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Be a Man!
Everyone can think of the qualities that make up a working man, a grown man, a man’s man — even a ladies’ man. But what does it take to be God’s man, a man of faith, prayerfulness and spiritual strength?
The IGNITE Catholic Men’s Conference invited men to consider this very question and its impact on their own lives.
The second annual day-long conference took place Saturday, Feb. 27 in Syracuse’s OnCenter.
It drew nearly 1,000 men from around the diocese and from as far away as Texas.
For Father Larry Richards, being a Catholic man means accepting some hard truths about faith and expectations. In his opening talk, he stressed the need to open oneself to God’s presence by finding a place for prayer and reflection in every day.
“Let me ask you: if you were to drop dead right now, the God of the universe would look at you and say, ‘I love you very, very much. I will now give you everything you love forever.’ Okay, would that be Him? Or would that be basketball or porn or whatever else? What you love is what you spend your time with,” Fr. Larry said.
For the entire story written by Catholic SUN Associate Editor, Jennika Baines, visit the Catholic Sun article.
The talks from IGNITE 2010
Fr. Larry Richard’s talk. Download (right-click and ‘save as…’)
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Jesse Romero’s talk. Download (right-click and ‘save as…’)
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Sean Forrest’s talk. Download (right-click and ‘save as…’)
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IGNITE Weekend Retreat: April 16 – 18, 2010
St. Ignatius of Loyola Spiritual Exercises for Men.
This traditional Catholic retreat will be lead by a Catholic Priest as your spiritual guide through the weekend. It is coming up soon, April 16, 2010 – April 18, 2010.
View the retreat page for more details and the registration form!
Get your IGNITE T-shirt now!
We have 50 t-shirts left to sell!
The long-sleeve t-shirt is a Hanes ‘Beefy-T’ and its color is ‘Stonewashed Blue’ with the IGNITE 2010 logo on center-chest. Get this high quality t-shirt for only $15. Act now for free shipping! Download the order form and send it along with your check to:
Diocese of Syracuse - IGNITE
240 E. Onondaga St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
God’s Chisel
The video shown during lunch at the conference was entitled God’s Chisel. It can be seen here:
Also, you can purchase the video from the Skit Guys
