We begin, in this episode, with a view towards the destination.  Who is the “man fully alive” that we want our sons to be?

Next, Mr. de Vicente takes on the questions of persona and identity and how we can help our sons develop a healthy sense of self through an ordered process of reflection.

Mr. de Vicente continues his discussion of persona and identity.

In the lecture, Mr. de Vicente discusses how boys develop a world view, which, in turn, informs all aspects of their life, from how they see reality per se to how they see their relationships with other persons.

Mr. de Vicente continues his discussion of moral imagination, turning to the ways parents can cultivate the moral imagination of their sons in a manner that respects their freedom.

Finally, a discussion of identity must include not only how our sons see themselves, but also how we see them.  Often our frustrations as parents are rooted in a desire to see the man in the boy now, but a failure to recognize the boy becoming man.