The "Come To Us" Model and Why it is Not Cutting it in Catholic Youth Ministry
Is youth ministry at your parish completely dependent on teens just showing up – the “Come to Us” Model? Are you operating out of the pseudo “Field of Dreams Model” of build it and they will come? Sad news is that these models aren’t as effective any more...

Out Of Place
Gwen had graduated two days before, but without even thinking she showed up at church and went through her normal routine: standing outside the high school youth group room, talking and laughing with a few of her friends from the youth group. When the leader called the meeting to order...

Fixing the Ceiling Tiles
I was playing ping pong with Jon the other day when we stumbled on an interesting learning moment. About halfway through the match we noticed that a ton of the ceiling tiles above the tables were out of place. Not a couple of them, but about half of them...

Here's one flight attendant who will never forget this particular flight
I boarded an early morning flight to return home, following a Catholics Come Home presentation in Wichita the night before. After take-off and the beverage service, I took a second to thank the two hard-working flight attendants for their exceptional hospitality...

Vatican Schedules 9 New Beatifications
The Vatican has announced that nine beatifications have been scheduled for the months of June through November...

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