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Introduction

Character Lived Out Within the World

Being a man of action is something that flows from your godly character. Hopefully you have examined your inner man by completing Book I of the To the Ends of the Earth series, Character. Now it’s time to put that knowledge into practice by considering how to will and to act according to the will of God. We need to be men who draw our strength from the table of the Lord, who seek the nourishment of the Word and the Eucharist, who unburden ourselves in the confessional and march boldly into the arena of life carrying the truth of the gospel.

In order to act on God’s behalf, we need to yield our self-centered ways to the sacrificial love of Christ. It is his voice alone that we must follow. That voice speaks to us in subtle ways, leading us to daily victories, great and small. It helps us to band together with our Catholic brothers and to act according to the great paradox of Christianity: to lose everything we hold dear to gain eternity in heaven. Every word we speak and every deed we do will leave a lasting legacy upon this earth. As Catholic men of action, we must draw our strength from the God who forgives our faults and draws us ever homeward, one faithful step at a time.

I invite you to read this study and to activate it daily by all you say and do. Be a loud, proud, bold Catholic man, unashamed of his faith, and always ready to build the kingdom, to raise up your brothers and to live sold-out lives for the glory of God!