Table of Contents
Introduction: A Search for the Divine Vision of Man 1
1 The New Genesis 9
Man: A Mystery unto Himself 9
The Original Cause 13
The New Beginning 18
The Trinity in Humanity 25
The Disorder of the Ultimate Order 29
St. Joseph: A New Adam 31
The New Genesis 34
The Purpose of This Work 37
2 The Guardian of the Garden: Defining Man's Position in God's Plan 39
Temptation: A Means to Salvation 39
The Garden: Place of Paradise and Battle 45
Faulting at His Post 48
St. Joseph: Guardian of the Garden of Mary 51
Jesus Christ: The Guardian of the Garden 55
The Sacred Summons 58
3 Man's Role and Responsibility: The Hierarchy of Sacrificial Responsibility 61
Unique Roles, Equal Dignity 61
Sacrificial Responsibility 65
The Pinnacle of Creation 67
The Role and Responsibility of St. Joseph 72
Jesus, the New Adam and His Great Command 77
4 A Husband's Headship: At the Service of Completing the Bride 83
The Need for Woman 83
Adam's Solitude 90
The Holy Desire 93
The Completion of Man's Humanity 99
St. Joseph's Need for the Woman 103
St. Joseph: Releasing the Need to be Needed 108
St. Joseph's Return to Solitude 114
The Need for St. Joseph 122
Scandal of Our Age 130
The Supreme Calling of Christ 133
Christ and the Masculine Pattern of Desire 135
Headship: At the Service of Completing the Bride 146
Jesus the Bridegroom 150
Christ's Reclaiming Marriage 152
Israel Transformed into The New Israel: The Church 160
Completion of the Body, the Bride 163
A Case for Headship 167
The Beginning and Origin of the Man 170
Mutual Submission and Authentic Male Headship 178
St. Paul's Outline of Male Headship 182
Deliver Yourself for Her 184
Sanctify Her 186
Present Her 189
5 Patriarchal Authority: At the Service of Completing the Family 191
The Stage of Manhood 191
Head of His House 205
Christ's Pattern of the Pater Familias 209
The Enemy of the Pater Familias 212
The Sins and Purposes of the Devil 214
The Two Causes of Sin 216
Satan's Two Path's to the Soul 218
Satan's Strategy to Overthrow the Pater Familias 221
Adam's Dominion 226
St. Joseph, Lord of His Household 234
Jesus: The Lord of God's House 239
False Seeds Sown 247
A Summons to Stewardship 251
