I was beginning my second full year as a youth minister at my parish. I was excited, having finally shaken off the shadow of my well respected predecessor I was ready to make my mark. All summer I had dreamed up different series and topics that we could do. Finally I had it – a series on the Culture of Death and the need for “heroes” of the faith to save our fallen culture from its demise. My dreams for this series were big. We would build a set to look like New York City in ruins. We bought