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For the Men… a 10-min video on the genius of masculinity and the call to holiness in a man’s life

I do a lot of talking and writing about the feminine genius. Here’s some strong talk and holy vision from the Diocese of Phoenix regarding the gift of men, or the masculine genius, in God’s plan. There’s a relatively new website devoted to calling men forward and deeper with the Lord. It’s called Into The…

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Men of virtue — or thoughts on ‘what is a gentleman?’

gentleman |ˈjentlmən| noun ( pl. gentlemen ) 1 a chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man: he behaved like a perfect gentleman. -New Oxford American Dictionary- The other day on the phone my son told me he sent flowers to his girlfriend who having an extremely busy week in the run-up to an international event her firm is hosting. Good move. The next day…

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On the heels of my post “The Art of the Love Letter”, let’s hear it for acts of kindness in Marriage!

With Valentine’s Day approaching, I wrote “The Art of the Love Letter” last week to give men —  who think they’d rather show their love instead of talk about it — an insight into the heart of many women for whom the words of love are important. Yes, even long past the “honeymoon” stage of…

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The Art of the Love Letter: Tips for husbands and husbands-to-be as Valentine’s Day Approaches

In which I kind of get to brag on my husband a little as I encourage men to commit their love to paper in honor of St Valentine… In the rush to go green and paperless, and in the never ending screen-related communication that we face daily, the love letter will never lose its power….

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Men Not Behaving Badly

Lately, as I’ve come through the past few years producing Among Women, and the last few months preparing the manuscript for Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious, I’ve done a lot of thinking, writing, and speaking, about women and their inherent dignity, gifts, and mission… call it a job hazard. The flip side is that while I’ve thought…

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