“Be Firm. Be Virile. Be a Man. And Then….Be A Saint” – St. Josemaria Escriva>

Men, the very essence of Catholic Manliness needs to be addressed. How can one aspire to be the epitome of a good, catholic man, without someone first clearly defining just what that looks like? Catholic Manhood is here to do that. We will properly define manliness through an authentically Catholic lens. Let us begin with what manhood is NOT.>It is not based on how many beers you can get down your gullet. It is not based on how many women you “court” at the same time. It is not based on how much you know about football and it is definitely not measured by how high your truck is lifted. We live in the era of the man-child. It is depicted on goofy sitcoms and Barstool Sports. The stereotype of the dumb, messy guy with a sharp, gorgeous, iron-fisted wife has run rampant through society. This is not ideal, nor does it have anything to do with what the marks of true manliness looks like. So what is manliness then if there is a deeper meaning to the word than football, beer and horsepower? Even further, what is Catholic manliness?

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