Building Brains and Bonds with Board Games
By:In a recent post on this site, I highlighted the key points to a conference I attended where one of the talks was about reclaiming Sunday as a day of r…
Fatherhood
Field Notes from a Men’s Conference
By:I recently attended the annual Men's Conference for the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis where I live. It was a well attended event with well…
The Joy of Soulmates and Babies
By:As one might have predicted (like newly canonized Pope Paul VI), there is an epidemic of loneliness spreading all over the developed world. So many peo…
Masculine Failure in the Passion of Sts. Perpetua and Felicitas
By:#MeToo We live in a culture that is both overtly sexualized and violent. When those two trends collide, collectively society is rightly appalled as we…
Neo-Pagan Masculinity and Viking Metal
By:There are currently 3 pro-male movements in competition with one another: Christian Masculinity Movement. It stresses the role of matrimony, fath…
Deceptive Charm and Fleeting Beauty: On Choosing a Wife
By:Personal Notes This Sunday's first reading (in the Ordinary Form) from the Book of Proverbs is often used at weddings. My wife and I did not use it at…
Top 10 Tips for the First Time Gun Owner
By:I recently became the first time owner of a handgun. And, if you don’t know, I live in California so getting to the point of purchase can be a quest he…
My First Texas Turkeys: A High Libido Hunting Story
By:I've been on about five turkey hunts and I've never got a turkey. This last weekend, I was able to harvest two toms (male turkeys) with nice 8-9 inch b…
“Cheaper By the Dozen” and A Feminist’s Worst Nightmare
By:After watching a heartbreaking loss in the Elite Eight, my wife and I were "Netflix surfing," hoping to find something to watch together after a long, …
That’s (Saint) Hilarius: Venerating Your “Birthday Saint”
By:Patrons Galore! The Catholic Church has patron saints for almost anything you can think of. There are also numerous reasons that one might venerate a …