Earlier this week, my 7th grade students engaged in a battle of tongue twisters. They exchanged challenges that sought to discover which of them could say
We live in a modern world. We are often blinded by distractions and every now and then we need to be reminded of things that
How happy really are we today? How do we define that we have really ‘lived’? We live in a marketing led world – a place
The vows of religious life are repulsive, at least according to an article Br. Justin Hannegan recently wrote in Crisis Magazine provokingly titled: Sacrificing Religious
As a classic “go-along-to-get-along” kind of guy, I would love to sugar coat my aim in this article, but I am just going to come
A reflection written in the midst of my first semester of college… Flirting starts based off of an initial attraction: a girl notices a guy,
This was adapted from a longer version of the post which can be found here. God is King–but he is also Master Artist, and He
Who are considered the “young adults” in your community? Are they teenagers? Are they single twenty-somethings? Are they young professionals? Are they young mothers and
When my fiancé and I were still just dating, we approached our priest and spiritual director and asked him how we might discern if we
By James Franke I’ve heard the argument a hundred times, phrased a hundred different ways. It all boils down to the same basic mentality: short
Before I left for college, I wrote about how my tendency to control and plan every aspect of my life often hurt more than it
Just in case you haven’t seen it, there is a wonderful series going on in the blogosphere called the “Not Alone Series”. The writers are
The dreaded phrase, “I think it would be better if we were just friends“, has been feared by teenagers for decades. The fear that, after
In Australia, we recently celebrated the Socceroos qualification for the 2014 World Cup Finals in Brazil. It was a great night and a great victory
Dear Discerning Young Catholic, Underachieving in the realm of morality has become so commonplace in our world that we have begun to pretend that sin
From the Merriam-Webster dictionary: in truth – certainly or: truly, confidently. This is the meaning of the word verily. A name which now graces the
Life has a way of coming up and tossing you the unexpected, and I encountered a new twist in life just recently when I got
Working with teens, most of my favorite questions deal with Mary. Mary is awesome, and there are a lot of misconceptions about what Catholics do
In what can only be described as “true love,” I agreed to marry my fiance without ever dancing with him. Perhaps this seems impossible, improbable,
Written by Rev. Hillary Agbenosi (A Ghanaian Deacon about to be ordained a Priest later this year) The Lord has promised to always provide for
It’s never been a better time to be a single Catholic guy. Why? Because there are thousands of lovely, faithful young Catholic women waiting for you
