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4 Catholic Youth Ministry Trends Worth Watching!

By | February 11, 2011

A few trends I am observing in Catholic Youth Ministry – let me know in the comments section if there are any more you think should be included.

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5th Sunday of Easter – 05/22/2011

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How to Overcome the All or Nothing Mindset

By | January 3, 2011

I tend to be an all or nothing person when it comes to my expectation of doing things. I know that this is a weakness for me. God has lately kept reminding me of how merciful He is to me and how much of a work in progress I am. So last year I decided to apply a new rule for getting things done within the ministry of Life Teen.

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Relational Ministry is Free

By | October 26, 2010

Sometimes when our budget is cut or we can’t afford to buy the next greatest resource or piece of modern technology aimed at reaching teens, we can get down and in a way lose focus on what our mission is. Teens, like all of us are relationship focused. At Life Teen, with a complete dependence on our Blessed Mother and our Eucharistic Lord, we continue to engage young people believing that quality, Eucharistic-centered, relational youth ministry has the power to transform parishes, teens, and culture. The

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The Chilean Miners – What Catholic Families Can Learn

By | October 14, 2010

The past day I have watched as 33 miners were pulled from a half mile beneath the earth in a small rocket looking carrier to the surface. They spent over 2 month’s underground, with the first 17 days not knowing if anyone above ground knew they were still alive after a mine collapse. They spent more time trapped underground than anyone in history. What intrigued me most was hearing how they survived the ordeal so well.

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Is Youth Ministry at Your Parish Worth Writing Home About?

By | September 11, 2010

Perusing the menu at lunch recently, one of our staff commented on one of the menu item’s as “nothing to write home about”. I immediately asked when was the last time he wrote home about something? All day long we use expressions to describe things, how often do we really take literally what we say? What if the restaurant took the mantra to only serve meals that people would want to write home about? What if your parish offered youth ministry that people wanted to write home about?

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The Solemnity of All Saints – 10/31/2010

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*In the original Liturgy Planning Guide, we inaccurately included song suggestions for the Solemnity of All Saints. We are including a free Liturgy Planning Guide for October 31, the 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time. This liturgy guide was taken from 2007.* 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time The Solemnity of All Saints Solemnity of All Saints

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27th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 10/03/2010

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23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 09/05/2010

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If You Expect A Lot – You Will Get A Lot!

By | April 30, 2010

In my years of Catholic Youth Ministry I have embraced the concept of having high expectations of the young people we are trying to lead closer to Christ! As leaders we can’t sell young people short and expect less. Yesterday at a Catechetical Symposium I helped lead in the Archdiocese of Boston there was a fishbowl sharing experience that included some college students. At the end we asked them to give the youth leaders, DRE’s and Catholic school teachers present a word of advice. One young man simply said “If you expect a lot – you will get a lot!”