“If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot…

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you…

 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must…

Il think fondly of Dad, now. Which is odd, because I hated him when he was alive.

Dad was an angry, hard-swearing, tattooed man’s man. He’d been an Alaska bush pilot, but by the time I came along, he was a…

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must…

If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, ‘What are…

Jesus again in reply spoke to them in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast,…

I rejoice heartily in the Lord, in my God is the joy of my soul. For he has clothed me with a robe of salvation, and wrapped me in a mantle of justice (Isaiah 61:10).

Let us conduct ourselves properly as in…

The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds…

Editor’s Note: This is the last in a series of six articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. This article describes a daily plan that can help us in becoming men after God’s heart.

A Daily Plan…

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of six articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. This article focuses on what the Scriptures say about being a man after God’s heart. The final article…

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. This article focuses on our call to be men after God’s heart. Future articles will take a closer look…

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. This article focuses on “Jesus, the Man After God’s Heart, Par Excellence.” Future articles will look at our call…

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. This article focuses on “David, A Man After God’s Heart.” Future articles will look at how Jesus was the…

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles on what it means to be a man after God’s heart. Future articles will look at how David and Jesus were men after God’s heart; our call to be men…

This is the third in a series of articles on the theme, “He Has Risen, Alleluia! We Have Risen With Him, Alleluia!” Isn’t this what this grace-filled Easter Season is all about? For this third article, I am using the…

Even though we celebrate Easter once a year, it is not intended to be a once a year event in our lives. We should continue to reflect on Jesus' resurrection, and experience our own risen life in Christ on an ongoing basis. Just think, because of what Jesus Christ accomplished through his passion, death, and resurrection, our Heavenly Father has "delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:13-14).

He Has Risen, Alleluia! The first part of the title for this article: "He Has Risen" comes from Matthew 28:6, when the angel said to the women at the empty tomb the following words:

Easter Season is a time to reflect on the extraordinary and undeserved gift we have received through Jesus' passion, death, and resurrection – our sins have been forgiven and we are now sharers of eternal life with Christ. The second reading from this year's Easter Sunday Mass says that we too have been raised to life with Christ. Take some time during this grace-filled season to reflect on these marvelous truths.. Below are some Scriptures to help you do this.

He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said (Matthew 28:6).

And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age (Matthew 28:20).

Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12)

A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. (Matthew 7:7-11)

And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased." (Matthew 3:17)

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice…

Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman's testimony  . . . They said to the woman, "We no longer believe just because of what you said; now we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man really is the Savior of the world.  (John 4:39,42)

Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? (Romans 10:13-14).

Isn't it amazing that the words of the Samaritan woman, who had an encounter with Jesus, could cause so many to believe in him? Samaritan women were considered to be ritually unclean by the Jewish people of that time. Yet this woman, who no doubt had little respect, power, or prestige, was able to transform this entire town by just honestly sharing the impact Jesus had on her life. Jesus offered her "living water" and she was offering this same living water to them.

Dear Brothers in Christ,

I wanted to follow-up on my previous Catholic Man Channel article describing the first Catholic Men's National Day of Prayer. Below is a more detailed announcement of this very important event.

The National Fellowship of Catholic Men (NFCM) has sent a letter to all bishops in the United States asking them to invite Catholic men in their dioceses to participate in the NFCM's National Day of Prayer on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, March 15, 2008.

"We are issuing a call for all men to participate in this national day of prayer," wrote Kevin Lynch, who is the president of the National Fellowship of Catholic Men. "We are holding St. Joseph up as a model for all men with respect to their manhood, fatherhood, discipleship, work and roles within their families."

I read a Church marquee recently that said Lent is "Spring Training" for Christians. I like that. Another way of looking at it is that is a time when we carve away some of the excess baggage of the old…

Dear Brothers in Christ,

You are invited to join with Catholic men from all over the U.S. for the first Catholic Men's National Day of Prayer on March 15, 2008, The Solemnity of St. Joseph. The Catholic Men's National Day…

Dear Brothers,

With the start of Lent I am sure that many of you have probably defined some Lenten disciplines to prepare your hearts to receive Jesus Christ in a deeper way as we celebrate his passion, death, and resurrection for…

Jesus said, "To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it?

It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds…

I pray not only for them, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, so that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and I in you, that they also may…

"I am busy."  I hear this daily.  In fact, I don't remember many days of interacting with others in the last few years that I haven't heard it.  It seems to me, in our modern day, being "busy" has become…

During the time young Samuel was minister to the LORD under Eli, a revelation of the LORD was uncommon and vision infrequent. One day Eli was asleep in his usual place. His eyes had lately grown so weak that he…

Recently, I had an interesting exchange of ideas with a Catholic Deacon from the "Bible Belt" in Texas. He felt that the word "disciple" is used most often by evangelicals to describe a person who is helping others to "become…

The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He said to them in reply, "In the evening you say, 'Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky is red';  and, in…

Dear Brothers (and Sisters),

As we begin the New Year, all of us at the National Fellowship of Catholic Men want to wish you a Happy New Year, and we pray that 2008 will be a grace-filled year of favor…

But the plan of the Lord stands forever; the design of his heart through all generations. (Psalm 33:11)

I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours can be thwarted. (Job 42:2)

For I know the plans I have for…

In 2007, God has truly blessed the efforts of the National Fellowship of Catholic Men (NFCM), and its support of the Catholic men's movement. This was a year of significant growth in size and breadth and interest all across the…

Every time we pray the Lord's Prayer, we say, "Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." The first half of this prayer is directed toward the Second Coming of Jesus. The second half…

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be…

The National Fellowship of Catholic Men is pleased to present, "A Priority for Grandfathers (and Fathers), Part 3", by John Ream. This is the third of three articles by John, who addresses the important role of "grandparenting". You will find that the approach…

The National Fellowship of Catholic Men is pleased to present, "A Priority for Grandfathers (and Fathers), Part 2", by John Ream. This is the second of three articles by John, who addresses the important role of "grandparenting". You will find that the approach he…

The National Fellowship of Catholic Men has had great success in impacting the lives of tens of thousand of Catholic men through its support of Catholic men's conferences and fellowships all across the USA, and its support of parish-based men's groups.…

As a Jewish convert to Catholicism (and a father and grandfather), I have always felt it was important to have a right of passage into manhood for our sons or our grandsons, analogous to a Jewish Bar Mitzvah. Robert Lewis,…

[Note by Maurice Blumberg: This is the fourth in a series of articles on The Transforming Power of Prayer. The first article discussed how spending time with Jesus in prayer can transform us more and more into his image and likeness.…

Brother Teodoro Brovello, O.Carm., shares his reflections:

Br. Teodoro Brovello entered Carmel in March 1997 and made his Solemn Profession on October 7, 2006 at the Carmine in Florence, Italy.

From the time he was 14 years old, he studied furniture restoration "as working with…

This is the third in a series of articles on The Transforming Power of Prayer. The first article discussed how spending time with Jesus in prayer can transform us more and more into his image and likeness. The second article…

In the previous article, we discussed how coming into the presence of Jesus in prayer with expectant faith, and opening ourselves to his divine revelation, can transform us more and more into his image and likeness. The revelation of Jesus'…

When Aaron, then, and the other Israelites saw Moses and noticed how radiant the skin of his face had become, they were afraid to come near him. (Exodus 34:30)

What's so frightening about a radiant face? Nothing, unless you understood why…

Note: The article below by Art and Laraine Bennett is from the National Fellowship of Catholic Men Blog. It is posted under the topic, "The Battle for Sexual Integrity." It first appeared on the website, www.UnityRestored.com. Used with permission. The…

Note: The article below by Kevin Lynch is from the National Fellowship of Catholic Men Blog. It is posted under the topic, "Starting/Sustaining Parish-Based Men's Groups." The Blog contains multiple articles on important men's topics (including "The Battle for Sexual…

Note: The article below by Dan Spencer is from the National Fellowship of Catholic Men Blog. It is posted under the topic, "Answering the Call to Go and Make Disciples." The Blog contains multiple articles on important men's topics and…

Note: The National fellowship of Catholic Men is pleased to announce the availability of our first Blog for Men. The Blog contains multiple articles on important men's topics and provides the opportunity for men to communicate with one another on these…

In the spring of 1986, four men established the Catholic Men's Fellowship of Greater Cincinnati in the hope that they might attract other men to pray together, and support one another in their faith. This was long before the advent…