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King's Men

The King's Men exists to develop and grow a thriving community of Catholic men in our parish who are committed to being disciples of Christ. One of brothers that learns, grows, experiences, and shares in all areas of life. Using the best of today's programs and experiences we are always growing in our faith and furthering our understanding of what God calls men to be.

The King's Men meet every Wednesday from 6:30 PM until 8 PM at the Knights of Columbus Hall. There is no registration, there are no fees, there are no obligations. You are welcome as you are, brother.

 

 

That Man is You

That Man is You! honestly addresses the pressures and temptations that men face in our modern culture, especially those relating to their roles as husbands and fathers. The program harmonizes current social and medical science with the teachings of the Church and the wisdom of the saints to develop the vision of man fully alive! 

 

 

ATTENTION MEN OF St. Alphonsus 
Are you looking to deepen your relationship with God?  Be a better husband? Become a more loving father?  Build friendships with other like-minded men? And seek to be the best man you can be? 
 Then Come Join… 
That Man is You! 
Wednesday evenings starting on September 4th, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm 
Attendance is free and dinner is provided. 
Contact Info: Mark Dugar, 225-772-3834 
 
Session 1: Radiate and Illuminate
  • Mark Hartfiel 
  • The Glory and Wisdom of Creation 
  • Loosening the Cords of Orion  
  • Jesus Himself is the Light of Men 
  • Walk in the Light 
  • A Chosen Race, a Royal Priesthood, a Holy Nation 
  • The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it 
Session 2: How to Win the Culture War
  • Dr. Peter Kreeft 
  • We are at War, and not Contending with Flesh and Blood 
  • Picking the wrong battles; Jesus Christ is not running for President 
  • Our Enemies are Demons, Fallen Angels and  Evil Spirits. 
  • God, the Blessed Mother,and  All the Angels and Saints are on our side! 
  • Battle in the Classroom: Education is the KEY 
  • Mislabeling each other the enemy fulfills the wishes of our true enemy  
Session 3: Envy - The Jaundiced Eye
  • Michael Gormley 
  • A Twisted and Inverted Vision 
  • Seeing in Competition Not in Love 
  • Sorrow Over Another’s Good 
  • Fight Against Envy with Charity 
  • Willing the Good for Your Beloved 
  • Charity Loves One’s Neighbor as Oneself  
Session 4: Wrath - And His Six Daughters
  • John Sablan 
  • The Daughters of Wrath 
  • Choosing of Fury Over Love 
  • Anger’s Relationship with Pleasure 
  • Meekness Moderates Anger 
  • St. Thomas More - A Perfect Example of Meekness 
Session 5: Pride - The Anti-God
  • John Sablan 
  • I Will Not Serve, Satan’s Origin of Pride  
  • Man Aiming Higher than He Is 
  • The Vice that Precedes the Fall 
  • Four Forms of Pride - St Thomas Aquinas 
  • A Biblical Illustration of Pride 
  • Look to Me, I am Meek and Humble of Heart
Session 6: Greed - The Root of Evil
  • Jeff Joaquin 
  • Do we own our possessions or do our possessions own us? 
  • Greed is the Root of all sin 
  • Use Money for Others: The 2nd Step 
  • Allowing the light of charity to dispel the darkness 
  • Christ’s Virtues Need to Become Our Virtues 
  • Have you only given from your surplus? 
  • St Maximilian Kolbe - Punished for Continuing to be Light in the Darkness 
Session 7: Lust - A Colossal Distortion
  • Steve Bollman 
  • Temptation began outside of Adam and Eve 
  • The External Struggle got placed internally within us at the Fall 
  • Love….and the Brain’s Reward System 
  • Pornography: Virtual Infidelity 
  • Embracing Small Daily Martyrdoms 
  • The Story of St. Augustine, His Inner Conflict & Transformation 
Session 8: Gluttony - The Modern Binge
  • Steve Bollman 
  • Speaker: Steve Bollman 
  • The Origins of Sin and Desire 
  • Food and the Reward System 
  • A Decision Making Issue 
  • Gluttony of Media Consumption 
  • Don Bosco as an example of mortification 
  • Practical advice regarding food 
Session 9: Sloth - The Sluggishness of the Soul
  • Mark Hartfiel 
  • 7 Deadly Sins are DEADLY 
  • Not Merely a Sin Against Productivity? 
  • A Spiritual Sloth 
  • Be Transformed by the Renewal of your Mind 
  • Are You Willing to Pray a Daily Rosary? 
  • True Fulfillment of your Daily Duty 
  • God is the Top of the Hierarchy  
Session 10: Divine Destiny
  • Matthew Leonard 
  • Destined to Become Part of God’s Divine Family 
  • God Joins Humanity to his Divinity 
  • The Eucharist - A Food Capable of Making Man Divine 
  • Oh Necessary Sin of Adam 
  • Partakers of the Divine Nature 
  • We Have to Strive for Sainthood 
  • Receive the Sacraments as much as Humanly Possible 
Session 11: Pray Like a Saint
  • Matthew Leonard 
  • The Goal isn’t to Finish, the Goal is God 
  • We are made to become partakers of the divine nature 
  • Developing an Authentic Life of Prayer 
  • Prayer is the encounter of God’s thirst with ours 
  • 3 Stages of Prayer: Vocal, Meditative and Contemplative 
  • Meditative Prayer is a Quest 
  • Growth in Faith and Prayer Takes Time 
 
Session 12: Objective Arguments for God’s Existence
  • Dr. Peter Kreeft 
  • The Uncaused Cause and the Unmoved Mover 
  • Christ is the fundamental data proving the existence of God 
  • God is the Immortal Being that cannot die 
  • Thomas Aquinas’ Famous 5 Ways 
  • God Wants to Leave Room for Faith but we try to prove too much 
  • Identifying and Rooting Out the Doubt in Your Life 
Session 13: Subjective Arguments for God’s Existence
  • Dr. Peter Kreeft 
  • The Human Heart was not designed in Harvard or Hollywood, but Heaven. 
  • 5 Most common psychological or subjective arguments 
  • Proving God through Aesthetical Beauty 
  • Heaven’s Peace and Totality is Unimaginable 
  • A Thorough Examination of Pascal’s Wager

 

Contact: Mark Dugar, markdugar@hotmail.com, 225-772-3834  

Staff Liaison: Olga Johnson, 261-4644

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