Posted March 10, 2025

Hundreds of men from throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia gathered March 8 for the 17th annual Man Up Philly Men’s Spirituality Conference at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Delaware County. Speakers for the event included Brian Dawkins, former Philadelphia Eagle and Pro Football Hall of Fame safety; Ward Fitzgerald, Catholic Leadership Institute Board of Directors; and Eddie Morris, Team Hope Captain. Monsignor Federico Britto offered remarks on the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and acclaimed Irish tenor Mark Forrest, guided the men through Eucharistic Adoration. The conference concluded with Mass celebrated by Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez. (Photos: Sarah Webb)