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Third in a series By Dan R. Ebener Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles by Dan Ebener on leadership in the Catholic Church. They are excerpts from his latest book on leadership, due to be published later this year. * * * Some people figure that only those with t...

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By Owen Phelps Director, Yeshua Institute One of the many great blessings in my life was the opportunity to lead a chain of weekly newspapers at the tender age of 27. It was a great blessing for me, but probably not so much for many of my colleagues on the payroll. They had the mixed ble...

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When you hire someone today, it’s ever more likely that you’ll be hiring someone who is a member of Generation Z – people born between the mid-1900s and mid-2000s. After all, they represent about a third of the workforce. To improve your chances of making a good hire and then cu...

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By Dan R. Ebener Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles by Dan Ebener on leadership in the Catholic Church. The articles are excerpts from his latest book on leadership, to be published this fall. * * * The pastor concluded, “Go and announce the Gospel of the ...

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By Owen Pheps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute For the past 16 years, since the clergy abuse sexual crisis first exploded on the pages of the Boston Globe in January, 2002, I have scrupulously avoided personally commenting on it. However, as head of an organization devoted to developing Je...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute It’s that time of the year when we’re most likely to see newcomers showing up at our office or shop doors. As school terms end, students migrate from classrooms into work settings and become new members of our work teams. Older...

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Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) is offering a free 7-part webinar series on Jesus-like leadership presented by Dr. Owen Phelps, author of The Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus. The webinar series, valued at $199, is being offered free to anyone who purchases the book and its companion workbook a...

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By Dan R. Ebener Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles by Dan Ebener on leadership in the Catholic Church. They are excerpts from his latest book, Pastoral Leadership: Best Practices for Church Leaders, due to be published later this year by Paulist Press and the Villanov...

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By Chris D’Souza NOTE: This “Father’s Day Pledge” is taken from Good Fathers to Great Dads: A Relational Approach to Fatherhood by Chris D’Souza and Adrian Stevens from India. It is used with permission again this year after first being published here a year ago. Dad...

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By Owen Phelps, Ph.D. Director, Yeshua Institute NOTE: A version of this reflection was published here two years ago. Here Owen adds a few details and makes some minor changes in style, but the substance survives across the years. * * * My mom was an incredible woman. After she gave me l...

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