ACallforaNewEmangeliza2on:

TheCatholic“Man-Crisis”,itsCausesandHowtoLaunchaNewEmangeliza2on

June2016Ma,hewJamesChristoff

Overview

BackgroundoftheNewEmangelizaConProject

TheCatholic“Man-crisis”

WhytheCatholic“Man-crisis”Ma,ers

CausesoftheCatholic“Man-crisis”

7NewEmangelizaConPrinciples

Conclusion

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Background

•  LedbyMa,hewJamesChristoff(pleaseseea,achedbio).

•  Launchedin2013andbuildsoff5yearsofmen’sevangelizaConeffortsthroughCatholicManNight.

•  PurposeistoconfronttheCatholic“man-crisis”andtodevelopnewardor,methodsandexpressionstodrawmillionsofCatholicmentoourLordJesusChristandHisCatholicChurch.

•  Keyinsight:“IfwewishtohaveaNewEvangeliza2on,theremustbeaNewEmangeliza2on,crea2nggenera2onsofCatholicmenwhoareonfireforJesusChristandHisHolyCatholicChurch.”

NewEmangelizaConProject KeyAcConstoDate• AssembledresearchstaCsCcstoquanCfytheCatholic“Man-crisis”(seea,achedappendixforCatholic“Man-Crisis”Factsheet).

•  IntervieweddozensofleadersintheNewEvangelizaConwhohaveaperspecCveonmen;allinterviewsavailableatNewEmangelizaCon.com.

•  PublishedtheHelpingPriestsBecomeMoreEffec2veinEvangeliza2onMenSurvey(August2015).

•  CollaboraCngtoincorporatefindingsthroughregionaleffortsincludingTheCatholicWatchmen/ArchdioceseofSt.Paul/Minneapolis,TheHolyLeagueandIntotheBreach/DioceseofPhoenix.

•  LaunchingefforttopresentfindingstoleadersintheCatholicChurch.

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TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews

Clergy/OrdainedRaymondLeoCardinalBurkeBishopLeePiché-AuxiliaryBishopoftheArchdioceseofSt.Paul/MinneapolisBishopAndrewCozzens–AuxiliaryBishopoftheArchdioceseofSt.Paul/MinneapolisMonsignorCharlesPope–PastorandLeadingCatholicBloggerFatherMitchPacwa–EWTNHostandAuthorFatherLarryRichards–Men’sEvangelistFatherRockyHoffman–RelevantRadioFatherC.JohnMcCloskey–FaithandReasonInsRtute/EWTNHost/AuthorFatherBillBaer–ArchdioceseofSt.Paul/MinneapolisMen’sChaplain

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LaymenDannyAbramowicz–CrossingtheGoalPeterAndrastek–EvangelicalCatholic.orgDaleAhlquist–FounderoftheAmericanChestertonSociety,EWTNHostDougBarry–RounderofRadixandBaYleREadyStrong;EWTNHostMaYBirk–NFLSuperbowlWinner,NFLManoftheYearJohnBradford–WildernessOutreachKarloBroussard–MagisCenterDanBurke–ExecuRveDirector–NaRonalCatholicRegisterJeffCavins-InternaRonalCatholicEvangelist,WriterandSpeakerRichChapman–CatholicMen’sEvangelist/Author–AllProWisdomDr.PhillipChavez–Men’sSpiritualityInternaRonal/MasculineGeniusInsRtuteRichCleveland–AuthorofTheCatholicTopicalMemorySystemJasonCraig–DirectorofTrainingandDevelopment–FraternusJohnDejak–Headmaster–HolySpiritAcademyGordyDeMarais–FounderofSt.Paul’sOutreachDr.G.C.Dilsaver–AuthorofTheThreeMarksofManhoodTimDrake–AuthorandEvangelistDr.ToddFlanders–Headmaster–ProvidenceAcademySamGuzman–CatholicGentleman.netRandyHain–Author/Speaker–IntegratedCatholicLife.orgMarkHar_iel–NaRonalDirector–ThatManIsYouPeterHerbeck–VPofRenewalMinistries/CrossingtheGoalMarkHouck–PresidentofTheKing’sMenDr.AllenHunt–Vice-presidentofStrategyandContent–DynamicCatholicGenevieveKineke–TheAuthenRcCatholicWoman

KevinKnight–NewAdvent.orgBobKroll–WithAllYourHeart–Men’sEvangelistRickLentz–BrothertoBrotherMinistriesDr.PhillipMango-St.MichaelInsRtuteforthePsychologicalSciencesJoeMcClane–Evangelist/Speaker/Writer–TheCatholicHackAndyMcNuY–Evangelist/Writer/SpeakerKevinO’Brien–FounderofMenofChristDr.DavidPence–AuthorofReligion,SexandPoliRcs:forMenOnlyTomPeterson–FounderandPresidentofCatholicsComeHomeDr.LeonPodles–AuthorofTheChurchImpotentJesseRomero–CatholicEvangelistandAuthorTizocRosales–MenonaMissionBreakfastSeriesDr.KevinRyan–MenofSt.JosephDr.DeborahSavage–TheMasculineGeniusDevinSchadt–FounderofFathersofSt.JosephDr.BobSchuchts–FounderofSaintJohnPaulIIHealingCenterJasonSlaYery–Headmaster–AveMariaAcademyTimStaples–CatholicAnswersEmilySRmpson–AuthorandWriterDr.PaulThigpen–EditorofTANBooksRobertTunmire–CentralTexasFellowshipofCatholicMenMichaelVoris–PresidentofSt.Michael’sMedia/TheChurchMilitantDanWegner–CatholicStreetEvangelistBrianWilliams–TheLiturgyGuyKenWuchterl–ArgumentoftheMonthClubJaredZimmerer–Evangelist/Writer/Author–StrengthfortheKingdom

FatherMichaelBecker–Rector–St.JohnVianneySeminary/St.PaulFatherDougGrandon–MarriedCatholicPriest,ProfessorandEvangelistFatherMichaelSchmitz–YouthandYoungAdultEvangelistFatherMichaelVanSloun–Chaplain–MinnesotaVikingsFatherBrianDoerr–ViceRectorMountSt.MarySeminary/ThoseCatholicMenFatherMichaelPraY–ParishPriestDeaconHaroldBurke-Sivers–CatholicDeacon,WriterandSpeakerDeaconRalphPoyo–NewEvangelizaRonMinistries

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProject:NewEmangelizaCon.com.

Knowledgeofthefaith

Low High

TheCatholic“Man-Crisis”

Hell“CasualCatholicMan”

Makesup50-60%ofCatholicMen

“CatholicQuiSers”1in3

bap2zedCatholicmen

High

Low

PracCceofthefaith

•  UnderstandingofSpiritualBaYleandtheuniquesavingpowerofCatholicfaith

•  Prayer•  SinandneedforReconciliaRon

•  TheEucharistandtheMass

•  Charity•  Teachingsonsexualityandmarriage

•  CatholicManhood•  Father’sroleinpassingonthefaith

•  ApologeRcs•  DevoRons

•  ReconciliaRon•  Mass•  Prayer

•  ParishMembership•  EvangelizaRonofchildren•  Fraternity

•  ProudtobeCatholic•  EvangelizaRon•  Parishinvolvement

WeeklyMassASendance

30%

YearlyConfession

25%

EngagedinParishLife

8%

ImportantforkidstobeCatholic

47%

NoMonthlyPorn

35%

MonthlyConfession

2%

CertainaboutpersonalGod

43%

Sacramentsareessen2al

51%

GetSomethingfromMass

45%

WeeklyMassVeryImportant

29%

ConfessionVeryImportant

28%DailyPrayerisVeryImportant

37%

Source:TheCatholic“Man-Crisis”Factsheet-NewEmangelizaConProject:NewEmangelizaCon.com.

“Prac2cingCatholicMan”30-40%ofCatholic

men

“CommiSedCatholicMan”

10%

“Prac2cing”Catholic

26%

HelpingneedyVeryImportant

43%Canexplainfaithto

others

51%

ProudtobeCatholic

38%

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Strongbondofbrotherhood

16%

• MenareessenCaltopassingalongthefaithtochildrenandmenarefailing.

• Only47%ofmenstronglyagreethatitisimportantfortheirchildrentobeCatholic.

• Only17%ofyoungadultsarecertaintheywillstayCatholic;comparesto40%25yearsago.

•  Catholicyoungadultsarenotreturningtothefaithastheymature.

• MenareessenCalforhealthy,growingparishes.•  Parisheshavebecomefeminized.

•  70-90%ofparishlayrolesfilledbywomen.• Menareonly1/3ofweeklyMassa,enders.•  75%agreethattheChurchhasbecomefeminized(CruxPoll–January2015).

•  88%ofCatholicmenthinktheirdiocese“needstodomoretoevangelizeandcatechizemen.”

• HispanicsareleavingtheCatholicfaithingrowingnumbers.•  Pre-VaCcanIICatholicsarebeginningtopassaway.•  ChurchisconCnuingtoexhorttheneedforembracingthefemininegeniusandtoupholdthedignityofwomen.

Findings ImplicaCons

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TheCatholic“Man-Crisis”Ma,ers

Source:TheCatholic“Man-Crisis”Factsheet-NewEmangelizaConProject:NewEmangelizaCon.com;Dr.VernBegntson–FamiliesandFaith;Dr.ChrisCanSmith–YoungCatholicAmerica;NotreDameStudyofParishLife,GallupPolls;HelpingPriestsBecomeMoreEffec2veinEvangelizingMenSurvey.

• Growingnumbersofsoulswillbelost.• U.S.ChurchfacesdramaCcallyfallingnumbersandweakeningparishesincomingdecadesasPre-VaCcanIImembersdieandyoungpeoplefailtoconCnueintheChurch.

• AcceleraCnglossesofmenduetofeminizaConofparishes,thelackofmalementorshipandbecausethemajorityofmenfeelneglectedbybishopsandpriests.

•  ChurchaspiraConstoupholdthedignitywomenwillnotbepossiblewithoutnewgeneraConsofhighlyevangelizedandcatechizedCatholicmen.•  TradiConaleffortstoevangelize(both“Old”and“New”EvangelizaCon)willbegreatlyhamperedwithoutlargenumbersofevangelizedCatholicmen;especiallyinhyper-masculinecultures.• VocaConscrisiswillconCnueaspoolofmenraisedinsolidCatholicfamiliesfalls.

• WesternsocietywillconCnuetodecayiftheChurchfailstogrowwell-catechizedmenwhowillfightforfamiliesandtheculture.

FailuretoacCvelyevangelizeMen

AvoidanceofSin/Confession

De-sacralizaRonoftheMass

FeminizaRonofMass/Parishes

CatecheRcalfailure

LossofCatholicfraternity

HomosexualPriestScandals

Lackofresearchonstateofmen

TechnologyTsunami

VirtualUnrealityLossofNature

MulRculturalismPluralismRelaRvism

SexualizaRonPornographyContracepRon

AborRon

HedonismMaterialismEscapism

FeminismEmasculizaRonMarriageCrisis

HomosexualizaRon

IsolaRonLossofMaleFriendship

CausesoftheCatholic“Man-crisis”

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SatanandhisDemons

1.   MakeMen’sEvangeliza2onEssen2al2.   EstablishMen’sCouncilstoBuildLeadership3.   EvangelizePriestsontheMass,Reconcilia2onandMen4.   ChallengeMentobeCommiSedCatholicMen5.   CatechizeMenonJesus,SacramentsandPrayer6.   LaunchDiocesanMen’sEvangeliza2onCampaigns7.   GrowFraternityinActs2:42Parishes

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7NewEmangelizaConPrinciples

ExamplesofHighImpactAcCons•  Popevigorouslycallsforanewemphasisonevangelizingmenandreleasesan

EncyclicalontheDignityofMen(ViriDignitatem).

•  EstablishaMen’sCommi,eeinthePonCficalCouncilforPromoCngtheNewEvangelizaCon,theCouncilfortheFamilyandCouncilforCulture.

•  IssueofCatholic“man-crisis”givenprominenceattheSynodontheFamilyandWorldMeeCngofFamilies2016.

•  Celebratea“YearofSt.Joseph/fathers/men”.•  EngageaReligiousOrderwithaspecialcharismfortheevangelizaConofmen.

VaCcan

USCCB

Dioceses

Parishes

•  EstablishMen’siniCaCveswithintheCommi,eesforEvangelizaConandCatechesis,FamilyandCulture.

•  PromotetheproperroleofCatholicmenintheAmericanfamilyandparish.•  EstablishefforttoevangelizepriestsontheCatholic“man-crisis”.•  FieldresearchandimplementdiocesanreporCngonmen.

•  BishopcommitstopersonallyandacCvelyevangelizemen;establishesanongoingmen’sevangelizaConiniCaCveandinfrastructure.

•  Bishopoffersclearchallengeandongoingguidancetopriestsandmentoevangelizemeninparishes.

•  BishopmobilizesKnightsofColumbustosupportbishopandpriest’seffortstoprioriCzeEvangelizaConandCatechesisofmeninparishes.

•  100%ofparishescommittoestablishpermanentmen’sevangelizaConefforts.

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1.MakeMen’sEvangeliza2onEssen2al

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews:NewEmangelizaCon.com.

•  BishopexhortsandleadstheMen’sMovement.•  TheDiocesanMen’sChaplainischargedwithleadingandimplemenCngMen’sEvangelizaConIniCaCves.

•  Bishop’sVanguardadvisesBishopandleadsimplementaCon.

•  Bishop’sstaffsupportsimplementaCon.

ParishVanguard

Priest(andDeacon)

12Laymen

ParishVanguard

Priest(andDeacon)

12Laymen

•  KOCsandotherdiocesanMen’sGroupsareacCvelycalledbyBishoptosupportMen’sEvangelizaCon.

•  EachparishhasaParishVanguard(12Laymen)ledbythePriest(andDeacons).

•  ParishVanguardprays,advisesandleadstheefforttoevangelizeeveryman/boyintheparish.

Bishop

12Priests(andDeacons)

12Laymen

Staff

Bishop’sVanguard

Men’sChaplain

Seminary

•  SeminaryandCatecheCcalInsCtuteisacenterforformaConandtrainingofmen;theRector,staffandseminariansparCcipate.CatholicSchools,parCcularlyHighSchools,shouldbeacCveparCcipants.

CatecheRcalInsRtute

CatholicSchools

PriestsPriests

•  PriestsaregatheredbyBishoptobuildwillandskilltoevangelizemen,includingthatmenareessenCal,SinandReconciliaConandre-sacralizaConoftheMass.

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2.EstablishMen’sVanguardstoBuildLeadership

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews:NewEmangelizaCon.com

EvangelizePrieststobeLeadersofMen

•  PriestsevangelizedbyBishopstounderstand:•  the“man-crisis”andtheneedformena“man-

specific”evangelizaConandcatecheCcalapproach.•  thestrongposiCveimpactthatapriestcanhave

onmenifthepriestwillsimplytakeacCon.

•  theneedtoreturntoamorereverentpresentaConoftheMassandhowtodoit.

•  theimportanceofpreachingaboutSinandtheabundantofferingofConfessionCmes.

•  theimperaCveforprieststodramaCcallyincreasetheamountofCmespentwithhismen.

•  theneedforParishMen’sVanguards.11

3.EvangelizePriestsontheMass,Reconcilia2onandMen

•  TheMasshasbeendesacralizedinmanyplaces.•  Liturgicalabusesincludesloppy,irreverentofferingoftheMassbypriests,sappymusicpoorlyperformedandanover-representaConofwomenintheSanctuary,andparishculturesthatlackreverence/aweofChrist.

•  75%ofpeopleagreethattheChurchhasbecomefeminized(CruxPoll–January2015).• DesacralizedMasseshaveadisproporConatelynegaCveimpactonmen,causingmentooptout.

•  PriestshavedeemphasizedSin,SpiritualCombatandtheneedforConfession.

• Only25%ofmengotoConfessionevenonceayear;only1in50gotoConfessionmonthly.

•  ScheduledReconciliaConhours(e.g.1houronSaturday)inmostparishesallowsforonly5%ofparishionerstogotoConfessionmonthly.

• Manypriestsneglectthemenintheirparishes:• Onlyabout1in5priestsacCvelyevangelizeandcatechizemen.

• Only1in10speaktomeninhomilies.• HighlyEffecCvePriest“Emangelizers”leadmentomorefrequentlya,endMassandConfession,topraymore,andtohavestrongerfraternity.

Findings

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews;HelpingPriestsBecomeMoreEffec2veinEvangelizingMenSurvey;Catholic“Man-Crisis”Factsheet.

KeyFindingsfromtheHelpingPriestsBeMoreEffec2veinEvangelizingMenSurvey

Priestswhodonotac2velyevangelizemen

50-60%

12PracCcesofHighlyEffecCve“Emangelizers”

Source:TheHelpingPriestsBeMoreEffec2veInEvangelizingMenSurvey(2014;N=1495):NewEmangelizaCon.com.

Inconsistent“Emangelizing”

Priests20-30%

“Emangelizing”Priests15-20%

1.  Offers the Mass in highly reverent way and helps men to understand the Mass.

2.  Teaches men how to know and draw closer to Jesus Christ.

3.  Challenges and teaches men about Catholic Manhood.

4.  Helps men to grow in devotion to Our Lady and St. Joseph.

5.  Teaches about Sin and promotes Reconciliation.

6.  Teaches men apologetics. 7.  Personally and regularly

gathers, teaches and mentors men and boys.

8.  Has a “man-plan”. 9.  Regularly speaks to the needs of

men in homilies. 10.  Encourages and builds Catholic

Fraternity in the parish. 11.  Gathers men for Eucharistic

Adoration.

12.  Actively supports the KOC.

ImpactofHighlyEffecCveEmangelizersonMen

•  More likely to pray, attend weekly Mass and monthly Confession.

•  20% more likely to be daily mass-attenders.

•  25% more likely to be a Knight of Columbus. •  25% more likely to volunteer in the

parish. •  26% more likely to read Scripture

weekly. •  30% more likely to come to a bible

study.

•  40% more likely to participate in men’s events.

•  70% more likely to attend weekly men’s events. •  70% more likely to have close

friendships with other men in their parishes.

•  75% more likely to have other Catholic Men to encourage them in their faith lives.

•  111% more likely to feel a bond of brotherhood in the parish.

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•  ChallengementobewarriorsinChrist’sKingdomintheSpiritualCombatagainstSatan,preparingthemtobecounter-culturalandformartyrdom.

•  DescribeanddefendthevisionofNoblePatriarchyinwhichmenupholdthedignityofwomen/wivesandareself-sacrificingprotectors,providersandleadersintheirfamily’sspirituallives.

•  ConfirmandteachmenabouttheiressenCalroleintheevangelizaConandcatechesisoftheirchildren.

Commi,edCatholicMenPriest,ProphetandKingintheSpiritofSt.Joseph

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4.ChallengeMentobeCommiSedCatholicMen

•  KnowandhaveaconversioninJesusChrist.•  Leadtheirfamiliesaspriest,prophetandkinginthe

self-sacrificialmodelofSt.Joseph.•  HaveadailypracCceofPrayer/theRosaryand

Scripturereading.

•  Experiencethelife-changingpoweroftheMasseveryweekandkeeptheSabbath.

•  Ba,leSinandgotoReconciliaConmonthly(atleast).•  Havestrongbondsoffraternitywithothermenin

theirparish.

•  RegularlyperformactsofCharity.Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews:NewEmangelizaCon.com.

•  CatechizementoknowtheauthenCcAlmightyKingJesusChrist.

•  ExhortmentobeabletogivewitnessonwhatawesthemaboutChrist.

•  DrawmenintoapersonalrelaConshipwithJesusChrist.

•  CatechizementounderstandthepowerfullymanlysacrificeoftheMassandthenon-negoCablea,endanceofweeklyMass.

•  OfferearlymorningMassCmesforworkingmenduringtheweek.

•  ExpandtheopportunityforMen’sHolyHoursforEucharisCcAdoraConandConfession(atminimum,monthly).

•  CatechizemenonSinandtheurgentneedforallmentogotoConfessioneachmonth.

•  StrongrepeCCveemphasisonscourgeofpornographyasamortalsin.

•  DramaCcallyexpandtheopportuniCesformentoa,endConfession.

MeeCngandKnowingJesusChrist

Eucharist

Confession

Prayer•  CatechizemenonthepracCceofprayer,Our

Lady/theRosary,St.JosephandothertradiConalCatholicdevoCons.

•  Gathermentogethertopray.•  Teachmentoleadprayerintheirfamilies.•  TeachmentoprayandtoreadScripture.

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5.CatechizeMenonJesus,SacramentsandPrayer

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews:NewEmangelizaCon.com.

Knowledgeofthefaith

Low High

“CommiSedCatholicMan”

10%

“Prac2cingCatholicMan”

30-40%ofCatholicmen

“CasualCatholicMan”Makesup50-60%of

CatholicMen

High

Low

Commitmenttothefaith

BishopCatholicManNights

Rota&ngparisheshostmonthlydiocesangatheringbyBishopofpriestsandmentomeetJesusin

Adora&on,ConfessionandFellowship.

Target:15-20%ofMenOffered:Monthly

MonthlyParishMen’sGatherings

LedbythepriestwithParishMen’sCouncilwithfocusonbuildingfriendshipandbasic

knowledgeoftheCatholicfaith.Target:40-60%ofMen

Offered:Monthly

ParishMen’sSmallGroups

Focusonbuildingbrotherhood,growthinholinessthroughbible

andbookstudies.Target:2-5%ofMen

Offered:Ongoing/Weekly

BishopConferenceandSeminarSeries

BishophostedDiocesan-wideeventsonkeytopicswithtop

speakers.HeldatCathedralandselectedparishes.

Target:15-30%ofMenOffered:Mul&ple&mesayear

6.LaunchDiocesanMen’sEvangeliza2onCampaigns

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Men’sTeachingMasses

Diocesan-wide24monthcampaignofTeachingMassesforpriests,men,fathersandsonsemphasizinghowamancanengageintheMass.Heldat

Cathedralandselectedparishes.Target:100%ofMen

Offered:24MonthsRSVP

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews:NewEmangelizaCon.com;CatholicManNight.com

•  SignificantissueofmaleisolaConinparishes.

•  55%ofmenlackbondsofbrotherhoodinparishes.

•  31%donothaveaclosefriendshipwithanothermaninparish;30%onlyhaveonly1-2friends.

•  WhenmenhaveclosebondsofbrotherhoodtheyaremuchmorelikelytogotoMassandConfession,topray,readScriptureandgetengagedintheparish.

•  Acts2:42offersaprovenmodelforhowpriestsandparishescangrowthrivingparishes:

“Andtheydevotedthemselvestotheapostles'teachingandfellowship,tothebreakingofbreadandtheprayers.”

•  ThePriest(withdeacons)callsandleadstheParishMen’sCouncil,supportedbyKOCs,othermen’sgroupsandbyparishstaff.

•  MonthlyparishMen’smeeCngsofallpriests,deacons,menandboysoftheparish.

•  MeeCngsshouldincludeActs2:42elements:teachingsoftheapostles,fellowship,Sacramentsandprayer.

•  ParCcularemphasisonhelpingmenmeetJesusChrist.

•  Manyaremovingforwardwithmen/boysHolyHours,Confession,catechesisandfellowship(e.g.HolyLeague,CatholicManNights,CatholicWatchmen).

•  AddiConalsmallgroupandweeklyapproachesrecommended(e.g.TMIY,MenofSt.Joseph,CrossingtheGoal,Fraternus,KingsMen,FathersofSt.Joseph,etc.).

•  Specificcontent/formatuptothepriestandtheParishMen’sVanguardbasedonwhat’smostneededintheparish.

ParishMen’sCouncil

Priest(andDeacon)

12Laymen

EverysingleManandBoyintheParish

Staff

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7.GrowFraternityinActs2:42Parishes

Source:TheNewEmangelizaConProjectInterviews;HelpingPriestsBecomeMoreEffec2veinEvangelizingMenSurvey;Catholic“Man-Crisis”Factsheet.

BefriendEvangelizeCatechizeMentor

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ConclusionMenoftheChurchmustrespondtotheCatholic“Man-crisis”•  Launchedin2013,TheNewEmangelizaRonProjecthasassembledanalyRcaldataandinputfromdozensofmenwhoareworking

toevangelizeCatholicmen.

•  SinceVaRcanII,therehasbeenagrowingCatholic“Man-crisis”.LargenumbersofCatholicmenhaveleptheChurchandthemajorityofthosewhoremain“Catholic’lackapassionforJesusChristandHisCatholicChurch.

•  TheCatholic“Man-crisis”maYers,forthefuturehealthoftheChurchdependsonlargenumbersoffaithfulCatholicmenpassingalongtheirfaithtotheirchildren.Men’ssoulsmaYer,thesoulsofwivesandchildrenmaYer.Ifafatherisnotengagedinthefaith,childrenaremuchlesslikelytoremaininthefaith.WithoutadramaRcnewintervenRonoftheHolySpiritandstrongmenwithevangelicalzeal,theU.S.CatholicChurchwillseesignificantdeclinesinthecomingdecades.

•  ThecausesoftheCatholic“Man-crisis”arenumerousandcomplex,butincludemassivesocietalchangesfromoutsidetheChurchandmanyproblemswithintheChurch.

•  AsmenoffaithwhobelieveinthepromisesofChrist,itisrighttoneverlosehope:JesusChristhaswonthebaYle.AtthesameRme,faith,hopeandcharitycompelstrongCatholicmentoriseupandbegintotaketheevangelizaRonandcatechesisofallmenasalife-and-deathsituaRonandtorespondwithnewardor,methodsandexpressions.ItiscriRcalforBishopstoriseuptopersonallyleadanddirectpriestsandlaymentoconfrontthe“Man-crisis”;agreatuntappeddesireandenergyinCatholicmeniswaiRngtobeawakenedandled.Menwillrespondifbishopsandpriestschallengeandleadthem.

•  TherecanbenoNewEvangelizaRonunlessthereisaNewEmangelizaRon,creaRnggeneraRonsofCatholicmenwhoareonfireforJesusChristandHolyMotherChurch.

MovingForwardwithaNewEmangeliza2on•  Asetofpreliminary“principles”forguidingaNewEmangelizaRonhasbeendevelopedanddiscussedinthisdocument.What’s

neededisnotdramaRcnewprogramsbutareturntothebasicwaysthattheChurchFathersgrewtheChurch;aferventcommitmenttoevangelizemenandtheembraceofActs2:42asamodelforrebuildingarobustCatholicfraternity.

•  ThisdocumentismeanttobeasetofguidingprinciplesforaNewEmangelizaRon.WhilespecifictacRcsandapproacheswerepresentedbasedonwhat’sneededandworking,eachdiocesemayneedtomodifytacRcstofitspecificregional/parishneeds.

Appendix

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Ma,hewJamesChristoffBackgroundMaYhewJamesChristoffisaconvertandwasacceptedintotheCatholicChurchin2006.Priortohisconversion,hewasapluralist,believingthatallreligionshadtruthbutnosinglereligionhadthe“Truth.”Inthemidstofalife-threateningbaYlewithcancer,MaYhewhadaseriesofencounterswithJesusChristthateventuallyledhimtotheCatholicChurch.

SinceenteringtheChurch,MaYhewhasbeenthinkingandwriRngabouthowpeoplecanbeYermeet,knowandloveJesusChrist.In2013,MaYhewlaunchedTheNewEmangelizaRonProject(NewEmangelizaRon.com)tohelptheChurchconfronttheCatholic“man-crisis”andtodevelopnewardor,methodsandexpressionsfortheevangelizaRonofCatholicmen.Theprojectgoalsareto:1)buildafactbasethatclarifiestheartudesandbehaviorsofCatholicmen,2)engagetopCatholicthinkersincludingbishops,priests,deaconsandlaymentodeterminethecausesoftheCatholic“man-crisis”and,3)proposeasetofprinciplestoguideaNewEmangelizaRon.

TheNewEmangelizaRonProjecturgencyisdrivenbythisidea:TherecanbenoNewEvangelizaRonwithoutaNewEmangelizaRon,creaRnggeneraRonsofCatholicmenwhoareonfireforJesusChristandHisHolyCatholicChurch.

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Unchecked, the exodus of Catholic m

en from the faith is likely to continue as m

en become increasingly

casual about Catholicism.

• A

bout 11 million adult m

en in the U.S. w

ere raised Catholic but left the faith1 and m

en are under-represented in the Church versus their share of the total population (46%

of parishioners are male

versus 49% of the population). 2

Casual Catholic men lack passion for the faith.

• M

en don’t believe that Catholicism is unique and essential for a happy life.

• 8 out of 10 m

en agree that “how one lives is m

ore important than being a Catholic.”

3 •

4 in 10 men believing that Catholicism

does not have a “greater share of truths than other religions.”

4 •

Only 38%

of Catholic men strongly agree that they are “proud to be Catholic.”

5 •

Only 26%

of Catholic men consider them

selves to be “practicing Catholics.” 6

• O

nly 34% of Catholic m

en strongly agree that Catholicism is “am

ong the most im

portant part of life.”

7 •

Men don’t believe that the Sacram

ents and Devotions of Catholicism

are important.

• A"large"m

ajority"of"Catholic"men"(57%

)"are"not"certain"it"is"possible"to"have"a"personal"relationship"w

ith"God. 8"•

Only 51%

of Catholic men strongly agree that the “Sacram

ents are essential to their relationship w

ith God.”

9 •

Only 32%

of Catholic men strongly agree that the “Sacram

ents are essential to their faith.”10

• M

any men are not m

oved by the Mass and are less m

oved than wom

en across the various aspects of the M

ass: the readings and the Gospel, hom

ily, music, the Eucharist, prayer,

worshiping w

ith other people, the presence of God. 11

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""1 Luis Lugo et al., “Faith in Flux,” The Pew

Forum on Religion and Public Life (A

pril 2009): 1. Estimate based on: a) Pew

notes that 9%

of U.S. A

dults have left Catholicism

, b) U.S. C

ensus data that shows there are 250 m

illion U.S. adults and that

men represent 49%

of adults. 2 Luis Lugo et al., “U

.S. Religious Landscape Survey,” The Pew

Forum on Religion and Public Life (June 2008): 63.

3 “Gallup Poll of C

atholics, 2005”, Question 18, http://w

ww

.thearda.com/A

rchive/Files/Codebooks/G

ALLU

P05_CB

.asp. 4 Ibid., Q

uestion 19. 5""M

ark M. G

ray and Paul M. Perl, “Sacram

ents Today: Belief and Practice am

ong U.S. C

atholics”,"Center for Applied Research in

the Apostolate – “CA

RA

” (April 2008): 100."

6""Ibid., 100."7""Ibid., 103. 8""Lugo,"“U.S."Religious"Landscape"Survey”,"29."9" G

allup, 2005, Question 21.

10"""CA

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, 2008: 100. 11""C

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A, 2008: 41."

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• 48%

of men agree that “M

ass is boring”12 and 55%

agree that they “don’t get anything out of the M

ass.”13

• O

nly 29% of m

en believe that weekly m

ass attendance is “very important.”

14 •

Only 28%

of Catholic men believe that Confession is “very im

portant”. 15 •

Only 31%

of men strongly agree that it is “very im

portant” to attend Mass on H

oly Days. 16

• O

nly 39% of m

en strongly agree that the Sacrament of A

nointing of the Sick is “very im

portant.” 17

• O

nly 43% of Catholic m

en believe that it is “very important to help those in need.”

18 •

Only 30%

of Catholic men believe it is “very im

portant to have a Devotion to M

ary” and only 23%

believe it is “very important to have a devotion to the Saints.”

19 •

Only 37%

of Catholic men strongly agree that “daily prayer is im

portant”20 and only 33%

of Catholic m

en pray on a daily basis. 21 •

49% of Catholic m

en feel that they “cannot explain their faith to others.”22

• D

uring the last 20 years, men have becom

e less certain about being Catholic: in 1987, 50.1% m

en said they w

ould “never leave the Church”23; in 2005 the num

ber had fallen to 42.3%. 24 This m

eans that alm

ost 60% of Catholic m

en would consider leaving the Church; these m

en have become

“Casual Catholics”, Catholics who are casual about the faith.

Catholic men’s am

bivalence about Catholicism results in low involvem

ent. •

Only about 1/3 of Catholic m

en (33%) say they attend M

ass on a weekly basis. 25

• O

ne third of Catholic men (34%

) are not formally m

embers of a parish. 26

• A

large portion (42%) of Catholic m

en attend Mass “a few

times per year” or “seldom

or never.”27

• 75%

of Catholics go to Confession “less than once a year” (30%) or “never” (45%

). 28 While data is

not available for men’s participation, is likely w

orse given that men are significantly less likely to

believe that Confession is very important. 29

• A

lmost half of Catholic m

en do not engage in a routine of prayer; praying only “occasionally or som

etimes” or “seldom

or never.”30

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""12"“G

allup Survey of Chicago C

atholics, 2007”, Question 126,

http://ww

w.thearda.com

/Archive/Files/C

odebooks/CH

ICA

TH_C

B.asp."

13""Gallup, 2007, Q

uestion 130."14" G

allup 2007, Question 61.

15""Gallup 2007, Q

uestion 62."16""C

AR

A 2008, 47."

17""CA

RA

2008, 66."18""C

AR

A 2008, 108."

19""CA

RA

2008, 108."20""G

allup 2007, Question 63."

21""Gallup 2007, Q

uestion 137."22" G

allup 2005, Question 23."

23 “Gallup Poll of C

atholics (1987),” Question 48, http://w

ww

.thearda.com/A

rchive/Files/Descriptions/G

ALLU

P87.asp. 24 G

allup 2005, Question 75.

25 Gallup 2005, Q

uestion 59. 26 G

allup 2005, Question 5.

27 Gallup 2005, Q

uestion 94. 28"""CARA"2008,"57."29"""CARA"2008,"38."30 G

allup 2005, Question 60.

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• 83%

of Catholic men rarely or never participate in a parish activity outside of the M

ass. 31 For com

parison, Catholic men are less passionate about faith than other Christian m

en. •

Less than half of Catholic men (48%

) feel that “religion is very important in their lives; this

compares to 74%

for Evangelical men.”

32 •

Only about 4 in 10 Catholic m

en (43%) have an absolutely certain belief in a personal G

od; this com

pares to 69% of evangelical m

en. 33 •

Less than half of Catholic men (48%

) pray outside of worship services, w

hich compares to 71%

of Evangelical m

en. 34 Clearly, there is a “passion problem” am

ong Catholic men.

The prevalence of so many Casual Catholic M

en matters, for it will further weaken the Church in future

years. •

Catholic parents are doing a poor job at passing along the faith to their children, 35 especially fathers. 36 •

Indeed, less than 50% of m

en (47.5%) strongly agree that it is im

portant for their children to be Catholic. 37

• This is troubling since younger people are becom

ing increasingly vulnerable to leaving the Catholic Church, particularly young m

en. In 1987, 41.6% of 18-29 year olds agreed w

ith the statement “I

would never leave the Church”; 38 by 2005, only 17.8%

of those 18-30 years said they’d “never leave the Church.”

39 This means that an astounding 82.2%

of young people would consider leaving the

Church. •

42% of em

erging adults have “very or somew

hat different” religious beliefs as their Catholic fathers. 40

• M

ales are particularly vulnerable to leaving the Church; 15% of the U

.S. population have left religion and are now

“unaffiliated”; the largest portion of this growing group are m

ales who w

ere formerly

Catholic. 41

""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""31" G

allup 2007, Question 157."

32 “U.S. R

eligious Landscape Survey (2008),” 24. 33 “U

.S. Religious Landscape Survey (2008),” 29.

34 “U.S. R

eligious Landscape Survey (2008),” 46. 35 Christopher Sm

ith and Patricia Snell, Souls in Transition (New

York: O

xford University Press, 2009), 114.

36 “Souls in Transition,” 129. 37 G

allup 2005, Question 22.

38 Gallup 1987, Q

uestion 48. 39 G

allup 2005, Question 75.

40"Smith"and"Snell,"128P129."41 Barry A

. Kosm

in, et al., “Am

erican Nones: The Profile of the N

o Religion Population,” American Religious Identification

Survey (2008): 5,7.

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The loss of Catholic men and the growing num

bers of Casual Catholic men have other negative effects on

parishes and the Church. •

Fewer m

en reduce the pool for priestly and religious male vocations.

• Low

er levels of active adult men also influences young m

en to become disengaged from

the Church.

The “face” of the Church is fem

inine; men are underrepresented in the pew

s (only 37% of regular

mass attendees are m

en). 42 •

Further, a Notre D

ame study show

s that 70-90% of catechesis, service, bible study activities are led

by wom

en, causing the authors to suggest that “young males…

assume that serious religious studies

are a wom

en’s business,” resulting in greater numbers of younger m

en being disengaged. 43 •

Men are needed for healthy and grow

ing parishes; research shows that congregations w

ith greater portions of m

en are more likely to be grow

ing. 44 •

Men are m

uch more influential in the conversion of their fam

ilies than wom

en. Research show

s that w

hen a wom

an converts to Christianity, 17%

of the time the w

hole family converts. W

hen a man

converts, 93% of the tim

e the whole fam

ily converts. 45 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""42 G

allup 2005, Question 75.

43 David C

. Leege and Thomas A

. Trozzolo, “Participation in Catholic Parish Life: R

eligious Rites and Parish A

ctivities in the 1980s,” N

otre Dam

e Study of Catholic Parish Life, Issue 3 (1985): 14.

44 C. K

irk Hadaw

ay, “Facts on Grow

th,” Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2006): 4.

45 Attributed to evangelist, Sid W

oodruff: ww

w.e-n.org/2790-A

-man%

27s-influence.htm.