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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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(Be)Loved by the Father

Posted onJune 27, 2017

(This is the first of a three part reflection on what it means to be loved by God.) Being third is all about…

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Is God Really out there?

Posted onJune 18, 2017

It’s one of the questions I get asked most often in class, so I’ve put together my three best answers to one of…

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Stuck in a Rut

Posted onMarch 22, 2017

Learning to drive in a winter climate is a unique challenge. You need to know how to handle slippery conditions, make sure your…

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Lessons From Star Wars: The Stony Heart

Posted onDecember 17, 2015

“…show that you are a letter of Christ, prepared by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God,…

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Worth it.

Posted onJuly 9, 2015

  I wrote this a few years ago after hearing a particularly painful incident from a young person I was serving. If you…

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Lent: So much more than a French word for “slow”

Posted onFebruary 17, 2015

This time tomorrow, it will be Ash Wednesday, and therefore the start of Lent. While Lent is a french word meaning “slow” –…

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The Ten Most Important things I’ve Learned as a Parish Youth Minister

Posted onJune 20, 2012March 26, 2022

In the summer of 2003, following my first year of youth ministry, I was invited to give a talk to some ym’s who…

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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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