Catholic Business

The Economy of Communion

Two CEOs who run their businesses according to the principles of the Economy of Communion gave a joint presentation to my Marketing Management class, which was very well received.  Article here. 

The relevance of the 1986 US Bishop's Pastoral Letter on the Economy

I was interviewed by Catholic News Service on the relevance of the US Bishops Pastoral Letter on the Economy, issued in 1986.  The interview was somewhat rushed; I was on a cellphone boarding a train to New Jersey where I was running a workshop for one of my clients, so I fear that my comments were not as clear as I would have liked.  That said, I think the essence is correct.  As quoted:

Though the basic principles of "Economic Justice for All" are sound, the document itself is antiquated and should be updated, or scrapped and replaced with a modernized pastoral, said Andrew Abela, associate professor of marketing at The Catholic University of America in Washington. 

The full article, by Chas Muth, is here.