by Adam | Oct 9, 2023 | Articles, Formation, Our Team Picks
My first Exodus was with a small, local men’s group. At that point, we’d been meeting for prayer and study for a few years. Still, I felt the need for more of a challenge — precisely one that would help me make tangible progress in areas we all continually expressed...
by Adam | Oct 9, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Formation, Our Team Picks
“First we fast, then we feast,” as once put by Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, highlighting a common misperception of irony about Exodus men, who on ‘day 91,’ after Exodus 90, then go on to feast with their families and friends — and continue that feast during the...
by The Exodus Team | Sep 28, 2023 | Articles, Formation, liturgical questions
I want to explain what the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) is, its history and development, and answer the question, “Who should read it?” The GIRM is two things. First, it is the Church’s liturgical law. Second, it is the beginning of the Roman Missal...
by Adam | Sep 26, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Our Team Picks, St. Michael's Lent
When I was Confirmed, I chose the name Michael as my confirmation name. The ‘St. Michael Prayer’ was important to me, and I thought his mission to protect us from satan was inspiring. 12 years ago I began to research St. Michael and all of the traditions associated...
by Adam | Sep 18, 2023 | Articles, Feast Days, Formation, Our Team Picks
Exodus is known for fasting and our ascetical practices. But why do Christians fast at all? Jesus tells us that it has to do with the presence of the Bridegroom: “Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the...
by Adam | Sep 8, 2023 | Articles, Our Team Picks
Bret Ware is a husband, father, and parish secretary at St. Elizabeth Parish in the Diocese of Springfield, Ill. “I wasn’t originally drawn to Exodus,” he says. His friend, Deacon Michael Halbrook, introduced Bret to the program and its impact. As a result, Bret...
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