Rites of Man: Blessing

Rites of Man: Blessing

A spoken blessing contains a masculine substance that, when taken from the mouth of a man and placed in the soul of a boy, feeds a deep need in his heart to know who he is and what he's made of. MASCULINE SUBSTANCE At the moment of conception, a child ...

Rites of Man: Adventure, Danger, Risk

Rites of Man: Adventure, Danger, Risk

It is through the deep waters of danger and risk that masculinity is tried and proven. We have these friends who live on a few acres on the edge of wilderness in Wyoming. From their kitchen window, you can see the peaks of the Snowy Range that loom lik ...

Rites of Man: Separation

Rites of Man: Separation

There is something about the company of men that every boy needs to know, feel and experience. In my children's elementary school, there is one male teacher. One. I myself can only remember ever having one male teacher prior to middle school -- Mr. Mic ...

Rites of Man: Intention

Rites of Man: Intention

"I just don't feel like a man. I think I might be, but I'll never really know for sure, because no one ever told me I was." Sitting there in front of me, in probably the most vulnerable moment of his life, Colton (name changed) wept. To admit his own ...