“Building prisons to address crime is like building graveyards to address AIDs” — Father Gregory Boyle
Does Being Pro-Boy Mean “Anti-Girl”?
Are our boys falling behind in education? Earl Hipp on how to handle this issue in fairness to both genders.
The “Walking Toward Manhood” Rite of Passage
A glimpse at the ancient tradition of the ‘walkabout’ as practiced today, in which some young men sing to survive and others ‘walk to listen.’
When Teen Boys Lose Hope
Hopeless and angry young males can do desperate things. How mentors can stand by in their times of crisis.
Urinals, Graffiti, and Boys Being Seen
Being invisible in a high price to pay for being a teenage boy.
Absent: A Film about Fatherlessness [Video]
Some people will fight their whole lives for the acceptance they never got from their fathers.
Guys: Check Your Balls
Are testicular exams women’s work?
Wild Boys, Wilderness, and Woodcraft Rangers
Predecessors of the Boy Scouts of America, Woodcrafters still bring nature-deprived boys out into the wilderness.
Ancient Male Rites of Passage
How do you know when you’ve become a man?
A Guy’s Wilderness Canoeing Adventure
When young males are without older men as guides to the natural world, it’s easy for them to be completely disconnected from nature.
Men in Schools—For Boys
Earl Hipp sits down with youth mentor Dave Bolduc and discusses his successful social skills program.
The “Man Code” and Pillars of Steel
Friendships between men are the true spiritual and structural pillars of our lives. Earl Hipp reviews Brian Plachta’s book, Pillars of Steel.
Fishing and the Good Men Factory
What does fishing have to do with making good men?
Manning Up: Women’s Rise, Men’s Demise?
Book author Kay Hymowitz examines the trend in young men who fail to launch.
Love Shouldn’t Hurt
Earl Hipp’s niece was killed by her husband in a murder-suicide. This post is dedicated to both of the victims of tragedy.
Healing the Absent Father Wound
An engaged and loving father is the most powerful man-making force on the planet.