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Manhood Monday: Living the Word

Your weekly dose of “Living the Goodness of a Catholic Man”.

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The word of God is living and effective,
able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

Are we willing to place our lives in the care of the God who created us out of love? Or do we know better than God about our needs?

Here are some ways to support living as a Practicing Catholic Man right now today:

Prayer: Ten minutes each day, tell Jesus how much you love him, and make time to listen to the Holy Spirit speak to you.

Reading: Subscribe to a daily Catholic devotional or read your Bible. Tip: Ask God to speak to you, and then open the Bible and start reading the first thing that jumps off the page at you. IT WORKS!!

Virtues: Read Bishop Perry’s Virtues of a Catholic Man. Work on one at a time, but make it a goal to work on them. Okay, some guys don’t like goals, so look at them as solving a problem (to grow in virtue).

Support: Join or start a Parish Small Men’s Group. Join the CMCS Blog community and make comments (“Follow” here). Be at the next Bishop’s Men’s Forum each year on the Saturday after Easter Sunday.

Click here for the full list of points.

God bless your day.

The CMCS-Team

Frank’s Photo of the Week

Photo: Copyright 2014 Frank J Casella on Fine Art America Prints | Cards

Whatever your challenges are today, remember to take baby steps towards your goals. Ask God to show you the way. Then let Him.

Thanks for Reading.

Make it a great week. See you back here again next Monday.

Frank J Casella,
CMCS Executive Director

A larger collection of photographs can be viewed on my portfolio.

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Manhood Monday: A Change of Heart

Your weekly dose of “Living the Goodness of a Catholic Man”.

From Today’s Readings:

Alleluia Mk 1:15

R. Alleluia, alleluia.
The Kingdom of God is at hand;
repent and believe in the Gospel.
R. Alleluia, alleluia.

With repent, John the Baptist calls for a change of heart and conduct, a turning of one’s life from rebellion to obedience towards the gospel of God: not only the good news from God but about God at work in Jesus Christ.

Repent, yes.

Believe, yes.

But a different kind of obedience; rather Jesus invites by saying, follow me. He wants us to want to do it, his will, not ours; out of love

It is not only important for us to repent and believe, but then to be ambassadors of the faith through our actions, of God’s promises. All true repentance begins in the heart, and only God can give us a new heart.

God bless your week.

The CMCS-Team

Frank’s Photo of the Week

Photo: ‘At the Heart of Everything’ Copyright 2015 Frank J Casella on Fine Art America
Catholic Archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Blase Cupich, makes time for Holy Adoration before Mass at Infant Jesus of Prague Parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Draw Near to God

God is love, and invites us to draw near to Him. So that we can be illuminated with His Light, and allow Him to remove the fog we often have with finding our purpose.

“Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you of two minds.”

James 4:8