Help! No Time!!! Next MMJ May 9th!

Gents – are you rushing around everyday trying to get it all done?  Trying to balance wife, kids, work, hobbies…GOD?  Does your spiritual life get relegated to the time scraps at the end of the day, week, or even month???  How do you respond when someone starts talking about prayer, going to Mass, bible study, or helping with a volunteer project?  Do you say “Are you kidding me??? I can barely keep up with the wife, kids and work let alone prayer, Mass and ministry!!!”.  

Do you find yourself frequently overwhelmed?  Always crunched for time and always in a hurry?  Do you continue to make excuses for your lack of ability to pray or go to church?   Well God never intended for us to live this way.  He desires us to live life to the fullest and live it abundantly and in peace.  If your life is not like this, it is very likely because you have things UPSIDE DOWN.  Trying to live a life that places God last after all the other “important” things in your life is done is akin to “pushing a rope”.  God must be first and all other things will fall in place. 

Sounds great, you say, but “HOW???”…  Well, come to the next MMJ for the answer.  Vince will be leading a teaching on the methods he has employed over the past several years from Stephen Covey’s highly successful book “The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People”.  Not only with this get your spiritual life ordered correctly, but it will overflow into all aspects of your life.  Your wife, kids, and even your boss will notice a difference. 

As men of God we are called to be effective, not disorganized and overwhelmed.  Come to the next MMJ and turn things around.

Please confirm you plan on making this life changing MMJ meeting.

In Christ,

Tony

Farewell, Papa!

From USCCB.ORG

The Holy Father heads home to the Vatican. After a week full of lasting impressions, he leaves us with encouragement, inspiration, challenges and hope.

Catch up on all the events of the papal visit with video, photos, stories and more on www.uspapalvisit.org.

MMJ Teaching - "What Really Matters" -- Leaving a Legacy for Your Children

Ever wonder what people will say about you after you are gone?  What legacy will you leave behind?  Will it be about the next big project or promotion at work that will soon be forgotten or will it be happy, confident children that will help change the world? 

If you don’t have kids, what kind of legacy will you leave for your family and friends? 

Leaving a legacy is largely about how you spend your time and the choice you make – in short, what kind of physical, spiritual and emotional investments are you making that really make a difference?

Download the teaching below:

President Bush on Pope Benedict XVI

Gents – I am not here to give you a political speech, but I came across a very compelling interview by EWTN with President George Bush.  Say what you like about the President, but it’s save to say he is a big fan of the Pope.  I suggest you read the entire interview if you have time, but the excerpt below is quite noteworthy.

In Christ,

Tony

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EWTN Interview with President George Bush

Zenit has the complete transcript of Raymond Arroyo's interview with President George Bush. There's much of interest there, but here's the opening and closing...

Q Mr. President, this is the first head of state, Pope Benedict the XVI, you will ever greet on a tarmac. I was stunned to learn this. Why are you going and greeting him at an airstrip? Usually the heads of states come here.

THE PRESIDENT: Because he is a really important figure in a lot of ways. One, he speaks for millions. Two, he doesn't come as a politician; he comes as a man of faith. And, three, that I so subscribe to his notion that there are -- there's right and wrong in life, that moral relativism has a danger of undermining the capacity to have more hopeful and free societies, that I want to honor his convictions, as well.

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       Q    Mr. President, final question.

       THE PRESIDENT:  Yes, sir.

       Q    You said, famously, when you looked into Vladimir  Putin's eyes you saw his soul.

   THE  PRESIDENT:  Yes.

     Q    When you look into Benedict XVI's eyes what do you see?

       THE PRESIDENT:  God.

     Q    Good way to end the interview.

       THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you, sir.

     Q    Thank you, sir.  My pleasure.

Great Summer Programs for Dads and Sons

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May/June/July/August MMJ Calendar

Date	Topic	Presenter
May 9	"Outta Time!" - Breaking the Urgency Habit	Vince
May 23	Same Sex Marriage - A Cause for Christian Confusion	Jack
June 6	"Get With the Program!" - Achieving Spiritual Excellence	Tony
June 20	Speaking in Tongues, Kissing Snakes - Understanding Charismatic Christianity	Greg
June 27	Personal Demons - Removing the Thorn	Phil
July 18	Natural Family Planning (NFP) - "What's it all about?"	Mike
August 1	"Where You At?" - Determining Your Spirituality	Tony
August 15	"dolls and Trucks" - Gender Matters Raising Children	Kris
August 29	Faith, Hope, Love.  Building Theological Virtue	Vince