The Catholic Gentleman's Guide
Your guide to manly holiness.
…Understanding and Living out Manly Virtue.
The young man sat alone, anger and resentment in his eyes. An old, wise man looked on from afar. He had seen what the last minutes had wrought. The arguing. The accusations. The fallout. Both enemies parting ways. The wise man took a seat alongside the young man and spoke, “Permit me, son, to tell you a … Read more
Sometimes I find that my worst habit in life is avoiding making good habits. We can develop poor habits in lots of things, such as sleep, diet, or poor use of time. What’s the remedy? Well, simply getting into the habit of developing good habits, which in Catholic lingo, simply means making virtue habitual. Here it is fairly simply: CCC … Read more
You know as well as I that leading a morally good life in this world is an easy thing to do. A piece of cake really…..Or maybe this is just wishful thinking. Most likely, ease in leading a morally good life is not the reality we experience. With the relentless tug of our own poor habits in addition to the … Read more
Virtues are like radio: Just like you may have some key stations you tune into frequently, you may also have some key virtues that you habitually practice more regularly than others – like humility and patience…Right? Just like you may be familiar with only a few local stations, you may also only be familiar with a few key virtues … Read more
When we think of Charity, perhaps our initial thought is that it doesn’t seem a very masculine virtue. The truth is, charity is the most important one for us if we ever want to grow in Manly Holiness. Saint Paul puts it this way: CCC 1825-26“Charity is patient and kind, charity is not jealous or boastful; it is … Read more