Personal Development
For Catholic women in business, vocation rarely unfolds in straight lines. We are often discerning multiple callings at once: building enterprises, stewarding influence, teaching, researching, mentoring, serving. In this layered life, discernment can feel paralyzing: What if I move too soon? What if I wait too long? What if I say yes and fail?
St. Patrick’s Day is a special feast day celebrated every year by the faithful on March 17th. While this day usually brings to mind shamrocks and leprechauns, all things green, and delicious food and drink, it is also an important day to honor St. Patrick and all his wonderful deeds that brought glory to God.
You are the company you keep. Your character, behavior, and beliefs are greatly influenced by the people you associate with, especially those who are in close proximity. As Catholics, we must keep the saints close to our hearts and look to them for guidance, intercession, and inspiration.
God has given you particular gifts. And for all the “bossy babes” out there, this is delightful news: being direct and even confrontational in a world that shirks away from hard truths is a gift. We need people who can stand firm in the truth, and who aren’t afraid to lead with love.
If I could recommend a book to any young female professional, it would be “Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can’t Be Fused with Christianity” by Carrie Gress, Ph.D. The insights she shares about the dangers of feminism are ones that I have spent the last several years untangling as a mid-career professional and full-time, stay-at-home mom. This book would have saved younger me some heartache in terms of how I viewed the working world and myself.
Two young mothers, celebrated today on March 7, are included in the Roman Canon (Eucharistic Prayer 1) among a list of early Church martyrs. Most people don’t know their story, but we can all learn from their faith and fortitude.
Energy management is not only about the day-to-day choices we make, but also how those choices are aligned to our purpose and what gives us meaning. It may sound counterintuitive, but when we align our energy with our purpose, it expands our energy capacity.
My journal entries allow me to understand my perception of the happenings of my world in a particular time and place – what a wonderful opportunity particularly as we journey through the Lenten season and prepare our hearts for the Good News of Easter. I have also been provided with validation for keeping up my journaling over the years and I have no intention of stopping as long as I am able.
The pressure is real: Say something. Signal something. Align publicly — however that may be — or else. Many business owners are asking: What is the Catholic response to these times?
We either love or despise Valentine’s Day. The modern culture seduces us into believing we need lavish romance, decadent chocolates, expensive bouquets, and most importantly tall-dark-and-handsome Prince Charmings to woo us into bliss! We are set up to be disappointed with unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our partners, and of course we know that forced love is never true anyway. We can and should celebrate love and even romance, but what does that look like?
Jealousy is perceived threat to something valued, the fear of losing something precious, someone we love — or at least their favor and approval. And whose, in this instance? God’s.
Every year World Marriage Day is celebrated by the Church worldwide as a day set aside to honor marriage as the foundation of family life. It is a beautiful opportunity for the Church to celebrate the example marriage demonstrates of honor, beauty, dignity, and living out one’s vocation.
Learn how a conversation between friends and sisters-in-law sparked a new business idea: a sleek, professional, Catholic daily planner.
Before reading Feast, Faith and Flourish by the Ember Collective, I had no idea just how deeply my Catholic faith is woven into every season of life.
We live in a world that celebrates speed: fast growth, instant results, quick decisions. But prudence slows us down, not to paralyze us, but to make sure we’re acting with wisdom rather than by impulse. Aquinas reminds us that prudence isn’t just about caution; it’s about discernment. He even says that “prudence implies a right ordering of reason toward action.”
As a woman in business, it’s easy to know that professional development is important, but hard to make the time to think through the options, much less register and attend. How do you know that time will be well spent and fruitful?
Are finances on your 2026 New Year’s Resolution list? Regardless of your goal or resolution, you will need to track your finances to know where you are now, monitor progress, and measure success. Tracking finances can be difficult, time-consuming, and boring, but there are some ways to make it less burdensome.
It’s that time of year again. The prompting to start something fresh and new – New Years. While the Church celebrates Advent as the liturgical new year, most of us also celebrate the January first New Year’s holiday, which are usually accompanied by resolutions.
Drawing inspiration from the lives of saints and biblical teachings, this article highlights virtues such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control as inspirations for our 2026 New Year's resolutions.
Today marks the feast day of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. In all honesty, when I imagine life for the Holy Family, I am tempted to believe it is one of ease, events going according to plan, and no conflict, especially around the dining table. At times this has led me to find the Holy Family unrelatable and yet still a model to emulate. I sometimes find myself gazing at an icon of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that is above our kitchen sink, shaking my head saying, “But you wouldn’t understand.”
December often brings pressure to close deals, hit revenue targets, and plan for a bigger year ahead. But before we rush into 2026, the Church invites us to pause and review the year not by our balance sheets but by God’s presence in our lives.
Catholics are trying to keep Advent as a time for prayer and reflection as we wait for the coming of Christ. We aren’t just worrying about all the decorations or checklists, but we are using this time to pray and reflect on Christ. This Beatitude reminds us that following Christ often means standing firm in our values, even when it’s uncomfortable or unpopular.
In some respects, waiting seems unpalatable. We are constantly “skipping to the good part.” But waiting gives us time to prepare, to ready our hearts, and to grow in virtue. It’s not a boring season, but one of anticipation and holy receptivity. Through waiting well, we cultivate a childlike disposition.
This Advent, Catholic Women in Business are invited to enter a sacred kind of waiting — one that refines, not rushes. In a world obsessed with productivity and profit, God calls us instead to prepare our hearts with mercy and mindfulness.
In his newest book, “Eight Promises of God: Discovering Hope Through the Beatitudes,” Fr. Mark-Mary Ames, CFR, invites us to see the Beatitudes not as distant ideals or abstract teachings but as living promises.
This Advent, we are reflecting on the Beatitudes. The third Beatitude is, “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land.” (Matthew 5:5). Meekness is the ability to moderate anger according to right reason. What land is the land we will inherit? Heaven.
Christmas was my father’s absolute favorite holiday. So when he was diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma (brain cancer) in July 2018, we all hoped to have at least one more Christmas.
What comes to mind when you hear “poor in spirit”? In a general audience on May 2, 2020, Pope Francis told us, “The ‘poor in spirit’ are those who are and feel poor, beggars, in the depths of their being.”
Discover the untold story of American expat women artists in Paris and how their ambition helped professionalize art for women in the United States. Centered on Jennifer Dasal’s book The Club: Where American Artists Found Refuge in Belle Époque Paris, this article explores the American Girls’ Club — a haven for female artists seeking education, community, and creative freedom abroad. Through faith, beauty, and determination, these pioneering women transformed art from a genteel hobby into a respected profession, shaping the legacy of American art and redefining the role of women creators in both family and society.
Alright, let's get real for a sec. I'm not writing this because I've cracked the code on forgiveness—ha, nope! I'm just a gal who's been through the workplace wringer and keeps tripping over the same call from Christ, "Forgive one another!" (Matthew 6:12, 14-15)