Posted on December 14, 2017
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A few months ago I was really struggling with anger and patience. There had been a lot of changes in our family routine. I am a creature of habit and so too much change at once without some kind of normalcy is not good… Continue Reading “Regular Maintenance”
Category: being a man, best self, counseling, dads, fatherhood, frustration, healthy living, home and family, manhood, UncategorizedTags: counseling, dads, Fatherhood, fathers
Posted on August 2, 2016
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Last year I wrote about my discernment on whether or not to conceal carry. Here is the post if you are interested: Babies, Guns and Jesus. After the experience mentioned in that post I did a lot of thinking, praying and discussing with my… Continue Reading “Train”
Category: being a man, Catholic, christianity, conceal carry, fatherhood, fighting, guns, holiness, manhood, prayer, protecting family, training, UncategorizedTags: being a man, catholic, Christianity, conceal carry, Fatherhood, fathers, guns, holiness, manhood, prayer, protecting family, training
Posted on April 9, 2015
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My wife and I recently started watching a very popular show because we heard so many great things about it. One of the things that I noticed right away about the show was the use of man’s strength. There are several male characters and… Continue Reading “Man’s Strength”
Category: being a man, fatherhood, gentleness, manhood, Parenting, strengthTags: being a man, Fatherhood, fathers, gentleness, parenting, physical strength, strength
Posted on September 24, 2014
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I am sharing this post from an article I recently read on the website: The Chastity Project. It is written by a young woman named Esther Rich. I think she touches on something very true that sometimes men (at least this man) we feel like… Continue Reading “Why Prince Charming is a lie, but real men aren’t!”
Category: being a man, dying to self, fathers, God, manhood, prince charming, UncategorizedTags: being a man, best self, dying to self, Esther Rich, Fatherhood, manhood, prince charming, real men
Posted on January 15, 2014
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There are moments like today where I miss the calm, ordered, predictable life I once had. I had an apartment that was clean. Everything was placed in a particular way that made logical sense. I got up at a certain time. Went to sleep… Continue Reading “The Old Days”
Category: best self, complacency, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, home and family, manhood, Parenting, surrendering, UncategorizedTags: best self, comfort, dying to self, Fatherhood, fathers, Home and Family
Posted on November 25, 2013
by Leo
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We have a serious problem with manhood in our society. I recently gave a talk to 8th grade boys on this topic and when I asked them to raise their hand and tell me if they understood what it meant to be a man,… Continue Reading “Live, Fight, Die”
Category: adventure, battle, best self, dying to self, fatherhood, fathers, fighting, living, manhood, Parenting, surrendering, Uncategorized, video gamesTags: battle, Dragon, dying to self, Elder Scrolls V Skyrim, Fatherhood, fighting, living, manhood, Video game