Christ child meaning
History
Beginning in 2005, a small group of Catholic Men in the Archdiocese of Minneapolis/St. Paul met periodically to discuss their faith and how to draw closer to Jesus Christ in daily life.
In 2009, the small group of men met with Bishop Lee Piché to discuss how to participate in the we began Man Night events in 2010. approached Bishop in 2009 to help be part of the New Evangelization with a focus on men. The first “official” Catholic ManNight was held with a group of 25 men to discuss why so many men were not active in their Catholic faith. What came out of the discussion were several conclusions:
- For many Catholic men, Jesus is abstract and conceptual. Jesus is not a close personal friend, but more of a distant acquaintance. Many men have simply not really met Jesus due to poor catechesis.
- As a result, many men are Casual Catholics; they attend church infrequently or only attend because they feel pressured by family or their spouse.
- Jesus calls