Dad's, Donuts and Discussion - re-cap

Gents,

Thanks to all those who attended this am... great discussion about forgiveness. For those of you unable to attend I would strongly encourage you to listen to the podcast we discussed.
Just click this link. Forgiveness

This podcast comes from the National Fellowship of Catholic Men which has a whole library of talks. I would encourage you to check out what they call Channel Two. You can listen online or you can also have these downloaded to itunes.... They also have Channel One which has a reflection on the Sunday readings..

We look forward to more discussion on the Fourth Fridays with Dads and Donuts. We will send out a link for the next podcast we will discuss, and also post it on the blog. These discussions are intended to be very laid back with the goal of simply becoming better Catholic men and fathers...
If you don't have time to listen, no problem, please come any way....

Hope we see you at the next discussion. Have a great week.

Men's Night Out -- Recap

Thanks to Dr. Rod Briggs for his wonderful presentation last night. I cannot begin to reproduce the message that Rod delivered but I can tell you that it was very eye-opening for all of us in attendance. When Rod speaks again, I would encourage everyone to go. He delivers a powerful message based on his daily experience with difficult ethical and moral issues.

The most striking portion of the discussion and one which is rarely discussed in our society, is the tremendous emotional impact an abortion has on the woman and the family. Divorce, depression, psychological scars remain with these woman and families forever.

Many statistics were covered but again the most striking to me was that of all the abortions
0.3% were related to rape, 0.03% related to incest and 0.2% were for medical issues. These percentages are from 4000 abortions that are performed daily in the US. Pretty amazing numbers when you consider the arguement of why abortion needs to remain a federal funded offering to protect "choice." Also, a study of Planned Parenthood, found that their "counseling" for woman resulted in 98% choosing abortion.

For those who couldn't make it, I would encourage you to watch the video link below from youtube. It is an amazing story of a family who carried a child they knew would die shortly after birth to term. They did not chose abortion... and their experience is worth watching.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNWquoXqJI

Rod also provided us with many websites for us to explore to gain more information. Be careful what organizations that you support as well, as many are supporters of Planned Parenthood and abortion agencies... The Komen foundation is one of these agencies and their are many others...
Do your own research and check these sites out... as Catholic men we need to be informed and to be active in this very important threat to our society...
http://www.liveaction.org/
http://www.fightpp.org/
http://www.priestsforlife.org/

I would also encourage you to check out the Planned Parenthood website. Read the information for yourself and draw your own conclusions. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ and their site targeted to teens.. www.teenwire.com.
The slant on the information I believe you will find quite alarming... like "Ultimately, most women feel relief after an abortion."

Finally, Rod touched on our Pope Benedict's latest encyclical which calls for all us to not only be Catholic but act Catholic when it comes to abortion, social justice, and the deterioration of the global economy. The entire encyclical is on the Vatican website.

Thanks to Dr. Briggs and thanks to all those in attendance. Another great evening of food, fellowship and discussion.... If you want a great experience for you and your family... 40 days for Life starts this Wednesday. This is a peaceful and prayerful protest to end abortion in Knoxville and around the country.

Men's Night Out, September 21st

MASH Presents: Abortion: Truth, Myth and Morality
Monday, September 21st
6:30 PM Naples Restaurant

Dr. Rod Briggs, a high risk OB/GYN specialist, will lead us in discussion on this very important and timely topic which he faces on a frequent basis.

Dr. Briggs will help us understand the issues and “tell” like it is, show embryological development, and discuss the political, moral, and ethical situations that he faces not only with abortion, but with bio-ethics in general as it pertains to his specialty.

We're looking forward to seeing you for another great night of food, discussion, fellowship and growth.

Everyone is welcome, bring friends!