“I doubt whether the best men ever would devote themselves to politics. The best men devote themselves to pigs and babies and things like that.” – G.K. Chesterton Why in the world are you not raising pigs yet? Join SJF...
A weekend course held twice a year open to*: Existing Fraternus leaders (co-Captain and up) that acknowledge their roles as leaders in their Chapter and community and want to gain that insights and skills from experienced mentors and leaders.Men considering or...
Dec 4-6, 2020 Got a new gun? Interested in one? Got one packed away and feel unsure about it? SJF is hosting a pistol/handgun instruction weekend retreat for fathers and sons. Intro Catholics are pro-life. God created life, and He seems to prefer we leave that it in...
Father/son retreats at SJF are a one-of-a-kind experience, but what makes it so is not how elaborate the weekend is, but the simplicity. SJF weekends are a return to basics – really, it’s an entering into a rhythm of life that many of us remember or know...
The phenomenon in the Catholic blogosphere of “The Benedict Option” was interesting. I think it’s mostly over now, because I’ve seen less copycats coming up with other “[Saint] Options.” Most who came up with various “options” focused heavily on Rod Dreher’s choosing...
We should be reluctant to divide things that are not divided. Or, if we are to divide things, we do so in a way that allows them to be reunited so as to be more fruitful. God, for example, “divides” Eve from the side of Adam, but then brings them together into...
Jesus reveals that true manhood loses itself for the beloved. But what if we don’t see others as exactly loveable, let alone “beloved”? If you are having trouble really loving, perhaps you’re having trouble seeing. We look at humanity and the humans that make it up...
When the Papacy is vacant the whole Church looks longingly for a puff of smoke from a little chimney – the household of the Church feels lonely without Papa. When it comes we rejoice, because our father has come home. When I see puffs of smoke from a little...
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