Optimize your life
Optimize your life
25 Nov 2020. Lecture given to the Maniphesto Core men’s group. In commemoration of International Men’s Day 2020, Fr. Michael Butler gave an online lecture on the History of the Men’s Movement. The development of men and masculinity has been a conflictual and fragmented affair and this honest and thorough lecture covers the good, the …
In this episode, I look in depth at four related questions: What is wrong with young men, what are their problems? What are the secondary and contributing problems? What are the masculine role models they find in the popular culture? And what are the usual, presenting problems that they’re dealing with? I look at issues …
A talk I gave at the Iron Council’s live meetup last year, the Maine Event, on “Courage, or How to Man Up.” I discussed: Courage, and it’s place among the four classical virtues of courage, moderation, prudence, and justice. Why courage must come first, and the definition of courage. I then go on to lay …
Interview with Eivind F. Skjellum, who does excellent men’s work in Scandinavia, in which we touch on a number of different topics, from why young men are coming to the Orthodox Church, some of the problems they face, their desire to make an impact in the world, and the future of men and masculinity. Podcast: …
