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Hope, Despair and the Need for Friendship in Lord of the Rings – the Choices Facing Catholic Men Today
We Catholic men have a choice before us. Either we arise from our stupor and put our houses in order, then pick up our weapons…
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The Crisis of Our Times – Too Many Men are Effeminate
According to Thomas Aquinas, effeminacy is an unwillingness to put aside one’s pleasure in order to pursue what is arduous. This is also his definition…
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The Death of the Hero
It is no coincidence in an age of uncertainty and fear that we are so obsessed with superheroes. Our collective consciousness craves security in the…
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Part IV: The Power of Invitation. Asking Others to Join your Catholic Men’s Group
For Catholic men’s groups to have real meaning and purpose, they must follow the example of Christ and reach out to all on the periphery,…
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Part III: Commitment to your Catholic men’s group
Commitment lies in the expectation that something better is going to happen as a result of that commitment. People rarely commit to something in order…
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Part II: Setting up a Catholic men’s group
As far as possible, keep the group centred within the parish and made up of parishioners. Forming social and spiritual bonds are easier when you…
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Part I: Why start a Catholic men’s group?
Aren’t Catholic men’s groups just a handful of old men clinging to the final vestiges of a dying faith? Aren’t the Knights of St Columba…
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Manhood = Virility + Virtue
If fatherhood is the essence of authentic masculinity (see previous post), a man’s life should be dedicated to becoming the best father possible. Only in…
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The Purpose of Human Fatherhood is to Reveal the Divine
Fatherhood is the essence of authentic masculinity. Men are biologically predisposed towards fatherhood through their capacity to generate new life. Their sexual drive makes them…
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Welcome to Catholic Man UK!
This initiative aims to reach out to Catholic men in the UK – married and single, lay and religious, young and old – in order…