By Brendan Towell – As a young boy, I didn’t mind reading books but what I loved most were “coming of age” movies. I would watch and then re-watch films that were my favorites like The Karate Kid, the original Star Wars Trilogy, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the 1990 version, not the 2014 nonsense). What I loved about these movies was the sense of adventure that they brought into the life of a young boy trying to find his way in the world; especially a world which often set the bar for men no higher than mediocre.  Danny LaRusso, Luke Skywalker, and even the Turtle Brothers didn’t know what they were missing until they were propelled out of their little domestic spaces into the wilder world full of action and danger.  In almost every one of these you have a main character who is in need of help, even if he doesn’t know it. Whether it is some external threat like the bully at school or an internal threat like fear or anxiety, there is a moment when we meet the ever-important character of the mentor; call him “Mr. Miyagi” or “Yoda” or “Master Splinter”, it doesn’t really … Continue reading St. Augustine Prep – An Augustnian Adventure Where Men Find Their Mission