Editor’s note: Introducing “Catholic Book Pick,” a regular feature of recommended Catholic reading from Katie DeMoss, publicity director for Charlotte-based TAN Books and former reporter for the Catholic News Herald.
“Defending Boyhood: How Building Forts, Reading Stories, Playing Ball, and Praying to God Can Change the World” by Anthony Esolen
Boys and boyhood are under attack from all sides, the outcome of which is evident in a variety of problems plaguing society today: under-education, under-achievement, under-employment, crime, addiction to pornography, an increase of children born out of wedlock, and so much more.
“Defending Boyhood” addresses the many threats our sons face from the promoters of political correctness, as well as misguided efforts to blur the distinctions between boys and girls.
Using his trademark prose and style, references to Scripture and pop culture, as well as drawing from his own all-American boyhood, Anthony Esolen prescribes a return to sanity in an insane world and shows the parents of boys how to raise clean, confident and manly sons.
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Now, perhaps more than ever, men need to be men. But what it means to be a man has been twisted into a pale and mangled image of true manhood. “Manual for Men” serves as a field guide and instruction manual for those husbands, fathers, sons and brothers who wish to become real men of God – men who protect, physically and spiritually, those entrusted to them; men who sacrifice, pray, fight, love and live by the example of Christ.
The first part of the manual is an exhortation from Bishop Thomas Olmsted calling for Catholic men to step up and go “into the breach” in service to God, their families, parishes and wider communities.
Part two of the manual contains a treasure trove of prayers, Church teachings, and writings from the saints that serve as a tremendous source of inspiration for men who seek to become better men of God.
At www.tanbooks.com: Order your copy of “Manual for Men.” Catholic News Herald readers enjoy 20 percent off their order – use the exclusive coupon code “CNH20.”