Florida Catholic Men is a new ministry to men launched in 2007 by the Diocesan Center for Family Life (DCFL). The DCFL, co-founded in 1977 by the Diocese of St. Augustine and St. Vincent’s Medical Center, offers a variety of programs that support, enrich and defend human life and the family.

Florida Catholic Men (FCM) recognizes that men need special inspiration, example and support from other men to live out their Christian faith. The main vehicle that FCM will employ to serve this need is a large annual men’s conference, the first of which will occur on April 19, 2008 at the magnificently restored Florida Theatre in Jacksonville. The Florida Theatre has a limited capacity of 2000, and FCM anticipates a sell-out.

“Faith of Our Fathers” is the theme of the first conference. All Christians, men and women alike, are called by God to pass on the Faith to each new generation, just as we received it. It is the unique duty of men, though, to respond to this call as sons, brothers, husbands, and fathers. What special dangers, challenges and opportunities do we face as men? How can we respond better together?