Christianity and Masculinity
Below is a follow-up to the article from Art Of Manliness which I shared yesterday. This articles attempts to identify the source of what it regards as the “feminization” of Christianity:

"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
Below is a follow-up to the article from Art Of Manliness which I shared yesterday. This articles attempts to identify the source of what it regards as the “feminization” of Christianity:

Below is a link to an article recently published on Art Of Manliness which I think is worth serious consideration. It addresses the question: why does Christianity appear to attract and retain more females than males?
Recently my friend Joseph Heschmeyer from Shameless Popery was on the radio programme at Catholic Answers. He had previously been on the show once before, talking about Where we got the Bible.
This time he was on the show speaking about The Eucharist in the Early Church. The episode came to the attention of my favourite (and I do mean that!) anti-Catholic apologist, Dr. James White. Bravo Joe 😀
I first visited Rome at the start of 2009 to celebrate my Mum’s birthday. I returned again at the end of that year on pilgrimage with friends from Washington DC. Both of these trips were wonderful and secured a fondness in my heart for both Italy in general, and for its historic capital in particular.
I recently came across this website by Chris Carter where he outlines St. Ignatius of Loyola’s approach to Spiritual Growth. The strategy offered here is not only effective, but also applicable outside the realm of spiritual growth:

If you’re fortunate enough to live in San Diego this summer, you will have been able to attend the Catholic Answers “Summer Series”, a collection of talks offered by Catholic Answers speakers at different churches around the Diocese. For those of you not living in that part of the country (or world!) those talks are available online by clicking the link below:

The other day I was sitting in a church which I normally don’t visit, the Immaculate Conception in Old Town, San Diego. After communion I was looking at the crucifix behind the altar and saw the words “Resurrexit Sicut Dixit” written above it. Rather embaressingly, it occurred to me that I couldn’t say for certain what the English translation of these words should be. I’m always amazed at the number of times I come across things while visiting an unfamiliar church building. Good to see all that money spent on my Catholic education didn’t go to waste!