Here are some articles from newspapers, magazines and newsletters to encourage and enlighten you in your own journey towards Christ. Do let us know if you come across an interesting article that you think others would benefit from reading.

Where have all the men gone? • by Fr JIMMY COLLINS
28 July 2002 - Catholic Pictorial
I was sitting at a little round white-topped table in the afternoon sunshine drinking tea, eating scones and talking with four men. They came from all different areas of England and one from Scotland, and we were sharing in a 'Men Only' weekend at Stonyhurst. more....

Ministering to Men • by JAMES PARKER
August 2000 - Priests and People
Many men today are finding conflicting messages emerging from society concerning what it means to be a man. Some have followed the pathways that proclaim that real manhood is found in personality, in profession, performance, intellect or talent, or in the image of physical prowess and handsomeness. more....

Celebrating Our Inadequacies • by JAMES PARKER
November/December 1999 - Good News Magazine
God clearly desires to do a new work among His sons. He is providing many of us with a place where we can learn to risk, to trust and be vulnerable at a deeper level than ever before. This is all well and good but it is here that difficulties can start to develop for some of us. more....

Formed as Men with Mary • by JAMES PARKER
July/August 1999 - Good News Magazine
We suddenly find ourselves halfway through the Year of the Father. Many are developing a more intimate relationship with God as Father. Some, however, irrespective of their uncompromising commitment to the Gospel, seem to be struggling with the notion and reality of what it is to relate intimately with God as Father. For many years this was true for me. more....

Men's Ministries • US Catholic Bishops' Conference
1999 - Origins, the CNS Documentary Services (Vol.29; no.11)
"There is a growing hunger for God among Catholic men. They are meeting together in large and small groups, sharing their burdens, listening to each other's stories and celebrating Eucharist. Call it a work of the Holy Spirit at the grass-roots level. The emergence of new ministries with men is a welcome development within the Church." more....