The "soul of the soul," as sanctifying grace has been called, must have channels for the deiform life that God confers on the just. They are the virtues, theological and moral, according to their respective purposes
Continue ReadingThe "soul of the soul," as sanctifying grace has been called, must have channels for the deiform life that God confers on the just. They are the virtues, theological and moral, according to their respective purposes
Continue ReadingMany attempts have been made to define the feminine, and more recently, the masculine genius. Naturally, this is difficult enough in the contemporary context, so fraught is it with the dualism between the body and the spirit. By contrast, if we begin by looking at the human organism as a whole, we can actually study the physical body and find in it a deeper meaning since “the body and the body alone … makes visible the invisible.”
Continue ReadingPractical applications of masculinity Human life always begins in the home. In the first of four areas, Man of the Household, I focus on man not to the exclusion of woman, but because I have something specific to share with other men—for the good of the whole household. The other areas are True Friendship, Good […]
Continue ReadingA conference for Catholic men is organised annually, on topics around the themes of masculinity, fraternity and the virtues. "It was a great experience and I think it’s woken me up to the real need we all have for Catholic fraternity. I haven’t really experienced a sense of that fraternity like it before, the only […]
Continue ReadingBasic Principles for Success "While larger social movements may raise consciousness about the need for renewal in society, it is the smaller social initiatives, usually developed by small groups in communities, that do much of the renewing". Henry Minzberg, author of Rebalancing Society. 1. As far as possible, keep the group centred within the parish and […]
Continue ReadingThe age of casual Catholicism is over;the age of heroic Catholicism has begun.We can no longer be Catholics by accident;we must instead be Catholics by conviction Action is at the heart of Catholic Man UK. Men must be single minded in pursuing the mission of authentic Catholic manhood - love of God, self-knowledge and self-discipline […]
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