By Dick Kunnert Master Facilitator, Yeshua Board Member After listening to Dr. Anthony Fauci for the third time of an evening, my son still asks: “Dad, when will the virus end?” I tell him I am sorry but now that it is out of the bottle, we will live with it all our lives. The b...

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By Dan R Ebener Yeshua Fellow Editor’s Note: This is the ninth in a series of 10 articles by Dan Ebener on leadership in the Catholic Church. They are excerpts from his latest book, Pastoral Leadership: How to Lead in a Catholic Parish. * * * Pastoral planning is an opportunity for...

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By Dave Coe Master Facilitator In December 1968 Frank Sinatra recorded the immensely popular song “My Way.” Part of the lyrics in the song are, “I planned each chartered course, each careful step along the byway, oh, and more, much more than this, I did it my way.&rdq...

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The Yeshua Institute’s keystone formation program, The Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus S3 Encounter, will be offered online starting Friday, March 12. S3 Leadership Encounters are exciting opportunities to grow as an effective leader while integrating your faith and everyday life. Th...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute Welcome to 2021. We are so grateful to have you here with us. As we launch into a new year, we want to assure you that you won’t find any list of predictions here. Any prognosticator who didn’t just quietly retire after the surpri...

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By Dave Coe Master Facilitator It was a sunny, early Saturday morning when the retreat master entered the room. After greeting the retreatants, myself included, he asked this question: “Are you happy?“ There was a collective, yet restrained, “Yes we are.” He asked...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute In a decade or two, when historians look back on 2020, they will see it as a year when the human race displayed the raw, redemptive power of collaboration and technology. And 2021 will be the first year in a decade when we reaped the harvest ...

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By Dr. Dan R. Ebener Fellow, Yeshua Institute Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a series of articles by Dan Ebener on leadership in the Catholic Church. They are excerpts from his latest book, Pastoral Leadership: How to Lead in a Catholic Parish. Lay engagement means that parishio...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute What a difference a year makes. Just a year ago we Catholics were in the midst of Advent, preparing for Christmas. For most of us that meant doing what we have done for years and years. We brought out our traditional Christmas decorations,...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute If you’re looking for a breath of fresh air – and the fresh hope that comes with an energizing vision – I’ve got a suggestion for you. Get a copy of Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future by Pope Francis. Spend s...

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