Masculinity and Christianity
I just finished a really fascinating article from The Art of Manliness. It asks the question: Is Christianity an inherently feminine religion?
Tag: Masculinity
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:
Into the breach!
If we’re friends on Facebook, you may well have seen a video I posted last week:
This video is part of the Into the breach initiative from the Diocese of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted, the Bishop of that Diocese, recently released an apostolic exhortation to men, asking them to “Step into the breach”, to fill the void in our society left by an absence of authentic masculinity. In this exhortation, the good Bishop discusses what it means to be a man and gives some of the practical guidance for living out the masculine calling in all its fullness.
I was very much impressed by this apostolic exhortation and I took it with me on my retreat this week so that I could spend some unhurried time reading through it and considering the challenges it poses. After subsequent rereading, I thought that it deserves to be more widely known, so I recorded it onto MP3, making it available to a wider audience.
Audio Download
Into The Breach – Introduction (Download)
The three questions and the context for answering them
Into The Breach – Question #1 (Download)
What does it mean to be a Christian man?
Into The Breach – Question #2 (Download)
How does a Catholic man love?
Into The Breach – Question #3 (Download)
Why is fatherhood, fully understood, so crucial for every man?
Into The Breach – Conclusion (Download)
Sent forth by Christ and Faith of our Fathers
If you don’t want to download multiple files, a recording of the entire document as a single MP3 is available here (80MB).
The Catholic Gentleman
This is one of my new favourite websites, The Catholic Gentleman:
Crossing the Goal
The other day I asked the question “What makes a real man?”. I wanted to highlight a couple of the men’s ministries out there that attempt to help men answer this question. Firstly, there is also The King’s Men:
I also came across Crossing The Goal a while ago:
Are there any other men’s ministries you’ve heard of or could recommend?
What makes a real man?
Firstly, I just wanted to welcome the new subscribers to The Restless Pilgrim. I’ve noticed a real increase in traffic over the last couple of months, so thanks for stopping by 🙂
Secondly, there has been a lot more chatter in the Comments section recently – long may it last!
Finally, I wanted to thank everyone who shared the Real Men Still Do This post as well as the Art of Manliness article. You helped make it the busiest day for this blog in terms of Internet traffic! Seriously, you guys rock.
As a “thank you”, here’s a video from Texas A&M University in which the question is asked: “What makes a real man”?
So, I’m really interested to know how the you’d all answer this question: What is it that makes a “real man”?
nuff said
