The M.A.L.Es program also sponsors various conferences that continue to explore specific issues of male spiritual development.
These events are open and applicable for all men, regardless of whether or not they have gone through the Men's Rites of Passage program.
Some of our previous conferences have included workshops on training for men working with the following populations:
- Adolescents
- Church based
- Father/Son
- Gays
- Incarcerated
- 12-Step
- Ethnic Groups
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM has been exploring issues of male spirituality
since 1987. From this work Richard observed that men in our western
culture were lacking in their experience and understanding of the
transcendent power of God. He has established Rites of Passage programs
in New Mexico to help guide men through a formal initiation process
that they may have missed during their critical developmental period as
young men. The Men As Learners and Elders (M.A.L.Es) program was
established in 2002 to carry out the vision of creating a school for
male spiritual development by expanding the scope of Men's Rites of
Passage programs throughout the country and abroad.
One of the goals of M.A.L.Es is to form an extended network of initiated men and leaders who have an ecumenical vision of Gospel based male initiation. These Initiated Men will then serve as Elders in providing leadership and guidance in spiritual development for other men of future generations.
Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM has been exploring issues of male spirituality
since 1987. From this work Richard observed that men in our western
culture were lacking in their experience and understanding of the
transcendent power of God. He has established Rites of Passage programs
in New Mexico to help guide men through a formal initiation process
that they may have missed during their critical developmental period as
young men. The Men As Learners and Elders (M.A.L.Es) program was
established in 2002 to carry out the vision of creating a school for
male spiritual development by expanding the scope of Men's Rites of
Passage programs throughout the country and abroad.
One of the goals of M.A.L.Es is to form an extended network of initiated men and leaders who have an ecumenical vision of Gospel based male initiation. These Initiated Men will then serve as Elders in providing leadership and guidance in spiritual development for other men of future generations.