Category: Shortform

  • The Flirt (1874) by Winslow Homer

    A Catholic Man’s Call to Adventure

    Life is an adventure, and staying in a routine is like being stuck in a ring. Embracing challenges, venturing into the unknown, and testing your limits can lead to personal growth and a deeper connection with the world. Every adventure is a form of prayer, allowing you to ponder your place in the universe.

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  • Christ bending from crucifix to comfort a knight in shining armor

    Eucharistic Adoration: Twenty Minutes to Strength

    The next time the world throws you a left hook, don’t just stand there and take it. Find your corner, find that quiet chapel. Twenty minutes with The Man might be all you need to get back in the fight, stronger than before.

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  • Painting of men boxing

    Self-Esteem by Way of Faith

    The Lord doesn’t make junk. You were created in his image, for a purpose. Don’t let the world convince you otherwise.

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  • man holding brown rope

    A Catholic’s Guide to Worldly Strength

    The world’s a tough place. It throws punches from all sides. You gotta be ready. That means taking care of the one thing you can control: yourself. Your family, your church, your community – they all depend on you being strong, healthy, in the fight.

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  • Painting of man meditating or contemplating in the dark

    The Difference Between Meditation vs Contemplation

    Men, we talk a good fight, but sometimes the best battles are fought in silence. Here’s the thing about prayer: the words get in the way sometimes. You ever stare out at the ocean, vast and endless, and all the thoughts just… hush? That’s contemplation, my friends.

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  • Jesus Christ praying, opening his arms to the Heavens, to the Father

    Spend Twenty Minutes with The Lord

    There’s a time for action, men, and a time for quiet. A bullfighter doesn’t charge the ring without a moment in the corner, a fisherman doesn’t cast without checking his line. So too, a man of faith needs his stillness.

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  • Father and son reading by the dock and lake, outside of a tent

    Catholic Men, Read Fiction

    Men of faith, put down the news feed and pick up a book. Fiction’s not just for dreamers. There’s a reason our Lord taught through parables. You want to know about sin and redemption? Grace under pressure? You’ll find it all there, brother, in the pages of a good novel.

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