How to Really Connect with Students
Percentage of 15-year-olds who say adults take these actions, if adults 'get them'...

OSV's Catholic Guide to the Internet - Reader's Choice
The number of Catholic-oriented websites has exploded, and keeping track of the ones that are truly useful gets harder as they proliferate. Some sites are obvious keepers, but what about those hidden treasures just waiting to be discovered by a broader audience...

Eucharist is Jesus' greatest gift to us, teaches Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI underscored the importance of the Eucharist on Wednesday as a "treasure whose value cannot be measured." Illustrating a young third century martyr's dedication to the Body of Christ, he exhorted the tens of thousands of altar servers present at the audience to also give their lives in service to the Lord...

How to Stay Focused When Plans Keep Changing
I’m a planner. I like checklists and itineraries and schedules. Give me a map and I’ll plod along, one foot in front of the other, until we reach our destination. Of course, life isn’t always so easy...

Facebook Saves a Teacher
Kenneth Howell was booted from his job at the University of Illinois for teaching Catholicism. His job at the University of Illinois, as it happens, was teaching Catholicism...

5 Things that Teens are Counting On
In the Northern Hemisphere, Teens will be heading back to school and heading back to a parish this fall. As a companion of teens on their faith journey, there are some basic things that teens are counting on you doing and being. Here are 5 things that teens are counting on from you...

Why Teenagers?
As the former preaching pastor of a thriving church who has intentionally chosen the ministry pathway of working with the hormone/adrenalin saturated segment of the church-going population (aka “teenagers), I often get asked why in one way or another...

Communion = Involving Others
If you've not seen the new movie, "Despicable Me," yet, then you're in for a treat when you do. It tells the tale of an "evil" genius, Gru, who is competing with other evil geniuses for attention and infamy. The whole movie is fun...

Wherever He Puts Us... Whatever It Takes...
I saw something amazing while we were on vacation a couple of weeks ago. Lisa and I took an afternoon to explore Swallow Falls State Park. The short trail that led to the falls wound through some woods populated by huge Hemlock trees, rolling terrain, and some very, very large rocks. Our little hike was filled with one awe-inspiring sight, sound, and smell after another...

50 Maxims for becoming a Saint! (from St. Alphonsus Liguori)

How to Win Rock-Paper-Scissors Every Time