Dare Great Things For Christ

Nov 18 2024 292 ep. 27 mins 96

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To form, unite, and inspire young Catholics for the new evangelization.

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DGT Episode 294 - Purposeful Poverty - Leadership Lessons From Aquinas Part 4

Nov 18 2024 27 mins

The Christian tradition has always recommended that a minister of the gospel live a life of material simplicity. Such a life would guarantee the virtues necessary for proclaiming the gospel in purity. But what does the Church have to say for those engaged in the public sphere of commerce? If a business leader tries to evangelize with their business or in the context of their leader

DGT Episode 293 - Fitting In So As To Transform - Leadership Lessons From Aquinas Part 3

Nov 12 2024 27 mins

When we assume a role of leadership we set ourselves apart from the people that we lead. By definition the leader is at the top or first in line. And leaders in general play positions in society where power is a part of their lives. But what do we do as Christians? Shouldn’t we be the same as every other Christian? And what if our position of leadership brings us a little too clo

DGT Episode 292 - The Three Kinds Of Rest - Leadership Lessons From The Summa Part 2

Nov 04 2024 27 mins

All of us know that leadership is a demanding thing. Physically, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually. Anyone who stands in front of the crowd and points the right direction will take a beating. And yet strangely this is exactly what God asks us to do. Maybe it’s for this reason that our Lord himself took times to rest. In this second part of our series on Leadership Les

DGT EPisode 291 - Going Towards The Need - Leadership Lessons From The Summa Part 1

Oct 28 2024 27 mins

Without a doubt leadership requires us to engage other people. Whether it be in networking for new partnerships or interviewing new employees, we live an active life. For many Christians this is problematic. We can sometimes feel that being a leader and being active means that we can’t be as contemplative and prayerful as we should be. In this lesson of leadership coming from St.

DGT Episode 290 - Pushing The Envelope Like Frances Cabrini - Leadership Lessons From The Saints Part 8

Oct 21 2024 27 mins

Few saints exemplify the power of Catholic leadership more than a simple Italian nun named St. Frances Xavier Cabrini. Although plagued with bad health and many restrictions in her life she found a way to be incredibly productive founding schools, orphanages, and hospitals on four continents. She teaches us to overcome whatever lies in our way as we pursue God’s will – sharing

DGT Episode 289 - Attentive Communication With St. Patrick - Leadership Lessons From The Saints Part 7

Oct 15 2024 27 mins

Regardless of our positions and responsibilities communication is always a challenge. How did the saints communicate when they needed to? In today’s episode on Leadership Lessons From The Saints, I look at St. Patrick. Not only did he manage to communicate foreign ideas to his audience, but he did so in a way that was persuasive. He managed to do something with his communication

DGT Episode 288 - Leading From The Heart With Joan Of Arc - Leadership Lessons From The Saints Part 6

Sep 30 2024 27 mins

Theodore Roosevelt said, “People will not care how much you know until they know how much you care.” It’s a fact that leadership is something that followers bequeath to the one that leads them. Meaning that we who lead in the footsteps of Christ have to gain the trust of those whom we are leading. Few saints embody this better than St. Joan of Arc. She literally lead troops i

DGT Episode 287 - Braving Confrontation With Leo The Great - Leadership Lessons From The Saints Part 5

Sep 17 2024 27 mins

Anyone charged with leadership has to constantly confront difficulty. In fact any leader will tell you that problems are their playing field. But confronting difficulty and challenge is not always easy. It takes courage and bravery. Pope Leo the Great, the Bishop of Rome from 440 AD to 461 AD, gives us an example of tremendous courage in the face of controversy. The example he give

DGT Episode 286 - Daring With Jose Maria Escriva - Leadership Lessons From The Saints

Sep 09 2024 27 mins

Leading with daring might sound glorious but in practice it’s actually difficult to define. How do we know when our daring is not rationale? And where can we look to find the surety that we need to dare great thing for Christ? In this fourth Leadership Lessons From The Saints we take a look at some of the comments by Jose Maria Escrivá. Not only did St. Jose Maria dare something

DGT Episode 285 - The Humanity Of John Paul II - Leadership Lessons From The Saints Part 3

Aug 26 2024 27 mins

Of the many saints we could hope to emulate, Pope John Paul II stands apart for his excellence in leadership. Not only was he Pope of the Catholic Church at a very difficult time in church and world history but his twenty-six year long pontificate was marked by incredible achievements, changes, and unique global impact. In this third of our series on Leadership Lessons From The Sai