Catholic Owned Volume 1, Issue 1

Connecting South Florida Catholics

In This Issue

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GLORIA DEO

Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda

Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

Slaves of Jesus & Mary SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

From the Founders

Dear Catholic Owned™ Readers,

Welcome to the first issue of Catholic Owned™! You are part of history as one of the first subscribers to our magazine and movement. In these pages, you will find many ways to connect with fellow Catholic professionals and families.

First, you will find businesses that you can patronize, as well as refer to friends and family whenever the opportunity arises.

Supporting Catholic Owned™ businesses increases the cultural impact of our faith.

Next, you will find Classifieds, a free tool you can use to connect with others for a variety of purposes. Jobs postings, events, Groups, announcements, and more!

Please also join our Telegram group, which serves as a searchable business directory!

Last, please remember that this magazine and movement will only be as successful as the involvement of the community. We kindly ask you to refer to us often, submit content that you’d like included, and share with every single Catholic you know.

with fraternal affection,

MATTEO ONORI & BROOKE JOINER Co-Founders, Catholic Owned

About Catholic Owned

Catholic Owned exists to propagate Knowledge of, Devotion to, and Love & Admiration for the Immaculate Heart of Mary, in reparation for the many sins & blasphemies against her.

We aim to achieve this by connecting Catholics and enabling them to engage in the marketplace, and in community. This practical, meaningful connection can enable us all to live out our Catholic faith more fully every day.

Through this lighter, more authentically Catholic life, we can be more free to pursue ever greater devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary- the sweetest path to sainthood.

From the Desk of Monsignor Oscar

Dear friends,

The Church has been blessed with many theologians throughout the centuries but Irenaeus of Lyon was the first of the great Christian theologians. He was from Asia Minor and eventually became the bishop of Lyon around 178 AD He fought against heresies His most important work was Adversus Haereses, "Against Heresies." In his work we find important passages which also speak about Mary. Irenaeus extensively developed the idea that Mary is the second Eve

Irenaeus talked about Adam, who was created by God out of virgin soil and compares it to Christ born from the Virgin Mary. He also explains the parallel between Eve and Mary. Our Blessed Mother was obedient to God's plan, saying, "I am the handmaid of the Lord, let it be done to me according to His Word." On the contrary, Eve was not obedient and death entered humanity The obedience of Mary brought salvation through Jesus her Son

The beautiful parallelism established by Irenaeus between Eve and Mary is well known and loved in the Church. Such comparison does not exclude St. Paul's teaching in his letter to the Romans 5:12-19. Through Adam's disobedience, we were all made sinners, but through Christ we were given life and salvation.

A popular devotion to Our Blessed Mother refers to her as the ‘Undoer of Knots.’ This devotion may very well be the reflection of Irenaeus’ theology. He presents Eve's disobedience to God which led to the tying of the knot of sinfulness and death in humanity. Mary’s humility and obedience did the opposite, untying that knot by accepting God's Will and giving birth to Jesus Our Savior

We are grateful for the holy theologians of the Church like Saint Irenaeus. We also have much to learn from Mary's humility and total fiat. May we find consolation and refuge in the Immaculate Heart of the Mother of God, who is also our Mother

Father Oscar F Castaneda

About Our Business Partners

The businesses in our directory are vetted, recommended members of our community. They have all committed to the Founding Pillars of Catholic Owned

2 Faithful to the Magisterium

1 Regularly practicing, sincere Catholic in good standing

3 Prays the Rosary or practices other sincere devotion(s)

4 Operates business in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith

New Member Spotlight Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran

Owner, Thrive OB/GYN

What inspired you to start your business??

I was looking for a way to provide truly prolife medical care that is medically sound, effective and morally acceptable

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

I have several patients who were told their only option to manage their menstrual cycle was birth control, teaching them a way to know and value their body is a great way to get healthier, treat any imbalance and feel better.

We are a concierge obstetrics practice, we come to your house for prenatal care

We deliver our patients in Palm beach, Broward and Dade counties (hospital birth only.)

I offer personalized concierge prenatal care at home or on location (Miami, Ave Maria), generally my patients appreciate not having to drive to their prenatal appointment as well as knowing that their doctor assents to all the teachings of the Church.

I also exclusively practice NaProtechnology/Creighton Model.

How does your faith play a role in the operation of your business?

We have consecrated our operations to the Blessed Virgin Mary, we pray for all our patients and hope to be an example to any patient we interact with Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote?

My favorite saint is Saint Gianna Beretta Moya She was a pediatrician, who chose the life of her unborn baby over her own. She always said “whatever God wants” and strove to be an exemplary wife mother and doctor.

Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight

Roberto Munoz

Business Coach, FocalPoint Coaching

I came to Business Coaching after several decades in a corporate sales team. I enjoyed it a lot, but after a few cycles of being merged, acquired, bought, or sold, I lost track of what I was seeking. In parallel, my faith was getting stronger and playing a more central role in my life. The business world had helped me to go deep in understanding what my client wanted and learning to help them reach those goals. My faith was pulling me to discern what was my purpose in life and how this affected my day-to-day activity.

Adding these together, the “great resignation” during COVID was the ideal time to quit and do the 30-day Spiritual Exercises with my wife Rocio After this discernment, I started a new cycle as an independent coach and enrolled at St Thomas University on a Spiritual Direction certificate program Today, both my work and faith practice focus on going deep with my brothers and sisters, building trust, and creating a safe space where I can be there to witness how they multiply their God-given talents, or learn to find God’s voice

Abusiness owner wears many different hats, but their most important job is to steer their company in the right direction and lead a successful team that will achieve those goals. Sometimes these leaders face new challenges that take longer – or newer skills – to solve. The most common issues are about building a collaborative team, adjusting the sales process, managing time more effectively, or preparing for leadership changes

As a business coach, I work with the business owner to clearly define where they want to go, where they are now, and following a roadmap to get there We typically meet once a week for an hour, I send them reading/studying material, we review how this translates to their business, and focus on an action plan to implement these changes. Over a period of a few months, the business owner gradually gets back in the driver’s seat, is focused on setting direction, and runs a more self-sufficient operation.

I’ve had the pleasure to lead the SBA THRIVE program in Miami with 20 CEOs who are passionate about improving their workplace, with the head of a law firm who is learning to empower his associates, and with an emerging entrepreneur to define her sales process

I am a big fan of St Ignatius of Loyola, and my favorite spiritual practice is the daily examen

Roberto with his wife, Rocio

“Both my work and faith practice focus on going deep with my brothers and sisters, building trust, and creating a safe space where I can be there to witness how they multiply their God-given talents.”

New Member Spotlight

Robert Tanon

Owner/Manager, Velocity Warehouse

What is your business?

Velocity Warehouse provides services to race car drivers and the occasional track day customer For race car owners we store their race cars, we bring it to the track, we prep it before the race, we provide track support and coaching For drivers without a car we have rentals, just arrive at the track We also help those who want to get a racing license, we can help make a plan for that goal Our shop also builds race cars We work on any make and model but we specialize in Mazda MX5 Miata, RX7 and RX8 What inspired you to start your business?

The parable of the talents inspired me to start my business I had been a race car driver for about 25 years when I started my business and the work in my professional field, procurement, had slowed down I had a racecar, a pick up and an open trailer One day someone was looking to take their racecar to the track, so I did it for them Another day I rented my car, I needed to find a way to replace some income , so I put two and two together and asked myself, “Why don’t I use my talents and resources that I already have?”

Ho our ss?

Being Catholic Christian helps keep me grounded and helps me run my business with charity, compassion and honesty I always try to have a good attitude and practice charity and patience when someone renting my car breaks it or crashes in it, I’m honest and practice fairness in my prices I try to understand the emotions or situations my customers are going through that affect their performance on the track and give them advice. I keep the atmosphere clean & family friendly.

Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote?

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

My business is about relationships Racing is a dangerous sport, the race car drivers have to have good communication with us when they are on the track and off and be focused As a coach, I can tell when the driver is distracted Sometimes I ask them or they just open up to me I try to give the best possible Christian advice I was able to help a young client in his twenties who was my customer for three years, improve his relationship with his parents He would be very affected by the issues going on between him and both parents which were divorced It was very moving to hear how the relationship between them had improved and he was more at peace

St Jude, for special needs! He is the to go guy. My wife and I go to bed listening to the rosary. There is quote from the Bible related to my business which is sports/hobbies/fun. “Therefore, I commend enjoyment, since there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad This is his reward for his toil during the days of life that God grants him under the sun ” Ecclesiastes

8:15 The verse speaks about enjoying what God has given us but also let us remember we will die and leave earth and take nothing, let us live accordingly so when we die , we do not go to hell

Tanon’s team providing track support to a customer.

Velocity Warehouse provides its services at tracks in and out of Florida. Learn more & get in touch here.

New Member Spotlight

President, Strimbu Holdings, High End General Contracting Services

What is your business?

I offer a variety of services for high end remodeling Master bathrooms and gardens are my specialty

I focus on using leading industry products to help lower future maintenance for home owners by applying the best techniques to apply them properly

What inspired you to start your business? My inspiration came from my father who would take me to work at every opportunity that I had off of school. This helped build a passion for building from a young age.

Can you share about the impact you have had on one or more of your clients?

The impact I have had on clients is usually a radiation of a solid work ethic and precise technique to carry out even the most basic tasks with precision How does your faith play a role in your business? My faith creates a positive atmosphere that is usually contra to the standard stressful construction process Favorite saint, devotion, prayer or quote? My devotion to the Holy Spirit is a constant radiation of Christ's love in me

Learn more & get in touch here

New Member Spotlight

Lisa Murphy

Founder & CEO, Open Hearts for Orphans

Lisa knew the extent of the need. With over one hundred million orphaned or abandoned children scattered all over the globe, she couldn't pretend that the orphan crisis didn't exist or that she didn't know how to help, so Open Hearts for Orphans was born in 2016 in Daniel's memory. Open Hearts For Orphans Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to provide resources for orphaned and abandoned children around the world through medical intervention, meeting basic needs, and providing their "Say Yes" adoption grants to families in the process. To date, O has issued over 120 adoption grants to families adopting children with special needs from twenty different countries, cluding the US OHFO also provides advocacy through their ARISE for adoption program How does your faith play a role in the operations of your business?

pen Hearts for Orphans is a ministry of beauty created out of ashes Jim & Lisa Murphy have adopted five precious children, and their love crossed oceans for all of them They adopted their first daughter from China in 2006 as an infant, and their second child, Daniel, joined the Murphy family in January of 2010. He was a beautiful little two-year-old boy who had been living in a Chinese orphanage with a broken heart, yet he faced every obstacle with brave determination and a smile on his face.

After four months of embracing new life in the Murphy family, Daniel's heart surgery took place in May of that year, but much to their sadness, his body just couldn't recover from the open-heart surgery that he desperately needed, and he joined our eternal Father in Heaven Daniel made a lasting imprint on many hearts in the community, and the Murphys are forever changed because of him

ith of our Board is ever present in this mission - as we pray r financial provision, and for the wisdom of partners on the ground, and for those we serve alongside our partners, and for ways to reach more desperate humans. We are constantly seeking guidance, wisdom, and discernment from the Holy Spirit as we prayerfully say yes and fund the urgent needs that are brought to us We trust God's promptings in all of it and believe that we are divinely guided in this mission

"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world."

Favorite saint, devotion, prayer, or quote: We look to St. Joseph - a patron for all adoptive parents. He is often referred to as the “foster father” of Jesus, and St Joseph is the primest example of a saint who adopted a child that was not his biological son And, James 1:27 is always present in our minds:

To learn more & see how to help, visit the Open Hearts for Orphans Directory Listing

Daniel Murphy, age 2

~James 1:27

Lisa has preserved Daniel’s story in her memoir, available here.

Business Directory

Business Services

FocalPoint Coaching, Roberto Munoz

Providing Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Sales Skills Training, Assessments (DISC, Sales Skills, EQ), Leadership Development Workshops

Ph: (954) 684-9083

Email: rmunoz@focalpointcoaching com

Website: robertomunoz focalpointcoaching com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertomunoz2/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rmunozcoach/

Doctors

Thrive OB/GYN, Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran

We are a concierge obstetrics practice, we come to your house for prenatal care

We deliver our patients in Palm beach, Broward and Dade counties (hospital birth only)

Contact us for details.

Ph: 954-743-6076

Email: manager@thriveobgyn.hush.com

Website: www.dranagarciaiguaran.com

Home Services

Strimbu Holdings, Andrei Strimbu

Providing high end general contracting services, complete remodeling, plus all styles of flooring and gardens.

Ph: 954-632-1956

Email: strimbuholdings1@gmail.com

Email: strimbuflooring@gmail.com

Nonprofits

Open Hearts for Orphans, Lisa Murphy

Providing resources for orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk children around the world with medical intervention, meeting basic needs, providing “Say Yes” grants to families in the adoption process, and through the advocacy of our ARISE program. openheartsfororphansorg@gmail com

Ph: 561-827-2222

Email: openheartsfororphansorg@gmail com

Website: https://openheartsfororphans.org/

Donations can be made on the website, via Meta, Paypal, Venmo, text-to-give or by mailing a check.

Text “GIVE” to 561-375-2700.

For stock donations, please email: donate@openheartsfororphans org Check donations may be mailed to: Open Hearts for Orphans P O Box 8074 Delray Beach, FL 33482

Recreation

Velocity Warehouse, Robert Tanon

Service provider for race car drivers. By racers and for racers, we strive to be a one-stop shop for everything racing. We offer race car storage, transportation, track support, race prep, rentals, coaching, builds, modifications, & sales of racing gear, equipment, & tires. Specializing in Mazda MX5 Miatas, RX8s, & RX7s

Ph: 888-300-1270

Address: 740 NW 57th St Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309

Email: info@velocitywarehouse.com

Website: www.velocitywarehouse.com

Facebook: www/facebook.com/velocitywarehouse

Instagram: www instagram com/velocitywarehouse

First Saturdays Devotion

The Five First Saturdays Devotion has led to monumental increases in graces for us at Catholic Owned. As the Mediatrix of All Graces, cultivating a loving devotion to Our Lady is bound to be a fruitful endeavor, and one we encourage everyone to pursue

Our Lady of Fatima said, “Do you, at least, strive to console me. Tell them that I promise to assist at the hour of death with the graces necessary for salvation all those who, in order to make reparation to me, on the First Saturday of five successive months, go to Confession, receive Holy Communion, say five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for a quarter of an hour, meditating on the … mysteries of the Rosary.”

Why five first Saturdays?

Jesus explained this to Sr Lucia on May 29-30, 1930, saying:

“Daughter, the motive is simple: There are five kinds of offenses and blasphemies spoken against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

First: blasphemies against the Immaculate Conception

Second: against her Virginity

Third: against the Divine Maternity, refusing, at the same time, to receive her as the Mother of mankind

Fourth: those who seek publicly to implant, in the hearts of children, indifference, disrespect, and even hate for this Immaculate Mother

Fifth: those who revile her directly in her sacred images

Here, dear daughter, is the motive that led the Immaculate Heart of Mary to petition Me to ask for this small act of reparation. And, out of regard for her, to move My mercy to pardon those souls who have had the misfortune to offend her As for you, seek endlessly, with your prayers and sacrifices, to move Me to mercy in regard to these poor souls ”

It is hard to imagine the coldness of some hearts as they offend the Immaculate Heart in these ways, And so, making the Five First Saturdays a part of your monthly spiritual life is a simple way to make reparations to Our Mother

“See, my daughter, my Heart encircled by thorns with which ungrateful men pierce it at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude.” -Our Lady of Fatima

The whole devotion can be completed in an hour and a half to two hours and is just once per month. Most parishes have confessions and a vigil Mass in the late afternoon on Saturdays, making this devotion accessible as well And if there is a line for confession, it’s the perfect time to spend 15 minutes keeping Our Lady company as she requested

It is remarkably impactful for one’s personal faith, but also for the whole world and poor sinners. There are many who believe that Her Immaculate Heart will not triumph until we all practice this devotion So why not take it up now?

October 7, 2023 is the next First Saturday.

As quoted by Fr. Donald Calloway, MIC https://marian.org/13th/fivefirst-saturdays-of-reparation

Prayer Intentions

Please include these intentions in your rosary, Mass & other prayers

For the end of the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary

That the Sacred Heart of Jesus would be consoled unceasingly

For the end of all sins against marriage, life and family

For the Church

For our Catholic community in South Florida

Please submit your prayer intentions to be included here!

Simply email brooke@catholicowned.com to have yours included. We would love to pray for you!

Events

Smiles for Miles, Fundraiser for Open Hearts for Orphans

Friday, October 6, from 6-9PM, for Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, silent auction & raffles

Aloft, 202 SE 5th Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33483

Tickets: bit.ly/smilesformiles23 or call Lisa Murphy: 561-827-2222

Life Chain

Sunday, October 1, 2-2:30PM (Respect Life Sunday

Along US1 in Miami Dade County, on University Drive in Broward County Contact Madelyn Ocasio at 305-505-1323 or lifechain org

Upcoming fundraiser, group event or liturgical year celebration? Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Event posting included in our next publication! (*Event postings are complimentary!)

Sunday Mass Times & Locations

These Masses are known to be reverent, diocesan, and one can receive Our Lord kneeling, on the tongue. Please submit others that meet this criteria to brooke@catholicowned.com to have them included!

Palm Beach County

Holy Spirit Catholic Church 1000 Lantana Rd. Lantana, FL 33462

Extraordinary Rite (TLM)

2:00PM

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive Plantation, FL 33324

Reverent Ordinary Rite (English)

10:30AM

12:00PM

Confessions 30 mins before each Mass, + Thursdays 7:00PM

Adoration Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM

Miami Dade County

Belen Preparatory School

500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Extraordinary Rite (TLM)

Sundays 9:30AM Rosary

10:00AM Missa Cantata

Complimentary pastries & coffee following Mass

Groups & Meetups

Men’s Holy Hour

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Lantana, FL & on each first Thursday of each month, Men are invited to a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration with confessions available, concluding with a benediction & group prayer at 7:00 pm. Afterwards, men can enjoy refreshments & an inspiring talk from Father Eli St. Fort or other speakers. For more information about the Holy League visit https://holyleague.com/

Contact Brian Burnett, Men’s Ministry, at HolySpiritMen@proton me

Men: Pray!

We enlist in the battle and join St. Michael using humility and ardent love for Our Lord and His Mother as our weapons.

Saturday, September 30, 9:30-10:15AM

Ponce Circle Park

2810 Ponce de Leon Blvd.

Coral Gables, FL Info: +1-305-608-3886

For Sale/Swaps

Do you have a prayer group that you’d like included? Co-ops, play groups, moms groups & men’s groups, etc. Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Meetups posting included in our next publication!

(*Meetups postings are complimentary!)

This area reserved for For Sale/Swaps postings. Are you selling gently used items, or looking to swap gently used items with other families? Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your For Sale/Swaps posting included in our next publication!

(*For Sale/Swaps postings are complimentary!)

Seeking

Seeking Venue for Catholic Book Club

Looking for venue (restaurant or lounge) near or in Coral Gables or Coconut Grove to host our Catholic book club!

We are hoping to find a nice place for our meetings, where we could socialize and grow in our faith, as well as bring in business to the owners!

Please contact Sergio Leon at (786) 531-9273 or via email sxl4197@miami.edu

Jobs

This area reserved for job postings. Is your company hiring? If so, please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your job posting included in our next publication!

Job Seekers

Qualified professional seeking a new position with a Catholic Owned company? You can post a summary of your qualifications and job you’re seeking here!

Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Job Seeker posting included in our next publication!

Fri., September 29: Feast of the Dedication of St. Michael the Archangel

Mon., October 2: Feast of Holy Guardian Angels

Tues., October 3: Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus

Weds., October 4: Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Confessor

Community Celebrations Community News

Happy Anniversary to Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner, celebrating ten years of marriage on 9/28/2023!

Have a birthday, anniversary, or Sacramental celebration coming up? What about a new baby announcement? If so, please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Celebration posting included in our next publication! (include a photo or two if you’re comfortable!)

This area reserved for Community News postings. Have something to share with the community?

Please email brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Community News posting included in our next publication!

Ultima Verba

In how many ways can we love Our Immaculate Mother?

In our day-to-day life, it can be easy to lose track of her amongst the hustle and bustle of work, parenting, schooling, and our other responsibilities.

And yet she waits, patiently at the door of our hearts. A loving mother, Full of Grace. It’s worth a moment of thought to consider how we can honor her more, admire her more, serve her better and love her more. For some, a garden kept for the purpose of prayer to her Immaculate Heart is fitting; for others, listening to the rosary on the drive to work is the next phase in devotion to her

For still others, a decade of the rosary is all they can muster.

The First Saturdays devotion is a beautiful way to make reparations for those who blaspheme her. In case you aren’t yet practicing this devotion, you can find an introduction to it on page six of this publication. We at Catholic Owned love the First Saturdays and encourage all in our community to give it a try.

Let’s also remember the loving work of parenting, caring for our loved ones, working in an industry or business that respects Our Lady, and persevering in holiness are wonderful ways to honor her

Wherever you are, may you be encouraged to persevere in growing in holiness, and increase in your loving devotion to Our Immaculate Mother, Queen of Heaven and Earth

‘”And yet, we must truthfully confess...She deserves much more honor from us, greater admiration, better service and far more love.” -St. Louis Mary De Montfort

Deo Gratias