A Pope’s Invitation to Youth
Check out Amy Wellborn’s excellent review of the 5 years of Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate and his frequent outreach to young people around the world. She clearly captures the Pontif’s passion for...
View ArticleGirls Just Want to Have Fun
A gorgeous autumn jacket caught my eye as I was flipping through a recent issue of a fashion magazine, trying to find the “perfect” haircut—you know, just cute enough to say I am still “fashionable”...
View ArticleThe Gift of Aging
Well, it happened. I did not think it would but it did. I got old. You laugh. Doesn’t everybody, unless they meet their maker early? Yes, I knew it and you knew it, but be honest, you never really...
View ArticleDaily Quote from Blessed John Paul II
The future of the world and the Church belongs to the younger generation, to those who, born in this century [twentieth century], will reach maturity in the next … Christ expects great things from...
View ArticleExploring Elysium
“Goodnight…” “Goodnight.” “Don’t go to sleep….” “I won’t.” This is the way my brother and I ended each day. Steve was my junior by three years, and the long shadows of evening always filled him with...
View ArticleNew Mission Territory
Look around after Mass or observe the folks attending ministry meetings and parish events and ask yourself: Where are all the young adults? According to the Fast Facts on Young Adults page listed on...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of Interpersonal Communication
Today we have a long list of ways to connect and communicate through the latest and greatest technological gadgets. We have the new iphone4S. We can text, tweet, friend people on Facebook and yes, we...
View ArticleBecause it is True
The only reason to believe something is because it is true. I am Catholic, not because it feels good to go to Mass on Sunday, or because it helps me cope with suffering in my life, or even because I...
View ArticleKeeping Teens Involved in the Practice of the Faith
I spoke to a group of teens who were preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Confirmation is generally administered to 10th graders in the Atlanta Archdiocese. The format of the talk was “Stump...
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