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…
My first time behind the wheel of a car is a moment I’ll never forget. I was getting picked up from school late…
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…
I will never forget the first night I held her hand. We were driving on a cold night in early March 2004; I…
For many years, Archbishop Richard Smith posted weekly reflections at a blog titled The Reason for Our Hope (these reflections can now be…
Luke Skywalker had put up a good fight, but Darth Vader had gained the upper hand by cutting off Luke’s right hand. Luke…
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…
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.
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.
This was originally posted as a column on the Grandin Media website. When my son started playing soccer, I was a volunteer coach…
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…