruptcy in live in a countryside priory devoted to find a common date for Easter. November and owes its largest to a life of contemplation and work. He hopes one might be agreed upon creditors more than $3 billion. POPE PRAYS FOR PEACE, by 2025, the 1,700th anniversary of Thousands of its users are also RECALLS UKRAINE VICTIMS the First Council of Nicea. waiting to get their money back. OF SOVIET-MADE FAMINE COMMUNITY OF SISTERS VATICAN CITY — Praying for It was at Nicea in A.D. 325 that WITH DOWN SYNDROME peace in Ukraine, Pope Francis the Church established Easter SEEKS NEW MEMBERS remembered both the victims of as the first Sunday after the first LE BLANC, France — Deep in the Russia’s current aggression and full moon of spring. But most hills of the Indre region of southern the millions of victims of a Soviet- Orthodox churches use the old France, a community of religious Julian calendar, not the Gregorian sisters with Down syndrome — the engineered famine 90 years ago. calendar introduced by Pope only of its kind — faithfully live out Gregory XIII in 1582, five centuries their vocation of contemplative “Let us pray for peace in the world after the Great Schism that prayer. Now they seek new able and an end to all conflicts, with divided the Catholic and Orthodox sisters to join. a special thought for the terrible churches. The Julian calendar, Les Petites Sœurs Disciples de suffering of the dear and tormented which observes more “leap days,” l’Agneau, or The Little Sisters Ukrainian people,” the pope in a presently differs from the Gregorian Disciples of the Lamb, began in November general audience. by 13 days. BANK OF ENGLAND CALLS He noted that the following FOR TIGHTER REGULATIONS Saturday (November 26) was “the AFTER FTX CRYPTO COLLAPSE anniversary of the terrible genocide LONDON, England — Better of Holodomor, the extermination by regulations are needed to protect starvation caused by [Josef] Stalin the financial system after the in Ukraine in 1932-33.” The Pope collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency urged prayers for the victims of that exchange, said Sir Jon Cunliffe, genocide and for Ukrainians “who deputy governor for stability with suffer the martyrdom of aggression the Bank of England. today.” L SOURCES: Catholic News Agency, Catholic News Service, BBC News 41January 2023 | | legatus.org
PUBLIC CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK SQUARE Winning new business, partnered with Christ THROUGHOUT THE YEARS “C’mon, Mom, stop it,” that I ran a communications I said. “This will be business, I pitched new clients great for the business regularly. With any enterprise, and our family.” Still, clients come and go – like the grievous glare. I rental tenants. But over time, changed the subject, got the business base gets built up, and started rinsing out, and the trajectory does too. the dishes. I remember a cold January “You really ought to use ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/PEOPLE IMAGES day over 20 years ago. I’d first your talent for Christ,” stopped at my parents’ house, she said. I muttered an as Mom was (unbeknownst to “uh-huh” and said my us) in her final year, struggling clients were businesses, to walk and breathe. Dad not “churchies” — had retired, and they needed although in recent years more visits, good cheer, and I had begun listening to Catholic radio programs I tried to recalibrate my expectations. extra help. As we had lunch, in my office and was sensing the dissonance. I described a new fitness I made the presentation and successfully chain I’d be meeting with later Her pointed reaction haunted me as I drove to answered their questions. They said a new Reiki that day with high hopes of the meeting site. I brushed it aside in the parking class was beginning in 30 minutes at their closest winning the sizable contract. lot, touched up my makeup, and headed into gym, and I should hurry over and see it. Then I the lobby. Having been referred by a trusted could return and pick up the signed contract. Mom had a knack for colleague, I was told the project was mine for the discerning the hidden picture taking. Whoa. Lots to process. no matter how we tried to gloss over The receptionist As I drove toward the gym, I felt sick. I details to avert “[I]n recent years I led me into remembered what I’d learned recently about unsolicited advice. had begun listening their impressive New Age spirituality’s dangerous link to the We got good at it, conference room, occult. With this project, I’d be an accessory but never good to Catholic radio which looked like to something the Church seriously cautions against. I had to turn it down. enough. She’d get that programs in my office an equestrian unflinching look of lounge. I unpacked incredulity, like we’d and was sensing the the presentation The hard part was telling them. When I called, they sounded delighted. I then explained that as lied in Confession and dissonance booklets and tried to a Catholic, I couldn’t take the project, and politely appear relaxed in a detailed why. They promptly hung up. I wasn’t she knew about what. club chair. exactly relieved. “What did you say was so different about Then the odd smell this fitness outfit?” she asked. of cannabis arrived ahead of the Eric Clapton- Back at my office, I had a message waiting I described their progressive looking guy in jeans and fetid flannel shirt. He from a Catholic publisher, referred by another health clubs throughout the offered me a cigarette. His wife, the company colleague. A week later, I won ongoing work with area and that they offered president, shuffled in next wearing clogs. As that publisher. They turned out to be my pivotal trendy programs in yoga, she sat and greeted me, he stood dazing out the entrée into Catholic communications. And I’ve Reiki, and harnessing “good” window, exhaling. This was a successful couple, never looked back. L energy. Immediately, I knew with a dozen new area gyms and a grand estate she’d oppose it. She stopped in our region’s wealthiest town. The hubby had CHRISTINE VALENTINE-OWSIK chewing and leaned back. That just been riding at the stables that morning. is Legatus’ communications director. unwelcome look of disapproval settled onto her face. January 2023 | 42 | legatus.org
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CHAPTER NEWS KANSAS CITY of neurosurgery at the University of In his talk, Camarata described his The Kansas City Chapter was Kansas Medical Center, addressed experience as a physician, surgeon, honored to have one of their own the topic of “The Magnificence of and scientist in his daily interaction legates speak at a recent monthly the Brain: The Seat of the Human with the human brain and brain meeting. Dr. Paul Camarata, chief Soul?” surgery. He reviewed the history of awake brain surgery, how it is KANSAS CITY. Dr. Paul Camarata (at podium) speaks to a recent chapter meeting on brain surgery and the relationship of the performed today, and how evidence brain to the soul. from this novel surgical technique as well as descriptions of “near- death experiences” may point to the existence of an eternal soul. Leonardo da Vinci, he pointed out, believed that the human soul was located above the optic apparatus. Camarata offered evidence that the soul might be located somewhere in the brain. He also mentioned a theory proposed by others to which he ascribes: that Michelangelo, in his fresco of The Creation of Adam, was actually trying to depict God bestowing reason or intellect on man. Evidence for this theory, Camarata noted, can be seen in the incredible similarity between the figure of God with His cape to a mid- sagittal section of the human brain. JACKSONVILLE. The growing Jacksonville Chapter inducted more new members at its November meeting. Standing (from left) are chapter president Ed Lombard; new legates Tara and Mich Chandlee; Father Christopher Liguori, chaplain; and legates John and Claire Clegg. January 2023 | 44 | legatus.org
CHAPTER NEWS NEW ORLEANS. Larry Merington (left) and Aulston Taylor speak at the NEW ORLEANS Christian and Catholic morals are chapter’s October meeting. For the past decade, the New to be expected in the workplace. He Orleans Chapter has offered a also expressed how this extends presentation titled “Living the to responsibility to his neighbors, Values of Legatus” during which recalling a recent incident in selected chapter members which he noticed a potential share their experiences in their home invasion at a neighbor’s business and personal lives that house, called the police, and then exemplify the values of Legatus confronted and scared away the – to study, live, and spread the perpetrators. He challenged the Catholic faith. Whether the members to be present to fellow panel consists of executives or legates who are in need of business couples, it remains one of the advice. most popular and successful Aulston discussed programs that presentations. benefit St. Augustine students but Presenters for the October also aid underprivileged students meeting at Metairie Country at neighboring schools. Good Club were Larry Merington, a Shepherd School, for example, business executive and Tulane has benefitted from tutoring and University adjunct professor, mentoring programs developed and Aulston Taylor, who spent at St. Augustine along with 16 years in New York City in scholarships made available to corporate sales and business attend St. Augustine. High school development and currently students also can participate serves as president and CEO of in career-oriented programs in St. Augustine High School in areas such as social justice, law New Orleans. enforcement, and education. Larry shared how the Legatus Aulston’s passionate delivery mission comes into play as an invoked a chorus of shoutouts from executive who reflects on how the gathering: God is good … All the time! … All the time … God is good! VENTURA-LA NORTH. At a mid-November meeting at St. John’s Seminary in Camarillo, CA, 27 Ventura-LA North legates and guests heard a talk from Paul Ford (front left, in green suit), professor of systematic theology and liturgy. His subject, titled “Reflections from St. Thomas Aquinas for the National Eucharistic Revival,” covered the upcoming 2024 Eucharistic Congress scheduled for Indianapolis and the beauty, grace, and importance of the Eucharist. Father Marco Durazo (center), seminary rector, celebrated the evening Mass. January 2023 | 45 | legatus.org
CHAPTER support the Purify Project, which The Tampa Bay area recently NEWS funds the development of clean celebrated a milestone reached water systems for Catholic schools by Trinity Café, a meal ministry MEMBERS IN THE NEWS in Tanzania. founded more than two decades Monsignor Frank Bognanno, Meghan Maloof Berdellans, ago by Tampa Bay legate Jeff chaplain of Legatus’ Des Moines an officer of Legatus’ Miami Darrey. Now in its 22nd year of Chapter, recently published a Chapter, was recently spotlighted operation, Trinity Café served book with Franciscan Media titled in the “Social Snapshot” section its two-millionth meal in mid- Three Minutes with God: Reflections of SocialMiami.com. She was November, just six years after and Prayers to acknowledged for her success reaching the 1 million mark. Encourage, Inspire, as a real estate broker and The stated mission of Trinity Café is and Motivate. digital marketer as well as for “to restore a sense of dignity to the The work is a her volunteer work with several homeless and hungry while serving compilation of 260 area nonprofit and charitable a nutritious meal. We faithfully spiritual reflections organizations. Among these, she is treat all of God’s children with taken from his president and chair of the Young acceptance, compassion, love, and Thought of the Day Professional Philanthropists Circle respect.” Darrey serves on the board with Father Frank with Miami Women Who Rock. of the Tampa Bay Chapter. broadcast heard on Catholic radio throughout central Iowa. Proceeds from book sales will Monsignor Frank Bognanno Meghan Maloof Berdellans Jeff Darrey helps serve meals at Trinity Café. January 2023 | 46 | legatus.org
CHAPTER NEWS DALLAS. At its November meeting, the Dallas Chapter hosted Alexandre Havard (front, third from left, in the orange shirt), founder of the Virtuous Leadership Institute and author of several books including his most recent release, Coached by Joan of Arc: Lessons in Virtuous Leadership. “So do not fear defeat,” he writes in Joan’s voice in the book’s first chapter. “If your motives are pure, if your means are just, if you put yourself into what you are doing, and if you persevere, then leave the outcome in the hands of God. Do not let anxiety devastate your spirit.” January 2023 | 47 | legatus.org
5 MINUTES JIM GRAVES WITH Understanding the post-Roe abortion battle KRISTAN HAWKINS, FOUNDER OF STUDENTS FOR LIFE, TO ADDRESS SUMMIT 2023 KRISTAN HAWKINS IS FOUNDER being unpopular, and get yelled at on college We also have a sister group, Students for Life and president of Students for campuses—were the graduates of Franciscan Action, which promotes pro-life legislations Life, which, her website says, University of Steubenville. I met Catholics who mostly at statehouses of government. For “exists to abolish abortion understood, loved, and were proud of their example, we advocated for a law prohibiting by transforming our culture faith. It led me to learn more about the Catholic most abortions in Oklahoma that went into by recruiting, training, and Church, and I joined in 2015. effect this year. mobilizing this pro-life generation, who are the What is What challenges lay ahead? direct targets of today’s abortion industry.” She Students for When we talk to families who live in frequently appears on Life doing to neighborhoods with an abortion clinic, we find news programs to defend advance the about 75 percent of them are unaware of pro-life the pro-life viewpoint pro-life cause? pregnancy centers and the alternatives they and is host of the weekly offer to abortion. We need women to know these podcast Explicitly pregnancy resources exist. Pro-Life. She will be We are the Another problem is that more than 50 percent of a mainstage speaker world’s largest abortions are via abortion pills, which a woman at Legatus’ Summit pro-life youth can receive in the mail and then use them to 2023 to be held at The organization. We abort her child in her bathroom. She is also given Four Seasons Resort in know that the packets of acid to dissolve the child’s remains Orlando, FL, in February. abortion industry and flush them down the toilet. The Washington targets youths with its predatory practices, so Post, which is not a pro-life news outlet, recently How did you get we wanted to reach them first to talk about involved in the pro-life alternatives to abortion. Our goal is twofold: presented an exposé on this abortion-pill cartel movement? we want to change the minds of women at risk and how dangerous it is for women. We need to of having abortions and transform college keep praying and counseling women in front of I grew up in a conservative campuses into becoming pro-life. clinics, but we must also realize that women’s Protestant home in bathrooms are becoming abortion facilities. Steubenville, OH. At age 15, I We go onto campuses, train began volunteering at a local young people to be pro- What will be pregnancy center. I learned life advocates, and have “[W]e must also realize your Summit about what abortion is and conversations about abortion. No that women’s bathrooms wondered why more people one has more conversations with message? were not talking about how this key abortion demographic are becoming abortion harmful it is to society. than we do. We speak to nearly a facilities I will talk about million students in Gen Z during America post-Roe What led you to convert our fall and spring events. About v. Wade. I want to to Catholicism? 10 percent of those we encounter encourage everyone to on campus change their minds, get involved in the pro- When I started Students for and 20 percent to 25 percent of those we connect life movement, whatever their skill set. For some, Life, I found that the only with online change their minds. that might mean joining the board of a pro-life young people crazy enough pregnancy center. For others, that might mean to work for my brand-new I’m pleased to report that we outnumber the using their business skills to market the pro-life organization—willing to abortion movement substantially on college pregnancy centers and the alternatives they offer work for no salary, risk campuses. We serve 1,300 groups and have to abortion. Everyone has a role to play. L trained 150,000 young people, whereas Planned Parenthood has just 400 campus chapters. January 2023 | 48 | legatus.org
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MEET THE JIM GRAVES CHAPLAIN Planting seeds of faith in Motown’s fertile soil FR. JEFFREY DAY, CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENER, IS CHAPLAIN FOR DETROIT NE FATHER JEFFREY DAY, VICAR How is interest in priestly vocations You are a certified Master Gardener. general and moderator of the faring in the Archdiocese of Detroit? What led you to that? curia for the Archdiocese of Detroit, has served as chaplain We could use more, to be honest. This past I became one while I was still a pastor. It was a of Legatus’ Detroit NE Chapter Pentecost was the first time in a long while that great way to bond with my parents, who took since 2017. we had no priestly ordinations. Rather than the course with me, and also helped me to be ignore this reality, we have embarked on a Year involved with our gardening group at the parish. The son of a beer truck driver, of Prayer for Priestly Vocations. Our hope is to Fr. Day was ordained One of my first pastors after I was ordained a priest in 1999. double our number was a Master Gardener, and he instilled in me He has served as a of men in formation, the need for our parish grounds to be beautiful pastor, including which currently is in as a way of giving honor to God and allowing for St. Sebastian the low 20s, within the parishioners to be involved and to take pride in Parish in Dearborn next few years. their campus. Heights where he was baptized, and in Tell me about You also have a particular devotion a variety of capacities the “Unleash the to the souls in purgatory. How do you for the archdiocese, Gospel” initiative practice that devotion? including as in the archdiocese. ecumenical and interreligious officer. The movement began In my daily prayers for the holy souls, I also ask about eight years ago, for their prayers for the ministry I am engaged What have been when Archbishop with in the Church. I highly encourage Catholics your greatest rewards Allen Vigneron called for a year of prayer to to pray for the holy souls and to not assume that and challenges as a the Holy Spirit to renew our local Church. We our deceased loved ones are already in heaven. priest? discerned that there would be an archdiocesan We do a great act of charity by praying for the synod followed by a coming together for a deceased. We should remember them often, The greatest rewards come weekend in which synod members would share especially since we will one day be in need of from the celebration of the how the Holy Spirit was speaking to the Church such prayers after we die. sacraments, especially the of Detroit to renew her Holy Eucharist and hearing missionary zeal. What has been Confessions. There is nothing “[W]e have had to let like handling the Body and your experience of Blood of our Lord and being It has been a wonderful go of some old ways of Legatus? His instrument for divine time of “moving from doing things in order to mercy in the confessional. maintenance to mission,” be on mission This has been an enriching which we take seriously The most challenging and not just as a slogan. We experience, as I have aspects are the “relationship strive to reclaim the original learned to appreciate more management” components, Great Commission given by and more the unique gifts especially when I must share Jesus to the early Church to and talents that people the news that a particular “go make disciples.” We are more interested now in business can share with the Church. I have employee needs to move in creating disciples for Jesus rather than merely learned many things about organizational on from the parish or maintaining existing structures. This means health and good management from Legatus organization. that we have had to let go of some old ways of members, and I have been edified by the fine doing things in order to be on mission. speakers we have heard over the years. L January 2023 | 50 | legatus.org
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