Dare Great Things For Christ

DGT Episode 105 - Prayer That Guards The Heart

All too often in my life as a Priest I hear business leaders tell me that they don’t know why they pray.  It’s almost as if for them the time spent in prayer might be spent better by doing productive labors.  Our inability to honor the sabbath properly speaks to this.  What does the Bible have to say about the prayers of leaders?  What you find in the Bible might surprise you.

DGT Episode 104 - The Vision, Daring, and Grit Of The Virgin Mary

The life of the Virgin Mary is the tale of a hero.  In the face of great obstacles and great opposition Our Lady demonstrated leadership in the most excellent of ways.  She goes before us as a mother and a queen, but it can be easy to overlook the harrowing and trying circumstances in which she lived.  Learning about her heroism helps us in our own.

DGT Episode 103 - A Leader's Duty - Leadership Lessons From Aquinas Part 14

By our baptism we are called to lead.  We are called to bring the influence of Christ into our families, into our relationships, and into our world.  But in what does this leadership principally consist - especially for those of us who have been entrusted with communities, in our families, in our businesses, what are we supposed to do?  St. Thomas Aquinas offers us concise and insightful guidance in his work, De Regno, On The King, his letter to the King of Cyprus.

DGT Episode 102 - Three Things You Need To Do - Leadership Lessons From Aquinas Part 13

When all things are said and done, the goal of leadership ought to be simple.  Thomas Aquinas provides us with a wonderful summary in chapter sixteen of his work, On The King, he gives us a final goal - three things.  By focusing on these three things we can find the direction we need as we apply leadership to our home, our business, and our world.