GUARDIAN OF THE REDEEMER

Brian Gail on EWTN

Glenn — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:09:34 +0000

The keynote speaker from our recent Men’s Conference, Catholic author Brian Gail, was Fr Groeschel’s guest on EWTN’s Sunday Night Prime show on January 22nd. Go here to watch the show. This link will probably disappear in a week or so, after which you can get the audio from the archive.

Evangelization training

Walt — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:40:03 +0000

In February, ChristLife will have their National Training Conference on evangelization. Highly recommended, especially for anyone involved in parish evangelization efforts.

Southern NJ Men’s Conference

Walt — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:34:16 +0000

The 15th annual Catholic Men’s Conference in the Diocese of Trenton will be held on February 25th. Get all the details here.

Catholic Men’s Fellowship

Walt — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 22:49:00 +0000

Cool !!

Holy Innocents Mass

Glenn — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:22:01 +0000

Bob Margetts is a real American hero and a faithful Catholic layman. He was having a successful military career in the US Air Force. In the 1960′s he was responsible for launching nuclear weapons from silos in North Dakota. In 1969 the United States announced that it would start targeting Soviet cities for nuclear attack. Inspired by the teaching of the Second Vatican Council Bob decided he would not launch the missiles to kill innocent civilians and he asked to be relieved of command. The Air Force sent him to a psychiatrist. When he refused to change his mind he was forced into early retirement. This and more is recounted in Bob’s book “Witness for Atonement.” Meet Bob after the Mass of Reparation on the Feast of Holy Innocents, December 28th at 7:00 a.m. at St Monica’s Church, West Wyoming, when we will remember the Holy Innocent children who were murdered by King Herod. Also, we will remember all of the innocents killed by abortion & euthanasia, and those innocents killed in warfare & the use of weapons of mass destruction. In this Christmas Season, we remember Christ come as the Prince of Peace and the Author of Life.

If it’s been a while since you’ve seen the the poignantly disquieting ’murder of the Holy Innocents’ scene from “Jesus of Nazareth,” it runs from 5:25 to 8:20 in this clip:

Men’s Conference summarized in “Joseph”

Walt — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:16:31 +0000

The Christmas edition of “Joseph,” the quarterly magazine of the Pennsylvania Province of the Oblates of St Joseph, features (on Page 3) a summary of our recent Men’s Conference held at the OSJ Seminary in Laflin. We are truly grateful to Fr Paul McDonnell OSJ for his hospitality and support of the Guardian of the Redeemer CMF.

Cdl Wojtyła’s man-talk

Walt — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:10:12 +0000

Bd John Paul II didn’t write directly and specifically to men a lot. He wrote a Letter to Women and an encyclical on women. He wrote several documents for families, in which he sometimes addressed ‘man’ issues. However, I recently acquired an out-of-print book which contains a retreat talk given to Polish college guys by Cardinal Wojtyła. It highlights some interesting aspects about men, and might prove to be a useful discussion tool for a parish men’s group. Since it’s out-of-print, I guess it’s OK for me to make that chapter available in this pdf. Enjoy!

Men’s Conference photos

Glenn — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:30:59 +0000

Photos of our Men’s Conference at St Joseph’s Oblate Seminary featuring Brian Gail and Scranton’s Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus John Dougherty can be found on the “Page” on the right sidebar entitled “Pics – 2011 Men’s Conf”.

Men’s Conference — October 29th

Glenn — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:43:49 +0000

The Guardian of the Redeemer Catholic Men’s Fellowship is sponsoring a Catholic Men’s Conference to be held on October 29th at St Joseph’s Oblates Seminary in Laflin, PA. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. and light refreshments will be served. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available, and the day will conclude with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass with Most Reverend John M. Dougherty, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Scranton serving as principal celebrant.

The keynote address will be given by Brian J. Gail, Catholic author, Knight of the Immaculate, and highly sought-after speaker on matters of faith and family. Mr. Gail is a former college and semi-pro athlete, Madison Avenue ad man, Fortune 500 senior executive, entrepreneur and CEO. He has served on boards of non-profit corporations assisting the underprivileged in his hometown of Philadelphia. He is the co-founder and benefactor of three Catholic classical academies educating children in the Philadelphia area, and he has been a benefactor St Charles Borromeo Seminary. Brian is also a husband, father of seven, and grandfather of five. He and his wife of 40 years, Joan M. Gail, live in Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Gail is the author of a three-book series of Catholic fiction entitled “The American Tragedy in Trilogy.” The individual novels are titled “Fatherless”, “Motherless” and “Childless”. The two former novels are international best sellers. The latter novel is being released November 2, 2011. The novels tell the story of a parish priest and three Catholic families who are parishioners of the fictional St Martha’s parish in a suburb of Philadelphia during the period 1980 through 2020. The recurring theme in the novels is the challenge faced by American Catholics to reconcile their pursuit of the American Dream with the Church’s universal call to holiness.

Brian Gail said he wrote the novels as a way to instruct his children and the next generation of American Catholics the truth about God’s plan for life and love and the moral consequences of trading the Divine Plan for our own. Through the lives of his characters he shows how most members of his generation (the Baby Boomers) pursued the American Dream to the exclusion of the Church’s call to holiness. Thus the result is the American Tragedy apparent in the headlines of our day.

The registration fee for the conference is $15.00 if received by October 22nd. The fee increases to $20 thereafter. $5.00 of each registration fee will be donated to Mother Teresa’s Haven for homeless men operated by the Diocese of Scranton. Clergy and seminarians can attend free of charge but still need to register. For further information go to www.guardianoftheredeemercmf.org or call 570-362-0417. Printable flyer with registration form here.

Addicted? Want an intercessor?

Walt — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:01:34 +0000

Jim Manney shares the story of an unlikely saint.