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Building Your Own Faith-Based Survival Kit For The Workplace - Sweeney Says Let God Be Your Personal Career Coach

Danville, CA (PRWEB) November 28, 2007 -- Aligning your career with the guidance of the "Ultimate Career Coach" will be the topic discussed by Father Michael Sweeney, O.P., president of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, (DSPT) at the December Catholics@Work breakfast speaker series. The event will be held at Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, CA 94526 on Tuesday, December 11, 2007. A full buffet breakfast is served starting at 7:00am (Mass is offered at 6:30am at the same location.) Cost is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. To register visit http://www.catholicsatwork.org/EventDesc.aspx

"Discerning ones' charisms or gifts and calling can change the lives of anyone," said Father Sweeney, president of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology. "But, the process of discovering what your gifts and callings are is not reflective or intuitive. You need to take a step back and assess what you have been given and what you can do with it." Sweeney will discuss how each one of us has charisms, or spiritual gifts, that transcend skills and leverage God's vocational will for us, and will explain the process of how to recognize and appreciate our gifts.

"As we work with one another, understanding each other's unique gifts as well as our own is a key to high performance on teams or as managers," said Tom Loarie, chairman of the Catholics@Work Program Committee and recent attendee at one of Fr. Sweeney's workshops.

In June, 2004 Fr. Sweeney was appointed as the president of the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA. He co-founded the Catherine of Siena Institute in 1997, with the purpose of assisting parishes to provide a formation for lay men and women for the sake of the mission of the Church to the world. To date, more than 25,000 lay Catholics have attended workshops of the Catherine of Siena Institute.

According to Sweeney, every Catholic should excel in the work place as our success is a reflection of God's gifts. He explains that God has given each of us a job to do that will be fruitful according to God's purposes, and he has given us gifts in order that we may accomplish that work. The process of discovering what work we have been given begins with discerning our gifts, because as we have been called, so we have been gifted.

A native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Father Michael Sweeney has been a Dominican since 1973 and an ordained priest since 1979. Sweeney has served as both a pastor and a campus minister. In addition, he conducts retreats for lay people and clergy and is a university instructor in the Theology of the Laity at DSPT.

ABOUT CATHOLICS@WORK

Catholics@Work is committed to fostering fellowship and connectivity among Catholics facing the realities of life in today's workplace environment. The monthly breakfast gatherings are a unique opportunity for Catholics to:

? grow in their understanding of the Catholic faith,

? be encouraged to apply the principals of their faith in the everyday workplace,

? and, to network with other Catholic business professionals.

The breakfast series is held at Crow Canyon Country Club, Danville, California, on the second Tuesday of the month nine times per year (February-June, September-December). The event starts with a buffet breakfast followed by a speaker or panel discussion and runs from 7:00-8:30am. The event offers a great way to network with people who look for purpose and leadership in their lives. There is time prior to the beginning of each speaker's presentation to interact with other attendees, to share faith, and business and personal information. Mass is offered at 6:30am for those who wish to attend before breakfast at the same location. Managed by Catholic business professionals, Catholics@Work breakfast events are open to all, regardless of faith or occupation, who want to explore the issues of actively living one's beliefs in the workplace.

For more information visit www.catholicsatwork.org or call +1 925-389-0704.

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