Faith-Based Reflections on American Life

Faith-Based Reflections on American Life is a collection of seventy-nine concise and thought-provoking, general interest essays that grew out of the author's experience as a regular syndicated columnist for the Catholic News Service.

William J. Byron, SJ, is a Jesuit priest who holds advanced degrees in philosophy, economics, and theology along with being the recipient of thirty honorary degrees. He is professor of business and society at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. Both a widely published author and syndicated columnist, he writes a biweekly general interest column, "Looking Around, " for the Catholic News Service and a monthly column, "What Would You Like to Know?" for Catholic Digest.

Introduction	p. 1
Family	p. 5
Mission Statement for a Marriage	p. 5
Spousal Support in Stressful Times	p. 7
The Line between Trust and Neglect	p. 9
A Mother's Message on AIDS	p. 11
A Mother's Way of the Cross	p. 13
Letter from Heaven	p. 15
From Big Russ, to Tim, to Luke: The Gift of Magnanimity	p. 17
Bella: The Beautiful Choice	p. 20
Happy Anniversary Time	p. 23
Interesting Individuals	p. 27
Trevor Armbrister: Dying Gratefully	p. 27
Dick Cass: Not All Pro Football Heroes Are on the Field	p. 29
Andy McGowan: A Salesman for the Lord	p. 31
Horace McKenna: Apostle to the Poor, Friend of the Needy	p. 34
Diane Sherwood: Celebrating Life	p. 36
Eugene McCarthy: Neat and Clean for Gene	p. 39
Rene D'Agostino: Special Delivery	p. 42
Geno Baroni: The Wisdom of Ordinary People	p. 44
Weltha Wentling: Anonymity Has Its Own Rewards	p. 46
Spirituality	p. 49
Thinking about Hope	p. 49
The Color of Hope Is Springtime Green	p. 51
Strength Is Virtue and Virtue Is Strength	p. 53
Entitlement and Ingratitude	p. 55
Substance Abuse, Religion, and Spirituality	p. 57
Pain Relief and the Spirit of Suffering	p. 60
Workplace Spirituality	p. 62
Sunday into Monday and Back Again	p. 64
Social Love	p. 66
Peace and Justice	p. 69
Reasoned Argument on the Road to Peace	p. 69
Give Peace a Prayer	p. 71
Before Going to War Ask, "What Price Victory?"	p. 73
Invoking Romero in Pursuit of Peace and Justice	p. 75
The Romero Prayer	p. 77
Why the War on Terrorism Is Likely to Be a Long One	p. 80
Reading and Talking about Justice	p. 82
Poetry Can Put a Needed Perspective on Memorial Day	p. 84
Peacemaking and the Beatitudes	p. 86
Church	p. 89
Out-of-the-Box Thinking for Church Leadership	p. 89
Listen to the Names We Call Ourselves	p. 91
A Damaged Church in Need of Repair	p. 93
A Few "What-Ifs" for a Healthier, Safer Church	p. 96
Voice of the Faithful as a Social Movement	p. 98
Executive Courage to the Rescue	p. 100
Villanova and Church Management	p. 103
Needed: Better Organization of National Collections	p. 105
Have You Even Been Asked to Evaluate a Homily?	p. 108
Public Policy	p. 1ll
National Service Should Be as Visible as the Post Office	p. 111
Reflections on Politics and the Common Good	p. 113
Social Credits for Stronger Families	p. 115
The Beatitudes and the Ballot Box	p. 118
Teacher Tax Credits	p. 120
The Politics of Abortion	p. 122
Potatoes and Political Will	p. 125
Imagine Your Grandfather's Hands	p. 127
A Principled Approach to Health Care Finance Reform	p. 129
Purpose	p. 133
Bring on the Individuarians	p. 133
Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?	p. 135
A Lesson Plan for Life	p. 138
The Shield of Shame	p. 140
There Is Strength in Gentleness	p. 142
Keeping Kids Free of Drugs	p. 145
The Other Fellow First	p. 147
Self-Service in Pursuit of a New Career	p. 149
The Paradox of Our Times	p. 151
Education	p. 155
September and the Joy of Teaching	p. 155
Catholic Mission and Identity	p. 157
Pick a Context Not a Campus	p. 159
Formula for Success in College	p. 162
College Students and Respect for Human Dignity	p. 164
Leaving Campus with a Diploma-and Integrity	p. 166
Growing Greatness at the Gesu School	p. 168
Reflections on the Tragedy at Virginia Tech	p. 170
Nine: Business	p. 173
Measuring Corporate Social Responsibility	p. 173
Enron, Andersen, and Ethics	p. 175
Secrecy, Easy Money, and the Violation of Trust	p. 178
Workplaces Where It Just Doesn't Work Out	p. 180
What Every Job Seeker Needs: "Diplomatic Persistence"	p. 182
A Question for Business Leaders	p. 184
When CEOs Get into Trouble	p. 187
Going for the Very Best	p. 189
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