Discernment is not an exact science. There is no mathematical formula to finding out what God has in store for your life. However, by speaking with God, listening to Him, living the life you have now, removing distractions so that you can hear Him clearly, and getting help from others, you can better understand what God is saying to you.

A rite of passage is necessary for boys to become men. They often need to be public and striking like an African tribe sending a boy out to kill a lion. It is cultural and needs a decision compared to the physical and natural rites of passages of women.

We’ve all heard the grim statics about the Church and our children maintaining the Catholic Faith. A standout part of these studies is a Father's overwhelming impact on improving the likelihood of their child following Jesus.

Married men need to understand the definition of chastity too. From the Catechism, chastity is the successful integration of sexuality within a person. This is more than abstinence or avoiding impurity; it is love.

Women as feminine are made to actively receive the other. What does that make the masculine? We as men are made to actively initiate love. When rooting in this identity, we can make simple changes to be men that influence society.

A life marked by silence is not just for monastics or religious. We all need to make space for silence. The benefits of silence are necessary for both our bodies and our souls. “Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest a while." (Mark 6:31).

The central question in discernment is: How shall I die with Christ, to rise with him? How will I lose my life to find it? What will bring me to the point where I can say, with St. Paul: “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”?

Many of us are born into the mess called generational sin: The reality of a family or fatherly wound that often leads into sin for many generations. There are choices we can take to sever our relationship with these sins in our families.