Men As Learners and Elders (M.A.L.Es)
a  program offered by the Center for Action and Contemplation

Men Matter / Adam's Return Tour        Teachings given for men and women
Number of overall attendees: 4,000

q       New York, NY

q       Minneapolis, MN

q       Tucson, AZ

q       Anaheim, CA

q       Lafayette, LA

q       Santa Monica, CA

q       San Antonio, TX

q       Raleigh-Durham, NC

q       Chicago, IL

q       Cork, Galway, Derry, and Dublin, Ireland

q       Cheltenham, England  

Men's Rites of Passage

q  Ghost Ranch, NM

q  Arizona

q  Minnesota

q  Oregon

q  California

q  2 in Czech Republic

Resources Released

q Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation (book)
Fall 2004 Translated in 4 languages, audio book soon

q From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (book)
Summer 2005 Rewritten and distilled from The Wild Man's Journey 

q Men Matter: A Quest for the True Self

q  Men and Grief (single CD)

q Masculine Spirituality (DVD)

q  Why Males Need Initiation (DVD)

Beloved Sons DVD Series Now in PAL format for Europe, Australia, etc.!

All resources available online via the CAC Mustard Seed Resource Center 

Click on the following for a complete list of Men's Resource Materials

International Development

q    2 MROPs in the Czech republic

q    Men Matter in England and Ireland

q    Workshops on Initiation and "Father Wound"

- Bratislava, Slovakia

- Plankenstein, Austria

- Munster-Schwarzach monastery, Germany

Other Teachings Given

q    Weekend for Presbyterian men in TX

q  Men and boys at risk, with their priests, CA

q    "Men and Grief" talk Graymoor, NY and San Antonio, TX

Meetings

Support Elders in Albuquerque, January 2005

Staffing

Mike Bennett hired June, 2005 Men's Work coordination

Last modified: April 13, 2008