On November 27 at 3.30 pm Rome time (6.30 am PT, 9.30 am ET) the Program of Church Management (PCM) hosted an online Open House to introduce the hard and soft skills provided by the Program. In fact, it has become increasingly apparent that globally the Church has fewer financial resources, and we should steward them better.
During the Open House, Fr. Robert Gahl (Vice Chair, Program of Church Management) and Fr. Anthony Stoeppel (Vice Rector and Director of Pastoral Year, St. Patrick's Seminary, CA) presented how PCM gives the formation necessary to serve the faithful effectively and use the temporal patrimony of the Church honestly, in conformity with the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.
"Jesus spoke about money many, many times in the Gospels," - said Fr. Anthony during the Open House - "because money is something that all of us have. Therefore, if Jesus was talking about money a lot, we should be talking about money a lot."
You may watch the recording of the Open House here:
Il 12 novembre 2020 si è svolto un webinar intitolato The Management Lessons of St. Josemaría Escrivá, sviluppato in collaborazione con il Global Institute of Church Management. Questo webinar è parte della serie Building a Transparent & Accountable Church. Il webinar si è tenuto in inglese.
Il webinar ha approfondito le lezioni di leadership e di management lasciate da san Josemaría Escrivá tramite i suoi scritti e le sue catechesi, a partire da uno dei suoi principali insegnamenti: che si può trovare Dio nella vita quotidiana.
Ospiti del webinar:
Pablo Elton
Regional Manager, East Asian Educational Association
Regional Manager at East Asian Educational Association, a charity organization based in Hong Kong dedicated to the educational cause in the South East Asia region, Pablo Elton was a member of the General Council of Opus Dei from 1998 to 2010. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago in 1983.
M. Sharon Hefferan
Executive Director, Yuma Center
M. Sharon Hefferan is Executive Director at Yuma Center in Washington, D.C., a leader in providing professional perspective to women of all ages. Hefferan previously worked in Chicago as the Executive Director of Metro Achievement Center, an educational program serving at-risk youth. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Spanish from Georgetown University and an MBA from Iona College. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Midtown Educational Foundation in Chicago and for the Youth Leadership Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Federico B. Riera-Marsa
President, Clover Foundation
Federico B. Riera-Marsa holds an MBA from ESADE Business School and a degree in Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Mr. Riera-Marsa has devoted most of his life to not-for-profit institutions in Italy and in the United States. He is the President of Clover Foundation and a board member of other corporations. Mr. Riera-Marsa also collaborates with IESE Business School in New York City. He is a former member of the General Council of Opus Dei.
On November 12, 2020, a webinar on The Management Lessons of St. Josemaría Escrivá, in partnership with the Global Institute of Church Management took place. The webinar is part of a series of webinars on Building a Transparent & Accountable Church.
Reflecting on Saint Josemaría Escrivá’s belief that God can be found in professional and everyday settings, this webinar proposed the leadership and management lessons that we can derive from the Saint’s books and achievements. Our guests were:
Pablo Elton
Regional Manager, East Asian Educational Association
Regional Manager at East Asian Educational Association, a charity organization based in Hong Kong dedicated to the educational cause in the South East Asia region, Pablo Elton was a member of the General Council of Opus Dei from 1998 to 2010. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago in 1983.
M. Sharon Hefferan
Executive Director, Yuma Center
M. Sharon Hefferan is Executive Director at Yuma Center in Washington, D.C., a leader in providing professional perspective to women of all ages. Hefferan previously worked in Chicago as the Executive Director of Metro Achievement Center, an educational program serving at-risk youth. She received her Bachelors of Arts in Economics and Spanish from Georgetown University and an MBA from Iona College. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Midtown Educational Foundation in Chicago and for the Youth Leadership Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Federico B. Riera-Marsa
President, Clover Foundation
Federico B. Riera-Marsa holds an MBA from ESADE Business School and a degree in Management from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Mr. Riera-Marsa has devoted most of his life to not-for-profit institutions in Italy and in the United States. He is the President of Clover Foundation and a board member of other corporations. Mr. Riera-Marsa also collaborates with IESE Business School in New York City. He is a former member of the General Council of Opus Dei.
