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- 2023-2024 Syllabus
  23-24 FT Calendar 2023-09-01 Life of prayer 2023-09-08 The Real Presence of Chist in the Eucharist 2023-09-15 Are your friends making you a better disc…
- 2022 - 2023 Syllabus
  22-23 FT Calendar 2022-09-09 Seeking a Good Attitude Daily and Achieving it 2022-09-16 Reinventing Date Night 2022-09-30 Importance of Family Life Ritu…
- 2021 - 2022 Syllabus
  2021 - 2022 Back to Basics FT-Syllabus-Calendar-2021-2022Download 01_How-to-Balance-Career-Catholicism-and-KidsDownload 02_Favorite-Bible…
- 2020-2021 Syllabus
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- 2019-2020 Syllabus
  01 Servant LeadershipDownload 02 CatholicYouthSportsDownload 03 Deeper dive into Team SignalsDownload 04 Ask Holy Spirit to Direct Our Daily LivesDown…
- 2018-2019 Syllabus
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- Syllabus 2017-2018 (1)
  - 2017-2018 Syllabus
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- Syllabus 2016-2017 (1)
  - 2016-2017 Syllabus
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- Syllabus 2014-2015 (5)
  - No Regrets - 10 Ways to Make Time for Your Children
    Summary Live every day if it were your last! How do you as a Father balance your faith, family and work in this hurried world, every day? Learn how Father’s j…
  - Defending Marriage
    Summary Charitably defending the definition of marriage can be challenging with the current trends in society, how do we do it? Objective The Catholic Church vi…
  - Child-Centric Parenting (or is it Helicopter Parenting?)
    Summary As a parent, you want what is best for your child. We may not be able to choose our children's friends but if we make sure they are being surrounding by…
  - Holiness
    Summary: Holiness: by doing ordinary things with extraordinary love. Objective 1Thess 4:3 “This is the will of God: your sanctification.” Our purpose in lif…
  - 2014-2015 Syllabus
    2014-2015 Syllabus in PDF form
- Syllabus 2013-2014 (32)
  - Live for a Bigger Purpose - It should exist for God
    Summary Do you have a bigger purpose for your life? Life is better when you have a purpose that goes beyond your own material needs. Living for a higher p…
  - 2013-2014 Syllabus
    Syllabus is available in 2 formats: PDF format MS Word format
  - Dads and Daughters
    Summary Between the day you hold her in your arms on her birth-day and the day you share a dance at her wedding reception, your experiences with your daughter a…
  - Man and His Wife-What Kind of Marriage Do You Have?
    Summary If a stranger were to ask you, “What kind of marriage do you have?” would the question catch you off guard? How would you respond on such short noti…
  - Becoming a Better Listener
    Summary Often when someone else is talking, we are either thinking of the next thing we want to say, or we are thinking of something else entirely. How can husb…
  - How to get your career unstuck
    Summary In a rut career-wise? Does it seem like others are getting much more out of their careers…. and you are struggling to find satisfaction in yours? How …
  - Are We called to be Saints?
    Summary In one sense, everyone who is baptized into Jesus’ death and resurrection is a saint. This is not to diminish the special role of the canonized saints…
  - Strategies for Keeping Your Kids or Grandkids Catholic
    Summary A child’s faith trajectory is fairly established by the time they reach 14 years of age. Young adults are considered one of the most un-churched gener…
  - The Holy Rosary
    Summary We, as Catholics, know and understand that the Mass is the most powerful prayer since Jesus commanded us to “do this in memory of me”. As Vatican II…
  - Four ways to Encounter Jesus in the Mass
    Objective Pay more attention during mass and learn to encounter Jesus 1. In the community 2. In His Word 3. Through the Priest 4. Through the Eucharist When w…
  - How to commit to giving God 10 Minutes a day
    Summary We are each called as Catholic Men to a deepening relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. A daily habit of committing 10 minutes for prayer should be a…
  - Many Parts, One Body: Different Catholic Spiritualities
    Summary The saints have left us the legacy of their spiritual journeys to God. We will look at St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Francis of Assisi, and St. John of th…
  - When Bad Things Happen, Are You Prepared?
    Summary Life marches on, but what if the proverbial “getting hit by a bus” actually happens? Is your family prepared if the worst case scenario would occur …
  - What Did My Dad Teach Me?
    Summary We all have our own personal stories when it comes to words of wisdom we learned from our Dads. This topic will be a shared dialogue as we all contribut…
  - How Do You Make Your Spouse Feel Appreciated?
    Summary Whether it has been one year or fifty since your wedding, what are you doing to let the awesome person you married know that you appreciate them? Routin…
  - Do we truly understand the Mass and what it truly signifies or are we mindlessly going through a ritual and calling ourselves “Catholics?”
    Summary The Mass is called the “source and summit” of our Catholic Faith, yet most of us Catholics know very little as to what is really going on during the…
  - Children: Respect & Discipline
    Summary Excerpted from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy “…the moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1785, 1788, 1797) … Indeed, most contemporary disc…
  - You & Your Wife - Differences in Spiritual Lives
    Summary You and your wife invariably have different views on all sorts of things. What if one of these differences is how you practice your faith? Perhaps one o…
  - Battling Addictions - Does God want to help you?
    Summary You're making progress, you slip, you feel bad about slipping - so you fall farther. You start thinking, "What's the use after what I've done?" You give…
  - Dealing With Temptation and Lust
    Summary Nobody will ever be perfect or attain sinlessness while still on this earth, yet it is still a goal for which we strive. The Bible makes a very strong s…
  - How To Read The Bible?
    Summary Reading the Bible can be intimidating and confusing.” What did the writers intend?” “Does my interpretation count?” “Is it literal or contextu…
  - Do We Really Know Enough About Our Faith?
    Summary We are Catholic Christians, but do we really know what that means? Can we explain what that means to others, or even ourselves? Can we defend our faith?…
  - Mentor – Do you have one? Do you need one?
    Summary Mentor – are they only for new employees? Have you ever wondered if you need a mentor? Or how you would go about getting one? Have you considered havi…
  - How do you go from being a parent to a mentor with your adult children?
    Summary As our children get older, our interaction with them changes. No longer can our values and ideas be imprinted on them by virtue of being the pare…
  - Pornography
    Summary A repeat subject and we will take a harsher stand this time. Objective What is porn and what are its effects? How do we resist the temptations and/or br…
  - Prayer Life
    Summary How do we develop a strong prayer life and does it really make a difference? What are the different prayer forms? Objective: “Every one of us needs ha…
  - Catholicism Today - How Do We Respond to Attacks Against Our Faith?
    Summary It seems that Catholicism is being attacked in the secular world in an increasing amount. How do you respond to these challenges? Discus how to articula…
  - Are you a Good Friend?
    Summary Do you really extend yourself as a friend to others? How can you do a better job of being a friend and serving the men of the parish, your workplace, yo…
  - Servant Leadership
    Summary Servant leadership is a leadership style that puts others first. Jesus was the greatest example of a servant leader. You do not have to be an official l…
  - Talking and Listening to God
    Summary Any relationship – needs interaction. Do you have a shallow relationship with God? When do you talk to Him? When you’re in a bind or need something?…
  - Shared Dreams
    Summary You might have dreams. Your wife might have dreams. But do they align? More importantly, do you have some common dreams? Objective We got married, bough…
  - Live for a Bigger Purpose - It should exist for God
    Summary Do you have a bigger purpose for your life? Life is better when you have a purpose that goes beyond your own material needs. Living for a higher purpose…
- Syllabus 2012-2013 (31)
  - 2012-2013 Syllabus
    The 2012-2013 Syllabus in PDF format: 2012-2013 Syllabus.pdf
  - Empty Nesting - How do you deal with the children moving on?
    Summary Have your children all gone off to college or moved away for a new career? Perhaps you’re a stay at home parent and you’re sending your last one of…
  - Supporting Aging Parents
    Summary As children, our parents made decisions for us, and provided us guidance. When we become adults and parents, our parents become peers and mentors as we …
  - Religion in the Media
    Summary Religion in the media… How is it portrayed? Do you think it is accurate? Are there any good places to get the truth in the media about religion? If so…
  - Are you a Good Friend?
    Summary Do you extend yourself to other men? How can you do a better job of serving the Men of the Parish or your workplace? Objective Jesus is the finest exam…
  - Divorce - Is your marriage at risk?
    Summary Divorce is a reality for almost 50% of all couples, is your marriage at risk? Do you know the warning signs, the key life changes that stress marriages…
  - Sex in your Marriage: Is it as God intended or not at all?
    Summary Who can you talk to about the sex in your marriage, are you talking to your spouse about it, is your marriage healthy from a physical point of view as …
  - Mentor - Do you have one? Do you need one?
    Summary Mentor – are they only for new employees? Have you ever wondered if you need a mentor? Or how you would go about getting one? Have you considered hav…
  - Talking and Listening to God
    Summary When do you talk to God? When you’re in a bind or need something? Talking to God is important, and we should resonate to Him when times are tough. Ho…
  - Love Thy Neighbor
    Summary Who really is your neighbor? Is it just those that live near you, those that you know or is it other people? In today’s world, we seem to be isolated…
  - Teaching your Children the importance of God, Family and Friends
    Summary Do we take it for granted that our children will know the importance of God, family, and friends? One of the most important things we can do in life is…
  - Do you believe in miracles?
    Summary No, we’re not talking about Al Michael’s famous call of the 1980 Olympic Games when the USA beat Russian in hockey. Well, then again, maybe we are.…
  - Why do we "have to" go to Mass???
    Summary Have you ever heard or even muttered the phrase -why do we “have to” go to mass - on a Sunday morning? It would be so much easier to just stay in b…
  - Dealing with Loss
    Summary It is inevitable. At some point in most everyone’s life, the pain of the loss of a loved one must be confronted. What do you when you face the numbing…
  - Getting Through Spiritual Dry Spells
    Summary Ever feel like you are just going through the motions. Like you are going to church because you know it's right, but it just isn't making that special c…
  - Reconciliation
    Summary Reconciliation is a Sacrament that many Catholics tend to exclude from their lives. Many of us grew up and “went to confession” because either our …
  - Letting Our Children Fail
    Summary No one wants to let their child fail. It can be one of the hardest and rewarding things we do for our children. When do we let them fail? How do we be t…
  - How to be Happy in Life
    Summary God wants us to be happy. Objective While researching this subject it became clear that true happiness comes from the continued study of the word of God…
  - Shared Dreams and Communications
    Summary What are Dreams? Remember when you were kids, young adults, and you could spend hours on the phone with your sweetheart talking about nothing in particu…
  - Balance in Our Life: What can we learn from St. Benedict and Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta?
    Summary Are you in control of your day? The Rule of St. Benedict offers wisdom into balancing our life and ministering to our body, mind and soul. Can you work…
  - How to talk about and manage money within your family
    Summary Money issues can drive a wedge between husband and spouse and can be a source of conflict among siblings, and between parents and children. How we deal…
  - Strategies for Keeping Your Kids or Grandkids Catholic
    Summary A child’s faith trajectory is fairly established by the time they reach 14 years of age. Young adults are considered one of the most un-churched gener…
  - Knowing God's Will
    Summary Christ taught us that knowing God's will and living in obedience to that will is the key to it all! God is the potter; we are the clay. God keeps us sp…
  - I Didn’t Know I Married My In-Laws, Too
    Summary Who did you really marry? At the altar, the real question might be “ Do you take this woman, her parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, siste…
  - How do you go from being a parent to a mentor with your adult children?
    Summary As our children get older, our interaction with them changes. No longer can our values and ideas be imprinted on them by virtue of being the parent. As…
  - Membership in the Church Militant and the Catholic Spirit of Knighthood
    Summary Are you a member of the Church Militant wearing the armor of God? “The spirit of knighthood is available to all of us. It’s a vocation every Christ…
  - Taking Catholic Truth to the Voting Booth
    Summary While the Catholic Church does not tell the faithful whom to vote for, she offers us strong guidance on the truth and what candidates should and should …
  - Taking Care of Ourselves Physically & Emotionally
    Summary We take care of our family and your responsibilities at work. What are we doing to take care of ourselves? Objective We have a lot on our plates. We’…
  - Making Dinner Table Conversations Count
    Summary Dads, do you make good use of dinner table time to communicate with your children? Do you even make time for dinner as a family? How can you take an ord…
  - How Do You Make Your Spouse Feel Appreciated?
    Summary Whether it has been one year or fifty since your wedding, what are you doing to let the awesome person you married know that you appreciate them? Routin…
  - Disciplining Your Children: Love in Action
    Summary Did you know the experts (American Mental Health Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians) have establ…
- Syllabus 2011-2012 (30)
  - 2011-2012 Syllabus
    2011-2012 Syllabus.pdf
  - Am I Putting Dad Last?
    Summary How do I sincerely place members of my family above me and my desires? Objective As the family leader I am most able to determine its spiritual, social…
  - Simplicity
    Summary Step out of the rat race and enjoy life. How can we achieve a less stressful life with an over-scheduled family that has too much to do and never enough…
  - Understanding the Non-Negotiables in Politics
    Summary Pope Benedict has stated that the Catholic Church’s principal focus in the public square is the protection and promotion of the dignity of the person,…
  - Our Relationship with our Spouses – Fighting Fair
    Summary All married couples have arguments, or rather fights. How you fight is the key to whether or not you will have a successful, long term marriage. This Fa…
  - Talking and Listening to God
    Summary Talking to God is important. However listening to God is imperative. Do we only know how to talk to God and ask or tell Him what to do or are we trying …
  - Getting Through Spiritual Dry Spells
    Summary Ever feel like you are just going through the motions. Like you are going to church because you know it's right, but it just isn't making that special c…
  - Supporting Your Parish
    Objective Is your parish a place you look forward to visiting or just a place to go to Sunday mass? The parish is our religious home base. A place where we fee…
  - Theology of the Body
    Summary God has a plan for you as a man, husband and father? Do you know what it is and are you living it? You are invited this coming Friday morning to hear De…
  - Disciplining Your Children: Love in Action
    Summary Did you know the experts (American Mental Health Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Family Physicians) have establ…
  - Four ways to Encounter Jesus in the Mass
    Objective Pay more attention during mass and learn to encounter Jesus 1. In the community 2. In His Word 3. Through the Priest 4. Through the Eucharist Wh…
  - Why Does God Allow Suffering?
    Summary Some wonder how to reconcile the evil and suffering in the world with a God who is all-powerful and all-good. God really does care… He loves us. …
  - Eucharistic Adoration
    Summary Lifestyle hectic? Kids, work, meetings, sports, school – it all adds up. How do you take a break, clear your head, and focus on what really centers yo…
  - Stages of Marriage
    Summary This week’s topic should help every man understand where he and his spouse are in their “stage” of marriage. Deacon Dave Shea will reprise this di…
  - Finding a Spiritual Advisor
    Summary A Catholic without a spiritual director is like an Olympic athlete without a coach.To be a Catholic means that you are in a race for heaven. It means yo…
  - Apologetics – Defending the Catholic Faith
    Summary Have you ever been asked “why are you a Catholic”? Did you pause or feel incomplete in your response? Learn how Apologetics is not only a way to pre…
  - Accepting Children with Special Needs
    Summary Fathers all react differently when they learn about a child with special needs. We, as protectors and providers, can learn about the tolerance, acceptan…
  - Understanding and Living God’s Will
    Summary Christ taught us that knowing God's will and living in obedience to that will is the key to it all! God is the potter; we are the clay. God keeps us spi…
  - The Seven Gifts Holy Spirit
    Summary What are the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit? Do you have them? Have you asked for them? Are you prepared to receive them? Objective The Objective is be…
  - Our Lady of Guadalupe – The self-portrait and its message
    Summary The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe hangs in our meeting room, but what did it say to the indigenous people of Mexico 500 years ago to convert 9 million …
  - Do you believe in the saying: "You are who you hang out with"?
    Summary Many times we have good friends that may not be the best influence. How do we handle this type of situation in our daily lives? Is this an opportunity f…
  - Changes to the Mass per the Roman Missal
    Summary Have you been “going through the motions” at Mass by repeating prayers and responses that you know by heart and have become automatic? Well, the Mas…
  - Reinventing Date Night
    Summary "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."- Aristotle, Greek Philosopher (384 - 322 BC) Simply spending quality time together is probabl…
  - Family Relationships
    Summary Do you have a family member who you haven’t talked to in a long time? Perhaps a brother, sister, aunt or uncle that you just can’t seem to get along…
  - Stages of Fatherhood: Changes of the 8’s – Age 0-8, 8-16, 16-24
    Summary We recognize stages of marriage; here we will examine the stages of Fatherhood. From birth to 8 years old – you are the most important man in your chi…
  - Respect (my wife and) your mother
    Summary As a child’s independence is developed, mothers are often treated poorly by their offspring. This can be particularly difficult for moms. How do we, a…
  - Pornography – The Drug of the New Millennium
    Summary Imagine a drug so powerful it can destroy a family simply by distorting a man’s perception of his wife. Picture an addiction so lethal it has the pot…
  - My Career and Me
    Summary How does my career define me? Am I happy with my career? Looking for change or reaffirmation? Do I have the right balance of work & family? Objecti…
  - Sharing your Growing Faith with Long Time Friends
    Summary How do you share your blossoming faith with old friends who "knew you when..."? Do you slide back into the old routine when you're with them or do you …
  - No Regrets - 10 Ways to Make Time for Your Children
    Summary Live every day if it were your last! How do you as a Father balance your faith, family and work in this hurried world, every day? Learn how Father’s j…
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