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…
YouCat: Why Are We Put on Earth, What We Are Supposed to Do, and how God’s Holy Spirit Helps Us to Do it…
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…
YouCat: Other Liturgical Celebrations
When I have the chance to talk to young people about the Sacraments, I often begin by asking them to name all of…
YouCat: The Sacraments of Healing
One of Jesus’ most well-known and enduring parables is the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37). In this story Jesus speaks plainly about what it…
YouCat: The Sacraments of Initiation
One of the easiest ways to know what a group, organization, or institution is all about is to examine the process by which…
YouCat: How we Celebrate the Mysteries of Christ
I have loved Lego for as long as I can remember. This highly sophisticated interlocking brick system captured my imagination as a child,…
YouCat: God and the Sacred Liturgy
I will never forget the first night I held her hand. We were driving on a cold night in early March 2004; I…
YouCat: God Acts Towards Us By Means of Sacred Signs
In 1983, The Karate Kid was released, and audiences were treated to one of the most unique (and memorable) training montages in any…
YouCat: I Believe in the Holy Spirit
One of the most well-known and heartrending stories about St. Peter is the account of his threefold denial of Jesus. This story can…
YouCat: I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God
For many years, Archbishop Richard Smith posted weekly reflections at a blog titled The Reason for Our Hope (these reflections can now be…