S E S S I O N 1Apostles of a New

Springtime

We had an incredible year last year.

One of the highlights was the stories.

We met many saints and many scoundrels.

I have another one for you.

• Sixteenth pope.• Reigned 218-223AD.• Merciful pope – allowed Christians who had

committed mortal sin to do penance and re-enter the Church.

• Martyred either in popular uprising or thrown into a well.

• Buried in the “Chapel of the Popes” in the Catacomb of St. Callixtus on the Appian Way.

• Relics moved to Santa Maria in Trastevere.

St. Callixtus: Pope and Martyr

Source: Craughwell, T., “Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints,” Image, 2006, pp. 10-17.

• Lived as a slave to Carpophorus.• Carpophorus decided to establish a bank for

Christians, especially widows so that their money would be safe.

• Places Callixtus in charge of bank.• Callixtus squanders most of the money and

embezzles the rest.• Christian widows are destitute. Carpophorus is

irrate.• Callixtus flees Rome.

St. Callixtus: Pope and Martyr

Source: Craughwell, T., “Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints,” Image, 2006, pp. 10-17.

• Carpophorus captures Callixtus on a boat in Portus.• Carpophorus sentences Callixtus to hard labor –

binding him to a gristmill.• Wronged depositors beg mercy for Callixtus.• Carpophorus releases him with the instructions to

retrieve as much money as possible.• Callixtus enters Jewish synagogue during the

Sabbath prayer service and demands return of money.

• A riot ensues.

St. Callixtus: Pope and Martyr

Source: Craughwell, T., “Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints,” Image, 2006, pp. 10-17.

• Callixtus is convicted of disturbing the peace, scourged and exiled to Sardinis to work in the mines.

• Marcia, the mistress to the emperor, receives permission to have all Christian prisoners released.

• Pope St. Victor I does NOT include Callixtus in list of Christian prisoners.

• Callixtus begs to be released. Returns to Rome.• Pope St. Victor I and Carpophorus are furious to

see Callixtus in Rome.

St. Callixtus: Pope and Martyr

Source: Craughwell, T., “Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints,” Image, 2006, pp. 10-17.

• Pope Victor I places Callixtus in house well outside the city walls on the Appian Way.

• Callixtus is converted.• He begins helping a priest, Zephyrinus.• Zephyrinus becomes Pope, ordains Callixtus as a

deacon and places him in charge of Christian cemetery on Appian Way – catacombs of St. Callixtus.

• Zephyrinus dies and Callixtus is elected Pope.• Callixtus is known for tremendous mercy.

St. Callixtus: Pope and Martyr

Source: Craughwell, T., “Saints Behaving Badly: The Cutthroats, Crooks, Trollops, Con Men, and Devil-Worshippers Who Became Saints,” Image, 2006, pp. 10-17.

How does someone become a true scoundrel?

How does someone go from a scoundrel to a saint?

Welcome to Apostles of a New Springtime!

• Get inside the head of some of the most interesting characters in Scripture.

• Dissects the issues involved on both the spiritual and natural level.

• Identifies the spiritual solution to the main issues.

Apostles of a New SpringtimeFall Semester

• Identifies the pathway traveled from sinner to saint.

• Provides an examination of conscience according to the 7 Steps of TMIY.

• Provides a framework to help men make progress in their spiritual lives.

• Helps men develop a spiritual plan-of-life.

Apostles of a New SpringtimeFall Semester

The Tools at Our Disposal

• The best research from secular science (especially medical and social science).

• The teachings of our faith (based upon Scripture, Tradition and the teachings of the Magisterium).

• The wisdom of the saints handed down through the centuries.

The Three Wisdoms

We make a major transition for the Spring Semester.

Our goal is to hear and respond to the voice of God.

Jesus Christ personally invited you to be here

today. You said, ‘Yes.’ And I thank you.

The Call of That Man is You!• “Wherever you are in your spiritual life,

Jesus Christ wants to encounter you right

there … and take you further.”

• “That Man is You! is about a personal

encounter with Jesus Christ so that Jesus

Christ can transform your life.”

• Considers the “call of God.”• Identifies the context within God speaks

today.• Provides 7 principles for discernment.• Considers the discernment of St. Joseph.• Provides the opportunity to respond to

God’s call.

Apostles of a New SpringtimeSpring Semester

We have begun a journey to become authentic male leaders.

We must build this leadership on the Rock of Christ.

The Vision of Authentic Male Leadership

Moral LeadershipPersonal Responsibility

Military LeadershipClarity of ThoughtIntegrity of Action

Economic LeadershipFoundation for Future

Foundation for FuturePolitical Leadership

SacrificeThe willingness to

pay the price.

The Path of That Man is You!

• Year 1: We considered man in his relationship to God and sought to become a man after God’s own heart.

• Year 2: Provides men the practical tools they need to become a man after God’s own heart.

• Year 3: We consider man in his role as husband and seek to become the hidden face of Christ for our spouse.

• Year 4: We will consider man in his role as father and seek to transform men into the Revelation of God the Father.

Understanding the Three Roles of Men

We are hungry for this as men and our lay men in particular have been starving for this. This is truly rich in what the Church teaches … The manifestations of God’s presence happen suddenly, sometimes profoundly. There is a real ripple effect from this program in the lives of the men who attend it.

Fr. Jim Gigliotti, TOR Arlington, Texas

Next WeekFrom Saint to Scoundrel

Small Group DiscussionStarter Questions

1. Who do you know that has radically transformed their life? How did they do it?

2. Who are you going to bring with you next week?