Unfair
Many of the things surrounding Catholic Youth Ministry today could be considered unfair.
It’s unfair that we are trying to reach out to teens in a culture that is at times openly anti – Catholic. It’s unfair that Catholic youth ministry has to compete more and more with some schools for teens time even on Sunday. Sound like I’m whining? No way because it’s also unfair that in Catholic youth ministry...

Digital Story of the Nativity
I loved this video. Great way to image the birth of Jesus in our digital age...

Somebody Steals Baby Jesus Every Year
This year we haven’t seen the Nativity go up, so I asked them what was happening and they said “Somebody steals baby Jesus every year, so we decided to not put it up this year.” First of all, I thought how sad that the theft ruined it for many. I also thought about how many times, I have let someone steal baby Jesus from me...

New Roman Missal
As you probably already know, we will be preparing to implement the new Roman Missal one year from now, in Advent, 2011. This will be an issue of critical importance to catechists who will be on the front lines of teaching others about how to adapt to the changes in the texts of the prayers we say at Mass. The time between now and then is to be used for catechesis on the liturgy and on the new Roman Missal...

7 Things You Should Stop Doing at Work

Melted Snowman Sugar Cookies