Our Story & Vision

“Arise” was born out of a conversation between a couple of us who, through our own experience, recognized a need to bring together other disciples to help build the kingdom. We felt there was a general lack of practical ministry specifically geared towards Catholic men, so we started to hash out what that would look like. During one of our discussions, we shared our testimonies of how we turned from living a worldly life, sitting on the Christian sidelines, and embraced our true identity in Jesus Christ. it was if we were riding along on this unhappy journey, full of stress, distractions and compromise before hearing a subtle call to turn our attention towards The Cross. Once we did, everything just stopped. We began to question the direction we were heading in and became convinced that there must be more. More to our faith, to life, than what we had accepted. As soon as we began going deeper, in scripture study and prayer, we found a Savior who loved us beyond any measure and who had been pursuing us all along. He reached out His hand and called us to arise and take our place at His table. Our deepest desire is to help other men find Him, so they too can arise and take their place next to Him.