Fathers and other Catholic leaders can attend an upcoming virtual workshop designed to help Catholic boys grow into men. The Reclaim Fatherhood workshop will be held online 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12.
Presenters are Jimmy Mitchell and Jason Craig. Mitchell, who speaks around the country on the topic of attaining manhood, notes manhood is not something that boys naturally and gradually grow into. Manhood is something men have to win. According to his website, “We need to reclaim the essential relationships and understandings of man as revealed by nature and the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Craig is the author of “Leaving Boyhood Behind,” a book based on Catholic teaching that helps boys transition into adulthood. Both Mitchell and Craig are associated with the growing Fraternus organization in which boys from sixth to 12th grade gather to “eat, play and pray.”
To register for the Reclaim Fatherhood workshop, go online to www.reclaimfatherhood.com.
— David Hains
CHARLOTTE — MiraVia will host its 26th annual fundraising banquet online this year, due to restrictions on large in-person gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online event is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 29.
The “Path to Life” banquet will feature keynote speaker Melissa Ohden, survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion in 1977. Ohden is the founder and director of The Abortion Survivors Network and is a master’s level prepared social worker. She is the author of “You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir.”
The online event will also feature a virtual tour of the college-based residential facility located at Belmont Abbey College and testimonials from former and current MiraVia moms.
Online registration is free. Details are on page 6. Go to www.mira-via.org for more information and to register. Questions? Contact Megan Whiteside at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 704-525-4673, ext. 13.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter. MiraVia contributed.