President's Letter for Lent

To: Members of the Catholic Business League and Friends

From: Greg Mays, President, Catholic Business League

May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.

I hope that this letter finds you well in this Holy Season of Lent. During this time we are called to focus on three areas of our lives: prayer, penitence, and almsgiving. That can seem like quite a long list in the busy world in which we live. How can we be expected to take our eye off the “ball” that is work and supporting our family? I submit to you: it is these very actions the church encourages that can enable us to better see and serve that “ball” that is our life.

I have come up with a few suggestions that you may be able to use:

PRAYER
Say some prayers in your car on the way to work. Depending on the length of your drive, you can say a novena, decade of the rosary, or the whole thing. At least turn off the radio and talk, no listen, to God.

PENITENCE
What can you do in your professional life to carry a cross for another? There must be someone who has screwed up or been dealt a bad hand. What can you do to help? It’s gonna be difficult, it may even hurt you a bit. That’s where the whole cross thing comes in.

ALMSGIVING
Beyond the help you can give through monetary donations, you can give your time. What about offering to have lunch or coffee with that person you know who is looking for a job? You don’t have to find them a job. Just lend an ear and a prayer and you will be giving them more than a salary could give.

There are other opportunities to get involved and deepen your faith during Lent. Next week Catholic Charities of Middle Tennessee is hosting a Centennial Leadership Summit on Thursday, March 25th at Belmont University. Please come join a community discussion on eliminating poverty. You can register at: http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/Page.aspx?pid=1977

There is also a business leaders breakfast that morning for those that cannot attend the day. Email the national chapter for an invitation. Contact Ann Seely at ASeely@catholiccharitiesusa.org

Also, next Saturday 3/27 is the Catholic Women of Faith Conference. Sherri Isham has put together another great program this year. The Men’s conference moved hearts and this promises to be the same. Men, watch the kids for they day and give your wife time for that renewal. Women, you will not be disappointed
www.catholicwomenoffaithconference.com

Don’t forget to mark you calendar for next month’s Prayer Breakfast. April 8th Fr. Ed Steiner, Rector of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, will tell us about his story and the position of the beautiful sanctuary that is our bishop’s chair. Register at:
www.catholicbusinessleague.org

Please remember to renew your membership in the Catholic Business League. It is by your support that we are able to come together as a community.

I am always,

Very truly yours, in Christ
Greg Mays
president@catholicbusinessleague.org