The Men of Jesus Christ

So, the Denver Bronco’s didn’t get to play in the Superbowl. Tebow, no doubt, was praying they would. Though I know of a priest in Boston who was praying for the New England Patriots during their victory on Jan. 14. I guess that’s proof, once and for all, that Jesus is Catholic. (Yes. I’m kidding.)

According to one poll, 43 percent of football fans said that divine intervention played a role in Tebow’s victories. While I’m not sure if God makes a habit out of intervening in how straight and far a ball flies when it’s shot from a quarterback’s arm, I have no doubt that he intervenes when it comes to people performing the best they can, especially with regard to their character, and Tebow took MVP in that category this season.

Tebow has been labeled a religious fanatic for daring to publicly display his faith. His devotion has even gotten him labeled among the most controversial figures in the NFL. What sad commentary on our culture that someone who is openly devout is considered more controversial than the players who are sleeping with groupies, cheating on their wives, using steroids, or who spent time in jail for dog fighting.

The concept of virtuocity is a weekly men's meeting that encompasses virtue and the velocity.  The forward movement of men in their Catholic faith.  We have decided to reboot virtuocity into a men's meeting more in-depth, and with a format that has been proven to move men forward in their spiritual lives.  A men's ministry started in Philadephia called The King's Men have been doing men's ministry full time for the since 2006 and have found the "secret sauce" when it comes to men's meetings. 

We are going to be coming at this men's meeting from all angle's, from learning and networking with other men to accountability for weekly growth in our lives.  We are keeping it open to all men, but there does need to be a commitment to attend the meeting for at least 4 weeks to know what it is all about and to give it a chance.  It does take prayer and discernment to see if you are called to be a part of this, but I have to say that every man needs accountability from their fellow brothers, as we cannot live this life alone.  There have been some heavy hitters in the Catholic Church that have taken major falls.  Were they speaking with other men they trusted about their struggles?  Would they have taken the falls they did?  No one will ever know, but what I do know is that any man can fall, and the results can be destructive, not only to themselves but to those around them. 

We meet every Wednesday at the 101.7 FM Station of the Cross HQ located at 6325 Sheridan Drive. at 8pm.  If you are interested, send me an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and I can provide you with more information. 

The format is as follows:

8:00 Prayer and Rosary

8:30 Discussion from men's resource or book

9:20 Break up into Accountability groups- The Four C's

9:50 Closing Prayer

Something can be learned from every scandal. I lived and worked in the San Gabriel region of the Los Angeles Archdiocese for almost five years. Gabino Zavala was the bishop assigned to our region.

About a month ago, Bishop Zavala informed Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez that he had been living a double life and had fathered two children with the same woman.

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to preserve the family’s anonymity out of respect for their privacy and has offered financial help with the children’s college education. The Vatican accepted Bishop Zavala’s resignation on Jan. 4.

The news made me sick, sad and angry all at the same time. Scandal upon scandal has made it an exhausting 10 years for U.S. Catholics.

Next Event:

Date: Saturday January 7th

Time: 2:00 - 4:00 PM (provide more exposure of our signs during the day since the days are getting shorter)
Where:  Family Video
on the corner of Colvin and Brighton in Tonawanda (click map for details)

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We currently protest against Family Video and the fact that they distribute and rent out hard corn pornography in the town of Tonawanda under the guise of family.  This is the problem that this country faces, the fact that pornography is legal, but just because it is legal does not make it right.  It is a societal ill that has wrecked marriages and the lives of many men and women . 

The protest brings people together to stand up for marriage, for our children, and to show the town that there are people who are opposed to pornography in our own backyards.  I am very proud of those who come out and stood up against this.  It takes courage to battle such a thing, but if we don't, they will continue to sell it and the more prevalent the rampant problem of pornography will be that it is even encroaching on stores meant for the family and children.

I remember visiting my dad’s work when I was a kid in the early 80’s. He was part of what was an elite workforce back then: The few, the proud—the computer programmers! I was mesmerized by the sci-fi room all that activity on his floor buzzed around. It was filled with large metal boxes that spun reels of magnetic tape and spit out numbers—two numbers to be exact: zero and one. (Somehow, my dad could read it. He was awesome.) That was the computer. 

What filled a room when I was a child now fits in the palm of my hand and connects me via satellite not only to an infinite stream of information, but to every other person on earth with Internet access. Technology has changed, fast, and it’s changing us.

The ways we’ve been changed for the better aren’t hard to see. For one, we’re able to communicate ideas with the masses at such speed that it makes telepathy seem slow. If I have an i-Phone and 100 followers on Twitter, Spock has nothing on me! The recent uprising in Egypt was widely credited to Facebook’s ability to connect and mobilize the masses. Were it not for an army of smart phones linking the world to Facebook that revolution may not have happened, at least not so quickly. One Egyptian family even named their son “Facebook” in honor of the event.