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By Father Gene Hemrick Yeshua Institute Fellow The Johnson Wax administration building, constructed in 1936, in Racine, Wisconsin, is the rarest of modern buildings. It is as much a total work of art as are the cathedrals of Europe. Its architect was Frank Lloyd Wright who designed virtuall...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute When on April 22, 1970, I headed from my home at the time near Green Bay to address high school students in central Wisconsin about the importance of that first Earth Day – “E Day” in common parlance – I had no idea of th...

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By Dave Hougan Yeshua Instiute Board Member Humanity has been undergoing a refugee crisis since at least the 12th or 13th century BCE when Moses led a persecuted flock out of Egypt in search of a promised land. Centuries later the Holy Family joined the ranks of refugees when they had to flee,...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute If you aspire to be a Jesus-like leader, the next four days are likely the most important ones you’ll be given this year. That’s because to lead like Jesus, you have to know Jesus. And there is no better time to get to know him &n...

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In an interview with RSI, a Swiss radio-television network broadcasting in Italian, Pope Francis marked his recent 10th anniversary as pontiff by emphasizing that the church is inclusive and he criticized those who make others feel unwelcome. Reporting for Catholic News Service, Carol Glatz  ...

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It may not be a pressing issue in the U.S., where about 6% of all Catholics in the world call home, but it is making huge and sometimes hot headlines in other parts of the world. We’re talking about the TV special broadcast and a book published in Poland that say Archbishop Karol Wojtyla, t...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute Some time ago I came across 10 wonderful suggestions for “little behaviors” that would be great to focus on during Lent. But they can also bring us great benefits all year long. I found them in a marvelous book called Armchair Mys...

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Welcome to the revived Catholic Leader. We are back – and we are better! Or at least we intend and hope to be. We’ve been anticipating this revival on Ash Wednesday for several weeks. For some time it has seemed an appropriate day to get back into life’s fray. One of the things ...

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The Yeshua Catholic International Leadership Institute has suspended its operations on Twitter and removed its Twitter feed from its website’s homepage. “We have taken this action because we don’t want to be hypocrites,” said Dr. Owen Phelps, CEO of the Yeshua Institute. &...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute Looks like I have given up bars and restaurants for Lent. Hmm. Pretty radical, huh? I think so. I have never tried this before. At the moment I am giving myself a big gold star for this bold -- some would say audacious -- expression of per...

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