{"id":83579,"date":"2015-01-28T11:36:08","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T17:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.austincnm.com\/?p=83579"},"modified":"2015-01-28T11:39:51","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T17:39:51","slug":"3rd-annual-catholic-mens-conference-austin-feb-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/3rd-annual-catholic-mens-conference-austin-feb-21\/","title":{"rendered":"3rd Annual Catholic Men&#8217;s Conference in Austin &#8211; February 21, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-83605 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ArmorofGod-CMC-550x313.jpg?resize=550%2C313\" alt=\"ArmorofGod-CMC\" width=\"550\" height=\"313\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most important issues in the world today is the need for a clear understanding of masculinity. It goes beyond the stereotypes and machismo. There is on perfect mold that all men can fit into, but there is a singular call to live out our lives in pursuit of Jesus in the way unique to men.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when there is so much confusion and misguided approaches to strengthening masculinity, the Church is in deep need of men uniting in mission and coming together in Christ. We are blessed to have a wonderful opportunity again with this year&#8217;s Catholic Men&#8217;s Conference sponsored by the Central Texas Fellowship of Catholic Men.<\/p>\n<p>I highly recommend it to all my fellow Catholic men in the area and encourage the ladies to share it with the men in your life.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/catholicarmorofgod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Armor of God &#8211; Real Men. Real Stories. Real Faith.<\/a><br \/>\nCatholic Men&#8217;s Conference<\/h3>\n<h4>Featured Speakers<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_83609\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83609\" class=\"wp-image-83609 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jesse_romero-114x190.jpg?resize=114%2C190\" alt=\"jesse_romero\" width=\"114\" height=\"190\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Romero<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Jesse Romero &#8211; On Fire Ministries<\/h3>\n<p>Jesse Romero is the founder and president of <a href=\"http:\/\/jesseromero.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">On Fire Evangelization<\/a>, an organization dedicated to showing Catholics how to live with energy and conviction through their faith in Jesus Christ. He is also a former mix martial arts fighter and\u00a0Sheriff Deputy.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"630\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Co4IwHCylDI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_83608\" style=\"width: 165px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83608\" class=\"wp-image-83608 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.austincnm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/charlie_aeschlilman.jpg?resize=155%2C143\" alt=\"charlie_aeschlilman\" width=\"155\" height=\"143\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-83608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aeschliman<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Charlie Aeschliman &#8211; Catholic Commando<\/h3>\n<p>As a former Navy SEAL, Charlie highlights the awesome arsenal the Church provides to successfully engage in spiritual warfare and overcome sin.\u00a0Charlie is one of the best basketball trick performers in the world. Nike crowned him National Basketball Handling Champion, and he has entertained thousands of fans at NBA and college basketball games as Secret Agent JAM!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Event Details<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>February 21, 2015 -9AM -1PM<\/p>\n<p>Cost is $39 and free for clergy<br \/>\nThere are also special pricing packages for students, groups, first responders, military, and fathers with sons.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/saintwilliams.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">St. William Catholic Church<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Saint+William+Catholic+Church\/@30.50145,-97.688523,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa829d118cc9401a2\" target=\"_blank\">620 Round Rock West Dr<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Saint+William+Catholic+Church\/@30.50145,-97.688523,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa829d118cc9401a2\" target=\"_blank\">Round Rock, TX 78781<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/armor-of-god-tickets-12862707705\" target=\"_blank\">Get your tickets\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1537715219775469\/\">Facebook Event<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/catholicarmorofgod.com\/\">CatholicArmorOfGod.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most important issues in the world today is the need for a clear understanding of masculinity. It goes beyond the stereotypes and machismo. There is on perfect mold that all men can fit into, but there is a singular call to live out our lives in pursuit of Jesus in the way&#8230;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/01\/3rd-annual-catholic-mens-conference-austin-feb-21\/\">[Read&nbsp;More]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[565],"tags":[556,2659,2657,2656,189,2658],"class_list":["post-83579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-events-blog","tag-conference","tag-fellowship","tag-jesse-romero","tag-masculinity","tag-men","tag-secret-agent-jam","entry","has-post-thumbnail"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":127974,"url":"https:\/\/atxcatholic.com\/index.php\/2015\/07\/7th-annual-mens-fellowship-mass-july-18th\/","url_meta":{"origin":83579,"position":0},"title":"7th Annual Men&#8217;s Fellowship Mass &#8211; July 18th","author":"Crist\u00f3bal Almanza Herrera","date":"July 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Masculinity is increasingly confused and misunderstood in society today. 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