A quick read each month focused on God, Faith and Family |
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MANHOOD FIRST MONDAY
From the Desk of Frank J Casella |
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ISSUE #18
Inspiration from CMCS online for:
Rock solid Catholic men,
Pro-Life soldiers,
& gritty Rosary warriors.
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4) How To Help Your Adult Children Leaving the Catholic Faith |
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6) Marriage And Family - A Major Theme For Pope Benedict XVI |
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7) Time For Action: Bishop Perry's Catholic Men's Forum |
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Thanks for reading,
Talk with you again next month,
Frank
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PS. Watch the latest CMCS
Manhood Nuggets videos on the blog, or here
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To make a private prayer request, or other sensitive communications, email Frank here or leave him a private message at (641) 715-3900 X 523082#
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Photographically Speaking |
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Photo: 'Walking in the Rain - City of Chicago' - Lovers walk hand-in-hand through the raindrops on the streets in Chicago, Illinois - Copyright 2008 Frank J Casella
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Celebrate National Marriage Week 2023!
February 7 - 14, 2023
Click here to learn more on the US Bishops marriage website.
The observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, Feb. 12) are an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. This year's theme, "Marriage...one flesh, given and received" highlights the one-flesh union of husband and wife that is willed by God. It also indicates the personal self-gift of each spouse, one to the other. These concepts point to Christ who gives Himself under the appearance of bread and wine—as real flesh and blood.
O God, who in creating the human race
willed that man and wife should be one,
keep, we pray, in a bond of inseparable love
those who are united in the covenant of Marriage,
so that, as you make their love fruitful,
they may become, by your grace, witnesses to charity itself.
Through Christ our Lord
Amen.
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Virtues of a Catholic Man |
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- A Catholic man has some sense of what or whom he would die for if necessary.
- A Catholic man passes his faith to his children and sees to their religious education.
- A Catholic man informs himself about his faith, reads Scripture, select Catholic literature, and studies the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
- A Catholic man insures that there are sacred symbols in his household, such as, a crucifix(es), Bible, use of sacramentals such as the Advent wreath, Christmas cre`che, etc.
- A Catholic man leads prayer in his household at significant domestic events, such as, birth, Baptism, graduation, marriage, illness, death, and other special meals and events with use of a passage from Scripture or other Catholic sources.
- A Catholic man practices presence with his wife and children.
- A Catholic man invests himself in some project or apostolate at the parish or diocesan level.
- A catholic man is faithful to his wife, his children, his Church and his friends, indeed all his commitments
© Bishop Joseph N. Perry
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Catholic Men Chicago Southland (CMCS) is engaged in fostering holy and courageous men and proclaiming the importance of husbands and fathers to children and the family.
Thank you for your support! |
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You can also give to CMCS using PayPal, or by sending a check made out to CMCS to:
Vicariate Office C/O
Bishop Joseph Perry
Catholic Men Chicago Southland
3525 South Lake Park Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60653 |
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