MKP USA in Partnership with Illuman
MEN’S RITES OF PASSAGE
Most men have a longing for the support and guidance of other men in their journey towards masculinity, maturity, and a deeper experience with the divine. Illuman is an organization based on the work of Franciscan monk, teacher, and writer Richard Rohr. MKP USA has partnered with Illuman to offer a program that is deeply healing and grounded in integral spirituality.
Answer the Drumbeat
Opening the door to this journey can start with the Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) retreat. This retreat can help awaken men to the adventure and mystery of their own masculinity, their deep spirituality, their potential for leadership, and their life’s purpose.
Living a shallow unexamined life is an empty experience. The Journey of Illumination begins with the age-old traditions that teach the five things every man needs to learn before he can fully engage in the adventure and mystery life will bring. MROP opens the door to the adventure.
The retreat is a five-day / four night, deeply prayerful and soulful experience that builds on the classic patterns of male initiation through simple and moving rituals and teaching. Each day includes participating in group prayer, major teachings on central masculine spirituality themes, quiet time for reflection, and sharing in the context of a “home group.”
This is not about religion but about spirituality, about age old traditions that guide us into manhood, about coming to trust that there is something much greater at work in our lives than we could ever imagine.
What the MROP is
SPECIFICATIONS
Duration: 5 Days
Location: Retreat Center
Leadership: Professional Leadership
Pre-Requisites: None – Open to Men
UPCOMING TRAININGS
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WHAT THEY
ARE SAYING
“I was introduced to men’s work and initiation 12 years ago through the ManKind Project (MKP). They do powerful work and I still attend my weekly I-Group, but I wanted to integrate my spirituality. I learned of Richard Rohr seven or eight years ago and then attended an MROP in 2012.”
— Tim Sullivan, Colorado
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