Fatherhood

What Is a Man?

DVRodriguez2023-08-13T09:53:00-04:00

A man is essentially a copy of Jesus Christ. The more a man conforms to his original, the more truly a man he becomes. The devil, father of all lies, seeks to pervert the truth, telling us the exemplar is an ape or single cell amoeba. (How crazy is that!) Man is a thinker. He loves truth. He uses reason and proper moderation to bring order. He remains calm and modest. He is just and religious, giving each man his due and his first fruits to God. Man looks for obstacles to overcome and rewards to gain. He needs someone to [...]

What Is a Man?DVRodriguez2023-08-13T09:53:00-04:00

Will You Win the Battle Today?

DVRodriguez2023-02-05T12:43:15-05:00

Preparation is the focal point of the Blessed Trinity's message to man. Christ first prepares His Apostles (come see where I live) and only afterwards does He send them out. The war is upon us (Islamic sword, the world, the devil). Yet wars are won in preparation. While you sit idle, the enemy prepares every day. You must have a relentless aggressive push against the world. Rest is not an option. Prepare and work continually. Only then will you be prepared to fight the battle.

Will You Win the Battle Today?DVRodriguez2023-02-05T12:43:15-05:00

Teach Catholic Men to Fight

DVRodriguez2022-04-05T06:48:52-04:00

Catholic manhood is under attack. Modern men suffer from effeminacy of the body, mind, and will. Man is attached to pleasure and fears that which is difficult. He suffers an inability to seek the truth, preferring emotion over truth. He rationalizes and justifies everything to get what he wants. Christ's rebuke of the Apostles during the storm illustrates three points integral to a manhood: [1] Christ wanted them to face something difficult and overcome fear. [2] Christ was intentionally asleep; wanting them to wake Him. [3] Christ called the Apostles to get into the boat, to cast out into the deep. [...]

Teach Catholic Men to FightDVRodriguez2022-04-05T06:48:52-04:00

The Cloak of St Joseph

DVRodriguez2021-06-28T04:07:51-04:00

Holy Joseph of the Old Testament serves as a type prefiguring St. Joseph. Numerous details lead us to this spiritual insight, including his parentage, his cloak, his purity, his royalty, and his dreams. Yet the fulfillment is always greater than the prefigurement. He was Christ's example of manhood and an icon of God the Father for the Christ Child. He is the exemplar of what all human fathers should be. See good St. Joseph as a true example of holy masculinity and as a real father to you every day. The Church also possesses several relics from him: his leather belt, [...]

The Cloak of St JosephDVRodriguez2021-06-28T04:07:51-04:00

Fatherhood Patriotism and Voting

DVRodriguez2024-10-27T17:20:33-04:00

Good fathers are always needed to lead families and nations. Many old nations have saintly men as 'founding fathers.' The word patriotism patria, Latin for [love of] one's fatherland. We certainly live in confusing times. A revolution is underway. We are not called to 'choose a lesser to two evils' for one can never choose evil. Rather, we are called to choose in favor of life and of limiting evil as much as possible. This indeed is a good we can choose. Voting done well is indeed a virtuous act of legal justice and of true patriotism. Exercising one’s right to [...]

Fatherhood Patriotism and VotingDVRodriguez2024-10-27T17:20:33-04:00

Fatherhood in the Ditch

DVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:46-05:00

The Church Fathers provide insightful understandings into the parable of the Good Samaritan. Our father, Adam, is the man going down from Jerusalem (Heaven) to Jericho (hell). He is waylaid by satan and his minions. The Old Testament priests and prophets are powerless to help him, as they too are on their way down. It is Jesus (the Good Samaritan) who saves man with His own flesh (beast of burden, cross) and entrusts him to the Church (inn) until His Second Coming (return). God's Fatherhood is needed to rescue man's fatherhood. Today, fatherhood is once again in the ditch; we are in [...]

Fatherhood in the DitchDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:46-05:00

Fatherhood is Sacred

DVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Christ's entire mission is to reveal the love of God the Father. When He ascends, He leaves [spiritual] fathers in His place. All fatherhood is meant, in some way, to reflect God's holy fatherhood. The father's vocation is to rule, sanctify and teach His family. He leads, protects and provides for his family. Fathers, lead your family to God and to Heaven! This is why God gives the father authority. The father must be the first to pray, to love, to sacrifice and to die to himself. As fatherhood is so essential for salvation, it makes sense that the devil is waging an all-out war [...]

Fatherhood is SacredDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Problems of Fatherhood

DVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

One of the root causes of today's troubles is not 'color' but other factors. The lack of virtuous fatherhood, both inside and outside the Church, is at the top of the list. Fatherhood issues are at the root of many deadly and grave disorders. King David indicates in Psalm 77 that bad fathers can work such havoc as to call down the anger of God. The prophet Malachi indicates how this can be prevented by another Elias re-establishing an orderly fatherhood. Today's chaos will only be resolved once proper fatherhood is re-established. (1) Let us cease blaming our fathers for our [...]

Problems of FatherhoodDVRodriguez2020-11-13T21:49:50-05:00

Patterns Learned from the Holy Family

DVRodriguez2020-02-11T10:32:16-05:00

God used the first Christmas and Epiphany to reveal His established order and His saving patterns. What He did then, He continues to do in our day and will do unto the consummation of the world. God does not change. St. Thomas explains, "Whatever is first in an order is the cause of everything which follows it." Thus, we ought to model our life upon these patterns. Today we note seven patterns regarding the family: [1] worship, [2] hierarchy; [3] unity; [4] respect for authority; [5] rejection of divorce; [6] the Last Things; and [7] accepting differences. If Christian families conform to [...]

Patterns Learned from the Holy FamilyDVRodriguez2020-02-11T10:32:16-05:00

Every Catholic Family

DVRodriguez2020-02-11T09:57:35-05:00

The Catholic family is to be led by the light of Christ (the Epiphany Star!). The Catholic family is to adore the Lord bringing gifts. These are symbolized by the Magi's gifts: love (gold), prayer (frankincense) and mortification (myrrh). Consider how much improved our society would be if families loved God, adored God and obeyed God. At present, there is horrendous disobedience against God and so many are being led astray by the devil. Simply compare God's Law to what is being approved by the leaders of nations and even of the Church. Fathers, mothers and children must strive to fulfill [...]

Every Catholic FamilyDVRodriguez2020-02-11T09:57:35-05:00