Youth Ministry as Apprenticeship
Mentoring the skills and dispositions for a vital Christian faith
TIMOTHY P. O'MALLEY
In youth ministry in the United States, emphasis is often placed on large-scale...
3 Ways Grandparents and Youth Ministry Go Together
BY ERIC GROTH
My paternal grandmother — God rest her soul — was really Catholic, the matriarch of faith in our family. Maybe you can...
Helping Teens Understand Catholic Social Teaching
Why is it so difficult to interest teens in Catholic social teaching?
7 Tips for Teens (and Everyone Else) to Get the Most Out of Mass
Helping others experience heaven on earth
ERIC GROTH
If we really understood the Mass, we would die of joy.”
I love this. St. John Vianney nailed it.
He...
Inspiring Teens: Praying with the Saints
LISA MLADINICH
In 1992, just before I returned to the Catholic faith, I met a woman who loved St. Thérèse of Lisieux as a friend...
The Constant Conversation with God: 5 tips to get teens started
BY BECKY GROTH
Prayer evokes different images and emotions for different people. There are almost as many ways to pray as there are people to...
Snatched from the Dragon, Caught for Christ
The importance of youth ministry
PAT GOHN
Looking back on my younger years, I’m grateful for the parish-based youth ministry that offered regular retreats and weekly...
Diving Deep: The Legacy Behind Your Parish
BY DANIEL THOMAS
The idea of helping your students learn about their parish is an outstanding one. It involves something that they have...
Enlisting Youth Gives Life to Our Parish
Believing that they belong benefits all
BECKY GROTH
If all the youth ministers, past and present, sat down together to make a short list of the...
Ground Your Youth Ministry Program in Intercessory Prayer
Here is a practical way to develop prayer partners for your ministry
LAUREN SCHARMER
It all started with a simple Facebook post: “Would you be willing...
