Unchaining Confirmation
Given all that we now know about adolescent spirituality, good catechesis and youth
ministry, how can we enhance Confirmation’s potential to be a more formative
experience in the lives of young people?...

5 Ways to reach New Depths in Prayer with Middle School Youth
Recently, I was struck by our 8th graders who were able to enter into Eucharistic Adoration so prayerfully during our annual 8th grade “Welcome to Life” Retreat. It occurred to me that their prayer resembled that of an upperclassmen’s...

An Organic and Comprehensive Ministry for Youth
The USCCB document, Renewing the Vision, listed eight necessary components of youth ministry: advocacy, catechesis, community life, evangelization, justice and service, leadership development, pastoral care, and prayer and worship. But many don’t understand how they should connect with each other....

Missouri
And we are off on our annual summer tour again. Our goal: to discern the State of Youth Ministry by scanning diocesan web-sites via a state-by-state virtual visitation. Our tour continues, which leads to another return stop-over to Missouri.

Distinguishing Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding