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THE DRUMBEAT

A monthly e-update from
Men As Learners and Elders

February 2010
Inaugural Edition
March 2010
With an Introduction from Matt Sholler • Prints from Stephen Gambill • Helping Boys Navigate the Culture of Cruelty • Pinocchio Revisited • Men and Nature • and more!
April 2010
With an update on Red Mesa • A fresh look at Legends of the Fall • Spirituality and Sexuality • Upcoming Father's Day webcast • and more!
May 2010
In which we have a reflection on Matt's Rites of Passage • The Way Nature Prays • Final Instructions • Princess Mononoke: Parsifal's Quest served up Asian-style • A MALEs Journey in South Africa • upcoming events • and more!
June 2010
With a new addition to Red Mesa • Journey • Reflections on "The Pretender" • Invictus: Inspiring By Example • IL MROP and other upcoming events • and more!
July 2010
Red Mesa Work Camps • Goodbye to the Margins • Richard Rohr and Desmond Tutu • IL MROP and other upcoming events • and more!
August 2010
Red Mesa work camps • My MROP at Ghost Ranch • MROPs in Illinois, Scotland and Australia • Your Gaze is My Peace • And more!
September 2010
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men • My Pine-Scented Soul • Blessing of the Sheep at Red Mesa • The End of Men • And more!
October 2010
Fr. Richard invites us to go deep • What It Means to Do a Death Lodge • The Narrow Gate • My Two Weeks at Red Mesa • The End of Men Webcast • And more!
Nov-Dec 2010
Advent and preparing to serve • The FIRMing experience • Pat Tillman’s Odyssey • New Ground • Alternative Spring Break at Red Mesa • MROP in Northern California
End-of-Year Edition 2010
Stephen Picha on gratitude and what’s “birthing within” for 2011 • 2010 slideshow • Serving others • Haiku
January 2011
A Story that Could Be True • Contemplative Prayer • The Fighter
February 2011
Fr. Richard on mentoring • Why Males Need Initiation • The Fifth Ritual • Expecting More from Younger Men and Elders • Shepherding at Red Mesa
March 2011
Living Lent • Fr. Jim Clarke reflects on fasting • Cacti Teachers • Sunset • Shepherding at Red Mesa