I am one of those enthusiastic converts to Catholicism. It started when I dated a girl who was a “contagious Catholic” in college. After knowing someone who was that “into” her faith, it actually sold me on giving the Catholic Church a try. I just got an Email with a reflection about being bold in [...]
Objective: The goal of this session is to give the middle school youth the confidence to share their faith with their friends and to teach them that the best way to evangelize their peers is by being a living example of authentic faith. Overview: Most Catholics are surrounded everyday by non-believers. We have to [...]
Objective: The goal of this session is to get the middle school youth excited about their faith and create in them a desire to share it, while also providing a background of what evangelization is and practical ways to do it. Overview: For many years the word “evangelization” had a negative and almost scary connotation [...]
Objective: The middle school youth will be made aware of the life of St. Thomas More and our call to stand up for what is right. Overview: ENDURANCE: The example given to us by St. Thomas More is one that most of us do not have to deal with. We may not be asked [...]
Objective: The middle school youth will develop a deeper understanding of the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe and our call to be courageous in our faith. Overview: This Edge Session explores the life of St. Maximilian Kolbe and how his life calls us all to live our Catholic faith more courageously. The biographical section [...]
Objective: The middle school youth will develop a deeper understanding of the gift of fortitude and how it can help them deal with peer, cultural and media pressures. Overview: As the Catechism of the Catholic Church explains: Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. [...]
Goal for the Life Night: Discuss the many roles that alcohol plays and the effects it has on lives and how teenagers can approach the many uses and abuses of alcohol with compassion and conviction. Life Night at a Glance: This Night is modeled after a competitive cooking show on the Food Network called [...]