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The Fraternal Order: Men's Role in Faith, Protection, and Society

Explore the historical and cultural significance of men in faith, protection, and society, emphasizing their roles in communal prayer, defense, and leadership. From the Apostolic foundation of the Church to the modern-day challenges faced by men, discover the deep-rooted traditions and virtues that shape male identities and responsibilities.

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The Fraternal Order: Men's Role in Faith, Protection, and Society

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  1. Apostolic Fraternity

  2. The Twelve • Christ built the church on a relationship among twelve men with Peter as the leader of those twelve.

  3. He could have built His Church on a marriage between a man and a woman…

  4. He had a pretty good woman available who was brave enough, smart enough and holy enough if He wanted her as one of the original apostles…

  5. But he built the Church on twelve men

  6. Was it a terrible accident? An oversight awaiting the wisdom of the sexual revolution to correct our Lord’s cultural bias?

  7. The Rabbi and His Men

  8. The oral tradition-A man speaking to other men. The word shapes the group. Speaking as “agon.” The communion and the contest of the masculine oral tradition.

  9. “All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin. And, therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner.“ – John Kennedy, West of the Wall, 1963

  10. Minyan- Jewish public prayer needed a quorum of ten adult men

  11. Jews praying at Wailing Wall

  12. Our elder brothers at the Wailing Wall

  13. The head man at prayer

  14. Men at Prayer… Not Just Christians Muslim men praying in the Caucasus

  15. The right to pray must sometimes be defended with arms

  16. The Fraternal Group as Protectors

  17. The knights: the Christian answer to the male warrior cults

  18. Men will always bond to fight. The purpose of honor codes (like the Samurai) is to harness the fighting instinct for the good

  19. Roman Phalanx-the military formation which built an empire

  20. Hoplites-the military basis of Greek citizenship

  21. Militia –the citizen protective agreement at the heart of American Democracy

  22. The Founding Fathers

  23. A Sacred Covenant

  24. The Sacrifice That Seals Covenant Bunker Hill, June, 1775

  25. To dishonor the soldier is to wound the nation

  26. No community can exist without respect for authority and the willingness of the adult males to die for the group

  27. Men form groups to protect, provide, and perform Coach Vince Lombardi

  28. Our games tell a primitive story Coach Knute Rockne The Four Hoursemen at Notre Dame’s Field

  29. “I have fought the good fight” Knute Rockne Training

  30. A tough love for a great mission Coach Bobby Knight

  31. Athletics teach and celebrate skills, habits, and virtues necessary to the development, maintenance, and protection of the Republic Pat Tillman, 1976-2004

  32. Men must fight in a dangerous world

  33. Men must work in a dangerous world

  34. So we must pray

  35. So we must work

  36. So we must protect

  37. We must pray as we protect Fallujah - U.S. Marines pray over a fellow Marine killed while fighting insurgent strongholds. (Photo by Murad Sezer, April 8, 2004.)

  38. We must not just learn to fight but we must learn why we fight

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