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I based the following talk, given to the boys on Saturday at the encampment, on an article St. Maximilian Kolbe wrote in November of 1924. The title of his article, at least in…

I am off to Indiana early in the morning.  I will try to get back to blogging when I can catch my breath.  The encampment and then getting ready to go have kept…

more about “Gloria.tv: Summer Encampment 2009: Seige“, posted with vodpod more about “Gloria.tv: Summer Encampment 2009: Sl…“, posted with vodpod Men will be boys. Posted in Catholicism, Encampment, Fatherhood, Guy things, Heroes, Husbands,…

Happy Solemnity of St. Maximilian (for our institute the celebration is a solemnity) and of the Assumption.  I am in Indiana and will begin a retreat for the members of our MIM this…

The dates for the Fall Encampment have been changed to October 16-18. Posted in Catholic Action, Catholicism, Encampment, Fatherhood, Guy things, Husbands, Manliness, Marian Chivalry, Men, Pages, Religion, Sons, Squires Go to Source

A woman should be able to drive a stick shift, fire a Springfield Arms XD accurately, do the family tax return, throw a football 20 yards, and barbecue steaks. However, when men are…

I think the title of this post should be a prayer of blessing.  Well, I am being facetious . . . sort of.  Or perhaps I have caught a bit of the Christopher…

Bride Loses It in Laughter. Posted in Husbands, Knaves, Marriage, Wives Go to Source

  During my discussions of the topic of prudery on The Linde, Lauretta found a quote from Christopher Derick in which he makes the claim that the paschal candle is, in fact, a…

Today is the feast of the Holy Name of Mary and commemorates the victory of the Christian forces over the Ottoman Empire at Vienna on September 12, 1683.  Many believe that the 9/11…

New sport for manly men. Would never get away with this on American TV. hat tip Other Mary Posted in Jocular Tagged: Cat, Cricket Go to Source

Support for Christopher West from Cardinal Justin Rigali and Bishop Kevin Rhoades Cardinal Justin Rigali, as Chairman of the Episcopal Advisory Board for the Theology of the Body Institute and as local ordinary…

Thanks to Therese, I am now reading Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Purity:  The Mystery of Christian Sexuality, originally published under the title In Defense of Purity by Sheed and Ward in 1938. I have…

Breakthrough Study:  Learning to Say “No” to yourself is a key to success. I guess child psychology has come around full swing.  On second though, perhaps, not quite.  We have not gotten around…