The Catholic Gentleman Exorcist Fr. Ripperger: Raising Your Sons to Be Men
Apr 26, 2026
Fr. Chad Ripperger, a Catholic priest and exorcist who writes on spiritual warfare and masculinity, reflects on his mechanic upbringing. He talks about why many young men stay adolescent. He links practical toolwork, responsibility, and rites like hunting to forming real masculine strength. He contrasts active, skillful leisure with passive distractions.
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Pleasure Lockers Cause Emotional Arrest
- Young men get psychologically stunted when they give themselves over to pleasure and emotion at a specific age.
- Fr. Chad Ripperger links this to the curse of Adam and says endless comfort, video games, and lack of responsibility freeze development at that emotional age.
Put Boys In Charge Of Real Tasks
- Give boys real agency by putting them in charge of tasks and requiring accountability.
- Fr. Chad describes his father handing him projects, insisting he fix mistakes, and demanding an accounting for the work.
Emotions Separate You From Reality
- Strong emotions contract attention inward and disconnect you from objective reality.
- Fr. Chad uses a repair example and his father's one-liner knock it off and fix it to show conforming to reality reduces suffering.
