For these Catholic business leaders, faith is the key
Regular prayer. People over profits. The Golden Rule. These are some of the ways the eight professionals featured in the following pages share their Catholic faith in their workplaces. They’re also why The Catholic Spirit is honoring them with our 2017 Leading with Faith Award.
Nominated by colleagues, pastors and friends, these women and men demonstrate what it means to integrate faith and work. They’re much-needed models in a culture where Catholics often feel pressured to leave their beliefs at home, feel stuck in ethical dilemmas, or struggle to understand what role the Holy Spirit could have in guiding their business decisions or professional paths. Our winners — in ways ranging from subtle to overt — approach the people they encounter through their work as Christ, striving for wisdom and virtue and putting others ahead of themselves.
The Catholic Spirit launched these annual awards 16 years ago in the aftermath of scandals at Enron, Qwest and World-Com, and we think they’re just as relevant today. Winners were honored Aug. 10 with a luncheon at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul with Archbishop Bernard Hebda. Read Q&As with them in this special section, as well as other stories related to Catholic business leadership.
Editor’s note: Our winners’ portraits are by Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit’s staff photographer, with the exception of Kieran McNulty, who submitted photos.
Message from Archbishop Bernard Hebda
Understanding a spirituality of work
Cristo Rey Jesuit builds leaders through work and study
2017 Leading With Faith Winners
Julie & Tom Hurley
President & COO, Preferred Management
St. Joseph, West St. Paul
Kieran McNulty, PhD
Professor, University of Minnesota
St. Michael, Stillwater
John Norris
President/CEO, Atscott Manufacturing & Tower Solutions
St. Charles Borromeo, St. Anthony
Rosemarie Reger-Rumsey
Executive Director, Listening House
Assumption, St. Paul
Matt Saxe
Owner, Saxe Chevrolet Buick
Our Lady of the Prairie, Belle Plaine
Robert Stefani
Wealth Management Advisor, Northwestern Mutual
Holy Trinity, South St. Paul
David Tucci
Executive Director, Owner/Operator, Consolidated Sales Network
Dunn Brothers Coffee Shop
St. John the Baptist, New Brighton
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