The Importance of Ceremony · Initiate Men Community

The Importance of Ceremony

I think it's really important to have ceremonial aspects to manhood beyond just beers in the backyard.

I think about the times that my dad took me out and made intentional steps towards teaching me virtue and what it means to be a man. I feel like those ceremonial moments are the ones I remembered the most and carried them with me still to this day.

13th birthday: we went to the adoration chapel close by and spent some time in prayer. We talked about the physical changes I began going through as well as the idea of taking responsibility in life. We then went and grabbed a steak dinner and he gave me a classic shaving kit and scripture. I learned how to shave that night once we got back home.
16th birthday: My dad took me out again and shared with me how to respect women and treat them as I was coming into age. He also went in more depth on for basic tenants of manhood – take responsibility, love sacrificially, lead courageously, and reject passivity.
18th birthday. My dad prepared a initiation ceremony with a community of men closest to me. I walked up a mountain, reflected on virtue of manhood, and was anointed with oil in front of all the men. This was a very defining moment for me where the community of men recognized the choice I made to choose manhood for my life. There was no confusion after that moment of whether or not I was a man.

These are just a few ceremonial moments in my life that my dad intentionally set up for me. These moments I will never forget.

Even if you didn't have moments like these, there are still defining moments for you and your life.

Question: What stories do you hold onto that remind you of who you are as a man?

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