Catholic Owned Volume 1, Issue 7

Volume 1, Issue 7 November 9, 2023

Where Catholics Forge Practical Connections in the Marketplace

In This Issue 1. From the Founders

6. Map

2. About Catholic Owned

7. Prayer Intentions

3. From the Desk of Monsignor Oscar

8. Classifieds & Events

4. New Member Spotlights

9. Ultima Verba

5. Business Directory

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Acknowledgements GLORIA DEO REGINA CAELI

SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR Monsignor Oscar F Castaneda

Contact Us

OUR READERS Slaves of Jesus and Mary

Matteo Onori & Brooke Joiner

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From the Founders Dear Catholic Owned Readers,

Welcome to the seventh issue of Catholic Owned Magazine! This week, take a look at our blossoming events section-- there are quite a few to check out, whether you’re looking for fall fun with the family, connection with other Catholics, or special interest events for you or friends. You’re sure to find something interesting!

As we announced last week, due to popular demand, we have opened up submissions for contributors! If you’d like to contribute an article or photograph(s), please email brooke@catholicowned.com with Contributors in the subject line. We’d love to collaborate with you!

In case you missed it, we sent a SPECIAL EDITION of the magazine this week-- our Christmastide Shopping Guide 2023! Check it out HERE! This guide is full of Catholic Owned businesses to shop for everyone on your list, plus a Liturgical Living Guide that will help you walk the season of Advent & Christmastide closer with the Holy Family. Keep the link handy and refer to it often throughout the upcoming season.

There is also a special announcement inside, so check it out now! Enjoy this issue and Invite your friends to subscribe at catholicowned.com! Please pray for us, and know we are praying for you!

with fraternal affection,

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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 achieve this by helping Catholics forge practical connections in the marketplace, which means you can make one less compromise at a time.

By living a more wholly Catholic life, our community can be more free to pursue ever greater devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary- what is known to be the sweetest path to sainthood.

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From the Desk of Monsignor Oscar

Dear friends, The month of November has been traditionally dedicated to pray for the souls of the faithful departed. In virtue of the "communion of saints" the Church commends the dead to God's mercy and offers her prayers, especially the holy sacrifice of the Eucharist on their behalf.

All over the world priests celebrate special Masses on November 2nd (In Commemoratione Omnium Fidelium Defunctorum) for our brothers and sisters who in death have concluded their earthly life. Those who have died in God's grace but were not sufficiently purified, will undergo a purification after death (purgatory) so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of God. The baptized perfectly purified will live forever with Christ. This perfect life and love with the Trinity with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels and all the saints is called "Heaven". Heaven is the ultimate end and fulfillment of the deepest human longings, the state of supreme and definitive happiness. On the day of the resurrection, death will be definitively conquered and souls will be reunited with their bodies. Belief in the resurrection of the dead has been the essential element of Christianity since its beginning.

The teachings of the Church also affirm the existence of hell and its destiny. The souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin without repenting and accepting God's merciful love and forgiveness descend into hell, where they suffer the eternal separation from God, in whom alone man can possess the life and happiness for which he was created for and for which he deeply longs.

Our Blessed Lady in Fatima showed hell to the three children saying "it is where the souls of poor sinners go." As a mother concerned for her children she presented the means to avoid such individual and collective punishment. That means is the devotion to her Immaculate Heart. The apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima were one of the most extraordinary interventions of God in history. The messages were brought by His most blessed Mother and confirmed with the great Miracle of the Sun in October of 1917.

Just as devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is essential so also the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary since it emphasizes the co-redeeming love of the Mother of God. May we seek Our Lady's loving intercession and help, especially to pray for us at the most crucial hour of our death.

Fr. Oscar F Castaneda

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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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Faithful to the Magisterium

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Regularly practicing, sincere Catholic in good standing

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Prays the Rosary or practices other sincere devotion(s)

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Operates business in accordance with the principles of the Catholic faith

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New Member Spotlight

Mr. Jim Havens & Fr. Stephen Imbarrato Co-Founders of The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood Serving all of the US

“Behind every abortion is a man. I am one of these men and after years of suppressing the decision or denial altogether I found healing and peace by participating in the Men’s Marches. I encourage all men affected by abortion to stand up and join the March!” -Frank C., Helotes, TX

“What I’ve seen these organizers carry out in the past was well planned and near miraculous... And that example to young men? ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one man must sharpen another’ (Proverbs 27:17).” -Thomas W., Hollis, NH Beginning the Saturday before Father’s Day in June 2021, 300 men gathered in Washington D.C. on four weeks notice to pray, witness, and proclaim the truth in the public square that abortion is not merely a “women’s issue,” but rather men have a grave responsibility to stand up and lead this movement to abolish the murder of our children and the exploitation of our sisters for profit.

The national event takes place multiple times each year in various U.S. cities and always begins with men gathering outside of an abortion killing center in prayer and raising up our touchstone of the four R’s: Face REALITY, Take RESPONSIBILITY, REPENT of what we have done and what we have not done, and make a new RESOLVE to do more and better, by God’s grace, than what we have done before. Men are encouraged to gather and march with their sons as an opportunity to train them up in virtue and authentic manhood.

The march is a prayerful, public witness and concludes with the Rally for Personhood that has developed to include women and daughters as an opportunity for entire families to stand up publicly together and provide a witness to the world of the equal dignity and complementarity of men and woman, as well as the beauty and goodness of marriage, fatherhood, motherhood, and family life.

“I had no idea what I was signing up for when I went to the first Men’s March in DC. I was humbled, enlightened and motivated to do more for the preborn. Over the course of three marches I have met like-minded men with whom I still stay in touch. Men who support each other in standing up for the preborn and for being authentic Catholic Men. I have been blessed. beyond measure having taken part in The Men’s March.” -Paul D., Rochester, NY 07

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National events have included Washington D.C. (2021, 2023), Baltimore, MD (2021, 2022), Tallahassee, FL (2022), Boston, MA (2022), Albany, NY (2023), and the next upcoming national event is scheduled in Boston, MA (11/4/23).

The Simple Truth (Radio show and podcast) The National Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood flows forth from the Friday edition of The Simple Truth. The show is hosted by Jim Havens and airs Monday-Friday on The Station of the Cross Catholic Media Network, including the popular iCatholicRadio app. The Friday show, Friday with Father, is co-hosted by Fr. Stephen Imbarrato, and it was out of on- air discussions between Jim and Fr. Imbarrato that The Men’s March was sparked in 2021. Friday with Father on The Simple Truth continues to grow as a must listen every Friday for pro- lifers as it truly provides cutting edge pro-life commentary that you are not going to hear anywhere else and keeps the focus where it needs to be: the urgent need to abolish abortion now and pushing forward toward that goal.

“It is my firmly held conviction that abortion is the sin of our time and all of us will be judged according to how we responded to this atrocious attack on life. Those in positions of power who vehemently advocate for the murder of unborn children have been allowed to dominate our culture for too long. Let us pray that your Godly, manly efforts will help to turn our nation from this diabolical path. May St. Joseph and the Immaculate Virgin Mary intercede powerfully for these efforts to uphold the Sanctity of Life.”

-Bishop Joseph Strickland, Tyler, TX

Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight

Andrei Strimbu

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

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New Member Spotlight

Laura M. Berquist

Founder, Mother of Divine Grace School Serving families worldwide

editor of The Harp and Laurel Wreath: Poetry and Dictation for the Classical Curriculum. Based on the philosophy of the classical Trivium—grammar, logic, and rhetoric—she developed a modern classical Catholic curriculum for grades K-12 that strengthens character and intellect, reinforces virtue and encourages a living Catholic culture in the home.

“Classical Education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue by nourishing the soul on truth, goodness and beauty, so that, in Christ, the student is better able to know, glorify and enjoy God.”

Mother of Divine Grace School (MODG) offers a Catholic, classical approach to distance learning.

MODG currently serves over 6,300 students worldwide and provides ongoing training to parent educators. Inaugurated in 1995 with 75 students, MODG now offers various levels of classes for students and parents, as well as summer classes for both. Mother of Divine Grace School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Laura M. Berquist, Founder of MODG, firmly believes that homeschooling is the hope of the future, giving a formation that is both lacking and necessary in our culture.

Children raised in a homeschooling environment are raised to be leaders, critical thinkers, and persons oriented to eternity, formed by families willing to give themselves fully to the education of their children.

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Mrs. Berquist shared, “First of all, as a Catholic I know that the Faith informs every aspect of life. I heard a sermon once in which the priest said you breathe differently because you are Catholic. I think that is true. Everything we do should be done with our true end in mind.

I tell my students, frequently, that this life is very short. However long it is, it is very short. Eternity, on the other hand, is very, very long. Eternity is our true home and everything we do needs to be done with that goal in mind.

Not only getting there, but, as St John Henry Cardinal Newman says, making ‘new hearts’ that are focused on the things of heaven. That way, when the time comes, we will be entering a familiar place ready to take up our life there.

Also, my faith helps me not to worry too much. We want to do what God wants and He often reveals His will through circumstances. So I try to just put those circumstances into His hands and see them as His will. That doesn’t mean I don’t plan or don’t respond to a new circumstance by encouraging it or addressing it. But it does mean that I see this is all in God’s hands, it is His plan, and His plan is perfect. If my plan is not His plan, then I need to change.”

Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight Lisa Murphy

Founder & CEO, Open Hearts for Orphans Delray Beach, FL serving worldwide

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

Open 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.

Learn more & get in touch here!

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, OHFO has issued over 120 adoption grants to families adopting children with special needs from twenty different countries, including 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?

The faith of our Board is ever present in this mission - as we pray for 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." ~James 1:27 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:

Daniel Murphy, age 2 C a t h o l i c O w n e d M a g a z i n e

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New Member Spotlight

Dr. Ana Garcia Iguaran Owner, Thrive OB/GYN

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.

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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?”

Tanon’s team providing track support to a customer.

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.

Learn more & get in touch here.

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

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.

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

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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.

A business 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.

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“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.”

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.

Roberto with his wife, Rocio

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

Learn more & get in touch here!

New Member Spotlight

Katherine Hernandez

Owner, Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care Serving clients via telehealth

Providing the Creighton Model FertilityCare System as an effective and life-affirming way for single women and married couples to discover the truth of their reproductive health and embrace the gift of their fertility. As part of the program, married couples learn to identify their fertile and infertile days for either achieving or avoiding pregnancy. In addition, women and couples can also be referred to a Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultant to treat reproductive health conditions and evaluate the underlying causes of infertility and miscarriage.

I teach the Creighton Model FertilityCare System, an evidence-based method of providing gynecological health education and charting menstrual cycles for women to monitor their fertility and for married couples to either achieve or avoid pregnancy. Once charting begins, I can refer, if needed, to Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultants who can morally and effectively evaluate and treat reproductive health concerns identified on the chart.

I started this practice as a way to increase access to effective, life-affirming fertility care services. When I worked for the Archdiocese of Miami Respect Life Office, I counseled many pregnant women who were unsure of how their bodies worked, and, once they were postpartum, thought that contraception and sterilization were the only options, since their OBGYN offered these free with insurance. Though I counseled against it, my words made little difference to someone with free birth control pills or an already scheduled sterilization appointment. Therefore, my goal was to create a Catholic fertility care center where couples could receive accessible, effective, and life-affirming counseling, education, and care through a Catholic lens. That’s how I was inspired to start Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care, after the only Marian approved apparition in the United States in Champion, Wisconsin.

The majority of my clients see me to achieve pregnancy. Therefore, my biggest impact has been with the infertility population which is rapidly increasing. I have several clients currently pregnant after experiencing infertility, pregnancy loss (miscarriage), or recurrent pregnancy loss

Learn more & get in touch here!

Besides achieving pregnancy, couples have also commented that this program has helped them grow in their spousal relationship, given them an intimate understanding of their body, and increased their confidence in the evaluation and maintenance of their own gynecological health.

I work with everyone regardless of ability to pay. This service is important for all women to understand their body and use their fertility for the glory of God. The education I give not only includes the science of fertility and how to read and record the signs of the woman’s body, but also the Catholic teaching on Periodic Abstinence and Infertility that the Church has handed down to us for our salvation. Our Lady of Good Help in her apparition said to the visionary, “Gather the children of this wild country and teach them what they need to know for salvation.” Therefore, I also encourage Marian devotion to all of my clients, especially through the Rosary.

My favorite devotion is Marian Devotion. St. Dominic said, “one day through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world.” Later on when Our Lady introduced the Miraculous Medal to St. Catherine, the medal was also included in the trifecta: Rosary, Scapular, and Miraculous Medal. Saints devoted to the medal include St. Maximilian Kolbe and St. Mother Teresa. They witnessed radical conversions because of the medal. That’s why all of my clients receive a free handmade Rosary, made by my husband, and a Miraculous Medal for them to wear around the neck as Our Lady stipulated to St. Catherine. Consecrate yourselves to Mary. I tell everyone: place her first and God’s designs will be realized in your fertility and family.

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Business Directory

Business Services

FocalPoint Coaching, Roberto Munoz

Providing Business Coaching, Executive Coaching, Sales Skills Training, Assessments (DISC, Sales Skills, EQ), Leadership Development Workshops. Serving Florida & beyond.

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 & Medical Services

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

Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care, Katherine Hernandez

Providing the Creighton Model Fertility Care System as an effective and life-affirming way for single women and married couples to discover the truth of their reproductive health and embrace the gift of their fertility.

Women and couples can also be referred to a Natural Procreative (NaPro) Technology Medical Consultant to treat reproductive health conditions and evaluate the underlying causes of infertility and miscarriage.

Services provided via telehealth.

Website: Fertility Care - Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care Email: katherine@ourladyofgoodhelpfertilitycare.com LinkedIn: Our Lady of Good Help Fertility Care: Company Page | LinkedIn

Home Services Strimbu Holdings, Andrei Strimbu Providing high end general contracting services, complete remodeling, plus all styles of flooring and gardens. Serving Broward County & beyond.

Ph: 954-632-1956 Email: strimbuholdings1@gmail.com Email: strimbuflooring@gmail.com

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. Serving Fort Lauderdale, all of Florida & beyond.

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

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Nonprofits

Business Directory

Mother of Divine Grace School, Laura Berquist

Offering a Catholic, classical approach to distance learning. Providing K-12 curriculum, ongoing training for parent educators & Learning Support classes. Serving over 6,300 students worldwide & WASC Accredited.

Ph: (805) 646-5818, Mon-Thu 8am to 4pm PT Email: receptionist@modg.org Website: Mother of Divine Grace School (modg.org) Facebook: Facebook Instagram: @modgschool Twitter: @MODGSchool Pinterest: https://pin.it/7njdXmv YouTube: https://youtube.com/@modgschool783

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

The Men’s March, Jim Havens & Fr. Stephen Imbarrato

In participation with God’s grace, we will abolish the ongoing, daily mass murder of innocent children in our nation by (1) providing an opportunity for real men to gather together and maximize their influence in a brotherhood of authentic love for vulnerable women and children all throughout the Nation; (2) educating and inspiring all to LEAD ON LIFE without exception and without compromise according to their state in life; (3) demanding the U.S. Supreme Court take up a case to affirm PERSONHOOD NOW for every preborn child.

Email: jimhavens@themensmarch.com Website: www.themensmarch.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themensmarch/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themensmarch Tune into The Simple Truth: https://thestationofthecross.com/programs/the-simple-truth/

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Members Map Each pin represents one of our member businesses.

Most are here in South Florida, and some serve our community nationwide.

List your business today, and stay tuned to see us fill this map with pins!

Our members in other states:

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Prayer Intentions Please include these intentions in your rosary, Mass & other prayers For abortion to be unthinkable in the hearts and minds of all For peace For vocations For the souls of the dearly departed For our community at Catholic Owned For an end to the blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary

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!

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Sunday Mass Times & Locations Masses are submitted by subscribers. An asterisk (*) indicates it’s been confirmed that one can receive the Eucharist kneeling, on the tongue. Please submit your favorite Mass to brooke@catholicowned.com to have it featured!

Palm Beach County

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

Ordinary Form (English) 7:30AM*, 9:00AM*, 10:30AM*, 12:00PM* Extraordinary Form (TLM) 2:00PM*

Palm Beach County

St. Lucy Catholic Church 3510 S Ocean Blvd, Highland Beach, FL 33487

Ordinary Form (English) 8:00AM* 10:00AM* Ordinary Form (English) 10:30AM* 12:00PM* Confessions 30 mins before each Mass, + Thursdays 7:00PM Adoration Thursdays 4:30-9:00PM

Broward County

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

Miami Dade County

Belen Preparatory School 500 SW 127th Avenue Miami, FL 33184

Extraordinary Form (TLM) 9:30AM Rosary 10:00AM Missa Cantata* Complimentary pastries & coffee following Mass

Miami Dade County

St. Augustine Catholic Church 1400 Miller Rd Coral Gables, FL 33146

Ordinary Form (English) 8:00AM*, 10:00AM*,12:00PM* 5:00PM*, 6:30PM* 8:00PM* (College Mass, all welcome)

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Men’s Holy Hour

Events & Groups

November 9 at 6:00PM at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Lantana, FL Men are invited to a Holy Hour of Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions.

Afterwards, men can enjoy refreshments & fellowship.

For more information about the Holy League visit https://holyleague.com/ Contact Brian Burnett, Men’s Ministry, at HolySpiritMen@proton.me

Santa Missa Cantata

Saturday, November 11 at 9AM, celebrated every 2nd Saturday of the month.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 11291 SW 142nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33186

SoulCore

Would you like to strengthen body, mind and soul? Join us as we combine the prayers of the Rosary with core-strengthening, stretching and functional movement. All are welcome at any fitness level! Please bring a mat and towel. Contact: Ramona Joachim: ramonajoachim@att.net, 561-866-4820 Daniella: daniella@soulcore.com -St. Joan of Arc Athletic Center: Mon & Wed @ 6:30pm -1020 SW 21 Lane, Boca Raton: Tues. 8:15am -Emmanuel Church (Delray Beach): Wed 4pm -Boca Raton South Beach Park Pavilion: Sat. @ 6:30am

CYP Holiday Party

November 14 at 7:30PM RSVP HERE Join us for an evening of Art & Fellowship Faith, Beauty, and Devotion: Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Paintings Olga M. & Carlos A. Saladrigas Art Gallery Belen Jesuit Preparatory School 500 SW 127 Ave. Miami, FL 33184

Eucharistic Procession

Saturday, November 11 at 8PM Join us for a Eucharistic Procession and Benediction of the Sick.

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church 11291 SW 142nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33186

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Special Interests

Faith, Beauty, and Devotion Art Exhibition

Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Paintings at the Olga M. & Carlos A. Saladrigas Art Gallery at Belen Jesuit Preparatory School 500 SW 127 Ave. Miami, FL 33184 Showing through December 16, 2023 by appointment only.

Please click HERE to RSVP to schedule your time to view the exhibition

Living Liturgically

Light of the Faith Webinar Series Thursday, November 30 at 4PM PT / 7PM ET Kendra Tierney discusses her tips for living your daily life focused on the liturgical calendar.

She is the Founder & CEO of Catholic All Year, a business dedicated to sharing with families her devotion to celebrating the liturgical year in the home.

Register by clicking HERE

40 Hours Devotion + Procession

Sunday, December 10 at 7PM-Tuesday, December 12 The 40 Hours Devotion will be celebrated starting with the 7PM Mass on Sunday, December 10, until Tuesday, December 12, with a solemn closing Mass at 7PM, followed by the solemn outdoors procession. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed continuously at that time, and all are invited to sign up for an hour of adoration. A special invitation is extended to the men of the parish to come and keep watch with the Lord throughout the night.

Confessions will be heard on Monday, December 11 from 6:30-9PM. Let us come and adore Our Lord truly present in the Blessed Sacrament.

St. Hugh Catholic Church 3460 Royal Road Miami, FL 33133

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Community Celebrations

Thurs., Nov.9: The Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Most Holy Redeemer (St. John Lateran) Sat., Nov. 11: St. Martin of Tours, Bishop & Confessor Mon., Nov 13: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin Tues., Nov. 14: St. Josephat, Bishop and Martyr Weds., Nov. 15: St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Confessor & Doctor

Community News

Did you see our Christmastide Shopping Guide? If not, check it out HERE! Keep it handy throughout the upcoming Advent & Christmastide season. You can start your shopping with ALL Catholic Owned businesses for everyone on your list, plus the Liturgical Living Guide can help you walk the season closer to the Holy Family than ever before. We pray it will be a huge blessing for you and your loved ones!

Plus a special announcement inside!

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Youth

Open House for New Families, St. Hugh Catholic School

Missed our November Open House? Mark your calendars for Wednesday, January 17, 2024 from 8:00AM-12:00PM! 3460 Royal Rd, Coconut Grove, FL 33133 Meet the principal, staff and other parents Guided tour by Student Council Application registration on site Learn about curriculum Information about afterschool programs Enjoy refreshments Call 305-448-5602 or email gramallo@st-hugh.org for more information!

Parish Fair at Church of the Little Flower-St. Theresa Catholic School Friday, December 1-Sunday, December 3 This year’s Fair will once again feature exhilarating rides for kids of all ages, delicious food stations lining the blacktop dining plaza, the always popular Beer & Wine Garden, special visits from Mrs. Clause, Santa Claus, and some of our other special friends, the annual Fair Raffle with prizes that continue getting bigger and better, and new for 2023, a Christmas Marketplace featuring some of our parish and community vendors!

Visit parishfair.org for all the details!

2701 Indian Mound Trail Coral Gables, FL 33134, USA

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

Seeking Used Treadmill

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

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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.

Teachers for ADOM Catholic Schools

The Archdiocese of Miami is accepting applications for Teachers for the current 2023-2024 school year. Schools are in Broward, Miami-Dad, and Monroe Counties. 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

Paola Hegedus, Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer seeking full time or contract/freelance work. B.A. in Graphic Design, with minors in Web Design & Catholic Studies. Skills include Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop, Procreate, photography, illustration, social media & Building. Please view entire resume & portfolio: paolahegedus.com To get in touch, please email paolahegedus@gmail.com

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Volunteer Opportunities

Service Saturday with Missionaries of Charity

Saturday, November 18, 9AM-1PM Join the Gesu Young Adults to serve food to our brothers and sisters in need.

Then continue the day with a group brunch!

Please no sleeveless tops or shorts; street parking is available on the side street; enter through the big blue gates when you arrive!

Missionaries of Charity of Mother Teresa 724 NW 17th St, Miami, FL 33136

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Ultima Verba

The fruits of the harvest are upon us at this time of year.

It is time to plan for Thanksgiving and reflect on the many blessings we are so grateful for, including the Eucharistic Feast we are so blessed to take part of so regularly. We are also approaching the end of the Liturgical Year.

Perhaps it is a good time to reflect not only on the Last Four Things as we did last week, imploring graces for our loved ones in Purgatory and remembering our own judgement, but we can also take time to consider our own spiritual harvest of the past year. Taking inventory can be a valuable tool for growing in anything, and sanctity is no different.

Let us take inspiration from St. Ignatius Loyola’s Daily Examen and apply it to our past year. This could take a few occasions to get through the whole year: 1. Become aware of God’s presence.

2. Review the [year] with gratitude.

3. Pay attention to your emotions.

4. Choose one feature of the [year] and pray from it.

5. Look toward [next year.]

More specifics can be found here.

For each one of us, this reflection will look a little bit different. So many in our community have faced immense difficulty, the loss of loved ones, and spiritual challenges this year. In the midst of difficulty, we can also see the outpouring of graces that Our Lady has bestowed on our community. With abundant love and mercy, Our Lord has blessed Catholic Owned and all those who are involved in this amazing community.

How many have shared that they have taken up a daily Rosary, started the First Saturdays Devotion, the First Fridays Devotion, or attended the TLM for the first time!

Others have shared other devotions that are bringing them closer to sainthood. This community is brimming with remarkable souls who are seeking ever higher sanctity, and we encourage each and every one of you to continue courageously.

As we reflect on this past year, we can also set our goals for the new liturgical year. We invite you to consider what you’d like your next year to look like with your faith.

Ask Our Lord and Our Lady to graciously reveal their desires for your next year. May we all persevere in grace and reach ever greater sanctity in the coming year and beyond.

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