Teens Dealing with Difficulties: The Most Important Words We Can Say
BY LAUREN SCHARMER
Reflecting on my five years working in youth ministry, I am convinced that the most important words we can say to our...
Embracing Digital Media
BY ERIC GROTH
Catechesis is the act of passing on the faith. While Wikipedia defines digital as “usually referring to something using digits, particularly binary...
A Lot To Offer: a recap of the recent Synod
A look at the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment
KATIE PREJEAN McGRADY
I was in the midst of changing my four-month-old daughter’s...
The Covenant of a Sacramental Marriage
Exploring this truth with teens
BECKY GROTH
Marriage in the Catholic Church is a covenant. However, a case can be made that many people,...
The Four Life-Giving Gifts of YOUCAT
A catechist reflects on the value of the youth catechism
BY KIMBERLY BRUCE
The youth catechism of the Catholic Church, commonly known as YOUCAT, is...
Out of the Desert: Through Crises of Faith
Those of us who serve as catechists, parish spiritual leaders, mentors, and guides need to pursue our own spiritual, catechetical, biblical, and theological formation to be able to address the questions, struggles, and ambiguities that our young people bring to us. This is not a time to waffle with weak responses that have not been tested within our own desert experiences. We are called to be salt and light for all those who seek to come out of the desert.
The Letter and Spirit of the Law
The importance of the what and the why
BECKY GROTH
A guest on a radio program made a point that I’ve never forgotten: If all we...
Discussing the Transcendentals
Discerning desires that point to God
BECKY GROTH
“Thou has made us for Thyself and our hearts are restless until they rest in Thee.” — ST....
Let Lent Be Your “I Spy” Season
BY ERIC GROTH
Have you ever read an I Spy book? Perhaps I Spy Treasure Hunt, I Spy Animals, or for those who like 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...