Our Mission
We are a center for experiential education, rooted in the Gospels, encouraging the transformation of human consciousness through contemplation, and equipping people to be instruments of peaceful change in the world.
The Drumbeat
The Drumbeat is the free, monthly online newsletter of MALEs. It features poetry, essays, photography, movie reviews, regional events and contact information, as well as other content for people interested in men’s spirituality. Read the latest issue – October 2011 – or subscribe today.
Archived Issues
- September 2011
Special Announcement: Jeff Roybal Joins CAC as Controller • Emotional Sobriety • The Curriculum of Winter • Profile: Rob Jones - August 2011
Special Announcement: Thank you, Stephen Picha! • Breathing Under Water • Nothing to Prove • St. Francis Church, Golden, NM • Profile: Mike Bennett - July 2011
Drumbeat Survey Results • The Christian Gospel and the Natural World • Profile: Gerry Moore • Special Announcement: MALEs Inaugurates Council of Elders - June 2011
All of Us, Beloved Sons • Fr. Richard: Different Kinds of Freedom • Drumbeat Survey - May 2011
Father's Day edition • From Father-hungry to Fatherly • Special Announcement: Role Changes at MALEs • Creating Rituals • Nothing to Prove • Only Love Remains • Our Fathers tis of Thee - April 2011
Tomb-waiting • Habitat for Humanity: Elders and Learners • I Have a Difficulty - March 2011
Living Lent • Fr. Jim Clarke reflects on fasting • Cacti Teachers • Sunset • Shepherding at Red Mesa - February 2011
Fr. Richard on mentoring • Why Males Need Initiation • The Fifth Ritual • Expecting More from Younger Men and Elders • Shepherding at Red Mesa - January 2011
A Story that Could Be True • Contemplative Prayer • The Fighter - End-of-Year Edition 2010
Stephen Picha on gratitude and what’s “birthing within” for 2011 • 2010 slideshow • Serving others • Haiku - Nov-Dec 2010
Advent and preparing to serve • The FIRMing experience • Pat Tillman’sOdyssey • New Ground • Alternative Spring Break at Red Mesa • MROP in Northern California - October 2010
Fr. Richard invites us to go deep • What It Means to Do a Death Lodge • The Narrow Gate • My Two Weeks at Red Mesa • The End of Men Webcast • And more! - September 2010
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men • My Pine-Scented Soul • Blessing of the Sheep at Red Mesa • The End of Men • And more! - August 2010
Red Mesa work camps • My MROP at Ghost Ranch • MROPs in Illinois, Scotland and Australia • Your Gaze is My Peace • And more! - July 2010
Red Mesa Work Camps • Goodbye to the Margins • Richard Rohr and Desmond Tutu • IL MROP and other upcoming events • and more! - June 2010
With a new addition to Red Mesa • Journey • Reflections on "The Pretender" • Invictus: Inspiring By Example • IL MROP and other upcoming events • and more! - May 2010
In which we have a reflection on Matt's Rites of Passage • The Way Nature Prays • Final Instructions • Princess Mononoke: Parsifal's Quest served up Asian-style • A MALEs Journey in South Africa • upcoming events • and more! - April 2010
With an update on Red Mesa • A fresh look at Legends of the Fall • Spirituality and Sexuality • Upcoming Father's Day webcast • and more! - March 2010
With an Introduction from Matt Sholler • Prints from Stephen Gambill • Helping Boys Navigate the Culture of Cruelty • Pinocchio Revisited • Men and Nature • and more! - February 2010
Inaugural Edition
