Friday, October 19, 2007

A Halloween All Saints Article for ALL Christians

A friend of mine writes for Crosswalk.com, which you might recognize as the largest Christian website on the internet. In general, it doesn't really cater to Catholics, but surprisingly enough plenty of Catholics visit the site and comment on articles, etc.

An article just posted on the site is an attempt to reclaim Halloween for the Christian feast day it really is, and the best part is that Sarah (the author) has helped bring this "reclaiming" to not only Catholics, but Protestants.

Check it out! http://www.crosswalk.com/parenting/11556966/

Authentic Men in the Church - a message


I was privileged to hear a speaker last night during a "Men's Night Out" at our parish. The speaker, Mark Houck, was kind enough to come down from Pennsylvania to speak to us about authentic masculinity and the role of the man in the Church. Mark is the co-founder of "The King's Men," an apostolate focusing on molding men into real men, Christian men. They believe we as men belong in battle, a battle for life, for our families, as leaders and as wise counselors. The King's Men is currently in a battle against the pornography industry in PA. To hear him speak on what it is to really be a man is inspiring... a lot like a rally before a big battle in an epic movie.

I invite you all to check out http://www.thekingsmen.us for more information and to listen to their podcasts.