What happens when a man in formation to become clergy realizes his chosen spiritual path is lacking something essential because it isn't speaking to him as a man?

In this fifteenth episode of Follow Me to the M-R-O-P!, host Brian Mueller sits down with Rich Gierak for an engaging conversation about his 2006 initiation at Ghost Ranch, New Mexico. Rich shares how he embarked on a three-day motorcycle ride to reach the rites, intentionally setting aside expectations to embrace a "beginner's mind" and going "all in" on the experience.

Rich speaks with insight about transitioning from the boyhood foundational skills of the Scouts into a mature, adult understanding of masculinity. From reading Richard Rohr on a church retreat to helping establish the Northern Calif ...