This is Fides Entrepreneurship bi-weekly newsletter, your resource for Catholic Entrepreneurship wether it inspires you to start your own business led by your faith or help meet the people you need to help you grow your business.

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📆Upcoming Events

• NEW: March 12th 🍷 Catholic Founders Launch Party - San Francisco (FREE)

• March 18th 🏃  Catholic Entrepreneurs Evening Run Club (FREE)

• March 26th 🕯️ Candle lit dinner with Tim Busch, Founder of Pacific Hospitality Group and the NAPA Institute

  • Brief words from Tim:
    “When Tom Monaghan became a billionaire I said, wait a minute if they can go to mass and then what you find out, is that prayer multiples your time it doesn’t take from your time. You’re using your time much more wisely and the holy spirit is guiding you away from people things and efforts that are going down dead ends. Through prayer you regain time” (Source)

• Apri 9th 🕯️ Candle lit dinner with Raj Bhakta, Founder of WhistlePig Whisky, BHAKTA Spirits and former candidate for the U.S congress

  • Brief words from Raj:

    ​"I lost the race in '06, spent a little time in India, figured it was time to sort of settle down in life and wait for God to talk to me about what I should do next, because I didn't have a clue. Bought a 500-acre farm and sort of stared at the seasons changing, expecting a voice from the heavens to open up and reveal to me what I should do next. That didn't happen. No revelations really come from the Almighty. The economy tanks. I need to figure out a way to make the farm productive." [In that moment he was given an opportunity.] (source)

• April 15th 🏃  Catholic Entrepreneurs Evening Run Club (FREE)

When I'm looking for wisdom or an understanding of how to deal with problems, I often turn to Padre Pio. His clarity was fearless and his faith unshakeable.

If he were alive today, I have no doubt his insights would be very popular hot takes on X.

But what made him truly remarkable was his vulnerability. That humility, that honest search for Christian love is one of the greatest gifts of our faith, and it's something many of us in these circles share.

Fides has lived that reality since day one. Speaker cancellations, no capital, minimal support and the list goes on. And yet it was precisely that vulnerability, and the genuine connection and truth we found in each other, that kept us going. You gave us the courage to keep building, and we don't take that lightly.

That courage matters because we all know what we are truly fighting for. Among us, in the conversations we've had many of them quite deep and thorough the truth is clear: there is good and there is evil, and the times we are living in make that more visible than ever.

Nowhere is that more apparent than in San Francisco. In preparing for next week's event, two people shared with me their personal experiences with the darkness inside the startup world there and just how small the Catholic founder community is, even as a quiet but real revival and return to the Church continues to grow.

Padre Pio's words have never felt more true. And that is exactly what we hope this event reflects: the depth of faith, and the difference it makes when we choose to do good where so much is working against it.

We are deeply grateful to Antonio Motta Founder of Bom Dia Bubbles and Silas Mähner Catholic Founders for their support in making this possible.

Whether you're a Catholic founder, investor, professional, or simply have a friend who might be interested we truly hope to see you there.

God bless, and looking forward to celebrating with you and to honoring St. Francis next week as many people forget that is direct translation of San Francisco!

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We cannot thank enough Monte’s for sponsoring our event last night!

Monte's Trattoria is an Italian institution in New York City, boasting a rich and storied history that spans over a century. Established in the early 20th century, the trattoria has become a symbol of Italian-American culture and cuisine in the heart of New York.

You can find more information here about them.

Founded in 2005, Roots Run Deep was very kind to sponsor us with some of their Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir.

You can find more information here about their story!

Back in May 2025 Jacob Ciccarelli of Truthly shared at their talk at Old Saint Paticks theirCatholic AI app designed to empower people with instant, reliable Catholic answers to any question or problem.

Now backed by clergy, evangelists, and influencers around the world, Truthly has grown to over 100,000 downloads and is partnering with dioceses, seminaries, and ministries to provide priests and religious free access to this powerful tool for evangelization.

We cannot thank them enough for sponsoring student tickets at our upcoming event!

You can find more information about them here!

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Edizioni Padre Pio da Pietrelcina is the official Capuchin publishing house in San Giovanni Rotondo, created to preserve and spread the authentic life and spirituality of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina.

It publishes his letters, official biographies, and other spiritual works while also offering religious articles. Working closely with Voce di Padre Pio, Tele Radio Padre Pio, and Padre Pio TV, it forms part of a broader Capuchin mission to communicate Gospel values and continue Padre Pio’s legacy of faith, charity, and evangelization through modern media.

You can find more information about them here

Catholic Founders is where Catholic Entrepreneurs and Business Owners go to learn how to integrate their faith into every aspect of how they run their business and life as a Catholic AND as a Founder. Started by Silas Mähner (a very early supporter and great friend of Fides) it has become more unclear than ever how to unite our faith with our work in modern times. Even more when you run a business

You can more information here about his mission

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