From US Catholic.com by Tom McGrath
Beyond the banging drums and clashing symbols, Catholic men have a lot to gain from tapping into an authentic men’s spirituality movement.
I was at my local big-chain bookstore one Sunday and decided to check out their books on male spirituality. Having trouble locating that section, I asked the young, multiply pierced woman at the information counter, “Can you direct me to your books on men’s spirituality?”
She snorted. “Books on men’s spirituality? I’ve never heard of any. I know we don’t have a section on that topic. Maybe you can look under war books. That’s quite sizable.”
“But you have quite a large section on women’s spirituality,”I said. Half joking I added, “Is there some sort of discrimination going on here?”
She bristled. “Hey, you’re talking to the wrong person about discrimination. I’m a feminist.”
“Me, too,” I replied. “I think the women’s movement has been a great gift to society.” Perhaps my voice rose; her colleague, an equally pierced young man, walked over. I pleaded, “But don’t you think it would be good for men to take a look at what’s going on inside them?”
To which her male colleague piped up, “Now that’s a scary thought!”
I guess it is a scary thought to many.
Read the rest here. This is an excellent article.
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We men have our work cut out for us, since we are supposed to be the spiritual heads of our families.And no, we can't pass off the responsibility.On, men!