Our Mission
Encouraging and equipping men of faith for vocational excellence.
Our VISION
We envision a network of capable, confident, Catholic professionals across local industries who are committed to growing as leaders and providers in their homes and communities; and sharing business and personal skills and resources along the way.
Our MOTTO
QUASI LEO CONFIDENS — "Bold as a lion"
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Taken from Proverbs 28:1, our motto emphasizes the courage, drive, and determination necessary for the man of God seeking excellence.
CPN IS NOT...
… a Bible study or men’s prayer gathering
(though there’s nothing wrong with those)
… a discussion group for impractical, abstract ideas
(though we value good ideas)
… only for experts, entrepreneurs, or white-collar business
(though some of us fit the description)
CPN Is...
… primarily focused on building and using wealth as Catholics.
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… keen on practical information and actionable strategies.
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… for men in any walk of life who share our vision.
Our PAtron saints
saint homobonus of cremona
Homobonus ("Good Man" in Latin) was born around 1140 in Cremona, Italy. He was a wealthy tailor and cloth merchant known for his honesty, integrity, and dedication to charity. Inheriting his father's business as a young man, he grew the business through keen insight and abiding personal integrity. Alongside his wealth and social prominence, he always led a humble life, giving generously to the poor and supporting various charitable causes. Deeply religious, he was known for his piety and commitment to living a virtuous life.
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Homobonus balanced all his professional responsibilities with his spiritual devotion, earning respect for his fair business practices and compassionate nature. He dies on November 13, 1197, and was canonized in response to popular acclaim by Pope Innocent III in 1199.
Saint Homobonus remains the patron saint of businessmen, entrepreneurs, tailors, clothworkers, and the city of Cremona.
Our lady of victory
This celebrated title of the Blessed Virgin Mary especially commemorates her intercession in the Battle of Lepanto. In the leadup to that battle, a new Christian naval coalition called the Holy League was formed at the request of Pope St. Pius V, to meet the emerging threat of Muslim conquest in Western Europe.
The Holy League met the much larger (and previously undefeate) fleet of the Ottoman Empire in the Gulf of Lepanto on October 7, 1571, after seeking Mary's intercession by the collective and earnest prayer of the Rosary prior to the engagement. Unexpected changes in the weather and a day of hard fighting brought the League a dazzling victory; which they credited to the Virgin Mary’s protection and guidance.
Afterwards, Pope St. Pius V established the feast of Our Lady of Victory, later renamed Our Lady of the Rosary, to honor Mary’s role in the miraculous outcome. Devotion to her under the title Our Lady of Victory continues to emphasize her powerful intercession for the collaboration of righteous men, and her role as protector in times of spiritual and temporal conflict.
saint joseph the worker
The foster father of the Son of God and spouse of the Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph has been particularly celebrated as "The Workman" since the establishment of this feast by Pope Pius XII, who established it on May 1, 1955 to coincide with International Workers' Day.
Regarded as the greatest saint after Mary, this saint's title as Worker emphasizes the dignity of labor and the virtues especially connected to man's material provision for his household: humility, diligence, patience, generosity, wisdom, and zeal among them.
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Saint Joseph’s example as protector and provider for the Holy Family makes him an ideal patron for all workers and craftsmen, highlighting the possibility of sanctifying even our daily labors, while balancing all work with faith and family responsibilities.
