Men of Virtue

“Men of Virtue” is a men's breakfast and talk held every second Friday of the month from 6:30-7:45 am. It is a collaboration of Chesterton Academy and St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church to grow a network of men connected by the desire to follow Christ in His Church and advance in the life of virtue.

Sept. Speaker: Dale Ahlquist - "Virtuous Marriage"

Dale Ahlquist is President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. He is the creator and host of the EWTN television series, “The Apostle of Common Sense.” He is the author of eight books, the editor of sixteen more books, and Publisher of Gilbert magazine.


Chesterton biographer Joseph Pearce has called Dale “probably the greatest living authority on the life and work of G.K. Chesterton.”


Dale has given more than 900 lectures at universities, conferences, and other institutions, including Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Notre Dame, Oxford, the Vatican Forum in Rome, and the House of Lords in London.


He is the co-founder of the first Chesterton Academy, a classical Catholic high school in Hopkins, Minnesota, which gave birth to the growing Chesterton Schools Network that now includes over 70 schools in the U.S. and nine other countries.


Sept. RSVP

  • Format
    Breakfast will be served promptly at 6:30 a.m. followed by a talk on the life of virtue by a guest speaker at 7:00 a.m. (including a time of Q & A). Formal dismissal is at 7:30 a.m., however, men are welcome to stay a bit longer to socialize or ask more questions of the presenter.


  • Location
    Breakfasts will be held at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins in the lower-level social hall. 


    Here are the dates: 9/11, 10/9, 11/13, 12/11, 1/8, 2/12, 3/12, 4/9, 5/14.

Upcoming Speakers & Topics

  • September 11: Dale Ahlquist

    "Virtuous Marriage"

  • October 9: Fr. Byron Hagan

    "Virtuous Politics"

  • November 13: Fr. Paul Haverstock

    "Virtuous Liesure"

  • December 11: Dr. Brandon Wanless

    "The Virtue of Studiousness"

  • January 8: Fr. Brent Bowman

    "Virtuous Work"

  • February 12: Dr. James Chastek

    "Virtuous Parenting"

  • March 12: Dr. Matt Gerlach

    "Virtuous Leadership"

  • April 9: Dr. Tod Worner

    "Virtuous Friendship"