God uses challenging people to make us better disciples and, through us, shows the world another way to respond. Other people’s negative behavior isn’t an excuse to forget in whose footsteps we follow.

Many entrepreneurs worry that a larger company could suddenly “own” ordinary language and force smaller businesses to stop describing what they sell, essentially putting them out of business. Fortunately, trademark law is usually much narrower and more practical than people think.

There are seasons in business when everything feels accelerated. Deadlines multiply. Opportunities expand. Visibility increases. People need answers, leadership, strategy, and execution — often all at once. For Catholic women entrepreneurs, these high-intensity seasons can become spiritually dangerous when productivity quietly replaces prayer and urgency begins to overpower interior peace.

How do high-performing Catholic leaders stay true to their faith? They stick together. Groups like Legatus provide a way for business leaders to connect with each other while nurturing their faith lives.

Catholic leadership is not simply about managing people or maintaining systems. It is a unique calling to empower, motivate, inspire, and uplift others so they can grow into the people God created them to be. At its heart, transformational leadership is about influencing others through integrity, vision, service, and trust.

My mom regularly threatened my siblings and me with cotillion. Weekly, it seemed, our manners would horrify her at the dinner table, and she would tell us she was going to sign us up for the dancing and etiquette class that’s so popular in the south.