REMAIN IN MY LOVE NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2026 | VOLUME 2
Remain In My Love September newsletter turns our attention to the quiet, often unseen weight men carry — in their families, in their work, and in the wider world.
Every man shoulders responsibilities, expectations, pressures, and wounds that are rarely spoken aloud. But the real crisis is not that men carry so much; it’s how they respond to these burdens.
Many men respond with silence, isolation, overwork, anger, or emotional withdrawal — not because they are weak, but because they have never been taught a healthier way to carry what life places on their shoulders. Worse, some are taught to respond wrongly. Yet there is another way. A way marked by honesty, humility, prayer, brotherhood, and grace. A way modeled by Christ Himself, who carried the greatest weight of all without carrying it alone.
This month, we invite you to reflect on the weight men bear and the deeper strength God offers. The goal is not to criticize men, but to honor them — and to call them toward a response that is more whole, more human, and more rooted in God.
This edition sets the pace for the virtual men's conference that is coming up on October 17. Grace For Him: The Man Within will take you deep into how to engage with yourself as a man and help you understand what it truly means to be the man God has called you to be. It begins with the right connection.
As you read, may you see the men in your life with fresh compassion. And if you are a man carrying more than you can say, may you find in these pages a reminder that you are not meant to carry your burdens alone. Grace is real. Help is real. And strength is more than endurance — it is the courage to let God meet you where the weight feels heaviest.
Thanks for journeying with us.
Fr. Vin and the RIML/Family Apostolate Team
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