by Band of Christian Brothers | Nov 9, 2016 | Blog, Faith, Mass
Written By: Victor Penney The world seems extra crazy these days, doesn’t it? We’re right in the middle of the most volatile presidential election in U.S. history. Here in Canada, it wasn’t too long ago when the Supreme Court said certain indecent acts with animals...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Oct 25, 2016 | Faith, Sin
Written By: Dennis Buonafede As an archery coach in a Catholic high school I like to use archery as an analogy to the spiritual life. Since archery is rich in connections to real life it helps immensely when I try to get some point across to my students. One point in...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Oct 13, 2016 | Faith, work
Written By: Dennis Buonafede Athletics has always been a popular activity to use as metaphors for the spiritual life. St. Paul, for example, used running and fighting in his letter to Timothy (2 Tim 4:7). Many modern writers and speakers use American football (Serving...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Mar 8, 2016 | Faith, Spiritual Warfare
Written By: Victor Penney There’s a man crisis in the Church – it’s no secret. The telltale signs of a losing battle are all around us. Broken lives and families are the walking wounded, the casualties of this struggle… and souls are in peril. So what do we do? Well,...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Feb 25, 2016 | Faith, Sacrifice, Suffering
Written By: Victor Penney I had a big, grandiose idea for how this article on Lent should go, but I’m dumping that plan. Why? Adoration. Recently, the Sisters of Life in Toronto were at a nearby parish for Eucharistic Adoration. So, I had to go – I just had to. While...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Oct 6, 2015 | Faith, Fatherhood, Suffering
Source: Fathers of St. Joseph Ben’s father-in-law, an owner of a profitable corporation, offered him a prestigious position that would double his current salary. The only downside to the proposition was that Ben and his family would have to leave his rustic dream...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Sep 25, 2015 | Faith, Priests
Source: The New Emangelization The New Emangelization Project has documented that a key driver of the collapse of Catholicism in the U. S. is a serious and growing Catholic “man-crisis”. One third of baptized Catholic men have left the faith and the majority of those...
by Band of Christian Brothers | Sep 25, 2015 | Blog, Faith
Source: The New Emangelization Unchecked, the exodus of Catholic men from the faith is likely to continue as men become increasingly casual about Catholicism. About 11 million adult men in the U.S. were raised Catholic but left the faith[1] and men are...
