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Father's Day "Wish"

My "wish" for Father's Day is this... at Mass in the morning... I don't want the priest to pleasantly ask all "Fathers" to stand, and then invite the congregation of the faithful to "show some sign of their appreciation." Instead... I want a homily about God the FATHER. I want to hear a strong and bold message about what TRUE FATHERHOOD means. I want to hear about St. Joseph. Then I want to be chastised. I want to hear about how fathers are failing their families. I want to hear how feminism is run amok, because many men have become effeminate pansies, in order to "fit into our culture." I want to hear how the "absent" father in our parishes is one of the single most harmful causes to the problems of our Faith. I want to hear how fathers have turned their backs on their wives and children to become slaves to pornography and sin. I want to hear how the once strong and faithful head of the household, has become the butt of sitcom jokes as the calamity-ridden, immature fool... and the stereotype is deserved of many men. I want to hear how fathers need to stand up, take back their faith, take back their families, and become true authentic men. Men of Faith, fidelity, truth, honor, justice, and love.

I doubt this will happen... instead, I am sure we will all stand, and the people will clap...

PS.

I know a lot of great fathers out there. My father was one of them. I do think that true authentic fathers exist. My point is that many fall short... we all fall short in some way. I just think that our faith often ignores and dances around problems when they are uncomfortable or confrontational. When better to show strength, courage, and encourage change then on father's day? 

The Absent Men

Dave DiNuzzo over at TrueManhood.com recently posted on a topic that has always troubled me. The "Absent Male Syndrome." The Modern Catholic Church has suffered from the horrible effects of relativism and feminism. Both of these flawed philo-sociological "belief" systems have corrupted our society and wreaked havoc on the Faith. You can read his article "Where are the men?" below:

Tonight, we went to Mass at a local parish we had never been to. I’ve been wanting to go to a Mass there because I know several people who are parishioners at the parish who really like it. After tonight, I’m confused as to why. Besides the typical architectural disaster that this building was, the misplacement of the tabernacle and the lack of Catholic art (good statues, stained glass, etc.), the sense of what was about to happen was not Mass… it wasn’t sacred… it wasn’t important… it was just a thing. That’s what I got when I first walked in.


As Mass started, I was highly disappointed in what was taking place… a jazz concert masked by the appearance of a worship service. Between the really obnoxious singers (all mic’d up individually, ouch!) and the electronic drum set, I couldn’t figure out what was happening… was it about the music group? or about the Mass? In my mind, the music was winning, although it didn’t have much of a following in the congregation. As Mass continued, I realized what the problem was. It was shouting at me loud and clear…


There were virtually NO MEN in servant-leadership roles! The vast majority of the servant-leaders were women, which has almost nothing to do with the women, and everything to do with the men. When men don’t actively serve in parish life, specifically in the Mass, a parish is going to suffer. Here’s the scenario at this parish; these numbers are typical for most parishes around the country.

• When we walked in, three women greeted us, no men were to be found. 0-3.
• There were 3 altar servers, 2 were young girls. 1-5.
• In the rockin’ jazz/pop/r&b, happy happy clap clap band there was 1 man, 7 women. 2-12.
• There were 4 ushers… all women! 2-16. (Men weren’t even ushering, ahhh!!!)
• Out of the excessive 9 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, 2 were men. 4-23.
• The ‘commentator’, lectors and cantor were all women. 4-27.
• Oh yeah, the priest was a man. 5-27.

So, out of 32 servant-leadership positions, (31 really, when you remove the priest from the list) only 4 were filled by men! And one of those 4 was a 12 year-old boy altar server! This is despicable. Again, this has nothing to do with the women, and everything to do with the men! I’ll explain myself in more detail, in the next post… you’ve got to come back!


TrueMan up!

I think quite importantly Dave points out that: "...this has nothing to do with the women, and everything to do with the men!" What feminism has done, at least in the Church, is that it has prevented men, and caused men, to neglect their calling, and their natural tendency at leadership. Certainly there are parishes that push women into servant leadership roles above men for improper reasons (ie a false belief in feminist theory) but that isn't always the case. Many times the men simply choose not to be involved.

What causes this? The easy answer would be to just say that it is apathy, and that the men don't care. So the women step up, and should be applauded. But what if the reason the men don't step forward is that the problems listed in the first part of Dave's post prevent them from wanting to be involved. Is it possible that men don't want to involve themselves in a faith that they don't recognize or identify with? It is very possible, but what is the cause and what is the effect? At some point the faith in this country has to be reformed, and no offense to the women, but it can't be done with them alone. Remember, this isn't about the women, but completely about the men. The heads of our families, the leaders need to lead. The men need to step up and choose to reform the reform and take our true authentic faith back.

In between...

Today is one of those weird days of the year. It is winter here still, kind of. There is snow on the ground but it has been warm so it isn't really ideal for winter activities. It is a little to warm, and the snow is icy and slushy.

It also isn't spring. Too early for fish. I would love to go "plinking," or shooting, but I haven't been here long enough to know of a good place to go... plus that is kind of lame to do by yourself. I would take the wife but she is going to one of those jewelry parties tonight where they offer all sorts of great "deals." So I am in one of those "I need to get out and do something... but what is there to do" moods. I mean, I am in Alaska there are unlimited possibilities.

I guess it is fitting that it is Lent. I feel as if I am in a "desert" - but then I realized what the issue is. Male friends. It is hard for guys to find and/or be friends with other guys. There are a whole lot of reasons for this, but I have always found it to be true. I think the big reason is that a lot of guys present themselves as 1 dimensional. They are afraid to show themselves as anything more than a small sliver of who they are; they are unwilling to open at that emotional level. Or, a guy is so willing to show that emotional side that he pushes other guys away.

Rarely do you find an "in between" guy that can be both a guys-guy and an emotional guy. You see this all the time in the Catholic Church. There are the guys that are involved in everything, very open, usually very holy, but also very overwhelming for new guys or guys who are still learning to walk in Faith. The flip to this coin are the guys who sit in back, don't say anything, and present themselves with an air of mystery and appear to be "standoff-ish." They are usually new to the faith or unsure exactly how to practice their faith.

This usually causes the two groups to never meet, hang out, or even really strike up friendships. Sure the wives might be friends, and guys from both groups will know each other and even talk occasionally at functions or parties - but they usually wont be good friends i.e. calling each other up to hang out.

And then you have the "in between" type of guys. Ready willing and able to hang out with either... but for some reason each side sees the "in betweeners" in the light opposite to them. In other words... they are viewed by both as the "other type of guy." So in the grand scheme of things no one really becomes friends outside of their "type."

Now I know this is a simplistic view of things... and maybe isn't even true across the board everywhere... but something tells me this will resonate with more than a few of you. I have my ideas how to break this situation up a bit... but we will see if it can be done.

-Posted by: Joe

GET A MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY BODY

When you think of Celebrity fit guys, one name that always comes in the top five is Matthew McConaughey. How does this actor continue to wow audiences with his body? Below is his workout that helped transform his body into what it is today.

This involves a gain in strength, flexibility, agility, and endurance. So if these are some of your goals, you may want to take a good look at the following workout.

The workouts on Monday, Wednesday and Friday are set up in supersets. This means that you will perform all the exercises in a single "set," and then repeat the whole set for the number of times indicated.

For exercises with weights, use a heavy enough weight to challenge you for an 8- to 12-rep range.

Monday --Supersets
Set 1 - repeat 2 to 4 times:
Dumbbell fly
Incline chest press Weighted Swiss Ball crunch

Set 2 - perform once:
Angled pullup: Alternate pulling yourself up toward one of your hands (rather than straight up the middle) Elliptical machine (1 minute forward, 1 minute backward)

Set 3 - repeat 2 to 4 times:
Bench dip
Single-arm overhead tricep extension with a rope Reaching medicine ball lunge: Move a medicine ball from your upper left to your lower right as you lunge, and alternate sides

Set 4 - repeat 2 to 4 times:
Medicine ball slam: Grab a comfortably heavy medicine ball and slam it on the floor
Wall climb (for 1 to 2 minutes): Climb a wall to work both your upper and lower body Ladder drill: Step as fast as you can through a ladder lying on the ground, lifting your knees as high as possible

Set 5 - repeated 2 to 4 times:
Staggered stance squat with calf raise: With one foot slightly in front of the other, squat, then rise and do a calf raise
Twisting shoulder press: Rotate your torso as you press the dumbbells overhead Lying medicine ball woodchop: Lie on a bench and move a medicine ball from over your head to one side of your body, and repeat on other side

Set 6 - perform once:
Stationary bike (1 minute sitting followed by 1 minute standing) Stairclimber (1 minute without holding onto the handrails)

Tuesday -- Cardio
Choose one or more cardio machines at the gym or a sport of your choice, and keep moving for 30 to 45 minutes, varying the intensity and pace. The key to this is to keep changing it up so your body never becomes bored and biomechanically used to one action.

Wednesday -- Supersets
Set 1 - repeat 2 to 5 times:
Wide-grip lat pulldown
Swiss ball crunch with medicine ball toss: Lying on a Swiss ball with your arms overhead holding a medicine ball, crunch up and throw the medicine ball forward to a partner, then have them throw it back to you, and repeat

Jump squat: Squat down until you are at a 90 angle, then explode upward, jumping as high as you can and landing once again into your next squat

Set 2 - perform once:
Stairclimber (1 minute both legs, 1 minute left leg, 1 minute right leg, then 1 minute both legs again) Jump rope (100 to 200 skips as fast as possible)

Set 3 - perform once:
Angled pullup single-leg, single-arm bent-over row: Stand on your right leg, bend over and perform a row with your left arm, then switch sides
Hook (40 to 60 hooks thrown into a punching bag)

Set 4 - repeat twice with a 60- to 180-second rest in between:Stair suicides: Run up 10 stairs, then back down; repeat, increasing stairs to 20, 30, 30, 20, and 10

Set 5 - repeat 2 to 4 times:
Uneven barbell curl: Place hands in a shoulder-width grip, move one hand toward the center, and curl; after reps are completed, move the other hand to the middle and repeat
Single-arm dumbbell shrug: Holding a dumbbell in one hand, with the other hand against the small of your back (palm facing out), shrug upward; switch sides Calf raise

Set 6 - perform once:
Cycle (3 minutes)
Dumbbell deadlift to curl: Bend over and grab dumbbells, palms facing inward, then move to an upright position and curl the weights to your shoulders, rotating palms as you move upward; reverse wrist position as you lower them to the starting position
Cable crunch: Kneeling in front of a cable machine, hold the rope attached to the cable near your ears, curl down into a crunch position, hold, then return to start

Barbell wrist curl

Thursday -- Cardio
Repeat Tuesday's workout (but change activities)

Friday -- Supersets
Repeat Monday's workout

Weekend – Rest

Taken from AskMen.com