The Fall—and Rise?—of Men

Friends, men are not immune to the challenges and hardships of modern secular society. We are seeing that men are more likely to commit suicide, and fifteen percent say they have no close friends. Moreover, their numbers are declining in terms of collegiate programs. This week on the Word on Fire Show, we discuss the immense loss of direction and meaning so many men are experiencing in our culture today and how people of faith and goodwill can respond.

A listener asks how to understand the creation of men and women from the Book of Genesis.

00:00 | Intro
01:49 | Bishop Barron back from Rome
02:25 | Assessing grim statistics about men
04:27 | Contributing cultural movements to masculine discouragement
11:04 | Channeling masculine aggression
14:47 | A complementary view of male and female
17:52 | The return of men to the Church
22:35 | Resources for recovering masculinity from its shadow side
25:21 | Holy male exemplars
27:15 | What the Church offers for masculine vision
28:49 | Listener question
30:53 | Join the Word on Fire Institute

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Article on book about issues facing men: www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/of-boys-and-men-by-richard-v-reeves-males-face-bigger-issues-than-toxic-masculinity/41990575.html

E&C Online article: www.wordonfire.org/articles/richard-v-reeves-and-jocko-willink-take-on-male-malaise/

NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/opinion/crisis-men-masculinity.html

Prison Stats: www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_gender.jsp

Word on Fire Institute: institute.wordonfire.org/


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