YouCat: The Fifth Commandment (Thou Shalt Not Kill)
“Thou shalt not kill.” At first glance, the Fifth Commandment seems like the simplest commandment… don’t kill anybody or act as an accomplice to a murder. This article should be…
YouCat – The Fourth Commandment (Honor your father & mother)
Growing up, there always seemed to be TV shows which centered on the story of a family. I remember watching shows like Family Ties, Family Matters, and Growing Pains, in…
YouCat: The Third Commandment (The Lord’s Day)
I remember playing a computer game in the 1980’s called Lost Ruins. You played as a robot whose job it was to clean up the ruins of a long-forgotten civilization,…
YouCat: The Second Commandment (Respect God’s Name)
A youth ministry team I worked with many years ago performed a skit based the Lord’s Prayer. It began with one of the girls on our team kneeling down to…
YouCat – The First Commandment (Worship God Alone)
YouCat: The First Commandment “I am the Lord, your God. You shall not have strange gods before me.” At first glance, it might seem like this commandment makes more sense…
YouCat: The Ten Commandments
Every now and then, I come across an online list of old and strange laws from around the world. Among the most memorable I’ve seen includes the fact that in…
YouCat: Why I Love The Church
Eleven years ago, there was a video on YouTube that featured a speaker outlining the reasons why he loves Jesus but hates religion. The video went viral and inspired a…
YouCat: Human Community (Part 2: The Law & Grace)
My first time behind the wheel of a car is a moment I’ll never forget. I was getting picked up from school late on a Friday night. My heart skipped…
YouCat: Human Community (Part 1: Social Justice)
Catholics usually begin our prayers with the Sign of the Cross. Many of us do this automatically that we think about the deep reality it signifies: our belief that God…
YouCat: The Dignity of the Human Person
The speaker stood at the front of the room, holding up an old fifty-dollar bill and asked, “who wants this?” Immediately, every hand went up. After dropping it on the…