Men Sharing Our Faith 

ALL MEN OF THE PARISH ARE INVITED THE MEN’S FAITH SHARING GROUP fOR PRAYER, SPIRITUAL ENRICHMENT, BIBLE STUDY, CATHOLIC ADULT MALE FELLOWSHIP.

We will be back in person beginning September 14th, 2021 at 7:00-8:30 pm, in the Martha & Mary Classroom (formally West Classroom), as well as on ZOOM at the same time. Meetings are the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month.

To receive details on our monthly meeting please sign up for “Flocknotes” on the Parish website. Select “Men Sharing Our Faith” under the sub group adult faith formation. If you have any questions contact Glenn Fitzgerald at ngrant@ourladyrockwall.org.

“ These are strange times. There is so much we are told we can’t do because of the Covid 19 virus.  Anytime I am told I can’t do something I start  thinking about my cousin Craig. He is about a year older than me. When he was two years old he contracted Polio and was never able to walk again. I prayed for him during my childhood that he would be healed and truly believed that one day I would see his crutches leaning against a wall at some church because he was walking, but that never happened. I wondered why he was never healed and what I could learn from it. In the New Testament I read of so many healings and even the raising of the dead, but there was no healing for my cousin.
 As I grew older and I thought about my time growing up with Craig I remembered how much of an inspiration he was for me. Craig did not let his handicap stop him. We would go out and ride our bicycles and Craig would want to come along. How does someone crippled with polio ride a two wheeled bike? Well, he came up with way to do it. He replaced the pedal with a large bolt and attached a pole. He would put one hand on the handle bars and use his other to push that pole up and down to power his bike. I tried it but couldn’t get the hang of it. But Craig rode with us everywhere. May be that was Craig’s calling in life. He taught me to ask questions and figure out different ways to do things. Can you also learn from that? Life is full of bends in the road and even detours, but we are not to give up.
“The Men Sharing Our Faith” group wants to invite all men in the parish to our meeting including those men who are disabled like my cousin Craig. We will use Zoom. This keeps everyone safe and excludes no one.

As Catholic men, husbands and fathers we face many challenges in today's societies. How do we keep the faith and guide our families on their spiritual journey without being distracted by all the worldly temptations we face every day? Come, hear, learn and share what you and your follow Catholic men are doing to keep our faith active and important part of our lives.
                                                           - Glenn Fitzgerald