Overview

The Catholic Briefcase helps Catholics integrate their faith with their jobs through practical tips, relevant examples, and the inspirational stories of others who have successfully learned how to bring their Catholic identity with them to work. This book provides tips and ideas for finding time for prayer and reflection throughout the day and explores ways to make business decisions through the filter of Catholic teaching. Being a ""light for Christ"" is ultimately the best way to share your faith with others as they will be drawn to you by your good example and joy. The Catholic Briefcase helps the reader evaluate where they have been in their business life and where being a ""light for Christ"" can take them. The practical nature of the content gives the reader a roadmap to a deeper faith in an area (the workplace) they have likely ignored in the past. Paperback

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The Catholic Briefcase is vintage Randy Hain. Easy to read, orthodox in content with specificity for application. A pragmatic blend of Church teaching and documented examples reinforce not only an important message for our times, but the specific cases give added believability and hope for Catholic's in their own marketplace ministry. I highly recommend it.--Dan Spencer, III, Co-Founder Catholic Business Network, Executive Director National Fellowship for Catholic Business Network (08/01/2011)

The recommendations in this book are absolutely achievable...It is a very practical guide to fusing faith and work.--Anthony Lynch Business Development Executive, Systems Alliance, Inc. (08/15/2011) Practical and powerful! Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, I think you will benefit tremendously from reading this book.--Matthew Kelly Founder of Dynamic Catholic.com (09/30/2011) The Catholic Briefcase offers every Catholic helpful insights in navigating the complex and sometimes difficult challenges to integrating our work and faith lives.--Phillip M. Thompson, JD, PhD, LLM Executive Director, Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University (09/02/2011) The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work is a must read for anyone struggling with how to balance our work with our life's work. --Kimberly Samon Senior Executive at a major manufacturing company (09/12/2011) The Catholic Briefcase is vintage Randy Hain. Easy to read, orthodox in content with specificity for application. A pragmatic blend of Church teaching and documented examples reinforce not only an important message for our times, but the specific cases give added believability and hope for Catholic's in their own marketplace ministry. I highly recommend it.-- (08/01/2011) Many people feel that they have to put down their faith when they pick up their briefcase. But The Catholic Briefcase teaches us how to carry both. With practical tips on how to integrate our Catholicism with our careers, we learn how our faith can make us better businesspeople--and how our jobs can make us saints.-- (09/30/2011) ...Faith-filled practicing Catholics will be affirmed, renewed, and uplifted as they do their best to apply Catholic principles at the office. Those beginning their journey will receive sound advice and will come away with a clear understanding of the true harmony that exists between faith and work.-- (09/30/2011) Whether your workplace is the courtroom or the kitchen, Wall Street or the corner market, The Catholic Briefcase belongs on your reading list...Randy Hain offers real world scenarios and shines light on scores of Catholics who strive to balance saintliness and productivity. With measurable suggestions, reflection and discussion prompts, and written in a motivational tone, The Catholic Briefcase will inspire you all seven days of the week to more fully live out your vocation with joy and passion.-- (09/30/2011) Do you want to be a better spouse, a better provider, a person filled with joy and gratitude? Then open up The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain to learn about the secrets for living a life that successfully balances and integrates both faith and work. Stop imagining the perfect job and start living it!-- (08/08/2011) Randy has prescribed an excellent roadmap for Catholic leadership. Written in straightforward style he leads you on an exploration of faith and work. This is a book that will help Catholic business professionals recalibrate their compass.-- (08/11/2011) Randy gives clear and concise insights into integrating faith and work, so each will blossom more fully. Each chapter features tools, reflections and recommendations that are easy to understand and apply. I recommend this book to all Catholics interested in using their God given gifts and specific talents to their fullest potential to glorify God and serve others.-- (08/23/2011) The strength of The Catholic Briefcase is in its practicality. Randy not only lays out guiding principles for integrating faith and work; he also does an excellent job of exploring tangible ways to live those principles in the daily grind...Buy it, read it, give it to a coworker, and buy it again!-- (08/30/2011) While some Catholic professionals might struggle with the integration of their faith and their work, my bet is that many more of us just don't think about it at all. Randy has given us good reasons to not only reflect on how we see ourselves in the business community, he has assembled the tools to take our first steps as well!-- (09/06/2011) ...In The Catholic Briefcase, Hain deftly explains how you can integrate the whole of your life--your love for God, your Faith, family, growth in virtue, business conduct, friendships, financial decisions, leisure activities, etc.--into a mature, integral, and well-ordered continuum...-- (09/20/2011)

Practical and powerful! Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, I think you will benefit tremendously from reading this book.--Matthew Kelly Founder of Dynamic Catholic.com (09/30/2011) The recommendations in this book are absolutely achievable...It is a very practical guide to fusing faith and work.--Anthony Lynch Business Development Executive, Systems Alliance, Inc. (08/15/2011) The Catholic Briefcase offers every Catholic helpful insights in navigating the complex and sometimes difficult challenges to integrating our work and faith lives.--Phillip M. Thompson, JD, PhD, LLM Executive Director, Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University (09/02/2011) The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work is a must read for anyone struggling with how to balance our work with our life's work. --Kimberly Samon Senior Executive at a major manufacturing company (09/12/2011) Randy has prescribed an excellent roadmap for Catholic leadership. Written in straightforward style he leads you on an exploration of faith and work. This is a book that will help Catholic business professionals recalibrate their compass.-- (08/11/2011) Many people feel that they have to put down their faith when they pick up their briefcase. But The Catholic Briefcase teaches us how to carry both. With practical tips on how to integrate our Catholicism with our careers, we learn how our faith can make us better businesspeople--and how our jobs can make us saints.-- (09/30/2011) ...Faith-filled practicing Catholics will be affirmed, renewed, and uplifted as they do their best to apply Catholic principles at the office. Those beginning their journey will receive sound advice and will come away with a clear understanding of the true harmony that exists between faith and work.-- (09/30/2011) Whether your workplace is the courtroom or the kitchen, Wall Street or the corner market, The Catholic Briefcase belongs on your reading list...Randy Hain offers real world scenarios and shines light on scores of Catholics who strive to balance saintliness and productivity. With measurable suggestions, reflection and discussion prompts, and written in a motivational tone, The Catholic Briefcase will inspire you all seven days of the week to more fully live out your vocation with joy and passion.-- (09/30/2011) Do you want to be a better spouse, a better provider, a person filled with joy and gratitude? Then open up The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain to learn about the secrets for living a life that successfully balances and integrates both faith and work. Stop imagining the perfect job and start living it!-- (08/08/2011) Randy gives clear and concise insights into integrating faith and work, so each will blossom more fully. Each chapter features tools, reflections and recommendations that are easy to understand and apply. I recommend this book to all Catholics interested in using their God given gifts and specific talents to their fullest potential to glorify God and serve others.-- (08/23/2011) The strength of The Catholic Briefcase is in its practicality. Randy not only lays out guiding principles for integrating faith and work; he also does an excellent job of exploring tangible ways to live those principles in the daily grind...Buy it, read it, give it to a coworker, and buy it again!-- (08/30/2011) While some Catholic professionals might struggle with the integration of their faith and their work, my bet is that many more of us just don't think about it at all. Randy has given us good reasons to not only reflect on how we see ourselves in the business community, he has assembled the tools to take our first steps as well!-- (09/06/2011) ...In The Catholic Briefcase, Hain deftly explains how you can integrate the whole of your life--your love for God, your Faith, family, growth in virtue, business conduct, friendships, financial decisions, leisure activities, etc.--into a mature, integral, and well-ordered continuum...-- (09/20/2011) The Catholic Briefcase is vintage Randy Hain. Easy to read, orthodox in content with specificity for application. A pragmatic blend of Church teaching and documented examples reinforce not only an important message for our times, but the specific cases give added believability and hope for Catholic's in their own marketplace ministry . I highly recommend it.-- (08/01/2011)

Practical and powerful! Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, I think you will benefit tremendously from reading this book.--Matthew Kelly Founder of Dynamic Catholic.com (09/30/2011) The Catholic Briefcase offers every Catholic helpful insights in navigating the complex and sometimes difficult challenges to integrating our work and faith lives.--Phillip M. Thompson, JD, PhD, LLM Executive Director, Aquinas Center of Theology at Emory University (09/02/2011) The Catholic Briefcase: Tools for Integrating Faith and Work is a must read for anyone struggling with how to balance our work with our life's work. --Kimberly Samon Senior Executive at a major manufacturing company (09/12/2011) The recommendations in this book are absolutely achievable...It is a very practical guide to fusing faith and work.--Anthony Lynch Business Development Executive, Systems Alliance, Inc. (08/15/2011) Many people feel that they have to put down their faith when they pick up their briefcase. But The Catholic Briefcase teaches us how to carry both. With practical tips on how to integrate our Catholicism with our careers, we learn how our faith can make us better businesspeople--and how our jobs can make us saints.-- (09/30/2011) Whether your workplace is the courtroom or the kitchen, Wall Street or the corner market, The Catholic Briefcase belongs on your reading list...Randy Hain offers real world scenarios and shines light on scores of Catholics who strive to balance saintliness and productivity. With measurable suggestions, reflection and discussion prompts, and written in a motivational tone, The Catholic Briefcase will inspire you all seven days of the week to more fully live out your vocation with joy and passion.-- (09/30/2011) Randy has prescribed an excellent roadmap for Catholic leadership. Written in straightforward style he leads you on an exploration of faith and work. This is a book that will help Catholic business professionals recalibrate their compass.-- (08/11/2011) The strength of The Catholic Briefcase is in its practicality. Randy not only lays out guiding principles for integrating faith and work; he also does an excellent job of exploring tangible ways to live those principles in the daily grind...Buy it, read it, give it to a coworker, and buy it again!-- (08/30/2011) ...In The Catholic Briefcase, Hain deftly explains how you can integrate the whole of your life--your love for God, your Faith, family, growth in virtue, business conduct, friendships, financial decisions, leisure activities, etc.--into a mature, integral, and well-ordered continuum...-- (09/20/2011) The Catholic Briefcase is vintage Randy Hain. Easy to read, orthodox in content with specificity for application. A pragmatic blend of Church teaching and documented examples reinforce not only an important message for our times, but the specific cases give added believability and hope for Catholic's in their own marketplace ministry. I highly recommend it.-- (08/01/2011) ...Faith-filled practicing Catholics will be affirmed, renewed, and uplifted as they do their best to apply Catholic principles at the office. Those beginning their journey will receive sound advice and will come away with a clear understanding of the true harmony that exists between faith and work.-- (09/30/2011) Do you want to be a better spouse, a better provider, a person filled with joy and gratitude? Then open up The Catholic Briefcase by Randy Hain to learn about the secrets for living a life that successfully balances and integrates both faith and work. Stop imagining the perfect job and start living it!-- (08/08/2011) Randy gives clear and concise insights into integrating faith and work, so each will blossom more fully. Each chapter features tools, reflections and recommendations that are easy to understand and apply. I recommend this book to all Catholics interested in using their God given gifts and specific talents to their fullest potential to glorify God and serve others.-- (08/23/2011) While some Catholic professionals might struggle with the integration of their faith and their work, my bet is that many more of us just don't think about it at all. Randy has given us good reasons to not only reflect on how we see ourselves in the business community, he has assembled the tools to take our first steps as well!-- (09/06/2011)

Author Information

Randy Hain is a devoted family man, business leader, active steward in our community, writer, speaker, and a passionate advocate for our Faith. He converted to the Catholic Church along with his wife in 2006. Randy is involved in a number of ministries and groups whose mission is to promote a ""unity of life,"" centered in Christ, that will help Catholic men and women integrate faith, family, and work. He is the Senior Editor for the fast-growing Integrated Catholic Life e-magazine, which he cofounded with Deacon Mike Bickerstaff in 2010.

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