Category: Catholic Manhood
May 4, 2026
The One Thing That Displeases God—Even More Than Sin Itself?
A powerful reflection on how our lack of trust in God the Father—revealed through worry and fear—may displease Him more than sin itself, and how to grow in true sonship.... READ MORE
April 27, 2026
Why God Doesn’t Call You to Be Great
This article exposes the lie of worldly greatness and reveals how God’s glory is revealed.... READ MORE
April 20, 2026
10 Daily Habits of Holy Catholic Men—According to the Saints
A practical, saint-tested plan for Catholic men: 10 daily habits that cultivate discipline, virtue, and deep union with God.... READ MORE
April 13, 2026
Why Good Parents Raise Children Who Lose Their Faith
Why do good parents lose their children’s faith? Is there a hidden parenting mistake that can drive children away from God?... READ MORE
April 6, 2026
Sex and The Sacrament: What is the Purpose of Sex?
Sex can be pleasurable . But the goal of sex is not pleasure. Discover its true purpose in marriage—and how the Eucharist reveals everything.... READ MORE
March 30, 2026
Communication in Marriage: How Husbands and Wives Build Trust and Intimacy
Communication in marriage is the foundation of trust, intimacy, and unity. Discover how husbands and wives can overcome misunderstanding and build a deeper relationship through a simple, practical framework.... READ MORE
March 23, 2026
Ephesians 5 Explained: Male Headship and a Wife’s Submission in Marriage
Few passages of Scripture provoke more debate than Ephesians 5. This article explains the biblical meaning of male headship and a wife’s submission in Christian marriage.... READ MORE
January 27, 2026
The Lie Men Believe About Lust—and the Cost It Has on Their Family
A firsthand account of pornography’s devastation—and why healing begins when men trust God as Father and reclaim their identity as sons.... READ MORE
January 20, 2026
Why Avoiding Suffering Is Making Men Spiritually Weak
Why men instinctively avoid suffering—and how God uses it to purify, prepare, and transform men into saints through sacrifice and love.... READ MORE
December 17, 2025
Finding Your Way Home: Hearing God’s Voice and the Courage to Swim Upstream
Every man is created with a divine calling written into his soul. Discover how vocation, the Voice of God, and spiritual discipline lead you back to your true origin—and destiny.... READ MORE
October 28, 2025
Why Most Men Never Hear God—and How Silence Changes That
Often men who have been doing the “Church thing” for years become discouraged because they see little spiritual growth or positive character progress shaping their lives. ... READ MORE
October 21, 2025
Respect: Why Some Get It… And Others Get it Wrong
I recently read an article: 21 Easy Ways to Win Respect.
“Easy”…that’s telling.
For example:
Dress like you are in charge.... READ MORE
October 14, 2025
Should We Want to Be Exalted?
Could it be that God’s will and intention to exalt you?
But isn’t the desire to be exalted above others arrogant, presumptuous and sinful?
Is this not the sin of Lucifer?... READ MORE
October 8, 2025
Temptation: A Means to Salvation?
God tempts no one, but rather allows us to be led into temptation, that is, the spiritual battle because man must prove that he loves the God who has proven His love for man. The Holy Spirit leads man into combat with the devil, who can only be conquered by love.... READ MORE
August 29, 2025
Small Daily Choices That Quietly Shape a Man’s Soul
Soon I discovered that I was not the only man in the Catholic space who felt lost and in desperate need of solid vocational guidance.
One friend lamented, “Why are there so few men who are canonized specifically for their fatherhood? We need someone to show us the way?”... READ MORE
August 19, 2025
What Is and Is Not Lust
Lust, for the person committing it, has detrimental consequences.
Lust is commonly believed to be an interior disposition that if harnessed does not manifest in external behavior.
Hence the retort of the one who uses pornography, AI sexbots, or has unbridled sexual imaginations, or interiorly imagines himself sexually engaged with another, “I’m not hurting anyone.”... READ MORE
August 7, 2025
St. Thomas’ 4 Ways to Overcome Lust (And 3 More)—The 7 F’s
Today, more than ever, we men need his counsel.
Below are Thomas’ four primary ways, and an additional three which will aid us greatly before lust strikes, while it is present, and after we have fallen prey to it.... READ MORE
July 29, 2025
We’ve Got It Bass-Ackwards
Years ago, Lending Tree created this tv ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0HX4a5P8eE
That, while being hilarious, hits a little too close to home.
Stanley, with a constant smile on his face, boasts of his big house, big yard, new car, pool and appears to have it all....
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July 22, 2025
Riding in the Wrong Tesla
After my flight landed in Vancouver, Canada, I texted Peter, who was appointed with the task of picking me up, indicating that I arrived safely.
Peter promptly replied, asking me to call him after I successfully passed through customs —then he would give me next steps...... READ MORE
July 16, 2025
Poop in The Brownie
My friend Greg will often describe an attractive idea that contains ‘‘mostly’’ truth, but a little nontruth, as having ‘‘a little poop in the brownie.’’
Nobody likes poop in their brownies, and no one likes being duped into believing an attractive truth, only to discover later that it is a lie...
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July 7, 2025
What Regretful Fathers Wish They Had Known About Marriage and Fatherhood
Consistently, after delivering a conference talk, or our four-part men’s retreat, a man will take me aside and say with heartfelt anguish, “I wish I heard this twenty years ago.”... READ MORE
June 4, 2025
Picking Up Mixed Signals
You and I are like soldiers on the battlefield who have the difficult task of deciphering the real message—the divine message of our mission—being transmitted among the many mixed signals.
Whose voice, whose message are we receiving—our divine commander’s, or our enemy’s? ... READ MORE
June 3, 2025
The Most Important Thing that Men Need: Order
If you are a drawer, a tool bag, a garage, how ordered are you?
Do you appear to have it together on the outside, but inside lurks chaos, disorder and a lack of peace?
Establishing order in one’s life is the most overlooked, but essential, God-given duty of every man, and is the very foundation of a virtuous, sanctified, accomplished life.... READ MORE
May 28, 2025
The First Mark of A Man of God
Have you ever wondered, “What can I do to be a better man?
How can I become a father who leaves a legacy?
What is the secret to becoming the man that God has created me to be?”
Often men who have been doing the “Church thing” for years become discouraged because they see little spiritual growth or positive character progress shaping their lives. ... READ MORE