Catholic Owned Volume 1, Issue 2

Connecting South Florida Catholics

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GLORIA DEO

Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

Slaves of Jesus in Mary SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR

From the Founders

Dear Catholic Owned™ Readers,

Welcome to the second issue of Catholic Owned™! 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,

Traditionally the month of October has been dedicated to the Holy Rosary

According to Saint Louis M De Montfort it was in the year 1214 that Holy Mother Church received the Rosary in its present form and according to the method we use today It was given to Saint Dominic who had received it from the Blessed Virgin Mary as a powerful means of converting the Albigensians and other sinners Saint Dominic preached the Holy Rosary for the rest of his life by his example as well as by his sermons, saving the Church in the West from

The Holy Rosary has always been called the Psalter of Jesus and Mary because the number of Angelic Salutations (150) is the same as the number of psalms in the Book of Psalms of the Old Testament. The word Rosary means "crown of roses.” That means that every time a person prays the rosary devoutly he or she places a crown of one hundred and fifty roses upon Mary's head

One of the most famous and bloodiest naval battles in history took place on the Bay of Lepanto, off the coast of Greece Pope St Pius V ordered the churches of Rome opened for prayer day and night, encouraging the faithful to petition the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary through the devout recitation of the Holy Rosary. Juan de Austria was appointed head of the naval forces of the Holy League of Spain, Venice and Papal army. On October 7th, 1571 the Allies virtually annihilated the vast forces of the Ottoman Turks therefore "preventing the spread of superstition and barbarism on nearly the whole Europe" (Leo XIII, Encycl Supremi Apostolatus September 1, 1883)

The decisive defeat of the Turks in 1571 and at Temesvar, Hungary 1716 gave reason for the institution of the feast by Gregory XIII and its extension to the Universal Church. The commemorations and feasts of the Blessed Virgin Mary are expressions of love and supplication to the Mother of God. In the present crisis we experience nowadays let us seek Mary's powerful intercession through the recitation of the Rosary She will lead us to Jesus and obtain for us the grace of our salvation In 1917 Our Lady said in Fatima, " Pray the rosary everyday in order to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war "

Our daily rosary devotion to the Mother of the Lord will bring us closer to Him and help us live in his Divine Will

Fr 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

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2 Faithful to the Magisterium

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

Serving all of South Florida

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

Based in Broward, Serving clients across Florida & beyond

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

Serving Fort Lauderdale, all of FL & beyond

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?”

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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

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? 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

Learn

Tanon’s team providing track support to a customer.

Velocity Warehouse provides its services at tracks in and out of Florida.

more & get in touch here.

New Member Spotlight

President, Strimbu Holdings High End General Contracting Services

Serving Broward County & beyond

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

Delray Beach, FL serving worldwide

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

The Miracle of the Sun

During World War I, Pope Benedict XV made repeated but forlorn pleas for peace, and finally in May 1917, made a direct appeal to the Blessed Mother to intercede for peace in the world. Just over a week later, Our Lady began to appear at Fatima, Portugal to three shepherd children: Lucia dos Santos, age 10, and her cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, ages 9 and 7.

Following three visits from the Angel of Peace in 1916, Our Lady appeared to the three shepherd children in a series of apparitions at the Cova da Iria (Cove of Peace) over the course of six months

These remarkable children were faced with great difficulty because of this series of apparitions, making many sacrifices for God and for poor sinners as Our Lady asked them. She told them to pray the rosary every day, and to return every month at the same hour on the 13th day

Word of the heavenly visions spread quickly Many were skeptical and others believed, but the crowds grew as the children returned each passing month. The children were even kidnapped by the secular authorities, interrogated and threatened with death if they did not recant or tell the authorities the secrets Our Lady had given them. These young children would rather be martyred than to deny the truth of Our Lady’s apparitions

On October 13, 1917, the whole country was anticipating the public miracle, with skeptics and faithful alike speculating what would occur. There was a terrible storm the day before, and heavy rain began again on the morning of the 13th. Pilgrims walked barefoot in mud that was ankle-deep to reach the Cova.

Mary appeared to the children at the holm oak tree, spoke to Lucia and then grew very sad Opening her hands, she reflected her own light onto the sun and ascended After she disappeared, just as Our Lady had predicted, “the greatest miracle to occur since the Resurrection” occurred at the precise date, time of day and location that she had promised. With 70,000 people as witnesses, Our Lady made the sun dance in the sky.

Because this occurred just over 100 years ago, there are actual photographs of this miracle Visible from 15-25 miles away and despite ample scientific scrutiny, The Miracle of the Sun produced great fruits of healing, conversion, and increased devotion for its many witnesses

“Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners; for many souls go to hell, because there are none to sacrifice themselves and pray for them.”

-Our Lady of Fatima

The apparitions were officially approved in 1930 by Bishop Correia da Silva.

The story of Fatima and the Five First Saturdays Devotion is ever more relevant in our times It is increasingly urgent that we heed Our Lady’s call to practice this simple but powerful devotion

We encourage everyone to take up the devotion to make reparations for the many blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

May we be like Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta, obedient to Our Lady, seeking her guidance, sacrificing for poor sinners, and consoling her Immaculate Heart

October 7, 2023 is the next First Saturday.

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!

Sunday Mass Times & Locations

As requested by our readers, we provide information for Masses that 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!

Holy Spirit Catholic Church

Extraordinary Form (TLM)

Palm Beach County

1000 Lantana Rd.

Lantana, FL 33462

2:00PM

Broward County

St. Gregory the Great 200 North University Drive

Plantation, FL 33324

Ordinary Form (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 Form (TLM)

9:30AM Rosary

10:00AM Missa Cantata

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church

1400 Miller Rd Coral Gables, FL 33146

Complimentary pastries & coffee following Mass Ordinary Form (English)

8:00AM

10:00AM

12:00PM

5:00PM

6:30PM

8:00PM (College Mass, all welcome)

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

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!)

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 HERE or call Lisa Murphy: 561-827-2222

The Men’s March

Saturday, October 7, starting at 11AM at 1225 Fourth St NE Washington, D C 20002 and ending at Union Square, Washington, D C.

Pray, March and Rally to end abortion in our nation.

Joining with The National Rosary Rally and Eucharistic Procession.

More info HERE

If you can’t join us, check out our next event in Boston on 11/4/2023!

aiser, group event or al year celebration?

Please email

brooke@catholicowned.com to have your Event posting included in our next publication!

(*Event postings are complimentary!)

For Sale

Black Honda Accord 2010, $8,000. Vehicle has had very few mechanical issues and only 130K miles Miami Dade County

Please contact Kristofer at 305-299-1191 for more details

Furniture for Sale

Items include: Modani modern clear table ($300), Modani white leather sofa ($500), rocking chair ($50), Vintage Wood table stands (2, $90 each), Vintage Wood Cabinet ($400), Large Living Room Chairs (2, $150 each), Chairs with removable rollers (6, $100 each), and office chair ($50)

Prices are firm, open to negotiation. Pick up in Boca Raton.

Please contact Samar Tabet at 732-853-3124 for more details.

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 Seeking Used Treadmill

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

Anyone letting go of a treadmill which can be stored away that is in excellent condition? Please contact Juan at juan189@yahoo com

Jobs

Ultrasound Technician

The Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Ministry has an opening for a Part-Time Regular Ultrasound Technician, in the Fort Lauderdale Area. This team member performs ultrasound examinations and helps to plan, organize & oversee the activities of the Center. 30 hours per week. Click HERE for full job description & application information.

Is your company hiring? If so, please email brooke@catholicowned.com to be 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!

Thurs., October 5: Feast of Jesus Christ High Priest

Fri., October 6: Sacred Heart of Jesus, First Friday

Sat., October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary, First Saturday

Mon., October 9: St. John Leonardi, Confessor

Tues., October 10: St. Francis Borgia, Confessor

Weds., October 11: Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Community Celebrations Community News

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

We were made to know God, love God and serve God, so that we can be eternally happy with Him in Heaven. What a beautiful consideration that in loving Mary, honoring Mary, serving Mary, and speaking with love about Mary, we may fulfill our very purpose in this life, and more easily accomplish the ultimate purpose of our very creation!

How generous that the Father gave us a tender Mother to hold our hand along the path to Heaven, her protective mantle keeping us safe when the road gets rocky, and her Immaculate Heart to be our refuge in the storms.

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

“When we praise her, love her, honor her, give anything to her, mention her name with love, God is praised, God is loved, God is honored, we give to God through her and in her.” -St. Louis M. De Montfort

Thank you for being here and for reading!

Next publication date is October 12, 2023

Deo Gratias

See you then!