{"id":59424,"date":"2015-10-11T01:00:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-11T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/?p=59424"},"modified":"2015-10-11T01:47:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-11T08:47:32","slug":"into-the-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/11\/into-the-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Into the breach!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"facebook\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3Sv4NP_aJaA\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>If we&#8217;re friends on Facebook, you may well have seen a video I posted last week:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Sv4NP_aJaA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This video is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/intothebreach.net\" target=\"_blank\">Into the breach<\/a>\u00a0initiative from\u00a0the Diocese of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted, the Bishop of that Diocese, recently released <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intothebreach.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/INTO-THE-BREACH-ROMAN-CATHOLIC-DIOCESE-OF-PHOENIX.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">an apostolic exhortation to men<\/a>, asking them to <em>&#8220;Step into the breach&#8221;<\/em>, to fill the void in our society left by an absence of authentic\u00a0masculinity.\u00a0In this exhortation, the good Bishop discusses what it means to be a man and gives some of the practical guidance\u00a0for living out the masculine calling in all its fullness.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0After subsequent rereading, I thought that\u00a0it\u00a0deserves to be more widely known, so\u00a0I recorded it onto MP3, making it available to\u00a0a wider audience.<\/p>\n<h2>Audio Download<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Into The Breach &#8211; Introduction<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Introduction.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>The three questions and the context for answering them<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-59424-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Introduction.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Introduction.mp3\">http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Introduction.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Into The Breach &#8211; Question #1<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>What does it mean to be a Christian man?<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-59424-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-1.mp3\">http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Into The Breach &#8211; Question #2<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-2.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>How does a Catholic man love?<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-59424-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-2.mp3\">http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Into The Breach &#8211; Question #3<\/strong> (<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-3.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>Why is fatherhood, fully understood, so crucial for every man?<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-59424-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-3.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-3.mp3\">http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Question-3.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>Into The Breach &#8211; Conclusion<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Conclusion.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Download<\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>Sent forth by Christ and Faith of our Fathers<\/em><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-59424-5\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Conclusion.mp3?_=5\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Conclusion.mp3\">http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Conclusion.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want to download multiple files, a recording of the\u00a0entire document as\u00a0a single MP3 is available <a href=\"http:\/\/restlesspilgrim.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Into-The-Breach-Full.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0(80MB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we&#8217;re friends on Facebook, you may well have seen a video I posted last week: This video is part of the Into the breach\u00a0initiative from\u00a0the Diocese of Phoenix. 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