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CMCSVirtues Letter: What Does CMCSVirtues Mean?
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Lenten Meditation
We run into people all the time who admire Jesus Christ as a good man from the past who somehow ran afoul of the authorities and was executed and has nevertheless endured over the long stretch of history as a figure of wisdom. But many of these same individuals will not hand their lives over to Him. Truth be told, Jesus Christ does not want our admiration of Him. He wants our discipleship. There's a difference. Discipleship entails a well thought-out, calculated, intentional commitment to Jesus Christ with a modeling of our lives after His life.
Bishop Joseph Perry
Lenten Resources from the Archdiocese of Chicago
Lenten Resources from the US Catholic Bishops Conference
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What Does CMCSVirtues Mean?
By Frank J Casella
Back in 2004 when we started this Catholic men’s movement in Chicagoland, one of the things important to the founders was to instill the virtues of living as a Catholic Man in Chicago.
What are virtues?
“Virtue”, says Augustine,
“is a good habit consonant with our nature.” The Catholic Encyclopedia continues
“According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage“ (Appelata est enim a viro virtus: viri autem propria maxime est fortitudo).
You can read more about this on the Virtues page of the Catholic Chicago Men Blog.
Author and speaker
Matthew Kelly describes a person with virtue has a good and moral character. He or she acts out of principles and values rather than bending to impulses or desires. A list of virtues may include honesty, courage, respect, kindness, humility and self-control.
Thus we came up with the motto for CMCSVIrtues as
“Living the Goodness of a Catholic Man”.
It’s been a while, so I thought it be a good time to repost Bishop Perry’s
‘Virtues of a Catholic Man’ which you can read at the button below.
You can download it here also. Many men find it’s best to practice each virtue one at a time before moving to the next. It will change your life, you will see.
Living
The Virtues of a Catholic Man becomes very rewarding and always a work in progress, because what comes with it is often the challenge of replacing bad habits with good ones.
Once you have it down, and you will, the next step will be to pass this on to your family if you are married or a parent. Because living out these virtues ultimately leads to happiness for everyone.
Life is about relationships, and when we live with virtues, and have good relationships, we are happy. More about this in my next post.
Frank J Casella is
co-founder and exectutive director of Catholic Men Chicago Southland and the Catholic Chicago Men’s Conference, along with Reverend Bishop Joseph N. Perry and Deacon John Rangel.
CMCSVirtues.org
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Good Stewardship
There is a matching giving offer during this Lenten Season for donations given to CMCS between February 14th and Mercy Sunday April 8th 2018, done anonymously. The donor believes in fasting and alms giving are a key component of Lent.
Donate online here.
Download mail-in form here.
CMCS is entirely donor supported. If you've considered prayerfully supporting CMCS financially, but have not, now would be the best time becuase your support will double up to $600.00 with this matching giving offer, and help us meet our expenses for the balance of 2018.
May God bless you double for what you share with Us!
Thank you so much!
The CMCS Team
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Help Us Spread the Word!
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Also, please send to the bulletin editor at your parish the conference flyer -
download PDF here - and help us promote this event. Yes, we have already sent it, and your action just might help them decide to publish it.
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