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Lent is an opportunity—not just for sacrifice, but for growth. Each year, we are called to take one step closer to the men God created us to be. Not all at once, not by sheer willpower alone, but through small, intentional choices that bring us into deeper communion with Christ.

Christ offers us the ultimate "Love Dare" - to make our marriages holy signs of his love for his Bride, the Church.

Candlemas invites us to renew our commitment to faith, to family, and to the relationships that give our lives meaning.

Christmas brings with it a wonderful power to transform who we are as we remember the story of salvation and look forward to the joy that is to come in Christ.

As we contemplate the Four Last Things at the 2024 Connecticut Catholic Men's Conference, I wanted to reflect on life, it's meaningful moments, and the Kingdom to which they point.

So many men are unable to become the men, the husbands, and the fathers they are called to be because they have been wounded by their own fathers. Author Bob Kroll show us in The Father Wound…And Beyond how to overcome these hurts and find forgiveness and restoration through the power of Christ!

Pentecost is humanity’s Cinderella story, where the Holy Spirit joined past, present, and future as humanity was called to fight the good fight of faith and view our salvation through an eternal perspective.

Mary, the mother of Jesus is the perfect example of both mother and believer. She was graced by God to fulfill His plan of salvation through her womb and her life. She stands as a model of faith to all those who follow Jesus.

Jesus was a man who walked the lonely way of redemption, like a fugitive from heaven, seeking to fulfill his mission, defeat our greatest enemy, and win our salvation in being lifted up on the cross.

Lent often brings us in touch with our own loneliness and isolation. As we contemplate the sacrifice of the Man of Sorrows, may we be drawn into our own lonely places where the Father can speak to us and lead us through the cross to the joy and peace of Easter.

The Holy Family reflected so perfectly the love of God within the Trinity, and the love of Christ for his Church. As men, our call is to strive to follow this example in becoming better family men.

The New Year and the Return to the days of Ordinary Time are a blessing in how they shape us as men to discover how God leaves his mark on our lives.

The music of Christmas, like the holy words of the Scriptures, can carry us as Catholic men to the heavenly realms, where we see the true purpose of the incarnation. The power of this sacred poetry can stir our hearts to humbly reflect on the mystery of salvation and take it's message of hope to a lost and weary world.

It is truly a blessing when one Catholic man can inspire another to encounter the beauty of the Divine Artist who paints the colors of his truth into our life.

Relics, personal and communal, remind us who we are and teach us to carry out our calling with meaning and purpose for the Cause of Christ.

Besides being the month of the Sacred Heart there is a proposal to recognize June as Fidelity Month. Past 2022 Speaker Dcn. Michael Forrest is an advocate of this movement. Here is the link to the website and full explanation. fidelitymonth.com

It is a joy to rediscover the blessed mysteries of the Rosary. As we mature as Catholic men, having been tempered by trials and the ongoing journey of faith, we come to see just how precious these sacred truths about Jesus and his holy Mother are.

During Holy Week we consider the "dance of death" our Savior willingly underwent for our salvation. Christ's rising from the grave on Easter, and our celebration of the Eucharist, call us to reject the dance of sin and live anew in the kingdom of heaven.

Catholic men who journey through the rough and rocky days of Lent can discover rest and refreshment in the wilderness as the Saviors transforms us through his sacrifice of love.

In this modern world of division, where the events of the recent past have brought bitterness and despair, The incarnation of Christ calls to us to surrender our hatred and find hope, to pray for enemies and seek reconciliation, and to rejoice in the eternal peace that Christmas brings.