Chastity, or purity, is opposite of the deadly sin, lust. The Wikipedia definition is:
“sexual behavior of a man or woman acceptable to the ethical norms and guidelines of a certain culture, civilization or religion.”
Pretty good definition if you ask me. I hate to get all Bill Clinton-esque, but it does beg the question of what exactly “acceptable” means to that certain culture or civilization. The accepted sexual behavior of someone living as a Christian is drastically different than that of someone living as a Jew, Bhudist, Hindu, …

When I was compiling the list of Manliness Traits, this one not only had to be included, it had to be right near the top. I forgot exactly where I heard this saying, so I searched online to see if I could credit the right person, but could not find anything. However, this has been a cornerstone in my life for a long time.
The essence of this Trait lies in the one facet men have had trouble mastering throughout all of time: listening. Most men …

This is the start of a series which I plan on posting several manly traits that I believe core to men as they journey on their Return To Manliness. I write this site in the hope that all who read it either take steps to become a better man, a better father, a better husband, a better person than what they are today. If you already have wonderful manly qualities about you, then maybe just a refresher. And if you truly have all the qualities that we …

The world was shocked recently by the death of a VERY young Tim Russert at the age of 58. There has been so much coverage on this over the last couple of days, I simply don’t want to write anything about this amazing person that will trivialize what has already been covered. But I do want to speak to something I never paid attention to when he was alive – his family and his friends.
Much to my chagrin, it was only in his death that I became …