"In reading Mark’s gospel, it was the women who served Jesus throughout his mission, “many other women” who were faithful to the last at the foot of the cross on Good Friday and one who was first at the empty tomb on Easter morning."

Written by David La Mar on ThoseCatholicMen.com

"Few of us will ever likely achieve a title as great as dragonslayer at the end of our pilgrimage in this life. Yet, as we celebrate Saint George’s feast day on April 23 during this Eastertide, let us contemplate the many ways we might slay the dragons that invade our own lives and become courageous heroes for Christ by taking on more humble titles like dad, son, husband, brother, servant, employee, coach and friend."

Written by: Andrew Garofalo on ThoseCatholicMen.com

"While fortitude gives us strength when we are assailed from without, temperance gives us strength when our own desires and appetites assail us from within. Temperance, then, is strengthened in mortification, reminding us of the object of goodness we seek. If your Lent is starting to slip, and your penances and fasts are feeling wobbly, consider finding something of great value to you, and give it away."

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"Christ’s saliva was part of the healing formula he used to impart forgiveness, make the afflicted whole and manifest his power and authority as the Son of God made flesh. It is most likely the fleshy part of the gospel in sub-texts like these that may make some of us a bit squeamish, uncomfortable or un-edified. They serve, however, as a reminder that Christ who is God is also man."

Written by: David La Mar

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"To be blunt, we need to make sure we, as parents and teachers, form our children in ways that tend to and grow the life of the mind. Our intellect is what separates us from the beasts, but if we dull that intellect, especially in the early years, we are likely to become just one more mechanical relativist today, or we will be beasts."

Written by: Eduardo Cerdeiras

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"If you have ever tried to build a piece of furniture, or anything for that matter, you know the feeling… you get done and look at your accomplishment and say, “That did not turn out quite like I expected.” When I first started learning how to build furniture it happened all the time. I went into projects with grand expectations, but later have to face a disappointing outcome.

This doesn’t just happen in woodworking…"

Written by: Jeremy Vidmar

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"When facing the difficulties of secular culture, we have two major options: to accommodate the culture or to hold fast to the truth. I think we now have enough evidence to certify that the first option leads to death. Literally, Christian churches are dying out because they have lost their faith and their commitment to the truth. When we as individuals abandon the truth, the same thing happens to us as well – we surrender the source of life that comes from our faith."

Written by: Dr. Jared Staudt

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"Men, we need to make it a goal to be present. Whether that’s landing a job remotely to be at home with our loved ones, scaling back unnecessary hours in the office, or altogether discerning a different and perhaps more radical path such as a homestead, I would argue that as Catholic fathers and husbands, we will need to fight to be near our families, our homes, our domestic Church more. The goodness of the Lord dwells within our homes and families, and Christ is calling us to draw closer."

Written by: Cameron Murray

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"In solitude and silence before God, we find ourselves unsupported, alone with the reality of our self and our poverty. Of course, it is very difficult for us to accept the fact that we are so poor; that is why people naturally tend to avoid silence. And in mental prayer the experience of poverty can’t be avoided."

Written by: Sean Mitchell

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"It’s a very common thing for people in Church world to justify present courses of action by saying: “It’s always been this way” or “That’s just the way it is.” And we slap bible verses on our bland initiatives and bad websites and expect them to work like magic. Not good enough.

My question: Can we see/ask/demand like Elon? Can we do this as a Church? Can we ask the questions that no one else asks? Can we have a healthy aversion to the status quo? Can we make new what is old?"

Written and Read by: James Baxter

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