{"id":33588,"date":"2018-03-19T18:29:37","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T00:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=33588"},"modified":"2018-03-19T19:12:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:12:44","slug":"on-becoming-a-real-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/on-becoming-a-real-man\/","title":{"rendered":"On Becoming a Real Man","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ti-spark.ca\/prayer-to-st-joseph-for-husbands\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/my-joseph2-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/ti-spark.ca\/prayer-to-st-joseph-for-husbands\/\">My Joseph<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>by Tianna (Mallett) Williams<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">SOLEMNITY OF ST. JOSEPH<br \/>\n SPOUSE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>AS <\/b>a young father, I\u00a0read a chilling account many years ago that I&#8217;ve never forgotten:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Consider the lives of two men. One of them, Max Jukes, lived in New York. He did not believe in Christ or give Christian training to his children. He refused to take his children to church, even when they asked to attend. He had 1026 descendants\u2014300 of whom were sent to prison for an average term of 13 years, some 190 were public prostitutes, and 680 were admitted alcoholics. His family members cost the State in excess of $420,000\u2014thus far\u2014and they had made no known positive contributions\u00a0to society.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Jonathan Edwards lived in the same State at the same time. He loved the Lord and saw that his children were in church every Sunday. He served the Lord to\u00a0the best of his ability. Of his 929 descendants, 430 were ministers, 86 became university professors, 13 became university presidents, 75 wrote positive books, 7 were elected to the U.S. Congress, and one served as the Vice-President of the United States. His family never cost the State one cent, but contributed immeasurably to the common good.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ask yourself&#8230; if\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">my family tree began with me, what fruit might it bear 200 years from now?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u2014<em>God&#8217;s Little Devotional Book for Dads<\/em> (Honor Books), p.91<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite our culture&#8217;s best attempts to emasculate manhood and eradicate fatherhood, God&#8217;s designs on the human family will never be thwarted, even should the &#8220;family&#8221; pass through a grave crisis. There are natural and spiritual principles at work that can no more be disregarded than the law\u00a0of gravity. Not only is the role of men <em>not<\/em> obsolete, it is more crucial than ever. The fact is that your sons and daughters are <em>watching\u00a0<\/em>you. Your wife is <em>waiting\u00a0<\/em>for you. And the world is\u00a0<em>hoping\u00a0<\/em>for you. What are they all looking for?<\/p>\n<p><em>Real<\/em> men.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>REAL MEN<\/p>\n<p>Those two words conjure up a lot of images, and most of them fall short: muscular, strong, bold, <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-33590\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/realman.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/>determined, fearless, etc. And you&#8217;ll see among youth today a much more severely flawed image of a &#8220;real man&#8221;: sexy, techy, owner of big toys, frequent use of the &#8220;f&#8221; word, virile, ambitious, etc. In fact, while many Christian movements have done a lot to help men become men again, there can also be a temptation to work the crowd into a kind of warrior, Christian soldier, go-take-on-the-world froth. While defending life and truth are noble, this too falls short of real manhood.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Jesus reveals the pinnacle of manhood on the eve of His Passion:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">He rose from supper and took off his outer garments. He took a towel and tied it around his waist. Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples\u2019 feet and dry them with the towel around his waist&#8230; So when he had washed their feet [and] put his garments back on and reclined at table again, he said to them, \u201c<\/span>&#8230;<span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another\u2019s feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.&#8221; (John 13:4-15)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At first, the imagery might seem emasculating, even offensive. It certainly put off Peter. But if you really <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-33592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman-670x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman-670x1024.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman-1005x1536.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman-768x1173.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/servantman.jpg 1309w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/>begin to live what Jesus modelled, then you quickly realize the raw strength and willpower necessary to\u00a0<em>lay\u00a0<\/em><em>down one&#8217;s life&#8230;.\u00a0<\/em>To put down your tools to change a diaper. To shut down the computer to read a story to your children. To pause the game to fix a broken tap. To set aside your work to make a salad. To keep your mouth closed when you&#8217;re angry. To take out the garbage without being asked. To shovel the snow or mow the lawn without complaining. To apologize when you know you&#8217;re in the wrong. To not curse when you&#8217;re annoyed. To help out with the dishes. To be gentle and forgiving when your wife is not. To go to Confession <em>frequently. <\/em>And to\u00a0and get down on your knees and spend time with the Lord\u00a0<em>every-single-day.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jesus defined the image of a <em>real<\/em> man once and for all:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">You know that those who are recognized as rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones make their authority over them felt. But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you will be your servant; (Matthew 10:42-43)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And then He laid down on a Cross and died for you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Here is the key to why His <em>life<\/em> of service was not about being some kind of divinized doormat:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">No one takes [my life] from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. (John 10:18)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33593 aligncenter\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9px; margin-top: 9px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-1024x681.jpg\" width=\"576\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jesusemptied.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>Jesus was not forced to serve: He chose to become a slave to reveal authentic love. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">Though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped.\u00a0Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave&#8230; (Phil 2:8-9)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Though you may be the priest of your home and the head of your wife,\u00a0<em>imitate the humility\u00a0<\/em>of Jesus. Empty yourself, and you will find yourself; become a slave, and you will become a man; lay down your life for others, and you will find it again, as it should be: remade in God&#8217;s image.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For His image is also the reflection of a <em>real man<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EPILOGUE<\/p>\n<p>While we have no recorded words of St. Joseph in Scripture, there is a pivotal moment in his life when he indeed became a real man. It was the day his dreams were crushed\u2014when he learned that Mary was pregnant.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An angel appeared to him in a dream and revealed his future path: to lay down his life for his wife and her Child. It meant a serious change in plans. It meant certain humiliation. It meant total trust in Divine <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-33594\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary-1024x727.jpg\" width=\"311\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary-1024x727.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary-1536x1090.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/jjmary.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 311px) 100vw, 311px\" \/>Providence. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. (Matt 1:24)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If you wish to become a real man, then not only imitate Jesus but <em>take Mary into your home too<\/em>, that is, your <em>heart<\/em>. Let her mother you, teach you, and lead you on the path toward union with God. St. Joseph did. Jesus did. So did St. John.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">\u201cBehold, your mother.\u201d And from that hour the disciple took her into his home. (John 19:27)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myconsecration.org\">Consecrate yourself to this Woman<\/a>, as they did, and she will truly help you to become a man of God. After all, if she was deemed worthy enough to raise the Son of God, she&#8217;s certainly worthy enough for us guys too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph&#8230;\u00a0St. John&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0Mary, Mother of God, <em>pray for us<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-33595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2-1024x753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2-1536x1129.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/superdad2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">RELATED READING<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>A Priest in My Own Home<\/strong> <\/em>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/15\/a-priest-in-my-own-home\/\">Part I<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/17\/a-priest-in-my-own-home-part-ii\/\">Part II<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>If you would like to support our family&#8217;s needs,<br \/>\n simply click the button below and include the words<br \/>\n &#8220;For the family&#8221; in the comment section.\u00a0<br \/>\n Bless you and thank you!<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/donations\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Donateovalbtnonbeige.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"48\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">To journey with Mark in\u00a0<strong><em>The <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Now Word<\/strong><\/em>,<em><br \/>\n <\/em>click on the banner below to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\">subscribe<\/a>. <br \/>\n Your email will not be shared with anyone.<br \/>\n <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/subscribe\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-25916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner.jpeg 850w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-300x98.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/now-word-banner-768x250.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Joseph,\u00a0by Tianna (Mallett) Williams &nbsp; SOLEMNITY OF ST. 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