Special arrangements were needed at Featherock Conference Center to accommodate the 40 attendees of the Fatherhood Workshop on the weekend of July 9-11. "True Masculinity, Suffering and Generosity in Marriage" were addressed by Doug Hinderer the keynote speaker. Other topics discussed included  "Preparing Your Child for the Porn Pandemic", "Leading Your Family Through CyberSpace", and "Forming your Children in Faith and Love of God. In addition a panel discussed the topic of "Family Size". The workshop closed with a presentation on the impact of the family in society. The schedule also included plenty of time for recreation and personal interactions. 

A few dozen young men attended a two day workshop during the month of June at Westcott Study Center led by Canavox. The course was specifically addressed to young men and dealt with issues including dating, healthy relationships and marriage. Canavox is a cheerful marriage movement that offers reading groups to friends who support the historic understanding of marriage.

WhereYouAre has an app developed by Gus Bernardo. It can be downloaded from:

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Texas Family Enrichment is offering two courses this Fall: First Decisions for parents of children between 7 and 10 years, and Matrimonial Love for couples of all ages. 

The current Year of the Family convoked by Pope Francis is a great opportunity to support initiatives that promote the family. That will help parents improve their relationships with their spouses and develop their child-rearing skills. In addition it will help young people discover the beauty of starting a Christian family. One of those initiatives is the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), a non-governmental, independent, and non-profit federation, whose primary mission is to support families through training. Among the IFFD inspired groups in the US is Texas Family Enrichment. In the last few years, as part of IFFD, the IFFD foundation has been developing an endowment that will provide stable resources to undertake more wide-ranging initiatives to support the family. Please spread the word and consider supporting IFFD by making a donation here. 

Life in downtown Houston is starting to pick up. Traffic is getting busier and finding a parking spot on the street during the day is getting a little more difficult. It is a good time to increase awareness of the presence of the Holy Cross Chapel in downtown. The Chapel offers daily Mass at 11:35 AM for people working in downtown, and a priest is available every weekday for confessions and spiritual direction between 10 AM and 2 PM. This new video presents what the Holy Cross Chapel has to offer. 

The Life of Christ by Giuseppe Ricciotti is considered by some as the best biography of our Lord. This is not a work of biographical fiction, where the author attributes words, deeds and even thoughts to Our Lord not found in the Gospels. Father Ricciotti's approach is different: "It has been my wish to write an exclusively historical and documentary work." Sticking strictly to what we know or what the Church has generally inferred from Scripture, tradition, non-Biblical sources, archaeology, linguistics and other disciplines, he produces a portrait of Jesus and his times that is nothing less than astonishing in its richness of detail.

On April 22, about 40 men attended a recollection in Tulsa, OKlahoma, preached by Fr. Jerry Jung, who came from Dallas for the occasion. Bishop David Konderla of Tulsa came at the end of the event to greet everyone and show support. Another local priest came to hear confessions with Fr. Jerry. It was a great evening!

Rocky Point is proud to offer this important series on Forming Your Family in Virtuous Use of Technology

THE PROBLEM

1. Digital Destruction from Time Wasting to Pornography    April 24 8:00 PM

  Presentation and discussion led by JL Marti

2. Growing up in the Digital Age      May 1 8:00 PM

  Viewing of “Childhood 2.0” followed by discussion led by Gustavo Bernardo  

THE SOLUTION

3. Forming Your Family in Virtuous Use of Technology    May 8 8:00 PM

  Presentation and discussion led by Johann D'Souza

4. Parenting Together  May 14 8:00 PM

Family Enrichment case study by Pilar & Guido Caranti. 

Wine and Cheese to follow each session, Please RSVP - Mariano 703-963-1453

70 Rocky Point Circle, Spring, Tx 77389

Rocky Point aims at helping families in their journey to create bright and cheerful homes, under the teachings of Saint Josemaria Escriva

On Saturday, April 17th, the first of two talks about entrepreneurship for High Schoolers at Rocky Point (The Woodlands) took place with around 15 attendees. Presented by Ian Raynolds and Juan Damia the topic for the first session was “the Entrepreneur’s DNA, do you have what it takes?”. We went through the habits and virtues required to be a successful entrepreneur. Later on Esteban Russell captivated the attendees with a unique approach to “The meaning of life”.
The second session will be a workshop on how to structure ideas and preparing a wining elevator pitch. The workshop will close with the students presenting their “Elevator Pitch” to a group of four seasoned entrepreneurs and investors.

The calendar for men's activities from June 2021 to May 2022 has been posted on the Featherock website: featherock.net. The listings of activities for men now include a link to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about activities at Featherock.

Tomas and his wife, Ivonne, became Marriage Coaches and Directors of The Alexander House-Spanish, as a result of a lot of prayer and discernment, after they came back together after an ugly divorce. They received help from Greg and Julie Alexander, founders of The Alexander House. A few months after their reconciliation, they asked God to show them where He needed them. They clearly saw that The Alexander House was where they had to be. They clearly realize that you are better equipped to help others, when you have experienced a marriage crisis yourself. They want to help couples rediscover their happiness and be fulfilled in their marriage. They are fully bilingual but mainly work with Spanish speaking couples. Other coaches focus their efforts on English speaking.

At the end of February 2021, a book entitled Plans of Cremades: a family friend of Saint Josemaría was published. His author, Fr. Javier Cremades, narrates the special relation between St. Josemaria and his family. His father, Juan Antonio Cremades, coincided with Saint Josemaría Escrivá in the classrooms of the Faculty of Law of the University of Zaragoza between 1925 and 1927.