Those statistics are sobering to say the least. The ripple effect is huge. How does a husband and father lead his family into the ways of righteousness and holiness if he is not a man of prayer himself? What is the foundation upon which a man builds his life if it is not built upon a relationship with God? How do we reverse the current trend we are witnessing?
Is being a man of faith exciting? Does being a man of God get your blood pumping like a Pony Express rider of old? Apparently, a lot of men aren't too excited about the religious practice component of life. According to Luis Logo and The Pew Forum on Religious and Public Life about 11 million adult men in the U.S. were raised Catholic but left the faith. A Gallup survey reveals that 48% of men agree that "Mass is boring." Gallup further reveals that only 33% of Catholic men pray on a daily basis.
Those statistics are sobering to say the least. The ripple effect is huge. How does a husband and father lead his family into the ways of righteousness and holiness if he is not a man of prayer himself? What is the foundation upon which a man builds his life if it is not built upon a relationship with God? How do we reverse the current trend we are witnessing?
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Greg Luce
11/22/2014 01:19:16 am
You always ask great questions. Considering the last question, "How do we reverse the current trend we are witnessing?" "We" can't do the reversal, only "I" can fight the reversal in my own life. I appreciate the awareness of many Catholic men searching for the answer. Here is a Catholic men's website you may or may not be aware of http://www.newemangelization.com/.
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