Now that is a bold title – Five Words That Explain it All. What does that even mean? How can five words explain everything about everything? Well they can’t, but …
Without Challenges We Create No Champions
How do you build muscle? Your muscles get challenged by the weight you lift. In overcoming that challenge, those muscles get stronger. As a person trying to get in better …
The Physicality of Knighthood and the Theology of the Body
As part of my studies of the martial arts of Medieval and Renaissance Europe, I specifically looked at the history of knights, especially those of the Catholic Military Orders (e.g. …
Why Fellowship in Faith and Martial Arts?
We all live in community and the attitude of our fellows impact the depth of our faith as well as how we train in the martial arts. Good intentions are …
How Does a Martial Artist Love his Enemies as a Catholic?
Before we get into how a martial arts practitioner combines faith and love with the art, we should talk a bit about what martial arts really are. First, there is …
Getting Started
I have been attending men’s conferences and local parishes recently in order to talk to men about the Order of Lepanto. There is, invariably, a lot of excitement when we …
Sparring Systems of The Order of Lepanto
For many who are involved in Western Martial Arts (WMA), the only goal of practicing historical swordsmanship is to come as close as possible to developing real martial skill in …
The Rosary, Western Martial Arts, and “The Lord of the Rings”
I was reading an article from Br. Joseph Bernard Marie Graziano that was published on Bishop Barron’s excellent Word on Fire blog, titled “Where the Rosary appears in ‘The Lord …
Martial Arts helps physically, mentally, AND SPIRITUALLY?
The most obvious short-term benefit of engaging in a martial art is an increased ability to defend oneself if needed. Beyond that benefit, it is fairly common knowledge that a …
Bishop issues a call to arms!
As many of us are painfully aware, there has been a lack of evangelization directed towards men. Men are not hearing what they need from the pulpit and there have …