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In Him You Also Are Being Built Together
Today, Tuesday October 28, 2014 is the Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles In today’s first reading, we are reminded that we are God’s construction materials: Through him the whole structure is...
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Leaf Raking for the Elderly
This past weekend, our Venturing crew, which serves as the parish teen youth group, did some leaf raking for the elderly in our neighborhood. We teamed up with SAJE – an ecumenical organization made up...
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March for Life 2015
I had the privilege of taking our teen youth group to the March for Life in Washington DC this year. What an amazing experience! These teens really soaked it all in and were pumped up with being more...
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Homemade Model Magic
We recently started using the Life Teen program with our parish youth group. This is a great program for catechesis with Catholic youth. Our teen youth group meets after Sunday Mass every week and we...
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Sacraments Are Like Hoses
“Sacraments are like hoses. They are the channels of the living water of God’s grace. Our faith is like opening the faucet. We can open it a lot, a little, or not at all.” ― Peter Kreeft This was my...
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Servant Leadership
Our youth group is chartered as a Venturing Crew. And one of the things which is emphasized in Venturing is servant leadership. So how does a servant leader differ from a more self centered...
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The Servant Song – Servant Leaders
This week’s Mass readings really focus on being a servant rather than trying to be “the boss”. Yesterday I wrote about servant leadership. Being a servant is also about trust. We need to trust in God...
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Let Us Learn to Live with Kindness
Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us. – Pope Francis This can be a difficult thing to do, but it gives us such freedom! Freedom from resentment, freedom...
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What Is a Just War?
We discussed the “Just War Doctrine” this past Sunday at our youth group meeting. This was a topic the teens had asked about several times. “Is war ever OK?” “Can Catholics serve in the military?” We...
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