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SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD: THE HEART OF A CATHOLIC
VISION OF MASCULINITY
Dave McClow M.Div., LCSW, LMFT
Pastoral Solutions InstituteCatholicCounselors.com
260-357-6429
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THE ELEPHANT IN THE LIVING ROOM
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FATHERLESSNESS
The Crisis of Our Timeis Fatherlessness
THE CRISIS
“The crisis of fatherhood that we are experiencing today is a basic aspect of the crisis that threatens mankind as a whole….”
(Ratzinger, The God of Jesus Christ, p. 29).
TWO TASKS; TWO DISTORTIONS
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Sexuality Aggression
Brutality
(Cain)
Passivity
(Adam)
Two TasksTw
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A GOAL OF MARXISM SINCE 1848
“Abolition of the family!
Even the most radical flare up at this infamous proposal of the Communists.“
– KARL MARX, THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
POWER STRUGGLE
Adapted From O’leary 1994 Feminism
Oppressor vs. Oppressed
Classical Marxism: Economic
Owner vs. Worker
Toxic Feminism:vs.Man WomanThe War of Sexes
RADICAL FEMINIST VIEW OF FAMILY
Appendix B of Suffering Patriarchy, by Robert Lindsay Cheney Jr.
“GAY MARRIAGE” IS ONLY A MEANS TO A SOCIALIST END
TOXIC FEMINISM
The end goal of the feminist revolution “must be, ... the elimination … of the sex distinction itself; genital differences between human beings would no longer matter culturally."
— Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex, 1970, pp.11
TOXIC FEMINISM
“The heart of woman’s oppression is her childbearing and childrearing roles."
— Shulamith Firestone, The Dialectic of Sex, 1970, pp.72
SCOTUS 1992: CASEY V. PLANNED PARENTHOOD
"At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life…"
January 2017
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THE CHURCH NEEDS TO LEAD THE WAY
Our identity & existence are at stake.
WHAT TO DO?
A CATHOLIC VISION OF MASCULINITY (CVM)
FOUR COMPONENTS OF A CVM
1. On Being Family
2. Spiritual Fatherhood as the Heart & Summit
3. The Fundamentals
4. The Integrated or Wise Man
ON BEING FAMILY
Spiritual Household Always
Physical Household Sometimes
© Dave McClow
A CATHOLIC VISION OF MASCULINITY
Spiritual Fatherhood as the Heart & Summit:
Lived out in Chivalry as Priest, Prophet, & King
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD?
Spiritual Fatherhood
WHAT IS SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD?
THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD
Single (NBM or
annulled marriage) Married or Dvd.
(no annulment)
Children
Married
Sin
gle
No Children
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD = CHIVALRY
Spiritual Household
Physical Household
© Dave McClow
CHIVALRY
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD = CHIVALRY
F = C
Meekness
Content: Rick Cross, PhD; Diagram: © Dave McClow
F = C
Meek Valor
Content: Rick Cross, PhD; Diagram: © Dave McClow
Meekness
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD = CHIVALRY
F = C
Sacrifice
Content: Rick Cross, PhD; Diagram: © Dave McClow
ValorMeekness
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD = CHIVALRY
WHO IS YOUR ENEMY?
On the Battlefield
Off the BattlefieldContent: Rick Cross, PhD; Diagram: © Dave McClow
CONTEXT IS CRITICAL
On the Battlefield
Meekness Valor
Off the Battlefield
Vice
Vice
Virtue
Virtue
Content: Rick Cross, PhD; Diagram: © Dave McClow
Sexuality Aggression
Brutality
(Cain)
Passivity
(Adam)
Two TasksTw
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Valor
Meekness
CHIVALRY: RAF PILOTS
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD = CHIVALRY
Spiritual Household
Physical Household
© Dave McClow
WHY PRIEST, PROPHET, & KING?
LIVED OUT AS PRIEST, PROPHET, AND KING
Spiritual Household
Physical Household
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Father
Priest
Prophet
King
Valor MeeknessBrutality Passivity
Persecutor Coward
Controller Absent
Betrayer Victim
Tyrant Enabler
Distortions of Valor:
Distortions of Meekness:
Chivalry
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-- Sacrifice --
PRIEST, PROPHET, KING
Fully expressed on the Cross:
The Altar
The Pulpit
The Throne
A CATHOLIC VISION OF MASCULINITY
The Integrated Man Or The Wise Man:
Head , Heart, and Hands
© Dave McClow
THE INTEGRATED OR WISE MAN
Intellect
Will
Memory
KNOW
SERVE
LOVE
Spiritual Household
Physical Household
Emotions
© Dave McClow
HEAD, HEART, & HANDS
Vatican II: a Pastoral Council
Vatican II: “The Universal Call to Holiness”
Wojtyla: “The Enrichment of Faith”
JP II: “Affective Maturity,” in Pastores Dabo Vobis
IPNB: Brain Integration & McClow “The Physiology of Virtue,”
© Dave McClow
THE INTEGRATED OR WISE MAN
Memory
LOVE
Emotions
PHILOSOPHY HAS BEEN HEARTLESS!
Memory
LOVE
Emotions
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PASTORAL COUNSELING VIA THE CATECHISM
It is not in our power not to feel or to forget an offense;
but the heart that offers itself to the Holy Spirit
turns injury into compassion and purifies the memory in transforming the hurt into intercession.
CCC 2843
PASTORAL COUNSELING VIA THE CATECHISM
The purification of our hearts has to do with paternal or maternal images, stemming from our personal and cultural history, and influencing our relationship with God.
CCC 2779
© Dave McClow
DISTORTION:ALL HEAD
“But your hearts are far from me.” (Mt 15:8)
Faith without works is dead. (Jm.2:26)
You believe in God? Good! So do the demons! (Jm. 2:19)
KNOW
SERVE
© Dave McClow
DISTORTION:ALL HANDS
Little knowledge of the Faith
No Personal Friendship with Christ
Service;Utilitarian Approach
SERVE
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DISTORTION:ALL HEART
Tossed by every wind of doctrine (heresy) (Eph 4:14)
All Heart, Indulgent, No Boundaries, Feminized No Follow
Through/ No Good Works
LOVE
Lacks ReasoningAbility
© Dave McClow
DISTORTION:PHARISEES
White washed tombs
KNOW
SERVE
Know the right doctrine
No Heart or Mercy
Follow the letter of the Law
KNOW
SERVE
LOVE
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SINDistorted Thoughts:Lies about self, others, & God
Distorted Feelings:Fear, rage, lust, powerlessness
Distorted Behaviors:Actions, Character Flaws
KNOW
SERVE
A CATHOLIC VISION OF MASCULINITY
The Fundamentals
© Dave McClow
THE FUNDAMENTALS
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FEAR UNDERLIES ALL SIN
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THE FUNDAMENTALS
WO
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COMPLEMENTARITY
Spiritual Household Always
Physical Household Sometimes
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Man
Woman
© Dave McClow
PASTORAL MODEL
Receiving Love
Made a Part of Family
© Dave McClow
PASTORAL MODEL
Making Families
GivingLove
© Dave McClow
PASTORAL MODELProblems Show up
Here
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PASTORAL MODEL
Affirm Identity
Lo
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Receiving Love
© Dave McClow
PASTORAL MODEL
Affirm Identity
Lo
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Challenged
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PASTORAL MODEL
Lo
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© Dave McClow
THREE ROADS INCognitive
Affective
Behavioral
KNOW
SERVE
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The Crisis of Our Timeis Fatherlessness
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A CATHOLIC VISION OF MASCULINITY (CVM)
ON BEING FAMILY
Spiritual Household Always
Physical Household Sometimes
© Dave McClow
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD IS CHIVALRY LIVED OUT AS PRIEST, PROPHET, AND KING
Spiritual Household
Physical Household
© Dave McClow
© Dave McClow
THE INTEGRATED OR WISE MAN
Intellect
Will
Memory
Emotions
© Dave McClow
THE FUNDAMENTALS
WO
RS
HIP
Re
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g L
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Be
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Co
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gC
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mu
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Sexuality Aggression
Brutality
(Cain)
Passivity
(Adam)
Two TasksTw
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Valor
Meekness
ABBA PRAYER: LOVED & THEN CHALLENGED
THE ABBA PRAYER FOR MEN
ABBA CHALLENGE
SPIRITUAL FATHERHOOD: THE HEART OF A CATHOLIC
VISION OF MASCULINITY
Dave McClow M.Div., LCSW, LMFT
Pastoral Solutions InstituteCatholicCounselors.com
260-357-6429