Only a change in culture will change it
Wow, talk about some recent news headlines. Some people are finally starting to get it. I just hope it is not too late. The problem is that like all cultures, it is like a big tug boat that is very ...

The Cristero War
My college roommate gave us the heads up. I read an interview with Andy Garcia but didn’t put two and two together. Karyme Lozano, the wife of my fraternity brother and college roommate, will be acting in the new film ...

Womanly leadership
This is one hot debated topic in leadership studies. Needless to say, I was the only male in some of my classes and this topic spurred me to seek further study in some of my spare time. An article over ...

The first school
Time after time after time I read a leadership post or article and always conclude, “It begins in the family.” Why are there so many leadership books out there now? Walk into Barnes and Noble, cruise Amazon, and you will ...

Recent religion
Every father has etched in stone memories of special moments in the life of their children. First steps, first words, first recognition, first day they run to you when you pick them up from somewhere, first good deed, Baptism, first ...

Business of business
Over at HBR, I ran across this nifty blog post that quotes Milton Friedman, “There is one and only one social responsibility of business — to use its resources and engage in activities designed to increase its profits.” It sounds, ...

Has lit on virtue
No worries, here. I promise to bring scandal and much discussion in a near future post in which I complete my thoughts on inflation, promiscuous license, and inflationary sex. Trust me, it is amazing the corollaries. Today, though I want ...

They boom, we bust
I was commenting on the good Doc’s facebook the other day and mentioned “Why can’t they see it?” After a mere few conversations with another very intelligent person a few years ago, my attention drifted to economics and I was ...

The house was packed
There was standing room only at my parish this past Sunday. I think it was over 30 kids dressed in Sunday best knelt down to receive Holy Communion for the first time in their life. Father Bob presented a wonderful ...

"Listen to me."
I recently read a list of leadership no-nos. Actually, I would suggest these are acts against leadership. I understand leadership as a virtue rather than a title. Of course, many would disagree. However, my research suggests that most people want ...