dl-mens-breakfast-molina.jpg COLLINSVILLE - Ss. Peter and Paul Parish will sponsor a Catholic Men's Breakfast March 14, with a focus on Catholic men's spirituality and the vital role played by fathers in providing direction for the family's practice of the faith.

The event will begin with Mass at 8 a.m. in the parish church, with Bishop George J. Lucas presiding. After Mass, breakfast will be served in the Collinsville Knights of Columbus Hall. Moderating the breakfast will be St. Louis TV and Catholic radio personality Zip Rzeppa.

The speaker for the breakfast will be Hector Molina, who will present background on the current situation as well as strategies for restoring men and fathers to their place as spiritual leaders of their families, of the church and of society in the 21st century.

For nearly 20 years, Molina has been a bilingual lay Catholic speakers and evangelist, ministering in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. At age 15, he was inspired to respond to Pope John Paul II's call for a "New Evangelization." For 11 years, he served as pastoral associate at St. John the Baptist Parish in the Diocese of Brooklyn. In 2003, he was appointed by then-Archbishop Justin Rigali to serve as director of Hispanic Ministry for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. In 2007, then-Archbishop Raymond Burke appointed Molina to serve as founding director of a new archdiocesan Office of the New Evangelism. Molina is a husband and father of three.

The registration deadline for the breakfast is March 1. To register or to reserve a table, phone/fax (618) 344-3259.