Subconsciously, many men know that fraternity will make humbling demands of them. It will challenge them to do the things they should be doing, but don’t because there is no one keeping them accountable. Isolation makes us inert, inertia makes us susceptible to temptation and sin, and sin further isolates us from our brethren and from God.
Tag: manhood
When Fathers Despair, We All Despair
A picture of a father in tears at London’s recent Extinction Rebellion demonstration left me troubled.
Traditional Liturgy and Catholic Masculinity
Anecdotally, it seems that the traditional Mass attracts proportionately more men than modern forms of the Mass. Why is it that Catholic lay men in particular are drawn to the traditional Mass? What is there about its form that appeals to Catholic men of our time?
Is There Such a Thing as Authentic Catholic Manhood?
Why is it that men are created to be fathers? Pope St John Paul II tells us in ‘Familiaris Consortio’ that human fatherhood is meant to reveal and relive on earth the very fatherhood of God.