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Reflections | YouCat

YouCat: Human Community (Part 2: The Law & Grace)

Posted onFebruary 13, 2023February 14, 2023

My first time behind the wheel of a car is a moment I’ll never forget. I was getting picked up from school late…

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YouCat: Why Are We Put on Earth, What We Are Supposed to Do, and how God’s Holy Spirit Helps Us to Do it…

Posted onJanuary 23, 2023January 23, 2023

When he wrote The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien created a memorable group of characters to populate his world of Middle-Earth. Some…

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YouCat: God and the Sacred Liturgy

Posted onNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022

I will never forget the first night I held her hand. We were driving on a cold night in early March 2004; I…

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YouCat: I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God

Posted onOctober 17, 2022October 17, 2022

For many years, Archbishop Richard Smith posted weekly reflections at a blog titled The Reason for Our Hope (these reflections can now be…

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YouCat: I Believe in God the Father

Posted onOctober 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Luke Skywalker had put up a good fight, but Darth Vader had gained the upper hand by cutting off Luke’s right hand. Luke…

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YouCat: Man is Receptive to God

Posted onSeptember 12, 2022September 20, 2022

In the age of digital cable and streaming media, it’s hard to imagine a time when people didn’t have access to hundreds of…

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How to Be “Third”

Posted onAugust 28, 2021March 25, 2022

In the coming year, seek out opportunities to do a better job of being third. Deepen your life of prayer and learn what it means trust in God’s love for you. Be humble. Show integrity. Read the Bible. Do the Duty of the moment.

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A Promise to the Youth I Serve

Posted onJune 26, 2021March 25, 2022

I do what I do – working full-time in youth ministry, serving youth and young adults in my parish and schools – because I believe in what St. John Paul II, Pope Benedict, and so many others see when they look into a crowd of young people: hope.

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Can We Disagree With the Church?

Posted onMay 6, 2021March 25, 2022

This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. When my son started playing soccer, I was a volunteer coach…

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Three Spiritual New Year’s Resolutions

Posted onDecember 28, 2020March 25, 2022

This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. In the last week of any year, it’s a long-standing tradition…

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Mike Landry is a veteran youth minister based in Catholic schools west of Edmonton, AB, Canada.
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  • About Mike
  • We Believe
    • Mike’s Articles By Topic
    • Catholic Beliefs
    • Making Sense of the Bible
    • Start Reading the Bible
    • Study the Gospel of Mark
    • Study the Gospel of John
    • A Person First: Resources & Tools to Fight Pornography
  • We Pray
  • Music
    • Songs on YouTube
    • St. Peter’s Sessions Album (2019)
  • Contact
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